China has become a massive trading partner, and the currency a hedge against dollar fluctations.
China’s consumer inflation has stayed subdued in April while the decline in factory-gate price declines deepened.
China has committed $75-billion to aid and development projects in Africa over the past decade, research shows.
Electronics giant Panasonic hopes to win over new regions with its eco-friendly products and beauty range.
China’s African aid programme aims to offer 18 000 government scholarships and train 30 000 Africans by 2015.
China’s worst earthquake in three years has killed at least 157 people and injured more than 5 700, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
A strain of bird flu that has been found in humans for the first time in eastern China is not a cause for panic, says the World Health Organisation.
Apple has apologised to Chinese consumers after government media criticised its repair policies in a campaign that reeked of economic nationalism.
After positioning itself as the champion of the African continent, South Africa must now develop and articulate a comprehensive Brics strategy.
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.
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.
Executive chairperson of Google Eric Schmidt has described China as "the most egregious" example of a nation attempting to control the internet.
Ahead of the Brics summit, the two countries are expected to fortify trade co-operation agreements.
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.
The meeting of Brics leaders next week could uncharitably be described as a summit of the world’s emerging economic powers – plus South Africa.
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.
China’s Parliament has formally elected heir-in-waiting Xi Jinping as the country’s new president.
About 40% of China’s agricultural land is irrigated with underground water, of which an estimated 90% is polluted.
China’s new president Xi Jinping will be under pressure to tackle growing inequality and pervasive corruption.
China’s next manned space mission will launch between June and August, carrying three astronauts to an experimental space module, says a report.
Chinese telecoms equipment group Huawei has presented a device it claims can download high definition films in minutes and songs in seconds.
Hacking could be used as an excuse to police the internet more but we need online openness to expose wrongdoing, writes Alistair Fairweather.
Accusations by a US computer company that a secretive Chinese military unit is likely behind a series of hacking attacks are unreliable, says China.
China’s anti-doping head has said he was "shocked" after an anti-doping agency alleged the country produces large amounts of illegal substances.
Official figures show that the United States no longer dominates trading in goods.
Large investment from state-owned firms may overwhelm Zimbabwe’s traditional trading partner, South Africa.
A Chinese-language class at the University of Zimbabwe is attracting everyone from government bureaucrats to small-time traders.
The rivalry between China and India for control of Zimbabwe’s mineral resources has intensified, writes Ray Ndlovu.
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.
Just because the Chinese and Conde Nast Traveler ignore Chongqing doesn’t mean the traveller should. Richard Poplak gets numb and spicy.
Dams on the Salween River could damage ecosystems, displace people and lead to potentially catastrophic seismic events, warn environmental groups.
The Chinese model of state-led development has garnered wide support from a number of African governments, but it comes with governance-related risks.