Siobhan Haughey has won Hong Kong's third gold medal at the 15th National Games with a dominant victory at the 200m freestyle. Haughey said this victory was instrumental in helping her gain confidence ahead of Friday's 100m freestyle heats. On the rugby pitch, the Hong Kong men's squad are still undefeated, as they head into the final against Shandong at Kai Tak Stadium. Hailey Yip has more on the action from day four of the Games.

The Hong Kong men's basketball team wrapped up their National Games action earlier this week, finishing 10th overall. The men's under-22 tournament is still under way at the Coliseum in Hung Hom, and following defeats to Shanghai and Beijing, team SAR is looking to give it their all at the finale against Sichuan on Saturday. That's all part of team director Wilson Choi's plans, as Hailey Yip reports:

Police arrested two people Thursday for allegedly failing to refund hundreds of thousands of dollars as promised to parents of a now-defunct school. Frank Yung has this report:

Health officials have reported two more chikungunya fever infections, including one domestic case. As Frank Yung reports, an investigation is now under way to find out whether the latest case is linked to previous infections:

More than 900 diabetics have been provided with painless continuous glucose monitors as part of an effort to reduce the risk of severe complications. This comes under a joint programme initiated two years ago by the Chinese University and the group called Youth Diabetes Action. The head of the university's division of endocrinology and diabetes, Ronald Ma, told Henry Siu that the monitor benefits Type 1 diabetes patients:

Passengers have had a lucky escape after a double-decker bus mounted the road divider in Kowloon on Thursday morning. Janice Lo reports.

American firms continue to remain deeply engaged in Chinese markets despite China-US trade tensions. That's according to research conducted by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute. Sean Randolph, senior director of the US group, told Janice Lo that the Greater Bay Area is particularly attractive to American companies in spite of tariffs.

US President Donald Trump has signed a funding bill that ends a record 43-day shutdown and keeps the government running until the end of January. During the closure hundreds of thousands of federal workers were not paid, air travel was disrupted and food subsidies for 40 million needy Americans were threatened. Azam Khan reports.

The paramilitary force battling the army in Sudan is shifting its focus eastward, in a new escalation of the civil war. The development reignites violence across the country's oil-producing regions, as Jamie Clarke reports:

Police in South Korea have arrested a man after a truck ploughed into a crowd at an outdoor market. Two people died after suffering heart attacks following the crash which injured 18 others. Francis Punia has the details:

Pakistan's parliament has approved a sweeping constitutional amendment, granting lifetime immunity to the president, as well as the army chief. Francis Punia reports.

An ocean activist dodging Japanese arrest has vowed to continue to fight for marine protection. Paul Watson took aim at particular at deep-sea mining and Norway's krill industry during the COP30 climate summit in Brazil. Jamie Clarke has the story:
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Are we moving closer to a world of self-driving vehicles? A US company is certainly buying into that vision. Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet, the tech giant which owns Google, has been offering self-driving taxi services across the United States. In the latest breakthrough, its fleet of sensor-laden vehicles can now go on highways, enabling passengers to go further and faster. RTHK's Silicon Valley correspondent, Mark Niu, told Carol Musgrave why it's taken so long for the firm to bring their driverless cars onto the highways:

A centuries-old shipwreck has been exposed on a beach in Vietnam as a result of Typhoon Kalmaegi, which hit the country last week. It's not the first time the wreck has appeared but, on this occasion, authorities are hoping to recover it - as Jamie Clarke reports:

At an underground bar in a busy Tokyo neighbourhood, roughly a dozen women in sportswear stand behind a bar - their chiselled frames on full display as they dance and crush grapefruits with their bare hands. Muscle Girls - a fitness-themed bar staffed exclusively by women - has been a hit with foreign tourists and domestic patrons alike as it challenges Japan's conventional concept of feminine beauty. Janice Lo reports.

In football, Hong Kong, China played out a one-all draw with Cambodia in an international friendly at Hong Kong Stadium, in a warm-up for their upcoming blockbuster Asian Cup qualifying clash against Singapore. Our Asia football correspondent, Chris KL Lau, has more on the action:

Over to tennis, and Carlos Alcaraz will remain ranked as world number one to end the year. The Spaniard saw off Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in straight sets at the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, a result that assures he finishes ahead of rival Jannik Sinner when the men's rankings are updated next week. Todd Harding has more: