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Robert Sanders: What Is Chinese?

It is a well-worn cliché in China that one often only needs to travel a very short distance from one village to another to discover that that you can no longer understand what is being said.

China rides to the markets' rescue

The scale of the state's shareholdings raises doubts about how strong the recent recovery really is.

Business interview: Dame Jenny Shipley

Easing two-way trade is a priority for China Construction Bank

Alternative flag design used in Shanghai

Has the flag debate already been decided for us by a Shanghai fruit distributor? The internet thinks so.

Nations: Hacking for commercial benefit off-limits

The leaders of the world's richest and most powerful nations have pledged for the first time not to conduct cyber economic espionage.

China uses old playbook to challenge in high tech

China's turning to an old formula to challenge the world in higher value-added manufacturing, posing an increasing threat to developed nations.

Deportation possible if no death penalty

The Chinese Government wants New Zealand to deport a murder suspect back to China to face charges and Prime Minister John Key says it's possible, if the death penalty was ruled out.

Shanghai: Scraping the surface

Three days in Shanghai's metropolis is one way to touch the sky, discovers Katie Wright.

China's jet shows wrong way take off

China's first indigenously designed passenger jet, the 90-seat ARJ21, will be delivered to state- owned Chengdu Airlines by year's end.

Is the Chinese miracle over for Apple?

Perhaps the most important number in Apple's quarterly release on Tuesday came from China, and it's not the good news Apple makes out.

China: A rock bottom worth reaching

In a China seldom explored, Graham Reid finds geological marvels that draw giggles from locals as well as tourists.

China's top brass meet to look five years ahead

Each autumn, China's Communist Party gathers more than 350 of its top bosses to an army-run hotel in Beijing to discuss the issues facing the state.

China Business Summit speaker's warning

New Zealand is on a winning streak with China despite the perception of setbacks, says China investment strategist David Mahon.

iBuy iTunes to sell for profit in China

Punters with up to $1 million in cash are walking into big retailers to buy local iTunes cards, which have become a hot commodity in China.

President's visit a 'defining moment'

Barely two years after full diplomatic relations were restored, Xi said his four-day visit would lift the bilateral relationship to "a new height".

Big bounces for markets

The New Zealand share market has regained nearly all the ground it lost during August's China-led market meltdown.

Loss of China growth gauge a big blow

One of the biggest concerns people have with China is the lack of transparency about what is really happening in the economy.

China slow to expand

China's economic growth decelerated in the latest quarter to a six-year low of 6.9 per cent despite repeated interest rate cuts and other stimulus measures.