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East China suspends ferries, classes as typhoon approaches

Cities in eastern China have suspended ferry services and suspended classes as they brace for the arrival of Typhoon Hinnamnor, a strong storm that is expected to also affect neighboring Taiwan, Japan and Korea.

Shanghai on Sunday suspended ferry services and deployed more than 50,000 police officers to aid with rescues and guide traffic away from danger areas.

Taiwan's President appeals for International Support to Halt Escalation of the Regional Situation

As China continue to hold military drills near Taiwan's coast after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taipei, President Tsai Ing-wen has appealed for international support for the island nation and halt the escalation of the regional security situation.

Train derails in eastern Taiwan, killing dozens

A train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on April 2 after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing 48 people. With the train still partly in a tunnel, survivors climbed out of windows and walked along the train's roof to reach safety after the country's deadliest railway disaster.

Train crashes in eastern Taiwan, killing 34, injuring dozens

A passenger train smashed into a vehicle on its tracks and partially derailed outside a rail tunnel in Taiwan on April 2, and police said at least 34 people were killed and dozens injured. Survivors were climbing out windows and onto roofs to reach safety in the island's worst railway disaster in decades.