A veteran astronaut will lead two crew members on their first flight to the Tiangong space station, the latest milestone in the country's race to send a manned mission to the moon by 2030. The Shenzhou-20 mission is scheduled to blast off on Thursday. Azam Khan reports:

Two payload specialists from Hong Kong and Macau are on track to make their inaugural space flight as early as next year. This was announced by the China Manned Space Agency on the eve of the launch of the Shenzhou-20 spaceship. Chloe Feng with that story:

China says the door is always wide open for talks with the United States to resolve trade disputes. The Foreign Ministry statement came as President Xi Jinping said tariffs hurt the multilateral trading system. Hailey Yip reports:

Chief Executive John Lee, who's on a visit to Zhejiang province, says he's held talks with six Hangzhou start-ups and invited them to expand their businesses in Hong Kong. Vanessa Cheng reports:

Commerce minister Algernon Yau says he thinks business people are smart enough to know where opportunities lie. He also said it is convenient for them to operate in Hong Kong as the city is a tariff-free economy. Janice Lo reports:

Three people were arrested on suspicion of using false instruments after they allegedly tried to open a bank account using suspected counterfeit bonds. Kelly Yu reports:

A unionist lawmaker has suggested that employees raise their contributions to the mandatory provident fund so that they have better protection after retirement. Janice Lo reports:

A unionist lawmaker says he welcomes a proposal to allow people to transfer their entire MPF pot to a new scheme provider every year. Currently, people can only transfer their own contributions, but not those made by their employers. Lawmaker Lam Chun-sing, who's also chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions, told Janice Lo the proposal is good for workers:

The Water Supplies Department plans to strengthen Hong Kong's drinking water safety protocols by revising its monitoring regime to align it with the latest 2022 World Health Organisation guidelines. Hailey Yip has the details:

Cathay Pacific is expecting a drop in air cargo demand on the mainland and the United States. Hong Kong's flag carrier says this is because of tariff tensions and Washington's scrapping of a duty-free exemption for low-value parcels. Chloe Feng reports:

The world's biggest auto show has opened in Shanghai and runs until May 2. Leading automakers are showing off their latest designs, with electric vehicles in the spotlight. Elvis Yu reports:

The Palestinian president has called on Hamas to lay down its arms and hand the running of Gaza to his Palestinian Authority. The comments came as part of some unusually strong language during a speech in the West Bank - amid international doubt over the authority's role at a key moment for the region. Jamie Clarke has more:

Tech firms Apple and Meta have been ordered to pay fines worth hundreds of millions of euros by European Union anti-trust regulators. They are the first sanctions the EU has handed out under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech. But as Jamie Clarke reports, the fines risk angering US President Donald Trump who has threatened to be tough with Europe on trade.

Thailand is among the Southeast Asian nations hardest hit by US President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs. Depending on the outcome of negotiations, it could be slapped with a 36 percent duty on goods when a pause on the tariffs ends in July. Last year, Thailand shipped 849,000 metric tonnes of rice to the United States. Tariffs would stall those exports and hand the advantage to Thailand's competitors. Azam Khan reports:

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has levelled harsh criticism at global financial institutions, after the International Monetary Fund said that America's tariffs would slow growth and push debt higher across the globe. Speaking on the sidelines of IMF and World Bank annual meetings, he said both institutions needed a refocusing on their core missions. Jamie Clarke reports:

A post that's claiming that people are likely to experience seizures after getting vaccinated against measles has been making the rounds on social media since mid-March. The post is being shared as a measles outbreak in the US worsens, this week reaching over 800 cases....but why is it gaining any traction at all, and how much has the anti-vax message hampered efforts to stop the spread of a once-eradicated disease? In this edition of Fact Focus, Elvis Yu also scrutinises the American response to the measles outbreak under US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Junior, who is known for his anti-vaccine stance.