Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern have agreed the two sides should accelerate exchange of visits at all levels to further enhance the comprehensive partnership towards the level of strategic one.

Vietnam and New Zealand on November 18 agreed to actively coordinate in realising the Action Programme for the 2017-2020 between the two countries.

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich held talks with his New Zealand counterpart Ron Mark in Wellington on November 5 following an official welcome ceremony with traditional Maori rituals for the former.

General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, is paying official visits to Australia and New Zealand from November 2 to 9.

The New Zealand government announced on October 25 that it has formally ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Vietnam has actively joined in regional and global organisations and affirmed its position in the international arena, said Vice President of the Vietnam-US Society (VUS) Bui The Giang.

Vietnam and New Zealand on October 4 agreed to continue facilitating trade and investment between the two countries and providing broader access for agricultural products to each other’s market.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested New Zealand support Vietnam to build a value chain for dragon fruit while receiving Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety, and Rural Communities Damien O’Connor in Hanoi on August 29.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan has expressed his wishes that New Zealand (NZ) makes it easier for Vietnamese goods, including those from Ho Chi Minh City, to access its market.

Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), hosted a reception for Major General Tony Davies, Vice Chief of New Zealand’s Defence Force, in Hanoi on August 2. ​

The sixth ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 2, according to the Vietnamese delegation to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Air New Zealand has launched its third season of non-stop flights between Ho Chi Minh City and New Zealand between June 23 and October 23 this year.

Preschool enrolment in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai increased from 65 percent in 2012 to 98 percent this year thanks to a joint project, said Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam Wendy Matthews in the provincial capital of Pleiku on June 14.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Mathew Mowbay, founder and CEO of New Zealand’s Zuru Group in Hanoi on June 14 that he will create all favourable conditions for the group to do business in Vietnam.