US Southern Command said a Western Hemisphere joint task force struck a fast boat operating on an established Caribbean drug-smuggling route, killing four people described as drug traffickers and terrorists.

China Railway Shanghai Group said Oct 5, the fifth day of the National Day holiday, return passenger flows in the Yangtze River Delta increased and travel demand remained high; Oct 5 is expected to carry more than 3.8 mln passengers. On Oct 4 the group carried 3.755 mln. Since holiday transport began on Sept 23 through Oct 4 the region’s railways have carried 40.989 mln passengers, averaging about 3.416 mln per day.

Hong Kong shares opened mixed: Hang Seng index down 0.04%, Hang Seng Tech Index down 0.47%. Internet/tech names opened lower; Meituan (03690.HK) and NetEase (09999.HK) fell more than 1%.