Next Monday, 10 June, marks the Dragon Boat Festival. Like many traditional festivals in China, it is an opportunity to… Read More

Qingming Festival lands on April 4th, 2024. Join us to explore the rich traditions and evolving customs of this festival… Read More

This year, China’s annual “Two Sessions” (Liǎnghuì, 两会”) start on 4 March. What are the Two Sessions? Why do they… Read More

10 Feb marks the first day of the lunar calendar in 2024. Many in China and across the world celebrate… Read More

While we observe our Labour Day on Monday, 23 October this year, it is the Double Ninth Festival in China,… Read More

This coming Friday marks this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival. As a traditional festival… Read More

In 2023 the Qixi Festival falls on Tuesday 22 August. Qixi Festival also known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day. In… Read More

This year marks the 50th years anniversary of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and China. From humble beginnings to one… Read More

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is a crucial event in China’s political calendar. It will not… Read More

Rapid growth in trade between Asia and South America is opening the door for New Zealand to… Read More

Mandarin and Cantonese are the two most commonly spoken Chinese languages in NZ. Have you wondered what the main differences… Read More

Watch this explainer to learn about Chinese characters. Did you know there are simplified and traditional versions, and do you… Read More

In this explainer learn all about Chinese surnames, including the most popular surnames and how to pronounce them in Mandarin. Read More

In Part 2 of our Chinese Surnames explainer series we tell you a little about the geographic distribution of surnames,… Read More

In this video we explain China’s Five Year Plan, a comprehensive policy blueprint released by the government every five years… Read More

This explainer is all about ‘Dual Circulation’, one of the key areas of focus in China’s 14th Five Year Plan… Read More

In this video we explain what a trade surplus is, and which countries have the largest trade surpluses with China. Read More

In this video we explain what a trade deficit is. We note which countries have the largest trade deficits with… Read More