A senior Beijing official says Hong Kong is playing a bigger role in the Belt and Road Initiative, with its dispute resolution mechanism and abundant legal professionals. He was among speakers at a forum who highlighted the SAR's advantages. Frank Yung reports:

A senior government official says Hong Kong has a big role to play in the innovation development of the Greater Bay Area. Kelly Yu reports from Wuzhen in Zhejiang province:

Cyberport CEO Rocky Cheng said the park is well-positioned for low-altitude flying trials with its ample space and a pier, adding there are plans to set up a landing port for test flights. Kelly Yu spoke to him on the sidelines of the Wuzhen summit:

An index that measures the ability of local enterprises to respond to cybersecurity attacks has recorded its biggest jump ever. The index was compiled by the Hong Kong Productivity Council and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data. The head of the office, Ada Chung, spoke to Natasha Ho:

The Ombudsman has found that it is common for rental bike service operators to leave their bicycles where they block paths. The watchdog said this raised doubts on enforcement action taken by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Frank Yung reports:

Two of the nation's navy vessels - a destroyer and an amphibious assault ship - have arrived in Hong Kong for a five-day visit, during which members of the public can board the vessels for a look. Damon Pang reports:

Chief Executive John Lee and a number of mainland officials, such as liaison office chief Zheng Yanxiong, attended a special ceremony to welcome the two vessels. Lee said the ships would instill a sense of pride among Hongkongers:

A concern group has called for more comprehensive sex education in the city, saying a survey it conducted found that many young people in the city have a relatively low awareness towards safe sex. Queer Straight Alliance, the largest LGBTQ+ student organisation in Hong Kong, interviewed over 500 people last month -- the majority of them aged between 16 and 25. It found that among those who're sexually active, three-quarters of them have never undergone HIV tests. Slightly more than half of the respondents also indicated they sometimes engage in unprotected sex. Dr Wilson Lam, an expert in infectious diseases, told Kimmy Lam it is crucial to help young people understand the importance of having safe sex:

The MTR says all East Rail Line stations will have platform screen doors by next year. The rail operator says the gap between the train and the platform is relatively wide at Lo Wu, Mong Kok East, and University stations. Maggie Chan is the MTR's Chief Engineering Manager for System Integration:

Police say they have arrested 65 people for alleged involvement in cross-border prostitution. The force suspects a local vice syndicate promoted information about Japanese sex workers on social media before they came to Hong Kong. Tang Hoi-tung is a chief inspector with the police:

The world’s top war-crimes court has issued arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the country's former defence minister, as well as Hamas’ military chief. Each has been accused of crimes against humanity in connection with the 13-month war in Gaza. The action by the International Criminal Court comes as the death toll from Israel’s campaign tops 44,000 people. Jamie Clarke reports:

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow has tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine. He warned the missile could be used against countries that have allowed Kyiv to use their weapons to strike Russia. According to local officials, two people were wounded in the attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Jamie Clarke has more:

US President-elect Donald Trump's embrace of the so-called "manosphere" has been touted as one of the reasons he got re-elected to the White House. Mixed martial arts is a part of this male-dominated world and Trump appears to have taken to the sport and its fans with gusto. Carol Musgrave talked to RTHK's San Francisco correspondent Mark Niu about why Trump's proven such a hit with followers of MMA:

With the United Nations' Cop29 climate summit nearing its end, division and discontent spilled out into the open on the second last day in Baku. Countries took turns rejecting a new, but vague, draft text on global financing for developing countries to transition to clean energy - the key goal of this year’s summit. Jamie Clarke reports:

US regulators are asking a federal judge to break up internet giant, Google, by ordering it to sell its Chrome browser, in a major antitrust crackdown on the company. Natale Ching reports:

A banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for over US$6 million. You heard that correct. The famous piece titled “Comedian,” by Maurizio Cattelan, which is quite simply a banana taped to a wall, fetched US$6.2 million at auction. Janice Lo with the details: