The operating licences of two travel agencies and one tour guide have been revoked for forced shopping. It's the second such enforcement action taken by the Travel Industry Authority in a month, as Janice Lo reports.

DAB lawmaker Nixie Lam has described a decision by the Travel Industry Authority to revoke the licences of two tour agencies and a tour guide over forced shopping, as pro-active. Lam told Janice Lo that while cases of malpractice may only be isolated incidents in recent years, they could still severely undermine the city's international reputation.

Global investors and start-ups have been urged to consider establishing a foothold in the Greater Bay Area, given its unique combination of strengths in finance and innovation. Here's Elvis Yu.

Chief Executive John Lee says Hong Kong is fully committed to furthering its partnership with Central Asian countries. The city, he said, aims to expand its role as a "super connector" under the Belt and Road Initiative. Raymond Yeung has details.

Health chief Lo Chung-mau says Hong Kong is facing a flu peak, and the most effective way to protect at-risk groups is through vaccination. Lo and health officials on Monday received their seasonal flu jabs at the Sai Wan Ho Family Medicine Clinic. Wallis Wang reports.

The government has launched an initiative called the Green Accelerator, which is aimed at turning green technologies into investable and scalable projects. Altis Wong reports.

The government is fully dedicated to shaping Hong Kong as a global hub for philanthropy, according to Chief Secretary Eric Chan. Janice Lo reports.

Customs officers at the Lo Wu control point have seized 200 live crickets and 13 kilogrammes of dubia cockroaches, in two suspected cases of illegally importing live plant pests. Sophie Hui reports.

An expert has suggested that the cleaner water quality in Tolo Harbour is the reason why stingrays flocked to Tai Po recently. Excited residents tried to get a glimpse of the fish or even catch them. Suzanne Gendron, past director of the Ocean Park Foundation and director of conservation consultancy Sage Advice, was on RTHK's Backchat programme to discuss the rare sightings.

Analysts say a move by Beijing to inject capital into big state-owned insurers, could ease capital constraints and solvency pressures, that have held ⁠insurers back from investing more long-term funds into the stock market. On Sunday, five state-owned insurers and three banks said they would raise up to a combined 360 billion yuan, through capital injections from the Ministry of Finance and other shareholders. The ministry would issue 300 billion yuan in special bonds to fund the injections.

The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, could end up forming its first state government with the help of a small leftist party that shares its hostility both to mass immigration and to the mainstream parties' efforts to exclude more radical parties from power. The AfD surged into first place in Sunday's state election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt but fell just short of an absolute majority, with 39 of 83 seats in the regional legislature. It's a major political shift and could have an impact beyond Germany's borders. Our European correspondent Gavin Grey told Ben Tse that the AfD is riding high in the opinion polls.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he’s “deeply shocked” by his party's state election defeat at the hands of the Alternative for Germany. He’s ruled out working with the far-right party, as it appeals to lawmakers to support its bid to rule the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Jamie Clarke reports.

Nepal on Monday marked a national day of mourning for the nearly 1,400 people killed by a fast-moving mudslide nearly two weeks ago. Flags flew at half-mast as the Himalayan country observed traditional Hindu mourning rituals on the 13th day after death. Raymond Yeung reports.

A top official within the US-backed Board of Peace has said a two-state solution to the Gaza conflict is becoming impossible. He’s cited a failure to move forward in the besieged enclave, and rising violence in the West Bank. Jamie Clarke has the details.

Israeli strikes on a southern Lebanese town have killed at least twelve people, including two children, in one of the deadliest days of Israeli bombardment in recent weeks. After days of escalating strikes, fears of a renewed Israeli military campaign are mounting in Lebanon - as Jamie Clarke again.