Bloomberg California faces heavy rain and ferocious winds as a powerful storm system adds to recent downpours that have burst levees and triggered mudslides. The deluge was set to continue in parts of the state, and “considerable flooding impacts are likely,” the National Weather Service said in a statement. Heavy snowfall in some mountain areas could make travel impossible ...

  Bloomberg Taiwan detained three active-duty officers and a retired Air Force officer suspected of spying for China, the Central News Agency (CNA) in Taipei reported, a case that hints at the extent of Beijing’s snooping on its much smaller neighbour. The former officer left the military in 2013 and started doing business in China, where he was recruited to ...

  Bloomberg Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers — the most senior officials to be relieved of duties since 2017 — amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy. The National Assembly voted to dismiss Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam from office during a four-day special session that began on Thursday. ...