President Xi Jinping has met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on the first day of a two-day visit to the country. Xi arrived in Pyongyang to a red-carpet welcome. He says the two countries should boost strategic cooperation and firmly safeguard their respective sovereignty, security and development interests. Jamie Clarke has more.

The government has unveiled plans to introduce subsidiary legislation to clearly define the classification mechanism for offences currently not stipulated under the SAR's national security laws. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam made it clear no new offences are being introduced in the proposed legislation. Janice Lo reports.

The government has unveiled plans to introduce subsidiary legislation to clearly define the classification mechanism for offences currently not stipulated under the SAR's national security laws. Lawmaker Thomas So, who is also a solicitor, says the subsidiary legislation "fills the void" relating to existing security laws. He spoke to Janice Lo.

More Guangdong residents will soon be able to drive to Hong Kong under a southbound travel scheme. The number of Guangdong vehicles that can enter the city's urban areas will double to 200 per day. In addition, starting on July 25th, eligible motorists from five more Guangdong cities can enter the SAR. Elvis Yu reports.

Lawmaker and Legco's transport panel member Chan Siu-hung has welcomed the decision to include five more mainland cities in the southbound travel scheme and double the daily quota for vehicles entering Hong Kong's urban areas. Chan says the scheme is effective in attracting travellers but improvements must be made before it can be safely expanded to the whole of Guangdong province. He spoke to Elvis Yu.

The government is setting up five more Community Living Rooms by the end of the year, taking the total to 18. The programme is targeted at residents of subdivided flats. Many of the facilities are in Kowloon with a few in Hong Kong island. Lawmaker Judy Chan told RTHK's Backchat programme that the new community living rooms will be in the New Territories including Kwai Chung and Tseun Wan.

Power supply to around 1,000 customers in a large residential and commercial complex in Tsuen Wan has been disrupted. As Elvis Yu reports, there was also a concurrent fresh water outage at Tsuen Wan Centre.

The Caritas Medical Centre is launching an investigation into an incident in which a trainee doctor used medical equipment to conduct an X-ray of her knee without authorisation. Chloe Feng has this report.

Commerce minister Algernon Yau has hailed the recent visit to Central Asia by a delegation headed by Chief Executive John Lee as a great success, saying it has opened up significant collaboration opportunities. Janice Lo reports.

Hong Kong could be bracing for typhoon "Dim Sum" in the future, after the designation was added to the menu of tropical cyclone names in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea this year. Chloe Feng has the story.

Chipmaker Nvidia has announced a raft of AI deals in South Korea, where it's unveiled what it called a "gigawatt-scale" data centre construction project. It's also secured a multi-year tech partnership to support the supply for advanced memory chips. Eugenia Ma reports.

A powerful earthquake has rocked the southern Philippines, killing at least 35 people, and injuring over 200. The magnitude 7.8 tremor occurred as people were getting ready for school and work on Monday morning. Melissa Gecolea reports.

Iran and Israel say they are halting hostilities, after the two countries exchanged strikes that threatened to reignite the Middle East war. Israel has, however, kept up its attacks on Lebanon, vowing to persist in targeting Hezbollah. Jamie Clarke reports.