Hong Kong was named the world’s second most visited city for international arrivals this year, after Thailand’s Bangkok, with 23.2 million visitors, according to global market research company Euromonitor International.

Indonesia has banned British porn star Bonnie Blue for 10 years, immigration officials said on Dec. 22, after her deportation over content production that could cause “public unrest”.

Lao cuisine ranked 96th out of 100 in the world’s best cuisines list this year by international food magazine TasteAtlas, up three places from last year and the lowest among Southeast Asian countries.

Singapore joined a list of 15 most expensive cities for tourists in the world as voted by British travel magazine Time Out based on a survey of over 18,000 people.

As the year comes to a close, Ho Chi Minh City’s cafes glow with Christmas spirit, from snow-themed interiors to vinyl corners that invite guests to savor the season.

Six Indonesian men aged between 23 and 29 were arrested early on Sunday for illegally entering Singapore by sea.

Around 41,800 foreigners were turned away at Singapore’s checkpoints in the first 11 months of 2025, 26% higher than the total for the whole of 2024 and 46% higher than in 2023.

Thailand has been ranked 24th in a list of 100 best cuisines in the world this year by international food magazine TasteAtlas, up four places from last year but trailing behind Asian food hubs such as China, Indonesia, India and Vietnam.

The Central Highlands city of Da Lat was the most searched domestic destination by Vietnamese travelers during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday with year-on-year search rising 44%, online platform Agoda says.

December brings red foliage to Khe Sanh’s Chinese sweet gum forest in central Vietnam, where trekkers follow a 14-kilometer trail and boat across the waters of Lake Rao Quan.