Hong Kong – October 19, 2026 -- The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCSA) have jointly established the Centre for AI and Cybersecurity Research, with four defined research directions spanning large language model security, automated threat defence, frontier-technology risk and global AI security standards.

Hangzhou – October 18, 2026 -- The 4th Liangzhu Forum opened on October 18 in Yuhang, Hangzhou, with hundreds of Chinese and foreign guests, after the event was written into the outline of China's 15th Five-Year Plan this year.

Guangzhou – October 18, 2026 -- BLUETTI showed commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage systems from 64kWh to 240kWh at the 140th Canton Fair, held October 15 to 19. The company also presented portable and residential products aimed at global distributors and developers.

Shenzhen – October 18, 2026 -- More than half of cloud data center capital expenditure is expected to go to memory and storage, excluding HBM, by 2027, according to a projection by Morgan Stanley's Daniel Yen presented at the 5th GMIF Innovation Summit. The forum, themed "The Future Built on AI Memory and Storage," was co-hosted by the Shenzhen Memory Industry Association (SMIA) and Peking University's School of Integrated Circuits at the Renaissance Shenzhen Bay Hotel.

Shanghai – October 18, 2026 -- Mabwell's Nectin-4-targeting antibody-drug conjugate 9MW2821 (Bulumtatug Fuvedotin, "BFv") achieved a 30.0% objective response rate in 60 efficacy-evaluable triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients previously treated with a topoisomerase I (Topo I) ADC, according to Phase II data to be presented orally at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress.

Guangzhou – October 18, 2026 -- TAILG presented 22 electric two-wheeler models at the 140th Canton Fair, led by the T91 Ultra-L (X9), which carries a 74V 90Ah lithium battery rated for up to 150 km of range.

Flare Series targets long-range and charging flexibility

The fair opened in Guangzhou on October 15 under the theme "Powered by Tech, Go Further." TAILG's Flare Series anchored its booth. The T91 Ultra-L (X9) is compatible with AC charging stations, which the company says gives commuters and longer-distance riders more charging options.

Guangzhou – October 18, 2026 -- The 140th Canton Fair, which opened on October 15, is hosting more than 700 New Collection events, a 15% increase from the previous session. The fair runs in three phases.

Canton Fair opens first dedicated New Collection Gallery with three sections

The gallery debuts at the 140th edition and sits near the high-traffic platform connecting Area A and Area B. It is split into a product display area, a digital interactivity area and a business matching area.

Guangzhou – October 18, 2026 -- Phase 1 of the 140th Canton Fair opened on October 15 under the "Advanced Manufacturing" theme, with service robots and smart-living products anchoring the Consumer Electronics and Information Products zone through October 19.

Beijing – October 18, 2026 -- The Huaneng Zangmu Hydropower Station on the Yarlung Zangbo River spent about 360 million yuan ($53.27 million) on a fishway, and the channel has helped about 570,000 fish pass the dam since the plant began operating in 2015.

The station is about 400 meters long and more than 100 meters high. It covers nearly 26 percent of electricity demand in Xizang Autonomous Region and ended the region's reliance on diesel for large-scale power supply.

Seoul – October 18, 2026 -- XellSmart's off-the-shelf Parkinson's cell therapy XS411 improved OFF-state motor scores by an average of more than 30 points at six months in all nine Phase I participants, and its 30-patient Phase II trial in China has completed enrollment.

The data were presented at the International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders (MDS). The company says the results showed no dose-limiting toxicities, serious adverse events or adverse events related to XS411.