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Newly built roads, village meeting halls, dams and water systems. These are justsome of the material results generated by a community development project that Coalition for Environment and Development (CED), …
Village Democracy in Lao Ho Read MoreMembers of the Danish-Vietnamese ICT club from Hanoi and HCMC gathered for two days to network, exchange experience and explore new ICT opportunities in Southern Vietnam. Participants included Catglobe Vietnam, …
ICT Club Explores Oppertunities Read MoreSmall and medium size enterprises in the tourism sector of Vietnam have difficulties getting their employees trained at an affordable cost. A replication of a Danida supported e-learning project now …
Successful E-learning in The Tourism Sector Read MoreAt the first view from outside, it looks like a modern residential house but it turns out to be a clean and tidy workshop of jewelry production. T&J high quality …
Development of Danish Jewelry Production in Vietnam Read MoreBuilding firm CSR Ltd has agreed to sell its Asian businesses to the Rockwool Group for A$128 million (A$1 = RM2.70), but the company’s Malaysian plant is not included in …
Danish Rockwool Acquire CSR Asian Businesses Read MoreLOT Polish Airlines offer a new fast and inexpensive route from Copenhagen to Hanoi, Vietnam starting on 13 November 2010. Prices start at DKK 4,086 when purchased via http://www.lot.com/. That …
Fast and Inexpensive Flights to Vietnam Read MoreThe Finnish government has funded EUR5.3 million for a project on solar energy application in rural areas and localities inhabited by ethnic minority people in Vietnam. The government of Vietnam …
Finland Funds 5.3 € M for Solar Project Read MoreOn 5 July, the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Peter Lysholt Hansen received Vietnam’s campaign medal as a sign of recognition of the many contributions he has made to environmental protection …
Danish Ambassador Receives Environmental Award Read MoreThe Ambassador of Sweden in Vietnam, Mr Rolf Bergman paid a courtesy call to the State President of Vietnam Mr Nguyen Minh Triet in Hanoi before completing his four years as …
The Swedish Ambassdor Says Farewell Read MoreImportant steps towards establishing a system of payments for ecosystem services (PES) were made during the 2010 South East Asia Katoomba Group meeting in Hanoi in late June. Norway provided …
Making Vietnam “REDD- ready” Read MoreThe Norwegian renewable energy company SN Power and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have entered into a cooperation agreement that will allow them to help develop sustainable hydro power projects …
Norway to Develop Renewable Power in Vietnam Read MoreThe first ever group of Vietnamese online instructors has been certified, with support from Danida. The online instructors are key players in battling the problem of poorly-trained, unqualified human resources …
E-Learning Solutions for SME Exporters Read MoreAmbassador Pekka Hyvönen approved in June a new support agreement of the amount of 245,125 euros, for Transparency International (TI) and its contact in Vietnam, Towards Transparency (TT), to conduct …
Finland Committed to Anti-corruption Read MoreA partnership of Danish Consia Consultants and Vietnamese Independent Construction Technology Consultants (ICTC) has received the Innovative Partnerships for Development (IPD) programme’s funds of DKK 1,000,000 to contribute to Sustainable …
Road Safety Program Gets IPD Support Read MoreThe retail sector is showing impressive growth figures and the market is expected to have a total turnover of USD 85 billion by 2012, of which one fourth can be …
Vietnams Retails Sector Is Grovning Read MoreOn June 17, 2010 the Hue University’s Institute of Resources, Environment and Biotechnology (IREB) organised a workshop to evaluate the first year of the project “Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change …
Workshop on Embassy Funded Climate Change Project Read MoreKlaus Krogh was meant to follow in his father’s footsteps. His father was a blacksmith in Jutland in Denmark and Klaus was supposed to go into the metal working industry …
Klaus Krogh: Successful by Coincidence Read MoreOne of Scandinavia’s most successful writers and cartoonists, Øyvind Sveen, 36, is doing fine combining private life with his Vietnamese wife and their seven months old daughter Annika, and a …
Norwegian Cartoonist in Vietnam Read MoreThe partnership between Danish Segmenta A/S and Vietnamese CMC Corporation receives the Danish Embassy’s support of DKK 3,310,000 to continue the development of the joint venture (JV) operating the largest …
Joint Venture set to Conquer SAP Market Read MoreAarhus, the second biggest town in Denmark, has awarded the Vietnamese owned company ThiPak, whit its annual Integration Price ThiPak, a company providing packing and assembly solutions, is owned by the …
Vietnamese Migrant Receive Danish Integration Award Read MoreThe Danish funk big band, MI22, was warmly welcomed at the Hué Festival 2010, where they received great acclaim after their 3 performances at the festival’s western stage. Funk and …
Danish Big Band Did Well in Hué Read MoreFrom Monday the 28th of June until the 23rd of July, people will be able to experience a different take on the famous “Make Love – Not War” slogan of …
Vietnamese artist Opens His Exhibition “Fusion” Read MoreOn Monday 21 June, two psychiatric patients were taken into custody for four weeks after they repeatedly beat two female employees at Frederiksberg Hospital in the head with heavy paving …
Vietnamese in Custody after Attacking Nurses with Rock Read MoreAfter successful implementation of a pilot project, Spectre A/S Denmark and Minh Tri Limited Company Vietnam have decided to set up a Joint Venture (JV) to produce outdoor sports clothing …
Danish Outdoor Clothing Made in Vietnam Read MoreHappy travels: With a new Swedish probiotic product and general caution, you will never find yourself stuck in the bathroom when you should be out on the sandy white beach working …
