From architectural wonders to nature reserves, excellent restaurants, its shopping scene — and even a Grand Prix circuit — there's plenty to wow tourists in Singapore, discovers Sam Wylie-Harris.

It's been 40 years since the end of the Vietnam War and this vibrant country has never stood taller, writes Nel Staveley.

Taking your king or queen to Mumbai? Why not stay in style at this regal establishment, writes Chris Leadbeater.

Liz Light walks the Great Rann of Kutch.

In a style that acknowledges the extravagant comforts of early 20th-century travel, Sarah Marshall sips prosecco on a train trip from Bangkok to Vientiane.

In Dubai, Peter Calder looks on enviously as the well-heeled browse among $12,000 bottles of wine.

Thirty years after he fell in love with Japan, author Edmund de Waal returns to take his family on an intense tour of its urban and rural charms.

Gayle Dickson stays at The Chedi Muscat, Oman.

Weird adventures with mushrooms and a winery visit are unexpected surprises for Pamela Wade in Thailand.

Turkey's largest city is a place of grandeur and contradiction, writes Nicola Lamb.

Twenty-six years ago, Nicholas Jones' father tested his youthful stamina on the mountainsides of Nepal. Recently, he returned to the roof of the world with his sons to relive his trekking adventure.

Alex Robertson makes a moonlight trek up a sacred mountain to experience its magnificent view of the rising sun.

Modern history is a presence in Turkey that confronts visitors, writes Brett Atkinson. For Kiwis, though, the welcome is always warm.

A couple and their toddler who survived the crash of a TransAsia Airways plane in Taiwan changed seats just before the plane took off.

"This pilot decided to land in a narrow river without buildings because there is a residential area nearby. He did all he could do."

Katelyn Catanzariti enjoys Thailand far more now than she did as a backpacker.

Malaysian officials finally call disappearance of the aircraft an "accident". But this means that there are many things we will - probably - never know.

In the midst of one of the world's greatest metropolises, Sarah MacDonald goes on a quest for the ultimate urban sanctuary - Tokyo's natural hot spring.

So far, a good number of Chinese families have been less than enthusiastic about the partial relaxation of the one-child policy. Why?

Luxury meets location at Singapore's Four Seasons, as Grant Bradley discovers.

Singapore thrives on its fascinating mix of races and customs, writes Tori Mayo.

Divers have retrieved a black box from the crashed AirAsia flight from the bottom of the Java Sea, officials say.

New Zealand is being urged by Thailand to revoke the passport of a Thai fugitive who has fled to this country.

AirAsia crash victim's family learned of their loved one's fate after being sent a selfie he featured in, taken on board flight QZ8501 as it prepared for takeoff.

The first official Indonesian report on the AirAsia crash says the accident was caused by "icing" that damaged the plane's engines - a finding experts immediately doubted.

The richest people on Earth got richer in 2014, adding US$92 billion ($118 billion) to their collective fortune in the face of falling energy prices and geopolitical turmoil incited by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Mention Waikato and what usually first comes to mind are cow-filled paddocks, a long river and a university.

Airbus has rushed two specialists to Jakarta to assist in the investigation of the disappeared A320 airliner operated by AirAsia, the budget carrier that rose from almost nothing in 2001 to be its biggest customer.

United States markets head into the last week of the year with a "Santa Claus rally" having lifted them to record highs, picking up momentum from outstanding GDP numbers in the world's biggest economy.

Follow the locals' instructions and this Unesco World Heritage-listed walking trail in the Kii Mountains could make your dreams come true, writes Kate Hodal.