New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully left Monday on a two-week tour of African and Europe to garner support for New Zealand's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2015-2016.
The head of New Zealand legislators Wednesday welcomed the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) by the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
German automaker Volkswagen has agreed to recall 384,181 vehicles with defective gearboxes in China, the country's quality watchdog said on Wednesday.
A Taliban weapons facilitator was captured Tuesday in northern Afghanistan.
Myanmar leader in New Zeaalnd to build closer ties
New Zealand's registered banks are being targeted in what is set to be the country's biggest ever class action lawsuit as three law firms attempt to reclaim " excessive" bank default fees for bank customers.
New car sales in New Zealand last month surged back up to levels last seen before the global financial crisis, the Motor Industry Association (MIA) announced Monday.
Though the week-long Spring Festival holiday has ended in China, various overseas celebrations are still underway.
Tibetans embraced the "Water Snake Losar" on Monday, which is New Year's Day in the Tibetan calendar. The Tibetan New Year this year is only one day apart from the Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10.
Rather than visiting families and friends and passing on good wishes in person on the first day of the lunar New Year, the Chinese have grown used to sending greetings from their mobile phones.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday sent a new year's message to those who celebrate the Lunar New Year around the world.
New Zealand's clean and green image is being so eroded that the government should reconsider the country's long-standing "100% Pure" marketing slogan, a leading international tourism expert said Monday.
It's only about one week before the Lunar New Year, the most important traditional Chinese festival. And not only in China, overseas Chinese are also getting ready for the big day.
The New Zealand government announced Monday it was changing the country's visa rules to ensure New Zealanders were first in line for jobs in the reconstruction of the earthquake-battered Canterbury region.
New Zealand government and dairy industry officials continued to reassure consumers around the globe Monday that New Zealand dairy products while denying claims they had delayed publication of tests showing traces of a pasture treatment chemical.
Yamaguchi is the first senior member of the Japanese ruling bloc to travel to China since the Japanese government announced in September the "purchase" of part of the Diaoyu Islands, a move that soured bilateral relations.
Japan's New Komeito Party's leader Natsuo Yamaguchi said Thursday that he will pay a four-day visit to China from next Tuesday, aiming at relieving tensions between the two countries due to territorial dispute.
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