🔥 Hot Topics · Sep 10, 2026
Apple's fall event squeezes out more than the usual toothpaste — the first foldable iPhone Duo (from ¥15,999 in China, thinnest iPhone yet, nano-texture glass that all but kills the crease) alongside the iPhone 18 Pro line (2nm A20 Pro, from ¥9,999), with new Glacier Blue and Burgundy finishes, ~¥1,000 price hikes across storage tiers, and the Hermès-orange color retired; Samsung claps back with posts taunting the Duo as reheated leftovers; in the 72 hours before, Huawei (Mate XT 2, from ¥19,999, U-shape tri-fold) and Xiaomi (18 Fold, from ¥10,999, mid-fold) set up a three-way smartphone war; the US Census Bureau says seniors (852M aged 65+) now outnumber children under 5 for the first time in history; on the 42nd Teachers' Day, 25 'most beautiful teachers' are honored; police bust a rumor that students spat in flower cakes — the rumor-monger is detained; a man who drunkenly rammed an 18th-floor elevator door and fell to his death gets his property manager fined 10% liability; Qi Wei stars as an AI-rendered zombie-iverse anime drama at Venice; Zheng Qinwen's fatal double fault sends her out 1-2 to Rybakina in the US Open QFs, blaming her own big points; the homestay boom cools into a shakeout; Douyin gifts get flak for suggestive designs; a man nearly emptied a shuttered hotel (40 TVs, 60 ACs) over three months; five machete-wielding robbers hit a Chinese tycoon's KL penthouse; and China's women edge by 3 to reach the World Cup QF.
1. Apple Squeezes Hard: Foldable iPhone Duo Lands
At its Sep 10 keynote Apple unveiled the first foldable iPhone Duo — its thinnest iPhone ever, from ¥15,999, with crease-erasing nano-texture glass — plus iPhone 18 Pro models with variable aperture and liquid-cooling.
2. iPhone 18 Pro Prices Rise; New Blue and Wine Colors
China pricing starts at ¥9,999 (Pro) and ¥10,999 (Pro Max) — up roughly ¥1,000 across the board — with new Glacier Blue and Burgundy; pre-orders Sep 12, launch Sep 18, now up to 2TB.
3. Samsung Mocks Apple's iPhone Duo
After the $1,999 Duo reveal, Samsung taunts it as 'nothing we haven't seen' — an iPhone that reuses what Samsung has long shipped.
4. Huawei, Xiaomi, Apple's 72-Hour Foldable Triple-Duel
Within 72 hours before Apple's show, Huawei's U-shape tri-fold Mate XT 2 (from ¥19,999) and Xiaomi's mid-fold 18 Fold (from ¥10,999) launched in China — three very different foldable designs, one fight.
5. Historic First: Seniors Outnumber Toddlers
US Census data shows 852M people aged 65+ now outnumber children under 5 for the first time; over 71% live in countries with sub-2.1 fertility, up from 45% a decade ago.
6. Teachers' Day: Mutual Growth and 25 Honorees
On the 42nd Teachers' Day, 25 educators including Wan Yongshan are honored; videos celebrate teachers' classroom stunts — hand-built 'plasma cannons', flame palms, and liquid-nitrogen mushroom clouds.
7. Flower-Cake Spit Story Was a Rumor; Author Detained
Claims that interns spat into flower cakes over pay are dismissed by Kunming police as false; the person who spread the story has been administratively detained.
8. Man Dies After Driving Into Elevator Door; Property Liable 10%
After a boozy argument, Tong slammed into an 18th-floor elevator door and fell to his death; courts found his own act primary but fined the property 10% (¥140K) for failing to warn — upheld on appeal.
9. Qi Wei Stars in AI-Faced Zombie Drama at Venice
Qi Wei unveiled 'Doomsday Summer', an AI anime drama mixing apocalypse, zombies, and rebirth, at the 83rd Venice Film Festival — with effects and fight choreography drawing praise.
10. Fatal Double Fault Ends Zheng's US Open
A decisive third-set double fault cost Zheng her serve and the match, 1-2 to Rybakina; she owned the missed big points, said she's proud of the run, and vowed to improve.
11. Plenty of Tourists, but Homestays Stop Making Money
Experts say the homestay boom is over and the shakeout is on — winners must differentiate; Dali's overbuilt, look-alike cabins now face thin margins and hard exits.
12. Douyin Gift Designs Draw 'Suggestive' Complaints
Users call out gift names and animations with suggestive undertones, questioning whether the platform's review lets the details slip.
13. Man Nearly Stripped a Shuttered Hotel Over 3 Months
A Tianjin man exploited a shuttered, unguarded hotel he once stayed at, methodically hauling off 40+ TVs and 60+ AC units with a wrench before police arrested him.
14. Machete Robbers Hit Chinese Tycoon's Kuala Lumpur Home
Five masked men burst into a KL penthouse, tied up the businessman's family, cook, and guard, and cleared ~¥300K cash plus ~¥3.2M in watches and jewelry in about ten minutes.
15. China's Women Edge by 3 to Reach World Cup QF
China's women's basketball team scraped a 3-point win in the knockout round to book a World Cup quarterfinal spot.
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