Growing New Zealand’s Wine Brand in China
NZTE VideoIn April 2013, Chinese wine and lifestyle writers came to New Zealand to experience the wine harvesting process and learn about the intricacies of New Zealand wine. They share their insights, including why the industry's sustainability initiatives will pay dividends in the China...
Free Trade Agreement Secures Big Benefits for NZ
By Hon Phil Goff MP Five years ago last month, as New Zealand’s Trade Minister, I signed our Free Trade Agreement with China. It was a big occasion in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, witnessed by Premier Wen Jia Bao and Prime Minister Helen Clark. Negotiating a trade deal is never an easy process....
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Redemption
By Bruce Ullrich OBE As I write this article, news has just come through of the discovery on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya of a Chinese coin issued during the Ming Dynasty between 1403 to 1425. This suggests that Chinese explorers may have sailed to Africa in the Middle Ages, beating by almost a century, Europeans who...
NZCTA Southern Update
By Michelle MacWilliam The first function of 2013 for NZCTA Southern was held and very well received with Mr Alan Lai, director and founder of Agria, sharing his insights into concluding successful business relationships both here and China. The main take-away from his speech was to build and closely nurture the personal...
HSBC NZCTA China Business Awards 2013
If you are not already aware of the Awards programme please read the attached flyer and access the website www.nzctabusinessawards.co.nz which has a Mandarin version available as well. You will find all you need to know and to obtain the official Awards Entry document. (http://www.nzctabusinessawards.co.nz/awards-and-entry/)...
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More competition in the trade finance region
By Simon Constantinides, Asia Regional Head Global Trade & Receivables Finance, HSBC The landscape of Asian trade finance is undergoing a seismic shift that is reshaping the way the region does business. Fallout from the ongoing financial problems in Europe and the US has amplified longer-term evolutionary...
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Long way to go on making use of what we already have
By Tony Alexander New Zealand’s trade with China continues to grow at a strong pace – but one has to be careful not to think that this is something specific to New Zealand and something happening primarily because of our actions. China’s imports from all parts of the globe are soaring as the number of...
Touring the Celestial Empire
By Bruce Ullrich OBE Following unexpected progress in Shenyang, in early 1999 I was invited to take part in a lecture tour organised by NZTE to various cities in China. While in Wuhan, I met a Chinese businessman who wanted to take me to Hainan Island and show me the extraordinary opportunities and incentives offered to...
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Reality Doesn't Match The Rhetoric
By Tony Alexander Normally in this column I would write something about the Chinese economy. But my intention in writing about China here and in my own publications is to wake New Zealanders up to the seismic shifts which are happening in the world economy, how they will affect us, and maybe how we can profit from them and...
NZCTA Southern Update
By Michelle MacWilliam Meeting the needs of a changing city in a global environment One of the aftermaths of the earthquakes is that the city’s primary business focus with China has changed from being predominantly student and export based and, whilst they remain important, has moved more to focusing on companies...
Chinese Companies Bullish on Overseas Investment, Says HSBC
4 in 5 international Chinese corporates plan to expand further overseas 46% are expanding overseas to improve their brand image Chinese corporates no longer rely on price competitiveness alone to compete globally A new HSBC survey revealed a strong appetite for international expansion amongst...
The Challenge of China’s Facelessness
By Tony Alexander Very shortly I shall be releasing a paper which looks at the many reasons behind Western apprehension about China. At last count the list had reached 55 factors which are placed in no particular order of importance – except the first one. That one is described as “Facelessness”. In...