印度政府：印度的煤電發電在10月以三年來最快的年增速激增，原因是厄爾尼諾天氣模式導致水電發電下降，以及工業活動帶來的電力需求激增。

Xiaomi Auto said deliveries in October 2026 exceeded 50,000 vehicles.

The Korea Times reported Oct. 31 that multiple South Korean local governments are bidding to host new prisons to attract population inflows, create jobs and stimulate local economies. The Ministry of Justice in August opened a nationwide public tender to site four new prisons; seven counties and cities in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Chungcheongbuk-do and Gangwon-do are competing. Each facility is planned to hold about 1,000 inmates and employ roughly 250 staff.