Thailand, Southeast Asia's second most visited country after Malaysia, received 23.4 million foreign tourists between Jan. 1 and Oct. 3, a 3.88% decline year-on-year, with heavy rains and flooding ...

Spain, the world's second most visited country after France, received 481,911 American tourists in August, a 31.9% increase from a year earlier and the largest growth among its major tourism markets.

Experts warn that up to one-third of Bangkok could face permanent inundation by 2050 if Thailand fails to undertake sweeping water management reforms.

Malaysia is building a 2,300-acre artificial island off Penang to expand its chip industry, potentially adding hundreds of billions of dollars to its economy and creating 220,000 jobs by 2050.