On November 9, Luzhou Southwest Trade City in Sichuan faced an inspection. Many merchants closed their shops and left in a hurry, some even leaving their meals unfinished on the tables, leaving the market looking deserted.
On November 9, the Beijing-based stray animal rescue organization "Adoption Shop Tech" posted on Xiaohongshu, stating that the platform requires a 10,000 yuan advertising deposit to contact potential adopters, while also facing traffic restrictions, limited private messaging, and live-streaming tips not being converted into revenue. The organization was founded in 2011 by Yale graduate Chris Barden.
On November 9, a netizen posted that they were fired the day after leaving a negative review of their factory employer on Amap, and were forced to sign a resignation letter. The companies involved are Jiangsu Hongji Metal Products Co., Ltd. and Hongji Weiye (Suzhou) Auto Parts Co., Ltd. The factory identified the account that left the review by checking employees' phones and refused to settle wages in person.
On November 9, staff from the Huangpu District Health Commission in Shanghai told Jimu News that the monthly salary of 1,950 to 2,499 yuan indicated on the display board is the basic salary for public institutions, excluding performance pay.
Around 10:30 PM on November 9, a student suicide occurred at Dormitory Building 4 of the Jinan University Zhuhai Campus. After arriving at the scene, the police ordered students to return to their dorms, while some individuals dispersed onlookers and demanded the deletion of photos taken on mobile phones.
On November 9, at Yantian Port in Shenzhen, Guangdong, a large Maersk container ship collided with Berth 12, causing a quay crane to collapse and damaging the yard area.
On November 9, a programmer posted that after passing an interview for a full-stack development position in Beijing, they were required to serve as the company's legal representative to be hired, which they ultimately refused due to the high risk.
On November 9, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi posted that shortly after purchasing a ticket the previous night, he received a private message from the Kuaishou account "Mianbei Adong" inquiring about his itinerary, suggesting a potential leak of his private information.
On November 9, at the French team's Clairefontaine training base, while Mbappe was taking photos with fans, a young fan shouted "The dictator is here" twice. Mbappe smiled and continued taking photos.
On November 9, a Didi driver at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport in Fujian was seen playing suggestive videos of women dancing on his car screen while picking up passengers. Additionally, a sign was placed in the passenger seat cursing passengers with 'no descendants,' sparking criticism from netizens who accused him of tarnishing the city's image.
On November 9, a netizen published a long article titled 'The Land and Blue Smoke of 2001,' recalling the spread of AIDS in Shangcai, Henan, in the 1990s due to the 'blood plasma economy,' which led to the deaths of many villagers. The article, which received 37,000 likes, was accompanied by a photo of a 13-year-old boy with his hands pressed together in prayer before his parents' graves in 2001.
According to a report by the Workers' Daily on November 9, regions such as Foshan, Guangdong, and Zhejiang are encouraging employers to prioritize arranging for parents to take annual leave or compensatory leave during their children's autumn break. The number of vacation days for parents has not increased, and whether they can take leave depends on the employer's scheduling.
On November 9, the Academic Affairs Office of Shanghai Publishing and Printing College issued a notice stating that classes will be suspended for the entire day on November 16, the day of the district people's congress election, to uniformly organize faculty and students for voting. All departments must notify teachers and students, including external lecturers, and arrange make-up classes independently.
On November 9, a large number of property owners from the Zhengsheng Times Harbor Yuejingcheng residential complex in Jiangjin District, Chongqing, gathered on the road to protest against the developer over garage issues.
On November 9, a Taiwanese vlogger posted a video claiming that their mobile phone card, registered in Chongqing, was suspended for no reason. When they contacted customer service in Xiamen to have it unblocked, they were told they must go to a Chongqing service hall to handle it, and questioned the customer service for reading from a script and passing the buck.
On November 9, staff at Henan University of Economics and Law told Haibao News that the school has provided psychological counseling to the students involved and will release the investigation results.
In the first nine months, household deposits surged by 9.39 trillion yuan, while net household loans decreased by 1.03 trillion yuan. Passenger car retail sales plummeted by 21.7%, and new home mortgage loans fell by 22.1%, indicating a continuous contraction of the household balance sheet.
