The Hong Kong airport runway involved in a deadly plane crash has restarted operations, authorities said on Oct. 28, just over a week after two men were killed in the city’s deadliest air incident since 1998.

Hanoi ranked fifth in a list of 10 happiest cities in Asia, surpassing regional neighbors such as Jakarta, Bangkok and Singapore, according to a survey by British magazine Time Out.

Two tourists drowned while swimming at Pantai Cenang beach on Malaysia’s Langkawi, voted the second most beautiful island by readers of American magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

Two Chinese tourists recently claimed they had been kicked out of a well-known Japanese restaurant for wearing sports vests and loose trousers, which the manager deemed “too revealing.”

France’s Paris was named the world’s second worst city for pickpockets and scams by U.K.-based insurance price comparison website Compare the Market.

South Korean carrier Parata Air announced on Oct. 27 that it will operate new routes to five Asian destinations including Phu Quoc, which was voted the most beautiful in Asia this year by readers of American magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

Japan, voted as “world’s most favorite destination” last year by readers of Condé Nast Traveler, has stepped up efforts to attract more digital nomads to combat overtourism in major cities.

A wildlife safari in China’s Henan Province has posted a recruitment video for a driver to feed animals, including tigers, for a monthly salary of 50,000 yuan (US$7,020).

Koma Singapore was voted the best fining restaurant in Asia as part of the 2025 Travelers’ Choice “Best of the Best” Restaurants Awards based on an analysis of reader reviews on travel platform Tripadvisor.

A 69-year-old Japanese man died last Friday after falling about 7 meters from a perimeter wall surrounding the Pantheon in central Rome, authorities said.