Bernd Kubisch visits Cox's Bazar, a long, sandy beach in the south-east corner of Bangladesh that has been a prime surfing destination for keen surfers for two decades.

The idiosyncrasies of India's market vendors keep Catherine Masters on her toes.

It's not hard to see why Rudyard Kipling felt moved to employ a little license in his famous poem, writes Rosemary Cooper.

Nothing goes to waste at a Hong Kong market stall, finds Peter Calder.

Asia's first Legoland theme park opened to packed crowds in southern Malaysia on yesterday.

Jane Jeffries and her elderly parents look to access all areas in Hanoi.

To mark the Herald relaunch we're taking an in-depth, week-long look at what it means to be Kiwi. Today - why we choose NZ over anywhere else on the globe.

Clear cut results are thin on the ground but Prime Minister John Key said today he was happy with this year's Apec economic meeting in Vladivostok, Russia.

A group of Romanians have been prevented from entering New Zealand amid suspicions they were planning a crime spree down Auckland's Queen St.

Getting a tattoo in Japan means forever entering the world of other people with tattoos and staying within it.

The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.

Kristin Edge unwinds in style at the Chintamani Bali Retreat and Spa.