Taiwan hunkered down on Wednesday for the arrival of a strengthening Typhoon Gaemi, with financial markets shut, flights cancelled and one person killed, while the military went on standby amid torrential rain. Gaemi, expected to be the strongest storm to hit Taiwan in eight years, is set to make landfall on the northeast coast late on Wednesday evening, weather authorities said. They upgraded its status to a strong typhoon, packing gusts of up to 227 kph (141 mph) near its center. After crossing the Taiwan Strait, it is likely to hit the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian late on Thursday...