Celebrations for Chinese New Year in Auckland will start two weeks earlier this year to avoid clashes with Waitangi Day weekend and Auckland Anniversary.

Concern about low oil prices and China's growth prospects has driven New Zealand's sharemarket lower.

China has been roundly criticized for its hit-or-miss approach to checking excessive volatility, yet many nations have similar mechanisms.

Lewis Road Creamery will make a final decision this year whether to export its organic milk into China's Shanghai.

China's GDP announcement will come next week, amid scepticism about how well the economic report informs the financial world.

The New Zealand dollar rose as oil prices gained from a 12-year low and Chinese stocks gained in afternoon trading.

Chengdu is a booming high-tech hub but fiery cuisine and pandas - came first.

The New Zealand dollar regained ground after China fixed the yuan reference rate marginally higher.

While stock plunges in countries like the US can pose major economic challenges because of the impact on household wealth, that's less been the case in China.

New Zealand shares fell for a fourth day as fears over China's economy cloud global markets.

Share markets around the world continue to tumble as billionaire George Soros warned of more trouble ahead and urged investors to be cautious.

New Zealand shares extended their slide from the record high reached on December 31.

The 'disappearing' Hong Kong publisher is in China, where he is "cooperating with the authorities with an investigation".

China's securities regulator signals its open to tweaking the country's new market circuit breakers after analysts blamed the rules for exacerbating a rout in stocks yesterday.

Stock markets fall sharply and billions are wiped off leading companies as investors get nervous over China slump and tensions in the Middle East.

Chinese stock trading stops after the CSI 300 Index plunged more than seven per cent.

Wind and solar power appear set for a record-breaking year in 2016 as a clean-energy construction boom gains momentum.

One man is paving the path for exports to China's young racing industry.

Looking back at economies impacted from major world events in 2015.

Slowly but surely, a four-lane highway is beginning to take shape on the sparsely populated Central Asian steppe.

The only way to truly understand China's stock market is by learning the tactics of traders who routinely manipulate it.

China and Russia promote a restrictive "sovereignty" model.

For the first time in over three decades, competitors in the 2016 Coast to Coast won't be handed a well-earned Speight's after they complete.

China will be back on John Key's dance card in 2016 with PM making plans for another official visit perhaps as early as March, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Several New Zealanders trying to get home for Christmas are stranded in Beijing.

China cemented its position as New Zealand's top export destination in November.

China's economic conditions deteriorated in the fourth quarter, raising doubts over whether it is transitioning from manufacturing to services-led growth.

Even with fuel at its cheapest price in almost a decade, the ships that carry goods around the world have been cutting speed.