New Beijing airport breaks ground
Construction of Beijing's new airport started on 26 December 2014. The project will cost 79.98billion yuan ($13.11 billion) and take about five years to complete. The airport is designed to handle 72 million passengers, 2 million tons of cargo and mail, and 620,000 flights by 2025, according to the National Development...
New Zealand China Trade Association Announces New Chair
New Zealand’s leading China-New Zealand business and trade organisation, the New Zealand China Trade Association (NZCTA), has appointed DLA Phillips Fox partner Martin Thomson as its new Chairman. Martin is an expert in foreign direct investment into New Zealand, the Overseas Investment Act and Chinese trade with...
Consul General Jin Zhijian - Chinese Consul General for ...
On the 28th January NZCTA in Canterbury hosted its first eminent speakers event for 2015 and we were delighted to attract a strong level of attendance in excess of 90 people. Martin Thomson, NZCTA’s new Chairman, came down from Auckland to attend this event signalling the more focused engagement NZCTA has planned...
New Zealand scientist receives top award in China
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has welcomed the news that Kiwi scientist Dr Phil Rolston has been awarded the Chinese Government’s most prestigious science prize for his work in grasslands seed development. Dr Rolston, Senior Scientist at AgResearch Lincoln, received the award at a ceremony in The...
Conference - CHINA AND THE PACIFIC: THE VIEW FROM OCEANIA, ...
Should you be looking for a reason to visit Samoa you might consider arranging a holiday there to coincide with the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre’s next conference. In partnership with the National University of Samoa and the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou we are holding a conference on...
NZCTA & CCPIT establish the New Zealand China Business ...
In November 2014, NZCTA Chairman & CCPIT Vice Chairman Yu Ping, signed an MOU establishing the New Zealand-China Business Assembly.The purpose of the MOU is to set up a cooperation framework of Business Assembly between New Zealand and China. Since the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement came into effect, trade...
Yili opens first major overseas factory in New Zealand
Chinese dairy giant Yili launched its first major foreign factory in New Zealand’s South Island on Tuesday, 25 November with the announcement that it will almost triple its investment in the plant by 2019.The factory in Glenavy, South Canterbury built at a cost of $236 million was built by Oceania Dairy Ltd., a...
President Xi’s open letter to New Zealand
For a Better Future of the China-New Zealand Relations. President Xi’s open letter to New Zealand ahead of his state visit. Tonight, I will begin my first visit to New Zealand as the President of the People's Republic of China, bringing with me the friendly sentiments of the Chinese people to the people of New...
PM opens NZ Consulate-General in Chengdu
Prime Minister John Key opened the New Zealand Consulate-General in the Western Chinese city of Chengdu on 12 November. “New Zealand is among the first group of countries in the world to open a diplomatic post in Chengdu,” Mr Key says.“This is a natural continuation of our expanding and increasingly...
HSBC Continues as NZCTA Sponsor
New Zealand China Trade Association (NZCTA) is delighted to announce the continuation of HSBC (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) as a Platinum Sponsor of the NZCTA. NZCTA Chairman Tim White comments that "HSBC has been a strong supporter of the NZCTA for many years and we greatly appreciate the...
Auckland Airport welcomes China Eastern Airlines to New ...
Auckland Airport and China Eastern Airlines are delighted to announce a new seasonal Shanghai to Auckland service, scheduled to commence in December 2014. The new service from China Eastern Airlines will see a direct flight operating on the Shanghai to Auckland route during the peak New Zealand period of December 2014 to...
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DLA Phillips Fox continues as a Gold NZCTA sponsor
New Zealand China Trade Association (NZCTA) is delighted to announce the continuation of DLA (DLA Phillips Fox) as a Gold Sponsor of the NZCTA. NZCTA Chairman Tim White comments that "DLA has been a strong supporter of the NZCTA and we greatly appreciate their continuation". DLA Partner Martin Thomson says,...