Prime Minister John Key said the Government has nominated Trade Minister Tim Groser for the position of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. “Nominations have been called for by the end of December, and I can confirm that Mr Groser’s name has been put forward, with the New Zealand Government’s blessing,” says  Key. “Given Tim Groser’s experience in trade, and …

A 38 percent jump in the annual number of Chinese touching down in New Zealand has seen the world’s most populous nation topple the UK as NZ’s second-biggest pool for visitors, though still well behind Australia. There were some 194,752 short-term Chinese arrivals in the 12 months ended Nov. 30, up from 141,289 a year earlier and 1200,222 in 2010, …

The James Bertram Scholarship at Victoria University has been established by the Wigram Foundation to encourage a broader understanding by young New Zealanders of Asia, and particularly of China, in the contemporary world.  The scholarship aims to address deficiencies in knowledge not only in Chinese language, but also in Chinese culture, history, society, government and business. The scholarship is for …