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A gap year favourite but south east Asia still has many pockets left under-explored. In this episode of Travel Smart, Benjamin Parker and Simon Calder give you a whistle-stop guide to Vietnam ...
This soul-stirring Southeast Asia itinerary guides cruisers from bustling Singapore through the South and East China seas to destinations that promise adventure and scenic beauty. Stops include ...
By far the largest country in Southeast Asia, Indonesia lies at the southern end of the region and consists of roughly 17,500 islands, including Sumatra and Bali. With so many islands, it’s no ...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, [d] commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, [e] is a political and economic union of 10 states in Southeast Asia. Together, its member states represent a population of more than 600 million people and land area of over 4.5 million km 2 (1.7 million sq mi). [ 14 ]
The culture in Southeast Asia is diverse: on mainland Southeast Asia, the culture is a mix of Burmese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai and Vietnamese cultures. While in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia the culture is a mix of indigenous Austronesian , Indian, Islamic, Western, and Chinese cultures.
Singapore Airlines flies to 76 international destinations in 32 countries on six continents (as of April 2024) from its primary hub in Singapore Changi Airport. India is served by eight, the highest number of destinations.
The Whoosh is currently the only high-speed railway in Southeast Asia [12] and the Southern Hemisphere. [13] It covers a distance of 143 kilometres (89 mi) with a maximum operating speed of 350 km/h (220 mph), [ 14 ] [ 5 ] [ 15 ] and design speed of KCIC400AF train of 420 km/h (260 mph), [ 7 ] [ 16 ] making it the fastest commercially operating ...
Southeast Asia has the fewest UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Asia, next to Central and North Asia, despite being the base of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific headquarters located in Bangkok, Thailand and having a diverse line of natural and cultural heritage sites. Due to this, numerous scholars have been calling on Southeast Asian governments to ...