Singapore offers cocktails that have a tendency to make your heart race.

What happens when a wild orangutan grabs a GoPro camera? You'll be surprised!

Rescuers who first helped shot North Korean defector say his survival is miraculous.

Helen Van Berkel visits the shrine of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

This is first abdication of a Japanese monarch in about two centuries.

Alleged burglar charged with 21 offences.

Helen van Berkel checks into the Crest Resort and Pool Villas in Phuket, Thailand

Justine Tyerman puts forward her own theory about the enigmatic Plain of Jars.

Hundreds of US veterans are dying from slow killing parasite ingested in Vietnam

The pace of digital change in Asia is faster than elsewhere in the world, HSBC says.

Sir John Kirwan travelled to Nepal to trace the footsteps of a high-achieving relative.

Our new PM is comfortable in her own skin, she's grounded and she knows what she wants.

Jacinda Ardern reflects on Apec in Vietnam and the East Asia Summit in Manila.

Kiwi officials will be discussing Kelly Savage's death with Japan's Foreign Ministry.

Jim Eagles keeps watch as Borneo's dexterous orangutans get stuck into their tucker.

Crime syndicates have reportedly tried to bypass Australia to smuggle asylum seekers to NZ

Canada is not a member of the East Asia Summit, but don't tell Justin Trudeau that.

Deborah Dickson-Smith meets prehistoric dragons.

How Trade Ministers from 11 nations made a blunder of Oscars Best Picture proportions.

Auckland Leaf owner and Uber driver runs a taxi on $80 a month.

Off the main tourist routes in Japan there are other wild and peaceful worlds to explore.

Trump visits Asia.

Kate Ford visits Beijing and enjoys the craft beer and art of the notoriously serius city.

Trump departs today for Japan, the first stop on the five-nation, 11-day journey.

Aimee Shaw checks into the Radisson Blu, Amritsar.

Woman facing murder charges after she allegedly poisoned her husband's milk.

Now's the time to buy if you're looking for your first home: mortgage broker.

Andrew Stone checks into a heritage property with Indian Ocean views.

An ancient people go about their lives as they have for centuries, writes Guy Needham.

Antony Suvalko and Leanne Kitchen on the delicacies of this Vietnamese city's cuisine.