New Zealand could become a major exporter of gas to Asia, Energy and Resources minister Simon Bridges says.

A growing number of influential people in South Korea are getting behind the idea of having nukes. The target? China.

Once known as the 'Pearl of Asia', Phnom Penh is filled with French colonial buildings and has a picturesque riverside promenade.

The plane crawls high above the Mekong delta - flooded paddy, intestinal loops of river, roads crammed with Honda 50s and lined with shops selling rice and Marlboros.

Recovery from the tormenting years of Khmer Rouge's reign, up until a decade ago, has been slow but sure for Cambodia.

A steep rise in China's reported imports from Hong Kong has raised concerns that trade invoices are being manipulated to get capital.

The thing about Burma's Myeik Archipelago is there are no tourists.

Hanoi's old quarter is brimming with life. A steady stream of motorcycles whizz by as we weave through the dense crowd of shoppers along Hang Dao.

Ladies market is an oldie but a goody at Mong Kok, Kowloon.

US has opened the door to parking a ballistic missile defence system on North Korea's doorstep, a move could reshape North Asia's security landscape.

As we pass from Sheep to Monkey, Curtis Chin and Jose B. Collazo look at top stories of past 12 months.

The Chinese Communist Party has explained Xi's "Four Comprehensives" in a mystifying and rather cute pop video.

China is adding debt at a pretty fast pace even though it's already done too much of that the last seven years.

Markets started the week gripped by a fresh bout of risk aversion, as Asian stocks slipped with energy-linked currencies.

Asian share markets swept lower on Monday after Wall Street suffered its worst starting week in history.

In a capital city that's passionately embracing the future, Bridget Jones finds traces of a glorious past.

China's economic rebalancing remained intact as the first economic reports of 2016 signaled manufacturing weakened for a fifth straight month.

Two decades of India's information-technology success and the English-speaking engineers have created a fertile ground for e-commerce companies and tech start-ups.

Our day-trip dollars become micro-loans to empower rural women, writes Naomi Estall.

Sophie Barclay visits a tourist-free part of Hong Kong.

Three days in Shanghai's metropolis is one way to touch the sky, discovers Katie Wright.

A night at the sumo stadium is strangely reminiscent of a job at the freezing works, writes Dean Parker.

Regan Schoultz finds travelling with her partner's family offers a rare insight into life in an exciting, exhausting country.

The most authentic Southeast Asian foods are to be found in the small alleys and laneways reached aboard a tuk-tuk or decrepit taxi, finds Brett Atkinson.

In a China seldom explored, Graham Reid finds geological marvels that draw giggles from locals as well as tourists.

Halong Bay's famed islands are well explored from a kayak, writes Neda Vanovac.

At Pulau Ubin, away from Singapore's glossy towers, Jim Eagles comes face to face with some local wildlife.

The rise of Asian culture in Auckland, as February's Lantern Festival and this month's Diwali celebrations illustrate good fun and good energy to the city.

The Philippines owner of Griffin's is gearing up to expand the 150-year-old Kiwi biscuit brand into Southeast Asia.