Recent Wellington Event: Carl Worker Ten Years in Beijing
About 100 members and friends of the NZCTA were treated to a fascinating talk on China at the August Wellington meeting by Mr Carl Worker who gave some interesting opinions of the present political position of China today. The meeting was jointly hosted with the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, and New Zealand...
Chinese appetite for international travel bigger than ever
The fifth annual Chinese International Travel Monitor released by Hotels.com™ has revealed Chinese travellers continue to take the world by storm, with 92 percent planning to increase or maintain spending on travel in the next 12 months. Chinese millennials, predicted by Hotels.com to become one of the travel...
Visiting Sichuan's other cities, to get the real picture
A few weeks ago I visited Yibin City in central Sichuan. Maybe you are asking yourself, why? I should quickly say that it wasn't just to sample Yibin's famous Wuliangye liquor, although I confess that I did try a little bit. And it also wasn’t to eat Yibin Ranmian, although I tasted that also. Instead,...
Wellington education boost follows China agreement
Wellington has established an important gateway to China, with the signing on 22 July of a formal Education Exchange Agreement between Wellington and Xiamen city in Fujian Province, China. These two internationally-focused cities, both coastal cities ringed by hills, will celebrate the 30th year of their Sister-City...
NZ-China Research Collaboration Centres announced
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has announced the successful applicants to host three New Zealand-China Research Collaboration Centres, supported through New Zealand’s Catalyst Fund for international science collaboration.The centres will enable better scientific engagement with China, bringing together...
NZ open to Chinese investment: John Key
In a room representing more than $100 billion worth of Chinese wealth, Prime Minister John Key has moved to assure China's heaviest hitters that New Zealand is open for investment. His comments were delivered at a Chinese business networking event in Beijing, alongside Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma, who also announced the next...
New halal and agricultural agreements with China signed
Two formal arrangements signed in China mark a significant step forward in the supply of New Zealand halal meat to China and ongoing agricultural cooperation, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy announced on 19 April.The Ministry for Primary Industries and the China Certification and Accreditation Administration co-signed...
New border initiatives make trade with China easier
Doing business with China is set to become even easier under new China – New Zealand border initiatives currently underway, says Customs Minister Nicky Wagner.Our customs agencies have agreed to launch a new Joint Electronic Verification (JEV) system to streamline and accelerate customs clearance procedures,” Ms...
Marlborough signs MOU with Ningxia District of China
Marlborough Mayor and the leader of a delegation from China’s Ningxia District signed a memorandum of understanding on 20th April which paves the way for a relationship between the largest wine growing regions of each country. Ningxia is China’s newly developed premium wine growing region and already the fifth...
China-led pan-Asia free trade grouping to meet in NZ
New Zealand will host the 13th round of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a China-led trade initiative for most Asian countries, including India. Trade Minister Todd McClay says the talks will be held in Auckland from June 12-18. “RCEP aims to broaden and deepen existing free trade...
China not IP’s ‘Wild West’
Horror stories have given Kiwi businesses the wrong idea about China’s improving intellectual property regime, experts say.Zespri general counsel Katherine Evans says that while counterfeiting is a big problem in China, the country’s IP laws are fairly robust and its government does take the issue...
Managing expectations in 2016
The first quarter of 2016 saw a series of updated survey reports released from organisations such as the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai and the Economist Corporate Network (ECN). The data therein has been gathered from SME/MNC that are trading and doing in business in China. New Zealand companies...