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The Vietnamese Government has again strongly demonstrated its resolve to combat corruption and ensure transparency by a variety of means through its organisation of the fourth anti-corruption dialogue with donors …
Swedish Help To Figth Corruption Read MoreOverseas Vietnamese singers are not only popular in Vietnamese communities but also with native Europeans. Vietnamese Swedish singer Alice Svensson has also caught the attention of local audiences when she …
Vietnamese Swedish Singer Caught The Attention Read MoreAccording to the Danish Embassy in Vietnam, around 60% of Vietnamese people depend on underground water resources. Due to overexploitation, the underground water level is decreasing and threatening the stability …
Danish Embassy: Vietnam Facing Water Shortage Read MoreThe epic tale of “The Descendant of Mon Man” (The Descendant of the Fairy and the Dragon), a cultural cooperation project between Finland and Vietnam, debuted in Hanoi on Nov. …
Finnish Vietnamese Epic Debuts In Hanoi Read More“Inspiration from Bronze Drum” is the name of an exhibition taking place from November 27-30 by Vietnamese Swedish painter Van Duong Thanh in Hanoi. The exhibition features 20 large-sized paintings, …
Swedish Van Duong Thanh’s Open Exhibition Read MoreThe Tuoi Tre Youth Theatre will hold 100 free performances for 80,000 children between now and the end of this year. “Children’s Voice” is a joint project between the Youth …
Education Through Theatre Read MoreCelenia Software, a Danish company offering partner services and add-on products to independent software vendors and resellers in Microsoft Dynamics, has opened a new development centre in Ho Chi Minh …
New Celenia Development Centre In Vietnam Read MoreChristmas is approaching and in Ho Chi Minh City the Nordic Community is looking forward to the annual Christmas Party, which is organized by Nordcham, the Nordic Chamber of Commerce. …
Nordic Christmas Party In HCMC Read MoreThree documentary films about Long Bien Bridge, shot by Vietnamese and Danish film-makers, will be presented to Hanoian audiences at the National Cinema Centre on November 30. The event is …
Films About Long Bien Bridge Introduced Read MoreNorwegian group Roxar and the Hanoi Mining and Geology University has signed an agreement on oil exploitation technology transfer and human resource training for the oil and gas industry. Under …
Norwegian´s Train Oil And Gas Personnel Read MoreBorder checks at Finland’s internal borders will be reinstated owing to the security measures during the OSCE meetings to be held in Helsinki 4–5 December. Under Article 2.2 of …
Finland: Checks At Internal Borders To Be Reinstated Read MoreChanges in individual perception towards their rights and increasing accessibility to legal aid for the poor and the vulnerable groups in Vietnam are among the findings during a field trip …
Focus Has Shifted Away From The Poor Read MoreThe month-long campaign includes banners along main streets in Hanoi, demonstrations by bicyclists, and documentary films on television. The program is being implemented under the Sea Turtle Protection project …
Sea-turtle Awareness Campaign Take Off Read MoreThe Anti-Corruption Dialogue will be held at the Horison Hotel in Hanoi on 28 November, 2008 from 8.00 to 12.30. The dialogue will hear the update of results and challenges …
Sweden To Co-chair Anti-Corruption Dialogue Read MoreThe Danish Embassy, in conjunction with the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music are to host a Music Management training course from December 1-12 in a bid to help …
Denmark Helps Develop Event Management Skills Read MoreThe Asian round of the 33rd Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM/ICPC) will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from November 20-23. The Vietnam Association for …
…And The Winner Will Go To Sweden Read MoreEricsson claims it will take over the operations of HT Mobile when the network finishes switching from CDMA technology to GSM one. The telecom firm announced the plan at a …
Ericsson To Take Over HT Mobile Read MoreAfter several years of struggle to get investments in a Vietnamese quarry back, the time has arrived when the former boxer Kim Brix Andersen throw the towel into the ring. Kim Brix Andersen …
Dane Abandon Millions In Vietnam Read MoreScandAsia is curently being targetted by one or more spammers, posting mostly garbage comments after many of our articles. We are not sure if the websites which some of the …
ScandAsia Under Spam Attack Read MoreVietnam and Sweden have agreed to adopt an equal partnership in healthcare in place of the aid recipient-donor relationship which has existed for 40 years. The shift aims to …
Swedish Donor Becomes Equal Partner Read MoreSwedish Secretary of Health and Social Affairs Karin Johansson emphasised her Government’s interest in the child adoption issue in Vietnam and offered help to the Southeast Asian country in ratifying …
Sweden Offers Help In Adoption Dispute Read MoreNew Danish grant to the Mekong River Commission Fisheries Programme enables the MRC to fast-track work on assessing impacts to fisheries of hydro power projects which currently threatens the survival …
18 Million DKK To The Mekong River Read MoreWith assistance from international consultants steel and iron industries in Vietnamese provinces will be audited with a view to optimizing the production and making it more environmentally friendly. As …
Denmark Support Vietnamese Steel And Iron Industries Read MoreThe Lam Dong province of Vietnam has primarily sold its production of artichoke, tea and vegetables at low prices in the domestic market. With the support from Danida funded Business …
Farmers Getting Help To Export Read MoreNearly 20 prominent Vietnamese software and ICT sector companies visited Finland at the end of October in order to get a better understanding of the ICT sector in Finland as …
