Asia · Monday, 9 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: 航旅纵横PRO-民航官方直销平台 · 輕鬆省錢 - 記帳預算 · 画師牆紙 · 澳門天氣DSMG · CamScanner + | PDF Scanner. 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 1,552 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 特朗普稱AI風險可控，暗示願設安全措施｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 政府研納AI電影入電影發展基金支援範圍｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- هزيمة ترامب في انتخابات منتصف الولاية تهز بورصات أوروبا.. أكبر الرابحين والخاسرين (euronews.com)
- 2026年選委會選舉 - 香港文匯報 (wenweipo.com)
- 紅鷹飛行表演隊飛越長春「藍天公園」｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 伊朗指美方須先撤制裁停戰方可談判｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 美股本周焦點：通脹數據及聯儲局官員講話｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 新世界粉嶺項目料明年推售｜METROHK.com.hk (metrohk.com.hk)
- 失业之后，才看懂上海楼市三个信号 (163.com)
- 海南代表团将赴土耳其参加COP31大会 展示生态文明建设"海南经验"-新华网 (xinhuanet.com)
Survey · 2023 68% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.3The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual4.2 words per 1,000usually 4.2The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual9.2 words per 1,000usually 8.8The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.2 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.
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.
Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 1HSBC
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The White House, Public domain Rising
Exploringlife, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
By category
Business & economy
Weekly
The White House, Public domain Rising
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Nature, climate & disasters
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
2Beibei Reads: Cantonese Book Club
啤啤說書：廣東話讀書會3Sparksine Cantonese Book Club Podcast -- With Isaac
Sparksine廣東話讀書會Podcast --With Isaac
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C
Fashion & beauty
1Auday - All-Day Watch Recorder
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Food & drink
2瑞幸咖啡
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Gaming
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Money & crypto
Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 1HSBC
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Music
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 Brandon Lim, CC BY-SA 2.0
Politics & world affairs
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Exploringlife, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Travel & places
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3Trip.com: Flight, Hotel, Train
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Industries here
Gaming 21Media & entertainment 19Music 11Government & public sector 5Sports & fitness 2Tech & software 2Education 2Fashion & beauty 1Finance & banking 1Insurance 1Health & pharma 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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 euro8.777HKD per euro9 Nov 2026 · euro −0.3% since 2 Nov 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
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10Annabelle: Creation
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
Brian Ziff, CC BY-SA 4.0 1The Weeknd
2A2O & A2O LITE
Brandon Lim, CC BY-SA 2.0 3Faye Wong
4BESTie
5Gareth.T
6Janice Vidal
7MC 張天賦
10Eason Chan
Apple Music · 2026-11-10
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Wild Chat
2Global News Podcast
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3声动早咖啡
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4Miss Delicious: Untie Me and I'll Return You to Your True Form
5Strange Love Island
66 Minute English
7laichieagle
8投資唔講廢話
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9Talking Nonsense with Chen Lao C | Cantonese | Chen Lao C on a Rampage
10殺人魔MORE查
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-10
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
2MUJI app HK & Macao
3红果短剧 - 海量热门短剧随心看
4Douyin
5Google Gemini
6豆包 - 隨時提供協助的 AI 助理
7bilibili - Anime · Video HD
8Pinduoduo
9Threads
10Grok
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App Store · 2026-11-10
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2YoungPhoto - Aesthetic Camera
3輕鬆省錢 - 記帳預算
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4AnkiMobile Flashcards
5BerryFilm - Korean Style Cam
6Tiny Computers
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7CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
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8FoldTick
9Cat Calendar：日曆 & 行事曆 & 時間管理
10Procreate
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App Store · 2026-11-10
Steam · Top sellers
1PUBG: Battlegrounds
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2Phantom Blade Zero
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3Probably Stolen
4Apex Legends
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5Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
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6Football Manager 27
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7Counter-Strike 2
8Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
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.