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An Israeli Plumber Grabbed the Controls: The New Details in the Flydubai Cockpit Stabbing

Israel has identified the wounded captain of Flydubai flight FZ1073 as Indian national Smit Machchhar, and the passenger credited with saving the plane as a plumber who had never flown but had watched enough aviation-disaster documentaries to know what to do — as Trump retells it, 'maybe a terrorist, maybe a madman' was in the cockpit.

News & Politics

China's Marriages Rise for the First Time in Thirteen Years

Newly released government figures show 6.765 million couples registered marriages in China in 2025, up 10.8 percent on the year before — the first annual increase since 2013, and the first sign of a turn in the demographic statistic Beijing watches most nervously.

Sports

Former NBA All-Star D'Angelo Russell Signs with the Shanghai Sharks

Waived by Memphis ten days ago, the former All-Star guard has agreed to join the CBA's Shanghai Sharks — a signing that shows how quickly the league converts NBA castoffs into headliners.

Tech

Huawei Puts the Mate 90 on Sale Hours After Unveiling It, as HarmonyOS Passes 90 Million Devices

1 Oct 2026

News & Politics

Elon Musk Calls US-China Trade 'Conjoined Twins' in Rare People's Daily Interview

1 Oct 2026

The 41-year-old announced his departure from Portugal's camp in Copenhagen after talks with the coach and the federation president. Portuguese media call the decision irreversible — and Chinese fans watched it unfold on Weibo in real time.

Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo Leaves Portugal's Training Camp, Saying He Will Reveal the Reason 'In Due Time'

1 Oct 2026

With direct tickets gone for the National Day rush, third-party platforms are advising passengers to book past their destination and forfeit the difference. The railway's answer — submit a waitlist and wait — has not calmed anyone.

News & Politics

'Buy Long, Ride Short': Why China's Holiday Travelers Are Paying for Seats They Never Use

1 Oct 2026

News & Politics

Pang Dong Lai Will Move Its Staff to a 35-Hour Week From March 2027

1 Oct 2026

As Beijing searches for ways to lift weak consumption, a blunt proposal keeps resurfacing: just give everyone money. This week's trending counter-question — why so many Chinese dislike universal handouts — opens a window on how people think the economy actually works.

News & Politics

Why Chinese Posters Recoil From the Idea of Universal Cash Handouts

30 Sep 2026

Life Stories

An 800-Yuan Payout Won't Shield the Driver Who Kicked a Pregnant Woman's E-Bike Over

30 Sep 2026

Sports

China's Mu Xinyue Becomes the First Woman to Win Asian Games Esports Gold

30 Sep 2026

Wang Chuqin and Lin Shidong pulled out of the WTT China Smash injured on Wednesday, leaving Sun Yingsha — playing through a shoulder problem after her Nagoya triple — as the star the Beijing event cannot easily lose. The fan campaign for her to withdraw has opened a wider argument about how much China's top athletes are expected to carry.

Sports

As Injured Stars Withdraw from the WTT China Smash, Fans Urge Sun Yingsha to Rest Too

30 Sep 2026

A state reception at the Great Hall of the People opened China's 77th National Day on Wednesday evening, with Xi Jinping pairing ceremony at Tiananmen Square with a holiday that officials expect to move 2.13 billion trips — against persistent worry that record travelers will not mean record spending.

News & Politics

China Marks 77 Years as Its Longest Holiday Begins — With 2.13 Billion Trips Booked Against a Soft Economy

30 Sep 2026

A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after the co-pilot stabbed the captain and, by Israel's account, tried to crash the plane. Passengers and crew subdued him and everyone aboard survived. On Chinese social media, where the story filled two of the top ten trending slots, the question being argued is what it means that the route exists at all — and who guards the pilots from each other.

News & Politics

Israel Says a Flydubai Co-Pilot Stabbed the Captain and Tried to Crash the Plane

30 Sep 2026

The 25-year-old illustrator known as "No Grapefruit" fell to her death in Foshan four days after scammers drained 40,000 yuan from her through a fake-customer-service scheme; police ruled out a criminal case, and commission artists across China are sharing her story as a warning.

