It was all business for John Key at NZ's new consulate in Chengdu yesterday, but it was all pleasure for his wife, Bronagh - a little bundle of it called Xing Yu.

The Waldorf Astoria sale to a Chinese buyer is likely to spark a national security review to assess potential spying risks.

Having a name which has overtones of the proletariat, it was perhaps destiny that diplomat Carl Worker should end up in China.

Chinese programmer was so sick of being single that he bought 99 iPhone 6s to propose to his girlfriend. It didn't end well.

Heightened tensions between the world's two superpowers will test the diplomatic skills of Trade Minister Tim Groser who arrives in Beijing before John Key for the formal Apec leaders meeting.

Yngve Slyngstad, Norwegian wealth fund's CEO, says almost all investment decisions are affected by what happens in China.

Apple's Tim Cook and Alibaba's Jack Ma said they're open to working together to turn phones into tools for buying and selling stuff.

A Beijing hotpot organ-ises Neil Connor's taste buds.

An economist says China's plans to ease the restrictions its citizens face when investing overseas will see more Chinese money flowing into NZ's property market.

Concerned about potential security risks, the US government is taking a close look at last week's sale of New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel to a Chinese insurance company.

A failed property development is linked to a tax haven company that triggered an alleged money laundering probe into a wealthy businessman.

162,629 employees who had continued to draw salaries after leaving their posts have been removed from China's state payrolls.

NYC's Waldorf Astoria hotel is set to become the biggest prize yet for buyers from China who have been pouring money into US real estate.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Zheng Li of Zing Design.

Pro-democracy protesters are continuing demonstrations in Hong Kong, with riot police responding with tear gas. What set it all off?

Pro-democracy protesters may have engaged in a night of battles with police, but then they cleaned up and apologised to police who pepper-sprayed them.

Airbus Group predicted airlines will buy planes worth $4.6 trillion at list prices over the next 20 years.

A Chinese university professor who spoke out against the Communist Party's policies in the western region of Xinjiang has become the first dissident in almost a decade to be sentenced to life in prison.

China's high-spending gamblers are looking to bet outside Macau amid a government assault on corruption and extravagance.

Not content with taking pictures, tourists are leaving their marks, says Stuart Leavenworth.

New Zealand commodity prices fell for a sixth straight month in August, taking the index to a 17-month low.

Fonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini said the cooperative continued to enjoy a solid balance sheet position, despite a credit rating downgrade by S&P.