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Top five destinations in Taipei
From street food to museums, we've got the Taiwan highlights covered.

South Korea: Get down in Gangnam
This posh Seoul suburb is a hub of luxury and excess, discovers Sharon Stephenson.

Japan: A hot bath and powder
Kieran Nash enjoys an authentic experience at Japan's oldest ski resort.

Hussein Rawlings: Keep NZ land in NZ hands
Racism is no part of the issue, writes Hussein Rawlings. Nor should we fear the accusation of "protectionism". Are Indonesia, China, or Thailand challenged on their land ownership laws?

Workers blame KiwiRail for lost hours
Sixty-four Dunedin manufacturing workers will have their working week reduced by a day, following KiwiRail's decision to award a manufacturing tender offshore.

Scare makes headlines across Asia
Fonterra's dairy product recall made headlines worldwide, as New Zealand's export markets react to reports of the botulism scare.

Japan: Calm in a ceremonial teacup
My first tea ceremony took place in the world's oldest hotel, Japan's Honshi Ryokan.

Thailand: Bangkok fighting
An inspired Kelly Lynch finds tension and excitement ringside in Bangkok.

North Korea: Entry into guarded territory
As a journalist, Chris Pritchard found he had to use subterfuge to travel to North Korea.

Vietnam: The beauty of Sapa
The rice terraces set amid the swirling clouds around the Vietnamese hill station of Sapa are truly eye watering.

Death toll in China quake rises to 89
Rescuers with shovels and sniffer dogs combed through collapsed hillsides as the death toll rose to 89 from a strong earthquake in a farming region of northwest China.

Nuclear plant 'leaking' into Pacific
"We have made efforts not to cause any leak to the outside, but we might have failed to do so," TEPCO admits a problem with Fukushima's Dai-ichi plant.