Taiwan shuts US$5 trillion stock market as Typhoon Champi nears, almost 1,000 flights cancelled

A pedestrian holds an umbrella as Typhoon Champi approaches Taiwan, in Keelung, Taiwan, October 23, 2026. -- Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang

SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Bloomberg): Taiwan shut its US$5 trillion stock market, schools and offices on Friday as Typhoon Champi barreled toward the island, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds that disrupted flights.

Champi was packing top sustained winds of 155 kilometers (96 miles) an hour, equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane, according to the island’s weather agency, after weakening over the past 24 hours from super typhoon strength. The storm was around 260 kilometers southeast of Taipei’s Taoyuan International Airport as of 2:30 p.m. Friday local time, the bureau added.

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2026 年 10 月 23 日，台湾基隆，台风“占比”逼近台湾时，一名行人撑着雨伞。——照片：REUTERS/Ann Wang

东南亚（彭博社）：台风“占比”周五逼近台湾，带来强降雨和破坏性大风，导致航班中断，台湾关闭了规模达 5 万亿美元的股市、学校和办公室。

据台湾气象局消息，台风“占比”在过去24小时内强度有所减弱，最大持续风速为每小时155公里（96英里），相当于二级飓风。气象局补充说，截至周五下午2点30分，台风中心位于台北桃园国际机场东南方向约260公里处。

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