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.

As many as 5000 spectators are expected at the first public flight demonstration of the P12 Martin Jetpack in China tomorrow.

Dr Robert Sanders's view in his opinion article "What is Chinese?" is correct but only in a limited sense, writes Raymond Huo.

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

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.

China's Shanghai Pengxin hasn't completely given up hope of buying Lochinver Station, despite the Central North Island property having been sold to another company.

Brett O'Riley is adamant that innovation will be a key element of Auckland's new global brand narrative.

The sharemarket's October dream run came to an end this week.

Perhaps the most important number in Apple's quarterly release on Tuesday came from China, and it's not the good news Apple makes out.

In a China seldom explored, Graham Reid finds geological marvels that draw giggles from locals as well as tourists.

Each autumn, China's Communist Party gathers more than 350 of its top bosses to an army-run hotel in Beijing to discuss the issues facing the state.

New Zealand is on a winning streak with China despite the perception of setbacks, says China investment strategist David Mahon.

Punters with up to $1 million in cash are walking into big retailers to buy local iTunes cards, which have become a hot commodity in China.

Barely two years after full diplomatic relations were restored, Xi said his four-day visit would lift the bilateral relationship to "a new height".

The New Zealand share market has regained nearly all the ground it lost during August's China-led market meltdown.

One of the biggest concerns people have with China is the lack of transparency about what is really happening in the economy.

China's economic growth decelerated in the latest quarter to a six-year low of 6.9 per cent despite repeated interest rate cuts and other stimulus measures.

Prince William will record a television programme highlighting the threat to endangered species posed by the trade in illegal wildlife products.

The New Zealand dollar has come a long way since the world equities meltdown in August.