There is a warning a super typhoon, moving towards Hong Kong and China, could cause serious damage.

A powerful typhoon pounded South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain today as the coastguard battled rough seas in a race to rescue fishermen on two Chinese ships that slammed into rocks off the southern coast.

Telephone and internet services were disrupted across Asia today, hours after a powerful earthquake struck the southern part of Taiwan, killing two and triggering a regional tsunami alert.