Jack Georgieff’s take on the Pacific Partnership Forum – CSIS
May 19–21 saw several hundred delegates from across the United States and New Zealand gather in Washington for the biannual U.S.-New Zealand Pacific Partnership Forum. The forum, organized by the...
View ArticleNZ to sign FTA with Taiwan tomorrow – China Post lets cat out of bag while NZ...
New Zealand will ink an economic cooperation agreement with Taiwan in Wellington tomorrow evening completing a triumvirate of FTAs with China and its satellites: Hong Kong and Taiwan. NZ will be the...
View ArticleTim Groser on the NZ-Korean trade negotiations
Key at the G20 Trade Minister Tim Groser welcomed the announcement on the successful conclusion of negotiations with the Republic of Korea on a Free Trade Agreement. “Korea is one of New Zealand’s...
View ArticleKey at G20: IV TV3’s Patrick Gower – Which NZ companies are banking $200m...
KEY AT G20 Gower: Barack Obama yesterday called Vladimir Putin a threat to the world. Do you agree with that? Key: Potentially. If you look at what’s happening in Ukraine and the wider, sort of,...
View ArticleNZ Reaction to end of marathon negotiation on Korean FTA – first the positive...
Here’s a quick snapshot of what NZ Business is saying about yesterday’s conclusion of the FTA agreement NEW ZEALAND BUSINESS FORUM (NZIBF) welcomes end of marathon negotiations – delighted Trade...
View ArticleQuelle Surprise: Jane Kelsey finds nothing positive to say about Korean FTA.
‘Coverage of the free trade agreement just concluded with South Korea has been all about agriculture – which is being talked up without anyone being able to see the fine print’, according to Professor...
View ArticleNuplex beefs up investment plans across Asia
BusinessDesk Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemicals manufacturer, is exploring more investment opportunities across Asia, having shifted its businesses away from the firm’s traditional markets in...
View Article70 years on: Korean Reunification – Bonanza or Bust?
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, and also the 70th anniversary of Korea’s division into North and South. Last month the World Journalists Conference was held throughout...
View ArticleFrom Soju to Sauvignon blanc: Korean FTA
When the New Zealand – Korea free trade agreement signed in March enters into force, tariffs will be eliminated on 48% of current goods. New Zealand’s exports to Korea current attract $229 million...
View ArticleBest on Twitter: Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
The announcement came through overnight that trade officials from New Zealand, the United States, Japan, and 9 other Pacific rim nations have agreed after years of negotiations on the largest regional...
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The world needs pharmaceuticals from China and India to beat coronavirus
Rory Horner, University of Manchester The biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world, known as “big pharma”, are American and European. The top five are Pfizer (US), Roche, Novartis (both Swiss),...
View ArticleChina moves on Hong Kong
China and Hong Kong will this week reach a major turning point, with the expected signing of the new National Security Law in Beijing. The law is designed to quell the continuing pro-democracy protests...
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Madame Hu Shuli at the 2020 China Business Summit: China may be ready to join...
A leading Chinese commentator has suggested the time is right for China, the world’s second largest economy, to join the Trans-Pacific free trade agreement along with New Zealand and 10 other...
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China Business Summit: Strong New Zealand-China relationship provides new...
The China-New Zealand relationship, both trade and cultural, is in good shape irrespective of different views on some issues. That was the message from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Minister of Trade...
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