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Latest fromBeijing
'Improper' Covid cash claim: Ministry takes hotel building contractor to court
Issue over nearly $250,000 in pandemic-era wage subsidies.
Australian scientist claims to have solved the decade-long Flight MH370 mystery
Was the plane deliberately flown into a remote underwater terrain?
Love, lockdown and livelihood: Kiwi hockey legend's Olympic journey
The Olympics are intertwined strongly throughout hockey star Shea McAleese's life
The Havelock North man who made our mountains safer
Hamish McCostie has been recognised for services to outdoor recreation, Search & Rescue.
Canada announces public inquiry into whether China and Russia interfered in elections
A Trudeau appointee earlier rejected an inquiry into the leaked intelligence.
Powerful Typhoon Saola makes landfall in China
Trading on Hong Kong’s stock market is suspended and hundreds of people are stranded.
Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years
The heavy rains have caused at least 20 deaths.
China sends dozens of warplanes towards Taiwan
22 of the warplanes crossed the midline of the Taiwan Strait.
China sends warships and fighter jets near Taiwan
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing aims to mend strained relations.
Beijing sizzles under record heat wave
Beijing experienced its second-hottest day on record – with temperatures soaring to 41.1C.
‘A new beginning’: Blinken and Xi pledge stability
US Secretary of State makes gains but leaves Beijing with one big request denied.
Blinken arrives in Beijing to cool soaring US-China tensions
The list of disagreements and potential conflict points is long.
China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait
Li Shangfu says so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols are a provocation to China.
Chinese agents paid bribes in plot to disrupt anti-communist Falun Gong movement
China banned the Falun Gong movement in 1999, classifying it as an evil cult.
What are China’s alleged ‘secret overseas police stations’?
Covert offices have been reported across North America, Europe and in other countries.
China anticipates billions of tourists in 2023
A recent study suggests tourists will bring in trillions in 2023.
Beds run out at Beijing hospital as Covid surge continues
The crisis follows China's abandonment of its most severe virus restrictions last month.
Power move? China building on reefs in critical shipping routes
Beijing is controlling access to crucial shipping lanes and strengthening its military.
Xi warns Biden not to 'play with fire' over Taiwan
Taiwan has once again emerged as a key point of tension in the US-China relationship.
China crisis: Pacific partners 'neglected' by NZ
Chorus of concern as China's foreign minister Wang Yi touches down in Solomon Islands.
China militarises islands built in South China Sea
Artificial isles bristle with anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles, says US general.
A disorienting tour of Beijing's Winter Olympic city
Ted Anthony tours a place where "city" and "wall" can be the same thing.
Beijing wanted the Winter Olympics. All it needed was snow
New York Times: China didn't move mountains to host the Games - but it came close.
Billions travel for Lunar New Year against government advice
Government advice is ignored as hundreds of millions of people travel for holiday.
Major sponsors muted in runup to Beijing Winter Olympics
Sponsors are distancing themselves from China's historically dismal human rights record.
Worst sandstorm in a decade cloaks Beijing in apocalyptic haze
Strong winds blow sand from the Gobi desert across much of northern China.
US warns against travel to China
US citizens cautioned China is imposing 'arbitrary detention and exit bans' on travelers.