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Chinaโ€™s AI Video Push Turns Synthetic Clips Into an Industry

China is accelerating efforts to turn AI-generated video from a novelty into a commercial industry, with local governments offering subsidies and pledging new tech clusters to attract filmmakers and startups. The push reflects a broader race to build production capacity, talent pipelines and distribution channels around generative media as competition intensifies across Asia.

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India Entertainment & CultureJust now (07:33 AM IST)

Chinaโ€™s AI Video Push Sparks a Race to Build the Industry

China is accelerating efforts to turn AI-generated video from a novelty into a scalable industry, with local governments offering subsidies and promising new tech clusters to attract filmmakers and startups. The push is sharpening competition across Asia, including in India, where entertainment and culture players are watching for both creative opportunity and regulatory pressure.

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India & World Affairs11h ago

India Moves to Shield Tax Powers as New Investment Treaty Talks Advance

India is preparing to keep taxation outside the scope of its bilateral investment treaty framework, underscoring New Delhi's determination to preserve sovereign control over tax policy even as it seeks to attract foreign capital. A finance ministry note has been circulated for Cabinet consideration while treaty negotiations with four to five countries are under way, an official said.

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National Governance & Policy8h ago

China's Local Governments Race to Turn AI Video Into a New Industrial Engine

China is rapidly transforming AI-generated video from a niche creative tool into a state-backed industry, with cities from Shenzhen to Beijing offering subsidies, cheap rent and computing support to lure filmmakers and startups. The push mirrors Beijing's broader industrial policy model, but early signs of overcapacity and falling prices suggest the sector may soon face the same pressures that have hit other heavily subsidized industries.

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World Politics & Diplomacy4h ago

China Ends Direct Overseas Coal Funding, but New Loopholes Keep Plants Rising

China has followed through on its pledge to stop financing new coal projects abroad, a major shift in global climate policy. But according to reporting by The Associated Press, loopholes in how Chinese companies, banks and state-linked actors operate overseas are still helping coal expand in parts of Asia and beyond.

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Defence, Intelligence & Aerospace5h ago

Yemen Urges National Mobilization as Houthi Threats Raise Fears of Wider Regional Fallout

Yemen's internationally recognized government has called on citizens to mobilize against the Iran-backed Houthi movement, framing the appeal as a response to escalating rebel moves that it says threaten the country's security and the global economy. The appeal comes amid mounting concern over Houthi activity around a key maritime chokepoint, intensifying an already volatile conflict with regional and international implications.

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World Politics & Diplomacy5h ago

Pakistan Says It Killed Afghan Taliban Fighters in Deadly Border Clash as Tensions Surge

Pakistan says its forces killed 13 Afghan Taliban personnel in an overnight border clash after thwarting an attack along the frontier, sharply escalating already fraught relations with Kabul. Afghan officials denied Pakistan's account and vowed to respond after Pakistani air strikes reportedly killed four people, deepening fears of a wider cycle of retaliation.

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Global Economy & Central Banks6h ago

Federal Reserve Ends Enforcement Action Against SNB Bancshares, Bank of Eufaula

The Federal Reserve Board said Friday it has terminated a written agreement with SNB Bancshares, Inc. and Bank of Eufaula, both based in Eufaula, Oklahoma, ending an enforcement action that had been in place since August 2024. The move signals the central bank's view that the institutions have met the requirements of the order, though the Fed did not provide additional details on the underlying issues or the steps taken to resolve them.

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Pharma, Biotech & Global Health8h ago

AU, WHO Renew Pact to Strengthen Africa's Health Systems Amid Funding Strains

The African Union Commission and the World Health Organization have renewed their strategic partnership with an updated memorandum of understanding aimed at accelerating health security, universal health coverage and sustainable development across Africa. Signed in Geneva during the 78th World Health Assembly, the agreement comes as global aid cuts and financial pressure threaten health gains across the continent.

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