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Oct 31, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Pei-Lin Wu

Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall Oct. 31 in Taiwan after authorities closed schools, offices and highways. (Video: Reuters)By Pei-Lin WuOctober 31, 2024 at 3:10 a.m. EDTThe largest typhoon to hit Taiwan in 30 years has made landfall in the country’s southeast. Typhoon Kong-rey arrived at 1:40 p.m. local time in Taitung, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration. At one point a super typhoon, Kong-rey had weakened slightly overnight but was still equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane.

Oct 30, 2024 | adn.com | Christian Shepherd |Pei-Lin Wu |Vic Chiang

Police in China are cracking down on public Halloween celebrations in some of the country’s biggest cities by clearing people from streets and questioning them about costume choices, out of apparent fear the holiday has become a rallying point for youth dissatisfaction. A growing trend of street costume parties has become the latest target for the stifling of individual freedoms under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who has overseen sweeping restrictions on cultural expression and political dissent.

Oct 30, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Christian Shepherd |Pei-Lin Wu |Vic Chiang

Police in China are cracking down on public Halloween celebrations in some of the country’s biggest cities by clearing people from streets and questioning them about costume choices, out of apparent fear the holiday has become a rallying point for youth dissatisfaction. A growing trend of street costume parties has become the latest target for the stifling of individual freedoms under Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who has overseen sweeping restrictions on cultural expression and political dissent.