For millennia, hardy travellers have relied on a surreal oasis in the dunes, says Jim Eagles.

An unlikely oasis in the dunes continues to be a salvation for weary travellers.

Mysteriously alluring Shanghai is fast becoming one of the world's most exciting cities.

Kerry Stokes is among the foreigners backing a giant Chinese bank. Whether that bet pays off matters not just for him, but for the global economy.

New Zealand is set to complete its free trade triumvirate with Greater China when it adds Chinese Taipei to this country's earlier deals with Beijing and Hong Kong.

Kara Hurring appears to have moved between China and Hong Kong with relative ease while she was on the run.

Chinese Deputy Premier, Hui Liangyu, got concrete proof that Chinese investment in New Zealand is welcomed, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Wellington today.

At the start of this century, clean energy was all the rage. The revolution may still be happening, but it's taking its time, reports Peter Huck.

Celeste Gorrell Anstiss travels to exotic Macau and finds herself in the casino-filled Las Vegas of the East.

Tuition fees at New Zealand universities are among the highest in the world, according to a new report. New Zealand had the seventh-most expensive tuition fees for universities, with entrants paying more than $3600 a year.