An Indonesian official last night said objects had been spotted in the sea by a search plane hunting for the missing AirAsia jet.

The billionaire CEO of AirAsia has described the disappearance of flight QZ8501 as his "worst nightmare", as the search for the missing plane resumes.

Air New Zealand's flights to Buenos Aires will be more than a third filled with passengers from Australia, an analysis of the service says.

Fearful friends and relatives of passengers on board the missing AirAsia flight have gathered at emergency centres awaiting news of the search and rescue operation.

162 people on board flight QZ8501 that went missing between Indonesia and Singapore.

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

New Zealand Post has sold its Australian Couriers Please business to Singapore Post for A$95 million.

A Singaporean man who married his long-time girlfriend in New Zealand has been jailed for two months in Singapore for bigamy.

A Singaporean man who married his long-time girlfriend in New Zealand has been jailed for two months in Singapore for bigamy.

Forty-nine per cent of five Westfield malls worth $2.1b will be sold to the Singaporean Government Investment Corporation.

Professional investors have questioned the value to Goodman Property Trust of Singapore's Government Investment Corporation's acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in Auckland's Viaduct Quarter.

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

In honour of the start of the thoroughbred racing season, Danielle Wright finds equestrian-themed travel destinations.

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

Auckland investment specialists are closely watching Singapore's Government Investment Corporation, believed to have submitted an attractive bid for New Zealand's biggest and most valuable collection....

Christiane Oelrich visits the world's largest aquarium, on Singapore's Sentosa island.

The pachinko industry in Japan wants casinos, driven by attendance that has sunk more than 60 per cent since the mid-90s and an uncertain legal status.

Circles in the sky have become a hip way to view a city, so prepare your cabin for 'flight', says Peter Hamling.

Singapore serves up the food of the gods - and the devil, writes Sharon Stephenson.

A Singapore-based Kiwi couple were among 950 NZers selected from a ballot to attend the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landing in Gallipoli next year.

Shop, eat, safari: Singapore thrills Megan Singleton.

For the first time since 1995, Valentine's Day will fall on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, or "Yuan Xiao Jie" - a day commonly also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day.

Air NZ and Singapore Airlines say their planned strategic alliance would result in greater access to lower fares and more strength in the face of growing competition from the Qantas-Emirates partnership.

Air NZ's return to Singapore and planned tie-up with Singapore Airlines cements the growing ties between the two carriers, but they must first get the plan past competition authorities.

So should we look on the TPP with hope or dread? Impossible to say until we know what "it" is, writes Brian Fallow. It doesn't help that these meetings are conducted with all the secrecy of a papal election.

A rare riot broke out in Singapore's Little India neighbourhood last night, apparently after a Bangladeshi worker was hit and killed by a bus.

One city, two days, five senses. Ewan McDonald tries to satisfy every one of them in a 48-hour stopover.