21.   In January, Taiwan allowed Taiwanese boats from its outlying islands to sail to China directly in the hope of building closer trade ties.

22.   In North Carolina, residents were urged to evacuate outlying islands on the Outer Banks, and Gov. Jim Hunt declared a state of emergency.

23.   In Taiwan, officials issued land and sea warnings in the southern county of Ilan, as well as the outlying island groups of Penghu and Green Island.

24.   It is the first time the government has offered cash incentives to volunteers in its migration program to shift population from crowded areas of Indonesia to outlying islands.

25.   It was built on a manmade islet west of outlying Lantau island by flattening two uninhabited islets and pushing back the sea.

26.   Military exercises near outlying Taiwanese islands are scheduled to last beyond Saturday.

27.   Military helicopters, trucks and sea-going vessels tried to reach outlying islands and remote areas near the Burmese border to contact survivors.

28.   Most public transport ground to a halt and ferry services to the outlying islands and to the neighboring Portuguese colony of Macao were suspended.

29.   Officials issued land and sea warnings in the southern Taiwanese county of Ilan, as well as the outlying island groups of Penghu and Green Island.

30.   No deaths were reported, although officials had yet to contact outlying islands because telephone lines were down, police Superintendent Conrad Sweeting said.