China has expressed full confidence in reaching its five percent economic growth target this year, despite the tariff war with the United States. The country's economic planning agency says Beijing will speed up measures to stabilise employment and the economy, and boost domestic consumption. Chloe Feng has the details:

Senior diplomats from the Brics group are meeting in Brazil to present a united front in the face of threats emerging from US President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies. It comes after the International Monetary Fund slashed growth forecasts due to the impact of Trump's new tariffs. Jacqueline Guico with that story:

China has called on all parties involved in CK Hutchison's ports deal to act prudently and maintain full communications with relevant departments. Kelly Yu reports:

Hong Kong's lived-in home prices have fallen for the fourth straight month, remaining at their lowest level in almost nine years. As Chloe Feng reports, global trade uncertainties curbed investment appetite last month.

Commenting on the latest home price index data, Martin Wong, Knight Frank's senior director, and head of research and consultancy for Greater China, said the decline is in line with expectations. He said the fall in housing prices will continue in the short term because of global uncertainties as well as a record-high supply of homes locally. But he said if the US Federal Reserve starts to reduce interest rates in the second quarter, investment sentiment will improve. He spoke to Chloe Feng:

The Travel Industry Council says Hong Kong can expect to welcome about 800,000 mainland visitors during the Labour Day Golden Week early next month. It says the panda cubs at Ocean Park are likely to be a major attraction, as Vanessa Cheng reports:

A senior health official says the government's latest tobacco-control measures will not discourage people from visiting Hong Kong. Azam Khan has the details:

The government has not ruled out removing certain job types from a list that was introduced in 2018 to attract more non-Hong Kong professionals to work here. The city's labour chief also doesn't think that imported talent will lower salaries for local workers. Frank Yung reports:

More than a hundred faithful gathered on Monday at the Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception to pay tribute to the late Pope Francis. As Kelly Yu reports, former chief executive Donald Tsang was one of those who attended the requiem mass.

Senior assistant police commissioner Keith Yip has been named Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, succeeding Joe Chow who was appointed police chief earlier this month. Raymond Yeung reports:

Chinese University researchers have announced that they have taken a vital step towards finding a treatment for Huntington's disease. As Charlie Chun reports, they discovered an enzyme linked to the disease and its corresponding inhibitor.

Professor Edwin Chan, who heads the research team studying Huntington's disease at Chinese University, told Charlie Chun more about the disease.

The A4 alliance of independent lawmakers has urged that pet laws be updated in areas including transportation and animal abuse. The call came after the group comprising Scott Leung, Kitson Yang, Connie Lam and Gary Zhang conducted a survey over the past two months. Kowloon City District Councillor Fun Cheung, who presented the poll's findings at a press conference on Monday, spoke to Natasha Ho about the findings:

A massive blackout that hit most of the Iberian Peninsula was due to a sudden, large drop in power supply that caused the grid inter-connection between Spain and France to trip, according to Spanish grid operator REE. Officials say nearly half of Spain's electricity supply had been restored after the power outage brought parts of the country as well as neighbouring Portugal to a standstill. Officials say there was ¡§no indication¡¨ of a cyber attack. Jamie Clarke reports:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a new temporary ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies in World War II. This is the second truce announcement by Putin. The first, a 30-hour Easter ceasefire, saw both countries accuse each other of violations. The new three-day halt in fighting is scheduled to begin on May 8th, as Jamie Clarke reports:

Ten elderly people accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of jewellery from American star, Kim Kardashian, during the 2016 Paris fashion week have gone on trial. Kardashian herself is expected to testify. Robert Kemp reports:

Yemen's Houthi rebels allege a US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding dozens of others. The US military has not acknowledged carrying out the strike, but it is likely to renew questions from activists about the American campaign in Yemen, known as "Operation Rough Rider". The attacks have been targeting rebels as the Trump administration negotiates with their main benefactor, Iran, over Tehran¡¦s nuclear programme. Jamie Clarke has more: