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Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said it fired three flight attendants after a passenger accused them of bias against non-English speakers. Cathay said the experience of passengers traveling on its CX987 flight from the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu to Hong Kong on Sunday caused “widespread concern” and said it sincerely …

Police in Thailand are investigating an altercation at a market in Chon Buri province after three Chinese tourists accused a local vendor of selling fake durian. Police officers were called on May 20 to deescalate the altercation at SiwanatNakorn 700 Rai Market, The Thaiger reported. Three Chinese tourists expressed discontent …

A Singaporean couple claim they have been banned from entering Malaysia for six months after questioning the way an immigration officer stamped their passports. Sharing his ordeal on social media, Abdul Qayyum Rahim said he and his wife were heading to Johor Baru via the Tuas checkpoint on May 20. …

Will Vietnam’s tourism see a boost soon? Industry insiders are optimistic about future prospects as the government weighs up a 90-day e-visa to gain a competitive edge as a leading tourism destination. Travel companies are anticipating that if the decision is finalized in the ongoing National Assembly’s meeting, which started …

International food magazine Taste Atlas has listed Vietnamese fried spring rolls ‘cha gio’ as one of the 100 most popular appetizers in the world. Cha gio is an appetizer that can be found almost anywhere from small gatherings to big parties in Vietnam where the spring rolls are made with …

A huge fire destroyed a historic post office in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said Monday. More than 80 fire trucks were sent to the decades-old landmark after the blaze broke out late Sunday, the Bureau of Fire Protection said. Thick, black smoke billowed hundreds of metres into the sky …

A search is ongoing after a Singaporean climber went missing after reaching the summit of Mount Everest last late week. Shrinivas Sainis Dattatraya, an executive director at real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle, set out from Singapore to Nepal to climb the world’s highest peak last month and was due …

Malaysians accounted for the largest number of foreign arrivals in Thailand between January and May, followed by Chinese and Indians, a government report said. The number of visitors to Thailand so far this year is 9.47 million, and income from tourism has been around 391 billion baht (US$11 billion), Bangkok …

Italian-flagged cruise ship Costa Serena berthed in Phu Quoc on Sunday with 2,600 foreign tourists, the first international vessel to arrive after Covid. Due to its size, the ship anchored a kilometer from shore and the passengers were transported to shore in boats. They visited some popular attractions on the …

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Sunday launched a direct air route connecting Hanoi with India’s Mumbai to strengthen trade, and socio-cultural connectivity between the two nations. This is the carrier’s second route connecting Vietnam and India, after New Delhi capital. Its Deputy General Director Trinh Ngoc Thanh said that …