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China flies 103 military planes toward Taiwan

The planes turned back before reaching Taiwan.

Letters: National’s tax plan, Act’s construction policy, boot camps and what visitors see

OPINION: Letters on protesters, Labour's policies and transport solutions.

Current account deficit to keep narrowing - slowly

Slowing growth in China is expected to hamper improvement in the current account deficit.

How geopolitics threatens Apple’s dependence on China

Financial Times: Beijing's restrictions on government use of Apple products pose problems.

NZ market edges up while Synlait Milk shares drop 10 per cent

A2 Milk wants to cancel Synlait’s exclusive milk formula production and supply deal.

Mayor, officials on $50,000 Asia trip

Tory Whanau is leading a 10-day business delegation to China, Japan, and South Korea.

'Something is rotten': Second Chinese minister disappears

FT: In less than two months, China's defence and foreign ministers have vanished.

Politicians are ‘tragic’ - Strategist reveals how to invest amid conflict

Author and hedge fund advisor successfully predicted Russian coup attempt.

Mike Munro: There’s a hole in your tax bucket, Luxon

OPINION: Christopher Luxon has so far been relying on a “trust me” strategy.

Mark Lister: Is India the new China?

OPINION: India is shaping up as a highly attractive place to do business.

China’s economic pain is a test of Xi Jinping’s fixation with control

New York Times: Slowdown poses the most sustained challenge to Xi Jinping’s agenda.

Opinion: China’s demand dilemma could spell trouble for the world

FT: Other G20 countries should signal consensus against Beijing running a big surplus.

From Moscow to Beijing, a 12-day epic journey by train

12 days, 7 time zones, and a lifetime of stories packed into one train journey.

Great Wall fury as 'shortcut' dozed through Chinese monument

Police suspect the damage was done to reduce travel for construction workers.

Apple and Microsoft in fight over iMessage and Bing ‘gatekeeper’ label

FT: EU aims to curb Big Tech as it lists services to be regulated under digital act.

Reserve Bank of Australia keeps rates on hold, cites China as a risk

But the bank has left the door open for further rate hikes.

The Premium Debate: Online subscribers react to Liam Dann’s take on tax policies

OPINION: Premium subscribers have their say.

Will dairy prices level out after last month’s rout?

But long-term gloom remains on lower demand from China.