October 16, 2026

Tim Cook visits Hu Yanbin’s studio

Background: Tim Cook is Apple's CEO.

A “Beijing drifter” makes a White House debut, “an absolute mess”

Background: “Beijing drifter” describes people who move to Beijing from elsewhere in China to pursue work or opportunities.

Long March Memories in Nine Cultural Relics

Background: The Long March was a strategic retreat by Chinese Communist forces in 1934–1936.

Zhang Xue Races in the WSBK Season Finale

Background: WSBK is the World Superbike Championship, an international motorcycle racing series.

A Baby's One-Month Celebration Features an Entire Feast of Sweet Potatoes

Background: A one-month celebration marks a baby's first month of life in Chinese tradition.

Honoring Elders on the Double Ninth Festival Starts with Action

Background: The Double Ninth Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday associated with honoring older people.

World Food Day Has Us Missing Grandpa Yuan Again

Background: Yuan Longping was a Chinese agronomist known for developing high-yield hybrid rice.

An Extremely Strong El Niño Has Formed: Why Is the Real Test Said to Come Next Spring and Summer?

Background: El Niño is a periodic warming of ocean surface waters in the central and eastern tropical Pacific that affects global weather.

DeepSeek Down for Five Hours: Did It Crash as Soon as the New Release Launched? How Big Is the Impact?

Background: DeepSeek is a Chinese artificial intelligence company.

DeepSeek

A Chinese AI company that develops large language models and offers a chat service and developer API. Reference ↗

Curfew | What Happens in Chang'an City When the Drum Is Struck 1,000 Times? (4K Video)

Background: Chang'an was the ancient capital of several Chinese dynasties.

Beijing–Shanghai Expressway Fuel-versus-Electric Showdown! Can the BYD Han Be the Top Dog?

Background: The BYD Han is a sedan model made by Chinese automaker BYD.

BYD

A Chinese manufacturer of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, batteries and other technologies. Reference ↗

Double 11 PC Build Recommendations: Lower Prices, No Cut-Rate Components! Learn to Spend Your DIY Build Budget Wisely with 26 Complete Builds Filmed and Tested

Background: Double 11 is China's annual November 11 shopping festival.

Why Can Yunnan Baiyao Get Away Without Listing Its Ingredients?

Background: Yunnan Baiyao is a Chinese traditional medicine brand.

Today Is World Food Day

Background: World Food Day is observed annually on October 16 to raise awareness of global hunger and food security.

77 Days and 1,400 Kilometers Solo Across Qiangtang: Yang Liushong and the Northern No-Man's Land

Background: Qiangtang is a high-altitude plateau in northern Tibet.

RTX Spark Performance Analysis: Local AI, Content Creation and Gaming—Can It Do Everything?

Background: RTX is Nvidia’s brand for graphics processors and related technologies.

Your Two-Thousand-Year Cultivation Journey: Season 1, 72-Minute Exclusive Edition

Background: Cultivation is a Chinese fantasy genre involving mystical training toward supernatural power and longevity.

What If I Became Stefanie Sun and Sang “Green Light” Once Again?

Background: Stefanie Sun is a Singaporean singer known for her Mandarin pop music.

Twenty years later, why is this series still the pinnacle of Chinese television? A 10,000-word deep dive into Daming Dynasty 1566, Part 1

Background: Daming Dynasty 1566 is a Chinese historical drama series.

A-Shares Open Broadly Higher, with Nearly 5,000 Stocks Rising

Background: A-shares are mainland Chinese stocks traded in Shanghai and Shenzhen.