Typhoons in the Philippines

16 Aug 2012

A storm bearing the name of the famed old airport will bring squally showers and strong winds to the city and signal possible disruption to air traffic for the second time in a month.

Shanghai officials pass the typhoon test

11 Aug 2012

Shanghai's preparedness to face a typhoon that smashed into eastern China this week has reinforced the financial centre's reputation as the mainland's most developed city.

An ear to the ground

5 Aug 2012

Just before 1am on Tuesday, July 24, as hurricane-force winds from Typhoon Vicente cut a swathe of destruction through Hong Kong, Chan Yun-cheung's mobile phone rang.

Twin typhoons set to batter mainland

3 Aug 2012

The first of two typhoons struck the east coast last night, with another set to make landfall early today, threatening devastation inland.

Bosses who won't let staff off early during typhoons help create commuter panic

27 Jul 2012

Having spent 36 years in Hong Kong, and worked through quite a few direct typhoon hits, the complaints every time the typhoon signal number 8 or higher goes up never cease to amuse me.

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Vicente a signal to prepare for worst

The government has given the MTR Corp until tomorrow to explain what happened during Monday night's severe typhoon, when passengers were left to spend the night in stations and trains or brave the...

Vicente strikes HK

Typhoon Vicente was the second storm to shut down the city this year. It was strong enough for the Observatory to issue the No 10 hurricane signal for almost three hours early yesterday morning....

Pylons bolstered to cope with super typhoons

The city's ageing electricity pylons will not withstand super typhoons that are increasingly likely to strike the city amid climate change, according to CLP, which yesterday briefed the media on...

Tropical storm passes - now for monsoon, floods

The strong wind signal prompted by the passing of Tropical Storm Nalgae was lowered last night but weather chiefs warned Hong Kong was still in for a buffeting by monsoon winds and...

Storm, not market, volatility grips city

The first typhoon signal No 8 in two years shut down the city yesterday, stranding thousands of passengers and giving investors a respite from the volatile stock market.

Call for precautions as typhoon nears

The Observatory warns Hongkongers to take precautions as Typhoon Nesat edges closer after leaving at least 23 people dead in the Philippines and causing severe floods in Manila.