The 10 Hottest International Stories China Is Reading – May 26

Here’s today’s ranking of the top 10 most-read international stories among Chinese people. We want to help you get a sense of what’s trending in the Chinese language sphere.

1. Russians use fish eggs as fertilizer

2. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs mourns the death of Japanese ballet dancer Mikiko Matsuyama

3. University lecturer in India dies after being rejected from three hospitals

4. Foreign Affairs spokesperson says the BBC owes the Chinese people an apology

5. New Covid-19 variant found in France

6. 4-year-old girl faces paralysis after being caught in Israeli airstrike

7. BBC to review editorial policies after deception of Princess Diana revealed

8. Cryptocurrency Bitcoin crashes

9. Russian and U.S. presidents to meet on June 16

10. U.S. issues warning against travel to Japan

Read the top 10 domestic news on the same day.

Translated by intern reporter Harry Nicholls

The daily ranking of most read news stories among Chinese people, about China and global affairs, is jointly provided to you by Caixin Insight and HANA Data, an artificial intelligence technology team.

The key indicators calculated on the list are based on mass data sourced from China’s mainstream social media platforms and online news websites. Click here for a detailed introduction of our methodology.