Nvidia founder Jensen Huang sent a letter to all employees on November 8, admitting to infidelity to his wife and issuing a public apology. On the same day, the Nvidia board of directors announced the formation of an independent investigation committee.
Wei Xiaokui, Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, has stepped down after only five months in office. He is succeeded by Shi Wenbin, former Secretary of the Jilin Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, who will be responsible for vetting candidates for the 21st National Congress.
A fire broke out at the Howard Johnson International Apartment Complex in Yingze District, Taiyuan. Although firefighters responded quickly, the failure of smoke alarms and other factors resulted in 14 deaths and 25 injuries.
A criminal case occurred at a jade shop in Linping Street, Hangzhou, resulting in two deaths. The suspect died after being taken to the hospital following extreme actions during a police manhunt.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent a letter apologizing to his family regarding media reports that a female executive close to him, Huang Le, was working for the Chinese state security. The move is viewed by outsiders as an attempt to evade suspicions of collusion with the CCP by admitting to an affair.
Jensen Huang apologized to employees, admitting to infidelity to his wife. The board subsequently launched an independent investigation and stated that he will continue to serve as CEO during the investigation.
On November 8, U.S. President Trump stated that he expects to meet with Xi Jinping and Putin during the APEC leaders' meeting to be held in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19, with topics covering denuclearization and ending the war in Iran; the Chinese side stated it is communicating with relevant parties, and the trilateral formal talks have not yet been confirmed.
Since the beginning of this semester, Henan University of Economics and Law has required students to sign in for every class using facial recognition and location tracking. The system also identifies the IP address, network environment, and device information at the time of sign-in, including proxy IPs and IPs from tools for circumventing the Great Firewall. It has been verified that those using tools to sign in on behalf of others will be directly marked as absent, and those with severe absenteeism may face expulsion.
Recently, a set of screenshots of netizen comments has been circulating on social media. Netizens use 'music student' to refer to depressed students, 'playing the violin' to refer to self-harm, and 'singing bel canto' to refer to crying. A netizen from Hebei claimed that almost the entire high school class were 'music students,' and when a classmate self-harmed, they once thought, 'one less competitor.' Another netizen mentioned that even when hospitals identified issues, the school would not grant leave, and a netizen from Jiangsu mentioned a 'series of over a dozen jumps.'
Recently, flowers appeared at the gate of Tangshan No. 8 Middle School in Hebei Province to mourn the death of a female student, Zhang Xintong. There has been no official information regarding the student's death, and the relevant posts published by her father on Douyin have been successively cleared.
On November 8, a student at Wenzhou Vocational Secondary School in Zhejiang Province fell to their death after their mobile phone was confiscated by a teacher. Several family members went to the school gate to demand rights (weiwen).
On the morning of November 8, the second batch of 3 F-16V Block 70 fighters purchased by Taiwan from the United States arrived at the Zhihang Air Base in Taitung. Jiang Huiyu, the first female F-16 pilot of the Taiwan Air Force, flew one of the aircraft back to Taiwan from the United States. The new aircraft will be received by the 7th Tactical Fighter Wing stationed in Taitung to strengthen eastern air defense.
On the evening of November 8, after Chengdu Rongcheng missed out on the Chinese Super League title, some fans went to the team's training base to protest. Several police officers took a fan to a police car and detained them. Onlookers filmed the scene, questioned the legal basis for the enforcement, and demanded the person's release.
On November 8, villagers in Polong Tun, Jingxi City, Baise, Guangxi, reported that frequent rockfalls caused by the excavation of the mountain behind their homes for wind turbine installation have been hitting their houses. A large number of villagers gathered at the construction site to block work and defend their rights.
East China Normal University announced that classes will be suspended during the day on November 16 and resume in the evening to facilitate the district-level People's Congress representative elections.
On November 8, Chinese media reported that primary and secondary schools in many parts of the country have adjusted their schedules, delaying school start times and canceling morning reading sessions. Netizens commented that canceling extended school services is the only real measure to reduce time spent at school, and netizens from many provinces stated that local school schedules have not been adjusted, with student pressure remaining excessively high.
On November 8, a fire broke out at the Howard Johnson International Apartment in Yingze District, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, leaving many people trapped at the scene.
