PremiumPremiumLifestyleChina tried to slow divorces by making couples wait. Instead, they rushedNew York Times: A new cooling-off period rule led to a surge of divorce applications.03 Mar 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessChina charges ahead with a national digital currencyNew York Times: The electronic Chinese yuan is now being tested in cities such as Beijing.02 Mar 09:59 PM
TravelUncomfortable questions for China over anal swab testsJapan has voiced its discomfort over China's unorthodox Covid health tests.02 Mar 08:56 PM
WorldTaiwan scrambles fighter jets in response to China's air incursionsTaiwan scrambles fighter jets as China's air incursions ramp up.25 Feb 12:37 AM
CompaniesNZX's NZ RegCo launches investigation into QEXThe NZX's regulatory arm, NZ Regco, has launched a formal investigation into QEX.24 Feb 12:00 AM
WorldSinister truth about mystery China flightsUnregistered planes have been carrying unknown goods and people between China and Myanmar.23 Feb 09:12 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldChina censors the internet. So why doesn't Russia?New York Times: Kremlin hasn't displaced Western apps. Instead it turns to intimidation.22 Feb 05:00 AM
WorldSouth China Sea: China building 'full-blown military bases'Amid tensions in the South China Sea, images show China building 'military bases'.21 Feb 01:06 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessTwo arrests, two outcomes tell a tale of Xi Jinping's ChinaNew York Times: A rural businessman angered Beijing twice. With vastly different outcomes.16 Feb 01:57 AM
WorldVirus outbreak in Wuhan much wider than previously thought, WHO findsDiscovery explains how Covid-19 managed to spread so fast.15 Feb 06:14 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldOn WHO trip, China refused to hand over important dataNew York Times: China has urged the WHO team to embrace the government's narrative.13 Feb 02:27 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldThe newest diplomatic currency: Covid-19 vaccinesNew York Times: Why India and China, with millions to vaccinate, send shots abroad.12 Feb 12:49 AM
KahuLocal Focus: Free trade agreement beneficial to Māori businessThe Māori economy revving up in a post Covid world. Made with funding from NZ On Air.11 Feb 11:12 PM
WorldChina bans BBC World News from its airwavesRegulators said the BBC had undermined Beijing's national interests with its reporting.11 Feb 08:27 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessSeafood ban: Govt in talks with China over unexpected export freezeOfficials say they'll keep working on it with China.11 Feb 04:38 AM
WorldBiden presses China's Xi on human rights in first official callJoe Biden, in his first call with Xi Jinping, focuses on China's human rights abuses.11 Feb 02:45 AM
New ZealandMyanmar sanctions: Will they work?Strong principled stand, but a drop in the bucket, say experts.10 Feb 12:46 AM
WorldNo link to bat, lab: Wuhan team's bombshell Covid announcementExperts revealed it is 'extremely unlikely' the virus came from a lab.09 Feb 04:50 PM
WorldIs China muscling in near Australia's border?Concerns have been growing about China's growing influence in the region.08 Feb 08:28 PM
WorldUS and UAE follow closely as China receives its first Mars imageMars is about to be at centre of an extraordinary confluence of interplanetary missions.07 Feb 09:22 PM
WorldChina's ever-ready military exposed of 'weak spot'One of China's military commands revealed a glaring hole in their defence.07 Feb 05:25 AM
WorldCovid-19 testing kit for UK comes from 'DNA-harvesting' Chinese firmChinese firm was last year accused by US intelligence of having 'evident links' to CCP.07 Feb 12:11 AM
WorldChinese company plans to build $39b city on Australia's doorstepPapua New Guinea's island of Daru is the proposed site of a new development.05 Feb 09:01 PM
WorldCovid origin clues: WHO investigators praise Wuhan cooperationInvestigation team member has praised the cooperation of Wuhan institute staff.04 Feb 08:03 AM
World'Masculinity crisis': Extra PE classes to help turn boys from China into menGovernment's plan for football classes to create "tough" men has been ridiculed online.03 Feb 06:01 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldWelcoming Hong Kongers proves Britain is willing to be braveOPINION: The UK has effectively offered Hong Kongers asylum - and that's important.31 Jan 10:58 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldBiden's nightmare may be ChinaNew York Times: Dusting off the Cold War toolbox might lower geopolitical temperatures.31 Jan 02:41 AM
WorldWorrying China move 'threatens war'New law passed by Beijing has brought it head-to-head with the US.30 Jan 06:26 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessWhy NZ dairy exports to China fell in DecemberNew Zealand dairy exports to China fell in December for the first time in six years.29 Jan 04:44 AM
WorldWHO taskforce begins search for virus originThe mission has become politically charged.28 Jan 08:03 AM
New ZealandTrade Minister says Australia should follow NZ's lead on China diplomacyDamien O'Connor has suggested Australia speak with 'more diplomacy' about China.28 Jan 08:01 AM
WorldUS-Russia pact won't fix nuclear threatsThe US sees nuclear-armed foes in Russia, China, North Korea, and maybe - one day - Iran.27 Jan 08:01 PM
WorldChina starts using anal swabs to test 'high risk' people for Covid-19The swab needs to be inserted about 3-5cm and rotated several times.27 Jan 06:45 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldDissidents first: A foreign policy for Joe BidenNew York Times: What's more consequential? The US Capitol riot or Alexei Navalny's arrest?26 Jan 03:24 AM
