VOV.VN - The nation’s consistent policy is that all maritime cooperation activities of countries need to comply with the provisions stipulated in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
VOV.VN - Oxfam in Vietnam, a non-governmental organisation, along with the Embassies of New Zealand and Switzerland, announced on October 5 a humanitarian aid package worth approximately US$57,000 to help migrant workers in Ho Chi Minh City get over difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam is taking final steps and scheduled to complete the ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by November this year.
VOV.VN - Vietnam has requested that New Zealand help ASEAN in its ongoing response to COVID-19, providing timely and equal vaccine access, along with help with the bloc’s economic recovery.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend a virtual informal meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum on July 16 at the invitation of APEC 2021 chair - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
VOV.VN - As members of several free trade agreements (FTAs), both Vietnam and New Zealand can seize upon opportunities to promote economic development and connect supply chains within FTAs to export goods to markets of partner countries, according industry insiders.
The New Zealand Embassy in Hanoi is working with the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) to provide immediate financial support for 420 female workers from factories in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh which have been economically affected by the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
The upgrading of ties between New Zealand and Vietnam into a strategic partnership in July 2020 is an important milestone in the bilateral relationship, said Tredene Cherie Dobson, newly-accredited Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 16 held separate meetings with ambassadors of New Zealand, Argentina, Pakistan and Romania who came to present their credentials.
Vietnam and New Zealand have pledged to enhance cooperation within the framework of free trade agreements (FTAs) as well as offer mutual support at multilateral forums such as the WTO and APEC.