WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first trip to Asia since taking up his post, travelling this week to Malaysia for meetings with ASEAN allies, his office said on Monday ...

Philippine data from 2024 shows 312,222 tourists from China, an 18.34 percent increase from 2023. Visitors from the Middle East reached 94,219 in 2024, a significant jump of nearly 28% from 2019.

At the SKIFT Asia Forum 2025 held in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, May 15, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco said she is hopeful for the proposal to an ASEAN visa similar to the ...