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New Zealand is likely to feel the impact of a slowdown in China, say economists.

What is going on in China and why is it having such a profound impact on world financial markets?

China Southern is expanding into Christchurch with direct services to Guangzhou three times a week using a Dreamliner.

Slip-ups are no surprise, given the vast reforms the country is going through, Brian Fallow writes. As China has contributed about a third of global economic growth in recent years, few are immune from the effects of its slowdown.

Asian policy-makers need to understand that currency devaluations aren't a cure-all, writes Bloomberg columnist William Pesek.

The world's largest bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, is stepping up its international expansion to offset China's slowing economic growth, according to former chief executive Yang Kaisheng.

Russia's energy pivot toward Asia faces its sternest test next month when Vladimir Putin visits Beijing amid slumping oil prices and concerns over China's economic slowdown.

The New Zealand sharemarket staged a comeback yesterday after being 2.5 per cent down at one point but China's sharemarket rout continues.

New Zealand experts surveying the fallout from China's "Black Monday" stock market tumble will look to see if it reflects bigger problems in that country's economy, which is a big buyer of our exports and a source of tourists.

Uber users complete almost 1 million rides daily in China, which is is expected to outgrow Uber's U.S. home market.

Trade Minister Tim Groser says Southeast Asia is New Zealand's "number one insurance policy".

Chinese authorities are using animals to test living conditions in Tianjin, where a giant chemical explosion last week killed 116 people.

It's hard not to feel a sense of melancholy while passing through the Dalai Lama's former quarters in Lhasa's Potala Palace.

Far beyond the big cities, growth in China's west is creating business opportunities for New Zealand companies.

An expert in the Chinese travel market says the devaluation of the yuan will have a mixed impact on the China visitor market but is advising New Zealand operators not to panic.

Having made their money in a one-party state, Chinese companies are facing culture shock as they deal with democracies.

Business confidence is being tested a bit by events including dairy price downturn, but there's a 'fundamental confidence' out there.

Our senior business leaders are becoming increasingly concerned about the slowing economy, the Government's strategy and our reliance on China and dairy exports.

China surprised the world on Tuesday, announcing it would devalue its currency in a move likely to boost Chinese exports and support the country's flagging economic growth.

The NZ dollar fell sharply yesterday after the US dollar spiked higher in response to China's 1.9 per cent devaluation of the yuan.

Business appears to be slow at the Mercedes-Benz showroom in the Jing'an district of Shanghai.

Sleep disorder device supplier Resmed will acquire Curative Medical in a move it says will give it a leadership position in the Chinese market.

I've written, enough times to make it seem memorable, of hikers, hunters, divers and cavers coming unexpectedly upon human bones.

China share-market leverage from sources such as online lenders and umbrella trusts has plunged by 61 per cent.

Hollywood is as eager as ever for Chinese money, courting investors, including state-owned enterprises.

Concentrating on marketing its cuts rather than processing them is paying dividends for a niche meat exporter.

Brett Hewlett announced at the company's annual shareholders meeting today that he will be step down in March 2016.