Double Ninth Festival 2023 While we observe our Labour Day on Monday, 23 October this year, it is the Double Ninth Festival in China,… Read More
Mid-Autumn Festival 2023 This coming Friday marks this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival. As a traditional festival… Read More
Qixi Festival 2023 In 2023 the Qixi Festival falls on Tuesday 22 August. Qixi Festival also known as the Chinese Valentine’s Day. In… Read More
Dragon Boat Festival 2023 In 2023 the Dragon Boat Festival falls on Thursday 22 June. Find out more by watching our explainer. Read More
New Zealand and China – 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations 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 The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is a crucial event in China’s political calendar. It will not… Read More
Southern Link explainer Rapid growth in trade between Asia and South America is opening the door for New Zealand to… Read More
Mandarin & Cantonese Mandarin and Cantonese are the two most commonly spoken Chinese languages in NZ. Have you wondered what the main differences… Read More
Chinese Characters Watch this explainer to learn about Chinese characters. Did you know there are simplified and traditional versions, and do you… Read More
Chinese Surnames In this explainer learn all about Chinese surnames, including the most popular surnames and how to pronounce them in Mandarin. Read More
More about Chinese Surnames In Part 2 of our Chinese Surnames explainer series we tell you a little about the geographic distribution of surnames,… Read More
China’s Five-Year Plan In this video we explain China’s Five Year Plan, a comprehensive policy blueprint released by the government every five years… Read More
Dual Circulation This explainer is all about ‘Dual Circulation’, one of the key areas of focus in China’s 14th Five Year Plan… Read More
Trade Surplus In this video we explain what a trade surplus is, and which countries have the largest trade surpluses with China. Read More
Trade Deficit In this video we explain what a trade deficit is. We note which countries have the largest trade deficits with… Read More
Minister Mahuta’s Speech Foreign Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta delivered a speech to the New Zealand China Council on Monday 19 April. This was… Read More
Insights from the NZCC December 2020 AGM Find out from our members how key organisations from the public and private sectors tracked and adapted over a challenging… Read More
How many eggs, in how many baskets? The NZCC launched a report in August 2020 to provide a fact base for the debate about New Zealand’s economic… Read More