The Beijing Hour

International sporting events during the National Day holiday such as the World Table Tennis China Smash and the tennis China Open are helping drive spending with the "ticket-stub economy (01:17)." Yemen's government forces are fighting the Houthis in an attempt to reclaim territory from the group (11:44). And Spain is holding an early general election on November 29 after parliament rejected two government decrees amid a housing crisis (21:39).

Tens of millions of people are traveling across China with the National Day holiday in full swing (1’12’’). Iran says it remains open to dialogue with the United States, as tensions continue over the Strait of Hormuz (7’17’’). Oil prices surge as countries roll out measures to cap costs (17’10’’).

China celebrates the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic, with people gathering at Tiananmen Square for the flag-raising ceremony (1'16''). A FlyDubai flight from the UAE to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia, after one pilot stabbed another pilot (10'03''). China has secured gold and silver in the tennis women’s singles event at the Asian Games (23'59'').

China has marked Martyrs' Day to honor those who gave their lives for national independence and prosperity, as the country continues efforts to improve the system of commending and identifying fallen soldiers (01:03). Transport authorities in China are expecting a surge in the number of trips as a seven-day National Day holiday begins on Thursday (10:45). And China's manufacturing PMI has climbed back into expansion territory, rising to 50.1 in September (36:47).

At a meeting in Beijing with the president of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade in Beijing, senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi urged Japan to correct the erroneous words and deeds of its leaders on the Taiwan question as soon as possible (02:56). The UN Security Council heard a briefing on increasing settler violence and demolitions in the occupied West Bank on the final day of the UN General Assembly's high-level week in New York (19:45). China's civil aviation sector is bracing for the seven-day National Day holiday travel rush (25:03).