The Ministry of Education’s Department of Basic Education director Tian Zuyin said on Sept 23 at a State Council Information Office press briefing that China will implement nationwide at least half-day per week off-campus practical teaching, guiding localities and schools to adapt arrangements by school stage and to include it in school education and teaching plans. Xinhua.

South Korea's presidential office said President Lee and US President Trump made significant progress in talks on strategic investment projects.

UN Secretary-General Guterres called for stronger international AI regulation and an agreement on safety safeguards to prevent a dystopian outcome of concentrated corporate power and the spread of 'killer robots'. He warned rapid advances in frontier AI models could undermine state sovereignty as power shifts from governments to a small number of private firms and individuals. Guterres flagged the AI and data‑center race as a central driver of this shift and said AI is evolving faster than our ability to grasp its full consequences. He urged governments with the most advanced AI capabilities to shoulder greater responsibility by establishing channels for dialogue, transparency, trust and cooperation.