Asia · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Hong Kong SAR China
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: Duo Aquarium · Auday - Watch録音とAIの振り返り · MUJI app HK & Macao · AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker · iReal Pro. 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 1,595 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 【通說環球】會外語的機器狗 能AI復盤的魔方 中國玩具這麼先進啦？ (hkcna.hk)
- 龔古爾獎得主辯稱「玩味」使用AI｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- 康文署11項設施11月8日起分階段暫停開放 支援選委會選舉（附場地及日期一覽） (hkcna.hk)
- 中共二十一大明年召開 選舉工作展開｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 美國懸賞二千萬美元蒐集伊朗核計劃情報｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 草蜢演唱會秒殺！遭疑「封區」黑箱作業 邱瓈寬直接留言回嗆網友 (setn.com)
- 美元指數升穿102，美債孳息率反彈｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 宝龙地产境外债重组生效 发行新债务工具约19.87亿美元 ——凤凰网房产北京 (ifeng.com)
Survey · 2023 68% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.3The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.8 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual4.2 words per 1,000usually 4.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual9.1 words per 1,000usually 8.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 6.4The 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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By category
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Crime & justice
吹水奇懸- 殺人魔MORE查
Education & careers
2Talking Nonsense with Chen Lao C | Cantonese | Chen Lao C on a Rampage
胡説八道陳老C丨廣東話丨暴走的陳老C3Five-Minute Psychology - Tree Hole Hong Kong Podcast
五分鐘心理學 - 樹洞香港 Podcast
Food & drink
2瑞幸咖啡
Everyday app
Everyday app
Gaming
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Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
Music
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 3베스티
Society & beliefs
Weekly
Sports
Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0 Ank kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tech & AI
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Rising
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Travel & places
Ansgar Koreng, CC BY-SA 3.0 de 3國泰航空
Industries here
Media & entertainment 26Gaming 21Music 16Tech & software 6Education 3Sports & fitness 2Advertising & marketing 2Nonprofits & NGOs 2Health & 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
- Inflation1.7%Jul 2026 · −0.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.6%Jul 2026 · −0.0 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Central bank rate4.25%Sept 2026 · +0.25 pts since Aug 2026BIS
- Real house prices10.0%Q2 2026 · +3.8 pts since Q1 2026BIS
- GDP growth3.5%2025 · +0.9 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment9.0%2025 · −0.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro8.751HKD per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro −0.2% since 30 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Society
- People online95.8%2024 · −0.2 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change52.6%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority44.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Where the Mask Ends
2Doctor X: Mafia in White
3Dead-End Job
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4Midnight Diner
5100 Days of Deception
6The Apothecary Diaries
7Driving Mom Crazy
8Lupin
9Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
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10Take Charge of My Heart
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Surviving Hurricane Otis
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2Final Destination Bloodlines
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3Black Bag
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4Collision Course
5Evil Dead Burn
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6The Addams Family
7Black Adam
8Manoj Bajpayee
9Animals
Falling
10Annabelle: Creation
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 1The Weeknd
2A2O & A2O LITE
3Faye Wong
4베스티
5Gareth.T
6Janice Vidal
7MC 張天賦
10Eason Chan
Apple Music · 2026-11-08
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Wild Chat
2Miss Delicious: Untie Me and I'll Return You to Your True Form
3Global News Podcast
4Strange Love Island
5laichieagle
6Sounding Early Coffee
Falling
7Murderer MORE Investigation
86 Minute English
9Talking Nonsense with Chen Lao C | Cantonese | Chen Lao C on a Rampage
10Five-Minute Psychology - Tree Hole Hong Kong Podcast
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
2MUJI app HK & Macao
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3红果短剧 - 海量热门短剧随心看
4Douyin
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5Google Gemini
6AI Translator- Speak & Scan
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7bilibili - Anime · Video HD
8豆包 - 隨時提供協助的 AI 助理
9萬寧香港
Falling
10香港e-道
Rising
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App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam
3Tiny Computers
Rising
4Chromagraph Camera
Rising
5Cat Calendar：日曆 & 行事曆 & 時間管理
Rising
6Procreate
Falling
7Auday - Watch録音とAIの振り返り
Rising
8Duo Aquarium
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9Stash - Rule Based Proxy
Falling
10YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
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App Store · 2026-11-08
Steam · Top sellers
1Phantom Blade Zero
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2PUBG: Battlegrounds
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3Probably Stolen
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5Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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6Apex Legends
7Counter-Strike 2
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9eFootball
Rising
10NBA 2K27
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.