Penang Joins Bangkok, Tokyo, Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, Phuket, and More Highlighting Its Rise as Asia’s Premier Tourism Destination

Penang Joins Bangkok, Tokyo, Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, Phuket, and More Highlighting Its Rise as Asia’s Premier Tourism Destination

Home » ASIA » Penang Joins Bangkok, Tokyo, Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, Phuket, and More Highlighting Its Rise as Asia’s Premier Tourism Destination Published on October 4, 2025 Penang has emerged as one of Asia’s premier tourism destinations, earning recognition alongside top cities such as Bangkok, Tokyo, Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, and Phuket. Its inclusion…

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Exclusive | Hong Kong aims to increase flights to Asean, Middle East under belt and road plan

Exclusive | Hong Kong aims to increase flights to Asean, Middle East under belt and road plan

Hong Kong is striving to enhance its connectivity with countries under the Belt and Road Initiative by increasing flight frequencies to strategic destinations such as Xinjiang, Riyadh and Dallas, as well as launching new direct routes to second-tier Asean and Middle Eastern locations, the city’s chief for the national plan has said. In an exclusive…

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Malay Mail

US-China tiff triggering AI, tech gold rush in Malaysia that could help it beat ‘middle income trap’

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Malaysia is witnessing a rapid transformation as foreign investments in technology and manufacturing pour in, driven by US-China tensions and Southeast Asia’s strategic advantages. According to a new Bloomberg report, the country attracted nearly US$44 billion (RM195 billion) in foreign direct investment to Penang alone since 2019, tripling its previous…

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Exclusive | Hong Kong airport boosts efforts to lure foreign airlines as it waits on Cathay

Exclusive | Hong Kong airport boosts efforts to lure foreign airlines as it waits on Cathay

The authority managing Hong Kong’s international airport is doing all it can to coax overseas airlines and seek new routes to fill the extra capacity created by the soon-to-debut three-runway system while waiting for city flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways to fully restore its pre-pandemic passenger capacity. In an exclusive interview with the Post, the…

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