No More Cash Payments
According to the new instructions, we will change the method of payment for service fees from Vietnam dongs by cash into Vietnam dongs via bank account Therefore, starting from 01.01.2011 …
No More Cash Payments Read More19 Countries Say No Nobel
The Nobel Committee announces 19 of 44 embassies will not be attending this Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Serbia, Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, …
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Ericsson Chairman Announces Resignation
Ericsson chairman Michael Treschow informed the Swedish telecommunications firm on Monday that he will resign from his post next year or in 2012, the company announced in a statement. Treschow …
Ericsson Chairman Announces Resignation Read MoreAid Agency Gets New Director
Norad, the Norwegian agency for administering foreign aid, has a new leader and she’s not the traditional social anthropologist. Villa Kulild recently won government confirmation to lead an agency that …
Aid Agency Gets New Director Read MoreDanish Furniture Company Expands in Asia
The company known for designer furniture has had a bit of a rough path in Denmark after the economical crisis with several stores going bankrupt. But the interim financial statements …
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Denmark to Help Foreigners Settle in Denmark
Foreigners could settle faster and easier in Denmark if they were actively assisted with the many practical aspects of relocating to Denmark. Relocation and orientation assistance would also make Denmark …
Denmark to Help Foreigners Settle in Denmark Read MoreFinland Promotes Education Strategies
Viet Nam News spoke to Finnish Ambassador Pekka Hyvonen on the occasion of his country’s National Day today. Finland is a world leader in terms of clean energy and environmental …
Finland Promotes Education Strategies Read MoreCabin Crew Union Reject Settlement Proposal
The Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) has rejected a settlement proposal on the collective agreement of Finnair’s cabin staff. The cabin crew strike will continue and no date has been …
Cabin Crew Union Reject Settlement Proposal Read MoreCan Can & Michael Jackson
Some 190 happy Scandinavians participated and enjoyed the food at the Great Nordcham Christmas Party in HCMC on Saturday night the 3 December 2010 conducted by Henrik Boserup, the famous …
Can Can & Michael Jackson Read MoreVietnam and Cambodia to Make Border Map
Vietnam and Cambodia have held a ceremony to put out to tender a project on national border map making between the two countries.The event drew international bidders such as Blom …
Vietnam and Cambodia to Make Border Map Read MoreStrike-Hit Finnair Flying More Planes
Finnair expects to fly 40 percent of regular passenger traffic in coming days as it has been seeing some cabin crew return from an ongoing strike, Finland’s flag carrier said …
Strike-Hit Finnair Flying More Planes Read MorePeer, mày nói láo!
Students from Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema created an amazing atmosphere on 23 November 2010 when they performed the famous play Peer Gynt by the celebrated Norwegian playwright Henrik …
Peer, mày nói láo! Read MoreFinnair Cancels More Than 200 Flights on Wednesday
Finnair issued a profit warning Tuesday, saying it now expected an anticipated full-year operating profit to turn into a loss owing to a cabin crew strike, threatening it might move …
Finnair Cancels More Than 200 Flights on Wednesday Read MoreDenmark Continues Support to Children Books
Recently the Danish Ambassador signed a contract with Kim Dong publishing house which renews the agreement of Danish support to children’s literature in Vietnam with VND 8.5 billion (DKK 2,500,000) …
Denmark Continues Support to Children Books Read MoreFree Media Ensure Accountability
“Corruption will always hit hard on people with less power over their lives. It can also significantly hurt a country’s investment climate and act as a brake on economic growth”, …
Free Media Ensure Accountability Read MoreFinnair Strike Negotiations After 1300 GMT
The Finnish Cabin Crew Union, or SLSY, Chairwoman Thelma Akers told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday that the strike negotiations with Finnair (FIA1S.HE) will take place after 1300 GMT Tuesday, at …
Finnair Strike Negotiations After 1300 GMT Read MoreVietnamese Movie Takes Two Prizes in Sweden
“Bi, Don’t Be Afraid” by Phan Dang Di, the only Asian film at the Stockholm International Film Festival, won two prizes, Outstanding First Film and Best Cameraman, on November 27.Earlier, …
Vietnamese Movie Takes Two Prizes in Sweden Read MoreEducation in Denmark Did Not Help Her
