Transport minister Mable Chan says a preliminary report into Monday's fatal collision at Hong Kong International Airport could be submitted within a month. Two people were killed when a cargo plane veered off the runway and hit a vehicle before crashing into the sea. Charlie Chun reports:

Financial Services chief Christopher Hui says there was insufficient awareness of due diligence checks on the part of officials when they procured bottled water for government offices this year. That purchase ended with the operator of a firm supplying the water being charged with fraud in August. Damon Pang reports:

Chief Executive John Lee says international mediation is "indispensable" for resolving conflicts amid global instability. His comments came as an international mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong began operations. Frank Yung reports:

Veteran politician Michael Tien has joined more than a dozen incumbent lawmakers in stepping away from the upcoming Legislative Council election. Elvis Yu has the story:

Surgeons at Chinese University have introduced a new therapy to treat patients suffering from prostate cancer. They say it lowers the risks of side-effects and complications that come with traditional forms of treatment. Doctors spent several years treating 100 patients with three modes of focal therapy. They found that more than two-thirds of patients didn't suffer from recurrence a year after surgery, and most of those who did also didn't need more treatment as the cancer was deemed insignificant. Samuel Yee, an associate professor for clinical urology, spoke to Damon Pang:

China's economy expanded 4.8 percent year on year in the third quarter, in line with expectations. The nation is now closer to achieving its annual growth target of around five percent for this year, despite trade tensions with the United States. Chloe Feng reports:

An economist says the mainland's third-quarter growth was largely driven by solid factory and manufacturing activities. But Raymond Yeung, Greater China chief economist at ANZ, cautioned about an unexpected decline in fixed asset investment, or FAI, which retreated for the first time since 2020. He said the decline was partly due to the continuous pressure facing the property sector as well as the government's campaign to tackle oversupply. He spoke to Chloe Feng.

Senior Chinese leaders have opened an important meeting which will focus on the country's next five-year plan. The four-day session in Beijing is being held behind closed doors. Sophie Hui reports:

China's tropical island province of Hainan will begin its "independent customs regime" in about two months, when a package of zero-tariff and low-tax measures take effect. It's part of measures by Beijing to further advance opening up, amid global tariff uncertainties. In this episode of China Perspectives, Chloe Feng speaks to a foreign chocolate subsidiary firm in Hainan to see how the new policies will affect their businesses, while learning from an expert to see what the new free trade zone means for the country.

Amazon's cloud service is struggling to recover from an outage that has disrupted apps and services worldwide. It says an underlying issue affecting a key data centre has been fixed, but customers are still complaining of lingering difficulties for services such as digital wallet Venmo and video calling site Zoom. The turmoil has marked the largest internet disruption since last year's CrowdStrike malfunction. That hobbled technology systems in hospitals, banks and airports, and as Jamie Clarke reports, highlights the vulnerability of the world's interconnected technologies:

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner have signed a coalition deal, paving the way for Sanae Takaichi to become the country's first woman premier. If she wins Tuesday's vote in the lower house, she will take office by the day's end. Jamie Clarke has more:

France is in a scramble to protect its museums after the audacious robbery at the Louvre Museum. The theft, which several newspapers called "heist of the century", grabbed headlines globally. As Jamie Clarke reports, the museum remained closed for a second day on Monday:

Hong Kong, China table tennis stars Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem are setting their sights on a deep run at the upcoming World Table Tennis Finals. As Hailey Yip reports, they're banking on the energy of a home crowd to propel them to new heights:

People across India have been celebrating Diwali with prayers, festive meals, firecrackers and illuminated homes. Jamie Clarke has more on the Hindu festival of lights: