This is first abdication of a Japanese monarch in about two centuries.

Alleged burglar charged with 21 offences.

Helen van Berkel checks into the Crest Resort and Pool Villas in Phuket, Thailand

Justine Tyerman puts forward her own theory about the enigmatic Plain of Jars.

Hundreds of US veterans are dying from slow killing parasite ingested in Vietnam

Sacha Baron Cohen has offered to cover fines of six men arrested for dressing as Borat.

A Japanese mother has admitted to drowning four of her newborn children in concrete.

The pace of digital change in Asia is faster than elsewhere in the world, HSBC says.

Sir John Kirwan travelled to Nepal to trace the footsteps of a high-achieving relative.

Kiwi officials will be discussing Kelly Savage's death with Japan's Foreign Ministry.

Jim Eagles keeps watch as Borneo's dexterous orangutans get stuck into their tucker.

Crime syndicates have reportedly tried to bypass Australia to smuggle asylum seekers to NZ

Canada is not a member of the East Asia Summit, but don't tell Justin Trudeau that.

Deborah Dickson-Smith meets prehistoric dragons.

Jacinda Ardern says the TPP agreement is not dead.

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern mixed with North American leaders at Apec.

How Trade Ministers from 11 nations made a blunder of Oscars Best Picture proportions.

Auckland Leaf owner and Uber driver runs a taxi on $80 a month.

Kate Ford visits Beijing and enjoys the craft beer and art of the notoriously serius city.

Trump departs today for Japan, the first stop on the five-nation, 11-day journey.

Aimee Shaw checks into the Radisson Blu, Amritsar.

Woman facing murder charges after she allegedly poisoned her husband's milk.

Now's the time to buy if you're looking for your first home: mortgage broker.

Andrew Stone checks into a heritage property with Indian Ocean views.

An ancient people go about their lives as they have for centuries, writes Guy Needham.

Antony Suvalko and Leanne Kitchen on the delicacies of this Vietnamese city's cuisine.

Feeling lost, alone and disconnected, Malaysian student in NZ turns to social media.

The "outrageous" descent comes nearly 47 years after climbers first ascended the face.

International manhunt underway after couple and teen son killed in grisly circumstances.

Bear with elephantiasis get life-saving surgery.