At least 24 flights between Hong Kong and Taiwan have been cancelled due to approaching Super Typhoon Kong-rey, which is expected to be 500km from the city later this week. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, Kong-rey will move towards Taiwan on Wednesday and pass over the island’s central and southern parts on Thursday. It…
Hong Kong should do more to hold producers of single-use plastics accountable if it hopes to curb waste, a leading green group has said after finding a large amount of packaging from major drinks businesses in two of the city’s rivers. Greenpeace Hong Kong said on Saturday that plastic accounted for 97 per cent of…
More than 30 flights between Hong Kong and Taiwan, including ones operated by Cathay Pacific Airways and its budget arm HK Express, have been cancelled as Super Typhoon Krathon approaches the island. Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific said 17 flights would be cancelled between Tuesday and Thursday. Seven were return flights between the city…
(Bloomberg) — Taiwan authorities completed the dramatic helicopter rescue of 19 crew members on a stricken ship, which foundered as Super Typhoon Krathon brings strong winds and heavy rains to the island. Most Read from Bloomberg All those on the Barbados-registered “Blue Lagoon” were rescued, the coast guard said in a statement. Rescuers used helicopters…
Taiwan closed schools and evacuated thousands of people in the south of the island Tuesday ahead of the arrival of Super Typhoon Krathon as the president warned it was likely cause “catastrophic damage”. Krathon, packing sustained winds of 198 kilometres per hour (123 miles per hour) — equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane — and…