In January China's coolest city hits minus 15C but they still swim, writes Paul Purcell.

One crafty female from China has performed the ultimate hustle to raise funds for a home deposit.

The Chinese government will have to balance building quickly with the often-conflicting demands of transparency.

China's relationship with New Zealand is the best its ever been says a key Chinese Embassy official.

The milk powder train looks set to roll on, but analysts have warned of tough times ahead for Bellamy's and A2.

China, New Zealand's second-largest tourism market, is set for further growth with an extra 20 weekly flights scheduled by the end of this year.

The number of slots for Chinese airlines has been boosted as a conference starts to discuss ways of coping with the influx of tourists.

It doesn't have the most glamorous duties in the world, but here's why nearly 10,000 people are vying for this job.

China's President Xi Jinping has won a key victory in his battle to consolidate power and clean up the Communist Party from within.

Fonterra's NZX-traded units were unchanged despite news over the weekend that 19 people had been arrested in alleged milk powder scam.

The size of AJ Hackett International will double within the next three years as the company looks to forge new territory overseas.

A couple from Shanghai decided to get divorced. Not because of irreconcilable differences, but rather it was a property market bubble.

Nineteen people have been arrested in China for allegedly repackaging expired Fonterra milk powder with a view to sell it.

Speculation that Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, is looking to extend his rule beyond the conventional 10-year period is growing.

.The suspects were allegedly managing a company, which was packaging expired products of Fonterra in China.

More than 400 people have been deported for a criminal offence in the last five years - the majority from Samoa, China and Tonga.

Labour MP David Shearer says Government's decision not to meet pro-democracy advocates from Hong Kong following pressure from China is "a bad look".

Controversial President Rodrigo Duterte has already told Barack Obama to "go to hell". Now he has struck another blow against the US.

The one-child policy has gone but many Chinese couples don't want bigger families.

A realtor is offering a free Mercedes with purchase of apartments on Auckland's North Shore.

The Great Wall. The Forbidden City. Some of the world's greatest sights but how do you get to see them? Ewan McDonald braves Beijing on his own.

Kiwi favourite Weet-Bix appeared on a Chinese soap opera, sparking a surge in demand for the breakfast food.

New Zealand breakfast food has become a hit in China after Weet-Bix was featured prominently in a popular Chinese TV drama Ode to Joy.

Casino company Sky City Entertainment said it was monitoring the situation in China after 18 employees at its competitor, Crown Resorts, were detained by authorities there last week.

A partnership agreement was signed yesterday as delegates of the Chinese Government group were hosted in Hokitika for the day.

Chinese billionaire wants to transform the global economy to create a more equitable world.

Defence Minister Gerry Brownlee got a stern rebuke from China when he made the mildest of observations about Beijing's expansionist maritime policy.

China is edging towards "financial calamity" and must wean itself off its debt addiction to avoid a crisis, the IMF says.

He already runs the world's biggest online shopping company, but Alibaba founder Jack Ma is not satisfied.

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