The number of daily visitors to the historic palace was limited to 1500 before 2006, but now it receives around 5000 a day.

The world beneath its waters is the colourful attraction of this rough and raw tropical islet, writes Inger Vos.

Driving into Hong Kong from the airport for my first ever visit, I'm struck by how green this fast-paced and high-energy Asian city is.

Nida sends Grant Bradley in search of epic surf; instead he finds a tranquil haven minutes from bustling Kowloon.

For centuries, this sleepy valley nestled in the Indian Himalayas remained a hidden Buddhist enclave forbidden to outsiders.

A riverboat journey takes Bev Wood off the beaten track and deep into Cambodia's heartland.

Turkmenistan's new airport was recently completed at great cost. There's just one problem ...

Success inside China's most-valuable public company sometimes requires a bit of cannibalisation.

An explosion on a ferry carrying tourists from Bali to the Gili Island off Lombok has killed a German woman and a 12-year-old girl from Austria.

A proposed bill to outlaw the production, sale and consumption of alcohol across Indonesia carries a jail sentence of up to 10 years.

COMMENT: The great Asian opportunity for Australia is largely untapped despite years of trying to get it right.

Head away from the hustle and bustle to find a different side to Tokyo, suggests Linda Lombardi.

COMMENT: The key ingredients for cracking the business bigtime in Asia can be found close to home.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent were in Thailand and Cambodia for just under a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent are in Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent are off to Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

The service has gradually resumed since the volcanic alert level for Mount Hakone was raised in May 2015.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent travel to Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new resort just across the road from Phuket's eye-catching Karon Beach.

Day one of Petra Bagust and Ido Drent's journey through Southeast Asia to experience first-hand what's being done to fight human-trafficking.

Chinese parents are becoming obsessed with giving their offspring an advantage over their young peers.

Chinese fans shelled out nearly $NZ10 billion to go to the movies, and almost two-thirds of that was spent on tickets to the hundreds of local films produced each year.

Hoi An is well known for two things - its unique heritage-listed town centre, Hoi An Ancient Town, and its cheap tailoring services.

Sophie Ryan flies SQ285 from New Zealand to Singapore.

With a six hour stopover in Hanoi, is it worth leaving the airport?

It's a firm favourite, but this destination has more to worry about than Bintang and nasi goreng.

Fewer people have seen inside this incredible place than have reached Everest's summit.

It's getting increasingly unsafe to fly in the world's fastest-growing aviation market.

A proposed booze ban in in Bali may put tourists at risk, critics warn.

Eat My Lunch founder Lisa King on the nation of smiling, singing people that first sparked her sense of injustice in the world.