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4 news videos from Beijing, China in the last 24 hours and 5 this week, from 民視新聞 FTV News, CCTV中国中央电视台, 東森新聞 EBC News and more. Each story is placed on the 3D globe where it happened; viewer comments are translated.

As of 6 Oct 2026, 03:18 UTC, GlobeNow.tv lists 4 news videos about Beijing, China from the past 24 hours and 5 from the past 7 days, published by 5 news outlets. The most recent report is “Chinese Foreign Ministry Drops 'Japanese Prime Minister' Title and Directs Address at San…” from 民視新聞 FTV News, published 5 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC.

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  1. By around five in the morning, I found myself wandering through the hushed streets of Beijing.
    Dawn on Chang'an Avenue, dusk watching warships at Huangyan Dao.Read the diary →
  2. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, stated Washington is still consulting with Beijing over arms sales to Taiwan, noting that Donald Trump had once asked Xi Jinping whether he was willing to buy Ame…
    Wading through the sunken village of ThailandRead the diary →
  3. Central provinces like Hubei were enduring severe flooding, and Beijing had triggered its highest-level emergency flood control response due to the storm's outer bands.
    Watching a rocket burst in Wenchang, battling typhoons on Wenling's peaks.Read the diary →
  4. Floating lazily in the warm sea, I caught a broadcast detailing Washington's sharp rebuke of Beijing's policies in the South China Sea: the U.
    Walking through the torrential rain of 117°E, past military ports and the strait.Read the diary →
  5. MizzimaTV was broadcasting a story giving the ultra-wealthy a sleepless night: Beijing’s newly levied tax on offshore trusts had sent shockwaves through the super-rich demographic, who for years had…
    Melting in Seoul: 40°C and a whole lot of summer.Read the diary →

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Beijing at a glance

Weather now
22°CClearfeels like 19°C · today 25°C / 14°C · wind 9 km/h · humidity 19%
Local time
UTC offset
UTC+8
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
17:51
Population
18,960,744Capital of China
Country / region
China
Coordinates
39.91°N, 116.40°E

Local time and sunrise/sunset are calculated for the city centre; population from GeoNames. Weather: Open-Meteo, observed 6 Oct 2026, 03:15 UTC.

Coverage data: Beijing

Counted from news videos archived by GlobeNow.tv over the last 30 days, as of 6 Oct 2026, 03:18 UTC.

MetricVideos
Last 24 hours4
Last 7 days5
Last 30 days5
News outlets5
LanguagesChinese 3, English 1, Kazakh 1
Story typesDeveloping 60%, Analysis 20%, General 20%

Outlets with the most reports

OutletVideosShare
Bloomberg Television120%
CCTV中国中央电视台120%
Телеканал 24kz120%
東森新聞 EBC News120%
民視新聞 FTV News120%

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What time is it in Beijing?

At 6 Oct 2026, 03:18 UTC it was 11:18 in Beijing. Beijing uses UTC+8 (Asia/Shanghai).

What is the weather in Beijing right now?

Clear and 22°C in Beijing (Open-Meteo, observed 6 Oct 2026, 03:15 UTC).

What is the latest news from Beijing?

GlobeNow.tv has 4 news videos from Beijing in the last 24 hours and 5 in the last 7 days. The latest is “Chinese Foreign Ministry Drops 'Japanese Prime Minister' Title and Directs Address at Sanae Takaichi” from 民視新聞 FTV News, published 5 Oct 2026, 13:12 UTC.

Which news outlets report from Beijing?

In the last 30 days 5 outlets reported from Beijing, most often Bloomberg Television, CCTV中国中央电视台 and Телеканал 24kz.

When is sunrise and sunset in Beijing today?

On October 6, 2026, sunrise in Beijing is at 06:16 and sunset at 17:51 local time.

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