Labour chief Chris Sun says the government will try to release an improved heat warning system for outdoor workers before the end of this month. Elvis Yu reports.

The head of Hongkong Post says the need to save costs is the main reason why postal staff completing their probation from next month will not be offered permanent employment. Elvis Yu reports.

Customs officers have arrested 10 people at the airport, and seized around 240 kilogrammes of suspected narcotics, with an estimated street value of HK$56 million. As Hailey Yip reports, this follows a month-long international anti-trafficking operation.

The Consumer Council has urged the electrical appliances sector to step up quality control measures and spell out responsibilities among relevant parties to avoid disputes with customers. Janice Lo has the details.

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department says it's arrested the owner of an unleashed, 60-kilogramme dog that allegedly attacked and killed two other dogs in Yuen Long on Monday. The department says it's warned the owner and impounded the dog-in-question over another dog bite incident last month. It says charges will be brought for both cases if there is sufficient evidence. Speaking to Elvis Yu, Narelle Pamuk, founder of the Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation, has some advice for anyone witnessing such an attack.

The Primary Healthcare Commission has announced that nine Elderly Health Centres will be gradually integrated into the district health network starting from October 5. Sophie Hui has the story.

Chief Executive John Lee has agreed to a request by the independent committee investigating the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po last November to delay the submission of its report. The deadline has now been pushed back to the end of October. Hailey Yip has details.

The body of former premier Zhu Rongji has been cremated in Beijing. Senior leaders were at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery yesterday morning to bid farewell. Chloe Feng reports.

More mainland companies are eyeing expansion into the Belt and Road region, as a wave of enterprises "going global" entered a new phase.
A Trade Development Council survey involving more than 2,000 companies found that 83 percent saw Hong Kong as their top choice to expand overseas, followed by the mainland and Singapore. It also noted that 91 percent prioritise further expansion in Asean. Bruce Pang, director of research at the council, spoke to Chloe Feng.

US President Donald Trump says no talks with Iran are underway and none are scheduled. He also posted a map showing the Strait of Hormuz as a new American territory. The fresh jibe at Tehran came as it declared the vital waterway would remain closed. Jamie Clarke has the details.

Gaza health officials say an Israeli airstrike has killed at least six Palestinians, a day after Washington’s envoy ended a trip to the region that failed to push forward a plan to end the war in the enclave. Jared Kushner left Jerusalem after two days of talks with Israeli and Hamas leaders over the stalled US plan. Jamie Clarke has more:

President Xi Jinping has expressed support for Latin American countries' independence and self-reliance as he met with his Ecuadoran counterpart Daniel Noboa in Beijing. Aaron Tam reports.

A court in Wuhan has sentenced a man and his son to up to six years in prison for trafficking precursor chemicals abroad. The case highlighted stronger counter-narcotics cooperation between China and the United States. Marcus Lum has the details.

A political analyst says a US bid to impose tariffs of 100 percent on Chinese drones will be counter-productive. Victor Gao, Vice-President of the Centre for China and Globalization, said such tariffs will hurt US innovation and will backfire on the Americans. He was speaking on RTHK's Backchat programme.

Meta Platforms has rejected accusations by US states that it intentionally sought to get children addicted to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in pursuit of profit, at the start of a trial in Oakland, California that could reshape some of the most popular apps on the planet. A bipartisan group of 29 US states is suing Meta, seeking potentially tens or hundreds of billions of dollars in penalties and changes to how Meta does business. Meanwhile, OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for youngsters aged 13 to 17, with stronger protections. Our Silicon Valley correspondent Mark Niu tells Todd Harding about arguments on the opening day of the trial.

Colombian singer Shakira has pledged to aid rebuilding efforts in Colombia after a powerful earthquake earlier this month killed more than 280 people. In a preliminary estimate issued by the country’s president, the quake caused almost ten billion US dollars in economic losses. Jamie Clarke reports:

The Consumer Council has urged stores that sell medicines and supplement products to stop unscrupulous sales practices. This comes after complaints in the first seven months of the year jumped more than 50 percent from a year ago to one-thousand-200. Some complaints involved the catty to mace scam in which a medicinal product is quoted by catty. But in one of the cases reported by Customs, a shop calculated the cost of the medicinal product ground into powder by mace, making it 160 times more expensive. That's because one catty equals 160 maces. Kenneth Chan, vice chairman of the council's sustainability, public affairs and education committee told Janice Lo that buyers should obtain all information they need before parting with their money.