Chief Executive John Lee has witnessed the signing of a number of memoranda of understanding on the first full day of his visit to Kazakhstan. He's also met with top Kazakh officials in a push for strong ties between the two sides. Hailey Yip reports from Astana.

Business leaders accompanying Chief Executive John Lee on his visit to Central Asia say they have had a productive meeting on their first morning in the Kazakh capital. Lee, for his part, stressed the importance of teamwork. Hailey Yip reports from Astana.

Hong Kong-born physician-scientist Professor King Li has been appointed as the founding dean of the city's third medical school. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology said it conducted a rigorous global search, and reviewed the credentials of more than 100 candidates in North America, the Asia-Pacific region and Europe. Elvis Yu reports.

The government has welcomed the appointment of Professor King Li to head the city's third medical school. More on that from Wallis Wang.

A former health minister has urged the government to maintain the public healthcare service coverage, while promoting private health insurance. Professor E-K Yeoh, who's also a professor of public health at the Chinese University, said that private health insurance -- such as the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme -- plays a complementary role in Hong Kong's public healthcare system and supports patients' access to better healthcare services. He spoke with Matthew Hung.

The financial secretary says Hong Kong’s economy remains resilient in the second quarter, after its robust growth of 5.9 percent in the first three months of the year. This was helped by strong demand overseas for AI-related items and good tourism numbers. Wallis Wang reports.

The State Council has announced the appointment of Yuan Gujie as deputy director of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong. Liu Guangyuan, meanwhile, has stepped down from the post. Janice Lo has the story.

China's manufacturing sector expanded faster than expected in May, but the pace slowed on a monthly basis, according to a private survey of export-oriented firms. Chloe Feng reports.

Children's Day has been celebrated on the mainland to bring attention to children's rights and their welfare. Grenville Cross, Senior Counsel and honorary consultant to the Child Protection Institute of the group, Against Child Abuse, told RTHK's Backchat programme that the mainland's legal framework for prioritising child welfare had undergone some remarkable developments over the years.

France and Russia have become embroiled in a row over an intercepted oil tanker. The French navy has stopped a sanctioned tanker linked to the Russian oil trade in the Atlantic Ocean - a move Russia says is illegal. Jamie Clarke has the details.

It was another day of back and forth in rhetoric as the US and Iran sought to bring a permanent end to the conflict in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump says he has had productive calls with the prime minister of Israel and the Hezbollah group. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, meanwhile, says any ceasefire with the US must include a halt to Israeli hostilities in Lebanon. Jamie Clarke has the details.

Moderna and two other groups are to get roughly sixty million US dollars to develop an Ebola vaccine. The shots would specifically target the Bundibugyo strain of the deadly virus, which has swept through eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and sewn fear across much of central and east Africa. Jamie Clarke has the details.

An explosion at an aerospace plant in South Korea has killed five people and injured two others. In a separate incident, seven people were injured in a fire at a factory of chip giant SK Hynix. Marcus Lum reports.