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The HCM City University of Technology and Norway-based Roxar group signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation in HCM City on may the 19th. The ceremony was attended by …
Norwegian group to assist Vietnamese university in building lab Read MoreNorway has made a book donation to the National Library of Vietnam to set up a temporary book display in recognition of the May 17 Constitution Day. The set of …
Norway donates books to National Library of Vietnam Read MoreNorway has been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council together with the US. “I am pleased that Norway has now been elected as a member of …
Norway elected to UN Human Rights Council Read MoreFamous compositions from the Finnish composer J.J.C. Sibelius , including Finlandia and Valse Triste, will be performed by the rewarded Finnish musicians violoncellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Rait Karm at …
Finnish musicians play Sibelius in Hanoi Read MoreA week of celebrating Swedish literature in Vietnam has opened at the East-West Culture and Language Centre in Hanoi on May 18, with the debut a selected collection of Swedish …
Swedish literature week in Vietnam Read MoreA new website for Nordcham in Hanoi was presented at the Annual General Meeting of Nordcham held on Thursday 7 May 2009 at Press Club in Hanoi. The Hanoi Branch …
Nordcham Hanoi Launches New Website Read MoreState authorities should establish a mechanism to automatically and actively provide important information to people, according to a conference held in the capital yesterday.Mats Ottosson, the Swedish embassy’s controller and …
Swede advises increased public access to information in Vietnam Read MoreAll seven high fever cases suspected of having the A/H1N1 flu in Vietnam, including a Danish person, have been confirmed of being negative for the A/H1N1 flu, the online newspaper …
Swine-flu suspected Dane in HCM-city tested negative Read MoreAccording to The Jakata Post, at the annual meeting at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bali, the members from developed countries, primary the scandinavian group, have asked the bank to channel …
Scandinavia wants’ climate and clean energy while Southeast Asia wants’ development funds Read MoreSwedish telecom equipment manufacturer, Ericsson announced its Q1 financial results recording net profits of 1.8 billion Swedish kronor (about USD 223 million). The Q1 result is a 30 percent decline when …
Ericsson Busy in Indonesia and Vietnam Read MoreA workshop on art funding was held in Hanoi on April 23 and 24 by the Danish Embassy in Hanoi in co-ordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism …
Denmark helps Vietnam develop culture and art Read MoreNorway will grant US$1.8 million toward building the One UN House, an eco-friendly office for 16 United Nations organizations in Vietnam. Visiting Norwegian State Secretary for International Development, Håkon Gulbrandsen, …
Norway funds $1.8 million for UN eco-office in Hanoi Read MoreAccording to VietNamNet Bridge King Harald V of Norway has praised Vietnam’s great achievements in economy, the open-door foreign policy and international integration process. Receiving Vietnamese Ambassador to Norway Vu …
Vietnamese ambassador presents credentials to King Harald Read MoreSweden has set to prioritise environment and climate change issues in its 2009-13 cooperation with Vietnam, Swedish officials said at a seminar on “sustainable development and climate change” in Hanoi …
Vietnam and Sweden in climate debate Read MoreA modern library is to open at the Law University in Ho Chi Minh City on April 18 as part of the a project to strengthen legal education in Vietnam …
Sweden assists law and gender training in HCM City Read MoreRepresentatives of Stockholm University and the Swedish group Bactiguard said they are eager to work with Vietnam on healthcare issues – including the son of olof Palme. Professor of Economics …
Olof Palme’s son combats hospital infections in Hanoi Read MoreDanish photographer Cathrine Dolleris exhibits Vietnamese experiences through “In the eyes of women…” exhibition in Hanoi from April 17 to 28. Being held at the Vietnam Fine Art Association’s office, …
Danish artist captures Vietnamese women’s lives Read MoreThe vacation-expenses on the trip to Thailand have lowered a bit this spring. An official statement from the Thai immigration office states that “All foreigners who apply for Tourist Visa …
Free tourist visa to Thailand Read MoreThe Copenhagen Royal Choir will have a performance at Hanoi Opera House during the evening of May 11th. Established in 1924, the choir has become one of the most outstanding …
Copenhagen Royal Choir to perform in Vietnam Read MoreVietnamese and Danish are attending a workshop to find ways to fund arts and culture in Hanoi the two-day workshop describes itself as a forum for dialogue, discussion and sharing …
Danish-Vietnamese workshop on arts funding Read MoreA week of Finnish film in Vietnam will begin in Hanoi on April 28 as part of a series of cultural cooperation activities between Vietnam and Finland. Announcing the Finnish …
Finland expands cultural cooperation with Vietnam Read MoreDanish brewery Carlsberg sees Asia as a key driver of growth for the brewery in the medium to long term, said president and chief executive officer Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen to …
Asia saves Carlsberg’s economy Read MoreFifty art teachers in primary schools nationwide will receive training to improve their teaching skills in 2009-2010 with funding from the Danish government. The training is part of a DKK …
Denmark funds training for Vietnamese art teachers Read MoreThe Norwegian government has pledged 1.8 million USD toward the building of the Green One UN House in Vietnam. The grant agreement was signed in Hanoi on Apr. 15 between …
Norway helps build Green One UN House in Vietnam Read MoreThe Finish Embassy in Hanoi has announced, that it will finance two projects capitalised at 460,000 Euros to help correct and prevent climate change in Vietnam. The first project is …
