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Vietnam: For the children

Our day-trip dollars become micro-loans to empower rural women, writes Naomi Estall.

Son of refugees on run fundraiser

A son of Vietnamese "boat people" to New Zealand is running three half marathons to fundraise and highlight the plight of refugees.

Key morning with Vietnam's only billionaire

John Key's programme in Hanoi yesterday reflects the complexity of the country. In the morning it was a visit to the Vin empire of Vietnam's first and only billionaire, Pham Nhat Vuong, and in the afternoon he was off to meet the communists.

Key stands with Vietnam against Paris attacks

John Key is in Vietnam meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, launching what he calls "a new era in bilateral relations".

Air NZ promises low Vietnam fares

Airline will be flying three times a week to Ho Chi Minh City.

Air NZ is going to Vietnam

Country is growing in popularity for Kiwi travellers.

Vietnam: Karst of thousands

Halong Bay's famed islands are well explored from a kayak, writes Neda Vanovac.

Bar/fly: Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City has a great craft ale scene, says Vietnam beer vet Brett Atkinson.

Vietnam: Peacenik of the people

Pam Neville finds the spirit of Joan Baez still lingers in Hanoi’s Metropole Hotel.

Mid-air plane drama: Kiwi's heroics

A Kiwi air traveller wrestled with a crazed passenger who tried to force open an emergency aircraft door mid-flight between Vietnam and Australia.

Vietnam: Hanoi's novel retreat

Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene penned works here, writes Wynne Gray.

Quiet tigers and grey ghosts

Between 1963 and 1975 some 3500 Kiwis served in the Vietnam War. This edited extract from a new book, No Front Line, tells the grim reality of jungle warfare.

Apple looks to status-hungry Vietnam for growth

Bich Ngoc, who earns less than $60 a week, cobbled together four months of savings to buy the latest iPhone so she could impress her colleagues.

Vietnam: The river and a nation reborn

Travelling from Chau Doc to Ho Chi Minh City, Nick Redmayne encounters an optimistic country.

Vietnam: Paradise won't last

Vietnam's Phu Quoc is what Phuket was 40 years ago. But it won't last, says Jacqueline Le.

The 10 most brutal places in the world

China carries out more executions than any other country, a new report has estimated.

Brisbane couples among passengers

Two Brisbane couples and another two Australians are among 239 people feared dead after a Malaysia Airlines flight went missing en route to Beijing.

Two Kiwis on missing flight

A father of two young sons is one of two Kiwis feared dead in a mysterious Malaysia Airlines flight which disappeared yesterday.