Having chugged along through the financial crisis, China's huge expansion in debt now threatens to destabilise the economy.

Economic reform in China, one of New Zealand's largest trading partners accounting for 22 per cent of exports, is a lower priority than trying to save the Communist Party, according to Wall Street....

A money transfer system that has raised fears of money-laundering overseas is being considered by Immigration New Zealand as an acceptable means for wealthy Chinese applicants to bring cash to New....

A growing portion of China's toilet waste is converted into fertiliser and biogas.

New Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years this week.

So far, a good number of Chinese families have been less than enthusiastic about the partial relaxation of the one-child policy. Why?

A big marketing drive is on to draw more Chinese people to NZ real estate and the businesswoman behind it expects a huge upswing in investment.

Chinese equities plunged the most in five years, led by brokerages, after regulatory efforts to rein in record margin lending sparked concern.

Fake charity "monks" who target pedestrians on New Zealand's busiest streets are recruited in China and sent here with the promise of making big money.

China has presented its highest award for foreign researchers to a renowned Kiwi scientist who helped change the face of the country's farming systems.

A group of British teenagers will be taught by Chinese teachers in a unique experiment for a BBC documentary.

Exceptionally low oil prices have thrown world financial markets a curve ball by driving bond yields sharply lower and undermining share prices.

In dramatic terms 2014 ended with several big business and economic stories on cliff- hangers.

A team of Chinese doctors and nurses has been sacked for posting 'selfies' from a seven-hour operation online.

China's government is said to be lifting a ban on imports of a genetically-modified corn variety that's commonly grown in the US.

A Chinese factory gauge fell to a seven-month low in December, suggesting further stimulus is needed to halt a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.

In his first speech as the leader of China, President Xi Jinping identified corruption as a major priority.

A New Zealander who could face the death penalty for allegedly trying to smuggle methamphetamine out of China is expected to find out today whether he will be charged.

The father of a New Zealander facing a Chinese firing squad for alleged drug smuggling says he has no idea if his son is innocent.

China has four days to charge a Kiwi who could be facing the death penalty for alleged drug smuggling.

Former boss of arrested Kiwi Peter Gardner says he's "hard-working, loyal guy" as Mfat says girlfriend's release down to China.

Foreign Affairs says the release of an Australian woman while her Kiwi boyfriend remains in jail on drugs charges is not a case of which govt lobbied China hardest.

A raging bull is on the loose in China's stock market, which has just opened its doors to the world, but prospective NZ investors may want to approach with caution.

During his recent visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping sought NZ's help to return fugitives who had fled China with the proceeds of corruption, John Key says.

Even the most silver-tongued estate agent would struggle to wax lyrical over 5 Dongluoquan Hutong.

China's big three state-owned airlines are spreading their wings and heading for New Zealand this summer and have room for the number of flights to double.

The Govt is eyeing Australian moves against foreign property speculators amid fresh claims they are forcing Kiwi first-home buyers to the property sidelines.

With $1 trillion spent on projects to feed a commodity boom since 2002, the world's mining firms have a lot riding on China.