A slew of flight cancellations on routes to China during the peak summer tourism season and the attendant hassles are exasperating Vietnamese travelers and tour operators.

Eels bred in captivity will be sold in Japanese shops for the first time, in a move that could ease eventually pressure on the endangered fish, officials said on May 20.

Snow City, Singapore’s first indoor snow center located within the Science Centre and a popular destination for tourists, will permanently close on Sept. 30 after 26 years of operations.

Eight foreign nationals — six Russians, one Ukrainian and one Kyrgyz citizen — have been deported from Vietnam after authorities found they had breached immigration regulations by engaging in activities inconsistent with their visa status.

Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals, officials said on Tuesday.

Indonesia and Thailand, Southeast Asia’s largest economies, have started monitoring travelers at international entry points following the World Health Organization declaration of the Ebola outbreak in Africa as an international public health emergency.

Several Southeast Asian nations are tightening visa policies and cracking down on unruly visitors amid rising crime concerns, but tourism insiders say Vietnam should not go down that path and should allow easy entry for tourists from some key and high-spending markets.

Sales of Beijing-style zhajiangmian noodles and Mixue’s peach oolong tea have surged following a visit by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang last week, turning the local favorites into viral food trends.

Despite the sweltering weekend heat, crowds of customers in Ho Chi Minh City flocked to a local supermarket to enjoy an all-you-can-eat durian buffet, where organizers prepared one ton of durians to meet soaring demand.

Authorities in Da Nang City are investigating an incident in which a foreign man climbed onto a parked car, damaged the vehicle, and caused a disturbance in the busy An Thuong tourist area.