US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, says he'll meet his Chinese counterpart in Sweden next week for tariff talks, ahead of Washington's mid-August deadline for levies to snap back to steeper levels. There has been no immediate confirmation from Beijing although the Foreign Ministry insisted earlier that China's position on the issue of tariffs was consistent and clear. Jamie Clarke reports.

Health authorities say they've taken measures to prevent the spread of Chikungunya fever in Hong Kong. As Sophie Hui reports, they're also joining hands with their Macau and Guangdong counterparts to fight the spread of mosquito-borne diseases.

A local NGO is urging the government to provide more services and support for caregivers in times of stress. The call came after researchers from the Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service and Saint Francis University polled nearly 800 caregivers between December and April. They identified two main groups of caregivers - those who are still working and those who've retired but continue caretaking duties in their own homes. Baptist Oi Kwan's assistant service head Thomas Fung told Charlie Chun more about the conditions they face.

Security minister Chris Tang says new national security guidelines for civil servants will detail how they should identify and respond to what he called "soft resistance". Sophie Cheung reports.

The head of Asia's largest real estate investment trust says he plans to retire by June next year. George Hongchoy said his greatest achievement at Link Asset Management was to see its assets balloon during his 16 years at the helm. Chloe Feng reports.

Researchers at the Chinese University (CUHK) say they've developed a new medical tool that will help shorten surgery time for acute stroke and enable patients to recover faster. The tiny device is designed to navigate narrow brain vessels with higher precision and carry out multiple treatments at the same time. An assistant professor of the university's department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Bonaventure Ip, spoke to Sophie Cheung about the new tool.

Attendance at the storm-disrupted book fair this year was down 10 percent from a year ago. According to the Trade Development Council, which organised the annual event, the total number of visits reached 890,000 compared with 990,000 in 2024. On the final day of the fair on Tuesday, exhibitors made a last-ditch effort to boost sales. As Elvis Yu reports, additional discounts and promotions were on offer to the delight of book lovers.

Tourism chief Rosanna Law says visitors to the Wine and Dine Festival in October can get a taste of the finer wines from France's famous Bordeaux vineyards. Charlie Chun reports.

It's going to be an unforgettable experience for a group of Hong Kong youngsters this summer. They're joining an astronaut training camp on the mainland to learn about the country's space programme. The curator of the Hong Kong Space Museum, Timothy Ho, says the students who were chosen to join the Young Astronaut Training Camp all showed good aerospace knowledge and discipline. The nine-day programme begins on Friday and will take them to various facilities, such as Beijing Aerospace City and the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Ho says those taking part will have the opportunity to learn more about space science as well as China's space achievements. He told Lauren Kee about the goals of programme.

One of the lucky attendees to the space camp is Anson Cheng, a secondary two student from Diocesan Girls' School. She told Lauren Kee why she was taking part.

China says it created nearly seven million new urban jobs in the first half of this year. The data represents 58 percent of the nation's annual target, as Chloe Feng reports.

Heavy flooding has inundated the Philippine capital, Manila, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and schools and government offices to shut. The worst may be yet to come as a fresh storm is brewing off the coast. At least six people have died and another six remain missing after Tropical Storm Wipha skirted the country on Friday. Jamie Clarke reports.

Iran has refused to give up on its nuclear enrichment programme despite damage caused by US air strikes last month. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says it's a matter of national pride while insisting that Tehran's nuclear programme is for civilian purposes. Raymond Yeung reports.

Venezuela has launched an investigation into claims that its citizens were tortured in an El Salvador prison. The citizens were sent there by the United States during a crackdown on undocumented migrants. The 252 Venezuelan migrants were flown home last Friday and - after days of medical tests and questioning - were finally released to family and friends. Jamie Clarke reports.

A former policeman in the US state of Kentucky has been sentenced to 33 months in prison in connection with the killing of a black woman in 2020. Breonna Taylor was fatally shot during a botched raid on her home. As Lau Hon-ting reports, her death sparked widespread protests.

A robot that can detect buried mines. A system that spots stolen cars at toll booths. A tractor that both irrigates crops and ploughs fields. These were among the inventions Nigerian students brought to a robotics competition in Lagos called "Battle of the Bots". The competition challenged young innovators to develop solutions for pressing local issues across five key sectors of education, power, security, agriculture, and healthcare. Jamie Clarke reports.

Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of the 1970s British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, has died at the age of 76. No cause of death was given but Osbourne revealed in 2020 that he'd been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Todd Harding reports.