Australian police are investigating whether a Canadian tourist discovered dead on a beach in the northern state of Queensland drowned or was attacked by a pack of dingoes, the wild dogs native to the country.

Ongoing construction of a two-story concrete house with plastered brick walls in “the world’s best tourism village” in northern Vietnam’s Tuyen Quang Province is sparking controversy.

A foreign tourist has drawn public attention after wrapping ripe bananas around his body to approach wild monkeys on Son Tra Peninsula in Da Nang, sparking debate on social media.

India’s aviation regulator fined IndiGo a record US$2.45 million, issued warnings to senior executives and directed the airline to remove the head of its operations control from his duties after mass flight cancellations last month.

Brunei’s passport ranked 19th in the 2026 Henley Passport Index, down one place from last year but remained the third most powerful in Southeast Asia.

Singapore’s Changi Airport was named the world’s fourth busiest international airport in 2025 with 42.6 million seats, a 3% year-on-year increase, according to data from British aviation firm OAG.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has expressed confidence that the country’s tourism sector will earn 3 trillion THB (US$95.35 billion) in revenue this year through its “Amazing 5 Economy” strategy.

Vietnam Airlines has taken safety to new heights after being ranked among the world’s top 25 safest full-service airlines for 2026 by AirlineRatings, climbing three places from last year to 19th globally and remaining the only Vietnamese carrier on the list.

The Korea Herald, one of the South Korea’s most respected business and consumer dailies, highlights Phu Quoc as a standout choice for the early months of the year, particularly January, when demand for winter escapes among Korean travelers peaks.

Since 2017 an Australian tourism expert has watched Hanoi Train Street evolve from a neighborhood where laundry hung over the tracks into a hotspot, caught between commerce and safety.