Duncan Gillies vistis a city where one in 65 people is a millionaire - and romance is a growth industry.

Michelle Lv of the Ritz-Carlton in Guangzhou, the main city in southern China, showing off the hotel's presidential suite. The 420sq m room costs $10,000 a night.

The Chinese conglomerate that bought the Crafar Farms this year is not ruling out the possibility of buying more New Zealand dairy land to fuel its exports to China.

James Anderson and Nick Ward, creators of The Food Truck, Two Heads TV Production talk to Gill South about ditching the day jobs and setting up business.

Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell called Damascus home until the Arab spring made life far too dangerous. This is his story.

Making it in China: Blunt umbrellas.

In a key shift, the United States is lifting a ban on New Zealand navy vessels visiting US ports, and will remove obstacles to defence talks and exercises.

Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman says deepening military co-operation with the US won't endanger NZ's relationship with China, saying we can be friends with both major powers.

Nothing goes to waste at a Hong Kong market stall, finds Peter Calder.

Graham Reid leaves the clash and chaos of Kunming behind for a day of quiet.

The steady life in sales and prices started in the central Auckland suburbs over a year ago and has now spread across the new supercity. But as Bruce Morris reports, it's still tough going out in the provinces.