Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The showcase, “Hoa Trên Hoa Kết Tinh (Flowers on Crystallized Flowers)” presenting thirteen crystallized porcelain items created by Lê Ngọc Thạch and painted by the Norway-based artist, Hồng Đức Thanh, …
Showcase of unique porcelain items created by Vietnamese artists organized in Hanoi Read More
The 2023 Legal Partnership Forum on Digital Transformation in the Justice Sector was recently held on 20 March 2023 in Hanoi, Vietnam. At the event, Deputy Minister of Justice, Nguyen …
Vietnam proposes digital transformation in justice sector Read More
A large number of foreign tourists have urged the Vietnamese government to adjust visa policy from a one-month, single-entry e-visa to a three-month visa. “We’ve waited very long for Vietnam’s …
Foreign tourists await Vietnam 3-month visa policy Read More
The Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, Nicolai Prytz, shared that Vietnam has a great opportunity in developing offshore wind power during a seminar, “Promoting Vietnam’s offshore wind power development: International practices …
Denmark foresees more opportunities for Vietnam in offshore wind power area Read More
Norway and ASEAN reaffirmed their commitment to further cooperation during the 8th Meeting of the ASEAN-Norway Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee which was held on 14 March 2023 at the ASEAN …
Norway and ASEAN countries reaffirm their further cooperation commitment Read More
In creating the rating, we were taking into account a few criteria, such as: Performances per year. How many displays a firm provides is a point that can’t be missed. …
TOP-10 best Drone Show Сompanies Read More
Sweden’s AstraZeneca recently signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health to enhance healthcare and expand sustainable development collaborations in Vietnam. “In the next five years …
AstraZeneca joins hand with Vietnamese Ministry of Health for sustainable collaborations Read More
A Vietnamese delegation has been attending the annual meeting of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP) from 11 March 2023 and will continue to 15 March 2023. The …
Vietnam attends Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments meeting Read More
On Monday morning, the sisters Quyens, Trams and Vys began their deportation journey to Vietnam. “It’s horrible, being forced to leave them,” says emergency contact person Irena Zekan. Sunday to …
Vietnamese sisters have been deported from Sweden Read More
Can Tho University and the Global Crop Diversity Trust held a seminar on March 13 to discuss biodiversity development in Vietnam. The theme of the event is part of a …
Norway funds hybrid rice farming in Vietnam Read More
The head of EuroCham Vietnam’s Policy Department, Dang Tuyet Vinh, recently shared that several members of the Chamber have voiced complaints over complicated long-term work permit applications the Vietnamese government …
European firms in Vietnam voice complaints over complicated work permit applications Read More
Thomas Bo Pedersen, Danish businessman in Vietnam for many years and former Danish diplomat, has written a thriller “The Hanoi Revenge” which will be particularly exciting reading for any Nordic …
Danish long time resident of Vietnam writes thriller Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line is installing three ships to the Asia Pacific in 2024 and 2025. Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Sky are set to sail Asian routes, while Norwegian Spirit will …
Norwegian Cruise Line deploys three ships to the Asia Pacific Read More
DanMilko, a Danish dairy firm, officially entered the Vietnamese market. It recently opened its headquarters District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, 6 MArch 2023. According to Tuoitre News, …
Danish dairy firm “DanMilko” enters Vietnamese market Read More
The military command in Tra Vinh Province located and removed a 150-kilogram Mark 8 bomb in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. The bomb was discovered at a construction site in Truong Long …
150kg wartime bomb removed in Vietnam Mekong Delta Read More
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Phan Van Mai, has proposed further cooperation with Denmark in energy transition, green and sustainable development, as well as investment and …
Ho Chi Minh City proposes further cooperation with Denmark Read More
Vietnam is becoming a key logistics and trade hub of the World Logistics Passport (WLP) network due to its strategic position as the transshipment and manufacturing hub of the region, …
Vietnam to become key logistics and trade hub of the World Logistics Passport Read More
From February 28 to March 1, 2023, Mr. Erling Rimestad, Secretary of State of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will pay a visit to Vietnam. On this occasion, the …
Vietnam – Norway: Promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of seafood Read More
Vietnamese Association in Eskilstuna, Sweden held an event to celebrate International Mother Language Day at the Eskilstuna City Cultural Centre on 2nd March. Attending the celebration were a number of …
Vietnamese people in Sweden commemorated the International Mother Language Day Read More
State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Erling Rimestad, shared that Norway is looking forward to sharing experience and cooperating with Vietnam in offshore wind power at a …
Norway looks forward to cooperate with Vietnam in offshore wind power Read More
Vallu and Alvis, the two Finnish friends who cycled from Helsinki to Singapore, has shared their stories going through Southeast Asia on a bike with ScandAsia. The two have spent …
Southeast Asia stories from the back of a bike Read More
The Embassy of Norway in Hanoi along with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) co-hosted a seminar “Norway-Vietnam: Cooperation opportunities in aquaculture and seafood” on 28 February 2023 …
Norway and Vietnam boost cooperation in aquaculture and seafood export Read More
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Trần Lưu Quang, recently met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Anniken Huitfeldt, and discussed potential collaborations in several areas during the 52nd regular …
Vietnam Deputy PM meets Norwegian official at UN Human Rights Council Read More
The Embassy of Norway in Hanoi, Vietnam recently welcomed a new trainee, Kine Høve Johnsen, to work at the embassy for the next six months. Originally, she is from Harstad, …
Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam welcomes new trainee Read More
European manufacturers are considering investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Vietnam to build wind turbine plants. According to the World Bank Group, Vietnam has a large untapped potential in …
Vestas as possible investor in wind turbine plants in Vietnam Read More
