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1. 9,500 Hong Kong drivers sign up for scheme to drive in mainland China, nearly 7 times quota limit

   Authorities have fixed quota of 200 cars per day in first week and 300 daily in second to ensure smooth start.

2. Sudan bloodshed may see 1 million flee: UN

   Refugee agency said estimates of a million people fleeing by October ‘may be conservative’; crisis has ‘potential to destabilise entire region and beyond, as much as Ukraine does in Europe’.

3. Hong Kong protests: 7 plead guilty to rioting as case over Legco storming begins

   Five other defendants deny rioting charges, including actor Gregory Wong, but he admits to trespassing at legislature, as does defendant Ng Chi-yung.

4. China eyes trillion-yuan output in civilian nuclear sector by 2025, with big industrial and economic gains

   China Nuclear Energy Association report outlines ambitions and hurdles facing an important driver of gross domestic product, with more innovation needed to bolster the nation’s self-reliance in nuclear technologies.

5. Iranian female journalist goes on trial on charges linked to Mahsa Amini protests

   Elaheh Mohammadi, a reporter for the pro-reform Hammihan newspaper, is accused of ‘colluding with hostile powers’, which potentially carries the death penalty, after she covered the funeral of the 22-year-old who died while in the custody of the morality police.

6. Hong Kong gas firm and government team up to produce hydrogen for heavy transport fuel

   Pilot scheme by Towngas and government extracts hydrogen from coal gas to power vehicles such as double-decker buses and ships.

7. Hong Kong security chief warns troublemakers ahead of June 4 anniversary, as pro-Beijing groups deny Victoria Park carnival aimed at blocking any vigil

   Chris Tang says authorities will take ‘resolute action’ against anyone taking advantage of approaching ‘special occasion’ to threaten national security.

8. US, Australian military staff tour China’s Beijing garrison despite freeze on top brass talks

   The embassy attaches are among dozens to take part in the first visit since the pandemic.

9. Plastic pollution talks begin in Paris with 175 nations: ‘world’s eyes are on us’

   ‘We cannot recycle our way out of this mess’; Paris agenda includes ban on single-use plastic items, ‘polluter pays’ schemes and tax on new production.

10. Visit to Hong Kong by Congolese president shows city’s strategic role in China’s clean-energy transition, observers say

    Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi concludes two-day visit to the city after meeting Chief Executive John Lee at Government House.