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OBS Global held its grand launch in Dubai, UAE, with His Highness Sheikh Abdulhakim Al Maktoum joining representatives from 103 nationalities for a simultaneous ribbon cutting. Organizers say the event marks the start of a season of international business connections and opportunity.
The 2026 Belt and Road Journalists Forum opened October 19 in Nanjing, drawing nearly 100 journalists and media leaders from more than 50 countries to discuss media cooperation, with visiting reporters also touring Changzhou's electric two wheeler industry.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU aims to roll out a new trade diversification measure as soon as December to address its trade imbalance with China. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron have pressed for faster action at recent European Council talks.
China's passenger car exports rose 64 percent in September even as domestic sales fell, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show. The EU has set a 350,000-vehicle annual quota on hybrid imports starting in December, while BYD and other Chinese automakers keep expanding into new overseas markets.
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has opened in Los Angeles, designed by Chinese architect Ma Yansong around the idea of a floating cloud that blends Chinese garden traditions with a contemporary design language. The museum holds more than 40,000 works, and its curatorial team says it plans to explore more connections to China ahead.
According to Nikkei Asia, as gold prices keep climbing, several Asian gold producing countries are working to capture more value from the boom at home, expanding domestic refining and adjusting export taxes, as some central banks keep adding to gold reserves amid eroding dollar confidence and sanctions concerns.
