Queenstown's snow-sprinkled peaks and pristine lakes are being recreated in a multi-billion dollar development in mainland China.

The Chinese government is pushing domestic banks to remove high-end servers made by IBM in an escalation of the dispute with the US over spying claims.

Pam Neville finds an unexpected joie de vivre among Beijing's bustling population.

Roll up! Roll up! For the chance to ride some of the best double-decker trams in Hong Kong, writes Russell Maclennan-Jones.

China has signed a long-awaited deal for Russian natural gas, giving China a new energy source and Russia a diplomatic boost.

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.

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.

Hawkes Bay wine producers are joining forces to try to cash in on the growing wine market in China.

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.

Carnival will dispatch a fourth ship to China next April, escalating the battle for passengers in the fastest-growing cruise market.

Alibaba has grown from an online experiment in Jack Ma's living room that offered two dozen items for sale to a venue for 7 million retailers.

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.

Kiwi infant formula could end up stuck on Chinese wharves - like Kiwi meat exports last year, says the head of an industry group.

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.

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.

Infant formula companies are shocked after learning the details of new regulations they will face from next month when selling product in China.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Duncan Gillies saddles up for a surprisingly pleasant ride in a very busy city.