More people were travelling more often thanks to record low flight prices.

Lucy Casley checks into a Hoi An spot with wonderfully friendly staff.

Some TPP provisions could still apply to the US, says Todd McClay.

Once the iconic images of old Saigon, three-wheeled cyclos are on the way out.

Cruising on Vietnam's Halong Bay is an voyage of discovery for Lucy Casley.

Lucy Casley spends the night in a Deluxe cabin on a boat cruise in Vietnam's Halong Bay.

International animal protection groups are heading to Wellington Zoo to talk conservation.

In 1969, a 20-year-old Corporal Benfell led eight men into combat in Vietnam.

Lucy Casley checks in to a Ho Chi Minh City hotel with an excellent rooftop pool and bar.

A trip to Vietnam is fine, whatever the weather, writes Eli Orzessek.

President Donald Trump's official counsellor, Kellyanne Conway has told TV audiences to "go buy Ivanka's stuff".

In Vietnam, Eli Orzessek finds friends to help him navigate a new country.

The Funky Monkey Boy Band performs on a boat in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

With global growth under pressure, the outlook for the export-dependent region is faltering.

The growth in new air routes is stoking travel by New Zealanders to new destinations, according to a House of Travel survey.

Tristram Clayton checks into the Park Hyatt Saigon.

Hospital staff in China were horrified to find a poor little girl was forced into marriage and fell pregnant to a much older man.

Samsung has bet large on Vietnam, and farmers are now earning more than bankers.

Man sought over alleged gold fraud has flown to Vietnam, say police.

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

With a six hour stopover in Hanoi, is it worth leaving the airport?

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

Veteran Robert Davies says the failure to repatriate soldiers from non-commonwealth war cemeteries in Malaysia is a "a blight on the honour of this country".

Vietnamese authorities are now allowing access to the Long Tan cross for today's anniversary commemorations.

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

It's never 'just one drink' in Vietnam - mostly due to the insane drink specials, writes Eli Orzessek.

Australian drug trafficker has 15 days to appeal her death sentence.

For our arrival in Ho Chi Minh City there was a Maori powhiri, which certainly went down well with the locals.

When I'm asked to complete a well-being questionnaire a day before setting off on holiday, I put a big cross over an angry-looking face, indicating five out of five for my stress level.

By the end of my Contiki tour of Vietnam, it felt like I'd been on the road for weeks - but now that I'm back in the office, it's like a blink of the eye.