Spot gold rises back to $4,047/oz
Spot gold price rises back to $4,047/oz.
Spot gold price rises back to $4,047/oz.
Brent crude oil prices fall to $102 per barrel.
Data released by China's Ministry of Civil Affairs shows that approximately 4.65 million couples registered for marriage in the first three quarters of 2026, a decrease of about 500,000 compared to the same period last year.
On November 5, the U.S. stock market suffered a historic plunge due to the Democratic Party's landslide victory and expectations of AI regulation, with the S&P 500 falling 4.36% and the Nasdaq dropping 5.52%.
Affected by liquidity tightening and political factors, the Nasdaq 100 Index plummeted 6.36% on November 5, marking its worst single-day performance since March 2020.
Two elderly people got into a physical altercation after being confronted by a young person for queue-jumping, leaving the young person injured and sparking a discussion on tourist etiquette.
On November 5, the Hong Kong High Court sentenced Joshua Wong to an additional 10 years in prison for "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces" for his 2020 calls for foreign sanctions against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments. The remaining two months of his original sentence can be counted, and he must serve until November 2036.
On November 5, Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, stated at the opening ceremony of the 9th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai that the reason for the huge trade surplus is that China wants to import many products but cannot buy them, or is not allowed to buy them, and that normal trade in high-tech products is being interfered with. He also refuted claims that China is squeezing the economies of other countries.
On November 5, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced that the case of Ma Xingrui, former member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and former Party Secretary of Xinjiang, suspected of bribery, has been filed for public prosecution by the Yichang Municipal People's Procuratorate in Hubei Province to the Yichang Intermediate People's Court. Prosecutors allege that he took advantage of his positions as a senior executive at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Party Secretary of Shenzhen, Governor of Guangdong, and member of the Political Bureau to illegally accept property, involving an exceptionally large amount.
On November 5, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Coming just one day after the case of Au Kam-san in Macau on the following day, prominent pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong and Macau have been sentenced to heavy prison terms for two consecutive days.
On November 5, a Hong Kong court sentenced Joshua Wong to 10 years in prison under the National Security Law, and the Hong Kong government subsequently announced that it would confiscate assets related to his crimes in accordance with the law.
Recently, multiple posts appeared on the Wuhan University Baidu Tieba accusing Liu Yizhen, Class of '25 at Wuhan University School of Business, of assisting Myanmar telecom scam compounds in money laundering and scam traffic generation, involving a 400,000 yuan ransom. Other netizens exposed that she graduated from Wuhan University in 2025 and previously served as a counselor at Wuhan Business University.
On November 5, anti-peeping volunteer Zhou Ninghe revealed that peeping incidents exist in all 34 provincial-level administrative regions in China. According to his statistics, approximately 140,000 women have been victims of peeping. Over the past year, he has assisted the police in solving 18 peeping cases, two of which involved minors.
A behavioral analysis report of the Honor HiView four-piece APK suite submitted by a netizen shows that its log component can read the list of installed apps, track usage duration, receive cloud pushes, execute debug commands, and capture network traffic, with the upload module containing a device serial number field; another module can determine whether an operation is an automated script based on operational data.
On November 5, Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People's Bank of China, reported on financial work to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress: As of the end of September this year, the number of remaining local government financing vehicles nationwide has decreased by 92% compared to the end of March 2023; as of the end of June, the stock of operational financial debt has decreased by 79%. The report also disclosed that the cumulative approval for real estate 'white list' loans has exceeded 8.4 trillion yuan, and that officials have established a liquidity support tool for clearing arrears and held talks with leading enterprises that have defaulted on payments.
According to the Financial Times, as the U.S.-China trade truce continues and high-end AI chips remain a point of friction, Oracle has canceled a $7 billion chip leasing contract with Tencent under pressure from the Trump administration.
On November 5, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council issued a statement regarding the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Joshua Wong, condemning the Hong Kong government for harming human rights and freedom of speech in the name of national security. It noted that Wong has been detained for over 2,000 days since late 2020 and called for an end to political abuse of the legal system and the release of detained individuals.
On November 5, the 2027 holiday schedule was announced. Both the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival will each have one day off on Wednesday without any rescheduled workdays. CCTV News reported this under the headline "fewer rescheduled workdays," claiming that the 9-day extra-long Spring Festival holiday will return and that 2027 will be the year with the fewest rescheduled workdays in recent years, drawing sarcastic comments from netizens.
On November 5, The Paper reported that universities including Jiangnan University, Heilongjiang University, Wenzhou University, and Northeast Forestry University have introduced AI classroom patrol systems to monitor attendance rates and student engagement (head-up rates). Jiangnan University's system covers 462 classrooms, has analyzed over 120,000 class hours, and automatically sends alerts for abnormal classroom situations, while Southern Medical University uses AI to grade classes.
