Streets were largely deserted in Taiwan's port city of Keelung, which is expected to be one of the hardest hit areas on the island.

Typhoon Bavi, described as one of the largest storms to hit Taiwan in more than 30 years, has already caused significant damage in parts of Asia.

Once on the edge of financial ruin, the South Korean chip giant has rebounded to debut on Wall Street in what is the largest US listing by a foreign company.

Pundits expect Barisan Nasional (BN) to retain Johor, while a think tank said Pakatan Harapan could wrest several marginal seats from BN if there is a 65-per-cent turnout among Chinese voters.

SK hynix’s NASDAQ listing raised US$26.5 billion, making it one of the largest stock sales in history.