Tropical Storm Matmo is edging closer to the Philippines' most populous region of Luzon, which it is expected to cross Friday.

MANILA: Typhoon Paolo (international name: Matmo) made landfall in Dinapigue, Isabela, at 9am, the state weather bureau reported Friday (Oct 3)

East Asia is bracing for the most powerful global typhoon so far this year to make landfall with mass evacuations across multiple countries.

Schools and flights were canceled across southern China and many businesses were closed ahead of the storm, one of the world’s strongest this year.

The French Prime Minister is in last-chance talks to pass a budget and survive. The world's largest container line, MSC, has reaffirmed it will shun the Arctic route. Typhoon Matmo has hit the Philippines with powerful 130 kilometer-per-hour winds.

A super typhoon that caused thousands to be evacuated in the Philippines has "slightly" weakened, according to the country's weather bureau. Super typhoon Ragasa made landfall over Panuitan Island, one of the Babuyan Islands in the Philippines' northern ...

Hong Kong is bracing for widespread damage and disruption from the approaching Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is currently churning off the northern coast of the Philippines with tree-snapping winds.

A huge and powerful typhoon is headed toward southern China after lashing the Philippines with destructive winds and torrential rain, putting the region’s megacities on high alert with cancelled flights and disruptions to schools and businesses.

A typhoon that ripped roofs off homes has killed dozens of people across Vietnam and the Philippines, officials from both countries said on Monday, as a weakened storm Bualoi crossed into neighbouring Laos.

Thousands have been evacuated in the Philippines as the nation braces for a super typhoon that has been described by regional authorities as potentially "catastrophic".

The Philippines is reeling from a 6.9 magnitude earthquake that killed 72 and an eruption. Now, Tropical Storm Paolo is set to hit. Get the latest on the triple disaster.