AdvertisementAdvertisementNew Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Vietnam's General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam in Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 26, 2025. (Photo: AP/Giang Huy)27 Feb 2025 09:39AM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST WELLINGTON: New Zealand and Vietnam signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership late on Wednesday (Feb 26), pledging to boost engagement in areas including defence and education, the said two countries said in a statement.The joint statement said Hanoi and Wellington would over the next year develop a joint plan of action focused on strengthening cooperation in areas of political engagement, defence security and oceans, economics trade and investment, climate change, science and technology, education and people-to-people links.New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon signed the agreement during a visit to Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries."Strengthening our relationship with Vietnam is incredibly important to New Zealand's economic future, with more opportunities for businesses at home to access this crucial market," Luxon said on Thursday."Vietnam is the rising star of Asia, and the opportunities to work together on common goals are enormous," Luxon said.Source: Reuters/ecSign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST