News in Asia

Juicy, sweet, and flavoursome mango will be the king of the day during an extremely popular annual Mango Festival in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh held this June, 17 and 23–24. 

Nakhon Phanom, a province in the northeastern Thailand, was chosen to host the Mekong Tourist Forum 2018 during June 25–29. 

Indian Railways launches a modern double-decker between Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru in Karnataka on June, 10.

The first Culture Tourism Week will be held on Ly Son island in Quang Ngai province in the Central Vietnam from June 29 till July 3.

The 'Encore Melaka' theatre, a new cultural attraction in Melaka aimed at attracting more foreign tourists to the state, is set to open on July, 1. 

The popular Hong Kong–Manila route has now 2,500 more weekly seats with Hong Kong Airlines launching their direct service between the two destinations.

A new law for protecting Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao's fragile natural environment is imposed by Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.

From June to August the Universal Studios Singapore will be totally taken over by dinosaurs calling all prehistoric reptiles lovers.

The good ol' Bangkok's Hua Lamphong railway station will soon give way to a newer and much larger rail hub which is set to open in the third quarter of 2020.

Vietnam international tourists arrivals in the first 5 months of 2018 showed more than a quater rise compared to the same period of 2017.

One of the most popular sporting events of the Thai calendar, the annual Pattaya Marathon 2018 will be held for the 27th time this year on Sunday, July 15.

The national airline of Laos, Lao Airlines based in Vientiane, and Bangkok Airways, a regional airline from Thailand, based in Suvarnabhumi airport, Bangkok, have agreed on codesharing on selected routes between the two countries.

By the end of 2018 Hilton Hotels are going to completely get rid of plastic straws in all of their hotels in Asia Pacific contributing thus to the green initiatives in the region.

Following the closure of Boracay island in the Philippines earlier this year and the expected closure of Maya Bay in Thailand, the news about a ban just on overnight stays on the Similan islands sounds almost like a relief.

Dalat, located in the South Central Highlands in Vietnam, will soon host a new entertainment show for tourists. 

Holiday Inn Express Koh Larn will open on the favourite beach island escape in Pattaya later this year. It is probably the best sign that Koh Larn, step by step, is becoming the destination of its own.

Never thought that there were any worth visiting islands in Korea? Now it is high time to reconsider: there is a 50% discount during summer but only if you are young – not just young at heart, we mean. 

The annual Southern Fruit Festival will be held for the 14th time this year from June 1st till June 17th at Suoi Tien Culture and Tourism site in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Thailand has officially entered the rainy season on May 26th and the weather forecasts say at least a couple of tropical storms are expected to hit the country this year.

Seven important attractions in Asia have been choisen by TripAdvisor's readers as top landmarks worldwide.