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Cricket: Guptill eyeing World Cup
Martin Guptill hopes he's done enough to cement his place in the Black Caps' in the lead up to next year's World Cup.

Vietnam: Higher learning
A trip to Vietnam's mountainous and beautiful north allows visitors to experience authentic tribal life, writes Rob McFarland.

Yachting: Ainslie on top as Minoprio falls
Match racing world champion Ben Ainslie says the early demise of Adam Minoprio was the key moment of his successful campaign.

Yachting: Little mistakes cost Minoprio big
Adam Minoprio says it was just little mistakes at the wrong time that led to his shock ousting at the Monsoon Cup.

Meet the stars of the Asian Games (+ video)
They are world famous in China and their eye-catching displays were one of the stories of the 2010 Asian Games.

Karzai linked to Taleban releases
Staff at the US Embassy in Kabul are concerned about unauthorised releases of prisoners which have been happening.

Athletics: Life after Valerie for Hellier
Kirsten Hellier has taken the high road to China and is loving every minute of it.

<i>Michael Burgess at the Asian Games:</i> Crowd control
Herald on Sunday's Michael Burgess joins the 'civilized spectators' at the Asian Games.

China: Islam infused with aspects of the dragon
Chinese Muslims are sons of the Silk Road, says Jim Eagles.

Book Review: Saraswati Park
Set in Mumbai, Saraswati Park is a vivid portrait of intergenerational family dynamics in an ever-changing, modern day India.

Nip-tuck saves $70,000
The number of Kiwis travelling to Southeast Asia for cosmetic surgery has soared in the past year.