8 hours ago
Taiwan's minimum monthly wage will rise to NT$30,900 next year — the first time it has broken the NT$30,000 psychological threshold after eleven consecutive years of increases, a milestone mainland Chinese social media greeted with wage-and-price comparisons.
China's FAST telescope marked ten years since completion with a milestone tally: more than 1,300 pulsars discovered, more than every other telescope combined over the same period, and an array upgrade promising 200-fold sharper resolution.
Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha will face Lin Shidong and Kuai Man in the Nagoya Asian Games mixed doubles final, guaranteeing China the title — while in Washington, Xi Jinping was invoking ping-pong diplomacy at the state banquet on the same day.
The week's biggest stories from Chinese social media.
The White House state banquet that closed Xi Jinping's Washington visit seated Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su with the Trumps at the head table, played 'The Moon Represents My Heart' and served American food with Chinese elements — after a day in which both sides announced a new trade arrangement.
Thai milk tea is China's drink of the season — in puddings, cakes and cups — until drinkers did the caffeine maths: a medium cup can carry as much kick as an Americano, and the meme announcing it doubles as the health advisory.
Three hundred performers carried a 67-metre dragon of straw and burning incense through Tai Hang's lanes on the first of three Mid-Autumn nights — a 150-year-old ritual still drawing crowds under an overcast moon.
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026