The Beijing Hour

China and the European Union have held the second round of trade and investment consultations in Beijing (01:05). China says it remains committed to letting market forces play a decisive role in determining the RMB exchange rate (13:22). The Arctic Circle Assembly is underway in Iceland, with participants discussing infrastructure development, melting sea ice, and green energy (20:52).

China saw a surge in travel during the National Day holiday, with more than 2.1 billion cross-regional trips, alongside growth in entries by foreign nationals, including visa-free arrivals (01:05). The French prime minister has addressed the nation as student protests continue to disrupt high schools across the country (21:58). The EU trade chief is in China for talks on the future of the bilateral relationship (37:12).

Yemen's government says Houthi forces launched attacks at Aden International Airport as the group claimed strikes on Saudi military targets (01:28). Japanese protesters are calling for an end to US bases and voicing their anger to the government's inaction after a suspected murder case involving a US Marine in Okinawa (22:14). And organizers for the 2027 Winter Universiade have unveiled the torch "Auspicious Flight", as the 100-day countdown to the event in Changchun, northeast China begins (27:25).

Pakistan, Turkiye, and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed that the security of each country is an integral part of their collective security (01:21). China's railway network is expecting more than 22 million passenger trips on Day 6 of the National Day holiday as people make their return travels (11:14). And the World Bank has raised its growth outlook for East Asia and the Pacific to 4.5%, boosted by the global AI boom (22:31).

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).