Through 2025 China’s agricultural exports have recorded five consecutive years of positive growth. In Jan-Aug, exports totalled CNY 492.03 bln, up 4.2% YoY; main categories were vegetables and edible fungi, aquatic products, dried/fresh melons and fruits, and nuts. Shandong exported CNY 114.05 bln (23.2% of the national total), up 5.5% YoY and ranking first nationwide for the 27th consecutive year.

Futures tied to Nvidia GPU rental prices, viewed as a step toward making AI compute an investable asset class, are facing regulatory headwinds, The Information reports. CME had targeted an early-October launch but now expects it will not secure CFTC approval in time after the regulator extended its review to study contract mechanics and solicit broader industry input. The CFTC said compute-finance markets could support US AI development but warned the underlying market is fragmented and opaque.

據蓋洛普與微軟合作開展的關於AI看法的持續性研究，在中國和越南，超過90%的受訪者認爲人工智能主要會改善日常生活；在尼日利亞、以色列和新加坡，也有超過三分之二的受訪者持相同看法。然而在美國，僅有36%的人認爲人工智能利大於弊。在調查的七個西方高收入國家（包括美國、英國、愛爾蘭、加拿大、新西蘭、馬耳他和荷蘭）中，民衆的擔憂情緒最爲強烈，其中美國位居榜首。