President Xi Jinping has proposed five initiatives on greater Brics cooperation in areas of artificial intelligence, trade and investment facilitation, digital industry, smart manufacturing, and talent development. Aaron Tam reports.

Chief Executive John Lee says he would wear a lapel pin symbolising the city’s first five-year plan while delivering the blueprint and Policy Address on Wednesday. Wallis Wang reports.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan says Hong Kong’s connections with Belt and Road regions and the Global South have deepened, aligned with the city's continuous growth in innovation and technology. Wallis Wang reports.

Several political heavyweights who worked with Hong Kong's first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, have paid tribute to the late leader, praising his foresight and major contributions to the city's development. Elvis Yu reports.

Police say they've received over 700 reports from people saying their credit card details have been stolen and used to buy smartphones, involving a total of nearly HK$15 million. There's been a flurry of posts on social media from people in Hong Kong saying their cards have been used to buy the new iPhone during a pre-order launch. As Aaron Tam reports, major banks have launched investigations, with HSBC and Standard Chartered both saying they will help affected customers reverse the transactions.

The Financial Services Development Council, or FSDC, has urged Hong Kong to enhance efforts to lure more long-term patient capital, including pension funds from the mainland, to invest globally via the city. Patient capital is money intended for long-term investments. The call was part of the FSDC's newly released roadmap to further improve the city's capital market competitiveness. The council's vice-chairman, Andrew Weir, noted that the roadmap came after the council collected views from over 600 market participants. He added that the goal is to transform the city into a capital nexus. Other key proposals include cutting the time and costs associated with new listings and to further expand the products eligible under the Wealth Management Connect and ETF Connect. He spoke to Chloe Feng about some of the roadmap's key recommendations.

A trial scheme at Tai Po Hospital has found that listening to music tied to happy memories can reduce agitation in elderly patients with dementia and cognitive decline. The year-long programme involved 72 inpatients aged 65 or older. Each patient got a personalised playlist of songs they loved when they were younger, and they listened to it four times a day for 30 minutes at a time. Dr Yip Wai-man, Chief of Service for the Department of Medicine & Geriatrics at Tai Po Hospital, told Elvis Yu a front-line nurse came up with the idea.

The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups has called on the government to include a dedicated chapter on youth development in the city’s five-year plan. This came as a think tank set up by the federation -- called Youth Ideas -- surveyed more than 650 young people in July, and found over 60 percent of them believe the blueprint is relevant to their individual development. Wallis Wang reports.

Rescuers in Indonesia say at least six people have died and 129 others are missing after a ferry capsized in rough seas. One survivor has recounted scenes of panic as passengers scrambled for life jackets. Jamie Clarke has the details.

The head of OpenAI says the company won't go public this year, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence. Sean Kennedy has more.

US President Donald Trump has hit out at critics of artificial intelligence who’ve warned firms needed to slow down the development of the powerful technology. Jamie Clarke reports.

Ukraine says Russia has struck a passenger train near the Polish border. The country’s state railway company says no one was injured in the attack as monitors had warned the crew of the threat in advance. Jamie Clarke reports.

Alexander Zverev is a two-time Grand Slam champion. The world number two won the US Open final in New York after defeating Ben Shelton in four sets, denying his opponent's bid to become the first American man in 23 years to lift the trophy at the Grand Slam event. Nazvi Careem with more.

Manchester City were 1-0 winners over rivals Manchester United in a highly dramatic and controversial Manchester derby at Old Trafford. Despite playing with ten men for over 70 minutes, the slim victory maintains Enzo Maresca's perfect start as City manager in the new English Premier League campaign. Sean Kennedy has more.