The unusual phenomenon has been compared to a brightly coloured Paddle Pop.

The Warriors star has spoken publicly about his mother's escape from Laos more than 30 years ago.

Samsung's head arrested in Seoul on charges of bribery over his alleged role in an explosive corruption scandal that has riveted South Korea.

Ancient water town conjures up a dreamlike vision of purity and simplicity, says Paul Rush.

Wreaths laid on beach where Japanese soldiers ordered nurses to walk into the sea and then shot.

There may be a whole lot more to little old New Zealand than three tiny islands tucked away in the Pacific.

COMMENT: The visa applications of the Indian students sheltering in an Auckland church are fraudulent and the law is the law.

COMMENT: As if driving on the wrong side of the road isn't confusing enough, what's really confusing is sitting in the wrong side of the car, writes Raybon Kan.

Fresh insight into secretive kingdom reveals the extent of the regime's use of kids as slaves. Here, two teens tell their stories.

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

Rod Pascoe stays at the Park Hyatt on Hainan Island, China.

It appears that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco is not over yet. A "minor fire" broke out at the factory that manufactures the malicious

Immigration and the economy among topics English and Trump discuss in brief telephone call.

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

Every breath you take reminds you you're in Beijing, writes Jacqueline Smith.

A statement from the Trump administration called Iran's missile launch 'provocative', but did not outline any actions it intends to take.

The Philippines has suspended Rodrigo Duterte's notorious war on drugs following the brutal execution of an innocent man at the hands of police.

Heartbreaking footage shows a mother dolphin trying desperately to save her calf from Japanese hunters who planned to sell the animals to aquariums.

In the hours before Myuran Sukumaran faced the firing squad in Indonesia, it wasn't his imminent execution that was making him furious.

Susan Strongman is charmed by Taiwan and its people and finds many links to NZ.

President Trump handed China its clearest opening yet to tilt the geopolitical balance in Asia in its favour.

Singapore's aquarium of 100,000 creatures shows off sharks, eels and an acrobatic manta ray.

Deloitte says 2017 will be better than many think, thanks to Asia.

He's the billionaire "prince" and de facto heir of one of the world's largest companies - and very soon he could be facing the possibility of a jail term.

Airways New Zealand says air traffic volumes are up 11 per cent from this time last year.

Full-time architectural designer Alicia Lin discusses what it's like a running her photography business as a side gig.

You may have thought Auckland house prices were bad, but check out these palatial homes from around the world that fetched huge sums.

Mike Middleton hasn't touched his motorbike since February 7, 2016 - the day his son, Rhys, was killed.

A week of explosive tweets from the American President-Elect have stoked anxiety, moved markets and altered plans.

Alibaba Group Holding sued two vendors it said used the company's Taobao website to sell counterfeit Swarovski watches, just weeks