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A film festival was held in Wellington, New Zealand from October 31-November 1 to promote the land, people, culture and customs of ASEAN member nations in the country.

New Zealand attaches importance to its relations with Vietnam – which boasts the fastest growth in the ASEAN in trade ties with NZ, affirmed Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Andrea Smith.

The Vietnam Embassy in New Zealand and the Centre for Defence and Security Studies under the University of Massey co-organised a talk on the tension in the East Sea in Wellington on October 12.

Vietnamese high school students will be introduced to Maori art and culture during the New Zealand Education and Culture Roadshow, which runs until September 25.

New Zealand’s Trade Minister Tim Groser said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become an increasingly important market to his country.

Cambodia and New Zealand pledged to promote bilateral cooperation in education and agriculture on August 19.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 17 for Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force Timothy Keating.

New Zealand plans to export its potatoes to Vietnam under an agreement recently reached between the two countries after three years of negotiations, said Potatoes New Zealand Inc on August 11.

A delegation from the Ministry of Finance led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Huu Chi visited Australia and New Zealand from July 31 to August 8 to learn State asset management experience.

Forty outstanding fashion designs featuring Vietnam and New Zealand’s common identity were unveiled in Ho Chi Minh City on August 6, part of their first fashion collaboration project.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung received New Zealand’s Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce on August 5.

Vietnam and New Zealand expect to build sustainable mechanisms for educational cooperation following the signing of a bilateral agreement on August 5.