Match racing world champion Ben Ainslie says the early demise of Adam Minoprio was the key moment of his successful campaign.

Adam Minoprio says it was just little mistakes at the wrong time that led to his shock ousting at the Monsoon Cup.

They are world famous in China and their eye-catching displays were one of the stories of the 2010 Asian Games.

Staff at the US Embassy in Kabul are concerned about unauthorised releases of prisoners which have been happening.

Herald on Sunday's Michael Burgess joins the 'civilized spectators' at the Asian Games.

Chinese Muslims are sons of the Silk Road, says Jim Eagles.

Set in Mumbai, Saraswati Park is a vivid portrait of intergenerational family dynamics in an ever-changing, modern day India.

The number of Kiwis travelling to Southeast Asia for cosmetic surgery has soared in the past year.

Welcome to another average day of news in China.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are an unlikely pairing of figureheads in the fight to save the tiger.

What the international media is saying about North Korea's latest act of aggression.

New Zealand is adding its voice to international outrage over North Korea's artillery attack on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island.

A cruise is a gentle way to discover the bustle of China, writes Pamela Wade.

The official media guide for the Asian Games provides some interesting, yet wrong, explanations for events.

Rescuers are racing to reach 28 men trapped in a coal mine in southern China.