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“We want to be even more close to our customers.” These words belongs to Kristian Svarrer, co-owner of Mermaid Maritime Vietnam JSC. His colleague and co-founder Jorgen Lundbaek agreed. …
Mermaid Maritime Vietnam opens new branch Read More
At a small garden cafe in Ho Chi Minh City (locally known as Saigon), the heat of the noon sun poured over the wrought-iron tables. With iced coffee in hand, …
Christiania-born singing teacher premiered new Bond film in Vietnam Read More
IPP is an Official Development Assistance (ODA) program financed jointly by the governments of Vietnam and Finland. The competent authorities of IPP are the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), …
Finland-Vietnam Innovation Partnership Program Phase II gears up for 2016 Read More
Human rights are increasingly recognized in Vietnam, stated the Embassy of Denmark. On November 12-13, 2015, the Danish Embassy and Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences co-hosted an international conference in …
Danish Embassy Vietnam co-hosted human rights education Read More
The EU and Vietnam landmark trade deal is landed. On 2 December 2015, the parties announced the conclusion of the negotiations for the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The EU …
Swedish EU Trade Commissioner signs Vietnam FTA Read More
Embassy of Sweden, Hanoi on 10 December held a traditional Lucia Reception. Lucia is an old tradition celebrated all over Sweden. Along midsummer, the Lucia celebrations represent one of the …
Lucia reception with Swedish embassy, Vietnam Read More
In late November a ceremony was held in Hanoi to award the winners of the Writing for Children Campaign. The reward of innovative writers and illustrators of children’s books is part …
Danish children’s books awards in Vietnam Read More
During his trip to Vietnam in November, Sweden’s Vice Minister for Infrastructure Erik Bromander paid a visit to the Urban Railway – Line 1, first metro line in Vietnam. Located …
Swedish visit to Vietnam metro line Read More
An important national programme for the improved well-being of the Vietnamese rural people on water supply and sanitation was successfully completed with a workshop on November 27. Under this programme, …
Denmark-supported water supply and sanitation Vietnam programme completed Read More
In early December 2015, on the historic ground at room 105 in Metropole Hotel Hanoi, Swedish Ambassador Camilla Mellander inaugurated a brass plaque to commemorate the very first office of …
Swedish brass plaque inaugurated at Metropole Hotel Hanoi Read More
In late November a Swedish delegation, led by Mr. Erik Bromander, Sweden’s Vice Minister for Infrastructure visited Vietnam to understanding the urban transport situation in the country. The delegation included …
Swedish minister-led transport delegation on Vietnam visit Read More
For the first time a Vietnamese author was awarded with the prestigious Swedish Cikada Awards, when Sweden Embassy in Vietnam granted Hoang Thi Y Nhi the literary prize on 30 November 2015. …
Y Nhi is the first Vietnamese author to receive Swedish poem awards Read More
In 1971 Vietnam and Denmark established diplomatic relations. The 44th anniversary was celebrated on 28 November 2015 with the social Danish event: Danish Footprints. For the first time in Vietnam, the Danish …
First Danish Footprints event held in Vietnam Read More
The Swedish jazz band Tolvan Big Band performs in Hanoi on 20 and 21 November as part of the European Music Festival 2015. The group also performed at the festival’s …
EU festival with Swedish jazz in Vietnam Read More
Over 100 Vietnamese and Swedish education managers and experts shared experience on public policy-management in university education in Hanoi on 11 November 2015. Not only was the Vietnamese-Swedish workshop focused …
Vietnamese and Swedish workshop on public policy-management in Hanoi Read More
The Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia (SIMP) was launched in early November 2015 at the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi, attracting numerous industry leaders, business representatives and participants from associations and …
Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia (SIMP) invites Vietnamese managers Read More
On 9 November 2015 Danish Minister for Environment and Food Ms. Eva Kjer Hansen visited Vietnam where she lauded the strong Vietnam-Denmark partnership in the areas of food, environment and …
Denmark’s food minister visited Vietnam, MoUs signed Read More
The Embassy of Sweden, Hanoi hosted the ‘Study in Sweden’ event on Sunday 8 November 2015. At the event, held within the Embassy compound, prospect students and the graduates that …
Study in Sweden event held at Swedish embassy, Hanoi Read More
University of Architecture in Ho Chi Minh City and University College of Northern Denmark have signed the first Danish-Vietnamese contract ever to jointly offer a Danish Accredited Higher Education in …
First Danish higher education ever enters Vietnam Read More
On occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Danish composer Carl Nielsen the prestigious Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera on 9 October hosted a concert in …
150th anniversary of composer Carl Nielsen celebrated in Saigon Read More
Following on the arrival to Singapore, the Vietnamese market is among those that are lined up to enter for the global furniture brand JYSK from Denmark. JYSK has entered into …
Vietnam next for Danish brand Jysk Read More
On 5 November, His Royal Highness the Prince Consort of Denmark Henrik paid a visit to the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam. He had a tour at the office and …
H.R.H. Prince Consort of Denmark visits Hanoi embassy Read More
H.E. Ilkka-Pekka Similä is Finland’s new Ambassor to Vietnam, who assumed his duties on 1 September 2015 (arriving from his previous four-year stint as Ambassador to Abu Dhabi). Later in …
IT and green environment in focus for Finland’s new Ambassador to Vietnam Read More
On 15 September 2015 Swedish Ambassador Camilla Mellander was given honourable recognition: she received a medal and certificate of merit from Mr Truong Hoa Binh, Chief Justice of the Supreme …
Vietnamese medal and recognition for Swe ambassador Read More
During 28 September until 2 October 2015 a unique exhibition of its kind visited Hanoi in Vietnam, presented by the Swedish Institute, Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, Manzi and the …
Swedish climate art expo visited Vietnam Read More
On Tuesday, 22 September, the governments of Lao-PDR and Finland celebrated 40 years of diplomatic relations and cooperation, reports the Embassy of Finland, Hanoi. The two nations commemorated the positive …
Finland – Laos – 40 years of diplomatic relations celebrated Read More
A retiring Dane, Flemming Undercover Johannesen, will as his first job after his retirement will be to collect clothes and toys to Fader Khuong, Bien Hoa to support the poor people in …
HCMC Dane will donate your used toys and clothes Read More
The Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen talked cooperation with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to the UN Summit 2015 held from 25 to 27 September …
Kristian Jensen talks cooperation with Vietnam Read More
The Swedish-developed exhibition “Facing the Climate” opens in Vietnam 28 September 2015. Here five Swedish and five Vietnamese cartoonists will show their climate-themed cartoons in the exhibition in Hanoi, presented by …
Swedish and Vietnamese cartoonists express worries at “Facing the Climate”-exhibition Read More
In early September 2015 Denmark’s Ambassador in Hanoi, Charlotte Laursen went to Laos to present credentials to President Choummaly Sayasone. The President stressed the good relationship between Laos and Denmark …
Denmark’s Ambassador Charlotte Laursen presents credentials to Laos Read More
IFU – the Danish Investment Fund for Developing countries – has developed a new strategy that makes it easier than ever to qualify to be an IFU supported company or …
New strategy makes Danish IFU an attractive investment partner Read More
On 8 September the Danish Embassy in Vietnam conducted the first training workshop in a series of training for wastewater treatment projects for provincial staff at 6 provinces: Cao Bang, …
Danida Vietnam hosts wastewater treatment workshop Read More
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church employees have set out to help daily Norwegians in small and large crises abroad. The organization has developed an app, “Nødnummer”, to make your stay abroad …
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church emergency app Read More
Are you ready to travel? With the new app from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs you will be. The travel app ”UM Rejseklar” (=ready to go) will make you …
Denmark releases new worldwide travel app Read More
Last year Denmark passed a dual citizenship bill. On 1st September 2015 the law became effective and it is now possible for foreign nationals living in Denmark to become naturalized citizens …
A guide to dual citizenship Read More
HydroChina has placed the first order for a wind park, per the collaboration agreement entered with Vestas earlier in 2015, consisting of 12 V100-2.0 MW for the Phu Lac wind …
Vestas wind park ordered by HydroChina for Vietnam Read More
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ScandAsia now on Instagram! Read More
Vietnam’s Paediatric Society and Swedish company BioGaia organized a seminar on 26 August entitled “Functional gastrointestinal disorders in children, Colic and the role of L.reuteri Protectis”. Attended by the Embassy …
BioGaia product launch in Vietnam Read More
Vietnam celebrates its 70 years anniversary of the Vietnam National Independence Day and the August Revolution in 2015. One of the major ceremonies during the celebration was the incense offerings …
Scandinavians partake in Vietnam’s 70th anniversary Read More
The Denmark-supported music festival in Vietnam named Monsoon Festival has announced that the Danish band WhomadeWho will perform on its opening at this year’s edition, on 8 October 2015. Mr. …
Vietnam’s Monsoon Festival invites young talents, inspired by Roskilde Read More
On 28 August the Trinh Cong Son Music Scholarship was inaugurated with special guest RedOne – the successful Swedish songwriter, musician and producer, marking the beginning of a collaborative effort …
Swedish producer RedOne inaugurates Vietnam music scholarship Read More
The Summer of 2015 the Swedish museum Bildmuseet has chosen Contemporary Vietnamese art as main theme. The exhibition is called Mien Meo Mieng, which is translated as “the land of …
Modern Vietnamese art is main theme this summer at Bildmuseet Read More
The Swedish-based development cooperation organization We Effect and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have agreed, to work together to strengthen small-scale forest and farm producers’ organizations …
Myanmar and Vietnam included in new We Effect – FAO rural farming programme Read More
From October 2015 Danish Planet Saigon has created an overview over coming events. The calendar generally consists of events that have run for the last several years. Reminders will be …
Danish Planet Saigon releases calender of events 2015/16 Read More
Vietnam is seeing more Danish investments in Ho Chi Minh City as CT-Technologies–a specialist on designing and supplying materials and equipment for insulation of Cold Stores and Food Processing Plants–has …
CT-Technologies (Denmark) opens Vietnam office Read More
Vietnam Airlines’ purchasing of new Boeing Dreamliner aircraft, with the first one of those delivered in the end of July 2015, has co-financing from the Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK). …
Swedish export loan funding for Vietnam Airlines Read More
The Danish University College Nordjylland (UCN) has been given permission by the Danish Ministry of Education and Science to establish a technical bachelor degree in Vietnam in cooperation with University of Architecture …
Danish university opens new education programme in Vietnam Read More
Sweden has a vivid history of innovation since the 17th century and has been continuously ranked among the top countries renowned for Innovation in the world. On 25 August, 2015 …
Tetra Pak equips second phase of Vietnamese soymilk production Read More
On 20 August, 2015 Denmark’s new Ambassador to Vietnam, Charlotte Laursen, met President of Vietnam Trương Tấn Sang who accredited her as Ambassador. Charlotte Laursen thereby replaces John Nielsen as …
Denmark’s new ambassador to Vietnam accredited Read More
Egmont Publishing, a leading media corporation in Scandinavia, will now outsource their Danish layout department to Vietnam. From January 2016 11 Danish magazines and four weekly newspapers from Egmont Publishing …
Danish media giant outsources to Vietnam Read More