VOV.VN - A repatriation flight conducted by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on August 28 saw 340 Vietnamese citizens successfully brought home from Australia, New Zealand, and Tonga.

Trade between Vietnam and New Zealand tripled over the last decade, from US$320 million in 2009 to over US$1 billion in 2018, and the figure is expected to hit US$1.7 billion this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam and the Treasury of New Zealand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining future financial cooperation at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 23.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern formally agreed to lift the two countries’ comprehensive partnership to strategic partnership during their virtual summit on July 22.

Vietnam and New Zealand have renewed their Strategic Engagement Plan on Education for the period from 2020 to 2023.

Vietnam and New Zealand have agreed to facilitate border clearance of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products through the use of electronic certification (e-Cert).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is to hold online talks with his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern on July 22, aiming to lift bilateral ties between Vietnam and New Zealand to new heights.

An agreement on enhancing cooperation in the field of vocational education and training and skills development between Vietnam and New Zealand was signed in Hanoi on July 20.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to work closely with New Zealand to bring their comprehensive partnership to new heights, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on July 16.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam Airlines plane carrying 344 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Australia and New Zealand due to the novel coronavirus landed safely at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on June 2.