Thailand reclaimed its status as Southeast Asia’s leading destination for Chinese tourists in the first quarter of 2026 with 1.49 million visitors, a 12% increase from a year earlier.

During their friendly visit to Da Nang, members of the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Charlottetown frigate were captivated by the atmosphere of Hoi An ancient town and tried their hand at making traditional lanterns.

South Korean authorities are investigating a security lapse at Incheon International Airport after a passenger boarded an international flight carrying a small kitchen knife that went undetected during screening.

A slew of flight cancellations on routes to China during the peak summer tourism season and the attendant hassles are exasperating Vietnamese travelers and tour operators.

Eels bred in captivity will be sold in Japanese shops for the first time, in a move that could ease eventually pressure on the endangered fish, officials said on May 20.

Snow City, Singapore’s first indoor snow center located within the Science Centre and a popular destination for tourists, will permanently close on Sept. 30 after 26 years of operations.

Eight foreign nationals — six Russians, one Ukrainian and one Kyrgyz citizen — have been deported from Vietnam after authorities found they had breached immigration regulations by engaging in activities inconsistent with their visa status.

Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals, officials said on Tuesday.

Indonesia and Thailand, Southeast Asia’s largest economies, have started monitoring travelers at international entry points following the World Health Organization declaration of the Ebola outbreak in Africa as an international public health emergency.

Several Southeast Asian nations are tightening visa policies and cracking down on unruly visitors amid rising crime concerns, but tourism insiders say Vietnam should not go down that path and should allow easy entry for tourists from some key and high-spending markets.