US vice president Kamala Harris has conceded defeat in America’s presidential election. She telephoned former President Donald Trump to congratulate him on his substantial victory. She then addressed supporters on Wednesday afternoon in Washington after abandoning plans to speak to them the previous night as the results came in. For Trump, his return to office is one of the most stunning political comebacks the United States has ever witnessed. Simon Marks reports from Washington.

RTHK's Washington correspondent Barry Wood was listening in to Kamala Harris' concession speech. He told Carol Musgrave the mood among Democrats was grim as they came to terms with Trump's win.

Republicans have taken control of the US Senate and are fighting to win a majority in the House of Representatives, which would produce a full sweep of GOP power in Congress alongside president-elect Donald Trump in the White House. The party currently has 205 seats in the lower house compared with 186 for the Democrats while it has now secured 52 seats in the Senate. Frank Yung reports.

China has congratulated Trump on his election victory. A foreign ministry spokesperson said Beijing respected the choice of the American people. Elvis Yu reports.

China-US relations are in the spotlight with Trump returning to the White House. One analyst expects a rocky road ahead with disputes over trade and tariffs dominating the agenda between the two superpowers. But Einar Tangen, a senior fellow at the Taihe Institute and chairman of Asia Narratives, also told Ben Tse that the impact on Sino-US ties would not be as great as eight years ago, when the US had a lot more leverage over China.

World leaders have been sending their congratulations to Trump after his return to the Oval Office. Now, some of the bold claims he made on the campaign trail regarding foreign affairs will soon be put to the test. Jamie Clarke reports.

Police have arrested 275 people who allegedly staged traffic accidents to obtain millions of dollars from the government. Vanessa Cheng has the details.

A fatal industrial accident where a worker fell to his death while dismantling bamboo scaffolding has raised fresh safety concerns. A concern group says contractors carrying out scaffolding-related work should be required to obtain specific licences. Siu Sin-man of the Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims spoke to Elvis Yu.

The Department of Justice says it has issued a policy statement to incorporate mediation clauses in government contracts. Anne Chan reports.

Two Shanghai-based firms that are taking part in a national expo say they plan on expanding their reach into Hong Kong. TMiRob Technology and Faraconix are among the firms that have signed cooperation agreements at the China International Import Expo. Damon Pang reports.

The iconic rainbow wall of Choi Hung Estate will have to be demolished, according to Housing Director Rosanna Law. But as Damon Pang reports, officials will seriously look at restoring the spot after the estate is redeveloped.

An Israeli-French woman who was among the scores of people taken hostage by Hamas has given a harrowing account of her captivity at the United Nations. In an address alongside Israel’s UN Ambassador, the 22-year-old questioned the role of the UN and other humanitarian agencies in the crisis, noting the lack of intervention to free the remaining hostages. Jamie Clarke has more.

Football now and Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man have been unable to hold on to their early lead. They dropped their second game in a row against Thailand side Bangkok United in their AFC Champions League Two group stage match-up on Wednesday night. RTHK's Asia football correspondent Chris KL Lau reports.

Wednesday's US presidential election was awash with false claims on an unprecedented scale, with some experts saying these influenced voter behaviour to an extent. In RTHK's Fact Focus podcast, Vanessa Cheng and Tony Sabine find out why the polls became a hotbed for fake news and what needs to be done in future to mitigate the situation.