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.

Jack Ma, a former English teacher who started Alibaba in his apartment in 1999, has become the richest person in Asia.

The New Zealand man accused of smuggling 30kg of methamphetamine out of China may have to wait longer than thought to learn his fate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Almost 20 partnerships between New Zealand and Chinese firms have been signed following President Xi Jinping's visit to Karaka today.

Xi Jinping has gone out of his way to forge a strong personal relationship with John Key on his visit.

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.'

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".

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.