Indian cuisine ranked 13th in a list of 100 best in the world this year by international food magazine TasteAtlas, up one place from last year and surpassing Southeast Asian food hubs such as Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.

An Australian man died after suffering severe blood loss when he reportedly ran into a glass door at a restaurant in Thailand’s Phuket last week.

Benjamin Werge Jensen, Executive Chef of Topas Ecolodge, was recognized at the Gourmet Vietnam Awards 2025, receiving the title of Vietnam’s Rising Star Chef.

Singapore, named Southeast Asia’s safest country by online platform Numbeo, has increased patrols in some tourist areas after the Bondi Beach shooting in Australia that killed 15 people.

The Philippines has been ranked 25th in a list of 100 best cuisines in the world this year by international food magazine TasteAtlas, trailing behind Southeast Asian neighbors Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.

Japan, named the “world’s most favorite destination” this year by readers of Condé Nast Traveler, welcomed an estimated 39.06 million foreign visitors from January to November, surpassing last year’s record of 36.87 million.

British travel magazine Time Out ranked Hanoi at sixth in a list of world’s most affordable cities for tourists based on a survey of over 18,000 people.

Nguyen Tien Trien, a member of Vietnamese ju-jitsu team, and track and field athlete Huynh Thi My Tien enjoyed Thai cuisine and strolled through downtown streets in Bangkok after completing their duties at the 33rd SEA Games.

About 380 passengers on two Singapore Airlines flights to Singapore, one from New York and the other from Istanbul, were stranded for two days due to adverse weather conditions and technical issues.

Singapore has surpassed Tokyo to become the second most searched Asian destination after Bangkok by travelers in Vietnam during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, according to online platform Agoda.