Tim McCready chats with Alibaba's Australia and NZ director of business development.

FTA upgrades are a "new chapter of friendship" says Chinese Ambassador Wang Lutong.

Dairy industry needs to switch its export focus to premium products, says William Zhao.

Fonterra is building new factories to keep up with China's new appetite for dairy products

Kiwis need to think about how we treat and welcome those from China, writes Cathy Quinn.

COMMENT: China's economy isn't easily captured in a quick snapshot, writes Liam Dann.

Implementing reforms is beneficial for China's trade partners says Raymond Yeung.

COMMENT: New Zealand should seize opportunities beyond the FTA, David Lei Wang writes.

Telecommunications giant Huawei plans to invest at least $400m in New Zealand.

COMMENT: Services must achieve market openings in FTA upgrade, Charles Finny writes.

An upgraded FTA with China will be another significant milestone for NZ says Todd McClay.

"We want to build a internationalised capital" says a Chinese businessman.

COMMENT: Our size and our isolation is becoming less of a hindrance, writes Barry Soper.

COMMENT: The upgrade of the FTA is an opportunity for tech advances to be accounted for.

Chinese banker David Lei Wang wants to build a "bridge" between New Zealand and China.

Up to 20 Kiwi start-ups will get a helping hand to make the most of opportunities in China

NZ meat exporters stand to benefit from new China trade deal.

PM Bill English and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on talks to upgrade our FTA.

Airbnb is showing China some love.

China's annual name-and-shame consumer protection show criticised Nike for false marketing.

A delegation representing Chinese investors came to Hokitika last Thursday to meet the three Coast mayors.

Billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma wants counterfeiters to serve serious jail time.

Comvita turned to a loss in the first half of its financial year after Chinese authorities cracked down on people selling its products through informal trading channels.

Chinese tourists are discovering NZ's best-kept accommodation secret: motels.

COMMENT: Figures show far more wealthy Chinese than any other nationality have come into New Zealand, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

China Construction Bank (CCB), the world's second biggest bank, wants to become more involved in funding New Zealand infrastructure.

Scores of Chinese billionaires, millionaires and CEOs have disappeared in "state-sanctioned abductions" only to reappear days or weeks later.

Jack Ma's Chinese E-commerce giant, Alibaba, has its eyes firmly set on the Australian and New Zealand market.

COMMENT: Prospect of tit-for-tat trade or currency wars a grave threat to all countries, writes David Wang.

A Chinese billionaire, said to be protected by eight bodyguards, has vanished in Hong Kong.