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Bob Jones: Cut sports extravaganzas down to realistic size
A principal problem for sports extravangas is host nations trying to outdo their predecessors in grandeur, writes Bob Jones.
North Korea's rare apology
In an uncharacteristic step by the North Korean government, officials made a public apology after a building collapse in Pyongyang reportedly killed hundreds of people.
Writers Festival: Small details reveal bigger picture for Dutch historian
Dutch historian Frank Dikotter, based in Hong Kong, has spent year immersed in the horrors to be found within China’s open archives.
Who's the Ferris of them all?
Circles in the sky have become a hip way to view a city, so prepare your cabin for 'flight', says Peter Hamling.
Mt Niseko Annupuri, Japan
This resort in Hokkaido prefecture, 1000km north of Tokyo, gets enough snow to allow skiing for seven months of the year.
For further information see 360niseko.com.
Japan: Where the view is stunning and rare
New Zealand has a rival for the world's most breathtaking landscapes, writes Hayden Donnell, after taking in the view from Mt Annupuri during a skiing trip to the resort of Niseko on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Laos: Picks words and leaves
Communist Laos is still close to its agricultural roots, writes Yvonne van Dongen.
Thailand: Water under the bridge
Helen van Berkel senses the suffering of the prisoners of war who died to build the Death Railway.
Crouching rhino, hidden tiger
Hugh Biggar goes in search of exotic and elusive wildlife in Indonesia.
Pics shown of young North Korean leader
Rare pictures of Kim Jong-un as a boy have been shown during a televised concert for the air force in North Korea.
China's great porn purge
The Chinese government has shut down thousands of websites and social media sites in a bid to purge the internet of online pornography, it was revealed today.
Bali: A feast for the senses
Catering for many tastes requires a juggling act, finds Diana Dobson.
Bangladesh: An accidental tourist in Dhaka
So few tourists go to colourful Bangladesh that you'll be spoiled, says J.J. Somerset - but you'll also be amazed and enchanted.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: End may be in sight for fossil fuels
Solar power has won the global argument. Photovoltaic energy is already so cheap that it competes with oil, diesel and liquefied natural gas in much of Asia without subsidies.
Bar/fly: India's Palace on Wheels
The "Palace on Wheels" is an extravagant week you won't forget, writes Kevin Pilley.
India: Drama is everywhere
Indian Ink Theatre's Jacob Rajan returns to Southern India and is thrilled by his company's historic first.
John Armstrong: Whale tale not all over yet
Much hangs on whether the Japanese Government sides with its future-focused Foreign Ministry or its inwards-looking pro-whaling fisheries agency, writes John Armstrong.
Myanmar: Temples for the tempting
Comparisons to Cambodia's tourist sites are unavoidable, writes Tim Roxborogh.
Flight MH370: Debris seen
A Thai satellite has detected about 300 objects floating in the Indian Ocean near the search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner.