Ewan McDonald flies aboard Cathay Pacific's new aircraft, due to arrive in New Zealand at the end of the month.

Nida sends Grant Bradley in search of epic surf; instead he finds a tranquil haven minutes from bustling Kowloon.

Rod Pascoe flies KA694 to the capital of Hainan, an island province in southern China.

Call it the drift economy. The world somehow manages to stay afloat yet doesn't go much of anywhere very fast.

Hong Kong was struck by over 10,000 lightning strikes in a surreal 12-hour thunderstorm at the weekend.

COMMENT: It is a pretty crap society that pulls the ladder up on younger people or those less well off just because they want to preserve their new unearned wealth.

Any expats living in New York City or London who thought they had it tough, think again.

The best of NZ Herald Business: One of the world's biggest air freight carriers and is facing challenges as cargo volumes fall.

It seemed slightly tired and missing the X-factor of the Boeing 777-300 'Premium Economy'.

Cathay Pacific announced the new aircraft, the F1 racing car of planes, will make long-haul more comfortable.

New Zealand is now ranking in 16th place on the world stage for the world's most competitive economies.

WATCH: This new Wi-Fi enabled plane should be here within a year.

Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific is poised to unveil the Airbus A350XWB - and it'll be flying here soon.

Cheap, fast and frills-free. Hong Kong's street restaurants have served well-loved favorites for decades. The city's much-loved food stalls are finding new favour, discovers Justine Gerardy

Newcomer Hong Kong Airlines has business fares out that will undercut rivals when it starts flying to NZ in November.

Hong Kong Airlines will start daily services to Auckland in November, the latest in a growing number of carriers to serve New Zealand.

Dizzyingly tall skyscrapers, countless shopping malls, congested streets: I knew Hong Kong was packed with them.

Alex Lawton thought he was just having a bit of a laugh with his mates, but instead he quickly found himself trapped in a nightmare scenario overseas.

A note on the actual seat: Vietnamese silk cushions were a lovely touch.

The 'disappearing' Hong Kong publisher is in China, where he is "cooperating with the authorities with an investigation".

Sophie Barclay visits a tourist-free part of Hong Kong.

Spectacular shopping and food make Hong Kong a must-see desination, says Megan Singleton.

As she neared her final breath, people around her were contemplating ham n' cheese burgers and hotcakes.

You would have to be "unlucky or silly" to get caught with $1m in stolen cash in Hong Kong, criminologist says.

The hunt is on for $1 million after an botch-up during the unloading of 13 cash bags from a Cathay Pacific flight in Hong Kong.

House prices in Hong Kong have risen at the fastest pace of any country in the world over the 12 months to March.

It's a tough time to be an investment banker in Southeast Asia. Mergers involving Southeast Asian companies have dropped 45 per cent this year to the lowest level since 2009.

Jesse Mulligan lists his five must-try dishes in Hong Kong - with breakfast tripe for the more adventurous.

HSBC's decision in 1993 to abandon Hong Kong for London's Canary Wharf was one of modern history's worst business moves.

Airlines have welcomed plans to build a third runway at Hong Kong Airport but are worried about how it will be paid for.