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Chinese officials issued warnings and ordered ports in the Shenzhen region to suspend operations as...

Storm Lionrock, the seventh hitting the East Sea (South China Sea) so far this year, has weakened into a tropical depression, while another storm, Kompasu, is becoming stronger and forecast to enter the sea soon, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

CONTINUING TO WATCH: The storm could directly affect the nation, causing heavy rain in eastern Taiwan that could last all week, a former CWB director said/ Staff writer, with CNA

Tropical Storm Kompasu is forecast to come closest to Taiwan tomorrow and on Tuesday, bringing rain and lowering temperatures, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said yesterday. Bureau forecaster Chen I-hsiu (陳伊秀) said that Kompasu, which was upgraded to a tropical storm on Friday to become this year’s 18th Pacific cyclone, is heading for the Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines, and would approach Taiwan early next week. As of 2pm yesterday, the storm was 1,371km southeast of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻), the southernmost tip of Taiwan proper, moving north at 32kph, the bureau said. ...

Taipei, Oct. 8 (CNA) A tropical depression near the Philippines has developed into a tropical storm that will likely approach Taiwan early next week, the Central Weather Bureau reported on Friday.