Lawmakers have come out in support of measures to boost Hong Kong's role as an international trading centre, and to increase business travel. This came as they opened a three-day debate on motions involving Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the 2026 Policy Address. Elvis Yu reports.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board has said the city's annual Wine & Dine Festival would be bigger than ever this year, expanding from the Central Harbourfront Event Space into Tamar Park. Wendy Wong with the details.

Bidding for stalls at the Victoria Park Chinese New Year Fair began on Wednesday. A fast-food stall near the Tin Hau entrance fetched the highest price of HK$280,000. Altis Wong reports.

Police have arrested three men and a woman on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud financial institutions in mortgage loan applications. As Azam Khan reports, the amount involved was more than HK$70 million.

Hong Kong firms have been told that placing rural modernisation at the centre of national development would offer immense opportunities. The comment was made by Jonathan Choi, chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, who urged local firms to consider rural areas on the mainland. Elvis Yu reports.

An industry expert has hailed the Airport Authority's vision of a mega complex to attract locals, tourists and transit passengers. Dennis Wong, head of the hospitality department at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, was on RTHK's Backchat programme to give his views on the 11 Skies and Skytopia projects.

Wendy Chan, a professor from the Department of Clinical Oncology of University of Hong Kong medical school says the "SUPPORT+" mobile app can provide educational content that could help patients reduce unplanned hospitalisations. Chan, who is also the creator of the app, said reducing such visits can also alleviate the burden on hospitals. She spoke with Marcus Lum.

A French-Japanese duo have won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for solving a molecular "mystery" - a breakthrough that's been hugely important for pharmaceutical manufacturing. Jamie Clarke reports.

The pensioner whose eviction sparked mass protests in Spain over housing has died. Jamie Clarke has the details.

American soldiers stationed in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa have been given a month-long curfew and banned from drinking alcohol for 48 hours. They will also undergo discipline training after a Marine was alleged to have murdered and robbed a Japanese woman. Raymond Yeung reports.

A World Health Organisation official says the coming days will be critical, after Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case. Kenya is the fourth country to record a case linked to the epidemic in eastern Congo. The case was confirmed after a citizen died in Nairobi. Jamie Clarke has more.

The World Health Organization has sounded the alarm on the use of medicine and surgery for overweight children. Aaron Tam reports.

The United Nations says the majority of migrant children who reached Europe last year were travelling alone, warning about the abuse and violence they face en route. Azam Khan reports.

South Korea's president says the country is taking steps to protect its booming cultural cache, launching a new authentication system that will let consumers know if goods they are purchasing are the real deal. Raymond Yeung has details.