Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A national programme to respond to climate change will require VND2 trillion (US$121.2 million) to provide climate change scenarios from 2009-15. This was revealed at a workshop on climate …
Danida Will Provide $40 Million To Climate Forecasts Read MoreMaersk Line announced plans to implement another rate increase for the trade from Southeast Asia and South Asia to Australia, effective Nov. 1, as part of a rate restoration program.In …
Maersk Hikes Asia-Ausstralia Rates Read MoreAfter an extensive operation The police has arrested a 55-year-old Dane for a four-year-old murder committed on the island of Funen, writes the Danish tabloid BT. During a violent robbery …
Arrested For Murder Of A Vietnamese Man Read MoreDanish supermarket chains has sold fruits from Vietnam which contents of poison residues exceeding the maximum residue limits on how much fruits may contain. It was the supermarkets which found pesticide …
Warning Against Pesticide-fruits Read MoreMogens Sørensen, the head of investigations at the Copenhagen police station in Bellahøj, Denmark, will be liaison officer for the five Nordic countries and coordinate investigations in Southeast Asia and …
New Scandinavian Police Coordinator Read More“Supportive” is finalising a US$ 15mil deal to supply toys to IKEA. The malaysiaan toy producer already has a plant in Taman Ria Jaya Industrial Estate, Sungai Petani, which also …
New “IKEA” Factory In Vietnam Read MoreA delegation of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) led by VJA Vice President Le Quoc Trung paid a week-long visit to Norway.During their stay abroad, the journalists met for working …
Vietnamese Journalists Visit Norway Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi Chancery Opening hours:08.30-12.00 & 13.00 – 16.30 Monday – Friday Address:Royal Norwegian Embassy10th Floor, Block B, Vincom City Towers, 191 Ba Trieu StreetHanoi, Vietnam. Tel: …
New Phonenumbers At The Royal Norwegian Embassy Read MoreIFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the International Labour Organization today launched the Better Work Vietnam program to improve working conditions for more than 700,000 workers in …
IFC And ILO Launch “Better Work Vietnam” Read MoreThe course will also provide trainees with knowledge on economic development combined with environmental protection in ethnic minority areas and an overview of national and local political and socio-economic situations. …
Norway Improve Ethnic Women Leadership Read MoreIn order to comply with Swedish regulation changes have now been implemented regarding the application procedure for visa and residence permits for Sweden.As of 1 October 2008 all visa and …
New procedures for Visa and Residence Permits Read MoreDuring the President of the Republic of Finland Ms. Tarja Halonen’s official visit to Vietnam in February 2008, she also visited some old and new development cooperation projects in Minh …
President Inspired A Vietnamese Artist Read MoreWith Danish support ActionAid Vietnam promotes grassroots level involvement in monitoring progress in Public Administrative Reforms (PAR) and assists poor people access information about government services in Lai Chau, Dien …
Kiosks Take Reforms Closer To The People Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark recently organized a workshop to raise climate change awareness and climate proof the sector programme support in Vietnam. The latest report from the International Panel on …
Climate Proofing Sector Programmes Read More31 provinces will in 2009 benefit from the ongoing joint donors (Danida, AusAID and the Netherlands) support to the Vietnamese National Target Programme II for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation …
Support To Water And Sanitation Read MoreYesterday October 6 2008 was the first day of a visit of about 20 Danish companies in Vietnam. The Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi is sponsoring the visit, which objective …
Danish Companies Visit Vietnam in Search of Business Partners Read MoreDenmark get 90,000 visa applications every year. The Danish Foreign of foreign affairs has “privatized” preliminary investigations of visa applicants from India and Russia. The last six months, The Danish Foreign …
Subcontractors Screen Visa Applications Read MoreThe Southeast Asian Growth tiger Vietnam is becoming a magnet for IT firms from the West. A unique combination of very low salaries – 30 % lower than in India …
IT Industries Can Find Gold Read MoreDenmark’s BankInvest Private Equity New Markets Group (BankInvest) will become a 20 percent shareholder of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Son Kim Fashion Corporation (SKF).To this effect, a strategic partnership …
Danish BankInvest Partners With Fashion Company In Vietnam Read MoreDanish design, performance, safety and health and foreign aid combined, in a synthesis of a project that the Aalborg based lamp manufactory Nordlux has started in cooperation with a Vietnamese …
Nordlux Combine Business And Social Responsibility Read MoreA delegation of 20 Danish enterprises operating in the fields of construction materials, printing and packaging will visit Vietnam from October 6-11 to seek business opportunities.According to the Danish Embassy …
Danish Businesses Interested In Vietnamese Market Read MoreDuring this year’s annual review, Denmark and Vietnam found that projects under the Danish Mixed Credit scheme have been experiencing long and slow processing time. In order to speed up …
Agreement To Speed Up Approval Process For The Danish Mixed Credits In Vietnam Read MoreOn the 15th of September, the deadline for the CDEF was reached. The CDEF board will meet on the 8th of October to decide grant support to contemporary art in …
15 Have Applied For Grant Support From The Cultural And Exchange Fund Read MoreThe Danida funded twinning project between Vietnam TBT Office and Danish Standards hosted a stakeholder seminar the 3rd of September in Hanoi in order to strengthen the ties to the …
Cooperation Between TBT Vietnam Office And Business Associations In Bloom Read MoreMobile phone maker Nokia and its official distributor in Vietnam Thursday signed a memorandum to enhance the partnership between the two companies by the end of 2009. According to …
