From slum tours to luxury high tea, Bhanu Bhatnagar offers an insider's guide to India's fascinating metropolis.

A Kiwi facing a charge of smuggling methamphetamine into Bali will need more than $100,000 to hire a lawyer specialising in cases punishable by death, an expert says.

New details have emerged about a NZ man's trip to Asia to meet his internet girlfriend for the first time, before he was arrested for allegedly smuggling meth into Bali.

China's big three state-owned airlines are spreading their wings and heading for New Zealand this summer and have room for the number of flights to double.

Go underground in the steps of Joan Baez.

Raffles Hotel is more character than edifice, writes Vicki Virtue.

With $1 trillion spent on projects to feed a commodity boom since 2002, the world's mining firms have a lot riding on China.

At a time when commodity producers are enduring a slump in prices for everything, Vietnam's pepper farmers are prospering.

They may have gambling in common, but historic Macau has a genuine heart - and far better cuisine - than its glitzy American desert cousin, writes Jesse Mulligan.

About 4000 households face rates increases of 40 per cent or more next year under a "cold turkey" proposal causing deep divisions among city councillors.

When Dr Noel Trustrum landed in the Indonesian province of Aceh in January 2005, the Kiwi scientist struggled to comprehend what he saw around him.

This ancient city teems with magnificent architectural history, writes Nicola Lamb.

It was all business for John Key at NZ's new consulate in Chengdu yesterday, but it was all pleasure for his wife, Bronagh - a little bundle of it called Xing Yu.

Turkish cave hotels will bring out the deep childish delight of your inner hobbit, writes Nicola Lamb.

Airbus is strengthening its presence in Asia - a market which is shaping up as a key battleground for competition with rival Boeing.

Paula Yeoman has a musical epiphany in the humidity of Borneo.

Helen van Berkel meets a scamster driving a tuk-tuk, but still manages to pack in a stack of sightseeing pleasures that will give her dinner party anecdotes to last into her dotage.

Yngve Slyngstad, Norwegian wealth fund's CEO, says almost all investment decisions are affected by what happens in China.

Singapore Airlines is carefully picking its battles as it faces increased competition from Middle Eastern carriers and budget airlines.

Tech is part of everyone's life in Japan, but doesn't appear to have supplanted their livelihood, even for menial tasks.

A Beijing hotpot organ-ises Neil Connor's taste buds.

Sri Lankans revere and celebrate their tumultuous history. As Chris Pritchard learned, they like visitors to enjoy it, too.

Kevin Pilley flies on Buddha Air for a close encounter with the Goddess of the Sky. Well, almost ...

Singapore's cocktail bars are hip and their mixologists savvy, writes Paul Harper.

In Bali's hip spot, Katie Furze is torn between watching surfers and protecting her offspring from the local primates.

When confronted with 10 courses, just nibble, David Leggat quickly learns.

KFC owner Yum Brands has taken a major hit in China after reports one of its meat suppliers had sold expired meat.

Graham Reid settles in at a colonial landmark for a cold one on a hot day in Sarawak.

Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene penned works here, writes Wynne Gray.