Stocks on Wall Street were mixed as investors awaited a fresh reason to extend the rally, while commodities including oil, gold and copper were boosted on hopes that Chinese demand would remain strong.

The Chinese company that sparked a fierce national debate last year about foreign investment in farming is ploughing ahead with plans to export millions of cartons of UHT milk from New Zealand to China.

United States news organisation CNN International has released its top 10 places to propose to a loved one on Valentine's Day.

The top social-networking service in the world's biggest internet market was created by graduates of a prestigious university to help students communicate with one another. And it's not Facebook.

Food is an integral and symbolic part of Chinese New Year celebrations.

BioVittora has big plans for natural sweetener, despite investors' earlier snub.

More than 1200 over-50s retiring Chinese, have relocated here in the past year.

A visit to an ancestral temple at a famous Chinese beauty spot earned Jim Eagles a blessing from an ancient goddess.

Dust your bunny ears down, the Year of the Rabbit is upon us.

Power elite look down on the rest of us, but they still want to be admired. Well, tough.

Claire Stapleton uses the power of shopping to help those in need.

Keen hawkers scale China's enormous landmark daily, writes Duncan Gillies.

Trade bosses believe their appointment of a roving Kiwi chef to promote New Zealand food in China is a world first.