The US Postal Service now says it will continue accepting all international inbound mail and packages from mainland China and Hong Kong. The U-turn comes less than a day after the USPS said it would temporarily suspend the service. That announcement followed US President Donald Trump's order for an additional 10 percent levy on Chinese imports starting on Tuesday, alongside the elimination of a duty-free exemption for low-value packages. Kelly Yu with the details.

RTHK's Washington correspondent, Simon Marks, said the abrupt reversal by the US Postal Service to ban packages from mainland China and Hong Kong could reflect the organisation's challenges in implementing Donald Trump's tariff policies. He explained that USPS is still figuring out how to tax new parcels, as well as handle the backlog of packages that have already landed in the United States.

A logistics expert says it is incredibly difficult to suddenly impose tariffs on packages from a specific origin, insisting that commerce cannot be brought to a halt overnight. Tim Huxley, who's chairman of Mandarin Shipping, added Beijing's countermeasures against American imports are unlikely to have a major impact on China's energy costs.

Washington says the additional 10 percent tariffs slapped on Chinese imports by US President Donald Trump also apply to Hong Kong. The confirmation came in a notice from US Customs and Border Protection. Damon Pang reports.

The Trade Development Council says the vast majority of goods from the SAR are now subject to the new tariff, plus the regular duty. The chairman of the Hong Kong Shippers' Council, Willy Lin, told Damon Pang that he was caught off-guard by Hong Kong's inclusion in the latest trade spat.

The Centre for Health Protection says the number of influenza cases is still rising, and it expects the flu season to last until March or April. Since the start of the year, there have been about 200 serious cases, including some deaths, among adults. As Vanessa Cheng reports, 65 percent of the patients were elderly people.

The Hospital Authority says a five-year-old girl - who suffered a cardiac arrest during a suturing procedure at Yan Chai Hospital last May - has died. Kelly Yu reports.

Popular sushi chain Sushiro has expressed concern after a video showing a boy apparently putting a communal tong in his mouth at one of its restaurants was circulated online. Aaron Tam reports:

US President Donald Trump has announced a plan for the United States to take control of war-ravaged Gaza, and turn it into "the Riviera of the Middle East". He made the comments during a joint press conference with the visiting Israeli Prime Minister. Todd Harding reports.

Arab countries have denounced US President Trump's plan for Gaza. The Palestinian group Hamas noted that people in the enclave were not consulted. It went on to demand that Israel be held accountable for making Gaza a wasteland, and killing more than 470,000 Palestinians. Vanessa Cheng reports.

Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University told Aaron Tam what he thought Mr Trump's motivations were in his plan to take over the Gaza Strip.

Activists in Kenya say a recent upward trend in femicides - or the intentional killing with a gender-related motivation - has prompted fresh urgency in women's efforts to protect themselves. Police say there were at least 97 femicide cases between August and October of last year alone. From the young woman brutally murdered and dismembered in a rental apartment, to the Olympic runner set on fire by her estranged boyfriend, the surge in violence has prompted many women to prepare themselves to fight back. Jamie Clarke has more.

Healthcare services at a refugee camp near the border of Thailand and Myanmar have ground to a halt, after US President Donald Trump ordered a freeze of USAID, Washington's agency responsible for foreign aid. USAID had funded services provided by the International Rescue Committee to tens of thousands of refugees in the area. Now, Thai officials and refugee groups are scrambling to fill that gap. Jamie Clarke reports.

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant says it will start dismantling treated water tanks next week. Tokyo Electric Power - or Tepco - began releasing stored water from the plant into the Pacific Ocean in 2023, making the scrapping of the tanks viable. Aaron Tam reports.

Rebels have pushed further into southern Congo, days after seizing the city of Goma. The M23 group has now captured another town in the country's east. The advance contradicts a unilateral ceasefire the group declared on Monday, in response to pleas for the safe passage of aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people. But Congo's government has described the truce as "false communication", and the United Nations has noted reports of heavy fighting with Congolese troops in the mineral-rich region. Jamie Clarke has more.

Japanese carmaker Toyota says it will produce electric vehicles in Shanghai. It aims to start manufacturing in two years' time. Chloe Feng reports.

Newcastle reach the English League Cup final for the second time in three seasons, following a 2-0 victory over Arsenal in the second leg of the semi-final. RTHK's football correspondent, Tim Bredbury also previewed the other semi-final clash between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.

Trail running is popular in Hong Kong, but imagine an annual race where you need to run all four of the SAR’s major trails in one go within a time limit, with no awards or prizes at the end. Well, a new documentary captures the drama and adventure of this extremely tough challenge and its participants. And what magical sounds can audiences expect when celebrated Chinese pianist Niu Niu performs with the HK Phil String Quintet? Find out more in this week's Broad Strokes, presented by me Ben Tse and Jacqueline Guico.

The annual Operation Santa Claus charity drive - jointly organised by RTHK's Radio 3 and the South China Morning Post, has raised more than HK$13 million this year. A closing ceremony was held last night in Central, attended by donors, beneficiaries, and the senior management of RTHK and the SCMP. The charity drive supported 11 special projects this time. Get a taste of last night's through this feature package by Steve James.