Julie Ferne's final sacrifice was to protect her grandson, her family have told mourners at a service for a woman they described as loving, resilient, generous and kind.

The baby who was injured when his grandmother died after falling three storeys in Vietnam while carrying him is well enough for his father to return to New Zealand.

Jane Jeffries and her elderly parents look to access all areas in Hanoi.

Of all Voyager of the Sea's activities, relaxing wins, says Linda Herrick.

Chris Pritchard retraces the steps of the spies who inhabited Saigon during the Vietnam War.

World heritage-listed Hoi An is famous as Vietnam's number-one tailoring town.

Peter Calder on the documentary of Rob Hamill's solemn journey to Cambodia where his brother was killed by the Khmer Rouge.

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In Hanoi, Brett Atkinson is struck by the incongruity of Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum.

Jimmy Pham's Vietnamese restaurants dish up great food for tourists while giving local kids an opportunity to better their lives.

Genital surgery barely registers on scale of today's headline-grabbers.

Vietnam is foodie heaven for learner cooks. By Jason Burgess.

Mana Waka hasn't been shown publicly since January 1990.

At 67, French screen legend Catherine Deneuve embodies the essence of growing old gracefully. Helen Barlow surveys the life and loves of the star and talks to her about her new film, a feminist comedy.