China

New Zealander Peter Gardener could have left his Australian girlfriend to carry the can for trying to smuggle nearly 30 kilograms of methamphetamine out China. Audio

The slowdown in China's economy is turning up the pressure on the government to do more to stimulate growth. Audio

The trial of a New Zealander accused of drug smuggling and who could face the death penalty is underway in China. Audio

25-year-old New Zealander Peter Gardner goes on trial in China today on drug charges. Audio

The lawyer for the NZ Falun Gong movement, Kerry Gore, is angered by a leaked email from the office of the Foreign Affairs Minister, Murray McCully, warning ministers and MPs not to attend… Audio

The Government says China will be spying on attendees at next weeks Falun Gong celebrations and is warning its MPs to stay away because of Chinese Embassy 'sensitivities'. Audio

for the first time China has become Australia's biggest source of foreign investment, Sydney correspondent Jim Parker reports. Audio

News from the Asian region with our correspondent Financial Times Beijing Bureau chief, Jamil Anderlini. Jamil reports on the Nepal earthquake, which killed more than 5,000 people. Some countries have… Audio

Labour's primary industries spokesman Damien O'Connor on the new Chinese baby formula venture. Audio

Members of the infant formula industry are playing down the impact on New Zealand from a new range targeting the Chinese market. Audio

China's named eleven people it says are fugitives who've fled to New Zealand and it wants them extradited on charges of embezzlement, fraud and bribery. Audio

The World Wildlife Fund says China is not playing fairly in the Pacific ocean fishery, with the expansion of Chinese longliners in particular having created a crisis for local fishing industries, and… Audio

Bill Hayton is a long-time journalist/foreign correspondent with the BBC, and a large portion of his career has been reporting on events in South East Asia, the dissension and the toxic manoeuverings… Audio

Dame Jenny Shipley says her appointment as the first independent chair of Oravida is an important move for the company as it seeks to expand its presence in China. Audio

New Zealand exporters are among those being hit by tougher regulations on infant milk formula which are set to be introduced in China. Audio

New Zealand companies in China are being warned to be tread carefully as the crackdown on what the government regards as corruption reaches a high point. Audio

Revelations New Zealand and the United States allegedly plotted to spy on the Chinese consulate in Auckland. Audio

Chinese news stands are carrying revelations New Zealand and the United States allegedly plotted to spy on the Chinese consulate in Auckland. Audio