New Zealand China Trade Association

Possums go to waste as demand grows

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1300

New Zealand possums are dying and going to waste even as demand for their fur increases, says an industry body.

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Source: NZherald.co.nz

Source: Possums go to waste as demand grows

New Zealand exports shift towards China

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +1300

An export-led recovery is once again helping New Zealand climb out of a recession but this time around it is China and emerging Asia providing a leg up rather than our traditional trading partners in the Australia, the United States and Japan.

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Source: Asia NZ Online

Source: New Zealand exports shift towards China

Australia to Renew Free Trade Talks with China

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

Australia will restart free trade talks with China after a 14 month pause when diplomatic relations were strained after Chinese authorities arrested an Australian mining employee and objected to Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer’s visit to Australia.

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Source: 2point6billion.com

Source: Australia to Renew Free Trade Talks with China

Taiwan to Build US$178 Million Bridge to Mainland

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

Taiwan has approved plans to build a bridge from the Taiwan-held Kinmen group of islands to the mainland reflecting improving relations between the two.

The 5.3 kilometer bridge will begin in Kinmen proper spanning to neighboring Little Kinmen and the mainland at a total cost of US$178 million when it is finished in 2016.

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Source: 2point6billion.com

Source: Taiwan to Build US$178 Million Bridge to Mainland

F&P Appliances ready to take on China as Haier digs in here

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

When Haier was started 25 years ago - at a time when buyers needed a state issued coupon as well as cash for many consumer goods - it committed to quality with its first boss taking a sledgehammer to a run of substandard fridges.

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Source: NZ Hearld

Source: F&P Appliances ready to take on China as Haier digs in here

Hot and cold steel

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

IN 2009 China produced 47% of the world’s total output of steel. It was one of just four countries that managed to increase its output in 2009, in a year in which global production fell by 8%.

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Source: The Economist

Source: Hot and cold steel

Facing up to China

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

Making room for a new superpower should not be confused with giving way to it.

FOR six decades now, Taiwan has been where the simmering distrust between China and America most risks boiling over. In 1986 Deng Xiaoping called it the “one obstacle in Sino-US relations”.

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Source: The Economist

Source: Facing up to China

China's financial system

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

Who matters in the world’s second-largest financial system is barely understood.

From being a rounding error a decade ago, the financial clout of China now trails only that of America. By market capitalisation, it has three of the four largest banks, the two largest insurance companies, the second-largest stockmarket and a lengthening list of investment funds.

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Source: The Econonmist

Source: China's financial system

Fonterra plans more China farms

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

Fonterra plans to invest in two more farms in China to increase fresh milk supplies amid strong demand.

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Source: NZ hearld

Source: Fonterra plans more China farms

Sweet news for BioVittoria

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

BioVittoria says it has gained key approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its fruit-based zero-calorie sweetener, which is made from the fruit.

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Source: NZ Hearld

Source: Sweet news for BioVittoria

Chinese unfazed by Google's threat to leave

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +1300

A world without Google? They can imagine it just fine in China. After all, it's not like losing "World of Warcraft."

The online giant's threat to pull out of China over censorship has drawn little reaction among the country's 384 million internet users. No flood of complaints to China's consumer rights agency, like the tens of thousands received in one day when the online fantasy game "World of Warcraft" was yanked last year because of a bureaucratic turf battle.

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Source: Stuff

Source: Chinese unfazed by Google's threat to leave

Indonesia Wants to Delay China-ASEAN Pact

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1300

The Indonesian government has formally lodged a letter to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) asking for the group’s free trade pact with China to be delayed to January 2011.

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Source: 2point6billion.com

Source: Indonesia Wants to Delay China-ASEAN Pact

Property dumped after China move

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1300

China's best-performing stock funds are turning bearish on housing shares after a run-up in real estate that investor Mark Mobius says is far from over.

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Source: NZ Herald.

Source: Property dumped after China move

Kiwi online fashion venture in China push

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1300

A young Auckland maths student has combined her entrepreneurial spirit and sense of fashion to create an e-commerce store she hopes will one day be a market leader.

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Source: NZ Heard.

Source: Kiwi online fashion venture in China push

Fonterra warns online milk powder buyers

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +1300

First it was baby formula - now it appears New Zealand-sourced Fonterra milk powder is also being sold online in China.

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Source: NZ Hearld

Source: Fonterra warns online milk powder buyers