On October 11, Stelato customer service stated that once users who have ordered a car enter the lock-in period, the deposit cannot be refunded; Stelato had previously promised free upgrades for users who have taken delivery, but as of that day the specific plan had still not been determined.
On October 11, the topic “Employers in Arrears on Social Insurance May Be Fined Up to Three Times the Amount” topped Weibo’s trending searches, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
On October 11, at Xiamen Xiang'an Middle School in Xiamen, the cumbersome entry security checks and phone inspection procedures caused a large number of students to queue outside the campus for more than an hour.
On October 11, a netizen posted a photo of a political exam paper. In option D of question 10, the characters "Jinping" in "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" were replaced by asterisks, written as "Xi**".
As the Taipei mayoral race remains deadlocked, Yu Shyi-kun said the election is a contest between two great philanthropists — one adopted a daughter, one took in a grandfather — a veiled jab at Chiang Wan-an's family background, which the Kuomintang criticized as dirty campaigning. Previously, Huang Ching-lung published a book in September questioning Chiang Hsiao-yen's bloodline, and Kuo Yi-hsi said she is willing to undergo a DNA test with Chiang Wan-an.
On October 11, “smoothing out pension benefits” trended on Weibo, reaching a high of No. 15. Under the topic, one blogger suggested that retirees receiving more than 10,000 yuan per month, whose contributions before 2014 were deemed as paid, have their benefits cut by 5% per year for five consecutive years, and that those receiving more than 5,000 yuan have their increases frozen for five years; another blogger called for raising rural pensions to at least 500 yuan, saying rural elderly cannot wait any longer.
On the evening of October 11, the topic climbed onto Weibo's social hot search list. Netizens complained about having to pay back the earlier difference, with one netizen from Guangdong saying the company had already covered the entire back-payment difference for its employees, comparing it to a landlord announcing a rent increase in October and demanding the price difference for the previous 9 months.
On October 11, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology held a graduate admissions presentation, consultation and oath-taking rally. A large number of students at the scene wore matching white T-shirts printed with the words "Win the Master's Degree in One Shot" and "Get Ashore," raised their fists and took an oath in unison. The video sparked heated discussion among netizens.
On October 11, Malaysia's Road Transport Department suspended approvals and new vehicle registrations for this model and will audit vehicle production, assembly, and rear axle suppliers. In 2024, 600 units of this vehicle were recalled over rear axle problems.
On the evening of October 11, Chery said the local welding strength of the rear axle trailing arms in that batch may be insufficient, with a risk of weld seam tearing, and has launched a recall of 8,878 OMODA 5 units in Malaysia, while also checking vehicles of the same batch in China and related markets.
On October 11, after performing at the Taipei Dome, G-Dragon (Kwon Ji-yong), leader of the South Korean boy band BIGBANG, posted an Instagram story featuring the blue sky and white sun flag, and quickly archived it, being accused of insulting China.
On October 11, staff at the Kanas scenic area in Xinjiang lured a stray little black dog with a ham sausage, looped a thin rope around its neck, dragged it violently and kicked it repeatedly, causing it to collapse from suffocation. Video from the scene has spread online.
On October 11, some residents of Shunjiang Community, Luohuang Town, Jiangjin District, Chongqing, gathered at the construction site to stop the work, concerned that the planned removal of the existing sidewalk in the G348 national highway renovation project — leaving only a passage of three to five meters — would mix pedestrians and vehicles and endanger travel safety.
On October 11, a Douyin blogger posted a video saying that since the service industry treats its employees badly, his only revenge is not to spend the money he worked hard to earn, letting businesses go bankrupt. Netizens in the comments section shared their own money-saving tips.
On October 11, a blogger posted on Douyin a BYD work meal with a 15-yuan standard, saying the meat dish was leftovers from yesterday with more bones than meat, and the vegetable dish had no oil at all, captioned "Even less strength to hang myself after eating." Comments such as "Do they treat you like a dog?" appeared in the bullet screen.
On October 11, a Douyin blogger posted an animation in which a mole gets beaten in a whack-a-mole machine to earn money and support its family, with the caption "the pillar of the family, the offcut of society." The video received more than 170,000 likes and over 60,000 shares, and netizens in the comments section left messages mocking themselves.
