Thousands squandered by 14-year-old seduced into buying gifts for girls he'd never met, but who he said felt like "real friends".

Long working hours, low pay and squalid accommodation - welcome to the real toy factory where your presents are made.

China has flown a nuclear-capable bomber over disputed islands in what some see as a message to the US after Trump's controversial phone call.

COMMENT: Organic baby formula, gambling resorts, nothing can escape the damage of Chinese regulation, Christopher Niesche writes.

Walking tours of Hong Kong give a new perspective, writes Cloe Willetts.

The gambling records of a casino VIP led police to find a familiar name written on a piece of paper which changed the course of the investigation.

The expansion of Chinese residential development outside China has impacts on a number of levels, from property prices through to regional diplomacy.

COMMENT: There's little chance NZ will get through the next few years without an economic shock.

Halfway through the year, millions of Chinese students sit the world's most gruelling university entrance exam. Here's a look at what it involves.

Chinese citizens and its government-owned media have responded to Donald Trump's left-field phone call with Taiwan.

ANALYSIS: US President-elect Donald Trump has a chat with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing Wen, breaking a long tradition.

This baby formula company was a share market darling, riding the wave of a Chinese boom in demand. But the party's over.

A New Zealand company is selling "tens of thousands" of canisters of New Zealand air to China every month.

Human rights advocates are calling for New Zealand's million dollar hair industry to be regulated in light of a Weekend Herald investigation.

They are China's missing generation. Twenty-five million girls who technically don't exist because their parents didn't want them.

WATCH: New Zealand Herald reporter Olivia Carville shares her thoughts on her Black Gold investigation into the secret behind hair extensions sold in Kiwi salons.

When it comes to eating ice cream, the people of Invercargill are New Zealand champions.

Researchers in the United States and China think they might have found many - or even most - of the 30 to 60 million 'missing girls' in China.

A young man chained his girlfriend to himself and forced her to sleep on the floor of the internet cafe while he played League of Legends.

New Zealand students are performing below the international average when it comes to maths, a new study shows.

COMMENT: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is willing to try just about anything to get his company back into China.

A gruelling 7km hike along China's giant wonder takes Catherine Gaffaney's breath away.

Auckland UniServices, the commercial arm of the University of Auckland, has set up an innovation institute in the Chinese city of Hangzhou.

As you moan about your commute, be grateful you're not one of these motorists attempting to get away for the Thanksgiving holidays.

A double amputee has become the subject of debate on social media after being rejected a housing loan by two banks because he is unable to provide fingerprints.

Gold Coast Mayor doesn't believe it's too soon after the Dreamworld disaster to start planning another theme park in the region.

The controversial deal which will see meat processor Silver Fern Farms sell a 50 per cent controlling stake to Shanghai Maling is set to be completed.

The extension of New Zealand's Free Trade Agreement with China has been welcomed by exporters

Prime Minister John Key has announced the launch of negotiations to upgrade the China Free Trade Agreement.

The owner of franchise rights for the Esquires Coffee chain is seeking to raise up to $10 million for growth in China.