The Alliance Handicraft Wooden Fine Art Corporation (Liên Minh Company) will hold the “Vietnam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA EXPO)” at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho …
Vietnam to hold International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair in March Read More
Chairman of EuroCham, Alain Cany, shared with Ho Chi Minh City top leaders that foreign-invested firms have urged the Vietnamese government to ease visa restrictions to boost the country’s tourism …
Foreign firms in Vietnam urge country to ease visa restrictions Read More
The Vietnamese action film, “578: Phat Dan Cua Ke Dien”, also known as “578 Magnum” has been set to screen throughout Europe for the first time in Denmark, Italy, Poland, …
Vietnam action film screens in Europe for first time Read More
299 old bombs from the Vietnam-American war were discovered by Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and the RENEW project in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. They were safely destroyed in An Mỹ …
More post-war bombs discovered in Quang Tri Vietnam Read More
The provincial People’s Committee shared that a 15-metric-ton batch of organic rice of Quang Tri province in north-central Vietnam will be exported to Europe in the middle of February for …
Quang Tri province of Vietnam to export organic rice to Europe Read More
Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Måwe: Innovation and sustainable development will be the pillars of bilateral cooperation between Sweden and Vietnam On the occasion of the new year 2023, Swedish …
Sweden and Vietnam: Innovation and sustainable development Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, Vietnam, recently welcomed a new intern from Helsingborg, Sweden. Her name is Ellen Nilsson and she has studied Human Resources Management and Legal Science …
New intern arrives in Swedish Embassy in Vietnam Read More
Phanthong Loykulnan, Deputy Director General of Thailand’s Customs Department, shared on Monday, 6 February 2023, that the department has issued a new policy to not search tourists who own luxury …
Thailand Customs Department issues new rule to not search tourists owning luxury items Read More
According to statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs, import and export turnover between Vietnam and four countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland) in 2022 reached 3.16 billion USD. For …
Trade turnover between Vietnam and Nordic countries reached more than 4.3 billion USD in 2022 Read More
Nearly 120 Vietnamese people in Sweden and Latvia and a number of Swedish friends joined the Vietnamese Lunar New Year Celebration held by the Embassy of Vietnam in Stockholm on …
Vietnamese people in Sweden and Latvia celebrate Lunar New Year Read More
Vietnam’s government is considering taxing land and buildings separately as at current, there is no tax on buildings. According to VN Express, the proposal was drafted and will be presented …
Vietnam considering taxing land and building separately Read More
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce of Vietnam (NordCham Vietnam) invites interested participants to join a special business luncheon in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 10 February 2023, 11.30 AM to 2.00 PM. …
Join NordCham Business Luncheon in Vietnam Read More
The Copenhagen-based Hempel Foundation has launched an impact investment initiative for biodiversity. The Foundation made its first investment in two funds backing sustainable plantation – including one in Southeast Asia. …
Danish foundation launches biodiversity investment in Southeast Asia Read More
Based on its own survey, Telenor Asia says people across Asia are increasingly socializing more online than they do in person. The survey dives into people’s digital lives and forms …
Telenor Asia survey: Online gaming goes mainstream due to mobile access Read More
New year new list-kind ‘a thing. As reported by Politiken, Denmark tops the Corruption Perceptions Index 2022 – a list of least corrupt countries in the world. This is established …
Denmark tops list of least corrupt countries in the world. Finland and New Zealand takes second place. Read More
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union recently launched the “Tet Tree Planting Movement” in which young people will plant twenty million trees in 2023. At the launching ceremony, the …
Vietnam Tet Tree Planting Movement goal is to plan 20 million trees in 2023 Read More
EUROCHAM Malaysia would like you to know about the very important Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. The Chamber has shared the information on behalf of its member, KPJ Healthcare Berhad, who, …
In the name of the Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, go get screened girls! Read More
Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School kindly invites parents and children to join “Secondary Experience Day at Bangkok Prep,” which will be held on Saturday, 4 February 2023. The event …
Experience secondary school day with Bangkok Prep Read More
St Andrews International Sukhumvit 107’s Whole School Open Day is set to be on Saturday, 4 February 2023 from 9 AM to 12 PM. At the event, parents will get …
Join St Andrews Sukhumvit 107 Whole School Open Day Read More
The Ambassadors and Chargé d’affaires designated to Vietnam of the G4 countries including Norway, New Zealand, Canada, and Switzerland recently visited “Village Chance”, a complex of schools and apartments for …
Ambassadors from Norway and other three of G4 countries visit school for disabled kids in Vietnam Read More
This week, the EU Deforestation Regulation text was approved by the EU Parliament Environmental Committee (ENVI). The Committee vote is not final. The Council and the Parliament will also vote …
Indonesia and oil palm producing nations in fury over EU vote on deforestation regulation Read More
On January 17th, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam held the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Accords on ending the war and restoring …
Viet Nam celebrates the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Accords on ending the Viet Nam war Read More
More than two hundred Vietnamese people in Denmark joined the “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) program, organized by the Embassy of Vietnam in Denmark on 15 January 2023 to celebrate …
Vietnamese people in Denmark celebrate “Tet” Lunar New Year Read More
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) has officially requested the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) to take place in Belem. Belem is situated in the Northeastern …
Lula wants COP26 to take place in Amazonas Read More
Denmark’s government has published the list of professions which is looking for foreigners with higher education and skilled work to fill in the positions in 2023. “The Danish Agency for …
Denmark looking for foreigners to fill in lists of professions in 2023 Read More