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
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Fresh Chinese rate cut highlights slowdown riskChina's central bank has cut the country's official cash rate for the second time in three months - a move which highlights concern about the economic slowdown of New Zealand's largest trading....01 Mar 04:00 PM
WorldTrain's 26,000km round tripForget the famed Trans-Siberian Railway - the world's longest rail journey now runs between Spain and China.24 Feb 10:50 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Year of the Sheep needs wise shepherdsTraditional Chinese beliefs suggest the year should harbour the relatively calm and placid characteristics of the sheep along with peace and prosperity, says Liam Dann.22 Feb 04:00 PM
ConstructionProduction up in Fletcher's China plantFletcher Building's new $77 million hi-tech Formica Group plant in China is running at close to half-capacity, two years after it opened.20 Feb 04:00 PM
OpinionPaul Glass: Global hopes firmly tied to US economyPeople who try to predict the short-term direction of financial markets are usually wrong, writes Paul Glass.18 Feb 09:26 PM
New ZealandKiwi waits in jail for word on drugs trialA Kiwi who's been held in China for more than three months on suspicion of drug smuggling still has no idea if his case will go to trial.16 Feb 07:00 PM
Banking and financeChina's massive and unsustainable debt increaseHaving chugged along through the financial crisis, China's huge expansion in debt now threatens to destabilise the economy.12 Feb 09:50 PM
BDBDAgribusinessChina's rulers in survival modeEconomic reform in China, one of New Zealand's largest trading partners accounting for 22 per cent of exports, is a lower priority than trying to save the Communist Party, according to Wall Street....12 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandMoney transfer system raises fearsA money transfer system that has raised fears of money-laundering overseas is being considered by Immigration New Zealand as an acceptable means for wealthy Chinese applicants to bring cash to New....11 Feb 04:00 PM
EnergyHow China is turning faecal sludge into 'black gold'A growing portion of China's toilet waste is converted into fertiliser and biogas.08 Feb 10:30 PM
BDBDBusinessLamb wool in demandNew Zealand lamb wool prices jumped to their highest level in almost four years this week.05 Feb 04:30 PM
Lifestyle'In my mind, one child is good enough'So far, a good number of Chinese families have been less than enthusiastic about the partial relaxation of the one-child policy. Why?25 Jan 09:33 PM
CompaniesProperty magazine targets ChineseA big marketing drive is on to draw more Chinese people to NZ real estate and the businesswoman behind it expects a huge upswing in investment.25 Jan 04:00 PM
