Two People's Liberation Army Navy ships have entered Hong Kong waters for a five-day visit. In welcoming the vessels, Chief Executive John Lee said they will showcase the country's strengths in national defence. Wallis Wang reports:

The Centre for Health Protection says a new flu season has begun in Hong Kong, with the H3 subtype of influenza A being the dominant strain. Janice Lo reports:

Hong Kong's retail sales have extended their growth for the 13th straight month, though the pace of increase slowed in May. Azam Khan reports:

Cathay Pacific has announced that it plans to resume passenger flights to and from the Middle East starting from September 1st. Aaron Tam reports:

The chairman of the Hong Kong Yachting Association, Tommy Ho, has urged authorities to convert Tsim Sha Tsui's China Ferry Terminal into a dedicated customs, immigration and quarantine checkpoint for visiting sailors. Aaron Tam with the story:

The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors has called on the government to set up a building maintenance body to reduce bid-rigging by enhancing transparency in the market. It suggested that the authority could be tasked with monitoring tendering procedures, as well as setting up a platform to oversee maintenance records of all private buildings. Vincent Ho, chairman of the Task Force on Building Repair, Maintenance, Alteration and Addition told Belle Yip the challenges that homeowners usually face in building maintenance work.

A local think tank says Hong Kong should fully transform itself into a super value-adder to help support national development in the next five years. Ray Poon, research director from POD Research Institute, said the SAR is "not too far away" from helping to transform the nation's technological breakthroughs completely into globally trusted, commercially viable services. He also told Janice Lo that the SAR government has adopted an innovative approach in the consultation document for its inaugural five-year plan.

Accounting firm PwC, has released its 2026 Hong Kong IPO Market mid-year review and outlook. The first half of the year saw Hong Kong ranked second in the global market, behind the Nasdaq in the US. The firm said it remains confident in the SAR IPO market's growth momentum, and expects new listings to raise HK$380 billion for 2026. Swara Kamble spoke to Diamantina Leong, who's a PwC Hong Kong Capital Markets Services Partner.

A government plan to build a water promenade in Kennedy Town is expected to start in 2028. The promenade will link up to other seafront walkways. Ivan Ho, Chairman of the Harbourfront Commission was speaking on RTHK's Backchat programme:

Hong Kong's preparing to make history this year when it hosts the Fencing World Championships for the first time. As Aaron Tam reports, organisers say the upcoming event shows that the SAR is a premier destination for top-tier international sport.

Hundreds of rescuers in Venezuela cheered and embraced after pulling a 43-year-old man alive from the ruins of a collapsed building eight days after deadly twin earthquakes hit the country. With the official death toll nearing 2,300 and huge numbers of people still missing, the rescue of security guard Hernan Gil after so long under the rubble was greeted as a miracle. Jamie Clarke reports:

The trial of two potential treatments for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola have begun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatment for Ebola s Bundibugyo strain, which has caused more than 1,400 cases in DRC, including 438 deaths. Jamie Clarke has more:

American economist and former chair of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan died last month at age 100. While he reigned for nearly two decades as one of the most powerful figures in Washington and was long hailed as the "Maestro" of the US economy, his relentless push for financial deregulation and hands-free oversight created the perfect conditions for the devastating 2008 global financial crisis. RTHK's US Correspondent, Simon Marks told Azam Khan that Greenspan was a devoted acolyte of Russian-American author Ayn Rand, who's philosophy on unfettered capitalism helped shape Greenspan's reluctance to regulate the markets:

Thousands of miles from North America, where the World Cup is bringing together football fans from countries that are otherwise at odds, one of football's least heralded nations is experiencing its own moment of unity. Jamie Clarke has the details: