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Inaugural Korean Film Festival
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 12:40 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
The growing love for Asian films sees the Inaugural Korean Film Festival launch itself with a battle cry that’s being heard all over the world. More >>
Asia 2000 welcomes Ministerial Task Force on Asia
Monday, 10 May 2004, 3:28 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
Sir Dryden Spring, Chair of Asia 2000, has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it has established a Ministerial Task Force on Relations with Asia. More >>
Drumming in the Chinese New Year
Wednesday, 14 January 2004, 12:10 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
Albert Park will reverberate with the beat of one of China's most ancient folk arts at the Asia 2000 Lantern Festival to be held in February. More >>
Commit Long Term, Understand Engage Sustainability
Thursday, 11 December 2003, 4:05 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
11 December, 2003: Asia 2000¹s Seriously Asia Forum, held at Parliament on 26 November, discussed proposals for practical action from issue groups, international speakers and from delegates drawn from business, academic, education, ethnic, political and ... More >>
Importance of Asia increasing - Asia 2000 Report
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 3:47 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
One job in five in New Zealand is underpinned by the Asian region, said Asia 2000 Chair Sir Dryden Spring in the foundation's 2002/2003 annual report which was released today. More >>
Time to get serious about Asia
Wednesday, 26 November 2003, 4:49 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
"New Zealanders from every walk of life have good reason to ensure New Zealand has a positive future in Asia," Asia 2000 chairman Sir Dryden Spring said after speaking to 200 participants in the Seriously Asia Forum at Parliament today. More >>
Shaping New Zealand¹s future links with Asia
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 9:28 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
Ideas contributed by hundreds of members of the public will come under the spotlight at the Seriously Asia Forum to be held at Parliament later this month (November 25 and 26). More >>
Big opportunities in Asia for NZ business
Thursday, 16 October 2003, 2:20 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
Asia offers many new opportunities for New Zealand businesses that compare very favourably with those in our traditional Europe-Britain and US markets, local business people heard at a Seriously Asia workshop in Tauranga today (16 October). More >>
Enormous Potential In Asia
Wednesday, 15 October 2003, 1:31 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
Asia offers a "smorgasbord of opportunities" for New Zealand businesses, Hawke's Bay business people heard at a Seriously Asia business seminar in Havelock North today (15 October). More >>
NZers speak up on Asian links
Tuesday, 14 October 2003, 3:07 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
New Zealanders have responded strongly to an Asia 2000 call for ideas about this country's future links with Asia. More >>
Seriously Asia Comes To Nelson
Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 10:41 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
New Zealand’s future economic strength will depend in large measure on developing our relationships with Asia, Asia 2000 Foundation executive director Christopher Butler will tell Nelson business people tomorrow (Tues 23 September). More >>
Speech to the Nelson Seriously Asia Workshop
Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 12:38 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
Welcome to the Nelson workshop, part of Asia 2000’s Seriously Asia project. What I want do today is to explain what this project is about and how you can help us reach our goals. I also want to underline how important it is that we should reach ... More >>
Asia 2000 Foundation announces new Board member
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:00 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
Tim Gibson, Chief Executive of New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, has been appointed a member of Asia 2000's Board of Trustees by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Phil Goff. More >>
Top Korean visits Dunedin
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 2:06 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
One of Korea's most eminent public figures is visiting Dunedin next week to kick off the Seriously Asia regional programme. More >>
Seriously Asia Targets Growth
Friday, 29 August 2003, 5:21 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
If New Zealand is serious about economic growth it needs to get serious about Asia. More >>
Asia 2000 Research directories created
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 12:07 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
If you are interested in finding out what research has been done in the topical immigration or export education fields, journalists, researchers, academics and students can now refer to two web-based directories compiled by the Asia 2000 Foundation (Asia ... More >>
Export education industry addresses challenges
Tuesday, 8 April 2003, 3:46 pm | Asia 2000 Foundation
The export education industry is addressing challenges presented by the rapid growth in the numbers of international students, according to a paper (attached) just published by Asia 2000. The paper suggests that there is scope for New Zealand to reap wider ... More >>
Chinese Delegation looks to the future
Friday, 4 April 2003, 10:41 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
The Executive Director of Asia 2000, Christopher Butler, has expressed regret that the organisers of the Sister City Convention in Masterton have asked Chinese delegates not to attend. More >>
Asia 2000 Foundation announces new Board members
Tuesday, 11 March 2003, 9:18 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
Sir Dryden Spring, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Asia 2000 Foundation of New Zealand (Asia 2000), has welcomed the appointment of five new members to the Board by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Hon. Phil Goff. More >>
Free Trade with Asia a national priority
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 9:01 am | Asia 2000 Foundation
Free Trade Arrangements with Asia should be put at the top of our national priorities, said Sir Dryden Spring at an address to the Asian Forum in Wellington on Tuesday. More >>