EconomyThe black hole in China's economyBad debts in the Chinese banking system are ten times higher than officially admitted, Fitch Ratings has warned.25 Sep 02:28 AM
WorldTwo skeletons to rewrite Roman historyThey were two powerful, ancient empires separated by more than 5,000 miles of imposing mountain ranges, barren desert and exposed steppe grasslands.24 Sep 02:39 AM
Banking and financeWorld's biggest bank expands NZ businessIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China wants more of a share of New Zealand infrastructure.22 Sep 08:22 PM
BusinessSatellite pics China wants hiddenGoogle Earth images reveal four mysterious new objects on a disputed South China Sea island. China wants to hide the evidence.22 Sep 06:36 PM
OpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: China's debt a recipe for riskCOMMENT: Is China about to be the epicentre of Global Financial Crisis II, the sequel?22 Sep 06:10 PM
TravelHong Kong: Blown away in Big Wave BayNida sends Grant Bradley in search of epic surf; instead he finds a tranquil haven minutes from bustling Kowloon.21 Sep 11:00 PM
TravelFlight Check: Hong Kong to HaikouRod Pascoe flies KA694 to the capital of Hainan, an island province in southern China.21 Sep 12:00 AM
BusinessInside China's most valuable companySuccess inside China's most-valuable public company sometimes requires a bit of cannibalisation.19 Sep 02:50 AM
WorldChinese take over Zimbabwe tobacco farmsChinese farmers have taken over formerly white-owned farms for the first time, investing millions of pounds into tobacco production.18 Sep 08:37 PM
WorldInside China's secret brainwash centresFrom the outside it looks like any other holiday village in China. But hidden inside one of the region's picturesque mountains is a dark and forbidding place.18 Sep 02:50 AM
WorldSecond typhoon to hit ChinaA powerful typhoon has killed 15 people in China and Taiwan just days before a second storm is expected to batter the region.17 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldThe shameful acts inside China's jailsEvery horrific form of torture you can imagine happens inside China's prisons. The victims are completely innocent. WARNING: Disturbing.16 Sep 02:42 AM
WorldResidents hit by dark side of the moonAn inflatable moon was no match for the strong winds lashing the southern China as Typhoon Meranti passes through.15 Sep 07:07 AM
TravelInside China's fine-dining plane restaurantIt may be housed in a retired passenger jet, but China's latest fine-dining restaurant has more on the menu than the typical mile-high cuisine.14 Sep 03:40 AM
WorldChinese village descends into war zoneThe small Chinese fishing village of Wukan has been described by locals as a "war zone" as authorities seek to suppress demonstrations against land seizures.13 Sep 11:58 PM
BusinessNZ links up with Alibaba pay networkThe world's largest mobile payment company has launched a new payment system in New Zealand.12 Sep 09:40 PM
WorldLawsuit targets gay 'disorder' textbooksA gay Chinese student activist is taking legal action against Ministry of Education over school textbooks describing homosexuality as a mental disorder.12 Sep 05:00 PM
TravelChina: From balmy to bolshieKnown as the Hawaii of China, Hainan is China's largest tropical island, with natural assets like sandy beaches, rainforest and hot springs.11 Sep 07:38 AM
LifestyleMan's 'fruity' proposal failA young man who made a giant heart from hundreds of fruits for a public love confession was left humiliated when his advances were rejected by the girl of his dreams.11 Sep 12:00 AM
LifestyleYoung Chinese clueless about sexAsians have the highest abortion rates and ratio among all ethnic groups in New Zealand.10 Sep 05:00 PM
LifestyleKarena and Kasey's kitchen diplomacy diary: Episode 7 - IndonesiaWe have spent a fair bit of time in popular tourist destination Bali but this was our first time visiting the more metropolitan part of Indonesia, its capital, Jakarta.10 Sep 05:00 PM
EmploymentHelen Twose: Language the key to AsiaCOMMENT: The key ingredients for cracking the business bigtime in Asia can be found close to home.08 Sep 06:00 PM
OpinionFair trade vital for our industry to surviveMany New Zealand domestic industries built up in the past 50 to 100 years are in jeopardy because of inadequate trade remedies that favour importers over local producers.07 Sep 05:30 PM
BusinessWhy Lego wanted to stop sales of its toysBusiness has been so brisk at the world's most profitable toymaker that Lego last year did something unusual.06 Sep 09:28 PM
EditorialEditorial: G20's mix-up on the stairsIt 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.06 Sep 05:00 PM
CompaniesWhat's behind China's mysterious oil stockpile?China's got the world puzzling over its oil hoard.05 Sep 10:20 PM
New ZealandElderly Asian homeless a worryContrary to public perception, few overseas-born elderly Asians own a house and many are living in poorly maintained dwellings.04 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldChina's boasts of new 'super bomber'Beijing says it's building a new type of strategic bomber to 'significantly increase' the nation's long-range strike capability.04 Sep 04:21 AM
LifestyleKarena and Kasey's kitchen diplomacy diary: Episode 6 - ChinaShanghai is a vibrant city - so full of people, it would be difficult to find a street in Shanghai without anybody on it.03 Sep 10:00 PM
WorldThe news story which saved ChinaOctober 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".02 Sep 06:00 AM
Agribusiness reportHigh value products need a point of differenceHeading 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?30 Aug 09:30 PM
WorldMobility scooters - havoc at 100km/hElderly 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.30 Aug 07:46 AM
BusinessCity of 50 million? China wants threeChina's city clusters could become key economic engines -- and, maybe, a model for how cities can keep growing.30 Aug 04:00 AM
TourismTokyo honeymoon spot worries about yen riseA Japanese hotel fit for Marilyn Monroe is seeing signs of spending from foreign tourists starting to wane.30 Aug 03:57 AM
