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Over 50 people were killed in an air force plane crash in the southern Philippines on July 4, the country's worst military air catastrophe in decades.

The Mekong Delta and southern islands like Phu Quoc and Con Dao are dominating domestic tour bookings as COVID-19 cases rise elsewhere in Vietnam.

Myanmar’s Department of Fisheries has designated some inlands in Kyunsu, southern Taninthayi region as restricted areas for fishing, local media reported.

The Southern Power Corporation has urged contractors to hasten the construction of two projects to bring electricity to Lai Son and Hon Nghe island communes in Kien Giang province in September.

Lai Son island in the southern province of Kien Giang is set to be connected to the national grid by the end of this month.

Thai authorities on May 25 announced that three islands off the southern coast of Phuket will stop receiving tourists with the aim to protect coral reefs from damage.