China's demand for wood products is forecast to continue growing faster than its own domestic production, says New Zealand market data provider AgriHQ.

A Kiwi accused of embezzling US$10 million ($12.65 million) from his American employer is making another attempt to keep the case out of the New Zealand courts.

They may have gambling in common, but historic Macau has a genuine heart - and far better cuisine - than its glitzy American desert cousin, writes Jesse Mulligan.

The China Southern Airlines partnership with chef and restaurateur Al Brown is aimed partly at getting more New Zealanders travelling on the airline, says its president and chief executive, Tan Wangeng.

China's central bank said its surprise move to cut interest rates for the first time since 2012 is designed to help small firms.

New Zealand's Chinese community is outraged at a "lack of respect" shown to the wreck of a ship which sank more than 100 years ago with 499 Chinese bodies on board.

The Australian sharemarket looks set to bounce back from its worst week in 18 months thanks to China's unexpected interest rate cuts.

China is building a massive island in the South China Sea that could host an airfield in an area where Beijing is locked in territorial disputes with neighbouring states, a US military spokesman says.

More wealthy Chinese visitors will have their New Zealand visas fast-tracked as part of a new joint agreement signed between the two countries' leaders this week.

Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed his Government's "fox hunt" for economic fugitives with Prime Minister John Key this week as part of talks about "legal co-operation".

When they closed the door on President Xi Jinping's Boeing 747 at Auckland Airport yesterday, John Key turned to his wife, Bronagh, and said: 'That's my kind of visit.'

China's President Xi Jinping this morning met new Labour leader Andrew Little and paid tribute to the party's role as a "trail blazer" in the relationship between New Zealand and China.

China's official Xinhua News Agency reported that six nurses and one caretaker were killed in a knife attack at a hospital in a northeastern resort town favoured by the country's Communist Party elite.

The appearance of All Black Ma'a Nonu at Premier House yesterday to give President Xi Jinping of China a No 8 All Black jersey was a light end to otherwise serious talks with John Key.

China’s President, Xi Jinping, today identified five new areas of potential co-operation between New Zealand and China.

The First Lady of China received the ultimate birthday gift today when she was made an honorary doctor.

Both Prime Minister John Key and Opposition leader Andrew Little want to press visiting President Xi Jinping for Chinese investment that benefits New Zealand.

Ahead of his third visit to New Zealand tonight, China's President Xi Jinping has penned this letter to New Zealanders.

Racism is behind negative reactions to Chinese buyers in the property market, says the head of one of New Zealand's largest law firms.

A China-New Zealand television co-production agreement is set to help Kiwi producers access the Chinese market as the country eyes greater controls on foreign television content.

A freshly inked free trade agreement could allow Australia to play catch-up with New Zealand's ballooning growth in dairy exports into the Chinese market, according to research commissioned by the NZ....

A Chinese driver whose rental car collided with another vehicle near Queenstown was a "classic case" of why tourists should sit a driving test, a judge says.

The Chinese President's state visit is a massive marketing opportunity for NZ, with a large contingent of Chinese media set to arrive this week.

Aussie billionaire Gina Rinehart is planning a A$500m investment to supply infant formula to a Chinese market forecast to almost double over three years.

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart is planning a $500m investment to supply infant formula to China.

The coffin containing Choie Sew Hoy was lost when the SS Ventnor sunk off NZ more than 110 years ago. Now his grandson wants to return him to China.