An explosion on a ferry carrying tourists from Bali to the Gili Island off Lombok has killed a German woman and a 12-year-old girl from Austria.

It may be housed in a retired passenger jet, but China's latest fine-dining restaurant has more on the menu than the typical mile-high cuisine.

I am going to Burma and Cambodia in October but I can't seem to find out what vaccinations, if any, I should have.

A proposed bill to outlaw the production, sale and consumption of alcohol across Indonesia carries a jail sentence of up to 10 years.

COMMENT: The great Asian opportunity for Australia is largely untapped despite years of trying to get it right.

Head away from the hustle and bustle to find a different side to Tokyo, suggests Linda Lombardi.

COMMENT: The key ingredients for cracking the business bigtime in Asia can be found close to home.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent were in Thailand and Cambodia for just under a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent are in Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent travel to Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Former TV presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent visit Thailand and Cambodia to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new hotel just off the main west coast road in Phuket.

Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new resort just across the road from Phuket's eye-catching Karon Beach.

Day one of Petra Bagust and Ido Drent's journey through Southeast Asia to experience first-hand what's being done to fight human-trafficking.

Chinese parents are becoming obsessed with giving their offspring an advantage over their young peers.

Chinese fans shelled out nearly $NZ10 billion to go to the movies, and almost two-thirds of that was spent on tickets to the hundreds of local films produced each year.

Hoi An is well known for two things - its unique heritage-listed town centre, Hoi An Ancient Town, and its cheap tailoring services.

Sophie Ryan flies SQ285 from New Zealand to Singapore.

Fewer people have seen inside this incredible place than have reached Everest's summit.

It's getting increasingly unsafe to fly in the world's fastest-growing aviation market.

A proposed booze ban in in Bali may put tourists at risk, critics warn.

Eat My Lunch founder Lisa King on the nation of smiling, singing people that first sparked her sense of injustice in the world.

Samsung is facing criticism for allegedly covering up the fatal poisoning of its workers. And the company's excuse is amazing.

Find a fisherman to drop you off at a secluded beach, writes Mauricio Olmedo-Perez.

Dragon by name and dragon by nature, this new attraction in Hunan province is sure to attract thrillseekers from around the world.

There's an uneasy alliance between humans and long-tailed macaques, discovers Jonathan Killick.

A Chinese museum has turned its beady eye on the world's great works of art, writes Rod Pascoe.

Inside the world of a Thailand elephant sanctuary on the banks of the River Kwai.

New Zealand firms need to collaborate when it comes to shipping cargo offshore.

India's Tadoba Andhari National Park is one of the few bright spots in the fight to save tigers from extinction, writes Sarah Marshall.