Chengdu ranked first in Meituan air-ticket bookings for travel dates Nov 14–20, becoming the most popular domestic choice for family autumn-holiday travel, Chengdu city release said.

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said after visits to Denmark and Ireland that Denmark will provide €645m in defence aid and €20m in energy assistance to bolster Ukraine’s air-defence capabilities and energy security. He added the UK is advancing a new round of sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector to further restrict Russian energy revenues.

A Changzhou (Jiangsu) developer completed a test flight of the W5000 large unmanned cargo aircraft in Ordos, Inner Mongolia. The developer says the W5000 has a max payload of 5 t, empty weight 5.8 t, cargo volume >65 m3, and a max range of 2,600 km; it is compatible with standard air cargo containers and targeted at regional logistics, cold-chain and emergency transport as a low-cost feeder solution. All ~220,000 components are domestically produced. The W5000 has 835 indicative orders from domestic logistics firms and is expected to begin commercial operations by end-2027.