Returning overseas graduates find it difficult to secure cushy jobs; recruiters say experience does more than degrees. After completing a postgraduate degree in marketing at a famous university in Denmark, …
Education in Denmark Did Not Help Her Read MoreTuesday Strike Can Hit Finnair Hard
The Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) is threatening to begin a strike on Tuesday, 30 November 2010. Conciliation process continues during the weekend. If the strike takes place, it would …
Tuesday Strike Can Hit Finnair Hard Read MoreDanida to Focus on Education
The Danish development assistance to Vietnam is being phased out and scheduled to end in 2016. Currently, the development assistance from Denmark to Vietnam is 350 million Danish kroner, but …
Danida to Focus on Education Read MoreCambodia / China / Denmark / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam
How to Get Your Beloved to Denmark
Point requirements for future family reunification in Denmark have recently been published.60 points are needed to get a residence permit in Denmark through family reunification if you are 24 years …
How to Get Your Beloved to Denmark Read MoreMedia Management Skills Shared in Vietnam
The first training course for media managers opened in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the program to improve management capacity on a strategic level to meet the actual …
Media Management Skills Shared in Vietnam Read MoreTransparency and Accountability Needs Promotion
The keys for the success in the fight against corruption are everywhere – not least in land management: Openness, Transparency, Access to Information and Accountability; Vibrant Media and Protected Whistleblowers, …
Transparency and Accountability Needs Promotion Read MoreDiscusses the IT Future for Vietnam
The Danish-Vietnamese ICT club discussed the way forward for Vietnam as a competitive ICT nation at a roundtable lunch meeting at the Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi on 22 November …
Discusses the IT Future for Vietnam Read MoreVietnamese Farmers Launch Website
The International Agriculture Trade Fair in Hanoi, AgroViet 2010, was held from the 11th-14th November 2010. Here a Danish supported new internet portal was launched in order to improve the …
Vietnamese Farmers Launch Website Read MoreCambodia / China / Denmark / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam
Danish Expatriates Want to Vote
Under the name ‘The exile parliament’ (Eksiltinget), a number of Danish expatriates have decided to collect online signatures on a recommendation to the UN to ensure the possibility to vote …
Danish Expatriates Want to Vote Read MoreVietnam, Norway Hold Political Consultations
State Secretary to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Erik Lahnstein and Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Thanh Son conducted the fourth session of Vietnam-Norway political consultations for 2010 in Hanoi …
Vietnam, Norway Hold Political Consultations Read MoreNiels Brock Businesss School Opens in Vietnam
Niels Brock Business School and the Foreign Trade University in Hanoi, Vietnam, have together started a four-year Bachelor of Science in Finance. “We are in the tenth year in the …
Niels Brock Businesss School Opens in Vietnam Read MoreMaersk May Invest in Railways, Trucks
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S’s container-terminal arm may invest in rail, truck or barge operators in China and India as Asian trade growth outpaces demand in the U.S. and Europe. The company …
Maersk May Invest in Railways, Trucks Read MoreVinashin’s Subsidiary Use Finnish Engines
The Ha Long Shipbuilding Company on November 21 began the building of two 47,500-tonnage cargo ships for the Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines). The ships are the largest ever to …
Vinashin’s Subsidiary Use Finnish Engines Read MoreDanida Assists Fish Market Retailers
Fish retailers received equipment at the Tan An market, Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province in order to improve standards of hygiene in fish retailing. The purpose is to …
Danida Assists Fish Market Retailers Read MoreLand-related Corruption Still a Problem
Before the 8th dialogue on anti-corruption, the Swedish Embassy, the Transparency International, Denmark, UNDP and the World Bank organized a talk on strengthening transparency in land management in Vietnam on …
Land-related Corruption Still a Problem Read MoreNGOs Interested in Judical Reforms
Non Governmental Organisations will for the first time be eligible to get financial and technical support to implement their initiatives on judicial reform by submitting successful applications to the Justice …
NGOs Interested in Judical Reforms Read MoreIncreasing Interest For Vietnamese Water
