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The former Central Police Station compound has a total of 16 historic buildings and outdoor spaces, with a new art gallery building and an added auditorium building. It will be known as Tai Kwun - Centre for Heritage and Arts

Jockey Club turns prison into public art galleryThe former Hong Kong prison and police station where Vietnamese independence leader Ho Chi Minh (jailed there in the 1930s)...

Leaflets with information on first aid procedures and emergency services will be distributed as part of the Heatstroke Zero campaign

No sweat: Japan readies tips to help tourists stay coolJapan Weather Association’s annual public campaign aimed at reducing heatstroke will focus on foreign tourists this year as the...

A favourite is the Fancy Dress Competition, where paddlers compete in creative and eye-catching outfits.

It’s wet. It’s wild. It’s the Hong Kong Dragon Boat CarnivalIt’s back for another drum-beating, water-churning year: the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival will explode over Hong...

My Hong Kong Guide app includes a quick view of the city’s Michelin recognised restaurants

Touch and go around Hong Kong’s best tourist trailsA new and improved My Hong Kong Guide app has been launched by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB).

A residential area in the traditional district of Kyoto in Japan.

More rooms expected: Japan moves to deregulate private “minpaku” lodgingUnder a new law in Japan, property owners will be able to rent out their homes to tourists from June onwards by notifying...

A measles outbreak in Okinawa saw 65 infections recorded over a one-month period.

Eeeks! Okinawa’s got the measlesAn ongoing measles outbreak in Okinawa is causing concerns about tourism ahead of the Golden Week holidays after 65 infections...

Sai Kung Geopark.

Hong Kong Tourism Board goes greener with new toursThe Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB has released a new range of green tours, launched under the tourism board's Great Outdoors...

Foreign tourist numbers to Beppu in western Japan, famed for its hot springs, have been booming

It’s boom time for Japan’s largest hot springs resortFamed as Japan’s largest hot springs resort, the city of Beppu in western Japan has been stepping up efforts to attract the...

Japan to kick nightlife into high-gear

Japan to kick nightlife into high-gearJapan’s local authorities are exploring options to boost its nightlife experience for foreign tourists, with suggestions to...

Hong Kong’s Star Ferries are given an extended lease

Iconic ferry to keep chugging across Hong Kong harbourThe company which runs the iconic Star Ferry boats plying the short waterways between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon is...