Guangdong, Hainan issue warnings on Typhoon Trami's westward movements

Chinese coastal cities have continued to issue warnings for the strong gales and heavy rains triggered by Trami, this year's 20th typhoon, suspending some public transportation. Meteorological monitoring shows that Typhoon Trami has moved into the South China Sea on Friday. Affected by cold air and the typhoon, the coastal areas of Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces and the Taiwan Island experienced gusts with heavy rains in some places.

The tropical cyclone is forecast to keep moving westwards and slightly increase its intensity on Saturday to reach typhoon level.

On the night of Sunday, Trami will begin to reduce movement in the central and western parts of the South China Sea, and its intensity will gradually weaken.

The National Meteorological Center issued another yellow-alert gale warning on Saturday, saying that some parts of Zhejiang, Fujian and Hainan will experience torrential downpours from Saturday to Tuesday.

China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe warning, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

In addition, Trami's long-time activity in the South China Sea is expected to cause strong winds on the waters until early November. Weather experts have warned the public and ships and offshore work platforms to take precautions for the expected heavy rains in the eastern coastal areas of China and Hainan Island on Saturday and Sunday.

The Hainan Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a Level-IV typhoon warning on Saturday morning.

Due to the persistent gales and strong rainstorms in some parts of the island, the Xinhai ferry port, Xiuying cargo port and the Nangang Railway Station in Haikou, the capital city of Hainan, have suspended service at 14:00 on Saturday.

The whole island-looping high-speed railway and the trains running in Haikou will also suspend operation successively. They are scheduled to resume service at 14:00 on Sunday.

Guangdong Province activated a Level-IV response to the strong winds brought by Trami and the cold front at 12:00 Friday.

The ro-ro (roll-on-roll-off) passenger ships crossing the Qiongzhou Strait have stopped operation, and the resumption time will be decided according to the typhoon changes.

The Guangzhou Railway Group has adjusted some of the trains departing from or arriving at Haikou to Guangzhou Baiyun Station, and stopped some other trains.

Guangdong, Hainan issue warnings on Typhoon Trami's westward movements

Young entrepreneur Mario Ho stresses the importance of facing challenges head-on and maintaining a resilient mindset during an entrepreneurial journey.

At the age of 29, Ho stands as one of the youngest CEOs of a publicly-listed company worldwide, NIP Group. The company went public on Nasdaq in July, officially becoming the first e-sports stock from China.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Ho reflected on his early attempts that did not achieve the desired success which he sees as valuable experience in shaping his current ventures.

"When I first started, I wanted to make a platform for bookings. I tried AR, I tried AI, I tried other versions of games. None of those things took off. Then again, I don't exactly blame myself because I was very, very early. So but then again, looking back, those are very valuable experiences that helped build land today," Ho said.

Ho points to a key moment in his career when his group secured a significant sponsorship deal with BYD, which enabled them to attract more sponsors.

"I think my first bucket of gold for NIP Group had to be when we signed the sponsorship deal with BYD. That was our largest sponsorship deal. That really kick started everything, because after BYD, numerous other very recognizable brands came into the group and became sponsors as well. We were able to unlock a lot more partnerships, and we were able to use those funds to actually buy some new star players, which ended up winning us, I think, four or five trophies. So that really was a key moment," Ho said.

Giving advice for fellow young entrepreneurs, Ho stressed that obstacles are inevitable in the path and encourage them not to give up.

"Don't give up. I think that is the most important thing when it comes to entrepreneurship. Understanding that problems are always going to arise. That's the nature of entrepreneurship. So you can't run away from it. You can't procrastinate. You have to be at war mode, at any point in time in your career. But most importantly, you are going to get defeated. You are going to lose, you are going to succumb to certain pressures and issues that you're not able to solve. However, as long as you don't give up, you give yourself another fighting chance, another day. I think that has to be the most important advice I can give," Ho said.

Mario Ho stresses resilience, perseverance in entrepreneurial journey