Nokia, Local Distributor Enhance Cooperation Read MoreA seminar opened in Hanoi recently with the aim of improving the skills of trade unionists involved in negotiating and signing collective labour agreements. To protect labourers’ interests, the …
Trade Unionists Hone Negotiation Skills At Seminar Read MoreThe trend is clear. It is called “China Plus One”, writes the Danish newspaper ErvervsBladet.dk. The rising wage pressures in China, Danish firms are forced to move some of …
Vietnam Is The New China Read MoreSweden supports the project “Relief and Rehabilitation Support in Phu Tho Province, Vietnam” with a total amount of SEK 2.4 million, according to a statement from the embassy September 22, …
Flood Victims Vietnam Get Support From Sweden Read MoreHanoi Telecommunications has confirmed that as from October 5, 2008, all fixed telephones in the city will be 8 digits, instead of the current 7 digits. When dialing a number …
New Telephone Numbers In Vietnam Read MoreThe Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has signed an agreement on technical support for reforming business registration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and the Royal Norwegian …
Foreign Organisations Support Reform Read MoreThe Danish International Development Agency (Danida) Board in Copenhagen has just approved a new climate change programme of approximately US $ 40 million for Vietnam in its climate change adaptation …
Denmark Grants US $ 40 Million For Climate Change Programme Read MoreSweden’s national television has released what it claims is previously unpublished film footage of US Republican Party Presidential Candidate John McCain leaving North Vietnam following his release from a prisoner …
Swedish Television Finds Unique McCain Footage Read MoreThe Finnish Government has contributed US$300 million to Vietnam’s rural poverty alleviation programme in the second phase lasting from 2006-2010. The Vietnamese Government is calling for almost VND 13 trillion …
Finland Funds $US300 Millions In Rural Poverty Reduction Read MoreWith Danish support regulations of forest tree planting material have been improved. In three workshops held in Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam, the effects of the regulations have been evaluated, …
Improved Forest Regulations Benefits All Provinces Read MoreThree Vietnamese writers and artists Ms. Ngoc Anh, Ms. Ta Thi Huong Ly and Mr. Ta Huy Long from Kim Dong Publishing House will participate in the international children book …
Three Vietnamese Writers And Artists Will Visit Denmark Read MoreA new Danish grant of 3.6 million USD to MRC Fisheries Programme in 2009-2010 will enable the MRC to continue to facilitate sustainable development of fisheries in the Mekong River …
Danish Grant Keeps Mekong River Commission Afloat Read MoreBands from Sweden and Norway and up to forty-five artists from Asia and Europe will attend the 2008 international music festival in Vietnam named Cracking Bamboo which will be held …
Scandinavian Bands Take Part In International Music festival In Vietnam Read MoreNearly 200 key officials of national and local blind associations nationwide attended a seminar on “IT application and job opportunities for blind people” held in central Da Nang City on …
Sida Support Seminar On IT And Employment For Blind People Read MoreThe turnout at this week’s seminar on “HIV/AIDS awareness at the workplace” far surpassed expectations. The Embassy of Denmark organised the two seminars held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh …
Participants From More Than 40 Companies Took Part In Danish HIV/ Aids Seminar Read MoreAker Solutions, the Norwegian international oil and gas engineering service company, opened a new operation centre in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, yesterday. Located within the State-owned base …
Aker Solutions Sets Up New Base In Vietnam Read MoreA new eGSM network (Electronic Global System for Mobile Communication) worth US$600 million with more than 5,000 base transceiver stations is currently being installed, Hanoi Telecom said at a contract …
Hanoi Telecom, Ericsson and Huawei Ink Network Deal Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark today announced the ten most talented artists who have been selected to perform at the final competition of the annual Talent Prize 2008 for the performing …
Finalists For The Performance Art Talent Prize 2008 Selected Read MoreSwedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson announced on Monday the signing of a $450 million deal to help Hanoi Telecom’s modernize its mobile network in Vietnam.Ericsson said the three-year managed …
Ericsson Lands Major Deal in Vietnam Read MoreRapid industrialisation has left a dirty footprint on the nation’s once pristine environment. “Air pollution in Vietnam, particularly in urban areas such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, is …
Danish Embassy: Environment goes up in smoke Read MoreNew studies performed by Doctors from Denmark and Singapore in collaboration shows for the first time, that long term use of incense increases the risk of developing cancers of the …
Burning Incense Increases Risk of Respiratory Tract Cancers Read MoreWith growth rate of 60-70% a year, the highest in Asia, the Vietnamese mobile phone market has become an attractive destination for foreign telecom groups. Ola Ree, chief of Norway’s …
Mobile phone market attractive to foreign investors Read MoreTore Naerland and his friends from the Bike For Peace organisation will now push their pedals harder than ever before to get trough with the group’s biggest event, a double …
Bike For Peace Launch Doubletrip To Thailand And Vietnam Read MoreIt’s getting tougher, and more expensive, to get a Norwegian passport. Starting September 1, 2008 persons applying for Norwegian citizenship will have to prove their proficiency in the Norwegian language. …
Norway Toughens Rules For Citizenship Read MoreCare Danmark, the Danish branch of the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere humanitarian agency, and Dong Energy have entered into a collaboration agreement on the development of energy projects, …
Dong Energy, Care To Collaborate On Climate Projects In Vietnam Read MoreThe Da Nang Centre for Tourism Promotion asked the Finnish Embassy to help tourism companies in Da Nang reach Finnish tourist by introducing them to Finnish tourism companies. According to …
Da Nang Centre Ask Finland To Help In Tourism Read More