President Xi Jinping has told his US counterpart Donald Trump that their countries must focus on cooperation for long-term benefits, instead of engaging in a vicious cycle of retaliation. For his part, Mr Trump ranked their talks as 12 out of 10. The US president agreed to cut tariffs on Chinese goods, and revealed plans to visit China in April while Mr Xi will travel to the United States later. Frank Yung reports from the South Korean city of Gyeongju.

Our Washington correspondent Simon Marks told Janice Lo that both Beijing and Washington seem to be satisfied with the outcome of the talks, but potential complications could come up before the deals are ironed out:

Also in South Korea, Chief Executive John Lee greeted President Xi Jinping at the airport and met Hongkongers living there. As Frank Yung reports, it was part of the SAR leader's trip for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or Apec, forum in Gyeongju.

Also visiting South Korea was commerce chief Algernon Yau. He's called for further digital cooperation among Apec countries and regions. At a meeting with regional leaders, Mr Yau outlined the importance of creating an "enabling environment" for innovation to thrive. Here's Frank Yung.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan says Hong Kong aims to serve as a critical financial bridge for mainland enterprises expanding globally -- and for Middle Eastern businesses entering Asian markets. Hailey Yip reports on Mr Chan's visit to Saudi Arabia.

In a bid to make primary healthcare more accessible and affordable, officials have introduced a new framework for community pharmacies and a centralised drug list. These pave the way for a comprehensive Community Pharmacy Programme set to launch next year. Hailey Yip has the details.

The Shenzhou-21 spaceship is scheduled for launch on Friday night on China's latest manned space flight. Astronaut Zhang Lu has been named commander of the three-member mission which will take off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China. Tony Sabine reports:

Chinese space officials say the two astronauts from Hong Kong and Macau are in good health and have successfully completed a series of rigorous training sessions. As Aaron Tam reports, they are now undertaking specialised space flight training.

French police hunting stolen jewels from the Louvre Museum have arrested more suspects. The news follows the partial admission of guilt by two suspects on Wednesday, as Jamie Clarke reports:

US President Donald Trump says he has ordered the Pentagon to resume testing nuclear weapons immediately on a level with other nuclear powers. As Azam Khan reports, this comes 33 years after the last US test.

A French cyclist who spent 50 days in custody in Russia says the experience has not put him off future record-breaking pursuits. That's after his hopes of doing the fastest cycle ride from Portugal to the Pacific were dashed earlier this month. Jamie Clarke has more:

The big tech earnings season is in full swing, with some of the biggest firms in the business reporting their results over the past week. Two more giants - Apple and Amazon, reported their performance just now after the markets closed on Wall Street. Our US tech correspondent, Mark Niu dissected the earnings reports with Ben Tse:

The head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has warned of uncertainties ahead for borrowing costs. This came after the city's de facto central bank lowered its base interest rate for the second time this year – by a quarter point to 4.25 percent. As Chloe Feng reports, the move followed a US interest rate cut. Major local banks responded by reducing their prime lending rates.

In sports, Hong Kong, China swimmers have rounded out their campaign at the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain by adding to their medals haul at the competition. The SAR bagged two more golds in the boys' and girls' breaststroke final, as well as silver and bronze in individual medley, freestyle relay, and butterfly events. Todd Harding has more: