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Emperor Akihito to step down in 2019
This is first abdication of a Japanese monarch in about two centuries.
Room Check: Crest Resort and Pool Villas
Helen van Berkel checks into the Crest Resort and Pool Villas in Phuket, Thailand
Laos: The hills of paradise
Justine Tyerman puts forward her own theory about the enigmatic Plain of Jars.
Silent bullet killing Vietnam veterans
Hundreds of US veterans are dying from slow killing parasite ingested in Vietnam
Borat star offers to pay Czechs' fines
Sacha Baron Cohen has offered to cover fines of six men arrested for dressing as Borat.
Mum drowned newborns in concrete
A Japanese mother has admitted to drowning four of her newborn children in concrete.
Asia embracing digital banking faster than elsewhere: HSBC
The pace of digital change in Asia is faster than elsewhere in the world, HSBC says.
Q&A: Ardern on Apec, world leaders, and phone numbers
Jacinda Ardern reflects on Apec in Vietnam and the East Asia Summit in Manila.
Kiwi's death taken up with Japanese government
Kiwi officials will be discussing Kelly Savage's death with Japan's Foreign Ministry.
Borneo: Hanging with great apes
Jim Eagles keeps watch as Borneo's dexterous orangutans get stuck into their tucker.
People smugglers 'targeting' New Zealand: report
Crime syndicates have reportedly tried to bypass Australia to smuggle asylum seekers to NZ
Protecting Ardern: Six bodyguards and checking her chippies
Canada is not a member of the East Asia Summit, but don't tell Justin Trudeau that.
TPP not dead but needs more work - PM
Jacinda Ardern says the TPP agreement is not dead.
'Silly shirts' and Kiwi wine at Apec dinner
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern mixed with North American leaders at Apec.
The TPP done deal that turned out not to be
How Trade Ministers from 11 nations made a blunder of Oscars Best Picture proportions.
China: The soul of Beijing
Kate Ford visits Beijing and enjoys the craft beer and art of the notoriously serius city.
Solemn start to Trump's Asia tour
Trump departs today for Japan, the first stop on the five-nation, 11-day journey.
Pakistani bride kills 17 in botched plot to kill husband
Woman facing murder charges after she allegedly poisoned her husband's milk.
Auckland house values drop for first time in six years
Now's the time to buy if you're looking for your first home: mortgage broker.
The Rampart Street Villa, Sri Lanka
Andrew Stone checks into a heritage property with Indian Ocean views.
Indonesia: Welcome to Mentawai
An ancient people go about their lives as they have for centuries, writes Guy Needham.
The Ho Chi Minh cornucopia (+Be in to win!)
Antony Suvalko and Leanne Kitchen on the delicacies of this Vietnamese city's cuisine.
Casual sex, gay marriage: Muslim student's anonymous website
Feeling lost, alone and disconnected, Malaysian student in NZ turns to social media.
Skiers make dangerous Mt Cook Caroline descent
The "outrageous" descent comes nearly 47 years after climbers first ascended the face.
Wife, two kids flew to NZ with murder suspect
International manhunt underway after couple and teen son killed in grisly circumstances.