At the invitation of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, His Excellency Mr. John Key, the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam His Excellency Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung paid an official visit to New Zealand during 19-20 March 2015. After the official welcoming ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held official talks with Prime Minister John Key and attended an official banquet given by Prime Minister John Key, in the presence of senior ministers and leaders from both New Zealand and Viet Nam. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung also called on the Governor General of New Zealand, Lt General Jerry Mateparae, the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Mr. David Carter, and the Leader of the Opposition Mr. Andrew Little. On 20 March, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung presided over a business discussion with representation from senior New Zealand business leaders, and visited Auckland University of Technology to meet with Vietnamese and New Zealand students and overseas … [Read more...] about Intensifying and deepening Viet Nam – New Zealand comprehensive partnership
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New Zealand to assist nation in education
New Zealand to assist nation in education (05-02-2008) New Zealand's Ambassador to Viet Nam, Dr James Kembers, spoke with Viet Nam News on the occasion of his country's National Day on February 6. Could you review Viet Nam and New Zealand's relationship over the last year? Our two countries' political and economic ties have developed strongly during the Year of the Golden Pig, and have been accompanied by expansion into new and exciting areas, including defence co-operation, police interaction and education. Viet Nam is one of the fastest-growing tourist destinations for New Zealanders, and more Vietnamese are now visiting New Zealand as well. New Zealand and Viet Nam have worked together in the East Asia Summit, APEC and the ASEAN Regional Forum. We are delighted to see Viet Nam becoming an active member of the World Trade Organisation and taking a seat on the United Nations Security Council. New Zealand was one of the first countries to publicly endorse Viet Nam's Security Council … [Read more...] about New Zealand to assist nation in education
New Zealand targets closer Asia Pacific ties
New Zealand targets closer Asia Pacific ties (06-02-2009) To celebrate New Zealand's National Day today, Viet Nam News spoke with Dr James Kember, the country's ambassador to Viet Nam. New Zealand at a glance Area: 268,680sq.km Population: over 4.1 million Capital: Wellington Languages: English, Maori Currency: New Zealand Dollar National Flag: Blue with the flag of the UK and four red stars, edged in white How is New Zealand's National Day (Waitangi Day) celebrated? Can you tell our readers why the day has been the focus of protests in the past? February 6 marks the signing in 1840 of a treaty at Waitangi in the north of the country between the British Crown and over 500 Maori chiefs. The treaty is regarded as New Zealand's founding document. February 6 is a public holiday, a time for formal ceremonies and reflection on the past and also an occasion for a variety of less formal activities centred on families. These activities mirror the multicultural nature of New Zealand … [Read more...] about New Zealand targets closer Asia Pacific ties
Vietnam, New Zealand discuss ways to advance partnership
Vietnam and New Zealand have agreed on a range of concrete measures to further develop their comprehensive partnership. The accord was reached at talks between President Truong Tan Sang and visiting Governor General of New Zealand Jerry Mateparae in Hanoi on August 5. They agreed to maintain exchanges of delegations at all levels, along with people-to-people exchanges. Efforts will be made to realise co-operation deals reached in the past, and the 2013-2016 Action Programme will be signed, while maintaining bilateral co-operation mechanisms like political consultations, national defence dialogues, and the joint committee on economic and trade co-operation. They also consented to cementing links between the two legislative bodies via the Vietnam-New Zealand Parliamentary Friendship Group and to co-hosting activities celebrating the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2015. The two countries will actively co-operate on national defence, implementing collaborative agreements on … [Read more...] about Vietnam, New Zealand discuss ways to advance partnership
New Zealand Is Proud of Being Vietnam’s Reliable Partner
In his speech at a meeting with Vietnam and New Zealand's businesses in Ho Chi Minh City - a promising destination for investors from New Zealand, Governor General of New Zealand Jerry Mateparae affirmed that New Zealand was proud of being a reliable partner of Vietnam. On August 3, 2013, Governor General of New Zealand Jerry Mateparae and State President Truong Tan Sang had an important talk. The two leaders highly appreciated the development of relations between the two countries, especially since the two sides enhanced their comprehensive partnership in 2009. Discussing regional and global issues, the two leaders said that they were satisfied with the two countries' close bilateral cooperation at regional and international forums such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the United Nations, as well as the current … [Read more...] about New Zealand Is Proud of Being Vietnam’s Reliable Partner