IT Industries Can Find Gold
The 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 MoreDanish BankInvest Partners With Fashion Company In Vietnam
Denmark’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 MoreNordlux Combine Business And Social Responsibility
Danish 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 MoreDanish Businesses Interested In Vietnamese Market
A 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 MoreAgreement To Speed Up Approval Process For The Danish Mixed Credits In Vietnam
During 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 More15 Have Applied For Grant Support From The Cultural And Exchange Fund
On 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 MoreCooperation Between TBT Vietnam Office And Business Associations In Bloom
The 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 MoreNokia, Local Distributor Enhance Cooperation
Mobile 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 MoreTrade Unionists Hone Negotiation Skills At Seminar
A 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 MoreVietnam Is The New China
The 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 MoreFlood Victims Vietnam Get Support From Sweden
Sweden 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 MoreNew Telephone Numbers In Vietnam
Hanoi 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 MoreForeign Organisations Support Reform
The 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 MoreDenmark Grants US $ 40 Million For Climate Change Programme
The 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 MoreSwedish Television Finds Unique McCain Footage
Sweden’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 MoreFinland Funds $US300 Millions In Rural Poverty Reduction
The 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 MoreParticipants From More Than 40 Companies Took Part In Danish HIV/ Aids Seminar
The 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 MoreImproved Forest Regulations Benefits All Provinces
With 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 Will Visit Denmark
Three 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 MoreDanish Grant Keeps Mekong River Commission Afloat
A 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 MoreScandinavian Bands Take Part In International Music festival In Vietnam
Bands 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 MoreSida Support Seminar On IT And Employment For Blind People
Nearly 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 MoreAker Solutions Sets Up New Base In Vietnam
Aker 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 MoreHanoi Telecom, Ericsson and Huawei Ink Network Deal
A 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 MoreFinalists For The Performance Art Talent Prize 2008 Selected
The 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 MoreEricsson Lands Major Deal in Vietnam
Swedish 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 MoreDanish Embassy: Environment goes up in smoke
Rapid 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 MoreBurning Incense Increases Risk of Respiratory Tract Cancers
New 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 MoreMobile phone market attractive to foreign investors
With 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 MoreBike For Peace Launch Doubletrip To Thailand And Vietnam
Tore 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 MoreNorway Toughens Rules For Citizenship
It’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 MoreDong Energy, Care To Collaborate On Climate Projects In Vietnam
Care 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 MoreDa Nang Centre Ask Finland To Help In Tourism
The 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 MoreHuge Increase In Danish Investments In Vietnam
IFU, The Industrial Fund for Developing countries, recently signed one more agreement with a Danish company, to set up the production of alternative energy in southern Vietnam. In addition, the …
Huge Increase In Danish Investments In Vietnam Read MoreA Danish And A Vietnamese Man Is Indicted For Hashish Nurseries And Hard Drugs
Vietnamese man charged in large narco trail by the court in the Danish town Odense. The Plant that is on the agenda when the court in Odense in the …
A Danish And A Vietnamese Man Is Indicted For Hashish Nurseries And Hard Drugs Read MoreLundin Petroleum Slumps To Six-Month Low
Lundin Petroleum AB, Sweden‘s largest oil explorer, with new licenses in Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia plunged to a six-month low in Stockholm trading after second-quarter profit missed estimates and …
Lundin Petroleum Slumps To Six-Month Low Read MoreExpensive Oil Could Stop Finns Going To Asia
If the oil price of oil stays where it is, Finns would no longer fly to Thailand or other Asian Countries for warmth during their holidays. People would not be …
Expensive Oil Could Stop Finns Going To Asia Read MoreMore Than 10 Swedes Stuck In Vietnamese Floods
At least 12 Swedes is stuck in the flood in Vietnamese province of Lao Cai, but they are all doing relatively well. Renée Peyron, the embassy secretary at the …
More Than 10 Swedes Stuck In Vietnamese Floods Read MoreExotissimo Travel on Facebook
The travel agency Exotissimo Travel has made a group on Facebook. The purpose is to make a forum, where Exotissimo travelers can connect and exchange experiences. There will also be …
Exotissimo Travel on Facebook Read MoreDanish Project Brings Success to Vietnamese Farmers
The Danish International Development Agency launched their US$1.7 million Development of Ethnic Groups Community programme in Vietnam in 2006. The project takes sustainable farm methods to ethnic communities. Hoa Binh, …
Danish Project Brings Success to Vietnamese Farmers Read MoreNorway Funding Vietnam’s Business Registration Reform
Norway and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will fund US$5.2 million to help Vietnam accelerate business administration reform, according to the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam. Under an agreement …
Norway Funding Vietnam’s Business Registration Reform Read MoreSwedish Expat Receives Retroactive Child Allowance after Verdict in High Court of Sweden
If you’re having children while studying abroad, you are still entitled to child allowance. The rule also applies to diplomats, state-employees and social security workers.This was decided by the High …
Swedish Expat Receives Retroactive Child Allowance after Verdict in High Court of Sweden Read MoreSummer Camp For Overseas Vietnamese Held In Finland
The Overseas Vietnamese Association in Finland in co-ordination with the Vietnamese Embassy has held a 2008 summer camp in Tampere city for members of Vietnamese families living and studying in …
Summer Camp For Overseas Vietnamese Held In Finland Read MoreMedals Presented To Minister Lennart Nordström
The Head of the Development Cooperation Section at the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, Minister Lennart Nordström was thanked for his contributions over the past years to the development cooperation …
Medals Presented To Minister Lennart Nordström Read MoreDanske Bank Hosts Seminar about Vietnam
Danske Bank is hosting a seminar about Vietnam at the Copenhagen Admiral Hotel on 7 October 2008. The purpose is to give an insight in the Vietnamese market to companies …
Danske Bank Hosts Seminar about Vietnam Read MoreVietnam’s Ha Long Shipbuilding Launches New Danish Designed Vessel
The Ha Long Shipbuilding Company launched a 53,000-tonne ship in northern Quang Ninh province on July 30. The ship, called AP-DRZIC-HL05, is one of a series of 53,000-tonne ships that …
Vietnam’s Ha Long Shipbuilding Launches New Danish Designed Vessel Read MoreLocal Radio In Asia For And With The People
Swedish Peder Gustafsson has a passion. He loves radio and is very good at it. So good, that he took care of the development of all programmes in the Swedish …
Local Radio In Asia For And With The People Read MoreMaersk Line Will Deploy Larger Vessels
The global container shipping traffic is expected to grow by five to six percent while the traffic between Asia and Europe is expected to grow by eight percent. Maersk …
Maersk Line Will Deploy Larger Vessels Read MoreFamily Reunification: Rejected Couples May Get Compensation
Danish-foreign couples, who have received incorrect or unclear guidance on family reunification, could get compensation for the economic losses they have suffered following the wrong advice on EU laws. …
Family Reunification: Rejected Couples May Get Compensation Read MoreDanish Immigration Puts All Cases On Hold
The Danish Immigration Service is trying to get an overview of the impact of an EU Court ruling this past Friday which might make it easier for families to seek reunification …
Danish Immigration Puts All Cases On Hold Read More