New Zealand

China’s attempt to gain political power and influence in foreign countries is “a new global battle”, Hillary Clinton has warned.

New Zealand and China announced Monday they would open talks soon to expand a successful free-trade deal in place for nearly a decade.

China concerned about New Zealand and U.S. intelligence plan to hack Chinese government buildings in Auckland.

Beijing’s municipal government controls its own infrastructure company, the Beijing Capital Group, which means it can spend $798 million to buy New Zealand’s biggest waste management company.

While China’s new leader has won praise at home for his aggressiveness in pushing China’s interests abroad, this is one situation in which his boldness was bound to backfire. As bad as the Fonterra scandal appeared, China’s own dairy companies have...

Nearly 90 percent of China’s $1.9 billion in milk powder imports last year originated in New Zealand. Economists said a prolonged ban could produce a shortage of dairy products in China, including foreign-branded infant formula.