What is going on in China and why is it having such a profound impact on world financial markets?

China Southern is expanding into Christchurch with direct services to Guangzhou three times a week using a Dreamliner.

Slip-ups are no surprise, given the vast reforms the country is going through, Brian Fallow writes. As China has contributed about a third of global economic growth in recent years, few are immune from the effects of its slowdown.

Asian policy-makers need to understand that currency devaluations aren't a cure-all, writes Bloomberg columnist William Pesek.

The world's largest bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, is stepping up its international expansion to offset China's slowing economic growth, according to former chief executive Yang Kaisheng.

Russia's energy pivot toward Asia faces its sternest test next month when Vladimir Putin visits Beijing amid slumping oil prices and concerns over China's economic slowdown.

In the first minutes of trade, the S&P/NZX50 was up 28 points, led by post-result gains from Air NZ and Metlifecare.

Once the fastest growing region and home to heavy industry, the Northeast is hit by new economic realities.

The New Zealand sharemarket staged a comeback yesterday after being 2.5 per cent down at one point but China's sharemarket rout continues.

Trade Minister Tim Groser says Southeast Asia is New Zealand's "number one insurance policy".

Chinese authorities are using animals to test living conditions in Tianjin, where a giant chemical explosion last week killed 116 people.

It's hard not to feel a sense of melancholy while passing through the Dalai Lama's former quarters in Lhasa's Potala Palace.

Far beyond the big cities, growth in China's west is creating business opportunities for New Zealand companies.

An expert in the Chinese travel market says the devaluation of the yuan will have a mixed impact on the China visitor market but is advising New Zealand operators not to panic.

Having made their money in a one-party state, Chinese companies are facing culture shock as they deal with democracies.

As China guides its currency lower, it heightens default risks on foreign- currency debt and increases the odds of capital flight, which would slam stock prices.

Residents living near Tianjin have expressed fears for their safety after reports there could be hundreds of tonnes of dangerous chemicals at the site.

Business confidence is being tested a bit by events including dairy price downturn, but there's a 'fundamental confidence' out there.

The NZ dollar fell sharply yesterday after the US dollar spiked higher in response to China's 1.9 per cent devaluation of the yuan.

Business appears to be slow at the Mercedes-Benz showroom in the Jing'an district of Shanghai.

Sleep disorder device supplier Resmed will acquire Curative Medical in a move it says will give it a leadership position in the Chinese market.

I've written, enough times to make it seem memorable, of hikers, hunters, divers and cavers coming unexpectedly upon human bones.

China share-market leverage from sources such as online lenders and umbrella trusts has plunged by 61 per cent.

Hollywood is as eager as ever for Chinese money, courting investors, including state-owned enterprises.

Concentrating on marketing its cuts rather than processing them is paying dividends for a niche meat exporter.

Brett Hewlett announced at the company's annual shareholders meeting today that he will be step down in March 2016.

Deng Xiaoping's economic policies now inflate and distort asset prices around the world, including here in New Zealand.

The NZ-China free trade agreement doesn't stop new restrictions on house sales to overseas buyers, but National's subsequent deals try to, writes David Parker.

The conventional wisdom is that the recent crash in share prices will not have a big impact on China's economic growth but HSBC's co-head of Asian economic research is not so sure.