The 23-year-old Takapuna woman who died in Indonesia is being remembered as a "vibrant, friendly, free spirit who loved life".

Some of Asia's marquee airlines that spoil passengers with free alcohol and in-flight entertainment may soon have to kick the habit.

A 23-year-old Takapuna woman has been identified as the Kiwi who died when a Contiki minivan crashed off a cliff in South Lombok.

China fell in love with the 1997 blockbuster movie about the doomed ocean liner.

Eli Orzessek suggests caution around the border from Myanmar into Thailand.

Competition in Japan's online shopping market is intensifying.

With the face of Ataturk looking down on him, Michael McHugh explores the past glories of Ephesus.

They have bushy beards, a preference for loose-fitting robes, hundreds of millions of devotees - and a line of consumer products.

Photographs from high above North Korea show what observers say are concerning developments in the regime's arsenal of repression.

New Zealand students are performing below the international average when it comes to maths, a new study shows.

Tourists have been forced to busk and beg for money on the streets of India after 'demonetisation' of high-value currency left them 'virtually penniless'.

Fonterra is developing a new range of products to appeal to Asian markets including candy cheese, low salt cheese, and medicinal lactose.

A Chinese developer is building a $100 billion city in the sea, the scale of which is dizzying.

Just over two weeks into its biggest fight against tax evasion, India's regulatory flip-flops are confusing citizens.

A giant Emirates A380 aircraft was filmed approaching the runway sideways at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.

Five World War II warships have mysteriously disappeared from their watery graves, leaving nothing behind but a boat shaped indentation on the seabed.

Unaccounted money makes up nearly a quarter of India's economy, but new measures have seen drastic consequences.

Eli Orzessek makes a pilgrimage to the Batu Caves and then retreats to the sanctity of the mall.

Jump aboard a Vespa to see the 'real' Cambodia, writes Max Wooldridge.

Motivated by a weakening yuan, surging domestic housing costs and the desire to secure offshore footholds, Chinese citizens are snapping up overseas homes at an accelerating pace.

A short four-hour flight from Kolkata, India and I'm in Hong Kong.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says a failure of trade benefits to flow further is a failure of social policy, not of trade policy.

Indian ATMs ran low on cash and tempers flared amid ripples from "black money" clampdown.

COMMENT: New Zealand's perceived geographic insulation from external dangers is now redundant.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.

It pays to be aware of cultural customs and sensitivities to avoid giving offence in foreign countries, writes Paul Rush.

The horrific dismembering was allegedly the result of a 14-year-old girl, who lived in the same Indian village, losing her mobile phone.

The 'ruck, rock and rumble' mantra has certainly worked well in Singapore, writes Andrew Alderson.

Humour, happiness and harmony lie at the heart of this Himalayan kingdom, writes Sarah Marshall.

Keeley Bolger finds relaxation is the order of the day in the Indian state becoming known for luxury beach accommodation.