New ZealandMyanmar: She's fighting an army that took her father24 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM7 minutes to read
World'Catastrophic': Kim Jong-un's horror new 'threat'14 Feb, 2021 05:18 PM6 minutes to readAfter 3 years of peace, experts have warned of a terrifying fresh danger posed by N Korea.
WorldJapan shaken following 7.3 magnitude earthquake13 Feb, 2021 05:45 PM3 minutes to readThere has been no tsunami alert but 860,000 homes are without power.
New ZealandLocal Focus: Free trade agreement beneficial to Māori business11 Feb, 2021 11:12 PM2 minutes to readThe Māori economy revving up in a post Covid world. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
WorldNo link to bat, lab: Wuhan team's bombshell Covid announcement9 Feb, 2021 04:50 PM5 minutes to readExperts revealed it is 'extremely unlikely' the virus came from a lab.
WorldIs China muscling in near Australia's border?8 Feb, 2021 08:28 PM3 minutes to readConcerns have been growing about China's growing influence in the region.
WorldHundreds feared dead after glacier break causes flood of water, debris7 Feb, 2021 05:45 PM4 minutes to readAt least nine people have been killed and 140 are missing.
WorldCovid 19 coronavirus: Poorer countries seek own vaccine rather than wait on UN6 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM6 minutes to readHonduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations programme.
WorldMyanmar coup: Twitter, Instagram shut down as protests expand6 Feb, 2021 06:47 AM5 minutes to readTwitter and Instagram have been banned as street protests continue in Myanmar.
PremiumWorldWelcoming Hong Kongers proves Britain is willing to be brave31 Jan, 2021 10:58 PM5 minutes to readOPINION: The UK has effectively offered Hong Kongers asylum - and that's important.
WorldTaiwan quarantines 5,000 after new Covid cluster26 Jan, 2021 06:46 AMQuick Read5,000 people are in quarantine while officials look for the source of two new Covid cases.
WorldNorth Korean diplomat defects in latest high-profile escape25 Jan, 2021 09:03 PM3 minutes to readString of defections raises questions about ruling class' loyalty to the Kim dynasty.
WorldEleven of 22 workers trapped in China gold mine rescued24 Jan, 2021 08:42 AMQuick ReadEleven of 22 workers trapped in China gold mine rescued after two weeks.
WorldMass arrests at Russian protests demanding Navalny's release23 Jan, 2021 08:17 PM4 minutes to readDemonstrations were held in scores of cities in temperatures as low as -50C.
WorldThousands of Hong Kongers locked down as Covid outbreak worsens23 Jan, 2021 01:08 AM2 minutes to readResidents at the epicentre of the outbreak must stay home until they've tested negative.
WorldSuperpower of the sea: China's maritime ambitions on display in satellite pics19 Jan, 2021 07:03 PM7 minutes to readBeijing's "accelerated" aircraft-carrier building programme is bearing fruit.
WorldEx-Thai civil servant sentenced to 43 years for insulting monarchy19 Jan, 2021 06:27 PM3 minutes to readAnchan Preelert's sentence was 87 years but the court halved it after she pleaded guilty.
WorldBeaming Kim takes centre stage as N Korea rolls out big guns15 Jan, 2021 12:23 AM4 minutes to readNorth Korea's leader delivers a message to the US with huge military parade.
WorldIncredible images show eerie aftermath of Philippine eruption11 Jan, 2021 07:32 AM3 minutes to readA ghostly landscape greets displaced villagers one year after Taal volcano erupted.
PremiumBusinessIndonesia crash thwarts push to rehabilitate country's airlines11 Jan, 2021 02:01 AM6 minutes to readNew York Times: Barely a year goes by without a major air accident in the Asian nation.
PremiumWorldHave Covid and brutality killed Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement?6 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM18 minutes to readThe Times: A year ago, everything seemed possible. Now activists "can't see any light".
PremiumNew Zealand2021 baby! The newborns who arrived just in time to farewell 202031 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM11 minutes to readBabies bring light to a dark year.
WorldChina clamps down in secret hunt for coronavirus origins31 Dec, 2020 01:08 AM17 minutes to readIn December last year, market vendor Jiang Dafa started noticing people were falling ill.
PremiumWorldChina is set to vaccinate millions - without proof its vaccines work30 Dec, 2020 01:17 AM7 minutes to readNew York Times: China's Covid shots are user-pays - and they require a leap of faith.
WorldSouth Korea sleepwalks into Covid crisis26 Dec, 2020 06:51 PM6 minutes to readSouth Korea had seemed to be winning the fight against the coronavirus, but not now.
World'Odds against peace': China's 2021 plan could spark 'death, destruction'26 Dec, 2020 06:19 PM10 minutes to readThey have the world's largest navy. Now an expert says China is primed and ready for war.
WorldTide turns on plans for North Korean 'Ibiza' beach resort24 Dec, 2020 02:06 AM4 minutes to readWork grinds to a halt on Kim Jong-Un's vanity project - despite Donald Trump's backing.
SportThe staggering blow out cost of the Tokyo Olympics22 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM5 minutes to readIn 2013, organisers said the Games would cost US$7.5b. It will cost a lot more.
New ZealandTaiwan's first local Covid-19 case in months linked to Kiwi pilot22 Dec, 2020 08:30 AM2 minutes to readThe first locally-transmitted case of Covid-19 since April has been reported in Taiwan.
WorldSecond Indian state adopts controversial 'love jihad' law21 Dec, 2020 09:39 PM3 minutes to readThe new law has seen innocent people tortured and imprisoned, critics say.
World'Twitter killer' sentenced to death for serial murders15 Dec, 2020 06:00 PM2 minutes to readMan sentenced to death for killing and dismembering nine people in his Tokyo apartment.
BusinessAustralia v China: The critical lessons New Zealand must learn15 Dec, 2020 06:58 AM4 minutes to readOPINION: Closer economic ties with China will bring benefits - but also risks.
WorldClaims woman held under India's Love Jihad laws had forced miscarriage12 Dec, 2020 09:13 PM5 minutes to readMuskan Jahan, 22, was forcibly separated from her husband by a Hindu nationalist group.
WorldCovid-19 'undoing decades of progress' for child labour in India12 Dec, 2020 05:28 AM5 minutes to readWith schools shut and parents losing jobs, families are putting their children to work.