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'A wall of people': Witness recalls harrowing Seoul crowd surge

Death toll from Halloween street party rises to 153 with 133 injured.

Five of the best cities to visit on a Japan holiday

With borders fully opening from October 11, now is the perfect time to plan your visit.

No more tears: Five airlines offering child-free cabin classes

Here are airlines promising cabins for passengers with low tolerance to toddlers.

History, cuisine and after-dark Vespa tours: 48 Hours In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

You'll never be bored in buzzing Saigon

Why river cruises could be perfect for people who think they don't like cruises

The best river cruise destinations around the world, guaranteed to float your boat.

Family of children found in suitcases believed to be in Korea

An international police investigation is underway to find family of the children.

Exclusive: Family of young children whose human remains found in suitcases are in Asia

NZ Police have confirmed they are working with Interpol and "overseas agencies".

With five missiles, China sends stark warning to US and Japan on Taiwan

New York Times: Tension ramps up in the wake of US House Speaker's Taiwan visit.

Opinion: Why Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is utterly reckless

New York Times: Calling Xi's bluff might feel good for a day. It also might start WWIII.

Dictator's son Marcos Jr takes oath as Philippine president

Opponents say political comeback was pulled off by whitewashing his family's image.

Europeans eating frogs into extinction

Consumers' voracious appetite for frogs' legs could see its population wiped out.

A better sense that NZ is part of Asia but warmth to China at all time low, survey finds

Six in 10 New Zealanders regarded China as a threat, with 13 per cent saw it as a friend.

Live: 16 deaths, 4869 new cases; border worker testing to be dropped

Some families are being infected with Covid-19 for the third time.

China's leader reasserts support for 'legitimacy' of Russia's security concerns

Moscow and Beijing have increasingly aligned their foreign policies against the West.

Global economic crisis makes China dangerous

ANALYSIS: Experts warn the West to redefine its economic relationship with China.

Woman's 'missing boyfriend' found with wife and 3 kids in the UK

Woman trying to find "missing" boyfriend discovers he'd been hiding a huge secret

Covid origins unclear but lab leak theory needs study, WHO says

WHO recommends a deeper probe into whether a lab accident may be to blame.

'Secret' Chinese base: NZ opposes increasing militarisation

Chinese military base in Cambodia reportedly hosting groundbreaking ceremony this week.