AgribusinessChina's GDP target won't slash demandChina's decision to lower its annual GDP growth target to around 7 per cent should not have a significant impact on demand for New Zealand commodities, HSBC's chief economist for Australia and New....09 Mar 04:00 PM
TravelChina: Putting pilgrim's spin on sinsTo repent for his misdeeds, Tibetan monks tell Jim Eagles he must do circuits of Labrang Monastery for about two months. He makes a start.08 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBernard Doyle: Wise to guard against a 'Chinese sneeze'The rise of the Chinese economy over the past 20 years has been transformational for New Zealand, writes Bernard Doyle.04 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldDogs forced to fight to deathVillagers in northern China have defended brutal dog fights to the death as entertainment.04 Mar 02:41 AM
WorldChina's pollution crisisChina's Environment Minister has promised to confront an environmental challenge "unprecedented in human history" after an online film exposing his country's pollution crisis went viral with more than 100 million hits in two days.03 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Fresh Chinese rate cut highlights slowdown riskChina's central bank has cut the country's official cash rate for the second time in three months - a move which highlights concern about the economic slowdown of New Zealand's largest trading....01 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldTrain's 26,000km round tripForget the famed Trans-Siberian Railway - the world's longest rail journey now runs between Spain and China.24 Feb 10:50 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Year of the Sheep needs wise shepherdsTraditional Chinese beliefs suggest the year should harbour the relatively calm and placid characteristics of the sheep along with peace and prosperity, says Liam Dann.22 Feb 04:00 PM
ConstructionProduction up in Fletcher's China plantFletcher Building's new $77 million hi-tech Formica Group plant in China is running at close to half-capacity, two years after it opened.20 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionPaul Glass: Global hopes firmly tied to US economyPeople who try to predict the short-term direction of financial markets are usually wrong, writes Paul Glass.18 Feb 09:26 PM
New ZealandKiwi waits in jail for word on drugs trialA Kiwi who's been held in China for more than three months on suspicion of drug smuggling still has no idea if his case will go to trial.16 Feb 07:00 PM
Banking and financeChina's massive and unsustainable debt increaseHaving chugged along through the financial crisis, China's huge expansion in debt now threatens to destabilise the economy.12 Feb 09:50 PM
BDBDAgribusinessChina's rulers in survival modeEconomic reform in China, one of New Zealand's largest trading partners accounting for 22 per cent of exports, is a lower priority than trying to save the Communist Party, according to Wall Street....12 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandMoney transfer system raises fearsA money transfer system that has raised fears of money-laundering overseas is being considered by Immigration New Zealand as an acceptable means for wealthy Chinese applicants to bring cash to New....11 Feb 04:00 PM
EnergyHow China is turning faecal sludge into 'black gold'A growing portion of China's toilet waste is converted into fertiliser and biogas.08 Feb 10:30 PM
BDBDBusinessLamb wool in demandNew Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years this week.05 Feb 04:30 PM
Lifestyle'In my mind, one child is good enough'So far, a good number of Chinese families have been less than enthusiastic about the partial relaxation of the one-child policy. Why?25 Jan 09:33 PM
CompaniesProperty magazine targets ChineseA big marketing drive is on to draw more Chinese people to NZ real estate and the businesswoman behind it expects a huge upswing in investment.25 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandDuck soup's benefits no quackeryTo maintain overall good health, the Chinese don't usually take vitamin pills or health supplements - they drink soup.21 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandFake monks on the run to AustraliaTwo fake charity "monks" and a "nun" have left New Zealand - but others from a begging syndicate are applying for visas to come to New Zealand.20 Jan 04:00 PM
EconomyChinese equities plungeChinese equities plunged the most in five years, led by brokerages, after regulatory efforts to rein in record margin lending sparked concern.19 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandInside the fake-monk scamFake charity "monks" who target pedestrians on New Zealand's busiest streets are recruited in China and sent here with the promise of making big money.19 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandKiwi scientist wins prestigious awardChina has presented its highest award for foreign researchers to a renowned Kiwi scientist who helped change the face of the country's farming systems.18 Jan 03:41 AM
WorldChinese education for TV experimentA group of British teenagers will be taught by Chinese teachers in a unique experiment for a BBC documentary.11 Jan 08:08 PM
Official Cash RateGlobal markets feeling oil slumpExceptionally low oil prices have thrown world financial markets a curve ball by driving bond yields sharply lower and undermining share prices.06 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Telltale topics on economic barometerIn dramatic terms 2014 ended with several big business and economic stories on cliff- hangers.04 Jan 08:30 PM
WorldSurgeons sacked over selfiesA team of Chinese doctors and nurses has been sacked for posting 'selfies' from a seven-hour operation online.22 Dec 11:42 PM
BusinessChina said to lift ban on GM cornChina's government is said to be lifting a ban on imports of a genetically-modified corn variety that's commonly grown in the US.17 Dec 01:00 AM
