**Weather Forecast** Shantou Meteorological Observatory issued the morning weather forecast at 05:00 on October 5, 2025: Today from day to evening: Cloudy with thundershowers, southeast wind 3-4 levels with gusts 5-6 levels, shifting to easterly wind 2-3 levels, temperature 27-32°C, relative humidity 60-80%. Waters near Shantou: Cloudy with thundershowers, southeast wind 5-6 levels with gusts reaching level 7, shifting to 4-5 levels with gusts reaching level 6 in the afternoon of the 5th.

**Local Focus** ● From October 1 to October 4, the "Chaoshan Cultural Talent Street Intangible Cultural Heritage Talent Market" series of activities opened grandly at Shantou Xiaogongyuan. The event was divided into two special sessions: "Encountering Intangible Heritage in Alleys · Showcasing Craftsmanship" Chenghai session and "Cultural Haojiang · Colorful Intangible Heritage" Haojiang session, bringing citizens and tourists a cultural feast that can be observed, felt, and experienced. The event transformed the century-old Xiaogongyuan into a "living intangible cultural heritage museum without walls." Citizens and tourists could not only observe the exquisite skills of intangible cultural heritage inheritors up close, but also personally experience interactive projects such as puppet manipulation, paper cutting, calligraphy and painting, and rubbing inscriptions, feeling the vibrant vitality of traditional crafts flowing through their fingertips.

● During the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival double holiday period, major scenic spots, characteristic streets, and transportation hubs in Shantou experienced heavy visitor traffic. While tourists immersed themselves in enjoying beautiful scenery and delicious food, Shantou cultural tourism ambassadors moved through the crowds. They provided guidance, conveyed culture, or managed order, using meticulous service to enhance visitors' travel experiences, becoming a heartwarming "mobile scenic line" during the holidays.

● At Nan'ao County Houzhai Town Central Primary School, poetry is not just text in textbooks, but light strings hanging among trees, sentences written on shells, and poetry chimes swaying in the wind. In 2022, Zhou Qixing landed on Nan'ao Island as one of the first batch of supporting teachers and entered Houzhai Town Central Primary School. Over one year, he led children to read and write poetry, letting literature permeate childhood like sea breeze. Now, this seed of poetry education has sprouted and grown into a demonstrative "poetic education" brand called "Star Island Poetry Workshop." Recently, "Star Island Poetry Workshop" was officially unveiled at Houzhai Town Central Primary School, marking Nan'ao County's cultural and educational endeavors reaching new heights and creating a new model for "poetic education."

**National Highlights** ● **Record-Breaking! "Jiaolong" Successfully Completes Over 10 Manned Deep Dives in the Arctic** On October 3, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported that during the recent first leg of China's 92nd oceanic expedition, the "Jiaolong" manned submersible achieved China's first manned deep dive in Arctic ice zones and successfully completed over 10 manned deep dives in Arctic waters.

● **Wang Chuqin/Lin Shidong, Champions!** In the men's doubles final of the 2025 World Table Tennis (WTT) China Grand Slam, the Chinese pair Wang Chuqin/Lin Shidong defeated teammates Zhou Qihao/Chen Junsong to claim the championship.

**International News** ● **Sanae Takaichi Elected LDP President, Expected to Become Japan's Prime Minister** On the afternoon of the 4th local time, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party held voting and counting for the presidential election. In the second round of voting, former Minister for Economic Security Sanae Takaichi received the majority of votes and was elected as the new LDP president, with high probability of becoming Japan's next Prime Minister.