BusinessUS dot-com bubble far behind today's China pricesThe world-beating surge in Chinese technology stocks is making the heady days of the US dot-com bubble look tame by comparison.11 Apr 02:00 AM
CommoditiesRinehart looks past China to beat iron ore gloomGina Rinehart has locked in supply contracts with three of the largest iron ore-consuming Asian nations outside of China.11 Apr 12:00 AM
WorldChina plans to bore tunnel under EverestIt may be the world's tallest mountain to climb, but now China has set itself an even greater Mt Everest challenge: attempting to bore a tunnel straight through it.10 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanChina young gun hot on two-way tradeFran O'Sullivan on governor Lu Hao - widely tipped to be a major player in Beijing's "next generation" leadership - who was in NZ yesterday.08 Apr 12:53 AM
WorldThere's no stopping randy pandyFor the second time in days, a particularly amorous male panda in China has smashed the record for longest mating session, zookeepers say.07 Apr 05:00 PM
AirlinesMaori heritage helps China Southern execBlair Haeata says his Maori heritage has helped him fit into marketing roles at a number of Chinese businesses, including his latest job at China Southern Airlines.07 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeProposed bank will benefit NZ - EnglishFinance Minister Bill English says New Zealand and Singapore have been at the forefront of negotiations with the Chinese Government over the governance of the proposed Asia Infrastructure Investment....07 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannSeeking China's 'great transition'Business editor Liam Dann is heading to China to look at China's slowing economic growth and how it will affect NZ.06 Apr 05:00 PM
OpinionBernard HickeyBernard Hickey: The winds of changeChaos theory calls it the butterfly effect. It's the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings in the Amazon could cause a tornado in Texas, Bernard Hickey writes.04 Apr 05:00 PM
Banking and financeVerdict on China-led bank waitsThe Government has yet to decide whether to join a multilateral bank to finance infrastructure in Asia, an initiative led by China but opposed by the US.26 Mar 04:00 PM
AirlinesAir China's NZ service valued at $200mCompetition for air travel between New Zealand and China is set to intensify with plans by Air China to fly daily direct flights between Auckland and Beijing this year.23 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O' Sullivan: China's polite concern about spying puts Key's evasions in perspectiveChina has placed on the record - ever so diplomatically - its displeasure at the latest Edward Snowden revelations, Fran O' Sullivan writes.20 Mar 04:00 PM
AirlinesChinese business spreading its wingsAs China's economy has rapidly expanded over the past couple of decades, the Asian superpower's commercial giants have spread their wings and gone out into the world.20 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionGrant BradleyGrant Bradley: China Southern capitalises on tourismChina Southern Airlines' growth has been spectacular since its entry into the New Zealand market in 2011, Grant Bradely writes.20 Mar 04:00 PM
BusinessFood: One way China still really, really needs the USChina is importing more and more of its agricultural commodities from the United States.19 Mar 01:40 AM
WorldWave of bird flu major human threatThe virus causing a second wave of bird flu across China has mutated frequently and "should be considered as a major candidate to emerge as a pandemic strain in humans".12 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy threat weighs heavily on NZ dollarFallout from this week's baby formula contamination threat weighed heavily on the New Zealand dollar yesterday, with news of curtailed orders from China driving the currency lower still.11 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessExports face China test for poisonDairy exports may already be stuck on Chinese wharves as a result of a new import requirement that products be tested for 1080 contamination, says an industry group.11 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldPakistan's missile can target all of IndiaPakistan has test-fired a ballistic missile able to carry a nuclear warhead to every part of India. Yesterday's test was another escalation in Islamabad's effort to keep pace with its neighbouring rival's formidable military advancements.10 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionChristopher Adams: All eyes on reaction of Chinese media and consumersAfter everything New Zealand's infant formula industry has been through over the past few years, the last thing it needed was yesterday's news of the 1080 threat.10 Mar 04:00 PM
EconomyNZ could pay a high priceLocal infant formula producers are optimistic the 1080 threat is minimal but are fearful of the reputation damage it could cause.10 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDEconomyLittle reaction from China so farNews of the threat to contaminate New Zealand infant formula with 1080 poison had barely registered in Chinese media last night.10 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessChina's GDP target won't slash demandChina's decision to lower its annual GDP growth target to around 7 per cent should not have a significant impact on demand for New Zealand commodities, HSBC's chief economist for Australia and New....09 Mar 04:00 PM
TravelChina: Putting pilgrim's spin on sinsTo repent for his misdeeds, Tibetan monks tell Jim Eagles he must do circuits of Labrang Monastery for about two months. He makes a start.08 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionBernard Doyle: Wise to guard against a 'Chinese sneeze'The rise of the Chinese economy over the past 20 years has been transformational for New Zealand, writes Bernard Doyle.04 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldDogs forced to fight to deathVillagers in northern China have defended brutal dog fights to the death as entertainment.04 Mar 02:41 AM
WorldChina's pollution crisisChina's Environment Minister has promised to confront an environmental challenge "unprecedented in human history" after an online film exposing his country's pollution crisis went viral with more than 100 million hits in two days.03 Mar 04:00 PM
