Hanoi, Feb. 4 -- Bilateral ties between Vietnam and New Zealand are gaining fresh momentum one year after the two countries elevated their relations to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Caroline Rachel Beresford has said.

Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency ahead of the Lunar New Year 2026, the ambassador described 2025 as "the most extraordinary year" in the history of bilateral relations, marked by deeper institutional cooperation, expanding business engagement and growing people-to-people exchanges.

"For New Zealand, 2025 was a really exciting experience," she said, recalling a packed calendar of high-level exchanges, including a visit by the New Zealand Prime Minister, two trade delegations, ...