Two former editors of the now-shuttered online news outlet, Stand News, have been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles after the 2019 protests. Sentencing is set for next month. Cecil Wong reports:

A High Court jury has acquitted six defendants of attempting to plant bombs and shoot police officers in Hong Kong's first trial under anti-terrorism legislation. A seventh defendant, Lai Chun-pong, was found guilty of an alternative charge of conspiring to cause explosions likely to endanger life or cause serious damage to property. As Vanessa Cheng reports, it was Hong Kong's first-ever trial involving a United Nations anti-terrorism law:

A labour rights group says around 40 percent of employers had insufficient measures to prevent heat stroke among workers during hot weather. The Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims surveyed around 400 workers and said nearly half complained they felt unwell working under hot weather. They also complained about insufficient rest time during scorching conditions. Siu Sin-Man, head of the association, told Kimmy Lau that employers misunderstood the guidelines from the Labour Department, leading to workers' rest times being reduced:

More workers in the real estate and development sectors will be needed in the next three years. That is according to a study by a human resources body which showed that Hong Kong's overall manpower supply was expected to go up slightly in the next four years. Anne Chan reports:

A labour analyst says the government's talent importation scheme is a good measure to ease a manpower crunch. Roy Ying, the co-chair of the advocacy and policy research committee at the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management, says their latest survey highlighted the difficulties faced by employers in filling job vacancies. He said this trend was unlikely to be reversed, given Hong Kong's declining student population and the city's low birth rate. He told Ben Tse that workers need to adopt a lifelong learning attitude and be prepared to adapt to change:

Queen Mary Hospital says it has set up a multi-disciplinary team of professionals to look after vulnerable babies delivered between 23 and 25 weeks. These newborns are deemed to have a marginal chance of survival, and some also develop severe disabilities later on. Doctor Mimi Seto - an associate consultant at the hospital's Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - told Janice Lo that the team also tries to delay labour by prescribing medication to expectant mothers:

A 90-strong delegation from the national team that won 40 gold medals at the Paris Olympics has arrived in Hong Kong. Local officials gave them a warm welcome at the airport, where the athletes wore floral garland necklaces and primary students waved the national and regional flags in the background. Hailey Yip reports:

President Xi Jinping has met the US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on the last day of his visit to Beijing. President Xi told Sullivan that Beijing's commitment to the stable, sound and sustainable development of Sino-US relations remains unchanged. Priscilla Ng reports:

A mainland-based analyst says he thinks President Xi was extending an open hand to Washington amid pressure from the US. Sullivan is the first US national security adviser to visit China in six years. Einar Tangen, a senior fellow at the Taihe Institute and the chairman of Asia Narratives, told Aaron Tam why President Xi would want to meet the visiting US official:

A wide range of topics was covered during Sullivan's China visit, including tensions over Taiwan, the South China Sea, the Russia and Gaza conflicts, and US demands for more Chinese help to stem the flow of the ingredients for fentanyl, the leading cause of drug overdoses in the United States. A mainland-based professor of politics and international relations says he does not think any progress was made on the Russia and Gaza wars. Josef Gregory Mahoney at the East China Normal University in Shanghai told Samantha Butler that considerable gaps remained between the two sides:

Beijing says it won't for now impose provisional tariffs on brandy imported from the European Union, despite finding it had been sold in China below market prices. This comes amid tense trade talks between the sides. Damon Pang reports:

A quarter of all the energy China consumes now comes from clean sources. The report in Xinhua news agency was citing the results of a research project. Beijing is rapidly trying to pivot its huge economy to a greener footing. Raymond Yeung reports:

South Korea's top court has ordered the government to back its climate goals with more concrete plans for action through to 2049. The court said the country’s carbon neutrality act, enacted in 2010, failed to present "any quantitative levels" for the reductions targets between 2030 and 2050. Jamie Clarke reports:

A powerful typhoon has lashed southwest Japan, killing at least three people and injuring 45. Millions of residents were told to leave their homes as strong winds and heavy rains threatened to cause floods, and extensive damage. Transport in parts of the country came to a standstill, as Jacqueline Guico reports:

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he wants a “wider reset” on UK-EU relations. His comments came during a visit to Paris, where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron. Jamie Clarke reports:

A university in Peru has succeeded in cloning a native horse. The researchers say their success will have long-lasting benefits. Azam Khan reports:

Female Afghan activists, inside and outside the country, have published videos of themselves on social media singing revolutionary songs against the strict laws of the Taliban government. The Taliban last week formally codified a long set of rules governing morality. They range from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards, to banning car drivers from playing music. Jamie Clarke reports:

Hong Kong has claimed its first medal at the Paralympic Games after swimmer Chan Yui-lam took home silver in a record-breaking women's 100m butterfly final. That puts the SAR on the medals table, where the national team is leading the tally with four golds and one silver. Frank Yung has more on the action from the first day:

In football, the third week of the English Premier League season kicks off on Saturday night, with Arsenal hosting Brighton at the Emirates Stadium. There are plenty of big matches to go around, including a heavyweight showdown on Sunday when Liverpool take on Manchester United at Old Trafford. RTHK's football correspondent, Tim Bredbury, has a look ahead at this weekend's action:

One of the most recognisable jerseys in sports history will soon be on the bidding block in Hong Kong. It's the shirt worn by basketball legend LeBron James when he was in high school. As Jacqueline Guico reports, the auctioneers expect it to fetch up to US$2 million: