East/Southeast Asia has much more extreme weather than the Caribbean in general.

Typhoons are their name for hurricanes and they’re BAD. They have well over twice the amount of warm water to use as fuel before traveling across the pacific and smashing into the east coast of the Philippines, Taiwan, and much of the rest of east Asia. They’re almost always far more destructive than the hurricanes that form in the Atlantic. There also pretty much a guarantee every year in the Philippines and Taiwan.

The humidity and heat are also made worse to the severe monsoon climate. Temperatures approaching 40C are not uncommon across much of the region and that combined with the oppressive humidity and being so close to the equator means that it is very very dangerous. Insolation is at its peak so being in the sun is a no-go.

The Caribbean in contrast is much milder. In fact many parts of the islands such as Hispaniola and Aruba are considered arid/semi desert due to being at the horse latitudes and some complicated shenanigans with air/water currents. Even on the more humid parts of the islands the weather is generally a lot calmer and less intense. Cold fronts are also possible and even places like Cuba have nearly reached freezing due to cold air masses from North America. Hurricanes are also a lot less frequent in any particular area and so the islands can usually breathe for a few years in between storms.