Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern agreed on major directions to boost future Vietnam-New Zealand cooperation in all fields during their talks in Auckland on March 13, the Vietnam News Agency reports. Overview of the talks between PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (3rd from right) and PM Jacinda Ardern (2nd from left). Photo: VNA In politics, the two sides agreed to maintain exchanges of delegations, especially high-level delegations, while strengthening people-to-people exchanges. In the spirit of the occasion, Prime Minister Phuc invited Prime Minister Ardern to visit Vietnam at an appropriate time and conveyed State President Tran Dai Quang’s invitation to New Zealand’s Governor-General to pay a State visit to Vietnam. The two sides also agreed to implement the Action Programme for the 2017-2020 period in an effective manner and to soon organize the sixth meeting of the Joint Committee on economic and trade cooperation in Hanoi and … [Read more...] about Vietnam & New Zealand trade to reach $1.7- 2bn by 2020
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CPTPP to tighten Vietnam-New Zealand partnership
The Hanoitimes - H.E. Wendy Matthews, New Zealand’s Ambassador to Vietnam shared with Hanoitimes the CPTPP’s benefits for mutual co-operations. What are the potential areas for further co-operation between Vietnam and New Zealand? Well this is what I love about my job: that we already have a great partnership with Vietnam yet there are a lot of opportunities left. Particularly, I am thinking of the trade and economic area, as well as education, but we also see a phenomenal rise in people-to-people tourism links. Without a doubt, there are plenty of benefits to both Vietnam and New Zealand, which is great to see. New Zealand certainly wants to strengthen co-operation across the board. We have seen a really high level of political commitment, as demonstrated by our very new prime minister coming to the APEC only two weeks after her inauguration last year. The two nations are also maintaining great trade and economic partnership as two-way trade is up 18% on-year. We are … [Read more...] about CPTPP to tighten Vietnam-New Zealand partnership
Vietnam, New Zealand continue cementing defense ties
At the reception hosted by Sr. Lt. Gen. Giang for Air Vice Marshal Tony Davies, Vice Chief of Defense Force of New Zealand On behalf of the Ministry of National Defense’s leaders, General Giang hailed the working visit of New Zealand’s senior officer and stressed the effective implementation of the bilateral defense ties in various fields, making active contributions to the Vietnam-New Zealand comprehensive partnership. On the occasion, General Giang thanked the Defense Ministry of New Zealand for English training programs for Vietnamese troops. For his part, Air Vice Marshal Tony Davies thanked the host for a warm reception and informed him of his earlier talks with Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, during which the two sides discussed and agreed on cooperation contents for the coming time. At the talks Valuing highly the outcomes of the aforementioned talks, General Giang … [Read more...] about Vietnam, New Zealand continue cementing defense ties
Vietnam, New Zealand issue joint statement on advancing comprehensive partnership
The following is the full text of the joint statement. JOINT STATEMENT ON ADVANCING THE COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP TOWARD THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AND NEW ZEALAND At the invitation of the Right Honourable Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency Nguyen Xuan Phuc, paid an official visit to New Zealand on March 12-14, 2018. An official welcome ceremony in honour of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc took place at Government House in Auckland on March 13, followed by official talks and an official lunch with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. On the same day, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, the Right Honourable Trevor Mallard. Earlier, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave remarks at the Vietnam – New Zealand Business Forum and received a number of New Zealand senior business leaders. During this visit, Prime … [Read more...] about Vietnam, New Zealand issue joint statement on advancing comprehensive partnership
PM attends Vietnam-New Zealand Business Forum
The event, which was attended by more than 300 businesses and investors from the two countries, was held in the framework of the Vietnamese PM’s official visit to NZ from March 12-14. PM Phuc told the audience that Vietnam’s business environment has been significantly improved in recent years as seen in assessments made by the World Bank and the World Economic Forum. He also cited the latest survey of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in late February which showed that nearly 70 percent of Japanese firms operating in Vietnam have plans to expand business in the country. Furthermore, more than 62 percent of Japanese businesses claimed that doing business in Vietnam is profitable. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) speaks at the Vietnam-New Zealand Business Forum According to the Business Climate Index released by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) for the last quarter of 2017, 63 percent of businesses perceived … [Read more...] about PM attends Vietnam-New Zealand Business Forum