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Which city is Asia's cheapest for tourists?

Which city is Asia's cheapest for tourists?

This city, famous for its beautiful landscape and Buddhist temples, was voted Asia's cheapest destination for tourists by online travel platform Agoda based on its hotel booking data.
13 Korean Air passengers hospitalized after aircraft suffers pressurization problems

13 Korean Air passengers hospitalized after aircraft suffers pressurization problems

Heavy rain, landslides in China's Guangdong and Fujian kill nine

Heavy rain, landslides in China's Guangdong and Fujian kill nine

American fast food chain Chick-fil-A makes Singapore debut

American fast food chain Chick-fil-A makes Singapore debut

U.S. chicken sandwich chain Chick-fil-A has announced plans to organize a pop-up event in Singapore from June 26 to 28 to mark its entry into Asia.
June 15, 2024 | 12:00 am PT
Cambodia, India, Indonesia are Vietnam's fastest growing tourism markets

Cambodia, India, Indonesia are Vietnam's fastest growing tourism markets

Cambodia is Vietnam's most rapidly growing tourism market with the number of visitors from the country in the first quarter increasing by 335% from the same period of 2019.
April 1, 2024 | 10:51 pm PT
Thousands, some in trance, pay homage to sacred Thai tattoo master

Thousands, some in trance, pay homage to sacred Thai tattoo master

Thousands of devotees, some in a state of trance, gathered at a Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok renowned for sacred tattoos known as Sak Yant, paying their respects to a revered monk who mastered the practice and seeking purification.
March 23, 2024 | 03:08 pm PT
'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends

'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends

Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he's kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours.
February 13, 2024 | 03:56 pm PT
Dense fog disrupts flights, trains in Indian capital

Dense fog disrupts flights, trains in Indian capital

Dense fog and cold enveloping large swathes of the northern part of India disrupted flights and train service in the country's capital New Delhi for a second day on Monday.
January 15, 2024 | 04:44 pm PT
Japan quake death toll rises to 92, missing 242

Japan quake death toll rises to 92, missing 242

The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Japan rose to 92 on Friday, regional authorities said, with the number of missing jumping to 242.
January 4, 2024 | 11:08 pm PT
China's respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic: WHO official

China's respiratory illness surge not as high as pre-pandemic: WHO official

The spike in respiratory illnesses that China is currently suffering is not as high as before the Covid-19 pandemic, a World Health Organization official said, reiterating that no new or unusual pathogens had been found in the recent cases.
November 27, 2023 | 04:46 pm PT
South Korean city turns to matchmaking to boost low birth rates

South Korean city turns to matchmaking to boost low birth rates

Against the backdrop of Christmas songs, 100 South Korean men and women gathered at a hotel near Seoul dressed in their best with name tags hanging on their clothes, hoping to find love.
November 27, 2023 | 03:29 pm PT
South Korea to ban eating dogs

South Korea to ban eating dogs

South Korea aims to ban eating dog meat and put an end to the controversy over the ancient custom amid growing awareness of animal rights, a ruling party policy chief said on Friday.
November 17, 2023 | 05:36 am PT
Nepal to ban TikTok as it 'disturbs social harmony'

Nepal to ban TikTok as it 'disturbs social harmony'

Nepal said Monday it will ban TikTok, citing the app's negative effects on the country's social harmony.
November 13, 2023 | 03:23 pm PT
China's animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade

China's animal lovers fight illegal cat meat trade

When Han Jiali's beloved cat Dabai was taken from her Shanghai home last year, she embarked on a hunt for her pet that took her deep into the bowels of China's underground feline meat trade.
November 9, 2023 | 11:53 pm PT
Asia's factories squeezed as China's nascent recovery teeters

Asia's factories squeezed as China's nascent recovery teeters

Asia's manufacturers faced worsening pressure in October with factory activity in China slipping back into decline, clouding recovery prospects for the region's major exporters already squeezed by weaker global demand and higher prices.
November 1, 2023 | 01:55 am PT
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