Visa study identifies continued business potential in Asia-Pacific for luxury tourism

A market intelligence update presented by Visa Business and Economic Insights at the Opening Forum for ILTM Asia Pacific 2025 on Monday evening has painted a promising picture for luxury tourism industry stakeholders. Visa sees opportunities in an...

How The Rise of Quiet Luxury in Asia Pacific Is Redefining High-End Travel

Asia-Europe Schedule Reliability Defies European Port Congestion

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Despite ongoing reports and warnings of worsening port congestion levels in North European ports, container shipping lines’ schedule reliability to the region saw a marked improvement in May. According to new...

ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - On the 100th anniversary of the beatification of the Korean martyrs, a report on the persecutions of Gihae and Byeong-o

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 Seoul (Agenzia Fides) – A report to learn about the data of the persecutions that struck Catholics on the Korean peninsula in the 19th century. The centenary of the Eucharistic liturgy celebrated on July 5, 1925, in St....

ASIA/SYRIA - A new time of uncertainty and martyrdom: Archbishop Tobji on the present situation of Syrian Christians

photo:Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch by Gianni Valente Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - Nine days have passed since the massacre of at least 25 Christians who were killed while attending Mass at the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Elias, in Damascus....

ASIA/THAILAND - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies on the suspension of the Prime Minister: "We proceed according to the rule of law"

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 Caritas Thailand Bangkok (Agenzia Fides) - "The street protests lasted one day, and now calm has returned to Bangkok. I believe that the process of replacing the Prime Minister will continue in accordance with the rule of law...

Day 1 ILTM Asia Pacific: Breakfast, breathing and exploring new boundaries

Day 1 of the International Luxury Travel Market Asia Pacific started with flat whites, breakfast treats, deep breathing and bit of mediation, then once on the floor, there was a wealth of ideas, innovations and insights for the travel industry at...

asia 9 dead as flash flood sweeps away family group in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least nine people from one extended family died when floodwaters swept away children in a river in northern Pakistan and their relatives jumped into the water to try to save them on Friday (June 27), officials said. The...

asia China sanctions former Philippine senator on maritime claims

BEIJING/MANILA — China sanctioned former Philippine senator Francis Tolentino on Tuesday (July 1) and barred him entry, citing "egregious conduct" on matters such as the disputed South China Sea a day after the end of his six-year term. Tolentino,...

asia Indian tech hub state pushes jail terms for 'fake news', sparks worries

BENGALURU — Draft legislation by India's tech hub state of Karnataka that would impose jail terms of up to seven years for spreading "fake news" and other misinformation has stirred concerns among free speech activists that it could lead to...

asia Taiwan to simulate Chinese invasion in major drill

TAIPEI — Taiwan will simulate a Chinese blockade and invasion of the democratic island in its annual military and civil defence drills next week, as President Lai Ching-te warned on Tuesday (July 1) the island was already facing China's "war...

asia South Korea's former president Yoon defies summons in martial law probe

SEOUL — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol skipped questioning on Tuesday (July 1) by a special prosecutor investigating his December declaration of martial law, citing the need to prepare for a later hearing despite the risk of arrest....

asia Thailand's Deputy PM Suriya to become caretaker premier, minister says

BANGKOK — Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit will become caretaker premier after a court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty on Tuesday (July 1), Tourism Minister Sorawong Thienthong told Reuters....

asia Thai court suspends PM from duty pending case seeking her dismissal

BANGKOK — Thailand's Constitutional Court on Tuesday (July 1) suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, in a major setback for a government under fire on multiple fronts and fighting for its...

asia Oxygen masks deployed on Spring Japan flight after loss of cabin pressure, plane makes emergency landing in Osaka

A Spring Japan flight from Shanghai made an emergency landing in Osaka on Monday (June 30) after a cabin depressurisation alert was triggered. Photos and clips shared on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu show passenger oxygen masks hanging...

project: syntropy exhibits at IAAPA Expo Asia

project: syntropy, a creator of technology and display solutions for dome cinemas and immersive attractions, is exhibiting at IAAPA Expo Asia in Shanghai this week. The company is exhibiting at booth #1332, and will share details of its...

Kunming Expo Deepens China-S. Asia Cooperation

- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - Beijing, Jul 1 (BRNN/APP): The ninth China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, Yunnan province in southwest China, concluded on June 24 with over 150 business contracts worth more than 8.4 billion RMB...

CSTO FMs back new UN Regional Center in Kazakhstan to advance sustainable development in Central Asia and Afghanistan

09:44, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states issued a joint statement on June 30, expressing strong support for the recent establishment of a United Nations Regional Center...

U.S. holding immigrant detainees from Asia, Africa, Europe at Guantanamo

The Trump administration recently transferred immigration detainees from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean to detention facilities at the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba, dramatically expanding the nationalities of those held...

Shifting to Asia, Rubio meets Quad and talks minerals

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Tuesday with counterparts from Australia, India and Japan, shifting focus to Asia after a tenure so far marked by crises elsewhere and domestic priorities. Rubio had welcomed the foreign ministers of the...