Traditional annual boat racing festival in Quang Binh Province will be held on Kien Giang River on the National Day on September 2. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently recognized it as national intangible cultural heritage.
Vietjet, an international low-cost airline from Vietnam, has announced the launch of direct Danang–Taipei flights by the end of the year.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) and Grab Philippines are going to launch a scooter hailing service for tourists and locals in the capital of the Philippines. The pilot project is set to start in September 2019.
Lulugayan Falls, dubbed 'Mini Niagara' and located in Calbiga, Samar, a province in Eastern Visayas, the Philippines, reopens to public after improvement of the facilities carried out recently.
Thai Airways, the flag carrier airline of Thailand, commemorates the coronation of His Majesty the King with in a new livery featuring the Suphannahong Royal Barge, one of the principal royal barges.
There has never been a better time to visit Hua Hin with TAT's Amazing Hua Hin promotion offering up to 50% discounts on selected hotel rooms through the whole month of September 2019.
AirAsia X, a long-haul budget airline based in Malaysia, and a sister company of AirAsia, has announced it will add a new direct route to their portfolio of regional flights – this time between Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Tokyo Narita Airport in Japan.
With the growing number of overseas travellers to Japan, niche businesses are mushrooming to cash on tourism boom.
The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 160 million loan to Sri Lanka for modernization of Colombo suburban railway service.
An ancient stupa, or dagoba, has been recently unearthed in Matale, the capital of Central Province in Sri Lanka. According to the statement of the Archaeology Department, it dates back to the pre-Anuradahapura era.
A new direct high-speed train route between Beijing and Caofeidian with a stopover in Tangshan has been launched this week in China.
Air tickets for domestic and international flights that will be operated from Beijing's new Daxing International Airport are now available for booking. Earlier it was reported that the opening of Beijing's new airport is scheduled for September, 30.
Construction of Laos' first themed mega cultural park has started this month. The new park will be built in Vientiane.
Laos and Thailand are mulling the construction of one more friendship bridge over the Mekong. The new bridge may connect Vientiane Prefecture in Laos and Loei province in Thailand.
After last year's successful debut, Tiga Gunung Festival (Three Mountains Festival) will return to Lambata Regency in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province of Indonesia. The second edition of the festival will take place from August 26 to 31.
Malindo Air, a Malaysian low-cost carrier and a subsidiary of Indonesian Lion Air Group headquartered in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, has launched direct flights between Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia and Sydney, Australia.
Air Kanbawza, known as Air KBZ, a privately owned domestic Myanmar airline based in Yangon, increases the number of flights to Mandalay region and two destinations in the Shan state – Lashio and Heho.
To celebrate the ASEAN Day on August 9, AirAsia unveiled a new SUSTAINABLE ASEAN livery on its newest Airbus A320 in Bangkok.
The 14th International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) World Dragon Boat Racing Championships are currently underway in the Thai province of Chonburi, which is also home to the famous seaside resort city of Pattaya.
AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost and largest airline, is planning to add to their portfolio a direct flight between Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia and Belitung, an island paradise off the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.