China
Return Of The Free China Junk
A historic wooden Chinese sailing junk that crossed the Pacific in 1955 makes an even more improbable return journey after the family of its original sailors campaign to save it from the scrapheap and… Audio
Jim Parker in Australia
To Australia now and the rout in China's stock market has cast a fresh shadow over Australia's heavyweight mining sector. Audio
China's ketamine problem
The BBC's Celia Hatton has been investigating China's growing ketamine problem and the global trade in the drug. Audio
Bag with $1m cash lost in Hong Kong
A security firm is denying responsibility over a bungle in which a bag containing $1 million in New Zealand currency went missing at Hong Kong Airport.
China cracks down on the legal profession
In Beijing, human rights lawyers have been paraded on television accused of corruption and fraud in a state crack down on the legal profession. Audio
China funds upgrade of Samoa's airport
China is to fund a 20 million US dollar upgrade of Samoa's main Faleolo International Airport.
Ryan Bridge in China
The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, is offering reassurance to those worried about the state of the world's second largest economy, after the country's share market crisis made headlines around the… Audio
Feature interview - Mary Taylor Previte
When Mary Taylor Previte was 9-years-old she was a girl guide doing what girls guides do, singing songs at troop meetings, earning badges and doing her best to live up to the Guide pledge. But Mary's… Audio
Labour housing campaign raised on China trip
The Finance Minister says Labour's use of real estate data to highlight the impact of Chinese buyers on the housing market was raised during his trip to China.
Academic says Chinese rivalry gives Nauru leverage
Rivalry between China and Taiwan for influence in the region could stiffen Nauru's resistance to pressure from New Zealand and Australia over an alleged breakdown in democracy on the island. Audio
China surprises with 7% economic growth in second quarter
Growth in China's economy has beaten expectations in the second quarter, but is still at the lowest levels since the global finacial crisis. Audio
Labour party data could damage NZ's relationship with China
An investment manager based in Beijing says Labour's use of name-based data to suggest Chinese buyers are flooding the Auckland property market risks damaging New Zealand's reputation in China. Audio
Asia correspondent Tom Mitchell
Tom Mitchell from the Financial Times in Beijing reports on China's stock market crash and the drastic action by its government to intervene. Audio
NZ watching China share bubble
Patrick English-no relation - is the Executive Director of the New Zealand China Council. Audio
NZ Finance Minister says China is facing challenges.
Beijing's efforts to halt a rout in Chinese stocks finally bore fruit yesterday and its market rallied. Audio
Rollercoaster ride continues on Beijing's sharemarket
Beijing's increasingly frantic attempts to stem a stock market rout were finally rewarded yesterday when Chinese shares bounced back. Audio
China's stock's recovered some lost ground
China's stock's recovered some lost ground yesterday, as the Government introduced further measures to calm the markets. Audio
Panic and fear on Chinese stockmarkets
Now to the fear and panic on the Chinese stockmarkets. Audio
Exporters worried about long term prospects in China
Exporters are hoping to weather China's stock-market storm in the short-term but long-term loss of confidence in China could harm sales. Audio
Chinese stocks partially rebound
Chinese stocks have partially rebounded today, after shareholders with large stakes in listed firms were banned from selling. Audio