Business has been so brisk at the world's most profitable toymaker that Lego last year did something unusual.

It is a relief that a G20 summit hosted by China produced nothing worse than a dispute over steps the US President would use to alight from Air Force One.

China's got the world puzzling over its oil hoard.

Contrary to public perception, few overseas-born elderly Asians own a house and many are living in poorly maintained dwellings.

Beijing says it's building a new type of strategic bomber to 'significantly increase' the nation's long-range strike capability.

Shanghai is a vibrant city - so full of people, it would be difficult to find a street in Shanghai without anybody on it.

October 11 will be the 120th anniversary of Sun Yat Sen's kidnapping in London. An article foiled the plot to kill "the Father of the Chinese Republic".

Heading into a third year of low prices, questions have to be asked whether the dairy industry is on a false path. If so, where is the path back to firm ground?

Elderly drivers of souped up scooters - based on Audi or Mini Cooper models - are causing alarm on China's roads by flouting traffic laws, including running red lights.

The mind power of China's Shaolin Warriors is impressive, as Auckland school students found out yesterday.

Chinese parents are becoming obsessed with giving their offspring an advantage over their young peers.

Chinese fans shelled out nearly $NZ10 billion to go to the movies, and almost two-thirds of that was spent on tickets to the hundreds of local films produced each year.

China's imports of dairy products jumped 26 percent in the 12 months ended June 30.

Hamilton plane maker Pacific Aerospace has sold its biggest order of its P-750 planes to a Chinese government sports agency.

A man waiting anxiously for the birth of his baby outside a hospital ward in China was given an operation on his haemorrhoids in a case of mistaken identity.

Behind the scenes, these are the people who bridge China and the United States.

Organisers in Rio are scrambling to come up with a new Chinese flag after the version used in medal ceremonies was found to contain a whopping mistake.

Australian Olympics swimming champion Mack Horton has been abused by Chinese Olympic fans for calling out beaten drugs cheat Sun Yang.

A New Zealand fisheries operation on the high seas has resulted in two Chinese vessels being reported for alleged illegal fishing near the Kermadecs.

WeChat is making its mark in New Zealand with more than 400,000 tourists using the technology to make payments.

Dragon by name and dragon by nature, this new attraction in Hunan province is sure to attract thrillseekers from around the world.

A Chinese museum has turned its beady eye on the world's great works of art, writes Rod Pascoe.

A Chinese village is naming and shaming people who don't care for their parents, rolling out plans to broadcast details of their "crimes" on loudspeakers.

Fonterra's infant formula sales in China are running ahead of its expectations, chairman John Wilson says.

Increased Chinese e-commerce regulation is crimping demand in an important sales channel for many NZ manufacturers, says a major exporter.

A report estimates the leverage in the Chinese economy

There is a young man in China who will not be up for any Husband of the Year awards.

China Construction Bank New Zealand has received a $140 million capital injection from its Beijing-based parent.

Silver Fern Farms has got Grant Samuel to back its proposal to sell half its meat processing assets.

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