Two-thousand private residential flats are to be offered in seven blocks that will be built in West Kowloon. The managing authority of the arts hub there said footbridges and walkways will connect the project with the Kowloon MTR station. As Frank Yung reports.

The vice-chairman of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, Bernard Chan, says building commercial and residential facilities has always been part of the plan to generate income. Plans have now been unveiled to build seven residential blocks south of Austin Road West, generating nearly 2,000 flats. Chan also says the government's conditional approval of a funding proposal allows the arts hub to ease a financial shortfall. He spoke to Frank Yung.

So, is the plan viable, and would it help the cash-strapped arts hub stay afloat. To discuss more, we are joined on the line by lawmaker Johnny Ng, who is a member of the government's advisory committee on arts development.

New People's Party lawmaker Adrian Ho has stressed the need for greater collaboration with local investment groups interested in funding sporting events at Kai Tak Sports Park. He made the comment after the first antechamber exchange session of the year at Legco, where officials and legislators talked about the new tourism blueprint and sports development, among other topics. The New People's Party lawmaker says he had discussions with tourism minister Rosanna Law and commerce chief Algernon Yau. Ho spoke to Hailey Yip.

Paul Chan, the finance minister, has kicked off his Indonesia trip in Jakarta. He said Hong Kong's doors are wide open to professionals and businesses from the country. Todd Harding reports.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong's new vice-chancellor and president says he will strive to enhance the institution's international status. On taking office on Wednesday. Professor Dennis Lo vowed to work hard to enhance quality in teaching, research, services, and innovation. Damon Pang reports.

Government records show no one has been convicted of ticket scalping near concert venues between 2022 and the first half of last year. As Damon Pang reports, lawmakers have sounded the alarm on scalping becoming more rampant, saying this could tarnish the city's image.

Hong Kong's panda craze is picking up speed, thanks to the launch of a panda-themed high-speed rail train by the MTR Corporation. Daniel Lee takes a closer look.

Mainland authorities say they will increase capacity during the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, which is expected to be the busiest ever. More trains and flights will be in operation, as Chloe Feng reports.

US officials say rampaging wildfires around Los Angeles have killed at least two people and leveled whole streets, torching cars and houses in minutes. Hurricane-force winds whipped up fireballs that leapt from house to house in the upmarket Pacific Palisades area, incinerating a section of California's most desirable real estate favoured by Hollywood celebrities. Some Hollywood actors including Mark Hamill, James Wood and Mandy Moore have said they've been affected by the fire, as our US correspondent Barry Wood told Ben Tse.

An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks has been freed and returned home. Her fate had become intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer arrested in Italy and wanted by the United States. Iranian media has acknowledged the journalist’s release, citing only foreign reports. Iranian officials, however, have offered no immediate comment – as Jamie Clarke reports.

Divers have retrieved the body of one of at least nine miners trapped inside a flooded coal mine in a remote district of India’s northeast. Rescuers have spent the last two days searching for the men trapped below ground, after the mine flooded on Monday when miners hit a water source – that’s according to officials and a state minister. Jamie Clarke has more.

Move over Mickey Mouse... because a pink fox called LinaBell has fast become a fan favourite on the mainland. As Natale Ching reports, the phenomenon has been dubbed "emotional consumption".

In the violin world, Yehudi Menuhin was the first Jewish violinist to perform in Germany after World War II and is widely regarded as the 20th century's greatest. Here in Hong Kong, two of his former students will be performing in a concert featuring works that pay tribute to the master. We’ll also go further back in time and take you to an exhibition that looks at the origins of Chinese civilisation. Find out more in Broad Strokes, our arts and culture-inspired podcast, presented by Ben Tse and Jacqueline Guico.