Pam Neville finds the spirit of Joan Baez still lingers in Hanoi’s Metropole Hotel.

Kevin Pilley checks out the subterranean mazes used by Viet Cong 'human moles' during the Vietnam War.

Australia's live animal export trade is once again under a harsh spotlight amid claims that cattle are being bludgeoned to death with sledgehammers in Vietnam.

New Zealand and Vietnam aim to double trade to around $2.2 billion by 2020. The target announced yesterday was part of an accord between the two countries.

It's been 40 years since the end of the Vietnam War and this vibrant country has never stood taller, writes Nel Staveley.

In a style that acknowledges the extravagant comforts of early 20th-century travel, Sarah Marshall sips prosecco on a train trip from Bangkok to Vientiane.

Vo Van Duong's bamboo and coconut leaf house looks much like others deep in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.

Go underground in the steps of Joan Baez.

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

Between 1963 and 1975 some 3500 Kiwis served in the Vietnam War. This edited extract from a new book, No Front Line, tells the grim reality of jungle warfare.

Bich Ngoc, who earns less than $60 a week, cobbled together four months of savings to buy the latest iPhone so she could impress her colleagues.

Travelling from Chau Doc to Ho Chi Minh City, Nick Redmayne encounters an optimistic country.

Vietnam's Phu Quoc is what Phuket was 40 years ago. But it won't last, says Jacqueline Le.

China carries out more executions than any other country, a new report has estimated.

Two Brisbane couples and another two Australians are among 239 people feared dead after a Malaysia Airlines flight went missing en route to Beijing.

A father of two young sons is one of two Kiwis feared dead in a mysterious Malaysia Airlines flight which disappeared yesterday.

Wynne Gray escapes the bustle of the big cities with a delicious escape in Hoi An.

Pamela Wade explores all sides of Vietnam, from the traffic-jammed streets to remote hill villages.

Tropical storm Wutip lashed central Vietnam after sinking at least two Chinese fishing boats near the Paracel Islands, leaving 75 fishermen missing, officials said.

Derek Cheng is captivated by the tasty aphrodisiacs of Vietnamese cuisine.

The French colonialists dubbed Vietnam's Muong Hoa Valley area the "Tonkinese Alps" and walking in these mountains is hard work.

Julian Hanton relives his top five highlights making Travel Channel New Zealand's brand new series, Asian Times.

Graham Reid takes time to look at what's in his pocket

A father and son who allegedly fled war four decades ago to live deep in Vietnam's forests have been coaxed from their hideout, state media reports say.

The rice terraces set amid the swirling clouds around the Vietnamese hill station of Sapa are truly eye watering.

Luxury hotels are taking hold in this communist corner of South-east Asia, reveals Laura Holt.

Cruising up the coast of Vietnam to Hong Kong on a boutique ship is a great way to sample a slice of Asia.

Schoolboy Lachie Scott thanks his parents for a holiday that opened his eyes.