Tourist attractions

Grape expectations: How China’s Ningxia is courting international travellers with wine tourism

Harvest season for grapes in Ningxia starts from mid-August to October.

Pink sea cucumbers wash ashore, turning Thailand beach reddish-pink

The pink sea cucumber wash-up at Suan Son Beach has drawn interest from many tourists.

Skypark Sentosa to launch South-east Asia’s tallest dry slides on June 7

Skyslides by Klook is a new attraction featuring two new slides standing 44m tall – each roughly the height of a 14-storey building.

Why I keep going off the beaten track – even if it means ‘suffering’ on holiday

The writer (on the far left in green jacket), helping to herd panicked horses across a broken bridge in the middle of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.

India’s ‘unsinkable carrier’ near South-east Asia – and its China calculation

Workers unloading shipping containers from the Nalanda passenger vessel at Kamorta in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands on March 25.

Tourists killed in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, police say

The victims' bodies were found in a river, and the police said one of them had stab wounds.

Universal Studios Singapore performer taken to hospital after ‘medical emergency’ while training

According to RWS’ website, the WaterWorld is a “water show with death-defying stunts and explosions”.

Hello Kitty: Fans flock to Japan museum showcasing history of Sanrio characters

This is the first time for the company to open a permanent museum.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 22, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking to the press before boarding his plane on May 21 to travel to a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Sweden.

Letter from Hong Kong

A Hong Kong island gears up for its most exciting time of the year. And it’s all about buns

Contestants for Cheung Chau island’s famous “bun-scrambling” competition get to climb the bamboo tower during a training session.

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