This once-sleepy coastal pocket is Asia’s next big thing

This once-sleepy coastal pocket is Asia’s next big thing

Ho Tram is an undiscovered gem that’s ripe to play a big part in Vietnam’s plans to increase tourist numbers.

  • byJulietta Jameson

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Tripologist:What’s the best way to spend a 15-hour layover in Ho Chi Minh?

Tripologist:What’s the best way to spend a 15-hour layover in Ho Chi Minh?

If you want to leave the airport you’ll need an electronic visa,but beware of scam websites.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Billion-dollar casino backer takes legal action to kill story

Billion-dollar casino backer takes legal action to kill story

A wealthy family company based in Hong Kong was cleared to operate a casino in Australia. But it does not want media coverage of a report into its suitability.

  • byHarriet Alexander,Amelia McGuire andSean Parnell
This perfect Asian resort is heaven,if you can afford it
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This perfect Asian resort is heaven,if you can afford it

We’ve arrived at Heaven. No,I’m not being hyperbolic. The dreamy Intercontinental Da Nang Sun Peninsula Resort is broken up into Heaven,Sky,Earth and Sea.

  • byKatherine Scott
Violence crisis demands urgent response

Violence crisis demands urgent response

Violence against women is under focus yet again – something that never seems to change.

Best short-haul holiday destinations:Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam

Best short-haul holiday destinations:Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam

Vietnam’s frenetic and underrated financial centre offers a rich history and one of the most exciting – and bargainous – food scenes in South-East Asia.

  • byKatherine Scott
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Suffer the little children. It is ever the way,from Rwanda to Gaza
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Suffer the little children. It is ever the way,from Rwanda to Gaza

They are the innocents,and it is never their fight. But it is the children of conflict who always suffer the most.

  • byTony Wright
Real estate tycoon sentenced to death in $19.1b fraud case

Real estate tycoon sentenced to death in $19.1b fraud case

The court found Truong My Lan ran an orchestrated criminal enterprise that had serious consequences,with no possibility of the money being recovered.

  • byAniruddha Ghosal
This incredible Vietnamese cafe building is like a giant chocolate box

This incredible Vietnamese cafe building is like a giant chocolate box

Get a hit of the national obsession,as coffee and history collide in this quirky Insta attraction.

  • byKatherine Scott
‘Nothing prepared me’:These rare,‘wretched beauties’ will break your heart

‘Nothing prepared me’:These rare,‘wretched beauties’ will break your heart

Animals Asia grants limited access to visitors who want to help bring a species back from the brink of extinction while ending bear bile farming in Vietnam.

  • byAnabel Dean
A dish so packed with flavour and texture,it’s a wonder it all fits in one bowl

A dish so packed with flavour and texture,it’s a wonder it all fits in one bowl

This dish can be eaten for breakfast,lunch or dinner,and it is absolutely,stupendously delicious.

  • byBen Groundwater