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 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.
Domestic travelers spent 166.9 billion yuan (S$32 billion) during one of China’s longest breaks, the May Day holiday, a rise of 13.5% from pre-pandemic levels, government data showed on May 6, but expenditure per head lagged 2019 rates. ...
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.
Thailand's government plans to increase the daily minimum wage to 400 baht ($10.84) from October, a spokesperson said on Thursday, a policy that could help lift consumption in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy.
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 Netherlands' Amsterdam will no longer allow new hotel buildings to be built as part of its fight against mass tourism, the local government said on Wednesday.