On the evening of November 8, multiple videos circulated online claiming an armed robbery occurred in Linping, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. A large number of police were deployed to the scene, but officials have yet to issue a statement.
On November 8, the quarterfinals of the 2026 WTT Frankfurt Champions concluded. Kuai Man, Chen Xingtong, Chen Yi, and Wen Ruibo were defeated by Hina Hayata, Miwa Harimoto, Sabine Winter, and Lin Yun-ju, respectively. No Chinese national team players advanced to the semifinals in either the men's or women's singles, while three players from the Japanese team reached the women's singles semifinals.
An enterprise in Dong'an County, Yongzhou, Hunan, undertook engineering projects such as electronic police systems for the local Public Security Bureau, with a total value exceeding 3.9 million yuan. Payments were made in batches starting in 2020, but 221,770 yuan remains unpaid after six years. The enterprise sued and won a court judgment in 2025, yet the funds have still not been received. The Dong'an County Finance Bureau responded on November 6 that the three parties have reached a repayment consensus.
On November 8, a netizen posted on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) that a 'Ling Shi You Ming' store had posted a sign stating 'Priority checkout for cigarette buyers.' The sign was alleged to violate the tobacco advertising ban under the Advertising Law. The netizen has filed a complaint with 12315. The 12315 hotline stated that the store is legally permitted to sell cigarettes if they have the proper licenses, but could not immediately determine if the sign itself is reasonable.
On November 8, MeT, who first posted the content, responded that he had not clarified the activation conditions for the screen recording at the time, and reiterated that it was Xiaomi's system security component that performed the recording.
On November 8, a blogger posted a video on Douyin documenting the search for their dog, showing two bags containing dog meat. They later posted another video claiming that Douyin had throttled their reach, while comments and bullet-screen messages from netizens called for the promotion of animal protection legislation.
On November 8, Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Paul Lam responded to international criticism regarding the sentencing of Joshua Wong, stating that justice lies in people's hearts and that actions will demonstrate whether people are willing to come to Hong Kong to do business.
On November 8, a disabled resident in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian Province posted videos for several consecutive days stating that they could not cook because the gas company refused to deliver gas, forcing them to eat instant noodles for days in protest. Complaints have not received an effective response to date.
A female Xiaohongshu player complained to the publisher that the game's text offended women. After the developer modified it, male players heavily review-bombed the game on Steam, causing the Simplified Chinese positive review rate to drop from 97% to 76%. The development team subsequently released a patch to restore the old text.
On November 8, the "China Anti-Cult" Douyin account published an anti-cult propaganda video, which triggered netizens to flood the comment section with remarks implicitly targeting the Chinese Communist Party. Consequently, the comment section was restricted and warning messages appeared.
On November 8, a netizen posted a video on Douyin showing several workers using wooden poles to carry an 1,800-jin elevator main unit for Tenglong Cave on their shoulders, with some of them having gray hair. After the video sparked heated discussion, it was removed by the platform. Netizens left comments questioning why the working people only get to be censored.
On November 8, merchants at a market in Chengdu kept their doors tightly shut. An on-site broadcast claimed that the market inspection was only targeting counterfeit and shoddy goods, accusing some merchants of following rumors and closing their shops, which disrupted business order, and demanded that everyone reopen for business. Netizens in the comment section expressed that they did not believe it.
On November 8, Henan University of Economics and Law announced that it had established a special task force to investigate allegations of sexual harassment against Zhao Zengyan and had suspended all of his educational and teaching activities.
On November 8, a Shanghai netizen posted that a delivery rider was promoting the platform's annual membership card while delivering goods, promising a carton of eggs as a gift. After signing up for the card, the customer learned that the rider had paid for the eggs out of their own pocket to avoid being fined by the platform for failing to meet KPIs.
On November 8, a large number of villagers from Liyu Village, Lijiang Town, Hengyang, Hunan, gathered on the road to defend their rights and block transport trucks from a pig farm. This action followed two years of fruitless complaints regarding the persistent foul odor emitted by the Hengnan Yangmingshun Ecological Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd. pig farm, and the company's repeated failure to fulfill promises of rectification.
On November 8, a netizen posted content on Weibo exposing the current fate of PCR testing companies, sparking widespread attention.