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Conway 'counselled' after ad for Ivanka

President Donald Trump's official counsellor, Kellyanne Conway has told TV audiences to "go buy Ivanka's stuff".

Inside a Contiki tour

In Vietnam, Eli Orzessek finds friends to help him navigate a new country.

'Funky Monkey boy band' in Vietnam

The Funky Monkey Boy Band performs on a boat in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Bleak exports haunt Southeast Asia

With global growth under pressure, the outlook for the export-dependent region is faltering.

Holiday hotspots for Kiwis revealed

The growth in new air routes is stoking travel by New Zealanders to new destinations, according to a House of Travel survey.

Room check: The Park Hyatt Saigon

Tristram Clayton checks into the Park Hyatt Saigon.

Girl, 12, pregnant to much older 'husband'

Hospital staff in China were horrified to find a poor little girl was forced into marriage and fell pregnant to a much older man.

Vietnam's farmers earn big with Samsung

Samsung has bet large on Vietnam, and farmers are now earning more than bankers.

Rodney Hide: Bring our heroes home

COMMENT: Paul Thomas is from a remarkable family of eight boys and three girls. All eight boys served in the New Zealand army. Five saw active duty.

Bar/fly: Vietnam

It's never 'just one drink' in Vietnam - mostly due to the insane drink specials, writes Eli Orzessek.

Woman caught with 2.8kg heroin in bars of soap

Australian drug trafficker has 15 days to appeal her death sentence.

Flight Check: Auckland to Vietnam on NZ269

For our arrival in Ho Chi Minh City there was a Maori powhiri, which certainly went down well with the locals.

Vietnam: Stretch out the stress

When I'm asked to complete a well-being questionnaire a day before setting off on holiday, I put a big cross over an angry-looking face, indicating five out of five for my stress level.

Travel Live: Don't dream it's over

By the end of my Contiki tour of Vietnam, it felt like I'd been on the road for weeks - but now that I'm back in the office, it's like a blink of the eye.

Travel Live: Hoi An the real deal

With its old mustard coloured buildings, multitudes of lanterns, bicycles and happy looking dogs, Hoi An is definitely our cutest stop yet.

Cruise jump: 'The flames were that close'

As flames started to lick the front deck of the burning cruise ship New Zealand woman Cathy Kewish knew there was no other choice but to jump for her life into the water.

'Just chaos' on board burning ship

The Aphrodite Cruise ship, carrying 37 tourists from at least seven different countries, including New Zealand, caught fire while docked in Ha Long Bay.

Travel Live: Beer, sun and swimming

Eli Orzessek reports from Contiki's Vietnam Highlights tour.