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Dicaprio, Putin and the all-star plot to save tigers
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are an unlikely pairing of figureheads in the fight to save the tiger.

China: Montage of culture through a porthole
A cruise is a gentle way to discover the bustle of China, writes Pamela Wade.

Asian Games: Is Eurhythmics a new gymnastics event?
The official media guide for the Asian Games provides some interesting, yet wrong, explanations for events.

Flooded mine traps 28 in China
Rescuers are racing to reach 28 men trapped in a coal mine in southern China.

Golf: Brown remains in contention
New Zealand golfer Mark Brown is quietly confident of upsetting his more fancied rivals and capturing the Hong Kong Open.

The world's worst golfer?
A competitor in the golf event at the Asian Games had a first round to forget shooting a whopping 58 shots over par.

Facing the future
Forget Paul Henry’s narrow vision of a New Zealander. People from nearly every country in the world have made Aotearoa their home. Five new New Zealanders tell Shelley Bridgeman how they came here and why they became Kiwis.

Shanghai high-rise fire: NZ Herald reader video
Watch Kiwi Karl Loo's video of the shocking 30-story apartment complex fire, two blocks from his home, which left 42 dead.

Nightmare conditions in Disney factory
A report has exposed conditions at sweatshops in China where Disney toys are produced for Western consumers.

Fashions that are too fast to live
The economic recession and increasing awareness about environmental and ethical concerns have spurred many in the fashion industry to look more closely at its image.

China: Beauty found at saintly tomb
A Sufi shrine is also the resting place of a famous concubine, writes Jim Eagles.

Cameron leading bid for China sales
UK's Prime Minister David Cameron is trying to drum up some business for Britain in China.