On November 5, the European External Action Service (EEAS) issued a statement criticizing the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Joshua Wong for "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces," calling the verdict politically motivated and demanding his immediate release.
On November 5, Papua New Guinea Police Commissioner Manning issued a statement confirming that the items previously seized were, after inspection by military and police, 130mm military artillery shells, and demanded that external agencies respect police duties. The Chinese Embassy had previously claimed they were wine bottles.
On November 5, Huanle Aijia released a "Report on the Latest Progress," stating that the situation had exceeded expectations and that it would abandon voluntary negotiation for repayment, opting instead to apply to the court for restructuring.
On November 5, Zhang Chenguang, an official from the National Healthcare Security Administration, explained at a media briefing that the decline in enrollment was due to the removal of approximately 25 million duplicate registrations, the transition of over 60 million people to employee medical insurance, and population decline. He stated that this is a reasonable and normal decline and explicitly prohibited the assignment of mandatory enrollment quotas.
On November 5 local time, the United States announced sanctions against the China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC) and Beijing Huacheng Haopu Technology Co., Ltd. related to Cuba, accusing the two companies of cooperating with the Cuban military procurement enterprise Duna in 2026 to supply military equipment and components to the Cuban military. CEIEC was previously sanctioned in 2020 for assisting the Maduro government in Venezuela.
On November 5, the Lao Ministry of Public Security raided a rental house in Vientiane suspected of being involved in cyber fraud and illegal online gambling, detaining 26 Chinese nationals and one Thai national, and seizing 805 mobile phones and multiple computers. A 31-year-old local female translator who attempted to bribe police for their release was also detained. Police are currently tracking down the organizers behind the operation.
On November 5, anti-trafficking volunteer Shangguan Zhengyi relayed the investigation feedback from Taicang authorities: the doctors in the underground surrogacy operating room were retirees, the nurses were freelancers, and the anesthesiologist was from a private medical institution who obtained anesthesia drugs through fraudulent prescriptions. When asked for the names of the involved institutions, Taicang authorities stated it was inconvenient to disclose them.
On November 5, large-scale business closures occurred in building materials, hardware, and electromechanical markets in Chengdu, Nanchong, Panzhihua, Mianyang, and other places. Merchants stated it was to avoid recent 3C certification special spot checks and quality supervision inspections. [Follow-up · November 7, 2026] On November 7, netizens filmed the wave of business closures in Sichuan and Chongqing continuing to expand, extending to Neijiang, Leshan, Guangyuan, Fuling in Chongqing, and Yuzhou Trade City. Leshan merchants said they pulled the shutters and retreated in a 10-minute emergency; Guangyuan merchants said the entire market closed as soon as the news arrived. Netizens commented that closing is better than being fined, and no one can withstand joint law enforcement.
Two individuals, the account owner and the video producer who previously exposed management issues at the old campus of Liaocheng No. 3 Middle School in Shandong on Douyin, were taken away by police for questioning on November 5 and ordered to stop posting any content related to the school. Previously, students had complained about excessive time spent at school and insufficient rest time.
A V2EX forum post on November 5 sparked discussion. Researchers conducted a reverse analysis of Xiaomi HyperOS and discovered that the SystemHelper component collects and reports app lists, usage duration, IMEI, SIM card information, and location data to China Unicom servers. They also decrypted reported data for 169 app entries from a test phone.
On November 5, the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force arrested a 34-year-old man, alleging that he imported seditious books from Taiwan and sold them in Hong Kong. Hong Kong media reported that the arrested individual is a director of "Migratory Birds," an organization supporting prisoners. "Migratory Birds" previously stated that customs had seized 60 books ordered by the organization from Taiwan under the National Security Law.
Following the sentencing of Joshua Wong, Freedom House and 40 other organizations issued a joint statement calling for his immediate and unconditional release, and demanded that the U.S. side raise this case during talks between Trump and Xi Jinping, specifically naming the November APEC summit in Shenzhen and the December G20 summit in Florida.
Some posts on the Wuhan University Baidu Tieba forum accusing Liu Yizhen of involvement in telecom fraud in Myanmar were subsequently blocked or deleted. Netizens accused the moderators of attempting to cover up the incident and questioned the deletion of the posts.
A public institution employee in Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou, submitted a report stating that after civil service salary adjustments in 2022, the compensation for public institution staff was not adjusted simultaneously. Various bonuses totaling about 160,000 RMB from 2022 to 2025, and routine assessment awards totaling about 50,000 RMB for over thirty months from December 2023 to June 2026, have not been paid, leaving them with only a basic monthly salary of 3,000 to 4,000 RMB.
