Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall in Taiwan

Typhoon Kong-rey, the biggest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years, has made landfall on the island's eastern coast. Schools and workplaces across Taiwan were closed on Thursday, supermarkets shuttered and stripped bare, as millions of residents braced for the storm which hit at about 1:40PM local time.

Taiwan condemns North Korean missile launch

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) condemned North Korea's firing of at least one ballistic missile northeastward from an area near the capital Pyongyang early Thursday (October 31, 2024), which reportedly landed outside of Japan's exclusive ...