
- 24 Mar 2013 12:33 - AFP
- President Xi Jinping was due in Tanzania on Sunday at the start of a tour of Africa that underscores Beijing's growing presence on the continent.

- 23 Mar 2013 14:13 - AFP
- China's glamorous first lady has become a media and internet sensation as she accompanies husband President Xi Jinping on a state visit to Russia.

- 22 Mar 2013 17:15 - Lisa O’Carroll, Josh Halliday,
- Executive chairperson of Google Eric Schmidt has described China as "the most egregious" example of a nation attempting to control the internet.

- 22 Mar 2013 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly & Chantelle Benjamin
- Ahead of the Brics summit, the two countries are expected to fortify trade co-operation agreements.

- 21 Mar 2013 08:21 - Kelly Olsen
- China's new president Xi Jinping heads to Africa as his country's influence on the continent soars, but with its big money is provoking resentment.

- 21 Mar 2013 06:37 - Andrew Beatty
- The meeting of Brics leaders next week could uncharitably be described as a summit of the world's emerging economic powers - plus South Africa.

- 20 Mar 2013 14:02 - Neil Connor
- David Beckham has raised the prospect of one last stop on his football journey, refusing to rule out playing in China after Paris Saint-Germain.

- 14 Mar 2013 08:06 - Reuters
- China's Parliament has formally elected heir-in-waiting Xi Jinping as the country's new president.

- 10 Mar 2013 09:47 - Reuters
- About 40% of China's agricultural land is irrigated with underground water, of which an estimated 90% is polluted.

- 03 Mar 2013 08:11 - Ben Blanchard
- China's new president Xi Jinping will be under pressure to tackle growing inequality and pervasive corruption.

- 28 Feb 2013 10:29 - Ben Blanchard
- China's next manned space mission will launch between June and August, carrying three astronauts to an experimental space module, says a report.

- 25 Feb 2013 13:23 - Juliette Garside
- Chinese telecoms equipment group Huawei has presented a device it claims can download high definition films in minutes and songs in seconds.

- 25 Feb 2013 06:55 - Alistair Fairweather
- Hacking could be used as an excuse to police the internet more but we need online openness to expose wrongdoing, writes Alistair Fairweather.

- 20 Feb 2013 08:34 - Ben Blanchard
- Accusations by a US computer company that a secretive Chinese military unit is likely behind a series of hacking attacks are unreliable, says China.

- 19 Feb 2013 09:26 - Sapa-AFP
- China's anti-doping head has said he was "shocked" after an anti-doping agency alleged the country produces large amounts of illegal substances.

- 15 Feb 2013 00:00 - Phillip Inman
- Official figures show that the United States no longer dominates trading in goods.

- 08 Feb 2013 10:09 - Jason Moyo
- Large investment from state-owned firms may overwhelm Zimbabwe's traditional trading partner, South Africa.

- 08 Feb 2013 09:41 - Jason Moyo
- A Chinese-language class at the University of Zimbabwe is attracting everyone from government bureaucrats to small-time traders.

- 08 Feb 2013 08:28 - Ray Ndlovu
- The rivalry between China and India for control of Zimbabwe's mineral resources has intensified, writes Ray Ndlovu.

- 04 Feb 2013 09:53 - Sapa-AFP
- A legal review has concluded that the US president can order pre-emptive cyberstrikes if the country finds evidence of a digital attack against it.