One city, two days, five senses. Ewan McDonald tries to satisfy every one of them in a 48-hour stopover.

Powerful bursts of hot ash and gravel erupted from a rumbling volcano in western Indonesia early Monday (local time), sending panicked villagers streaming down the sides of the mountain.

Thailand's prime minister has invoked an emergency law after demonstrators seeking to remove her from office occupied parts of the finance and foreign ministries.

Pamela Wade explores all sides of Vietnam, from the traffic-jammed streets to remote hill villages.