The government has announced it proposed to issue 10,000 ride-hailing vehicle permits in the first phase, and that interested parties can apply for them in the third quarter of this year. Janice Lo reports.

The Chief Executive is departing for Central Asia next month with dozens of business representatives and professionals from the SAR and the mainland. Among the delegation is a high-tech company that specialises in medical 3D printing. The firm has already established ties in Kazakhstan, and wants to use upcoming trip to tap into neighbouring Uzbekistan. Raymond Yeung reports.

Chief Executive John Lee has urged teachers to make use of technology in teaching. He pointed out that the nation has emphasised the need to deepen the integrated reform of education, technology and talent in its 15th Five-Year Plan. Elvis Yu reports.

The principal of a school in Tuen Mun has been suspended after an online video allegedly showed him verbally abusing a security guard during a school trip to Singapore. Janice Lo has the details.

The Hospital Authority has launched its new standardised caller identification prefixes to help patients and their families know that they are not getting scam calls. Until the end of next month, facilities run by the authority will gradually adopt two prefixes - 18285 and 18286. Charlie Chun report.

Firms have been urged to train staff on how to prevent data leaks. This comes after a survey by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data found that over 95 percent of companies use AI for day-to-day activities. Speaking on RTHK's Backchat programme, Assistant Privacy Commissioner Alex Chan said the watchdog recently conducted compliance checks on 60 organisations on their responsible use of AI.

The chairman of the Harbourfront Commission, Ivan Ho, has said areas around Statue Square are likely to be closed for more than the estimated four years as a pedestrian tunnel connecting Central MTR Station to a new open space at the Central Harbourfront is built. He spoke on Backchat.

A motorists' group says a highway maintenance shadow vehicle played its part in preventing a serious traffic accident from happening when a double-decker bus ran into it on the Tsing Kwai Highway on Monday afternoon. Charlie Chun reports.

A record-breaking heatwave is gripping Western Europe, sending residents flocking to fans and fountains in search of relief. And with temperatures expected to climb even higher, the heat shows no signs of letting up. Jamie Clarke has that story.

A health alert is in place in the northern Lombardy region of Italy after two aid workers brought suspected cases of Ebola to Europe. More than 200 people have died from the virus, mainly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as Uganda. Thailand says it is imposing a 21-day quarantine order for people travelling from or having transited through the affected region. Our UK correspondent Peter Anderson spoke to Peter Koveos.

Iran has accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire and warned its ready to retaliate. That comes after US strikes targeted Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats, threatening a deal to end the war. Jamie Clarke has more.

Four people have died after a train crashed into a school minivan in Belgium. The dead include two special needs pupils. Authorities say it is unclear how the van got into the path of the train, whose 100-odd passengers didn't suffer any major injuries. Jamie Clarke has more.