On October 11, a satirical video set against a bridge-construction background circulated on Douyin. Management claimed that after pay cuts, workers did not dare to speak up, while workers replied, “We never intended to do a good job in the first place — we’re letting each other down on both sides.” Netizens coined the term “问薪无愧” (feeling no guilt when asked about pay) and it became a hot topic of discussion.
South African judge Navi Pillay, 85, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, with the Nobel Committee praising her work as a judge.
After Navi Pillay received the award, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions against the International Criminal Court and criticized the institution for having become politicized.
The Cold War Museum at Mount Weather, Virginia, exhibited a plaster enlargement of Mao Zedong's left ear, donated by former intelligence officer Dino Brugioni, which was once used by the CIA to identify Mao Zedong's body doubles.
Taiwan held National Day celebrations on October 10, with army helicopters carrying a giant national flag flying over the Presidential Office, and President Lai Ching-te set to deliver a National Day address.
Zhou Xianwang, former mayor of Wuhan, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crime of bribery in a first-instance trial in Shangqiu, Henan, sparking speculation outside China about his involvement in the early situation of the 2020 epidemic.
CCP official Li Zhong publicly stated on October 10 that those who still have not participated in social insurance and labor insurance will all be found through methods such as big data monitoring and forced to make contributions.
Li Zhong, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, said that as of the end of September, China's social security enrollment ranks first in the world, and next step is to use various data to find those who have not yet enrolled and mobilize them to enroll.
The Intermediate People's Court of Shangqiu City, Henan Province, sentenced Zhou Xianwang of Hubei to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes, finding that the total amount of bribes accepted amounted to more than 60.5 million yuan.
74-year-old Huang Qifan attended a real estate launch event in Zhongshan, Guangdong, and delivered a speech on high-quality development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, after which his itinerary was cut short.
Li Zhong, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), spoke at a State Council Information Office press conference, calling on more flexible workers and workers in new forms of employment to participate in the employee pension insurance program.
Cloud's parent company, Australian Big, submitted the second amendment to its prospectus to the US SEC on October 10, officially kicking off its roadshow and planning to raise a massive amount of capital.
Peng Jinhui and Hang Yuanxiang attended the 5th Symposium on the Theory and Practice of Inspection.
The [Niuma.ICU] team compiled a shame list of China's auto industry based on netizen submissions, with BYD ranking first with 54 complaints, accused of "one life for 200,000 yuan" and "two days off per month at most"; overtime work and pressure-based assessments accounted for more than half of the industry's problems.
On October 10, Gelonghui published an article estimating from population birth data that from 2026 to 2050 a cumulative total of about 570 million people in China will turn 60, with an average of about 63,000 people entering retirement age each day, and pressure on pension payouts continuing to grow.
On October 10, a netizen in Changchun, Jilin posted a video claiming that local medical care requires giving doctors red envelopes for everything from giving birth to surgery, and that those who don't will receive special treatment, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
On October 10, four departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released a draft for public comment, proposing to ban cars from being equipped with fully flush door handles, prohibiting the use of zero-gravity seats, rotating seats, or seats folded flat into a bed while driving, and requiring models already announced to submit supplementary verification materials before July 1, 2027; those with safety hazards past the deadline must halt production and issue recalls, while new models must undergo environmental adaptability verification of no less than 1 year and reliability verification of no less than 30,000 kilometers. The document is still under public comment.
On October 10, a traveler flying from Shanghai Pudong to Fukuoka with a child was told by border inspection staff that Japan was a “red alert area” and was advised to give up the trip; after the traveler said they were determined to go, the staff stamped the passport and let them through. Another traveler said that even using the self-service channel for Japan requires manual verification and a reading of the risk warning, while no such dissuasion applies when traveling to the United States. In fact, China’s Consular Service website lists most of Japan as a low-risk area.
At a State Council Information Office press conference on October 10, Li Zhong, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, announced that as of the end of September, the number of participants in basic pension, unemployment, and work injury insurance had reached 1.079 billion, 251 million, and 327 million respectively, and said that through policy optimization and other means such as “using data to find people,” those not yet enrolled would be found and mobilized to enroll, with a focus on supporting flexible workers and migrant workers in participating in employee pension insurance.
