Hong Kong and Guangdong have reached agreements on 126 economic and trade cooperation projects, totalling more than 100 billion yuan. As Vanessa Cheng reports, officials on both sides hailed the deals as bringing the province and the SAR closer together.

Meanwhile, the Financial Secretary says Hong Kong will continue to play an important role in helping companies in the Greater Bay Area achieve their global ambitions. Speaking at a GBA summit, Paul Chan said that firms in the region are vital for the country's opening-up. Here's Kelly Yu:

Labour officials say they plan to start using drones in around a year from now to check safety issues at construction sites. A recent string of fatal work accidents has put safety concerns firmly under the spotlight, as Damon Pang reports:

Vincent Ho, a building surveyor in Hong Kong, told Janice Wong that drone technology was the way to go to enhance safety at construction sites:

A Hospital Authority director says holding senior managers to account for medical blunders at public hospitals won't mean that lower-ranked staff involved will be off the hook. Last week, bosses pledged to improve governance and spell out the responsibility of staff of all ranks, with a review committee submitting more than 30 recommendations. Frank Yung has more:

The head of the National Games Coordination Office says the overall time taken for a cross-border cycling race on Sunday was shorter than expected. Yeung Tak-keung also said the test event gave organisers useful information and data about the course as the city looks ahead to next year's games. Vanessa Cheng reports:

China said it hopes Japan will work towards improving people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. That's after Beijing announced visa-free arrangements for Japanese citizens last week. Anne Chan reports:

A DHL cargo plane crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital, skidding into a house and killing a Spanish crew member. Three others onboard the vessel were injured. No one was harmed on the ground. The cause is under investigation. Jamie Clarke reports:

Left-wing politician Yamandu Orsi has been elected president of Uruguay, ending five years of conservative rule. Mr Orsi won just under 50 percent of the votes in a runoff, while 45.9 percent went to Alvaro Delgado, a member of the outgoing president's centre-right coalition. Jacqueline Guico reports:

French prosecutors have asked for the maximum 20-year prison sentence for the man who organised the mass rape of his wife for nearly a decade. Prosecutors have also begun to lay out the verdicts and punishments they want for the dozens of men accused of raping the woman while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her, now, ex-husband. Jamie Clarke reports:

Britain remains on high alert after the second major storm of the season battered the country over the weekend, leaving several people dead and disrupting road and rail travel. Hundreds of homes in England and Wales battled the floodwaters yesterday and several rail operators cancelled services after Storm Bert lashed Britain with heavy rains and strong winds. UK-based journalist Kay Oliver told Carol Musgrave that the storm continued to cause problems:

The teenage boss of a streaming news channel on YouTube says his country’s proposed social media ban for young people would stifle creativity. The legislation was introduced into the Australian parliament last week. It is expected to be passed this week with the support of major parties. Jamie Clarke has more:

European scientists have developed an AI algorithm that can interpret pig noises. You might ask - what's the point? Well, the aim is to give farmers feedback and alert them if their pigs are unhappy... in the hope that this could improve animal welfare. But would consumers choose meat from a farm where they knew the animals had led a happy life? Reuters' Kristy Kilburn reports:

From virtual Chinese doctors giving instant diagnoses to robotic dogs roaming the halls, artificial intelligence took centre stage at the World Internet Conference which wrapped up in Wuzhen last week. The country's biggest internet forum of the year explored AI and its impact on humanity. So what role does AI play in research, healthcare, tech start-ups, and even international cooperation? Kelly Yu finds out in this week's Tech Tuesday: