Vietnam’s coconut jelly, three-color dessert, and sticky rice ball sweet soup have been named by international food magazine TasteAtlas among Asia’s top 100 desserts this year.

Phu Quoc Island welcomed nearly 7.6 million tourists including 1.6 million foreign arrivals in the first 11 months of this year, up 35% year-on-year and surpassing this year’s target.

The Vietnamese government has added 41 more international border gates where foreigners can use e-visas for entry and exit, bringing the total number of e-visa-eligible gates to 83.

A recent survey by online travel platform Agoda reveals that visa requirements continue to significantly affect travel plans for Asian tourists, with 35% of respondents citing visas as a limiting factor.

A Changi Airport official has pledged to improve baggage operations and ensure a smooth experience for all travelers, following a recent complaint from a tourist about slow baggage handling at the airport.

A Chinese man who placed joss paper, known as “hell money”, into a fortune-drawing donation box at Japan’s Sensoji Temple has sparked outrage and renewed criticism of poor tourist behaviors.

Chinese visitors to Vietnam can use their familiar mobile payment apps to scan VIETQR Global codes and make direct payments at shopping, dining and tourist locations nationwide from Dec. 2.

Vietnam’s tourism sector is experiencing robust expansion fueled by surging domestic travel and a sharp recovery in foreign arrivals, cementing its position as one of the region’s fastest-growing destinations, according to a report published by Savills Hotels and international law firm Watson Farley & Williams.

More than 800 Singaporeans have returned home safely from the tourist city of Hat Yai in Thailand which was hard hit by deadly flooding.

Cafés along Hanoi Train Street at the Kham Thiem–Le Duan section resumed placing tables beside the active railway tracks last weekend, attracting large crowds of tourists just days after authorities cleared the area.