Finland helps Vietnam cope with climate change Read MoreDanish ceramist Michael Geertsen has joined the project with his own 50 metre ceramic mural located on the slope in front of Hang Than Street in Hanoi. “It’s an excellent …
Danish mosaic in Hanoi Read More“The Finnish development policy programme provides a solid foundation for responding the current development policy challenges: the economic crisis, the food crisis and the climate change,” says Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Director …
The Finnish development policy responds to the challenges in Vietnam Read MoreThe crew on MV Longchamp, a gas tanker on it way from Norway to Vietnam, who were hijacked by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa in January was released …
Pirate-Hijacked Filipinos and Indonesian on Norway-Vietnam Tanker Released Read MoreAs part of a Danish-funded project to promote free press, mass media training course held in the northern province of Quang Ninh in the weekend for representatives from more than …
DANIDA Supports Training of Vietnamese Journalists Read MoreAccording to a new survey from the official Danish bureau of statistics (DST) the Vietnamese and the Thais immigrants in Denmark is the best to find work of the entire …
Vietnamese and Thais are Best at Getting Jobs in Denmark Read MoreLe Tan Sitek, a Norwegian-based Vietnamese architect, has published a book on s book entitled Mot Minh Tren Duong (Alone on the road). Le Tan Sitek was born in 1939 …
Norwegian-Vietnamese Publishes Book on East Asian Culture Read MoreNorwegian Aker Yards and Singapore-based Amanda Group are establishing a shipyard in the form of a joint venture in Vung Tau in Vietnam, where Norway’s Aker Yards will own 70 …
Aker Yards goes to Vietnam Read MoreWarships of Denmark and Turkey timely prevented an attack from pirates to a cargo ship of Vietnam on Aden Bay on March 15, said the Turkish Chief of naval staff.According …
Vietnamese Cargo Saved From Pirates by Denmark Read MoreIt is not so often you see the old Nordic Vikings so far away from the Arctic Circle, but on March 14, 2009 they arrived in Saigon! Suddenly the Vietnamese …
Lively VIKING FEST 2009 in Saigon Read MoreA new report by the Swedish-based International Foundation for Science (IFS) finds that Vietnamese scientists require additional funding and improved research environments to meet national development and conservation goals. Young …
Vietnamese Scientists Need Funding Read MoreIn the current global economic crisis, if workers share the burden of responsibility with their employers and vice versa, every problem can be properly resolved. This is the conclusion from …
Norway and Vietnam build industrial relations Read MoreThe Scandinavian churches in Southeast Asia are often a social centre and many Danes grow a keen interest in Buddhism, yoga or tribal religions when they go to the region. …
Are Danish Expatriates More Religious? Read MoreThe finish epic tale of The Descendant of Mon Man is now published in a special Vietnamese version as a cultural cooperation project between Finland and Vietnam. The project, sponsored …
Kalevala – Now in Vietnamese Read MoreAmnesty International in Stavanger celebrated the International Day of Freedom of Speech by realising hundreds for balloons into the air in memory of the many people around the world – …
Balloons for Vietnamese Political Prisoners Read MoreA proposal to build an express railway between Vietnam’s two biggest cities has been submitted to the Vietnamese Government for approval. Sweden’s SkeriNova Holding Group outlined the proposed …
SkeriNova Plans Vietnamese Express Train Read MoreA 15 year-old Vietnamese student, Tran Le Hong Lien, has defeated 50 other candidates to win first prize in the Swedish Secondary School Mathematics Competition, according to the …
Vietnamese Wins Swedish Mathematics Competition Read MoreThe Cat Tien national park has signed a 500,000 USD project to develop eco-tourism with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Vietnam and Denmark. The project aims to improve the park’s …
Denmark and Vietnam in Joint Venture to Preserve Cat Tien Read MoreVietnam and Laos signed a cooperative agreement on culture and art in the 2009-2012 period in Hanoi on March 5. Signatories to the document were the Vietnamese Minister of Culture, …
SIDA supports Vietnamese/Lao Cultural Cooperation Read MoreThe Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Prof. Dr. Mai Hong Quy, and the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Peter Lysholt Hansen, officially opened the first Human …
Denmark Builds Vietnamese Human Right Centre Read MoreFinland considers employing Vietnamese workers, says Arto Satonen, head of the Finland Parliament’s Employment and Equality Committee, at a meeting held between Vietnam National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee and Finland …
Finland considers taking in Vietnamese workers Read MoreA 23-year old Vietnamese man is now reunited with his family after having experienced a rather brutal kidnapping.The young Norwegian citizen with Vietnamese roots was kidnapped in his own shop …
Vietnamese Kidnapped in Oslo Read MoreThe Norwegian wholesaler of pipes and pipe components for sanitation systems Brødrene Dahl A/S (The Dahl brothers) are now in the planning phase of constructing two new subsidiaries in Vietnam, …
Brødrene Dahl Plans Vietnamese Branches Read MoreDespite efforts from the authorities in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia the production and distribution of fake malaria medicine still a widespread problem in the region, according to Ib Christian …
Danish Professor Warns About Fake Medicine From Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Read MoreVietnam and Denmark signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Hanoi on March 2 to boost cooperation in labour and employment. Signatories to the MoU were the Danish Minister …
Vietnam and Denmark boost cooperation in labour Read MoreSome “rarely seen” creations including short films by Vietnamese filmmakers will be screened at the 39th Tampere Film Festival in Finland next week. The five-day festival (March 4-8) will show …
Finnish Festival Shows Vietnamese Vintage Films Read More