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NZ properties remain frozen as Crafar Farms saga heads for retrial

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has quashed the convictions and ordered a retrial.

Free weekend flights? Covid leads to bargain fares

Airlines are offering 'free weekend flights' and discounts to woo passengers back.

TikTok and WeChat have taken Chinese censorship global, claims report

Terms such as 'GayArab' and 'Putin is a thief' hidden in certain countries.

Covid-19 finance scam: FMA warns of watchdog impersonators

The woman's family needed cash after being "stranded in NZ" because of the pandemic.

Forget TikTok. China's powerhouse app is WeChat, and its power is sweeping

New York Times: The US has proposed banning the app.

Totally outstripped: China's powerful ace card over the United States

The US slept while China grew, ultimately a very dangerous mistake.

Live export trade review under wraps

Live export trade has been halted but Govt review into the trade is not ready for release.

Business Hub: The man bringing Chinese-made homes to NZ

Tony Houston plans to finish 200 new Auckland homes by 2022.

Cattle export ship a sitting duck in typhoon

Two missing Kiwis working on capsized ship believed to be stockmen living in Australia.

WHO skips key site on virus investigation trip to China

Team spent past three weeks in China laying groundwork for full international mission.

Walmart joins talks to buy TikTok

New York Times: The sale of the video app's US operations is entering its final stages.

Inside the Chinese companies vying for a vaccine

COMMENT: Of the 32 vaccines that are in human trials, a large number are from China.

TikTok CEO quits

Former Disney executive resigns just months after appointment by Chinese platform.

'Warning shot': Chinese military fires 'aircraft-carrier killer' missile into South China Sea

Two missiles were fired a day after a US spy plane entered China's no-fly zone.

For refusing a drink with the boss, he was slapped in the face

New York Times: Chinese bank apologises for "drunken misconduct" at a work dinner.

In China, where the pandemic began, life is starting to look … normal

New York Times: Some worry that people are letting their guard down too soon.

China's secret 'submarine cave' revealed

The cavern had defence analysts perplexed. Then a satellite image revealed the truth.

'Pretty sure we broke the internet': World watches birth of panda cub

For about a week, the new mother will not leave the baby's side even to eat or drink.