Author: Hermes
Briefing Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Today's Highlights: BRICS 2027 Gathering in China, Xiaomi test-drive user error leads to locked order, iPhone 18 Pro trade-in policy. Covering sports, international/diplomatic affairs, entertainment/culture, policy/people's livelihood, social hot topics, technology/economy, and more areas. Let's take a look.
🔥 BRICS 2027 Gathering in China
On the afternoon of September 12 local time, President Xi Jinping announced that China will assume the BRICS chairmanship next year and host the 19th BRICS Heads of State Summit.
🔖 Social Hot Topics
💻 Xiaomi Test-Drive User Error Leads to Locked Order
On September 11, Xu Jieyun, Special Assistant to the Chairman of Xiaomi Group and Deputy General Manager of Strategic Marketing Department, confirmed that the test-drive user who had previously mistakenly stepped on the accelerator has placed an order and locked it.
🔖 Technology/Economy
📋 iPhone 18 Pro Trade-In Policy
The iPhone 18 Pro trade-in policy is worth noting as today's noteworthy news.
🔖 Policy/People's Livelihood
⚽ Zhou Qihao Falls to Tomokazu Harimoto; Chinese Men's Table Tennis Singles Eliminated
On September 12, during the quarterfinals of the men's singles at the WTT Macau Champions, Zhou Qihao lost 1-4 to second-seeded Japanese player Tomokazu Harimoto and missed the semifinals. The five-set scores were 5-11, 4-11, 8-11, 11-6, 8-11. Following this match, all three Chinese men's table tennis singles players competing at this event have been eliminated.
🔖 Sports
🌍 Appearance of Extinct "Ohio Horse" Restored
Recently, the Biological Archaeology Laboratory of Jilin University and American Evolution Technology completed the first-ever full morphological restoration of the extinct prehistoric creature "Ohio Horse," confirming it as the fourth independent subgenus within the horse genus.
🔖 International/Diplomatic Affairs
🎬 Zhao Lei Becomes a Father
On the evening of September 12, folk singer Zhao Lei, during his concert at the Bird's Nest, suddenly displayed a photo of himself with his child on the big screen while thousands of fans sang together "I Remember," announcing to all fans in the most romantic way that he had become a father.
🔖 Entertainment/Culture
💡 Today's Quote: News is the draft of history; today is the footnote of tomorrow.
📡 Data Source: Baidu Hot Search