The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer

From deep-fried fiddlehead ferns to sea bream ovaries, Japanese chefs create flavours that leave British food writer Nigel Slater awestruck.

Real life is sometimes glazed over by the focus on glossy shots of luxurious resorts and tourism hot spots, here we have India, stripped down and unpolished.

In the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, there are not enough women to go round.

Bradley Cooper has praised Mike Tyson for being "very funny" in The Hangover: Part II.

Jim Eagles finds that the inhabitants of the mountain town of Xiahe a hardy lot.

Jim Eagles gets a privileged glimpse of life in the Labrang monastery in China, where he observes monks in their unswerving devotion.

It's foolish to rush into further commitments on cutting carbon emissions, writes Phil O'Reilly

There's still beauty in the bustle at Beijing's Summer Palace, writes Jim Eagles.

Immigration officials are tightening border controls to intercept overseas prostitutes arriving to work illegally during the RWC...

Justin Bieber vomited during a live performance in the Philippines on Tuesday.

A north Indian province has advised young brides not to talk too much on their mobile phones.

Sarah Carter's father refuses to accept Thai authorities' belief that her death was not linked to an insect control chemical.

Fonterra's bold plan strikes hurdles, writes Jonathan Underhill.