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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 …

Many restaurants on the resort island of Phu Quoc pay 20-30% commission to taxi drivers who bring them customers, causing a spike in prices and public ire. Nguyen Cam Loan in Ho Chi Minh City was frustrated after her recent trip to Phu Quoc for the Reunification Day and May …

A Vietnamese noodle joint has been cooking up attention in New York City with the pungent aroma of fermented shrimp paste in MAM NYC’s signature dish: Bun dau mam tom. Jerald Head, a young American cook, first met Nhung Dao, an office worker in Ho Chi Minh City, one fall …

Thai police on Friday arrested six Indian men for overstaying their visas and working illegally as ice-cream sellers in Phatthalung Province. The arrests came after officers raided a rental house in Tamot District, around 850 kilometers from Bangkok following a tip-off from residents, Thaiger news portal reported. During the search, …

Budget airline Vietjet said Friday it would open a direct route connecting Hanoi with Hiroshima from July 19 to boost investment and tourism between Vietnam and Japan. There would be two weekly flights on Wednesday and Sunday, the airline announced at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh …

The first Michelin-starred restaurants in Vietnam will be announced in Hanoi on June 6. The event will honor the culinary quintessence of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of renowned chefs, restaurants owners, representatives of media and foodies. “We have been watching Vietnam’s culinary scene for a …

A total of 37 tourists, mostly Russian nationals, were injured when a speedboat they were passengers on crashed into a concrete pillar in Thailand’s Phuket Town. The foreign tourists were returning to Phuket from the Phi Phi Islands on Wednesday evening when the driver of the speedboat suddenly rammed into …