Five yachts from the Greater Bay Area have been given the green light to sail into Hong Kong waters. The Southbound Yacht Travel Scheme, which facilitates cross-border visits, takes effect on Friday. Elvis Yu with the details.

The commodore of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club says the city needs more facilities for yachts. David Norton was speaking on RTHK's Backchat programme yesterday, on the eve of the start of the Southbound Yacht Travel Scheme.

Hong Kong recorded about 4.03 million visitor arrivals in September, up 22 percent year-on-year. That number pushed the cumulative total for the first nine months of this year past the 40-million mark. Lucy Wang has that story.

Para taekwondo player Yeung Siu-ki and para athlete Katie Wong have been named as the flag-bearers for Hong Kong, China at this year's Asian Para Games in Japan. Altis Wong reports.

The retail sector has been urged to follow-up on customer complaints proactively, and ensure that they handle any ensuing disputes transparently, instead of relying solely on technology. Janice Lo reports.

The retail sector has been urged to follow-up on customer complaints proactively, and ensure that they handle any ensuing disputes transparently instead of relying solely on technology. The call from the Consumer Council came as it saw a nearly 60 percent year-on-year surge in the number of customer service complaints in the first nine months of the year, to nearly 3,100. The watchdog's vice chairman Tony Pang told Janice Lo that the adoption of AI in handling complaints has also contributed to the rise in complaints.

An expert says it's "weird" that two successive rush-hour service disruptions occurred on the Kwun Tong line within a span of 15 hours. Edward Lo, past chairman of the Electrical Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, said a repeat of the incidents on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning is very unlikely. But speaking on RTHK's Backchat programme, he said equipment should be better monitored.

Police say they've smashed a cross-border syndicate accused of running an elaborate investment fraud centred on agarwood trees, arresting six people and seizing more than HK$14 million. The suspects, aged between 52 and 66, include the alleged mastermind and several core members of the group. Janice Lo reports.

An annual survey by the Independent Commission Against Corruption shows that 99.2 percent of respondents have not personally encountered corruption in the past year. That's the highest figure ever recorded, as Marcus Lum reports.

OpenAI has filed trade-secret claims against Apple, alleging that a former employee stole proprietary data before defecting to the iPhone maker. The lawsuit is being fought in a San Jose court, where Apple deny the allegations. Our Silicon Valley correspondent Mark Niu tells Carol Musgrave that the ex-employee is accused of taking more than a 100 files from OpenAI.

Attorneys General from eight US states have filed separate lawsuits against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of endangering children through its ChatGPT chatbot, and misleading consumers about the product's safety. Raymond Yeung reports.

Secretary for Security Chris Tang says he has received a scam call from someone posing as a Security Bureau officer, and that he challenged the caller to find him in his own office. Natale Ching reports.

Premier Li Qiang says relations between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are entering a new stage with the opening of the New Yalu River bridge. Raymond Yeung reports.

More than 340,000 overseas buyers are expected to attend the China Import and Export Fair, which opened in Guangzhou on Thursday. More than 30,000 companies are exhibiting their products at the event, better known as the Canton Fair. Lucy Wang reports.

As tensions deepen between the United States and Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country will no longer abide by the White House’s demands not to strike Russian oil refineries. Relations between Kyiv and Washington have soured since last week, when the Trump administration eased sanctions on Russia, in exchange for Moscow releasing large amounts of diesel onto global markets. Jamie Clarke has more.

In Pakistan, funerals have been held for students killed when the roof of their school in northwestern Peshawar collapsed yesterday. The tragedy claimed the lives of at least 34 students, most of them under 13, and a female teacher. At least 45 children were injured. Raymond Yeung has the details.

There were solid results for Bournemouth and Sunderland in the Europa League, as they maintained their perfect starts to the league phase of Europe's second-tier competition. It was a different story for Crystal Palace, though, who were handed their fourth loss of the season in all competitions after falling to French side Lyon. Nazvi Careem has more.

Tai Po fell 1-0 to Singapore side Lion City Sailors in a second round AFC Champions League Two clash. Our Asia football correspondent, Chris KL Lau, has more on the action from Mong Kok Stadium.