In today's podcast:

Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), may skip a visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival later this month, Japan's Kyodo News reported, citing sources close to her, as Takaichi comes under pressure to soften her conservative stance on diplomacy.

China's eight-day holiday week, which this year featured the unique alignment of Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holidays, witnessed robust travel numbers and consumption scenes as hundreds of millions of Chinese hit the road.

As a photographer who has spent 40 years capturing China, French photographer Yann Layma considers the country one of his homes. He says there are so many stories worth recording, which is why he wants to stay in China.

The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge officially opened to traffic on September 28, 2025. Spanning 2,890 meters in total with a main span of 1,420 meters, it claims the crown as the world's longest span bridge built in mountainous areas. Rising 625 meters from its deck to the river surface, it also secures its place as the planet's tallest bridge.

The second installment in the Yangtze River series captures how its civilization is like a dynamic current that has been refined through exchange with other civilizations.