Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday, just as expeditions prepare for the spring climbing season.

The Government has requested an immediate inspection over gold bullion trading in an attempt to stabilize the domestic gold market that has witnessed a sudden price rise in recent days.

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, the local civil defense government body said on Saturday, up from 126 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for. ...

The Philippine government has announced it will tighten rules for the issuance of tourist visas to Chinese citizens "amid a high number of fraudulent applications."

The Chinese government has decided to extend its visa waiver for nationals of Malaysia and 11 European countries until the end of next year.

The government wants Vietnam to have at least 10 billionaires and five businesspeople who are “most powerful” in Asia by 2030.

The Thai government on Tuesday approved a plan to continue visa waivers for Indians and Taiwanese until November as it seeks to diversify its tourism sources.

The Seoul Queer Culture Festival will take place in the capital's streets this year, organizers of South Korea's annual LGBTQ gathering said on Tuesday, after the city government denied their requests to hold events at four locations.

Former chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung has been arrested over violations regarding an ecotourism project in the Central Highlands' Lam Dong Province.

The Government has proposed extending the cut in value-added tax (VAT) from 10% to 8% on specific groups of goods and services from July 1 until the end of the year to support business and production activities.

Taiwan's government on Thursday approved around $878 million for earthquake relief after a massive quake last month killed at least 17 people and damaged buildings and infrastructure.

The government of Canada will allow international students to work up to 24 hours a week starting September, said Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller.

The government might stop paying for rooftop solar power sold to the grid to prevent an overload and abuse of its renewable energy incentives.

The Thai government has decided to continue its visa waiver for Russian tourists until July as the regional tourism race heats up.

Many jewelry stores in Ho Chi Minh City have shuttered temporarily in the last two weeks as authorities began an inspection of the market to weed out fake and smuggled gold.