Shenzhen reported actual utilized foreign investment of over 44.0 bln yuan in Jan–Sep, a year-on-year rise of more than 60%, Shenzhen Investment Promotion Bureau deputy director Liu Zhenqiang said. About 40.0 bln yuan — roughly 90% of the city total — came from APEC economies, with rapid increases in capital from Japan and Australia. High-tech industries attracted c.27.0 bln yuan in FDI, up about twofold YoY and accounting for roughly 60% of the city’s inward investment.

India's state-owned refiner Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Chairman A.S. Sahni said rising electric-vehicle adoption, continued ethanol blending and more cars switching to natural gas should push Indian gasoline demand to a peak by 2035. He said diesel and jet-fuel consumption are likely to keep rising on industrial expansion and aviation growth. Demand for heavy refinery products such as fuel oil and petcoke should also increase; these now account for roughly 30% of IOC's refinery output. Sahni added IOC is assessing small modular reactors and other technologies, with any adoption contingent on commercial viability.

cenc automatically estimated a preliminary M4.6 earthquake at 02:57 on Oct 28 (CST) near Zaduo County, Yushu Prefecture, Qinghai. Final parameters pending official rapid report.