VOV.VN - The 50th anniversary of Vietnam-New Zealand diplomatic relations (1975-2025) was celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City, attended by Caroline Beresford, New Zealand’s Ambassador to Vietnam, members of its business community and residents in the city, as well as numerous Vietnamese officials and alumni who studied in New Zealand.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and his New Zealand counterpart Winston Peters co-chaired the third Vietnam - New Zealand Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (FMM-3) and signed an Action Plan to realise the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for 2025-2030 in Hanoi on November 26.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha paid official visits to New Zealand and Australia from November 20–25, aiming to deepen substantive cooperation with these key Oceania partners.

New Zealand is one of Vietnam’s most important partners in the region, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung told Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the southwestern Pacific Ocean country, during their meeting in Hanoi on November 25.

VOV.VN - Education New Zealand (ENZ) in collaboration with the New Zealand Consulate General held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on November 23 to present the New Zealand Universities Awards (NZUA) to 8 outstanding high-school Vietnamese students.

Vietnam - New Zealand relations have advanced significantly over recent decades, culminating in the elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in February 2025.

Vietnam is aiming to become an innovative and reliable partner to New Zealand in the region's supply chain by encouraging the island nation's importers, distributors and retailers to explore collaboration opportunities, according to Deputy Director of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) Le Hoang Tai.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other ASEAN leaders and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at the ASEAN–New Zealand Commemorative Summit on October 28, marking the 50th anniversary of their partnership.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with leaders of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Indonesia, New Zealand, and the International Momentary Fund (IMF) in Kuala Lumpur on October 27, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.

More than 20 New Zealand companies will take part in the Vietnam–New Zealand trade, investment and business promotion conference to be held within the framework of the Autumn Fair 2025 in Hanoi.