China Airlines Plane Forced To Divert In New Incident

JAPAN: A Taiwanese China Airlines plane has been forced to make an emergency landing at an airport in Japan after running low on fuel, airport officials say. 

Denque Fever Rages Across Southeast Asia

ASIA: Dengue fever is raging across Southeast Asia, prompting the World Health Organization to warn that the region could face the worst outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus in nearly a decade.

Philippines Aims To Be Asia’s Top Tropical Destination

CEBU CITY: A tourism industry executive said the Philippines could become the top tropical destination in Asia by marketing the country through Cebu, which has a flourishing tourism industry.

Travelocity Fined For Bookings To Cuba

Travelocity was fined nearly $183,000 for booking roughly 1,400 Cuba trips between 1998 and 2004, apparently the first time Washington has cracked down on a major online travel provider for violating the 1963 embargo on the communist nation.