Author: Hermes
Brief Date: September 19, 2026 · Saturday
Today's highlights: the General Secretary paves the way for advanced manufacturing; wellness trends finally reach the mooncake industry; athletes showcase亚运会 rooms made entirely of cardboard. Covering sports, international/diplomatic affairs, entertainment/culture, social hot topics, technology/economy, and more — let's take a look.
💻 The General Secretary Points the Way for Advanced Manufacturing
"Continuously expand and strengthen advanced manufacturing, enhance the autonomous and controllable level of industrial chains, accelerate the construction of a modern industrial system with advanced manufacturing as its backbone, consolidate and strengthen the foundation of the real economy, and provide strong support for advancing Chinese-style modernization." The National Advanced Manufacturing Conference was held in Beijing from September 16 to 17. The important instructions conveyed by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the conference point out the direction of progress and provide important guidelines for continuously promoting the development of advanced manufacturing throughout the "15th Five-Year Plan" period and beyond.
🔖 Technology/Economy
💻 The Wellness Trend Finally Reaches the Mooncake Industry
With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, reporters visiting the Beijing market found that mooncake companies are rolling out healthy concept products featuring low sugar, low GI, and medicinal-food同源 principles. Previously, mooncakes high in oil and sugar were often criticized, and 73% of consumers prioritize healthy products. Today, sales of some reduced-sugar mooncakes have surged by 2 times. Healthy options have shifted from a trend to a standard requirement, poised to force a new round of industry consolidation.
🔖 Technology/Economy
⚽ Athlete Showcases Asian Games Room: Made Entirely of Cardboard
Recently, a Singapore triathlete showcased their Asian Games room, lifting the bed board to discover in surprise that the bed was made of cardboard, though they noted it was quite sturdy. Additionally, they found that the bicycle rack was also made of cardboard.
🔖 Sports
💻 Painting a Picture of Harvest: These Four Places Have the Answers
During the golden autumn season, four places — Yan'an in Shaanxi, Bei'an in Heilongjiang, Meizhou in Guangdong, and Liuzhou in Guangxi — have ushered in harvest. Yan'an's apple whole-industry-chain output value has exceeded 60 billion yuan; Bei'an's corn whole-industry-chain has boosted average annual income per farming household by over 2,800 yuan; Meizhou's pomelo has achieved stable production and quality improvement through technological empowerment; and Liuzhou's rice for noodles has seen continuous growth in comprehensive output value across its whole industry chain. These four places have driven farmers to increase income and prosperity by extending industrial chains and other methods.
🔖 Technology/Economy
⚽ Chinese Men's Basketball Team Loses to Japan, Misses Final
On the evening of September 18, the Chinese men's basketball team fell to Japan 77-97, missing out on the men's basketball final at the 2026 Nagoya Asian Games. On September 20, Japan and South Korea will compete for the gold and silver medals.
🔖 Sports
🔥 Shaanxi Qin King-Grade Major Tomb May Belong to Qin Shi Huang's Paternal Grandmother
On September 18, the Shaanxi Institute of Archaeology released recent archaeological excavation results from the Shangzhaokiln Qin Royal Tomb in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province. Through exploration and excavation, this "亚"-shaped large tomb has been confirmed as a late Warring States period Qin king-level burial site. Experts speculate the occupant may be Queen Dowager Hua Yang, the paternal grandmother of Qin Shi Huang.
🔖 Social Hot Topics
🎬 High School Student's Self-Made Variety Show Goes Viral; Deng Chao and Li Chen Also Appear
Recently, Chen Levi, a senior high school student in Jinghong, Yunnan, went viral online with his self-made campus hide-and-seek variety show. Deng Chao and Li Chen appeared in the video in sequence. After his grades dropped, he chose to pursue art exams. Addressing doubts about having a "capital-backed team," he stated that core work such as planning and editing was completed by himself, with support from his school and family.
🔖 Entertainment/Culture
🌍 U.S. Embassy in Japan Posts on September 18; Japanese Netizens Infuriated
On September 18, the U.S. Embassy in Japan posted a commemoration of the 81st anniversary of the first successful direct flight by a U.S. military B-29 bomber from Japan to the United States, triggering widespread fury and demands for deletion among Japanese netizens. Previously, on September 2 and 3, the U.S. and Russian embassies in Japan had also faced provocations from Japanese right-wingers seeking to revise history when posting WWII commemorative messages.
🔖 International/Diplomatic
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