The vibrant capital of the Philippines has a rich history, and an exciting future.

Known for fresh powder snow and amazing scenery, Hokkaido, Japan has been named the best destination in Asia.

The golden statue at Hainan Island, China, was built to represent peace and wisdom, but the selfie-takers showed the opposite.

The world's biggest planemakers are wooing the Indian budget carrier for a potential blockbuster order worth about $12 billion.

Call it the drift economy. The world somehow manages to stay afloat yet doesn't go much of anywhere very fast.

A massive earthquake called an "active megathrust fault" is posing a genuine threat to southern Asia.

Tourists visiting Thailand are urged not to take selfies with slow loris animals after one was found with his teeth ripped out.

An exhibition in the Japanese capital is reinventing traditional aquariums of the Edo period

Visitors who dress immodestly will not be allowed to enter Cambodia's famed Angkor temple complex

Many people will tell you that you haven't really experienced Hiroshima if you haven't tried a okonomiyaki.

When I'm asked to complete a well-being questionnaire a day before setting off on holiday, I put a big cross over an angry-looking face, indicating five out of five for my stress level.

Marking World Refugee Day, the Herald spoke to a refugee family who escaped from Laos to New Zealand 33 years ago, risking their lives to do so.

In a tiny pancake shop, Regan Schoultz meets a survivor of the atomic raid.

The mysterious ruins of this place, founded about 2000 years ago, lie on top of a small plateau rising 30m out of the desert basin around the Chinese city of Turpan.

Most people heading to Thailand usually arrive in Bangkok and promptly board a plane south in search of sandy shores and blue seas.

The Marina Bay Sands has to be one of the world's most beautiful and famous rooftop infinity pools.

Diving and snorkelling as well as jungle-trekking is available for visitors looking for an adrenaline rush.

Graham Reid visits a huge bar on the ground floor of the distinctive Parkview Building.

Calm washes over me as I listen to the soothing chants of a monk praying in the early-morning sun.

Cheap, fast and frills-free. Hong Kong's street restaurants have served well-loved favorites for decades. The city's much-loved food stalls are finding new favour, discovers Justine Gerardy

Newcomer Hong Kong Airlines has business fares out that will undercut rivals when it starts flying to NZ in November.

Ann An moved to New Zealand as a child with her parents from China - and still wakes up in the morning asking "who am I?"

No bananas! I couldn't believe there had been no bananas in our entire village and in the middle of a sweat-drenched 10km jungle trek, I was starting to cramp up.

Dizzyingly tall skyscrapers, countless shopping malls, congested streets: I knew Hong Kong was packed with them.

More than 10 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, the tiny village of Mirissa, on the south coast of Sri Lanka, is still doing it tough.

The Craft Beer Lounge claims to have the largest selection of the delicious brown stuff in Phuket and often features live entertainment, while you can kick back and enjoy chilled house music at Bounce Pool Bar.

With its old mustard coloured buildings, multitudes of lanterns, bicycles and happy looking dogs, Hoi An is definitely our cutest stop yet.

Eli Orzessek reports from Contiki's Vietnam Highlights tour.

One of the largest islands in the Gulf of Thailand, Ko Samui is known for palm-fringed sandy beaches, coral reefs and coconut trees.