Recently, an out-of-town tourist posted that after scanning the QR code to log into the "Mango Shared E-bike" mini-program at Wuhan University, they were logged out for not being a student or staff member. Just two minutes later, a private individual added them on WeChat using their phone number, raising suspicions that the mini-program has a risk of leaking personal information.
X user Cyberxinfang posted a documentary of recent petitioners visiting the Supreme People's Court Petition Reception Office located at No. 40 Hongsi Village, Xiaohongmen Township, Chaoyang District, Beijing.
Recently, netizens posted a video showing Xinjiang students being organized to go to Tiananmen Square in Beijing to attend a flag-raising ceremony. The students had national flags painted on their faces, waved flags, and were filled with tears. The video's comment section was restricted, and netizens used bullet comments to mock the event.
Recently, netizens discovered that a Bilibili video titled "Trump wants to be president for a third term, can the Constitution stop him?" reached 79,000 views, but is suspected of being silenced—with comments and bullet comments showing zero—due to allegations that it alludes to Xi Jinping's constitutional amendment.
A salesperson claiming to be a third-party contract worker for Li Auto in the Guangdong region posted that their monthly performance pay was wiped out by the city general manager in October. After multiple failed attempts at communication and reporting the issue to HR, their work phone was deactivated, their WeChat Work contacts were migrated, and their devices were remotely locked.
Recently, JD.com delivery riders posted online claiming that for some 'charity orders' on the platform, the rider's delivery income is displayed as 0 yuan, yet merchants are still required to pay delivery fees to the platform.
On November 5, a stabbing incident and a fall incident occurred at the Jinghu Tianjie Mall in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. People were seen lying on the ground inside the mall, with large amounts of blood left on the floor. The specific details remain unclear.
A herder posted a video claiming that after a hydropower station was built in 2012, water from the dam area flooded their pasture, creating a mud pit. Over time, 200 sheep and more than 20 cattle and sheep have drowned, including a loss of 37 lambs on April 17, 2025 alone. Despite multiple reports to village and town authorities, there has been no resolution or compensation. The herder hopes for drainage to eliminate the hazard and compensation for the losses.
Recently, a netizen first asked Doubao about football history, subtly inquiring whether a coaching style that maintains absolute authority over a team for a long time and causes massive turmoil is dictatorial, but received no clear answer. After asking directly, the netizen received a prompt stating, 'This content is suspected of violating Doubao's usage policy.'
Multiple netizens tested and found that ByteDance's AI, Doubao, can repeat negative reviews of other brands but refuses to repeat 'Huawei is not good to use,' claiming that Huawei products are recognized by users. This has sparked mockery and questioning among netizens regarding the AI's stance and censorship system.
According to a netizen's report, the Foshan Women and Children's Hospital has implemented a blanket exit-entry restriction on ordinary staff who are not involved in classified work or middle management. Employees were disciplined for applying for travel documents without approval, and a corresponding penalty system was established. This is alleged to be in violation of the Passport Law and the Exit and Entry Administration Law.
According to a report by The Beijing News on November 5, Lu Dengdi, a cadre in Fanjiazhuang Township, Quyang County, Hebei Province, stabbed a villager who was trying to mediate a dispute and then went into hiding for about 15 years. During this period, he illegally received over 1.4 million yuan in wages and was promoted to a second-level chief staff member in 2019.
On November 5, a netizen in Yunnan posted that a patient at a hospital skipped a bill of 558.7 yuan upon discharge. A notice in the work group stated that the department staff should split the cost, and the medical staff eventually paid the full amount out of their own pockets. The netizen questioned the hospital's practice of shifting losses onto staff.
According to netizen reports, the official website of Zhaobang Technology shows that it has developed a mass emotion detection system. By combining technologies from neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, mathematics, and sociology to analyze public sentiment, it is being criticized as a tool for monitoring the public.
On November 5, Chinese media reported that a primary school in Shanxi was recruiting intern teachers. The requirements stated that there would be no salary and that room and board must be self-funded, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
On November 5, a netizen posted that when using the China-version iPhone's Apple Intelligence to process lyrics, the system blocked it for "potentially not complying with relevant laws and regulations," and the restriction persisted even after modifications. Netizens in the comments pointed out that the reason was the phrase "in the crowd, dancing the flower dance" (在人群中共跳花之舞) contained the term "Zhonggong" (中共, CCP).
On November 5, 2026, the School of Economics and Management at Jiangxi Normal University issued a public criticism against a 2024 student for traveling abroad without authorization. The student claims this severely violates their rights to privacy and reputation.