A Kiwi air traveller wrestled with a crazed passenger who tried to force open an emergency aircraft door mid-flight between Vietnam and Australia.

Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene penned works here, writes Wynne Gray.

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.

The war is the past. Today, Vietnam focuses on the future, writes Tori Mayo.

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.

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.

Hanoi, Vietnam, is a wonderfully chaotic city. Here, Isaac Davison tells you how to to get the most out of the place as an unabashed, camera-toting tourist, or as a savvy local.

CBS network officials are facing outrage after an episode of The Amazing Race used the wreckage of a downed US bomber in Vietnam as a reality-show prop.

Vietnam's biggest city packs in fresh flavours, French relics and a futuristic skyline.

Away from Halong Bay, you can still find some parts of Northern Vietnam free of tourist buses and technology, discovers Isaac Davison.

The US President must be allowed to build on his Administration's achievements, writes Reverend Jesse Jackson.