Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Finnish Chambers of Commerce in Asia invites you to its next virtual conference, titled ‘Circular Economy in Emerging Markets: Unlocking the Potential for Green Recovery in Developing Asia.’ The …
Potential for Green Recovery in Developing Asia Read More
Not only is biking good for the environment with its zero greenhouse gas emissions, but you get the opportunity to see the most beautiful parts of cities hassle-free and that …
Ambassador Ann Mawe enjoys exploring Hanoi on her bicycle Read More
Norway and UNDP Vietnam support Human Rights in Vietnam and steps have been taken to ensure support of the Government in Vietnam, the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam writes in a …
Norway and UNDP Vietnam support Human Rights in Vietnam Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam proudly introduces the Danish pavilion on Lazada Vietnam as the first and only national pavilion on an online marketplace in Vietnam. The Danish Pavilion …
Danish Pavilion remains Lazada Vietnam’s only online national pavilion Read More
On 27 May 2021, the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi published the following statement by Luong Nhung, the newest member of its team: Hello friends! My name is Luong Nhung. …
Swedish Embassy in Hanoi introduces new chef Read More
Construction of Norwegian paint maker JOTUN’s new $100 million water-based and powder coatings factory is expected to be completed this summer in Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park of Ho Chi Minh …
Vietnam’s paint industry is growing well Read More
On 25 May 2021 the Embassy of Sweden released a vdo clip of Ambassador Ann Måwe explaining to Swedish businesses why Vietnam should be another place to consider investing in. …
Ambassador Måwe shares why Swedish business should invest in Vietnam Read More
On 24 May 2021, the Norwegian government released an update on travel restrictions. It reads: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs extends the travel advice that discourages all travels that are …
Norway extends travel restrictions until 1 July Read More
The Norwegian ambassador to Vietnam, H.E. Grete Løchen, has been catching the attention of national media with all her dedications. On 22 May 2021, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi …
Ambassador Grete Løchen catches attention in Vietnam Read More
Swedish illustrator Sofia Holt has teamed up with Belgian author Geralda De Vos on a bilingual Vietnamese – English comic book entitled ‘Chiec Dep That Lac’ which means The Lost …
Swedish Sofia Holt is the illustrator behind Vietnamese-English comic book Read More
On 22 May 2021 the Royal Norwegian embassy Hanoi released the latest achievement with Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the statement says: The LOI was signed yesterday …
Norway signed aquamarine agreement to collaborate with MARD Vietnam Read More
The Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Højlund Christensen hosted on Thursday a virtual signing contract for the La Gan Offshore Wind project in Vietnam. According to The Embassy of Denmark …
More Danish contracts in the La Gan Offshore Wind project in Vietnam Read More
Tiem Mot bookstores were launched on the idea of giving Vietnamese people access to the Vietnamese language and culture while living abroad and the bookstores are now available in several …
Vietnamese mother and friends open online bookstores in Scandinavia Read More
H.E. Mr. Dang Hoang An, Vietnam’s Vice Minister for Industry and Trade (MOIT), met on Thursday 20 May 2021 with the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, H.E. Mr. Kim Højlund Christensen. …
Ambassador Christensen discussed energy collaboration with Mr. Dang Hoang An Read More
Norway’s Stena Power & LNG Solutions has won the front-end engineering and design contract for the use of its jetty-less LNG transfer and regasification solutions for Delta Offshore Energy’s Bac …
Stena Scoop secured contract to provide Vietnam with LNG to power Read More
To address skills and labor shortage in Vietnam, the Danish manufacturer of smaller flexible industrial collaborative robot arms, Universal Robots has advised Vietnamese manufacturers to implement cobots, media The Star …
Danish company advises Vietnam’s manufacturers to install cobots Read More
On 20 May 2021 Maersk announced an achievement in South East Asia, the statement read: We are proud to announce that Maersk Vietnam has been chosen as the winner of …
Maersk Vietnam won “Best Warehouse” award Read More
On 18 May 2021 the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam, Innovation Norway Vietnam, the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD) and Vietnam Chamber of Commerce & Industry will …
Norway invites Vietnamese fisheries to learn about Marine Aquaculture Read More
On 18 May 2021 the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi released a statement to support #loveislove campaign, along with Nordic embassies in South East Asia to introduce the world to …
Nordic embassies supports the world of diversity Read More
After fighting for months for Danes abroad to be included in the Danish corona vaccination program, Danes Worldwide has succeeded in its case, Danes Worldwide reports in a recently …
Denmark opens for Covid-19 vaccine for Danes abroad Read More
Team Sweden in Vietnam, represented by the Embassy, Business Sweden and the International Council of Swedish Industry as well as the National Board of Trade in Sweden invite you to …
Team Sweden Vietnam webinar on EVFTA’s progress Read More
Are you a woman, struggling to grow that winner business idea? You need a mentor! Buckle down and join the UN Women Care Accelerator to build your care business plan …
UN Women Care Accelerator extends registration date to 19 May Read More
Finnish businesses are eyeing more opportunities in Southeast Asia and Vietnam in particular, media Vietnam Net reports. During last month’s meeting between Nguyen Thanh Truc, Deputy Chairman of Binh Duong …
Finnish businesses are eyeing more opportunities in Southeast Asia and Vietnam in particular Read More
Ericsson has agreed to pay Nokia EUR 80 million (roughly $97 million) for a damages claim related to bribery and corruption investigations previously settled with U.S. authorities. In 2019 Ericsson …
Ericsson settled $97mil to Nokia for bribery case Read More
The Danish government is actively working with 16 other countries to reduce emissions, writes the website “State of Green”. The Danish Energy Agency is leading efforts across Danish representations in …
Government of Denmark is cultivating green energy partnership in Asia Read More
