OPINION: China's air pollution is a consequence of its efforts to achieve economic growth at any cost, combined with delays in improving the situation.

Wind and solar power appear set for a record-breaking year in 2016 as a clean-energy construction boom gains momentum.

One man is paving the path for exports to China's young racing industry.

Looking back at economies impacted from major world events in 2015.

Slowly but surely, a four-lane highway is beginning to take shape on the sparsely populated Central Asian steppe.

The only way to truly understand China's stock market is by learning the tactics of traders who routinely manipulate it.

China and Russia promote a restrictive "sovereignty" model.

For the first time in over three decades, competitors in the 2016 Coast to Coast won't be handed a well-earned Speight's after they complete.

China will be back on John Key's dance card in 2016 with PM making plans for another official visit perhaps as early as March, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

China's economic conditions deteriorated in the fourth quarter, raising doubts over whether it is transitioning from manufacturing to services-led growth.

Even with fuel at its cheapest price in almost a decade, the ships that carry goods around the world have been cutting speed.

Dr Tony Ellis today said his client, Kyung Yup Kim, who Chinese authorities want extradited for allegedly murdering a prostitute, was locked up 19 hours a day.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has announced a multiyear licensing agreement for a device that will deliver Disney and Pixar movies, and games in China.

New Zealand will deport a murder suspect to China to face charges after assurances about his treatment and that the death penalty would be waived.

Picture this. It's 5.30pm in Beijing, or possibly Shanghai. Workers are preparing to head home from the office, but the traffic is apocalyptic.

As Beijing continues to suffer through its red alert pollution emergency, New Delhi is planning to bring in measures to cut down on pollution.

Jetpack maker the Martin Aircraft Company is talking up the potential for large-scale Chinese sales following a successful public flight demonstration in China on Sunday.

WATCH: Martin Jetpack's first public manned flight wows Chinese crowds.

It is a well-worn cliché in China that one often only needs to travel a very short distance from one village to another to discover that that you can no longer understand what is being said.

The scale of the state's shareholdings raises doubts about how strong the recent recovery really is.

Easing two-way trade is a priority for China Construction Bank

Has the flag debate already been decided for us by a Shanghai fruit distributor? The internet thinks so.

The leaders of the world's richest and most powerful nations have pledged for the first time not to conduct cyber economic espionage.

China's turning to an old formula to challenge the world in higher value-added manufacturing, posing an increasing threat to developed nations.

The Chinese Government wants New Zealand to deport a murder suspect back to China to face charges and Prime Minister John Key says it's possible, if the death penalty was ruled out.

Three days in Shanghai's metropolis is one way to touch the sky, discovers Katie Wright.

China's first indigenously designed passenger jet, the 90-seat ARJ21, will be delivered to state- owned Chengdu Airlines by year's end.

The Chinese government says 90 million woman will be affected by the relaxation of its one-child policy.

Fairyland or doomsday? asked China's state-backed newswire. Sure looks like doomsday.

Air New Zealand chief executive Christopher Luxon says his airline's marketing in China aims to portray this country as romantic and an ideal destination for families.