The US space agency's Opportunity rover has now clocked more kilometres on Mars than any man-made vehicle to reach another celestial body, Nasa has said.

The eastern Chinese city of Suzhou is joining a national rush for the sky with what's slated to become the world's third-tallest building.

Finance centre Hong Kong is revealing a greener side, hidden in her outlying islands and among the densely packed streets. Sophie Barclay investigates.

In just four years, Xiaomi has evolved from startup to outselling Apple in China by offering inexpensive devices packed with high-end features.

A modern-day Chinese emigration wave is already underway, and the US is their preferred destination, with buyers snapping up $11b worth of US properties last year.

Competition among banks to attract companies trading in the fast-growing market between New Zealand and China is ramping up

For years, wealthy Chinese have been transferring billions overseas to buy pricey real estate, despite their country's currency restrictions. How are they doing it?

The pachinko industry in Japan wants casinos, driven by attendance that has sunk more than 60 per cent since the mid-90s and an uncertain legal status.

Buyers from Greater China spent $22 billion on US homes in the past year, up 72 per cent from the same period in 2013.

Boeing predicts demand in Asia will push commercial aircraft sales to $5.2 trillion over the next 20 years.

The "smell-free lavatory" study from the Chinese Academy of Science was declared the "ultimate" cure for an "urgent" national issue.

Not all beer drinkers want to grab a cold one. Molson Coors Brewing discovered this in China where drinking cold liquids is widely seen as undesirable.

Samsung said 59 suppliers failed to provide adequate safety equipment for workers as the smartphone maker struggles to improve labour standards in China.

New Zealand commodity prices fell for a fourth straight month in June, led by apples, logs, whole and skim milk powder.

Sovereignty in outer space is always a tricky subject, but out of all the lifeless rocks in the Solar System it was safe to say Mars was more American than most.

Alibaba plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, instead of the Nasdaq, cementing the 222-year-old market's newfound strength in technology companies.

The 1km-tall Phoenix Towers will dominate a newly developed 47ha site on an island in a lake in the centre of Wuhan.

China blocked the formation of a global alliance by the world's three biggest shipping lines sending AP Moeller-Maersk shares tumbling.

Coal dominated world energy markets last year by supplying the biggest share of demand since 1970, making it the fastest growing fossil fuel, according to an annual review by BP.

New Zealand's political treatment of Chinese investment in New Zealand "borders on the disgraceful", according to a leading consultant in Shanghai.

It's a long way from netball hoops to jumping through the hoops of doing business in China but farmer Mike Wilkins is aiming as carefully as his former Silver Fern wife.

China's state-run media has stepped up criticism of US technology companies including Apple and Microsoft as tensions escalate over cyberspying and hacking allegations.

Niue's Premier Toke Talagi says China aid in the small country is significant and China is a "friend" to Niue, but he does not expect it to ever rival New Zealand.

The image of Tank Man quickly became a powerful symbol of the Tiananmen Square massacre but the fate of the ‘unknown rebel’ is still debated.

One of China's biggest road toll businesses has permission to sell land around Auckland to an associated company in a $55.5 million deal.

One of the terminals at Singapore's Changi Airport is due to undergo a major redevelopment. Check out the artist impressions in our gallery below.