Asia · Saturday, 7 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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iHeartRadioCA, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
New Zealand Warner Music, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Top today
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Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0 iHeartRadioCA, CC BY 3.0 Breakout
Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0 Weekly
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Jr. Smith IV, CC BY 4.0 Rising
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Weekly
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Sanchez Productions, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Everyday apps here: iman Pro - Prayer Time & Qibla · Camera+ Legacy · Whee - TikTok Chat · WhatsApp Business · ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV. 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 1,902 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Climate More than usual
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- 台灣選舉敏感時刻 美智庫示警：中共正進行未對外宣布的大規模軍演 - 政治 (ltn.com.tw)
- IPAC海牙峰會閉幕 台海與南海和平列全球2大優先行動 - 政治 (ltn.com.tw)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.3The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual4.3 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 6.0The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 7.5The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →
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.
Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0 Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0
By category
Business & economy
Hamilton Richards, CC BY-SA 3.0
Education & careers
3Quran Majeed Pro القرآن المجيد
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
1Zepp
2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
3AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
Movies & TV
Rising
K-POPIT 케이팝잇, CC BY 4.0
Politics & world affairs
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sports
Falling Everyday app
Travel & places
Rising
Everyday app
3Trip.com: Flight, Hotel, Train
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 70Tech & software 13Advertising & marketing 8Media & entertainment 6Fashion & beauty 4Legal & professional services 4Jobs, HR & staffing 4Sports & fitness 3Finance & banking 3Crypto & digital assets 3Travel & tourism 2Gaming 2Telecom & internet 2Education 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Retail & e-commerce 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Health & pharma 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
Saturnmondays, CC BY 4.0 1Adéla
Breakout
2Tulus
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3Akbar Chalay & Mingse
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4Naykilla
5Mahalini Raharja
Falling
7Ariana Grande
8Adrian Khalif
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iHeartRadioCA, CC BY 3.0 9Taylor Swift
Breakout
10Karol G
Apple Music · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1Pinduoduo
2Meta AI
Rising
3Touch ‘n Go eWallet
Falling
4Shopee MY: 11.11 Big Sale
5Nusuk | نسك
Rising
6Carvia - Car M3U IPTV Player
Rising
7ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
Rising
8Threads
Rising
9Temu
10BEUTEA
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App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1Ableton Note
2QZ Fitness
Falling
3iman Pro - Prayer Time & Qibla
Rising
4Camera+ Legacy
Rising
5kirakira+
6Procreate
7Pocket God
8AfterFocus
9Typic - Text on Photos
10Slow Shutter Cam
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App Store · 2026-11-08
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.