Andrew Stone surveys some of the more remarkable trends and breakthroughs which may - or may not - come to pass next year

Earthquake linked us with Japan in a year of loss but the scale of the destruction on March 11 was overwhelming

Charlotte and Mauricio continue on to the Laotian city of Luang Prabang before heading to Thailand.

Fears over North Korea's nuclear bomb hide a deeper truth, writes Jared Genser.

Dom Joly visits Hiroshima 66 years after his father witnessed the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb firsthand.

There's been a dramatic spike in cheap flight sales to Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.

Mauricio and Charlotte witness roadside dentistry in China and partake in a celebratory Laotian feast.