Local runners made great strides at the annual Hong Kong Marathon, amid the chilly weather. They won a number of races yesterday, as Hailey Yip reports.

Hong Kong's sole delegate to the nation's top legislature, Starry Lee, says she's planning to propose ways to attract highly-skilled professionals to the SAR and expand a visa scheme during the annual plenary meetings in Beijing next month. Frank Yung has more.

The health chief says the government aims to table anti-smoking legislation at the Legislative Council in April. Lo Chung-mau says the measures will be implemented in phases. Here's Charlie Chun.

The financial secretary has spoken about a flourishing creative industry here in Hong Kong. Paul Chan says local designers and creators could reach new horizons by taking advantage of the city's connectivity with the mainland and the rest of the world. Frank Yung reports.

State media have reported that heavy rain caused a deadly landslide in Sichuan province and 29 people are still missing. Vice Premier Liu Guozhong has arrived at the scene to direct the rescue operation, and visited victims in hospital. Hailey Yip reports.

Inflation on the mainland was at its highest in five months in January. As Charlie Chun reports, authorities say that was fuelled by the Spring Festival holiday.

Israeli forces have withdrawn from a key corridor in Gaza, in what is the latest commitment under a tenuous ceasefire. The development comes amid growing concerns over whether the truce between Hamas and Israel can hold. As it stands, the arrangement ends in March. But the two sides appear to have made little progress on negotiating phase two of the ceasefire. Jamie Clarke has the story.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed optimism that his country could avoid higher US tariffs, after meeting US President Donald Trump at the White House. Upon returning to Tokyo yesterday, Mr Ishiba says he believes he and Mr Trump have chemistry. Analysts said the Japanese leader has demonstrated how to maintain a good relationship with Mr Trump. Our Washington correspondent, Barry Wood, told Janice Lo what the two leaders discussed, and why the meeting was significant.

In South Africa, organisations representing Afrikaners have rejected US President Donald Trump's plan to offer them refugee status in the United States. Afrikaners are mostly white descendants of early Dutch and French settlers, who own most of the country's farmland. Mr Trump signed an executive order to cut US aid to South Africa as punishment for what the Trump administration claims were "rights violations". Washington's move to sanction South Africa came after he and his South African-born ally Elon Musk accused its Black leadership of having an anti-white stance. Jamie Clarke reports.

The flow of electricity between the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Russia have officially been severed. Officials have switched off the transmission lines of the Soviet-era grid and prepared to switch to power sources in Europe. The move comes more than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and ends the Baltics' final ties to oil- and gas-rich Russia. Jamie Clarke has more.

Known for its bone-chilling temperatures, a village at the northernmost tip of China is transforming into a thriving tourist spot. It's bringing opportunities that the isolated community previously couldn't offer. Azam Khan reports.

Turning to the Asian Winter Games now...China unleashed an impressive display in Harbin on Sunday, reinforcing its dominance in the overall medal standings. Hailey Yip with this report.

Premier League-leaders Liverpool suffered a stunning FA Cup exit following a 1-0 defeat to Championship side Plymouth. Liverpool are joined at the exit by Tottenham Hotspur,who fell to Aston Villa. Our football correspondent, Tim Bredbury, shared this report of those results and more.