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Chinese tourists help keep New Zealand trade in surplus

​Spending by Chinese visitors helped offset plunging dairy prices to give New Zealand a slight trade surplus last year, the government statistics agency said Wednesday.

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New Zealand steps up aid to support cyclone-battered Fiji

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murrary McCully on Tuesday pledged his government's support in rebuilding cyclone-ravaged Fiji after a visit to discuss the Pacific island nation's needs.

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New Zealand military ready to step up cyclone recovery help for Fiji

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said Thursday it was ready to ramp up its forces on the ground to Fiji to help the island nation rebuild after Tropical Cyclone Winston.

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Chinese New Year drives record month for New Zealand tourism

​The Chinese New Year holiday drove a record number of visitors to New Zealand last month, the government statistics agency said Thursday.

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Int'l police probe after bomb threats to New Zealand schools

​Bomb threats telephoned to six New Zealand schools on Wednesday might have come from overseas, a senior New Zealand Police officer said.

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New Zealand troops to keep up Iraqi army training

​New Zealand troops are set to train more Iraqi troops in the fight against Islamic State insurgents after reaching an important milestone, a New Zealand Defence Force commander said Wednesday.

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New Zealand navy deployed to help with Fiji cyclone relief

​The New Zealand government Wednesday stepped up assistance to cyclone-struck Fiji, announcing the deployment of a navy supply ship to help with relief and recovery efforts.

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The $400,000-a-year New Zealand job with three months' holiday that no one wants

GPs surgery in town of Tokoroa in the North Island has been looking for a junior doctor for two years with no takers so far despite generous package

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Tens of thousands rally in major U.S. cities to protest conviction of former New York policeman

Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in more than 30 American cities to protest the conviction of Peter Liang, a former New York police officer of Chinese descent. ​

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Fiji, New Zealand to strengthen defense ties

New Zealand and Fiji are going to strengthen defense ties, New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully said Wednesday.

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S. Korea's deputy PM to attend Boao Forum for Asia

​South Korea's deputy prime minister for economic affairs will attend this year's annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) as the country's top delegate, Seoul' s foreign ministry said Tuesday.

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GOP in urgent need to winnow establishment candidates

​For Republican Party establishment unnerved by Donald Trump's thumping victory on Tuesday night, the question of which candidate from the establishment camp will be the next to drop out becomes increasingly relevant.

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Cold front to chill China during holiday

A strong cold front is moving across China from west to east, bringing temperature drops, rain and snow, the weather observatory forecast on Wednesday.

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Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders win New Hampshire primaries: U.S. TV networks

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders on Tuesday handily won New Hampshire primaries, according to multiple U.S. TV networks.

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Road crashes kill 38 in Cambodia during Chinese New Year holiday

Road traffic crashes killed 38 people and injured 127 others in Cambodia during the three-day travel of Chinese New Year, compared with 21 deaths and 131 injuries in a year earlier, said a National Police report on Wednesday.

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Super Bowl becomes "US Lunar New Year Gala" in China

​American football is an unpopular sport in China and that is why many Chinese can hardly imagine how crazy the American fans were when the Denver Broncos upset the top-seeded Carolina Panthers to win Super Bowl 50 on Sunday.

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Chinese sound gong to begin the Year of Monkey at Euronext Amsterdam

​Chairman of the Chinese business association here, Tony Fung, sounded the gong for the opening of the Euronext stock market here on Monday, the beginning of the Chinese New Year.