A family of Chinese tourists reported discovering what appeared to be a used syringe needle in a seafood dish at a hotel in Phuket, sparking severe food safety concerns among travelers.

White blossoms are blooming across Dien Bien, blanketing the region, as warmer weather arrives and the province enters its celebrated spring season.

A Thai family is pursuing legal action against a hotel in China’s Shanghai after discovering a man, believed to be a staff member, hiding inside their room.

South Korea is considering granting 10-year visas to visitors from major Vietnamese cities as part of efforts to boost tourism and hit its target of 30 million tourists by 2027.

Global air travel remains severely disrupted after the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, stranding tens of thousands of passengers.

A Singaporean family missed its flight at Changi Airport after a toy gun was found in its carry-on luggage during screening, and paid S$3,000 (US$2,350) for new tickets.

Japan’s Tokyo ranked 10th in a list of world’s 50 best cities this year as voted by British magazine Time Out, trailing behind other Asian tourism hubs such as Shanghai, Bangkok and Seoul.

Australian passport, the world’s most expensive, ranked the seventh most powerful globally in the latest Henley Passport Index 2026, down one place from last year and weaker than Malaysia’s.

A 36-year-old Indian national on Tuesday has been charged with molesting and harassing a flight attendant on a Singapore Airlines flight.

Indonesia’s resort island of Bali has arrested two French nationals and an Italian on accusations of producing and distributing pornography in a nation where such content is illegal, police said on March 17.