Many foreign tourists currently visiting Hanoi have expressed frustration after heavy rains and flooding in the wake of Typhoon Matmo disrupted their travel plans.

A 28-year-old Chinese female tourist was detained at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after allegedly attempting to leave the country using a forged travel document.

Police in China have arrested two tourists for carving characters in the bricks of the Great Wall, a UNESCO heritage site.

A 22-year-old Singaporean man was fined S$3,500 (US$2,700) on Monday for posting a bomb threat joke on Instagram while on a plane at Singapore’s Changi Airport.

Eight foreign tourists traveling to Ha Giang in northern Vietnam bought massage vouchers to thank their motorbike drivers for transporting them safely amid days of heavy rains and landslides.

The number of foreign visitors to Vietnam during January-September reached 15.4 million, up 21.5% year-on-year but still far from its target of 25 million this year.

Rescue efforts were underway on Sunday to clear access to campsites on Tibet’s eastern slope of Mount Everest, where nearly 1,000 people have been trapped by a blizzard that has blocked roads, according to Chinese state media reports.

Phu Quoc, voted the second most beautiful island in Asia last year by readers of American magazine Condé Nast Traveler, received 1.2 million foreign arrivals between January and September, up 65.8% year-on-year and surpassing this year’s target.

Hsu Kuang-han, Taiwanese star of TV show “Someday or One Day”, enjoyed spring rolls and pho in Ho Chi Minh City while promoting his latest film.

For visitors to Vietnam, the call of street vendors is more than a food alert: it is a charming soundscape that inspires them to explore and taste the city.