Bye, Bye Skitters! Read MoreA Vietnamese single mother was in April given permission by a Danish unemployment office to do a four weeks training course at a brothel in Copenhagen. The woman took part …
Vietnamese Woman Trainee in Danish Brothel Read MoreThis was the theme of the first ever workshop, held in Hanoi early June by a Vietnamese non-governmental organisation under a project funded by Sweden. Present at the workshop were …
Workshop: Lesbians – Information Need to be Shared Read MoreDo Ngoc Linh and Ma Thi Thuy Tra, two students of Grade 11 from the northern province of Thai Nguyen, won the First Prize at the 7th National Contest, called …
Vietnamese Teenagers to Join the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Read MoreIn May 2010, a review of eight water supply and sanitation projects which received support from the Danish mixed credits programme in Vietnam concluded that these projects have been successful. …
Danish Mixed Credits for Better Watersupply and Sanitation Read MoreThe Consultative Group mid-year meeting was this year held in Rach Gia, Kien Giang province in the Mekong-delta area. One of the main issues on the agenda in the meeting …
Donors and Government Discuss Development Goals in Vietnam Read MoreThe sound of enthusiastic and excited children was all over Hue last week, when the 3rd Cross Boarder Norway-Vietnam-Lao-Thailand Cup was arranged. – The attendance in this cross boarder tournament …
Football as a Tool for Life Skills Training Read More– It is remarkable to see how fast Quang Tri has developed after the war. The landscape here today is nothing like the moon resembling landscape after the intense bombing …
Norwegians Clearing Cluster Bombs in Quang Tri Read MoreSTX Vietnam Offshore recently handed over the first made-in-Vietnam offshore-vessel named ”Skandi Emerald”. The grand opening of the STX Vietnam offshore shipyard and naming ceremony of the yard’s first vessel, …
First Made-in-Vietnam Offshore Vessel at New Shipyard Read MoreThe Color Club (TCC), a joint venture with support from the Embassy of Denmark has streamlined its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) in providing better vocational education and offering permanent jobs …
The “Danish” Color Club Support Handicapped People Read MoreWith the support of funds from the Finnish Concessional Credit Programme the city of Hai Phong is not as vulnerable to early flooding as it used to be. Similarly the …
Finns Support Improments of Flood Prevention and Power Supply Read MoreA majority of aquaculture farmers have suffered heavy losses due to deadly viral diseases of the popular black tiger shrimp affecting the livelihoods of thousands of rural households. The implementation …
Denmark Helps Vietnamese Shrimp Farmers go Hawaiian Read MoreMany of the Scandinavian Ambassadors in Southeast Asia hope that Denmark, as the only Scandinavian team in the tournament, will win the gold trophy in the FIFA World Cup 2010. …
Ambassadors Predict World Cup Winner Read MoreThe Swedish company C2SAT is making a mark on a global scale. It already has a subsidiary in Singapore and a Business Supporting Office in Shanghai. Now the antenna producing …
C2SAT Signs Distribution Agreement with VMPC Read MoreBeds, frames, tables and tablecloth, kitchen wear and rugs in every possible colour. You name it, August got it. Thanks to him and his UMA-chain, the Vietnamese and expats in …
Swedish August in Hanoi Read MoreTypically, it’s been scientists at state-owned laboratories who’ve researched and sold new rice varieties to farmers. Now it’s Quang Nam province farmers who are taking the lead. With a little …
Vietnamese Farmers sell an improved “Norwegian” Rice Variety to USA Read MoreThe police officially activated the new hotline on June 4th, and according to Colonel Luong Minh Thao, the Deputy Director of the Department of Crime Police, there is a great …
Danish Embassy Helps Fighting Poachers in Vietnam Read MoreVietnam is considered one of the five most lucrative retail markets in the world, and the sector provides good opportunities for Danish products. The Embassy in Hanoi has visited two …
Vietnam´s Lucrative Retail Market Open for Danish Products Read MoreNorway’s ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Ståle Risa, visited Danang Sculpture Center in Non Nuoc (Marble Mountains) village on a roundtrip in Central Vietnam in late May. This village renowned is …
Norway Giving Spirit to Vietnamese Stones Read MoreToday, the 10 ASEAN countries are the third largest trade partner to the EU after the USA and China. It is important for Denmark and other EU countries to put …
Danish Foreign Minister Sees New Opportunities in South East Asia Read MoreA popular SAS Manager is leaving Copenhagen behind and sets out for Thailand. Niels Henrik Hansen has with a varied background and career been appointed Regional Manager of SAS in …
New Regional Manager of SAS Asia Read MoreWith the new Doha-Copenhagen flight, the Danish capital is the second Scandinavian destination for Qatar Airways. Offering daily flights to Stockholm as well, Doha is becoming a central stop over point …
Qatar Airways Now Flies to Denmark Read MoreThe 7th Anti-Corruption Dialogue meeting held on 28 May focused on corruption in the education system. Government and donor representatives, NGOs and media learnt that corruption is so widespread that …
Danish Ambassador: Corruption in Vietnamese Education is a Major Burden on Parents Read MoreWhat started out as a school project quickly turned into an eye opening experience for two Swedish high school girls. They went to Vietnam to experience the differences between school …
Swedish Girls Study School Systems in Vietnam Read MoreNghe An province has approx. 5000 small fishing vessels, but the majority of them loose part of the value of their catch due to on-board deterioration before landing at the …
Danida Supporting Access to High Value Fish Markets Read MoreHenrik Friis is a busy man. As the Managing Director of Dantherm Filtration Ltd in Bangkok, he is responsible for the production and sales of filters produced by almost 100 …
Making Asia a Better Place to Breathe Read More