President Xi Jinping has told visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that he appreciates Pakistan's constructive role in mediating peace in the Middle East. Aaron Tam reports.

The three astronauts aboard China's Shenzhou-23 spaceship - including the Hong Kong SAR's first astronaut Lai Ka-ying - have entered the Tiangong space station and met with another astronaut trio. As Wendy Wong reports, a new round of in-orbit crew handover has begun.

Chief Executive John Lee has extended his congratulations on the successful launch of the Shenzhou-23 space mission, paying tribute to the crew members. Wendy Wong has more.

Hong Kong’s first-ever payload expert in space, Lai Ka-ying, will operate a locally designed observatory that tracks greenhouse gas emissions during her mission aboard the Tiangong space station. As Elvis Yu reports, experts say she's an ideal candidate for the mission.

An astrophysicist says forensic work experience with the Hong Kong Police has provided Lai Ka-ying with the right skill-set for complex experiments in space. The director of the Laboratory for Space Research at the University of Hong Kong, Professor Quentin Parker, spoke to Elvis Yu.

President Xi Jinping has called for greater cooperation with Serbia on artificial intelligence, energy, and infrastructure during talks with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic, who's also visited Beijing. Aaron Tam reports.

Huawei Technologies says it expects to design high-end chips by 2031 with transistor density equivalent to 1.4-nanometre processes. That's despite US sanctions that have made it hard for China to build the world's most advanced chips. Aaron Tam reports.

Chief Executive John Lee will visit Central Asia next week to foster ties between the two regions. He will be joined by dozens of SAR representatives, including the head of a private equity firm who's hoping to connect Middle Eastern investors with businesses there. Hailey Yip reports.

Telecom giant China Mobile International says it plans to multiply its investment in Central Asia over the coming years. This came as Chief Executive John Lee is set to lead a delegation of high-level business representatives to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan early next month to explore business opportunities. Last year, China Mobile International signed a strategic agreement with the Akashi Data Centre in Kazakhstan to use the facility as its primary cloud hub in Central Asia. Kevin Chan, China Mobile International’s Head of Carrier Business, says the company sees exponential growth potential in the region. He spoke to Elvis Yu.

US President Donald Trump says that Muslim-majority nations must normalise ties with Israel as part of efforts to reach a deal with Iran. The comments add fresh uncertainty into protracted peace negotiations, as Jamie Clarke reports.

The co-founder of AI company Anthropic, speaking at Pope Leo's first encyclical at the Vatican, says artificial intelligence must be guided from outside Big Tech. He says the ethical questions raised by the rapidly developing technology extend far beyond engineering. Jamie Clarke has details.

Toshifumi Suzuki, the founder of 7-11 Japan - and father of Japan's convenience store industry - has died of heart failure. He was 93. Wendy Wong reports.

The World Health Organisation says the fast-moving Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is outpacing response efforts. The latest number of suspected deaths from the outbreak is 220, with more than 900 suspected cases. Two new cases have been reported in Uganda. Doctors operating on the front lines of the fight in Congo, already grappling with shortages of basic supplies, are now also having to deal with attacks on their facilities and fleeing patients as the virus spreads rapidly. Jamie Clarke reports.

More than 1.8 million animals, mostly goats and sheep, are sacrificed in Indonesia every year for the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival. Some farmers in East Java are now experimenting with camels as they look to offset the low prices of the more common meats. One man takes care of 32 camels imported from Australia in the hope of breeding and eventually selling them as sacrifice. Nazvi Careem reports.