
Comment: 'The weak country is weak' - Japan's lesson for NZ
Wooing the US in trade can be a fraught exercise, as Japan has learned.
Wooing the US in trade can be a fraught exercise, as Japan has learned.
Headwinds remain but the slowdown in GDP growth may have bottomed out, say economists.
The council is seeking a new full time head from within diplomatic circles.
The RCEP agreement sends a positive signal on free trade at an otherwise gloomy time.
Pattrick Smellie on why New Zealand is in Beijing's good books.
The PM's last meeting in Bangkok was about the RCEP trade deal.
PM Jacinda Ardern speaking in Bangkok about the upgrade with agriculture minister Damien O’Connor. Video / Audrey Young
Congratulations from National would not go amiss.
Jacinda Ardern and Premier Li Keqiang confirmed the upgrade during talks in Bangkok.
COMMENT: One way or another, superpower rivalry consumes regional summits these days.
Negotiations for upgrade of 2008 deal believed to be complete, but gains may be modest.
Comment: Many Kiwis underestimate the huge potential of this exciting new sector.
The summit was seen as a chance to ease global trade tensions.
COMMENT: Commodity prices are likely to keep NZ ahead of the pack as global economy slows.
The US/China trade war hasn't dampened global demand for New Zealand food exports.
Trump is hailing a great trade deal but in the real world analysts see an uneasy truce.
The Indian Ocean presents a major trade opportunity for NZ, argues Kevin Jenkins.
Ag Challenge rebrands to AGC Training to better reflect its diversity in today's world.
The anniversary pageantry reveals how the China's ruling party has rewritten history.
New Zealand has been a big supporter of China's ambitions.
Comment: The number of formal tertiary learners of Chinese has dropped since 2014.
Reserve Bank governor tries to sooth economy by talking up conditions for investment.
Kiwis know they're being fleeced and that the Government allows that fleecing.
Focus Live Earlier: PM Ardern speaks moments after meeting President Trump in New York.
Without US, Trans-Pacific trade deal isn't delivering everything that was promised.
Some commentators dispute the value of Pacer Plus to Pacific countries.
The CPTPP has already boosted NZ exports to Japan by tens of millions of dollars.
Comment: Arguments over climate change policy have lasted a lifetime for some.
Jacinda Ardern makes no pretence about the relationship with the US.
Experts predict change in the global trading environment leaves us on the edge of crisis.