Tencent has launched a mobile payment app for foreign visitors to China, allowing them to use overseas bank cards and digital wallets across the WeChat Pay network as the country seeks to make its increasingly cashless economy more accessible to international tourists.

Japan has returned to the top of the World Economic Forum’s global travel and tourism rankings, as the country seeks to attract visitors also to its lesser-known destinations amid a surge in foreign arrivals.

“Chef Show,” a popular Korean nonverbal performance, entertained nearly 300 Vietnamese spectators in Hanoi last week.

A bus carrying tourists from the Philippines toward the Oktoberfest festival in Munich veered off a highway and overturned on Sunday, killing at least two people.

Five Asian airlines made the top 20 of Skytrax’s 2026 ranking of the world’s best low-cost carriers, led by Malaysia’s AirAsia in first place and Singapore’s Scoot in second.

A food stall at Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City has been ordered to suspend operations after a tourist filmed insects crawling on food.

Thai airlines have introduced special measures, including free flight changes and travel credits, for passengers affected by flooding and severe traffic congestion in the capital Bangkok.

South Korea’s Incheon International Airport retained its second place among world’s 25 most connected low-cost megahubs, according to British aviation consultancy OAG.

Passengers arriving at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport had to wait up to six hours for their bags, while luggage from several flights was left behind amid disruptions to Thai Airways’s ground operations.

The Vietnam Banh Mi (Baguette) Festival 2026 opened at Fun More Time Square in Tokyo on Sept. 26, offering a space for local people and the Vietnamese community to connect through Vietnamese cuisine.