Hong Kong International Airport braces for 36-hour closure due to Typhoon Ragasa; Nearly 1700 flights, over 2.5 lakh passengers to be hitHong Kong International Airport is bracing for a potential 36-hour shutdown due to Super Typhoon Ragasa, impacting over 250,000 passengers ...
22 Sep, 2025, 01.30 PM IST
Philippines halts work, classes as super typhoon barrels toward LuzonSuper Typhoon Ragasa prompted the Philippines to suspend work and classes as it approached northern Luzon, with the highest typhoon warning...
22 Sep, 2025, 08.40 AM IST
China's record-breaking heat pushes power demand to new highChina faces a power crisis. Extreme heat drives electricity demand to record levels. Energy officials report a surge past 1.5 billion kilow...
17 Jul, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
Over 16,000 evacuated as Typhoon Wutip threatens flash floods in China's HainanTyphoon Wutip is expected to make landfall on Hainan Island, prompting Chinese authorities to evacuate over 16,000 people from vulnerable a...
13 Jun, 2025, 02.17 PM IST
All flights at main Shanghai airports cancelled due to typhoonDue to the approaching Typhoon Bebinca, all flights at Shanghai's Pudong and Hongqiao airports will be canceled starting from 8 pm, accordi...
15 Sep, 2024, 04.44 PM IST
Southern China braces for powerful Typhoon Yagi after it sweeps by Hong KongA powerful typhoon named Yagi swept south of Hong Kong, causing disruptions in trading, banking services, and schools. With winds reaching ...
06 Sep, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
At least 30 dead, 35 missing after torrential rains: China state mediaAt least 30 people have died and 35 are missing in central China due to severe rainfall caused by Typhoon Gaemi, which recently hit the reg...
01 Aug, 2024, 05.34 PM IST
Earthquake in Taiwan 'strongest in 25 years': Taipei seismology official"The earthquake is close to land and it's shallow. It's felt all over Taiwan and offshore islands... it's the strongest in 25 years since t...
03 Apr, 2024, 11.24 AM IST
Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in Taiwan; thousands left without powerAccording to Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA), two people who were injured as a result of the Typhoon were travelling in a van, when a tr...
03 Sep, 2023, 11.07 PM IST
Beijing rains heaviest since records began 140 years agoHeavy rains in Beijing over the weekend were the worst recorded since records began 140 years ago, according to the city’s weather service....
02 Aug, 2023, 10.03 AM IST
China: Tens of thousands flee homes as strong Typhoon Doksuri wets Bejing, another storm approchingHeavy downpours are expected to continue through Tuesday, increasing concerns about dangerous flooding and landslides. The intense downpour...
01 Aug, 2023, 03.24 PM IST
Fierce winds cause panic on ferry that capsizes in Philippines, killing at least 26, officials sayAt least 26 people have died and 40 others have been rescued after a small Philippine ferry was capsized on Laguna de Bay in Rizal province...
28 Jul, 2023, 06.43 AM IST
Taiwan shuts down schools and offices as Typhoon Doksuri scrapes the island's coastDoksuri weakened further on Thursday, with sustained winds of 155 kph (96 mph) and gusts of up to 190 kph (118 mph), according to Taiwan's ...
27 Jul, 2023, 10.37 AM IST
Damage, injuries as Storm Vamco hits VietnamThe storm made landfall on Sunday morning with winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour (56 mph), according to media reports, uprooting trees ...
15 Nov, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
Manila serves strongest warning to China over SCS claim since 2016“Should the exercises spill over to Philippine territory, then China is forewarned that it will be met with the severest response, diplomat...
04 Jul, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
China to deploy most advanced rescue ship in SCSThe ship, Nanhaijiu 102, is the most advanced rescue vessel in the area and will play a role in emergencies, the Chinese Ministry of Transp...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.45 PM IST
- ‘Rice only Asian crop at risk from El Nino’
Rice is the only crop in Asia at risk of potential damage from El Nino as the weather phenomenon, which reduces rainfall, weakens.
27 Jan, 2010, 03.25 AM IST