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On 29 September the Danish Embassy celebrated the International Day of awareness of Food Loss and Waste by hosting a seminar with the aim that Danish and Vietnamese authorities and …
Denmark hosted a seminar on how to manage food products Read More
Denmark announced on 28 September 2020 that they are helping Myanmar to meet international business standards and attract trade and investments from Europe through support to the government’s efforts to …
Denmark helps Myanmar reform labour market Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce published a thank you note to friends, partners and members on 1 October 2020, that said: Dear Members, Friends and Partners of the TSCC, In …
Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerece welcomes October with Sustainability webminars Read More
On 21 September 2020, the Norwegian Commercial Counsellor Arne-Kjetil Lian, Director of Innovation Norway in Vietnam, shared with the Vietnam Investment Review the prospects of Norwegian and Vietnamese firms in …
Norwegian Commecial Counceller and Director of Innovation Vietnam in exclusive interview with Vietnam Investment Review Read More
On 25 September 2020,Team Norway in Hanoi had an interesting virtual meeting with Ambassador Grete Løchen to look back at the impact of the Covid-19 on individuals’ work and performance. …
Team Norway in Hanoi held a virtual meeting with Ambassador Grete Løchen Read More
The Moomin Charity Initiative – celebrating the 75th anniversary of the publication of the first Moomin book, Moomin and the Great Flood – is an initiative dedicated to helping Hong …
Celebrate 75th Moomin anniversary, donate to help Hong Kong’s disadvantaged children Read More
The Danish Embassy in Beijing and the Consulates General in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing will be closed on Thursday 1 October, Friday 2 October and Monday 5 October, due to …
Danish missions in China closing for National Holiday Read More
The annual “Back to Shanghai” event for the Finnish community, normally signalling the start of the autumn season after the summer holidays, was held again on Friday 25 September in …
The annual ‘Back to Shanghai’ event marked Autumn 2020 start Read More
On 26 September 2020, the Danish Deputy Head of Mission Louise Holmsgaard and Nguyen Anh Minh, Vice Director of International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) jointly …
Danish Deputy Head of Mission joined the ‘Actions against Food Loss and Waste’ campaign Read More
Ambassador Leo Herrera-Lim shared investment opportunities in the Philippines during a networking event with Danish SMEs in Copenhagen on 15 September 2020. The meeting took place in the legendary “Asia …
Philippines Embassy Copenhagen actively connects Danish SMEs to Philippines Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh welcomed and introduced their new member Ms. Karin Gregebo on 21 September 2020. Ms. Karin is joining the Embassy as Head of Administration …
Swedish embassy in Phnom Penh welcomes new staff Read More
The Norwegian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Kjersti Rødsmoen visited Norwegian Seafood’s booth at THAIFEX–ANUGA ASIA 2020 on 22 September 2020. The event is one of the world’s biggest Food & Beverage …
Ambassador Rødsmoen visited Norwegian Seafood, THAIFEX–ANUGA ASIA 2020 Read More
MDBC and MBLBC together with CIMB, MFBC and MNBC are pleased to invite you for a webinar addressing the outlook for the Malaysian ringgit. This year saw the Malaysian ringgit …
Malaysian Danish Business Council invites to Malaysian Ringgit outlook webinar Read More
Ambassador Måwe visited on 20 September the Vietnam-Sweden General Hospital in Uong Bi, which constitutes an important pillar in the history of the bilateral relation between Sweden and Vietnam. She …
Ambassador Måwe visited the Vietnam-Sweden General Hospital in Uong Bi Read More
Jon Thorgaard, Denmark’s new ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia, has a history of staying a full term and often longer in his assignments. Even his very first job in the …
Jon Thorgaard – new Danish ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia Read More
TRAFIGURA, a Singapore-domiciled minority shareholder in Finnish state-owned metals producer Terrafame, is suspected of channeling hundreds of millions of euros to tax havens in transactions that have raised red flags …
Finnish Terrafame suspected of money laundering Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (NordCham Vietnam) together with the Nordic embassies are hosting an event for Nordic Alumni on 31 October 2020. The event is an opportunity …