Vietnamese IT Looking For Finnish Partners Read MoreState Secretary Karin Johansson from the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, accompanied by a business delegation visits Vietnam 11-14 November 2008. The purpose of the visit is …
State Secretary To Explore Partner Cooperation Read MoreRecently 7 three of the Embassy´s local staff, Programme Officer Ms Dung, Ass Consular and Migration Officer Ms Nhung and former Ass Migration Officer Mr Khai were awarded the Badge …
Medals Awarded At The Embassy Read MoreIntense discussions about the tasks and roles of a national bar association took place when the Danish and Swedish bar associations met with Vietnamese lawyers and officials for a two-day …
A National Bar Association In The Making Read MoreThe German and Danish governments have committed to providing a total of 7.73 million US dollars to support the work of the Mekong River Commission (MRC).Agreements to this effect were …
Denmark Support Mekong Projects Read MoreA seminar on the treatment of garbage and the use of alternative fuels in cement production was held in Hanoi on Nov. 7 by the Vietnam Cement Corporation (Vicem) and …
Greener Cement From Waste Read MoreHeavy rain has caused major floodings in northen and central Vietnam during the last week. The weather forecast is predicting more rain during Thursday and Friday. Some areas in …
Heavy Rain In Northern And Central Vietnam Read MoreThe Government decided on 23 October 2008 not to extend the Agreement between Sweden and Vietnam on Mutual Cooperation concerning Adoption. The decision is based on information that has …
Agreement Not Extended Read MoreDue to unspecified problems, the 2nd Vietnam and International Contemporary Music Festival will begin on October 28 and finish in December. Originally, according to the HCM City Conservatory of Music …
Contemporary Music Festival Breaks Down Read MoreThe Vietnam Red Cross signed with the Norwegian Red Cross and multinational company Det Norske Veritas a memorandum of understanding on their pilot implementation of water sanitation and community development …
Norway Help To Improve Water Sanitation Read MoreVietnamese Communist Party authorities are to fire two editors at a national newspaper that published articles critical of the government’s policy, sources at the paper said Wednesday. “What we …
Vietnam Communists Fire Critical Journalists Read MoreHanoi hosted a Vietnam-Sweden business forum Tuesday, the first such event held in Vietnam. The forum, held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), was designed to outline …
First Swedish Business Forum In Vietnam Read MoreSwedish businesses are paying greater attention to the Vietnamese market, said Swedish Ambassador to Viet Nam Rolf Bergman at a Viet Nam–Sweden business networking forum yesterday. The event, part …
Swedish Firms In Singapore Visit Vietnam Read MoreDenmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström in a USD 569m deal. Lloyd’s List reports that Denmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström, …
Maersk Taking Over Swedish Broström Read MoreNhan Dan Online- Pham Van Truong, a agraduate from Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts College won the first prize of the Performance Art Talent Prize held by the Embassy of Denmark …
“Question Marks” Won Talent Prize 2008 Read MoreNorway has turned back to winter (astronomical) time, which means that all clocks should be switched back by 60 minutes at 3:00 CEST on Sunday, October 26, 2008.
Norway Switch To Winter Time Read MoreNha Trang and Soai Rap shipbuilders under the Vinashin Business Group have recently signed a US$142-million contract to build four cargo ships for Norway’s Calypso Group. The two builders each …
Vinashin To Build Four Ships To Norway Read MoreAt 4.00 am on Sunday morning, October 26 Finns turned their clocks back one hour to mark the end of summer time and the beginning of winter time-keeping. In …
Winter Time Is Back In Finland Read MoreDenmark And Sweden has turned back to winter (astronomical) time, which means that all clocks should be switched back by 60 minutes at 3:00 CEST on Sunday, October 26. …
EU Switch To Winter Time Read MoreFinpro Vietnam’s Country Manager, Kieu Phuong is happy about the new location. What is most exciting though is the increased interest in Vietnam among the Finnish business. This interest is …
New Finpro Location In Hanoi Read MoreThe B2B Joint Venture between Segmenta A/S and CMC Corp. has been signed a partnership agreement with SAP Asia Pacific making them official partner to provide SAP All-in-One solutions on …
New B2B Appointment In Vietnam Read MoreKhanh Hoa Province is a coastal province of South Central Vietnam. With its central location, the province has large possibilities of developing its economy based on the export potential of …
Support To Small And Medium Sized Firms Read MoreOn October the 25th the Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi will present 10 performance pieces in the Final Competition – Talent Prize Performance Art 2008 at 19:30, Saturday, 25 October …
Talent Final In Hanoi Read MoreThe Swedish government plans to halt adoptions of children from Vietnam citing concerns over corruption and fears that the child’s best interests don’t always come first. “It’s a really tough …
Sweden Stop Vietnameese Adoptions Read MoreSweden and the European Union has labelled Vietnam’s jailing of an anti-corruption journalist as “an attack on the freedom of expression”. The Presidency of the Council of the European Union …
Slams Jailing Of Vietnam Reporter Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador to Viet Nam will be present at the donation ceremony, which takes place in Ho Chi Minh City on November 11th. ScanCom International and the Danish Vietnamese …
ScanCom International Donates USD 10,000 Read More