PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - October 20

Oct 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

- Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the United States of murdering an innocent fisherman in an attack on a boat that the American authorities claimed had been carrying illicit drugs, prompting President Donald Trump to declare on Sunday that he would slash assistance to Colombia and impose new tariffs on the country's goods.

- During the third quarter of the year, from July through September, China's economy expanded 1.1% over the previous quarter, maintaining roughly the same pace as during the spring, China's National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement on Monday.

- An Emirates cargo plane slid off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and into the sea early Monday, killing two ground crew members, local officials said. The cargo plane, was arriving from Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, the statement said. The cause of the accident was unclear.