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June 25, 2009

In the current economic slowdown, government and businesses need to work together more effectively to create and sustain conditions for trade and investment growth.
With the recent signing of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Singapore and New Zealand have demonstrated once again their active collaboration in creating new opportunities for the region.
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New Zealand, known to many by their premium products such as lamb, seafood and kiwi fruit, among others, has emerged and is now regarded as one of the top frontier regions of the world for oil and gas exploration.
According to Crown Minerals, government body of NZ that manages its oil, gas, mineral and coal [...]

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Southeast Asia is a thriving medical, with countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore leading the charge.  This healthcare stronghold is driving a paradigm shift, with a greater emphasis being placed on mobile patient management and rapid access to information. In recent years we have seen an increased fusion between the world of healthcare and [...]

A New Zealand researcher has developed a technique to identify eggs that were laid by free-range organically hens from those laid by caged hens. This is the first test that will be able to differentiate eggs by farming systems using isotope analysis. Karyne Rogers, of GNS Science’s National Isotope Centre in Lower Hutt, compared eggs [...]

The New Zealand Winegrowers has announced the 2009 vintage results with 285,000 tonnes of very good wine quality expected. Favourable conditions in March and April have created optimal ripeness at the time of harvest. New Zealand Winegrowers’ CEO, Philip Gregan, said that the industry was working extra hard this year to maintain the same harvest [...]

Even though lung cancer is one of the most deadly cancers in the world, it is also one of the most preventable. Unfortunately, people still continue to light up around the world blissfully ignorant of the risk they are taking with each puff. New Zealand scientists are hoping to change that with the development of [...]

A few years ago, wine aficionados snubbed their noses at the new screw caps, labeling them a break in tradition. But the obvious advantage of removing the possibility of cork taint quickly caught on and is quite common, evident by any trip to the local wine shop. However, the concept of boxed wine, which has [...]

A biotechnology company from Auckland, Pictor Limited, has formally signed agreement with their partners in India and Europe, four years after having developed their unique technology that can screen for a range of diseases from just a drop of blood.
The company has created a simple and cost-effective system that can test for multiple medical conditions [...]

New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser announced that the New Zealand – Malaysia Free Trade Agreement talks, being discussed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, have been successfully concluded. Tim Groser hailed the development as welcome news that will be mutually beneficial for the businesses of both nations.
“Malaysia is our seventh largest trading partner - last year [...]