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Ride of your life in Hong Kong
Roll up! Roll up! For the chance to ride some of the best double-decker trams in Hong Kong, writes Russell Maclennan-Jones.
China, Russia sign $400 billion gas deal
China has signed a long-awaited deal for Russian natural gas, giving China a new energy source and Russia a diplomatic boost.
China stockpiles oil at record rate
China is stockpiling oil for its strategic petroleum reserve at a record pace, intervening on a scale large enough to send a powerful pulse through the world crude market.
Christians forced to quit 'eyesore' church in China
One thousand Christians have been forced from their place of worship in a city in eastern China after Communist Party officials decided their 10-storey mega-church was an eyesore that needed to be destroyed.
Big wineries look to tap Chinese market
Hawkes Bay wine producers are joining forces to try to cash in on the growing wine market in China.
Writers Festival: Small details reveal bigger picture for Dutch historian
Dutch historian Frank Dikotter, based in Hong Kong, has spent year immersed in the horrors to be found within China’s open archives.
Analysts see yuan rout over as China bumps up rate
Firms from Goldman Sachs to Commonwealth Bank of Australia are predicting the record yuan rout engineered by China's central bank has run its course.
Baby milk firms in limbo
The fate of many New Zealand infant formula brands remains up in the air - a week after strict new Chinese import regulations came into force.
NZ formula could be stuck on wharves
Kiwi infant formula could end up stuck on Chinese wharves - like Kiwi meat exports last year, says the head of an industry group.
Holy statues bricked up as China targets its 'Jerusalem'
A City known as China's Jerusalem has had its holy statues depicting biblical scenes destroyed, removed or "hidden" by authorities, adding to fears of a renewed offensive against Christianity and drawing comparisons with the Cultural Revolution.
NZ formula exporters cut to just five
Only five of New Zealand's 13 infant formula manufacturers have been approved to export product into China under new regulations that came into force today.
Baby-milk firms denied a hearing
Infant formula firms that claim to have lost millions as a result of Fonterra's botulism scare were told they were not victims - and denied a chance to have their say.
Envoy kept tabs on Collins
NZ's ambassador to China asked Judith Collins to tell him anything he needed to know about a Beijing dinner with an unnamed senior Chinese official.
China's great porn purge
The Chinese government has shut down thousands of websites and social media sites in a bid to purge the internet of online pornography, it was revealed today.
Collins' date followed firm's plea for help
Justice Minister Judith Collins' Beijing dinner came after the company made a formal request to NZ ministers to intervene with the Chinese Govt over import barriers.
Chinese official: We aren't persecuting Christians
Communist officials in China have denied waging a "demolition campaign" against churches in the country's most Christian regions, after reportedly ordering a dozen to be destroyed.
China: Shanghai by bike
Duncan Gillies saddles up for a surprisingly pleasant ride in a very busy city.
NZ houses on China's top-10 list
New Zealand is on a list of the top 10 most searched for countries by Chinese house-hunters, figures compiled from China's largest property search engine reveal.
The 10 most brutal places in the world
China carries out more executions than any other country, a new report has estimated.
Brian Fallow: Carefully uncaging Chinese tiger
China has embarked on a process of financial liberalisation and the sheer numbers involved mean it will have profound implications across the region, writes Brian Fallow.