Amber Wang

Taiwan shut down on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey neared, forcing thousands to flee from one of the most powerful storms to threaten the island in years.

Super Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday as one of the biggest storms to hit the island in decades, whipping up 10-metre waves, triggering floods and claiming at least one life.

A man (R) helps a motorist with a scooter amid heavy rain due to Super Typhoon Kong-rey in Keelung on October 31, 2024.

Super Typhoon Kong-rey was one of the biggest storms to hit Taiwan in decades

Super Typhoon Kong-rey was one of the biggest storms to hit Taiwan in decades Kong-rey will be the third typhoon to hit Taiwan since July

Contradicting a popular belief that international degrees are losing their shine as record numbers of Chinese graduates return home from overseas study, new research has shown that returning students still have an edge over domestic graduates in securing an academic or research role at Chinese universities.

Workers cleared fallen trees and shop owners swept up debris in Taiwan on Friday after one of the biggest typhoons to hit the island in decades claimed at least two lives.

Workers cleared fallen trees and shop owners swept up debris in Taiwan on Friday after one of the biggest typhoons to hit the island in decades claimed ...

Damaged cars lie underneath fallen trees in the northeastern city of Keelung after Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall

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