All sand-containing toys will soon require asbestos-free certification before sale in New Zealand, RNZ reported on 27 October. The move follows last November's recall of Kmart coloured sand produc...
The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) has released a policy roadmap, 'Government Action Priorities', on behalf of major dairy processors including Fonterra, Tatua, Synlait, Mi...
Ahead of New Zealand's general election on 7 November 2026, the Labour Party held a public meeting on 28 October at Panmure Community Hall in Auckland focused on an independent foreign policy and ...
New Zealand's election countdown has made China policy a core issue no party can avoid. Data shows that in 2000, New Zealand's goods exports to China were just 3.3 percent of total exports; by...
The Foreign Service Centre released New Zealand visa requirements on 29 October 2026, confirming that New Zealand operates an electronic visa system and that applications need not be sent to a consula...
Immigration New Zealand has updated its official website to confirm that eligible Chinese visitors can continue to travel to New Zealand from Australia using an NZeTA, without a separate visitor visa....
The New Zealand-India free trade agreement entered into force on 20 October 2026, giving New Zealand exporters immediate tariff relief. Currently 57 percent of New Zealand's exports to India enter...
China has signed 26 free trade agreements with 33 countries and regions since its first FTA with ASEAN in 2002, Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Chenghua said at a State Council Information Office pres...
The State Council Information Office held a press conference on 22 October 2026 on high-quality commerce development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Chenghua sai...
At a State Council Information Office press conference on 22 October themed 'Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan', Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Chenghua set out priorities for high-quality com...
New Zealand's dairy sector is stepping up calls for a formal World Trade Organization dispute settlement case against Canada, warning that subsidised Canadian dairy production continues to erode t...
The Ministry of Commerce has published a notice on the proposed list of enterprises for the reallocation of 2026 import tariff quotas for wool and wool tops. The public notice period runs from 21 Octo...
New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries and Evergreen Life Limited have recalled some manuka honey products over suspected artificial addition of dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and methylglyoxal (MG...
The China National Intellectual Property Administration and the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand have agreed to extend the China-New Zealand Patent Prosecution Highway pilot programme for f...
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning took questions at a regular press conference on 13 October 2026, addressing a range of international issues. On India's Ministry of Home Affairs designating ...
Huai'an has introduced a 'chain service' work mechanism targeting three areas: project attraction, industrial cooperation and corporate global expansion, aiming to turn foreign affairs and...
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning held a regular press conference on 8 October 2026. She announced that Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of the Council of Ministers of Togo, will make an off...
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun held a regular press conference on September 30, 2026, taking questions on a range of issues. On the China Development Report 2026 released the same day by the...
On 26 September 2026, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson answered questions on artificial intelligence, responding to the US side's use of the term 'superintelligence' rather than ...
On September 7–8, the seminar The Role and Practice of International Standards for Compliance Management Systems in Promoting the Sustainable Development of MSMEs in the APEC Region, hosted by the Chi...
China's import duty on bottled wine differs according to country of origin. Most free trade agreement partners, including Chile, New Zealand and Australia, enjoy a zero rate, while most-favoured-n...
China's Ministry of Commerce, together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Administration for Market Regulation, has released guidelines on overseas competition ...
The New Zealand government has introduced a bill to parliament aimed at banning social media for children under 16. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said around one-third of 13 to 17-year-olds spend m...
Nuotuite responded on August 24 to claims that it is a "fake foreign brand" by releasing the China Customs registration details of its four Australian partner plants. All four factories — Aust...
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin announced in Bern on August 20 that negotiations to upgrade the China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement (FTA) have conclu...