China’s southern provinces are bracing for Typhoon Matmo, as Guangdong authorities relocated more than 150,000 residents and Hainan has suspended rail services across the island. The National Meteorological Centre on Sunday said Matmo, the 21st typhoon of the year, had strengthened into a severe typhoon that morning and was expected to bring strong winds and…
Typhoon Matmo expected to make landfall around noon tomorrow Hainan, Guangdong, Yunnan provinces potentially affected Disruption comes during busy period for holiday travel HONG KONG, Oct 4 — Chinese authorities will cancel flights and ferries in Hainan tonight before Typhoon Matmo hits the southern province, likely disrupting a peak holiday travel period for the resort…
All flights and ferries on resort island Hainan cancelled PUBLISHED : 4 Oct 2025 at 18:42 Small Medium Large Passengers walk through the terminal at Haikou Meilan International Airport on the southern resort island of Hainan, China. (Photo: Mkckim via Wikimedia Commons) HONG KONG – Chinese authorities were preparing to cancel all…
Chinese authorities will cancel flights and ferries in Hainan on Saturday night before Typhoon Matmo hits the southern province, likely disrupting a peak holiday travel period for the resort island. All flights to and from the provincial capital Haikou’s international airport are expected to be cancelled from 11 p.m. (1500 GMT), the official Xinhua news…
Published on September 16, 2025 China’s tropical gem, Hainan Free Trade Port, rolled out a spectacular five-day tourism spotlight in Hong Kong, starting September 7, 2025, to unveil its sun-soaked leisure, rich heritage, and must-try travel options. Under the organising umbrella of the Hainan Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, TV, and Sports, the…
Published on September 13, 2025 Hainan Free Trade Port has launched a sunny tourism boost in Hong Kong to remind everyone about the island’s choice of palm-lined coast, cultural gems, and lively traditions. The campaign kicked off on September 7, 2025, to introduce both residents and international travellers to the island’s must-see spots….
BEIJING, – The southern Chinese city of Sanya, renowned for seafront resorts and sandy beaches, closed tourist attractions, shuttered businesses and suspended public transport on Sunday as it braced for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki. Chinese tourist city Sanya shuts down as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies The tropical cyclone was about 200 km southeast of Sanya on…
A recent visit to Hong Kong by the new executive deputy director of the central government’s top office for the city’s affairs was likely to have been to check on the progress of the Northern Metropolis megadevelopment, political analysts have said. Xu Qifang, the executive deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office…
Sunday, July 20, 2025 This was supposed to be a nondescript weekend for thousands upon thousands of travelers and city dwellers across Hong Kong and southern China, but now it’s looking more like the fury of Typhoon Wipha, only without the flooding. Hong Kong raised its storm warning to its highest level and closed its…
Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China have been evacuated and flights and trains cancelled as a result of Typhoon Wipha. The China Meteorological Administration issued an orange typhoon warning, the second highest level in the four-tier system, on Sunday, expecting Wipha to make landfall between Zhuhai and Zhanjiang in Guangdong province on Sunday…