NordCham Vietnam invites to Nordic Alumni Day 2020 Read More
EuroCham Vietnam announced they were delighted to meet with the EU Delegation to Vietnam and Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti on 21 September 2020. The Purpose of the meeting was to discuss …
Eurocham Vietnam, EU Delegation met to discuss EVFTA Read More
EuroCham Cambodia has released a statement that they would like to take the opportunity to extend its gratitude to the outgoing Board of Directors and Executive Director, for their hard …
EuroCham Cambodia bids farewell to outgoing Board, Executive Director Read More
The Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai mentioned on17 September 2020 that the World Market Magazine (国际市场) is doing a special focus on Finland, which will be published in its …
World Market Magazine focuses on Finland in autumn series Read More
On 10 September 2020, The Swedish Ambassador H.E. Björn Häggmark visited Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) together with Embassy colleagues Magnus André and Camilla M Ottosson. The …
Swedish ambassador visited the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore announced on 21 September that they are looking for a service-minded, full-time Temporary Project Officer who can assist with planning and managing of the …
Norwegian embassy Singapore looking for full time temporary project officer Read More
On 10 September 2020 the Swedish embassy together with Business Sweden travelled to Ho Chi Minh city. Due to the Covid-19 situation it was their first visit in almost seven …
Swedish embassy and Business Sweden held a meeting with Swedish Business in Ho Chi Minh City Read More
On 17 September 2020 the European Union in Hong Kong and Macao welcomed the new Head of Office, Mr Thomas Gnocchi. He officially took up his duties on 1 September, …
The EU welcomes new Head of Office for HK and Macao Read More
On 27 August 2020,The Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Tor Haug represented the Norwegian Embassy at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC) where over 40 …
The Norwegian Chargé d’Affaires attended TNCC’s Annual General Meeting Read More
The four Nordic Consulates General in Shanghai invite to a workshop on Food Traceability on Saturday 26 September 2020. The invitation said: The traceability of food plays a crucial role …
The four Nordic Consulates General in Shanghai invite to a workshop on Food Traceability on 26 September Read More
The Danish embassy in Vietnam invites to the ‘Denmark In Your Eyes’ contest, which has been taking place in Vietnam every year since 2014. However, this year, due to the …
The Danish embassy invites to painting contest on a topic of Vietnam-Denmark relations Read More
On 17 September 2020, The European Deligations in Indonesia held a virtual launch of “EU-Indonesia Cooperation Publication 2020” by Indonesian’s Minister for National Development Planning (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa & EU …
EU-Indonesia Cooperation 2020 publication launched Read MoreOn 15 September 2020 was an auspicious day at the Royal Danish Embassy where they officially opened Nordic Police & Customs Liaison Office in Bangkok here at the Embassy. The …
The Royal Danish Embassy opened the Nordic Police & Customs Liaison Office in Bangkok Read More
On 16 September 2020, Ambassador Harald Fries paid a visit to the Philippine Embassy in Stockholm. The embassy staff, led by Chargé d´Affaires Mr. Raul Dado, received Ambassador Fries warmly …
Ambassador Fries visited Philipines embassy in Stockholm Read More
As the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) has just gained Observer Status in the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), from Oslo, Ambassador Grete Lochen gave an online interview to the Dai Bieu Nhan …
Ambassador Lochen talked about AIPA essembly with Vietnamese’s newspaper Dai Bieu Nhan Dan Read More
Earlier this week, EU Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti and 9 other Ambassadors of EU Member States met with Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha to discuss EU and …
EU ambassadors and Vietnam agreed on Post Covid-19 Green recovery Read More
His Excellency Sarun Charoensuwan, Ambassador of Thailand to France, signed earlier this year the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (the Convention). Thailand is the 137th jurisdiction …
Thailand joins international efforts against tax evasion Read More
