The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand has rejected the Security Intelligence Service's 2026 annual report, saying it peddles baseless claims of 'Chinese interference' and a 'China threat&...
The global liquid lanolin market expanded from US$320 million in 2021 to US$460 million in 2025, a compound annual growth rate of 9.3 per cent. China's output rose from 1,800 tonnes to 2,700 tonne...
The US plans to spend US$50 million piloting a “digital passport” (Pax Pass) in Panama. The AI-powered supply chain certification and traceability platform would authenticate the origin, transport rou...
On 13 August, Chinese Consul-General in Auckland Chen Shijie attended and spoke at a celebration marking the 40th anniversary of the Hamilton-Wuxi sister-city relationship. Hamilton Mayor Tim Macindoe...
Deputy Consul-General Wang Junchao of the Chinese Consulate-General in Auckland attended the 'Night of Leading Firms' campus recruitment event on 12 August, hosted by the New Zealand Chinese S...
On 14 August 2026, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said China, as APEC host, will convene the third Senior Officials' Meeting in Dalian from 17 to 28 August. He said more than 2,300 deleg...
On the third day of his Xinjiang journey, American author Ke Mingke woke in Urumqi, one of the world's most inland cities, after an overnight drive from Turpan. At the Urumqi Bonded Exhibition and...
China's Defence Ministry spokesperson Senior Colonel Chen Xi said on August 14 that Beijing firmly rejects the unfounded accusations levelled by the Philippines and Australia. He said Manila had d...
An article published by the Lowy Institute in Australia on 13 August noted that New Zealand's intelligence agencies have increasingly named China directly in recent years, adopting a tougher stanc...
Si Jiahui was eliminated from the 2026 China Open in Taiyuan, Shanxi, on 13 August, losing 2-6 to Australia's Neil Robertson in the last-16 round. England's Stuart Bingham reached the quarter-...
Trina Solar will supply Vertex N-type modules with N-type i-TOPCon technology for GEGHA, New South Wales' first green hydrogen-ammonia project. The 27MW solar farm is expected to produce 200 tonne...
At an APEC 'China Year' breakfast in Auckland, the Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand announced that China, as the host of APEC 2026, has set the theme 'Building an Asia-Pacific Community f...
Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong told an Auckland business APEC breakfast meeting that China, as APEC 2026 host, will centre on the theme 'Building an Asia-Pacific Community for Sha...
Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Wang Xiaolong used an Auckland business breakfast on 13 August to outline the theme, priorities and progress of China's hosting of APEC 2026. He said the APEC ...
A report funded by Australia's Defence Department has exaggerated the risk of deliberate damage to submarine cables, linking Chinese research vessel activity to the Taiwan issue and calling for en...
Following World War II, Allied powers systematically pursued justice for Japanese wartime atrocities through the Tokyo Trial and Class B and C war crimes tribunals across the Asia-Pacific. The proceed...
Beko has confirmed it will exit the New Zealand market in 2026, saying the business is no longer commercially sustainable. Hisense, meanwhile, will expand its kitchen and laundry appliances to 65 Noel...
Beko has confirmed it will wind down commercial operations in New Zealand in 2026, citing that continuing would be 'no longer commercially sustainable'. The company will maintain support for e...
Taijia Logistics and New Zealand Post have launched a New Zealand express line. Air freight moves parcels to New Zealand, where NZ Post handles last-mile delivery. The service guarantees delivery in a...
Hunan province is accelerating its smart manufacturing drive. Jiang Nan, president of Lens Technology for China, said AI and big data are now embedded across the company's glass production process...
China's total goods trade reached 30.13 trillion yuan in the first seven months, up 17.3 percent year on year, according to customs data. July imports and exports totalled 4.66 trillion yuan, up 1...
Running from 20-22 November 2026, the 2026 New Zealand-China Commodity Expo is a flagship bilateral economic and trade platform spanning nine sectors, including food and beverage and solar-plus-storag...
The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor is deepening industrial cooperation between China and ASEAN. In the first half of this year, complete sets of Changan Q05 components dispatched from the C...
Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on 11 August that representatives from Taiwan would attend the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting in Palau, and urged the forum secretariat to adhere...
China's Foreign Ministry on August 11 urged the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat to adhere to the one-China principle and properly handle Taiwan-related issues, after reports emerged that a Taiwa...