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China: Montage of culture through a porthole

A cruise is a gentle way to discover the bustle of China, writes Pamela Wade.

Asian Games: Is Eurhythmics a new gymnastics event?

The official media guide for the Asian Games provides some interesting, yet wrong, explanations for events.

Pike shares suspended, NZ market rises

Flooded mine traps 28 in China

Rescuers are racing to reach 28 men trapped in a coal mine in southern China.

Asian Games: Cheerleaders blamed for loss

The Yemen beach volleyball team have blamed a loss at the Asian Games on bikini-clad Chinese cheerleaders.

Ban artificial kiwifruit pollination, say Federated Farmers

Golf: Brown remains in contention

New Zealand golfer Mark Brown is quietly confident of upsetting his more fancied rivals and capturing the Hong Kong Open.

Asian Games: Hellier still raw over split

Facing the future

Forget Paul Henry’s narrow vision of a New Zealander. People from nearly every country in the world have made Aotearoa their home. Five new New Zealanders tell Shelley Bridgeman how they came here and why they became Kiwis.

Bubble sends home buyers to Hong Kong

Labour steps up attack on ex-Cabinet minister

Shanghai high-rise fire: NZ Herald reader video

Watch Kiwi Karl Loo's video of the shocking 30-story apartment complex fire, two blocks from his home, which left 42 dead.

Dollar dips after sell off in Asia

Chinese go-slow disrupts imports

Nightmare conditions in Disney factory

A report has exposed conditions at sweatshops in China where Disney toys are produced for Western consumers.

Fashions that are too fast to live

The economic recession and increasing awareness about environmental and ethical concerns have spurred many in the fashion industry to look more closely at its image.