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.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has expressed interest in the possible establishment of a visa system for member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).