With the government facing a budget shortfall of almost HK$100 billion, all attention will be on how the Financial Secretary plans to cut spending and increase revenue when he makes his budget proposals later this morning. In our third and final part of our series previewing Paul Chan's blueprint, Damon Pang takes a closer look at some of the ideas being floated–and how effective they may be.

Hong Kong Disneyland has reported its best-ever business performance, with a record net profit of more than HK$830 million in the last fiscal year. Visitor numbers also hit a record 7.7 million. Vanessa Cheng reports.

Dennis Wong, a hospitality expert with the Vocational Training Council, told Ben Tse that Disney's performance is welcome news and that it's been able to maintain its uniqueness, and that it was attractive to visitors coming in from around the world.

Police here have arrested three people for allegedly claiming they had spare tickets on sale for the opening ceremony of the Kai Tak Sports Park on Saturday, with tickets reportedly being offered at marked up prices. Frank Yung has the story.

Event organisers have been urged to ensure that they have sufficient funding before selling tickets. The government's advice came after this year's Digital Art Fair was cancelled just weeks before it was due to open, as Chloe Feng reports.

An online video has triggered an investigation into suspicions that some street cleaners have been creating fake work for themselves by sticking posters on lampposts so they can be seen removing them. The contractor could be penalised if the allegation is proved, as Hailey Yip reports.

Environment minister Tse Chin-wan says he believes a market-led approach in recycling plastic containers and beverage cartons will reduce overall operational costs. But as Kelly Yu reports, companies that miss targets will be penalised.

A man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for trafficking in a trace amount of cocaine as he left Hong Kong. Vanessa Cheng has the story.

The government has been urged to allocate more resources to improve vocational training in order to develop more locally skilled talent. This follows a survey in which most respondents called for better career education to be provided at schools. Charlie Chun reports.

A change in the law which will allow drivers to use electronic gadgets to get their cars to park themselves has been welcomed by a motoring group. It says technology will help make parking easier especially in tight spaces. Janice Lo reports.

Researchers in the University of Hong Kong have built a tiny drone that can zip through the air at speeds over 70 kilometres per hour - but that's not all. The high-speed technology can map its route - literally - on the fly. Jacqueline Guico has details.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have said that US President Donald Trump was "working towards a durable peace in Ukraine". According to a readout of the call from the prime minister's office, Starmer and Macron had spoken on the phone and "agreed that President Trump's leadership in working towards a durable peace in Ukraine was welcome." Our European correspondent Gavin Grey spoke with Carol Musgrave.

South Korea’s suspended president has given his closing statement at his impeachment trial. Yoon Suk-yeol has defended his decisions since his failed implementation of martial law as lawful and necessary to protect the country. He’s also vowed to push for political reform if reinstated – as Jamie Clarke reports.

Roughly a third of staffers at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency -- or Doge -- have resigned in protest, saying that they will not push through demanded changes that they say put the United States at risk. That drew a retort from the multi-billionaire, saying "They would've been fired had they not resigned". Aaron Tam reports.

A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year has been extradited to France from Romania. The extradition comes just days after his arrest in Bucharest ended a nine-month international manhunt. The Paris Prosecutor has said that the fugitive had connections with Marseille’s organised crime syndicates and was suspected of heading a drug trafficking network. Jamie Clarke has more.

Syria’s interim president has said his country has a “historical opportunity” to rebuild. The comments came in an address at a long-awaited national dialogue conference, billed by the country’s new rulers as a key milestone after the fall of former President Bashar Assad and nearly fourteen years of civil war. Organisers of the one-day event said the recommendations agreed by the day’s end – on topics such as transitional justice, the economy and the new constitution - would help guide a new transitional government. Hundreds of people from across Syria were invited to the gathering, as Jamie Clarke reports.

New research from the United States has suggested that astronauts should do jumping exercises - if they want to minimise the health risks of long space trips. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Carnegie Science studied jumping mice, and concluded astronauts could maintain the health of their cartilage and joints during voyages in Mars or the moon and back by jumping. The paper was published in the journal "n-p-j Microgravity". Natale Ching reports.