In this two-part series we take a look at Hong Kong’s efforts to boost its tourism industry. Part one examines the government’s moves to reinvent tourism with nine hotspot attractions and whether they will make a difference. Tourist Jessie Wu was enthralled and swept up in nostalgia as she made her way through an exhibition…
Almost a decade has passed since the People’s Liberation Army pulled the trigger on President Xi Jinping’s plans for a massive overhaul of the world’s biggest military. In the latest of a series on Chinese weapon systems, Seong Hyeon Choi looks at what China’s second aircraft carrier tells us about the PLA Navy’s blue water…
Vietnamese stocks hit highest in over three years Vietnamese stocks climbed to their highest in over three years after U.S. President Donald Trump said a trade deal with Vietnam has been struck. The benchmark Vietnam Index rose 0.3% to its highest since April 2022, data from LSEG showed. Top movers of the index stem from…
Fears of catastrophe linked to viral manga The Future I Saw Arrivals from Hong Kong drop 11 per cent on-year in May Japan has seen record visitor numbers this year TOKYO, July 3 — Viral rumours of impending disaster stemming from a comic book prediction have taken the sheen off Japan’s tourism boom, with some…
Hong Kong travel agencies have not recorded widespread cancellations of Japan-bound tour groups for the coming weekend, despite a manga artist’s widely discussed prediction that a mega-earthquake will hit the country on Saturday. But some business insiders suggested the number of tours this summer was expected to fall by half compared with last year. The…
The Chinese military has deployed a spy ship, a patrol aircraft and drones in waters around Japan’s southwestern islands in recent days, according to the United States ally. Newsweek has contacted the Chinese Defense Ministry for comment via email. Why It Matters Japan forms part of the so-called First Island Chain—a Western Pacific defensive line—alongside…
Home » TOURISM NEWS » Japan Joins Thailand, France, United States, South Korea, United Kingdom, Italy, Singapore, China, United Arab Emirates in the 2025 Tourism Rankings with Osaka, Paris, and New York Leading the List Wednesday, July 2, 2025 The latest Yanolja Attractiveness Index, released on July 2, 2025, has placed Osaka at the top…
Photos recently taken by a patrol aircraft provide a glimpse of China’s maritime activities in the contested East China Sea, which have alarmed its neighbor Japan—a U.S. ally. Following Tokyo’s formal protest, Beijing said last week that its oil and gas exploration activities in the East China Sea were conducted in “undisputed waters” under its…
As the fears of a ‘megaquake’ in Japan increase, the Japanese government has stated it needs to prepare better for the possible natural disaster. In view of this, the government has updated its 2014 preparedness plan which aims to reduce the death tol cuased by a potential megaquake. A series of powerful earthquakes that…
The Asia session opens beneath a lengthening shadow, as Tokyo finds itself center stage in a drama not of its own making. Nikkei futures are under pressure, down 0.8%, following Trump’s unambiguous declaration: there will be no extension of the July 9 tariff pause. The 90-day reprieve—once seen as breathing space—now looks more like a…