'Am I a cash cow?' Australia loses favour with international students after visa fee hike
A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.
Vladimir Putin departs Hanoi after bolstering ties with Vietnam
Russian President Vladimir Putin departed Hanoi after an official visit to the South-East Asian nation as part of a two-nation trip to Asia.
Duration: 29 seconds
Russia and Vietnam sign new agreements, day after Putin's North Korea visit
The United States has strongly criticised Vietnam's decision to host Vladimir Putin. The Russian president is looking to Asian countries for support as he has been largely isolated from the West.
Putin arrives in Vietnam for state visit closely watched by the US
Russian President Vladimir Putin begins a state visit to Vietnam, a day after signing a mutual defence pact with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, who offered his "full support" on Ukraine.
Why have Putin, Xi and Biden all tried to woo Vietnam?
UNSW emeritus professor Carl Thayer says Vietnam has maintained a foreign policy to avoid sole reliance on one global superpower.
Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds
Doctors told me I'd be 'very unlucky' to have TB in Australia. A week later I tested positive
The incidence of TB in Australia is low, but experts say we must remain alert to the disease, particularly with the growing threat of drug-resistant TB. This is what you need to know.
From Elisabeth Moss as a British spy to a jet-black cringe comedy — the best new shows out now
What to watch: from a British spy going on a road trip with a member of ISIS to a cringe comedy that will make you spit out your drink.
Heatwave in South-East Asia closes schools, triggers alerts
The Philippines closes schools and warns of overloading on its power grid, as authorities across South-East Asia issue a series of health alerts for a deadly heatwave.
Baby otters' first public outing, Japan's royals host a garden party — the Asia Pacific this week in 20 photos
A pink Moon rises, baby otters meet the public for the first time, a rare white squirrel is spotted playing in a Beijing park and China hosts an amazing sand sculpture competition — it's been another busy week across the vast Asia Pacific region.
Five decades after fighting in Vietnam, John Bryant has returned to help find the bodies he buried
John Bryant has dedicated his life and life savings to uncovering the bodies of missing Vietnamese soldiers he and his battalion killed in combat.
Housing commission to suspected international meth importer: The Australian man named in Four Corners investigation
A Four Corners investigation has named a 38-year-old Sydney man suspected of being one of the major importers of methamphetamine into Australia.
US-Australian 135th Assault Helicopter Company
The joint US-Australian 135th Assault Helicopter Company transports South Vietnamese soldiers into the Mekong Delta battle zone in March 1969.
Duration: 1 minute 34 seconds
Death-defying stunts and the Karen National Liberation Army — the Asia Pacific this week in photos
Death defying stunts to celebrate Eid, Sumo throwing each other about by their loincloths, Thailand's famous and fun water festival — here's a snapshot at the happenings across our region.
'A masterclass in psychology': How poker helped Nam Le become an award-winning author
Nam Le wowed the literary world with his acclaimed 2008 short story collection The Boat. Now, he's back — with a book of poetry.
Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to death over fraud
Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death over Vietnam's largest-ever financial fraud case.
Duration: 1 minute 48 seconds
Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in $US27 billion fraud case
Truong My Lan's company was building luxury residential complexes and shopping centres. She's now been sentenced to death.
In 20 pictures: Stories you may have missed from the Asia Pacific this week
Rockets in North Korea, cherry blossoms in Japan and heat waves in the Philippines — the Asia Pacific this week in photos.
Melbourne school charged over the death of diabetic student on 2019 school trip
Kilvington Grammar in Melbourne's south-east and the company that organised the school trip to Vietnam have been charged by WorkSafe over the death of 16-year-old Lachlan Cook.
In 20 pictures: Stories you may have missed from the Asia Pacific this week
Palm Sunday in the Philippines, Chinese rocket launches and a Japanese 'poo' museum — the Asia Pacific this week in pictures.
The inventor of karaoke dies and self-stabbing rituals across Bali — the Asia Pacific this week in photos
The inventor of karaoke dies and self-stabbing rituals across Bali — this week in the Asia Pacific in photos.
Death penalty sought for alleged mastermind of Vietnam's biggest financial fraud
Real estate developer Truong My Lan faces a trial in the economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City accused of leading a scam that caused damages of $30 billion, or about 4.9 per cent of Vietnam's gross domestic product.
Japan's bizarre fashion week and burning effigies in India: The Asia Pacific this week in pictures
Tokyo's strange fashion week, burnt effigies of India's PM and music lessons on the decline in China — the Asia Pacific this week in pictures.
Australia's military is struggling to fill its ranks. But we're not the only ones
Australia has long struggled to recruit as many personnel as our defence force chiefs would like. But ours isn't the only military in the Asia-Pacific region facing issues.
A brain chip to regulate your mood and fears of a war with North Korea — last week in the Asia Pacific
'Happiness' brain chips, a missing jumbo jet and genuine fears of a conflict with North Korea — here's what happened in the Asia Pacific last week.
These nurses risked their lives serving in Vietnam but their stories are largely forgotten
A new novel by bestselling US author Kristin Hannah remembers the forgotten nurses of the Vietnam War, whose service went unrecognised for decades.