It's not hard to see why Rudyard Kipling felt moved to employ a little license in his famous poem, writes Rosemary Cooper.

Nothing goes to waste at a Hong Kong market stall, finds Peter Calder.

Asia's first Legoland theme park opened to packed crowds in southern Malaysia on yesterday.

Jane Jeffries and her elderly parents look to access all areas in Hanoi.

Graham Reid leaves the clash and chaos of Kunming behind for a day of quiet.

Norwegian newsprint giant Norske Skog confirmed today that it will halve newsprint production at its Tasman Mill at Kawerau. A union claims more than 100 of the 280 employees may lose their jobs.

To mark the Herald relaunch we're taking an in-depth, week-long look at what it means to be Kiwi. Today - why we choose NZ over anywhere else on the globe.

Clear cut results are thin on the ground but Prime Minister John Key said today he was happy with this year's Apec economic meeting in Vladivostok, Russia.

Boozy fun in Laos comes laced with danger, writes Belinda Merhab.

The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.

Kristin Edge unwinds in style at the Chintamani Bali Retreat and Spa.

New Zealand photographer Amos Chapple visited the remote, near-vertical Iranian-Kurdish village of Palangan last winter. The images he captured paint a picture of life in this remote region, which is one of the main routes for smugglers seeking to bring alcohol across the mountain passes from Iraq into Iran.