This year’s Vietwater 2010 Expo demonstrated that the water industry is experiencing increased interest from international companies that wish to engage in the fast development of the sector. In 2011 …
Increasing Interest For Vietnamese Water Read MoreIndochina Sales up for Carlsberg
50 percent owner of the brewery behind Angkor beer – claimed strong sales in Cambodia over the first nine months of the year, in a third-quarter update that came in …
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Civil Servants Abroad Can´t Pay for Sex
The Swedish government plans to invest 10 million kronor ($1.49 million) to enable state agencies to develop clearer ethical guidelines for civil servants working overseas in order to curb the …
Civil Servants Abroad Can´t Pay for Sex Read MoreSophie Paris Opens Its Doors in Vietnam
Sophie Paris – the leading direct selling fashion company in Asia – on 9 Noevmber 2010 today opened its showroom and proclaimed itself ‘open for members to join’. At a …
Sophie Paris Opens Its Doors in Vietnam Read MoreCarlsberg is Upgrading Again
Three months after the latest upgrading, Carlsberg now upgrades its expectations for 2010 again in connection with the release of its 3rd-quarter results.The very important Russian business improved during a …
Carlsberg is Upgrading Again Read MoreA Trip With the Swedish Ambassador
By Staffan Herrström, Swedish Ambassasor to VietnamMost probably one of many lovely parts of the country but I must say this mountainous landscape is something special: remarkably beautiful. And the …
A Trip With the Swedish Ambassador Read MoreA Journey of Love in Hanoi Opera
A spectacular show was given in the Hanoi Opera Friday 29 Oct. when the Norwegian trombonist Terje Grøndahl visited Vietnam to conduct an innovative concert named “The Journey of Love”, …
A Journey of Love in Hanoi Opera Read MoreB2B Companies Organize Community Day
Esoftflow and Netimplementers have recently co-organized their first Community Day on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) support to the disabled children at Bavi Rehabilitation Centre. The event started with a …
B2B Companies Organize Community Day Read MoreWinner of the Young Talent Prize
The Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) announces the winner of the Young Talent Prize 2010. The public has since the 10th of October been able to vote on their …
Winner of the Young Talent Prize Read MoreSwedish Work Permits on the Black Market
The current Swedish government´s plan for labour immigration to Sweden, has become a lucrative business for unscrupulous employers in Sweden. They can charge immigrants with up to 30,000 crowns for …
Swedish Work Permits on the Black Market Read MoreCambodia / China / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Over 1.000 Visitors Per Day on ScandAsia.com
A total of 30.454 people visited in October the website https://scandasia.com/. That makes October 2010 the first month where the website was in average visited by more than 1.000 visitors …
Over 1.000 Visitors Per Day on ScandAsia.com Read MoreDanish Support Brings Remarkable Results
A programme supported by Denmark to assist the private business sector to strengthen capacity for trade unions, beginning in 2005, has brought remarkable results, said the Vietnam General Confederation of …
Danish Support Brings Remarkable Results Read More25 Sweden-related Businesses Met the Ambassador
Leaders of some 25 Sweden-related businesses in Ho Chi Minh City and the neighbouring provinces met the Ambassador of Sweden and the Trade Section at the Embassy on 20 October …
25 Sweden-related Businesses Met the Ambassador Read MoreSwedes Enjoy Promising Businesses in Vietnam
This is one of the findings the Ambassador of Sweden in Vietnam Mr Staffan Herrström and the Trade Section of the Embassy got during their tour in mid October to …
Swedes Enjoy Promising Businesses in Vietnam Read MoreThe Future of Nordic Business Interests in Vietnam
The Nordic business association NordCham organized a meeting on the 28 October at Press Club in Hanoi with the participation of the Nordic Ambassadors and Nordic companies in Vietnam. The …
The Future of Nordic Business Interests in Vietnam Read MoreIncreasing ‘Marriage Migration’ to Sweden
An upsurge in marriages between older Swedish men and young, underprivileged foreign women raises serious questions about gender equality, according to a new report. In a new ‘migration by marriage’ …
Increasing ‘Marriage Migration’ to Sweden Read MoreTraining Courses on Anti-Dumping
Three training courses on antidumping (EU/US) have been successfully delivered in the north, centre and south of Vietnam during the summer of 2010. The key players in Vietnam were assisted …
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