From November 1, children under the age of eight, or who are under 1.35 meters will be required to sit in child car seats when travelling in private cars. Children older than eight years old or taller than 1.35 metres, meanwhile, must either wear a seatbelt or use a restraining device like a seat belt adjuster, a wearable safety restraint vest or a foldable booster. Peter Goh, the CEO of the Hong Kong, China Automobile Association says there is no mandatory requirement for youngsters under the age of three right now to be restrained in any way in a car. He told Carol Musgrave the latest move will ensure that all children travelling in private vehicles will be adequately protected.

The number of flight movements at Chek Lap Kok reached a post-pandemic high last month, according to the Airport Authority. More than five million passengers passed through the airport in January, as Tom McAlinden reports.

Kai Tak appears to be the top choice as people applied for homes in the second phase of the light public housing scheme. Many applicants said Kai Tak offers convenience, as Charlie Chun reports.

CLP Holdings says its annual profit increased by 75 percent to HK$11.7 billion last year. As Vanessa Cheng reports there was a notable improvement in its business in Australia.

Baptist University says industry leaders have supported its proposal to build Hong Kong's third medical school. Charlie Chun reports.

Hong Kong's education sector could face funding cuts as the financial secretary prepares to deliver his budget speech tomorrow amid a projected HK$100 billion deficit. Victor Kwok, deputy research director at Our Hong Kong Foundation, says the education budget has grown significantly over the past decade. Kwok says spending cuts should be strategic rather than across-the-board to minimise the impact. He told Kelly Yu the government could consider reducing spending on university research.

The Trade Development Council said a new index it's introduced to gauge how well Hong Kong fares in environmental, social and governance, or ESG, has identified several strengths.
The council said it used the index in a survey of more than 1,200 vendors and buyers during several of its trade fairs and business events last year. Overall, Hong Kong received a total of 64.3 points on the index, a figure well above the neutral point of 50. Irina Fan, TDC's director of research, said the findings suggest Hong Kong excels in areas such as availability and diversity in green and sustainable products or services, talent training, as well as connecting with the markets of international trade partners. She spoke to Natasha Ho.

A dozen leaders from Europe and Canada were in Ukraine to mark the third anniversary of the country’s war with Russia. The anniversary is marked as US policies on Russia and Ukraine shift dramatically under President Donald Trump, while questions about possible peace talks and Ukraine's interest in European Union and Nato membership loom large. Civilians on both sides of the Russia/Ukraine border are calling for an end to the deadly conflict, and for things to return to the way they were. Jamie Clarke has more.

The UN Security Council has adopted a US resolution on Ukraine that was supported by Russia and contained no criticism of Moscow's aggression on the third anniversary of the Ukraine war. Barry O'Rorke reports.

But first, President Xi Jinping has praised efforts by Moscow and others to "defuse" the Ukraine crisis, in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Priscilla Ng reports.

Tech giant Alibaba says it plans to invest 380 billion yuan in building cloud and AI hardware infrastructure in the next three years. The announcement comes a week after co-founder Jack Ma joined other mainland entrepreneurs for a meeting with President Xi Jinping. In another move, Shenzhen is to set up a 10-billion yuan fund for the development of artificial intelligence and robotics. Vanessa Cheng reports.

The nation's highest court has sentenced four key figures in cross-border telecom fraud cases to life in prison. As Chloe Feng reports, the penalties underlined China's efforts to combat such crimes.

Communities in the Philippines are coming up with creative solutions to combat the dengue outbreak, as cases of the mosquito-borne illness sky-rocket across the Southeast Asian country. Azam Khan reports.

The trial of a French ex-surgeon accused of aggravated rape and sexual assault on hundreds of victims, most of them children, has opened in Brittany. The case began in 2017, when a 6-year-old neighbour said the accused had touched her over the fence separating their properties. The trial comes as activists are pushing to lift taboos that have long surrounded sexual abuse in France. The most prominent case was that of Gisele Pelicot, who was drugged and raped by her now ex-husband and dozens of other men. They were convicted and sentenced in December to prison terms ranging from three to twenty years. Jamie Clarke reports.

Germany’s opposition leader Friedrich Merz says he wants to begin coalition talks immediately with the centre-left Social Democrats, after claiming victory in Sunday’s national election. Merz says his top three priorities for negotiations are curbing migrations, the economy and Europe’s foreign and security policy. That will likely require diplomacy and a readiness to compromise, both of which haven’t been too evident in recent weeks. It's still a much easier task than it might have been. For hours on Sunday night, it looked likely that Merz would need to add a second centre-left partner to put together a parliamentary majority. Jamie Clarke has more.

Neo-Chinese clothing, or the New Chinese Style, has taken the fashion world by storm. The movement re-imagines traditional Chinese elements, and combines them with modern designs. Many people see it as a sign of the growing appreciation of Chinese aesthetics, as well as the country’s increasing global clout. Chloe Feng takes a closer look at the high style of Neo-Chinese fashion in this week's episode of our podcast "China Perspectives".