Trip.com Shares Rise as Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates 
Ex-Google DeepMind Researcher Warns AI Could Pose Existential Threat 
China Industrial Output Beats Forecasts as Exports Support Growth 
Asian Currencies Subdued as Yen Slides Ahead of Fed, BOJ Decisions 
China Home Prices Fall Again as Property Slump Drags on Growth 
SoftBank Shares Plunge 11% After OpenAI Rules Out 2026 IPO 
American Airlines Eyes Capacity Cuts as High Fuel Prices Persist 
Saudi Arabia Raises Security Alerts as Houthi Attacks Threaten Oil Routes 
Ares Names James Garforth Principal for Asia Direct Lending 
Boeing, SPEEA Reach Tentative Four-Year Labor Deal 
Asian Tech Stocks Slide as AI Concerns and Rising Bond Yields Hit Chipmakers 
Hong Kong Unveils First Five-Year Plan to Boost Finance, Tech and Housing 
Japanese Yen Retreats as Dollar Rises Ahead of Fed, BOJ Rate Decisions 
Goldman Sachs Forecasts Fed Rate Hike as Inflation Risks Rise 
Houthis Escalate Saudi Attacks as Red Sea Oil Risks Grow 
Qualcomm Gains on $60B Amazon AI Chip Deal 
Meta CEO Zuckerberg Backs Independent AI Safety Reviews Over Development Slowdown 
Add as a preferred source on Google
Jeju’s tourism association expects the island's monthly tally of tourists for May to top 1.1 million, the fifth time since the outbreak of COVID-19 for the monthly visitors to exceed.
There were three other times it exceeded 1 million last year — 1.13 million in August, 1.08 million in October and 1.14 million in November, and 1.07 visitors in April.
Jeju Island attracted 1,089,690 tourists who arrived from May 1-30 With an additional 31,000 visitors expected on the last day of May.
The monthly number of Jeju tourists topped one million for the second straight month as more people flock to the island to escape from depression caused by COVID-19, according to the association.
Local tourists, including newlyweds, visit Jeju as an alternative to overseas travel due to coronavirus-related restrictions.
While Jeju has become increasingly crowded, there was a daily average of 12.6 COVID-19 infections reported over the past week.
Cluster infections have also occurred on the island recently.
