Ho Chi Minh City is quickly becoming a shopping hotspot, thanks to a booming fashion scene that has been promoted widely on TikTok and Instagram as both affordable and accessible.

Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport has joined the list of world’s 10 busiest international hubs for the first time this month, according to British aviation firm OAG.

Chinese actor Wang Yibo has been exploring Malaysia’s food scene ahead of an upcoming racing competition, stopping for a bowl of bak kut teh and sampling durian at a popular night-time food street in Kuala Lumpur.

Italy and Spain have agreed to remove tit-for-tat border checks introduced following a spat over migration, after talks between the two countries’ leaders, diplomatic and government sources said on Friday.

A Hanoi chicken pho eatery featured in the 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand list is packed from morning till night with customers.

Tourism experts say Vietnam’s trialing of visa exemption for Chinese tour groups visiting Khanh Hoa might strengthen its competitiveness against regional rivals, considering it could be expanded to other destinations such as Da Nang and Da Lat if the trial proves successful.

Thailand, the second largest aviation market in Southeast Asia by seat capacity after Indonesia, plans to introduce special tour packages for international transit passengers with long layovers.

A Singapore Airlines flight bound for Singapore returned to San Francisco nearly nine hours after take-off on Oct. 14 after an unruly passenger injured himself on board.

Singapore, ranked the world’s second richest country by GDP per capita, saw tourism receipts fall 6.2% year-on-year to S$7.21 billion (US$5.6 billion) in the second quarter of 2026 amid global uncertainty.

A Portuguese woman was arrested in Phuket, Thailand, after police discovered she had overstayed her visa by 1,807 days.