China is about to face its own Bear Stearns moment, when the market started to seriously reassess subprime debt risk after the US lender was bailed out in 2008.

China's shifting emphasis on consumption could be a golden opportunity for New Zealand companies, says a visiting trade delegation.

Live updates on the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished en route to Beijing with 239 people aboard.

Thai police say they are investigating a "passport ring'' as details emerged of bookings made in Thailand with stolen European passports for the vanished Malaysia Airlines flight.

We'll keep you updated with the latest from the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Prime Minister John Key says it's unfortunate the wife of a New Zealand man missing aboard Flight 370 first heard about plane's disappearance from a journalist.

NZ's booming infant formula industry fears Chinese regulatory changes could block smaller operators from doing business in the world's most lucrative and fastest-growing baby milk market.

New Zealand's terms of trade rose to a 40-year high for the second straight quarter in the final three months of 2013 as import prices fell.

Surging dairy exports to China have pushed the annual trade balance into surplus for the first time in nearly two years.

Brendan Manning steps out of Hong Kong's hub and discovers there's peace and tranquillity to be found in the lush, abundant country parks nearby.

Strong demand for New Zealand's main commodity exports has prompted the Ministry for Primary Industry to revise up its revenue forecast by $4.9 billion to $36.5 billion.

Millions of lives will be unnecessarily lost to rising rates of respiratory disease and lung cancer.

A man has survived being mauled by a pair of white Bengal tigers in a Chinese zoo after he jumped into their enclosure with a bag of rice because he "wanted to feed the animals".

For the first time since 1995, Valentine's Day will fall on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, or "Yuan Xiao Jie" - a day commonly also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day.

When Anthony Marter met Susan Zhu, not only did he find a wife but also a reason to be celebrating Valentine's Day twice in the year.

The sprawl of this ancient city lends itself well to cycling, writes Anthony Doesburg.

Shaky data out of China lately has economists keeping a wary eye on New Zealand's largest trading partner.

On foot around Hong Kong, Winston Aldworth finds a vibrant city where history flies by.

When Mr Yong, assistant marketing manager for a Shenzhen manufacturing company, produced a pair of pink star-shaped nipple covers for my perusal, I began to sense a problem. "No!" I cried, anxiously. "It's tips for chair legs I want."

A majority of voters want NZ to keep out of any conflict that could flare up in the East China Sea.

Like so many iconic American products, Los Angeles smog is now being made in China.

Fonterra has raised 1.25 billion renminbi in its second Chinese currency denominated bond, which it will use to repay debt and expand operations in China.

Outside Tibet, Duncan Gillies is intrigued, puzzled and mystified by an unexpected Tibetan experience.