Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Brunei
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0 Breakout
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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
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Top today
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Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
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Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0 Breakout
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Palembang Baru, CC BY 3.0 Weekly
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New Zealand Warner Music, CC BY 3.0 10Kehlani
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Everyday apps here: Meta AI · Nusuk | نسك · Shopee MY: 11.11 Big Sale · CarTV - M3U IPTV Auto · Instagram. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 338 articles that mention the country today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 从广州到长沙，叶飞弘和他的跨界AI梦 丨"你的背包"大学生创新创业系列报道-南海网 (hinews.cn)
- 【名家專欄】中共炮製世界AI組織別有用心 | WAICO | 世界人工智能合作組織 | 《硅和平協議》 (ntdtv.com)
- 美伊局势 突传大消息！ _ 东方财富网 (eastmoney.com)
- 福建艦入列一周年 軍事專家：三航母真正分量不在同框 而在有序輪轉 - 軍事 (wenweipo.com)
- 【名家專欄】中共炮製世界AI組織別有用心 | WAICO | 世界人工智能合作組織 | 《硅和平協議》 (ntdtv.com)
- 🎧 The Biggest Shifts This Midterm (theepochtimes.com)
- Inflation rockets to 7.8% (tribune.net.ph)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.3The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.6× usual3.3 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 6.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.2 words per 1,000usually 7.4The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
By category
Business & economy
Commerce B2B avec Alibaba
Education & careers
2Quran Majeed Pro القرآن المجيد
Everyday app
3myDuaa: Fortress of a Muslim | حصن المسلم
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
2AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
Politics & world affairs
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Industries here
Music 78Tech & software 11Media & entertainment 6Fashion & beauty 4Advertising & marketing 4Telecom & internet 4Legal & professional services 4Jobs, HR & staffing 4Retail & e-commerce 2Travel & tourism 1Gaming 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Education 1Government & public sector 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation-0.3%May 2016 · +0.7 pts since Apr 2016World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment5.3%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth0.7%2025 · −3.4 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment18.2%2025 · +0.4 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online96.3%2024 · −2.7 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1Tulus
2Akbar Chalay & Mingse
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3Adéla
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Palembang Baru, CC BY 3.0 4Mahalini Raharja
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5Naykilla
Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0 6Tate McRae
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7Harry Styles
9A2O & A2O LITE
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10Ashe
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Pinduoduo
2Meta AI
Breakout
3Touch ‘n Go eWallet
Falling
4Shopee MY: 11.11 Big Sale
Rising
5CarTV - M3U IPTV Auto
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6Threads
7BruneiID
Falling
8Temu
9BEUTEA
Falling
10MyNIISe
Rising
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Moment Pro Camera II
2PadLab - Live Pads
3YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
4Calculator Speed Distance Time
5Aircraft Horizon
6iman Pro - Prayer Time & Qibla
7Camera+ Legacy
8kirakira+
9Procreate
10Pocket God
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.