Thailand to join TPP talks
Article – Bangkok Post Thailand has agreed to join negotiations in a United States-led free trade agreement (FTA) in a move which will be formally announced during President Barack Obama’s visit here on Sunday.
World – Asia
John Key at Japan New Zealand Business Council Conference
Speech – New Zealand Government Konnichiwa. Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be here at your conference. I want to thank the members of the Japan New Zealand Business Council – on both sides of the Pacific – for all the good work you do in developing trade relations, and …
Gordon Campbell on Asia’s rival trade deal to the TPPA
Column – Gordon Campbell One of the interesting things about trade pacts is that while they promote harmony and mutual dependence among the signatories, they’re not regarded quite as warmly by those countries left out in the cold.
Gordon Campbell: Chinese shadow over Key’s trip to Hollywood
Column – Gordon Campbell While John Key was in Los Angeles wooing the US studio executives at dinner to bring more film projects to New Zealand, a significant piece of mutual wooing was almost simultaneously taking place on the other side of the Pacific rim.
Singaporean PM jets in ahead of small economies summit
Article – BusinessDesk Oct. 5 (BusinessDesk) – The depth of bi-lateral ties between New Zealand and Singapore will get emphasis next week with a state visit by the Singaporean Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong.
Gordon Campbell on John Banks, and Japanese politicking
Column – Gordon Campbell Don’t ask, don’t tell. The “gays in the military” strategy that John Key has chosen to adopt with respect to the John Banks Affair is daily calling for more and more implausible declarations of prophylactic ignorance by the Prime Minister.
Gordon Campbell on APEC, and its significance for TPP talks
Column – Gordon Campbell Once upon a time, the APEC gathering of nations threatened to become a significant free trade bloc in its own right. Remember the Bogor Goals of 1994? But these days, not so much, apart from a bit of fiddling around with eco-friendly tariff levels.
Worldwide economic prospects take toll on Asia Pacific
Press Release – PwC 6 September 2012 News Release Worldwide economic prospects take toll on Asia Pacific outlook, yet APEC economies projected to nearly double during the next decade Economic disruption, including possible recession in the United States, the Eurozone crisis …
McCully to meet Brunei minister
Press Release – New Zealand Government Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will today meet the Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei, Pehin Lim Jock Seng. Minister Lim is chairman of the Brunei National Petroleum Company and former chairman of Royal Brunei Airlines.
Address to ANZ India Viewpoint Launch and Business Forum
Speech – New Zealand Government Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak today at the launch of the ANZ India New Zealand Business Forum’s India Viewpoint. I want to commend ANZ for this initiative and the advice to business that it has compiled about how to succeed in India.
Goff: China-US Relations – Implications for New Zealand
Speech – New Zealand Labour Party I have been asked to talk about China-US relations, and what implications this has for us. The contest for power between two countries, the United States and China, dominates international relationships in the 21st century.
Clinton Remarks With Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh
Press Release – US State Department SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Foreign Minister Minh, for your warm welcome today. It’s wonderful being back in Vietnam, and I appreciate this opportunity to reaffirm the growing and mutually beneficial partnership between our two nations.