On 10 May 2021 the Danish embassy in Vietnam released an update from last week, as follow Denmark hosted the 2nd annual meeting under the Strategic Partnership on Food Safety …
Denmark-Vietnam to strengthen partnership on food safety Read More
On 6 May 2021 The Norwegian embassy in Hanoi gathered all information regarding Covid-19 vaccine for foreigners in Vietnam. The statement read: There are no extraordinary plans from the Norwegian …
Norwegian embassy updated vaccination information for foreigners in Vietnam Read More
According to the Swedish price comparison site for air travel, Flygresor.se, the interest in flying from Swedish travelers has increased sharply in recent weeks. The site now sees the same …
Swedes are ready to fly as much as they did in 2019 Read More
On 27 April 2021 the Danish embassy in Vietnam followed up on ‘Liveable Hanoi’, an initiative to improve migrant communities and the result has come about, the statement reads: “What …
‘For a liveable Hanoi’ initiative bears its fruits Read More
The European Commission has presented an updated industrial strategy that aims to reduce dependence on China, Vietnam, and other third countries for critically important products. According to Danish politician and …
EU plans to reduce its dependence on critically important products from China and Vietnam Read More
A.P. Moller – Maersk had an exceptionally strong start to the year, with strong earnings and growth momentum across all our businesses in ocean, port services and logistics. The company …
MAERSK announced continued growth, high profit Read More
According to an announcement from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark will from 1 May 2021 enter phase 2 which means that the gradual reopening of travel activities in …
Denmark allows vaccinated people to travel in and out of the country Read More29 April 2021 UN women announced an update on the next up coming activity,as follow: Missed the launch event of the 2021 UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards last week? Watch …
2021 UN Women Asia-Pacific WEPs Awards nomination officially opened for applications Read More
Singapore is the best country to live in during the pandemic, according to Bloomberg’s Covid resilience list which ranks how countries have dealt with the Coronavirus. The top of the …
The best and worst countries to live in during the corona pandemic Read More
On 23 April 2021 the Swedish Ambassador released a memo from ‘Ambassador for a day’ activity, as follow: This is an inspiring story from Ms Tran Le Quynh Mai, a …
Ambassador Måwe shares photos with Ambassador-for-a-day Ms Tran Le Quynh Mai Read More
Studying in Finland have through their series ‘Meet the students’ spoken to Vietnamese Thao who studies Science and chemistry through the Centria UAS program in Finland. Thao was studying international …
Meet Vietnamese Thao who studies Materials Chemistry in Finland Read More
23 April 2021 the Swedish embassy says: Great visit to Trung Hoa Secondary School (Trung Hoa) this morning, to take part in their Reading Book Festival. Despite the heavy rain, …
Swedish embassy team participated in Book Reading Festival Read More
Counsellor of the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi, Mr Jan Wilhelm Grythe attended Workshop “Opportunities, challenges and solutions to promote political rights of Persons with disabilities in Vietnam” organized by CEPEW …
Norway supports UNDP Vietnam in improving life quality for disables Read More
During a recent working session with local Vietnamese authorities, Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Kari Kahiluoto said that investors from Finland want to invest in highways, thermal power, energy, and waste …
Finland wants to invest in Dong Nai in Vietnam Read More
Business Finland is looking for a Senior Advisor to advance Finnish business in Vietnam. More about Business Finland and the position: “Business Finland is a global leader in international trade …
Business Finland is looking for a Senior Advisor in Vietnam Read More
28 April 2021 – The United Nations Development Programme organized an inception workshop for an upcoming diagnostic study on disaster risk finance and inclusive insurance, in Ha Noi, . The …
UNDP Vietnam hosted a workshop on finance management Read More
Topas Explorer Group, independent tourism and athletics business owned by Danish businessman Jørgen Sølvsten Nielsen is organizing the Vietnam Trail Marathon this weekend, VN Express reports. The Vietnam Trail Marathon …
Danish-owned Topas is organizing Trail Marathon in Vietnam Read More
On 22 April 2021 the Danish Shipping giant Maersk celebrated Earth day in collaboration with H&M on decarbonization. The announcement read: Happy Earth Day. We are stepping up our efforts …
Maersk joins forces with H&M on decarbonizing logistic Read More
The President of the United States, Joe Biden is these days hosting a climate summit with the participation of 40 different leaders – including leaders of Denmark, Norway, Indonesia, Singapore, …
Nordic and Asian countries for virtual climate summit, but what is it all about? Read More
Lægelinien is a private service that complements the public health services in Denmark and Lægelinien can help Danes abroad who have been vaccinated already to get a corona passport in …
Get a corona passport for Denmark as a Dane abroad Read More
A new Investment Review (VIR) report citing data from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), shows that Vietnamese exports to the EU have seen an 18 percent on-year …
Exports from Vietnam to EU reach US$10 billion in first quarter of 2021 Read More
The Norwegian government has extended the country’s entry restrictions until 12 May which means that only Norwegians and foreigners registered in Norway are allowed to enter the country. Other Scandinavian …
Norwegian government extends entry ban for non-residents until 12 May Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam and Danish Aviation Group co-organized a meeting between Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and 12 companies and organizations from Denmark to discuss opportunities for …
Danish embassy and Aviation Group discussed cooperation opportunity with ACV Read More
To Celebrate the Earth Day 2021 on 22 April, UNDP Vietnam and Sweden embassy are hosting the Responsible Business Week from 19-25 April. The Swedish embassy says, the week aims …
Embassy of Sweden, UNDP Vietnam host ‘The Responsible Business Week’ Read More
Is Vietnam on the map when you plan for your company’s next export market? If it is not, Swedish media Dagens Industri has specified why Vietnam should be. Economic growth …
Export companies – that’s why you should keep an eye on Vietnam Read More