New Zealand looks for integrated market with ASEAN

WELLINGTON: The New Zealand government on Friday said it welcomed the second forum between the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia and New Zealand as a progress in the integration of their markets, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

The second ASEAN-CER (Closer Economic Relations of Australia and New Zealand) Integration Partnership Forum will be held in Manila, the Philippines, on May 19 and will focus on trade in services.