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The Vietnam Fund in Support of Children granted Phu Dong scholarship to talented children in Hanoi on October 16, 2007 the scholarships were sponsored by Comvik International Vietnam AB-Sweden company. …
Comvik International Vietnam AB-Sweden Firm Sponsored Scholarship for Talented Vietnamese Children Read MoreThe Global Competitiveness Fund (GCF) of the Danish international development agency DANIDA has VND116 billion available to fund feasible projects of Vietnamese firms between now and 2010 as quoted by …
Danish Fund Awaits Vietnamese Firms Read MoreDanish company ScanCom International A/S donated $10,000 on October 11, 2007 to two shelters in Vietnam run by the HCM City Children’s Welfare Foundation for street children.The Little Rose Warm Shelter provides …
Danish Firm Donated $10,000 to Help Homeless Children in Vietnam Read MoreOn October 13, 2007 the opening ceremony of the new Joint Venture Kieler-Nha Vui attracted a great crowd including key players across the development, entrepreneurs and architecture buildings in Vietnam. …
Opening Ceremony of Kieler and Nha Vui in New Danida Supported Architect Joint Venture Read MoreFollowing the great success from last year’s Story Express three Danes and a group of Vietnamese writers and illustrators will once again travel Vietnam to present children’s books. The aim …
Three Danes to Promote Children Literature in Vietnam Read MoreThe Danish-funded Fisheries Sector Programme (FSPS II) is supporting co-management in order to improve the sustainability of the Vietnamese fisheries sector. Activities in Ben Tre province demonstrate what co-management is …
DANIDA Supports Introduction of Co-Management in Vietnam’s Fisheries Sector Read More“When I was young I thought I was going to become the new Beethoven,” said Carsten Lehn, the manager of the sound studio Little Planet with a smile. Until then …
Vietnamese and Danish Sound in a New Joint Venture Read MoreVietnamese consumers can now own their long desired high quality audio and video products. The chances are opened up with a grand entry by Bang & Olufsen on October 9, …
BANG & OLUFSEN Opened Store in Vietnam Read MoreBai Bang Paper Mill’s Traditional Day will be held on November 26, 2007, a special event for all those who involved in the construction of the Mill.Vinh Phuc Pulp and …
Bai Bang Paper Mill – One of Sweden-Vietnam Friendship Icons to be Celebrated Read MoreDenmark has granted 3.000.000 DKK to capacity building activities in the Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) as part of the implementation of the recommendations from an Independent Organisational, Institutional and …
Denmark has granted 3.000.000 DKK to Mekong River Commission Read MoreForty-five photographs taken by the Swedish photographer Eva Lindskog and Le Thiet Cuong are currently on display at the exhibition “Photos of Vietnam: 80-00” at Hanoi’s Gallery 39 Ly Quoc …
Swedish Photographer Held Exhibition in Vietnam Read MoreDanida’s Agriculture and Rural Development Programme is placing innovative research as a powerful tool in development aid in Vietnam.Innovative research differs from other approaches to research since it is a …
Danida’s Innovative Research in Agricultural Programme Read More“People have always asked me to find solutions to the impossible,” said Preben Hansen, the General Secretary of NGO Fontana which runs a treatment program for drug and alcohol addicts …
NGO Fontana – Finding Solutions to the Impossible Read MoreThe Danish funded Fisheries Sector Programme (FSPS II) is supporting the further development of Vietnam’s institutional framework, technical regulations and guidelines to improve traceability and food safety of fish and …
DANIDA Supports Vietnam’s New Technical Regulations for Food Safety Read MoreOriflame is an international cosmetics company selling direct, with sales in 59 countries. This year’s interim report shows that local currency sales in Asia from the second quarter have significantly …
Oriflame Celebrates Strong Growth in Asia Read MoreFrom November 12-16, 2007 the Embassy of Denmark would like to invite the Vietnamese public to experience a week of events highlighting strongholds of Danish culture and sports as well as …
The Danish Embassy in Vietnam Presents “Denmark at It’s Best” Read MoreThe Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr. Hans Gammeltoft-Hansen, is visiting Hanoi on the 16-20 November 2007 to share experiences from the Danish model for dealing with peoples’ petitions with the National …
Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman to Visit Vietnam Read MoreDanida represented by Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen, Programme Officer Nguyen Phuong Lien and Danida advisors Michael Akester, Donald Griffiths and Vincent Martino were awarded commemorative medals by Vice Minister …
Danida Awarded Medal for Contribution to Development of the Vietnamese Fisheries Sector Read More
“Vietnam is developing very fast. You can see it every day in Hanoi. This country is very much oriented towards the Future. It is a chance that Finland has to …
Vietnam Is The Future Read MoreThe World Bank report, “Doing Business in 2008”, ranks 178 economies on the ease of doing business measured by different indicators. The report sums up which economies have the most …
Danish Ambassador Commented on Vietnam’s Improved Business Environment Read MoreOn 27 September, in the presence of representatives from the Ho Chi Minh City authority and the Danish Ambassador, BankInvest Group and Hals Corporation, a leading premium cosmetics and fragrance …
Danish BankInvest Group to Partner with Vietnamese Hals Corporation Read MoreFrom November 12th to November 16th Danish badminton players will make shuttlecocks fly over the streets of Hanoi. This is a part of the week “Denmark At Its Best” which …
Denmark At Its Best Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam ia among other donors that funds a campaign for wearing helmets. As a part of this campaign, music concerts have recently been held to raise …
Danish Embassy Funded Concerts to Promote Wearing Helmets Among Vietnamese Read MoreNokia Corp. plans to use Intel Corp. chips in tablet-style devices that will communicate using a technology known as WIMAX. The companies also agreed to engage in testing to ensure …
Nokia To Use Intel’s Chips in 2008 Read MoreThe Children ombudsman in Sweden and Sida are arranging a course in children’s rights from October first to October 19th for Asian participants. The topics will be HIV/Aids, children in …
Course in Children’s Rights for Asians in Stockholm Read MoreMuch progress has been made on the coverage of clean water supply for the Vietnamese rural population. However, not all the existing water schemes are well functioning. Danida’s support efforts to …
Danida Supports Schemes of Hygienic Water Supply in Vietnam Read MoreOn September 7, 2007 the Danish Embassy in Vietnam has signed an agreement to support the Tax Policy Department, Ministry of Finance to conduct research on how the Law on …
Denmark Supports Research on Possible Impacts of the (Draft) Law on Personal Income Tax Read MoreThe cultural development and exchange fund, CDEF, which is established by the Danish embassy, supports a project of collaboration between some of the best Danish and Vietnamese break-dancers. The dancers will do shows and …
Danish and Vietnamese Break-dancers to Collaborate Read MoreDenmark has joined other donors, together with the World Bank, to co-finance the sixth Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC 6) worth totally 365 million US dollars to support the implementation …
Denmark Provides 61 Million DKK to Support Poverty Reduction in Vietnam Read MoreHanoi-based Thang Long Puppetry Theatre kicked off a water puppetry show on Lake Grona Lund in Stockholm, Sweden on September 20, 2007. The Show was supported by the Vietnamese Embassy …
Vietnam Water Puppetry Visits Sweden Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg A/S has formed a joint venture with state-owned Hanoi Beer & Beverage Corp. to build a brewery in southern Vietnam. As announced on September 19, 2007 The …
Carlsberg Builds New Brewery in Vietnam Read MoreIn order to improve the export and competitiveness of Vietnamese fisheries products, the Danish funded fisheries sector programme (FSPSII) is assisting state authorities and private enterprises in developing strategies for …
DANIDA Supports the Development of Brand Name Strategies in Vietnam’s Fisheries Sector Read MoreThe HCM City-based Asian Trails Co is preparing to receive large groups of European tourists who will come to Viet Nam on regular chartered flights in December.The tour company’s director, …
Vietnam expects more Tourists from Sweden Read MoreDance athletes from Finland, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are expected to troop to the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel grand ballroom on September 22, 2007 as the second International Dancesport …
Dance Athletes Troop to Philippine Read MoreIn a new strategic plan, 32 new seafood processing plants are to be built in the Mekong Delta by 2010 to increase the production of Pangasius (Basa, Tra fish). At …
Danish Companies See Seafood Market Opportunities in Mekong Delta Read MoreThe Danish work wear corporation Mascot International A/S has managed to establish safety conditions of international standards at Mascot’s construction site in Hai Duong province, 50 km from Hanoi. The …
Danish Mascot Safety Project Reduces Accident Rate in Vietnam Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg AS said it entered into a joint venture with state-owned Hanoi beer &Beverage Corp. to build a brewery in southern Vietnam.Carlsberg and Hanoi Beer & Beverage, or …
Carlsberg Formed A Joint Venture With Hanoi Beer & Beverage Read MoreThe Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to replace the duty phone outside working hours for all Danish Embassies by a centralized 24/7 call centre in the Consular Department …
24/7 Call Centre for All Danish Embassies Read MoreAn international company of Danish origin, A P Moller Maersk, has appointed Jesper Praestensgaard as chief executive for Maersk in Southeast Asia where he will implement and execute the global …
Maersk’s New Chief Executive for Southeast Asia Read MoreVimpelcom is to set up a mobile services joint venture in Vietnam and will invest up to $1 billion in a GSM mobile network there over the next few years. …
Vimpelcom Sets up Mobile Venture in Vietnam Read MoreVietnamese writers, including Ho Anh Thai, Nguyen Thi Thu Hue, and Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, will travel to Sweden for the Gothenburg International Book Fair 2007 which held from mid-September to …
Vietnamese Writers to Participate in Swedish Book Fair Read MoreAt a workshop jointly held by the Vietnamese Construction Ministry and the Finnish Foreign Ministry in Ha Noi on September 12, 2007 the two sides agreed to discuss a future …
Finland Aids Vietnam in Water Improvements Read MoreA joint venture company between the Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) and Finland ’s Macgregor group has been licensed to begin operating in the Vihashin-Shinec industrial zone in the …
Finland to do Business with Vietnam’s Shipbuilding Industry Read MoreFinnish cargo-handling solutions provider Cargotec Corporation’s Kalmar subsidiary has received an order for 10 more E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Saigon Newport Company (SNP) in Vietnam.The RTGs will be …
Vietnam Terminal Orders 10 More Finnish Kalmar Cranes Read MoreThe issue that Finland will further help Vietnam upgrade safe water supply systems in small towns throughout the country was being discussed at a workshop jointly held by the Vietnamese …
Future Cooperation Between Finland And Vietnam Read MoreThe board of ODIM in Norway has resolved to establish a facility in Vung Tau, Vietnam for assembly and testing of automated handling solutions, as a follow up of the …
Norway’s Board of ODM Establish A Facility in Vietnam Read MoreThe Norwegian Government will provide 3.36 million USD for the second phase of a project on compiling Viet Nam‘s Fisheries Law and other related legal documents, and bringing these laws …
Norway Helps Vietnam Bring Fisheries Law into Life Read MoreThe demand in Finnair’s Asian traffic, measured in passenger kilometers, was up 34.9% in August compare to last year. The passenger load factor rose three percentage points to 82.5%. European …
Strong Growth for Finnair’s Asian Traffic and Load Factor on The Rise Read MoreFunded by Danida, a training course on women’s rights and how to use international and national law and practice on human rights to advocate for women’s and children’s rights was carried …
Danida Funded Training Course on Protection of Rights for Women and Children Read MoreSuphu Academy, a Vietnamese traditional martial art academy and medical centre has opened in Linkoping, Sweden.The centre was founded by martial art master Duong Truong Tho, an overseas Vietnamese residing …
Vietnamese Martial Art Academy Opened in Sweden Read More