President Xi Jinping is in Macau for a three-day visit marking the 25th anniversary of the city's return to the motherland. In a speech on the airport tarmac, Xi hailed the SAR's development, and made it clear that its future is looking bright. Frank Yung has more.

Crowd control and set-up procedures are just a few of the measures that authorities will be taking note of, as Kai Tak Arena prepares for its inaugural concert on Friday. Todd Harding reports.

Middle East firms are turning their attention and investments towards Chinese markets, as geopolitical tensions soar. That's according to finance chief Paul Chan. He told an RTHK programme that business leaders in the Gulf were gradually learning more about Hong Kong's uniqueness. Charlie Chun reports.

Development Secretary Bernadette Linn has shot down a lawmaker's suggestion that people who are fined for large scale illegal structures should be allowed to keep them if they're not dangerous. The government is seeking to amend the Buildings Ordinance and increase the maximum fine for unauthorised works to HK$2 million. Vanessa Cheng reports.

Ombudsman Jack Chan says the government should set up a single website for after-death arrangements. Such arrangements include death registration, mortuary services and cremation. Chan said the services are currently provided by different government departments. Kelly Yu reports.

The government has shelved a plan to introduce technology that can detect invalid votes. It comes a day after lawmakers expressed privacy concerns at a Legislative Council meeting. Damon Pang reports.

The government says the sports sector gets priority when it comes to booking the Hong Kong Coliseum. It was commenting after a lawmaker complained that organisers were being turned away and were instead taking their events to Macau or Guangdong. Damon Pang has details.

Lawmakers have expressed concern about mainland agents claiming they can guarantee admission to Hong Kong through talent schemes. This comes as the government said 25 people had been arrested over the past three years on suspicion of using fake qualifications to apply for university places here. Damon Pang reports.

US stocks have tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve said it’s cutting its main interest rate for a third time this year. The trend started in September when the Fed began lowering rates from a two-decade high to support the job market. That cut, though, was widely expected. Jamie Clarke has more.

UK annual inflation has climbed further above the Bank of England's target rate in November. The Consumer Prices Index reached 2.6 percent in the 12 months to November. That's up from 2.3 percent for October.Expectations now are that the UK's central bank won't be cutting rates...that's in contrast with the latest move by the US Federal Reserve, and the European Central Bank's decision that it would keep cutting interest rates. Earlier, Ben Tse asked RTHK's London correspondent Gavin Grey if this upward movement in inflation was expected.

Chinese astronauts have broken a 23-year-old record for the world's longest spacewalk, after completing an historic nine-hour extra-vehicular activity outside the Tiangong space station. The previous record from 2001 held by the US lasted eight hours and 56 minutes. As Azam Khan reports, the 17th spacewalk by the Chinese astronauts achieved a lot of "firsts".

Russia’s security service says it has detained a citizen from Uzbekistan in relation to the bombing that killed a senior army general on Tuesday. The bold assassination in southeastern Moscow was claimed by Ukraine’s security service. It once again brought the nearly three-year war in Ukraine to the streets of the Russian capital. Moscow says the suspect has confessed to planting and detonating the bomb. Jamie Clarke has more.

Israeli troops continue their incursion into the occupied Golan Heights, a buffer zone between Israel and Syria that is monitored by the United Nations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that troops would remain in the area indefinitely. Separated by the divide, a pair of sisters hope that the border will open soon so that they can see and hug each other in-person, for the first time in twenty-seven years. Jamie Clarke reports.

Police say they're investigating a number of similar emails that were recently sent to several lawmakers depicting them naked in bed with a woman. The lawmakers say the photos have obviously been altered, with their faces superimposed over the original image. It's one of many examples of fake photo scams, trying to solicit money to prevent the images from being circulated. But how to differentiate between a fake photo and a real one? And how can people protect themselves from these scams? Find out more in this edition of Fact Focus.

Former players from Real Madrid and Barcelona say they are "ready to deliver" a thrilling show for fans, as the stars get ready to face off in an exhibition match at Hong Kong Stadium tomorrow. Elvis Yu has details.