China has announced a basket of new measures, including interest rate cuts and extra funding, to prop up the economy. As Chloe Feng reports, the move comes as Beijing steps up efforts to offset the impact of sky-high US tariffs.

An economist praised the timing of the latest measures aimed at offsetting the impact of the US tariffs. But Michelle Lam, Greater China economist at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking, noted the package is still "relatively conservative". She spoke to Chloe Feng:

Vice Premier He Lifeng is set to travel to Switzerland for high level talks with US trade officials later this week. On Saturday, he will meet US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in what is seen as the first step in negotiations over the steep tariffs that US President Donald Trump has imposed on Chinese goods. Altis Wong reports:

Customs officers have arrested two people over the suspected abrupt closure of Alliance Medical Group, after nearly 1,700 people filed complaints involving over HK$7 million of unfulfilled contracts. Kelly Yu reports:

A tourism-sector representative says new attractions contributed to the better-than-expected arrivals from the mainland over the Labour Day Golden Week. About 920,000 mainlanders visited the city, far above estimates of 800,000. Sophie Hui reports:

The government will consider introducing a public transport quota system for a hiking trail in Sai Kung. This follows reports of overcrowding at the site which has gained popularity recently. Damon Pang has the details:

A lawmaker has expressed hope that vote counting in the city's elections will become fully electronic amid a likelihood that ballots for trade-based seats in the legislature's upcoming poll may no longer be tallied by hand. Frank Yung reports:

Chief Executive John Lee says the newly renovated ICAC exhibition hall in North Point can serve as a way to develop an anti-corruption mindset. Following a four-month renovation, the venue which was first set up in 2007, is an improved showcase of Hong Kong's anti-corruption journey through visual and interactive elements. Charlie Chun reports:

The ICAC's community relations director, Diman Mak, spoke to Charlie Chun about the renovation process.

Queues formed outside theatres across the city on Wednesday as tickets for the annual Cinema Day went on sale. Each ticket for all screenings on Saturday costs just HK$30. Elvis Yu reports:

Two industrial groups say Hong Kong firms are well-positioned to weather trade disruptions brought by US tariffs. They say some businesses are already pivoting to emerging markets such as the Middle East and the Global South. Kelly Yu has more:

At least 43 people have been killed, with another 46 wounded, after India hit Pakistani Kashmir with missiles on Wednesday. Pakistan says it shot down five Indian aircraft and has vowed to retaliate in what is the worst clash in more than two decades between the nuclear-armed neighbours. New Delhi has reported at least 15 deaths from Pakistani shelling. China has joined a host of countries in pleading for restraint. Jamie Clarke reports:

Meanwhile, Cathay Pacific says it doesn't operate passenger flights over Pakistan while it had paused its cargo flights over the country at the end of last month. It made the comment as a number of Asian airlines cancelled and diverted flights due to the conflict in South Asia. Kelly Yu reports:

Thick black smoke emerged on Wednesday from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, in a sign that cardinals had failed to elect a new head of the Catholic Church in their first conclave vote.

At least 48 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on a school housing displaced Palestinian families. The site was also located close to a crowded market and restaurant in Gaza City. That follows two deadly Israeli airstrikes on another school housing displaced people in central Gaza on Tuesday. Jamie Clarke has more:

Is there an underground city beneath one of the Great Pyramids of Giza? A hidden world of structures and massive columns that spiral more than half-a-kilometre into the earth? Well, no. Those are the supposed findings of three Italian researchers with no background in Egyptology or archaeology. The trio said they deployed special radar used by Nasa to see underground. But according to AFP Factcheck, the American space agency itself said the synthetic aperture radar is, quote, "not designed to probe extreme depths". In this episode of Fact Focus, Elvis Yu digs deeper into the latest false claim over one the world's Seven Wonders.