Learning Mandarin Chinese - a Leadership Network member's story
At the age of eight, Leadership Network member Nathalie Harrington moved with her mother to Liuyang city in the Hunan province of China.
TrackII/News
The South China Sea decision
International law expert Kate Yesberg looks at how affected parties, and New Zealand, have responded to the court ruling on the Philippines' claims in the South China Sea.
Education/News
Asia Awareness Day at Paraparaumu College
Year 10 Paraparaumu College students turned their hands to calligraphy, Chinese painting, martial arts, yoga, Bollywood dancing and more during the school’s Asia Awareness Day.
Resources/Report
Globalisation and Regionalisation in East Asia: The China Factor
This report explores the place of East Asia in the evolution of New Zealand’s security and defence policies, and identifies a sensible and sustainable approach for New Zealand.
We chat to artist Xi Li about her IN TOUCH Arts Commission work Being, Becoming - an organic and synthetic digital sculpture reflecting on identity through a mythical narrative framework.
TrackII/News
Best Paper Prize – China and Taiwan's divergent paths
How did Taiwan move from an authoritarian state to one of Asia's most democratic, why is China unlikely to follow suit and why does it matter to New Zealand?
Arts/News
IN TOUCH - Nothing Is
We chat with choreographer Lucy Marinkovich about her IN TOUCH arts commission dance work Nothing Is.
Business/News
Online internship all about connections
Half way through his internship with digital marketing company United Media Solution, Kevin Li says the internship has inspired him to think more deeply about New Zealand's connections with China.
Arts/News
IN TOUCH - Kapowai Taiao
We chatted with director of contemporary dance/film production company Daniel Belton about his video/dance work Kapowai Taiao, which he produced as one of the Foundation's IN TOUCH arts commissions.
Business/News
Intern finds a story behind everything in China
Intern Meghan Price says trying to figure out why things were done a certain way in China taught her to look to their heritage for answers.
Business/News
Intern's China appetiser has her wanting more
Over the course of her internship in Shanghai, Cleo Gilmour discovered that New Zealanders' perceptions of China need updating to account for the massive changes the county is undergoing.
Entrepreneurship/News
Sheep milk and honey on the menu for North Asian entrepreneurs
Dairy cows, dairy sheep, honey bees and kiwifruit were all New Zealand specialties on show for seven entrepreneurs from North Asia.
