An action-packed trip to Hong Kong and Vietnam offers contrasting cultural lessons for mum, dad and the kids, write Grant Bradley and Estelle Sarney.

The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer

China's enormous sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corporation, may have set aside up to 1.5 per cent or about $6 billion of its massive foreign exchange reserves to invest in New Zealand assets.

NZ First leader Winston Peters has told a Grey Power meeting they had better start buying more clothes and blankets because they won't be able to afford the rising prices if the Chinese or the Australians move to buy the power stations

Jim Eagles gets a privileged glimpse of life in the Labrang monastery in China, where he observes monks in their unswerving devotion.

It's foolish to rush into further commitments on cutting carbon emissions, writes Phil O'Reilly

For the first time, a man will soon be tried in another country for a murder allegedly committed in New Zealand.

There's still beauty in the bustle at Beijing's Summer Palace, writes Jim Eagles.

The gap in New Zealand's capital markets needs addressing urgently, writes Franceska Banga.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters made some big-spending promises to the Grey Power conference in Hamilton last night - including paying part of their power bill.

Changes to the Government's business migration scheme will make it easier for rich foreign investors to qualify as investor migrants.

Workers' conditions in the Chinese factories that produce iPads and iPhones are 'appalling'.