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Thailand resorts to technology for tourist security

Thailand resorts to technology for tourist security

Thailand is expanding the use of AI, drones, and other technologies in its tourist police operations to improve safety at tourist destinations, with Phuket chosen as the pilot site.
Kite flyer faces up to 10 years after disrupting 16 flights at Vietnam's busiest airport

Kite flyer faces up to 10 years after disrupting 16 flights at Vietnam's busiest airport

3 men detained for flying kites near Vietnam's busiest airport Tan Son Nhat, disrupting 21 flights

3 men detained for flying kites near Vietnam's busiest airport Tan Son Nhat, disrupting 21 flights

More than 100 flights disrupted as drones shut Vietnam's busiest airport for 2 hours

More than 100 flights disrupted as drones shut Vietnam's busiest airport for 2 hours

Two waves of unauthorized drone activity over Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of Aug. 11 disrupted more than 100 flights, according to preliminary counts from airlines.
August 12, 2026 | 12:33 am PT
Vietnam's busiest airport Tan Son Nhat halts all flights for 2 hours after drone intrusion

Vietnam's busiest airport Tan Son Nhat halts all flights for 2 hours after drone intrusion

Flights to and from Tan Son Nhat International Airport were grounded or diverted on Tuesday evening after drones intruded into the airspace over Vietnam's busiest airport.
August 11, 2026 | 07:00 am PT
Man detained in China for flying modified drone to aircraft-level altitude

Man detained in China for flying modified drone to aircraft-level altitude

A man in eastern China has been taken into custody after illegally flying a modified drone to altitudes normally used by aircraft and repeatedly entering restricted airport airspace.
February 13, 2026 | 04:22 pm PT
Polish startup Volonaut unveils flying motorbike that reaches 200 km/h

Polish startup Volonaut unveils flying motorbike that reaches 200 km/h

Polish startup Volonaut has introduced the Airbike, a single-seat hoverbike capable of reaching speeds up to 200 km per hour.
May 6, 2025 | 06:47 pm PT
World’s first wearable flying vehicle takes off in China

World’s first wearable flying vehicle takes off in China

Chinese technology firm Zhiyuan Research Institute has launched a tri-ducted wearable electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, conducting a demonstration flight in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
April 29, 2025 | 12:56 am PT
Japan minister, in Kyiv bomb shelter, pledges funds to fight drones

Japan minister, in Kyiv bomb shelter, pledges funds to fight drones

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, forced into a bomb shelter by an air alert in Kyiv on Sunday, pledged millions of dollars to NATO to help Ukraine avert Russian drone strikes and announced donations of generators and transformers.
January 7, 2024 | 06:22 pm PT
China curbs exports of drone equipment amid US tech tension

China curbs exports of drone equipment amid US tech tension

China on Monday announced export controls on some drones and drone-related equipment, saying it wanted to safeguard "national security and interests" amid escalating tension with the United States over access to technology.
July 31, 2023 | 05:31 am PT
North Korea shows off drones and ballistic missiles at night-time parade

North Korea shows off drones and ballistic missiles at night-time parade

Nuclear-capable missiles and new attack drones were among the weapons displayed in a large military parade staged in Pyongyang for leader Kim Jong Un and visiting delegations from China and Russia, North Korean state media reported on Friday.
July 27, 2023 | 07:59 pm PT
Ukraine war: US and Russian military chiefs in rare talks after drone downed

Ukraine war: US and Russian military chiefs in rare talks after drone downed

Washington's top general said the crash of a U.S. surveillance drone after being intercepted by Russian jets showed Moscow's increasingly aggressive behavior, while Russia warned Washington that flying drones near Crimea risked escalation.
March 15, 2023 | 06:13 pm PT
Malaysia's palm planters eye robots, drones to combat labour crunch

Malaysia's palm planters eye robots, drones to combat labour crunch

Malaysian research student Haziq Ramli wore an outfit resembling a light jetpack, with poles strapped to his biceps, to wield a long pole that clipped the sharp fronds and heavy bunches of fruit from oil palm trees nearly twice his height.
October 6, 2022 | 06:05 pm PT
Lawmakers, Biden, sports leagues press for new action on drone threats

Lawmakers, Biden, sports leagues press for new action on drone threats

Lawmakers and U.S. sports leagues on Thursday backed a bid by the White House for expanded powers from Congress to detect and disable threatening drones.
July 14, 2022 | 06:57 pm PT
Da Nang deploys drones to monitor lockdown

Da Nang deploys drones to monitor lockdown

Da Nang's Hai Chau District on Sunday began using drones to monitor residents during the Covid-19 lockdown.
August 29, 2021 | 11:22 pm PT
Vietnam tightens regulations for drones

Vietnam tightens regulations for drones

The government is making regulations for the use of drones and ultralight aircraft more stringent and increasing their monitoring.
January 16, 2020 | 11:28 pm PT
Vietnam bans drones from airport vicinities

Vietnam bans drones from airport vicinities

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of National Defense to ban all drones within an eight-km radius of airports across the country.
November 16, 2019 | 09:28 pm PT
Two planes likely hit by drones: Transport Ministry

Two planes likely hit by drones: Transport Ministry

A Vietjet Air and a Tway Air aircraft may have been hit by drones while flying in Vietnam, the Transport Ministry says.
October 25, 2019 | 05:00 pm PT
UN aviation agency to call for global drone registry

UN aviation agency to call for global drone registry

Drone usage is soaring, raising privacy concerns and fears of collisions with commercial jets.
September 8, 2017 | 05:27 pm PT
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