President Donald Trump will host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as the two countries seek closer security and economic ties in the Indo-Pacific region.

In 2023, a typhoon brought sustained heavy rains to southern China, triggering inundations in Hong Kong and other areas. Deluges around the city of Maoming in Guangdong province caused a lake at a commercial crocodile farm to overflow with over 70 animals escaping, local media reported.