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China warships in Pacific raise alarm

Three Chinese warships have sent dark new clouds scudding over Australia's strategic horizon, adding to growing unease across the region.

Bubble tipped to go with a bang

Two bites at 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.

Let there be light

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.

China: Beijing's better by bike

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

Shiny old Hong Kong

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

China falls from high

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

Peter Bromhead: Wildly lost in translation

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."

Lifeline for the babies no one wants

It is a bustling city of seven million people, many drawn from China's rural hinterland to work in its factories, shops, karaoke parlours and restaurants.

Macau: Culture behind casino mecca

There's much more to do in Macau than gamble, writes Brendan Manning.

Stores ban Angora over viral video of live rabbits being plucked

Online retailer ASOS has joined a host of upmarket shops in banning angora products over a viral video exposing the cruelty that rabbits suffer.

Macau: Where cupping runneth over

Diana Plater tries traditional healing in Macau.

Severed hand grafted to man's ankle to keep it alive

A man whose right hand was severed in an industrial accident had it sewn to his ankle for a month while he waited to undergo reattachment surgery in China.

Gentle giants of Chengdu

Pandas and a soaring Buddha statue greet Harriet O'Brien on a visit to this Sichuan city.

China's space program

China successfully carried out the world's first soft landing of a space probe on the moon in nearly four decades, state media said, the next stage in an ambitious space program that aims to eventually put a Chinese astronaut on the moon. Check out the photos of their space program.

Apple work conditions improving

A labour group monitoring three Chinese factories that make iPhones and other Apple products says once-oppressive working conditions have steadily improved in the last 18 months.