On October 10, the Shangqiu City Intermediate People's Court in Henan Province publicly pronounced its first-instance verdict in the bribery case of Zhou Xianwang, former vice chairman of the CPPCC Hubei Provincial Committee, sentencing him to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes, along with a fine of 5 million yuan, with his illegal gains to be turned over to the state treasury. Zhou Xianwang once served as mayor of Wuhan and was heavily criticized in the early stage of the epidemic for concealing the outbreak and punishing whistleblowing doctors.
According to a Nikkei Asia report on October 10, as of the end of September Kweichow Moutai's market cap stood at 1.57 trillion yuan, with its share price down 43% from its peak. The report attributed this to the economic slowdown, falling housing prices making the wealthy cautious about investing, and the tightening of anti-corruption enforcement and regulation of extravagance and waste in May 2025 hitting demand.
According to a report by The Paper, candidates taking the IELTS exam in multiple regions of China on October 10 were suddenly halted mid-test. Customer service at the British Council said it had received a short-notice instruction that IELTS test sites nationwide would cancel exams on October 10 and 11 due to technical reasons. Starting from October 11, candidates have been receiving refunds of their exam fees one after another. Lawyers say the organizers may have constituted a breach of contract.
On October 10, the School of Intelligence at the Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) issued a statement warning that using foreign SIM cards for roaming or accessing restricted websites via VPN constitutes illegal internet connectivity that bypasses regulation.
North Korea held a performance in a Pyongyang gymnasium on October 10 to mark the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party. Kim Jong Un attended with his wife Ri Sol Ju and daughter Kim Ju Ae, while surrounding officials and spectators stood and applauded.
On October 10, 2026, a long statement by former US President Trump circulated on Chinese social media platforms. In the statement, Trump expressed strong dissatisfaction with the newly announced female Nobel Peace Prize laureate, claiming that he deserved the award for having ended eight wars, and criticized the laureate as someone known only for hating Israel, questioning her eligibility for the prize. The statement drew attention and was shared by some Chinese netizens.
On October 10, Li Zhong, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, said that some people are still not covered by insurance and that they must be found through various means and urged to enroll, sparking heated discussion online.
In the early hours of October 10, a fire broke out in a three-story residential house in Xintang Town, Guangzhou, caused by the homeowner parking and charging an electric bicycle indoors. The fire destroyed two electric vehicles and one gasoline car, but fortunately no one was injured.
An investigation by Red Star News on October 10 found that at the FAST (China Sky Eye) in Guizhou, ordinary visitors must check their phones and take a shuttle bus to tour the facility, while visitors who purchase the in-depth science popularization experience program are allowed to register to drive into the core zone themselves. Mr. Fu said that after paying 2,688 yuan to stay at the Hotel Beyond Light Years, he brought electronic devices inside to take photographs; the hotel's operator belongs to a wholly state-owned enterprise system under the National Astronomical Observatories.
US Congressman Michael Moolenaar posted on X to congratulate the Republic of China (Taiwan) on the 115th anniversary of its National Day. The tweet received widespread attention, garnering 431 likes and 92 retweets.
According to @ChinaSelect, the U.S. government is investigating nine universities on suspicion of J-1 visa fraud. Previously, a special committee of the U.S. House of Representatives released an investigative report titled "From Ph.D. to PLA," pointing out serious loopholes in U.S. academic institutions that could be exploited by the Chinese Communist Party to obtain sensitive research results. This investigation is seen as a further follow-up and response to the aforementioned security loopholes.
On October 10 local time, Musk said in a video interview at the X Takeover event that even if China cuts off supply, Tesla must be able to manufacture the Optimus robot in the United States, and all components must have U.S.-manufacturing capability. He revealed that China's export restrictions on motor magnets in 2025 had delayed the project by two to three months.
On October 10, the Silk Road College of Zhengzhou Railway Vocational and Technical University released a meeting announcement stating that dorm heads serve as fourth-tier grid leaders, known as "frontline sentinels," and must keep an eye on roommates' ideological trends, track and record them, and report at the earliest opportunity.
A fresh graduate in Qingdao encountered the “recruitment-to-training” trap of Qingdao Maya Network Technology and Qingdao Zechen Innovation Technology while job hunting; after being persuaded to take out a training installment loan of nearly 30,000 yuan, the other party disappeared.
Employees of the 12345 government service hotline in Bazhong, Sichuan, have had their wages withheld. Netizens reported that their July and August salaries have been long overdue, with monthly pay of only just over 2,000 yuan, drawing attention.