Life Stories

A 25-Year-Old Illustrator Died Four Days After a Commission Scam Took 40,000 Yuan

30 Sep 2026

A viral joke about small clinics curing patients overnight — "the little workshop doesn't hold back on the ingredients" — has opened a serious conversation about the hormones, antibiotics and IV drips behind the speed, and the risks that come with it.

Health

Why China's Small Clinics Cure Fevers Overnight: Hormones, Antibiotics and a Drip

30 Sep 2026

Hong Kong actress Kara Wai says her team's car was broken into on the highway into Paris — the third celebrity theft reported from France in two days — just as the Golden Week holiday sends millions of Chinese travelers abroad.

Travel

Chinese Celebrities Report a String of Paris Thefts as Golden Week Travel Begins

30 Sep 2026

Tsinghua's School of Economics and Management, whose advisory board was founded at Zhu Rongji's urging and is chaired by Tim Cook, has added Nvidia's Jensen Huang and AMD's Lisa Su ahead of its October meeting in Beijing.

Tech

Nvidia's Jensen Huang and AMD's Lisa Su Join Tsinghua's Advisory Board of Global Tech Chiefs

30 Sep 2026

First-grade enrollment in Shandong has fallen about 50 percent from 2023, with Henan close behind — and the argument on Chinese social media is not about the numbers but about a policy of reassigning primary teachers to junior high to avoid layoffs.

News & Politics

Primary School Enrollment Halves in Shandong as China's Birth-Rate Cliff Reaches the Classroom

30 Sep 2026

Two days after a flight attendant's kneeling apology became China's most-watched video, the airline's first official statement says the passenger threatened to kick her and demanded a hospital escort — and pledges to defend front-line staff's "professional dignity."

Life Stories

China Eastern Backs the Attendant Who Knelt, Saying the Passenger Threatened to Kick Her

30 Sep 2026

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An Israeli Plumber Grabbed the Controls: The New Details in the Flydubai Cockpit Stabbing

China's Marriages Rise for the First Time in Thirteen Years

Former NBA All-Star D'Angelo Russell Signs with the Shanghai Sharks

Huawei Puts the Mate 90 on Sale Hours After Unveiling It, as HarmonyOS Passes 90 Million Devices

Elon Musk Calls US-China Trade 'Conjoined Twins' in Rare People's Daily Interview

Cristiano Ronaldo Leaves Portugal's Training Camp, Saying He Will Reveal the Reason 'In Due Time'

'Buy Long, Ride Short': Why China's Holiday Travelers Are Paying for Seats They Never Use

Pang Dong Lai Will Move Its Staff to a 35-Hour Week From March 2027

Why Chinese Posters Recoil From the Idea of Universal Cash Handouts

An 800-Yuan Payout Won't Shield the Driver Who Kicked a Pregnant Woman's E-Bike Over

China's Mu Xinyue Becomes the First Woman to Win Asian Games Esports Gold

As Injured Stars Withdraw from the WTT China Smash, Fans Urge Sun Yingsha to Rest Too

China Marks 77 Years as Its Longest Holiday Begins — With 2.13 Billion Trips Booked Against a Soft Economy

Israel Says a Flydubai Co-Pilot Stabbed the Captain and Tried to Crash the Plane

A 25-Year-Old Illustrator Died Four Days After a Commission Scam Took 40,000 Yuan

Why China's Small Clinics Cure Fevers Overnight: Hormones, Antibiotics and a Drip

Chinese Celebrities Report a String of Paris Thefts as Golden Week Travel Begins

Nvidia's Jensen Huang and AMD's Lisa Su Join Tsinghua's Advisory Board of Global Tech Chiefs

Primary School Enrollment Halves in Shandong as China's Birth-Rate Cliff Reaches the Classroom

China Eastern Backs the Attendant Who Knelt, Saying the Passenger Threatened to Kick Her