Norwegian Chargé d’affaires a.i. Ms Nina G. Enger attended on the 5 September 2020 a meeting hosted by the Vice Chairperson of Vietnam’s National Assembly, Madam Tong Thi Phong in …
The Norwegian Charge D’ Affaires attended the 41st ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in Vietnam Read More
The Danish embassy in Myanmar has been active in assisting SME businesses in Myanmar. The latest project announced on 14 September 2020, is providing solar panels to limited access areas. …
Denmark assists Myanmar SME businesses with Responsible Business Fund (RFB) Read More
The Finnish Embassy together with Finnish Business Council Singapore and Singaporen Suomalaiset (SiSu), is organizing a virtual event to welcome new Finns in town on 17 September 2020 at 5.30 …
Meet the Finnish Embassy, Finnish Business Council Singapore and SiSu on 17 September Read More
The Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong and Macao published on 7 September 2020 a thank you note to bid their farewell to Deputy Consul General Johanna Manni. Their …
Finnish Deputy Consul General to Hong Kong is on her way to Thailand as her next post Read More
The Malaysian Norway Business Chamber (MNBC) released an announcement that the Norway-Asia Business Summit 2020 is postponed. The new date may be set to 2021. The statement said: In light …
Norway-Asia Business Summit 2020 Kuala Lumpur Postponed Read More
The Danish Ambassador H.E. Jon Thorgaard participated in Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2020 award night and closing ceremony on 3-6 September 2020. The festival represents cooperation among ASEAN members in …
Danish Ambassador Thorgaard participated in Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival 2020 Read More
EuroCham Singapore published an announcement that they are excited to be a supporter of SwissCham Singapore’s digital transformation platform (DT) Award 2020. Submit a nomination by 30 Septemer 2020 if …
Nominate your company to the Digitaltransformation (DT) Award 2020 Read More
The embassy of Sweden in Myanmar welcomed a new staff member on 9 September 2020. Their statement said: We’re very happy to welcome our new Bilateral Associate Expert, Erik Nilsson, …
Swedish embassy in Myanmar welcomes the new staff Read More
On 4 September 2020, the Consulate General of Denmark in Shanghai published an activity on school visited to the office. The Danish team were pleased to hosting the event and …
Consulate General of Denmark in Shanghai hosted a school visit Read More
The Finnish Consul General Pasi Hellman visited the city of Jiaxing in Zhejiang province on 9-10 September 2020. Jiaxing locates 100 km south-west from Shanghai, is a key place for …
Finnish Consul General to Shanghai attended business forums in Jiaxing Read More
On 9 September 2020, the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok published a welcome note to their new members. The statement said: Today was a long awaited day at the embassy. …
The Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok welcomes new staff Read More
The Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Ann Måwe published her impressions after visiting two craft villages in Ninh Binh and Ha Nam provinces on 7 September 2020. The Ambassador visited …
Ambassador Måwe visited handcraft projects in Vietnam Read More
Singapore Norway Chamber of Commerce announced the appointment of three new members of the Board – Trine Radmann, Geir Fuglerud and Bård Bjørløw. The chamber olso welcomes Ambassador Morten Høglund, …
Singapore Norway Chamber of Commerce welcomes new board members Read More
The Swedish embassy in Phnom Pehn welcome Ms. Bin Rasmeykanyka to the office on 3 September 2020. Kanyka is joining the Embassy of Sweden as National Programme Officer for human …
Swedish embassy Phnom Pehn welcomes the new National Programme Officer Read More
Consul General of Finland in Hong Kong and Macao Ms Johanna Karanko is in the news in Finland on 3 September 2020. “The struggle between the United States and China …
The Finnish Consul General expressed concern for banks amid growing China-US tension Read More
On the 4 September 2020, H.E. Ambassador Jon Åström Gröndahl has been appointed Ambassador of Sweden to Myanmar. Ambassador Åström Gröndahl is resident in Bangkok, but looks very much forward …
Embassy of Sweden in Myanmar welcomes the new Ambassador Read More
The Norwegian Chargé d’affaires a.i., Ms Nina G. Enger, participated in a ceremony marking 75th anniversary of the National Day of Vietnam chaired by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc. This year, …
The Norwegian Charge D’ Affaires attended Vietnam’s National Day Event Read More