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Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to …

Bank of China (NZ)  signed MOU with two of New Zealand’s best known companies; Air New Zealand and NZX. The signing of the memorandum with NZX was included as part of the official state visit to New Zealand this week by China’s President Xi Jinping. Both the Chinese President and John Key witnessed the signing at a function in Karaka, South Auckland. Bank …

By Alan Oxley Last week’s APEC Leaders’ Meeting in Beijing was more significant than many business leaders realise – and certainly more important than the anti-trade protests that gained headlines across New Zealand. For the first time, there was a genuine agreement – and push — on  a broader Free Trade Agreement for the Asia Pacific (FTAAP). The prime mover …

New Zealand export log prices edged up in November although demand from China, the country’s largest market, is likely to remain subdued until the second quarter of next year. The average wharf gate price for New Zealand A-grade logs rose to $98.1 a tonne, from a revised $96.3 a tonne in October, according to Agrifax’s monthly survey of exporters, forest …

NZX, New Zealand’s stock market operator, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bank of China to develop financial products, with a focus on the agricultural sector and capital markets. The deal will see the stock market operator and one of China largest state-owned commercial banks develop and promote products to both New Zealand and Chinese customers, the Wellington-based company said in a …

A2 Milk Co has agreed to make China State Farm Holdings Shanghai the sole importer of its a2Platinum infant formula while the milk marketer will take over the distribution in Asia’s largest economy. Under the deal, CSF will exclusively import the infant formula and provide government relations and advice, while the Auckland-based company will takeover distribution in China and expand its network, a2 …

Dairy product prices fell in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction to the lowest level in more than five years, led by declines in rennet casein and skim milk powder. The GDT average winning price slid 3.1 percent to US$2,561, the lowest level since August 2009, down from US$2,649 two weeks ago. Some 39,613 tonnes of product was sold, down from 45,499 …

The Commerce Commission inquiry into anti-competitive behaviour by Countdown supermarkets, alleged by former Labour Party MP Shane Jones, has found nothing to warrant prosecution, although it warns supermarkets to take care in the way they communicate\ with suppliers and that discussions with competitors “carry significant risks for all involved. The competition watchdog’s report, issued this morning, suggests much of the concern among …