Tropical storm forming, unlikely to directly affect Taiwan

A tropical depression forming east of the Philippines could strengthen into a storm and bring rain to parts of Taiwan next week but should not directly threaten the island, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on Tuesday.

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