Ireland’s China dream

Dublin hopes its meat will be as popular in China as its milk. It all depends on Ireland’s food safety system. By NAOMI O’LEARY

Trading-up the Free Trade Agreement with China

Only eight years have passed since New Zealand signed its free trade agreement with China and it is already out of date. The effects of the dated document are hitting some business hard, but what, if anything, can be done to get New Zealand a better deal?

Key on critical China mission

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will touch down in China on Sunday two days after Malcolm Turnbull’s first mission as Australian Prime Minister wraps up. But this is not a mere piggyback exercise. By Fran O’Sullivan.

China's Unprecedented Investment Offensive in Latin America

While President Obama spars with Democratic critics over fast-track authority to promote free trade in China’s Pacific rim, the Chinese have unleashed an unprecedented investment offensive in South America, Uncle Sam’s erstwhile backyard.