Taekwondo was in focus for the Hong Kong, China delegation at the Olympic games. Day 13 also saw four golds for the national team, a moment of history for Pakistan and the US narrowly averting an earth-shattering shock in men's basketball. Kelly Yu and Hailey Yip have the latest on the Games from Paris:

Chinese athletes will go for gold at the Olympics in traditional stronghold sports such as diving and table tennis as well as in women's hockey. For more on day 14 of the action in Paris, here is Kelly Yu from the French capital:

Paris City Hall has pledged that people will be swimming in the River Seine by the foot of the Eiffel Tower next year. This is despite high bacteria levels that delayed Olympic triathlon events and left some residents and tourists hesitant over diving in. Hailey Yip reports from Paris:

The Society for Community Organisation has called on the government to improve support for caregivers after a mother and son were found dead in their Kwun Tong flat. It is understood the 60-year-old man died from an accident in the flat, while the 82-year-old bedridden woman died from a lack of care. Elvis Yu reports:

A scholar specialising in caregiving has called for the wider use of technology in the homes of high-risk carers. Bobo Lau, an assistant professor at the department of counselling and psychology at Hong Kong Shue Yan University, said the tragedy could have been avoided if a fall detection system had been installed. She also told Elvis Yu that there should be a registry to identify high-risk caregivers:

An anti-tobacco group has warned that the sale of illegal cigarettes may increase. According to the Long-term Tobacco Policy Concern Group, cigarette smugglers have been offering free samples to people on the street. Natasha Ho reports:

The convenor of the Long-term Policy Concern group says the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office (TACO) should crack down harder on illicit cigarettes, known colloquially here as rat cigarettes. He spoke to Natasha Ho:

Lawmaker Johnny Ng says it is appropriate to maintain the number of virtual banks in Hong Kong at eight and not bring more competition to the market. A recent report from the Monetary Authority showed the eight banks had yet to earn a profit since they began operations four years ago. Mr Ng said this was not an "odd situation" as overseas virtual banks had taken between six to eight years before turning a profit. Around 2.2 million people use virtual banks, which accounts for only 0.3 percent of total savings among all banks in the SAR. Ng spoke to Janice Lo:

Welfare secretary Chris Sun says performing arts allows the elderly to forget their age and showcase their talents. He was commenting as more than 100 performers, aged 55 to 86, get ready for the SAR’s first Creative Ageing Arts Festival next month - organised by charity, Arts Options. Its executive director, Rebecca Po, told Charlie Chun what people could expect at the festival:

One of the performers at the festival is Virginia Cheng, who is 65. Since 2020, she has taken an active role in events organised by Arts Options. She told Charlie Chun that she enjoyed meeting people who shared the same passions as she did at these events:

A total of 75 prisoners have graduated from the Correctional Services Department's Ethics College, receiving diplomas in education. Among the graduates is Tong Ying-kit, the first person charged under the National Security Law. Natasha Ho reports:

In the US, the San Diego Zoo has rolled out the red carpet for the first public showing of its newest residents. The two giant pandas are the first to enter the United States in 21 years. It is the latest example of what is known as “panda diplomacy”, as Samantha Butler reports:

British Airways says it is halting flights to Beijing from October 26 until November 2025. They have not elaborated on the reason, as European carriers struggle with a ban on flying over Russian airspace. Aaron Tam reports:

The United Nations says the dissolution of Thailand's main opposition Move Forward Party is "deeply troubling" and seriously impacts fundamental freedoms. Thailand's top court voted unanimously on Wednesday to dissolve the MFP and ban its executive board members from politics for 10 years. The MFP took first place in a general election last year after pledging to reform Thailand's strict royal defamation law. RTHK's Bangkok correspondent Larry Jagan told Annemarie Evans that the party was seen as anti-monarchy:

The authorities in Austria have revealed more details about the alleged plot to target a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna. They said a 19-year-old Islamic State sympathiser had confessed to planning an attack designed to kill many people at the event. His alleged 17-year-old accomplice - who was detained in the area of the stadium - has so far refused to talk. The intelligence caused organisers to cancel the pop star's three shows in the Austrian capital - to the disappointment of thousands of fans, many of whom had already travelled to the city. Georgina Lee reports:

Olympic fans are now able to travel back in time to catch a glimpse of what the Paris Games were like a century ago. It is all thanks to new AI-powered cloud tech that can bring historic moments back to life. As Kelly Yu reports from Paris, Alibaba Cloud, a partner of the International Olympic Committee, has made this possible by supporting the Games through cloud computing and e-commerce platforms: