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The government and people of Viet Nam intend to strengthen friendship and multi-lateral co-operation with Finland, particularly in economy, trade and investment, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the new …
New Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Well-Recieved by Vietnamese Prime Minister Read MoreHoi An’s expanded water supply project in Vietnam worth US$6.5 million got off the ground on September 7, 2007, with the investment capital sourced from a grant of the Norwegian …
Norway Helps Bring Fresh Water to Vietnam Read MoreNorwegian white fish products, so far have felt no effect of the imports due to fact that the increase in pangasius (Vietnamese pangasius catfish) imports from Vietnam has coincided with the …
Norwegian Felt No Effect on Its White Fish Products As An Increase Imports From Vietnam Read MoreThe leading Norwegian provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions, Aker Kvaerner, has been awarded a five year contract by Cuu Long Joint Operating Company (CLJOC) …
Aker Kvaerner Wins Major Contract In Vietnam Read MoreThe Vietnamese authorities were informed about Four North Korean nationals entered the Danish embassy compound in Vietnam on September 5, 2007 as reported by the Danish Foreign Ministry but have …
Vietnamese Authorities Show No Reaction Over Its Danish Embassy Issue Read MoreOn August 27, 2007 the children’s readers club in Hanoi celebrated the presentation of new books sponsored by the Danish embassy. There are now four readers clubs in Vietnam, where …
Danish Embassy Supported Readers Clubs in Vietnam Read MoreThe first meeting of the mixed committee will take place in Denmark in the period 16-19 September 2007. The delegation of Vietnam is led by Mr. Cao Viet Sinh, Vice …
Danish-Vietnamese Mixed Committee Set Up to Tackle Bilateral Trade and Investment Barriers Read MoreTo strengthen Vietnam’s agriculture policies, Danida supports comprehensive surveys of rural households. The surveys reveal interesting knowledge about the poor farmers. Through a new programme for Agriculture and Rural Development, …
Danida Supports Vietnam’s Agriculture Policies Through Surveys Read MoreTen picture books written by Danish authors, edited and illustrated by Vietnamese ones, and reviewed by young readers have been recently published as part of the Danish Culture Promotion project …
Danish Culture Promotion Project in Vietnam Read MoreThe objective of the Agricultural and Rural Development Programme 2007-2012 funded by Danida with a total value of 230 million DKK is to reduce rural poverty through agricultural and rural development in which environmental considerations …
Danida Integrates Environmental Considerations in Its Programmes Read MoreDanida’s Board recently approved a grant of DKK 70 million (USD 12.7 mill.) to a programme for Good Governance that will assist Vietnamese provinces and institutions in implementing public administrative …
Danida’s Board Approves Grant to Good Governance in Vietnam Read MoreThe Ministry of Culture and Information of Vietnam has the great pleasure to invite Mr. Bengt Goransson, former Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs of Sweden to come to Vietnam …
Vietnamese And Swedish Cultural Cooperation Read MoreA Vietnamese guy, Tri Hoang’s family living in Seattle has been given $5.39 million by a jury on August 30, 2007 as an emergency-room physician working at Swedish Medical Center …
Physician At Swedish Medical Centre Found Negligent Read MoreFunded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), a survey into attitudes towards the use of wild animal products amongst residents of Ha Noi, Viet Nam has been carried out …
DANIDA Funded Survey on Wildlife Consumption in Vietnam Read MoreWith support from the B2B programme, a Danish firm Esoft Systems A/S and Vietnam Graphics JSC have established a joint venture, Esoftflow, which recently hosted an open house event for …
Esoftflow Limited Hosted Open House Event in Vietnam Read MoreA dance adaptation of a story by the famous Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, Paradise Garden, is to take the stage at the capital’s Youth Theatre mid September.The play Paradise …
A Play Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s Story to Be Performed in Vietnam Read MoreMikko Alanne, a Finnish screen play writer, has written the script for a new Vietnam film to be directed by Oliver Stone, the Academy Award-winning director of three previous Vietnam …
Finnish Play Writer Wrote Oliver Stone’s Latest Vietnam Film Read MoreThe Swedish centre-right government that took office a year ago said on August 27, 2007 that it aimed to reduce the number of countries including Vietnam and Indonesia that receive Swedish …
Vietnam and Indonesia Will Be Deprived of Swedish Aid Read MoreThrough new forms of cooperation between different business actors Lam Dong Province in Vietnam, supported by Danish aid, is now launching an Employer’s Council, which will serve as a forum where …
Danida Supports Establishment of the Employer’s Council in Lam Dong Province Read MoreThe Vinashin-Shinec industrial park (SIP) was formed in September last year and run by the Vinashin Trading and Manufacturing Joint Stock Company (Shinec) which has to date attracted seven major …
Vinashin-Shinec Industrial Park Attracts Major Firms from Finland and Sweden Read MoreDanish assistance to the fisheries sector emphasises local ownership and participation and Quy Huong Commune in Son La will be the first to try out new approaches to local co-management …
Danida Supports Co-Management Initiatives in Vietnam’s Fisheries Sector Read MoreThe theme of the annual and well-established ”EU Music Festival” has until 2007 been jazz. This year however it has been decided to welcome all kinds of music. Denmark will …
Refreshing Danish Rock Band at ”EU Music Festival” in Vietnam Read MoreThe Danish support to Vietnam’s National Target Programme II for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation is widely based on a demand-driven approach which will directly reflect the needs of the …
Danish Water and Sanitation Programme in Vietnam Employs Demand-Driven Approach Read MoreNorwegian Awilco Offshore through Premium Drilling has entered into a 6 months contract with Premier Oil Vietnam Offshore BV, value approximately USD 40 million, initiate during the first quarter 2008 …
Norwegian Awilco Offshore Contract With Premier Oil Vietnam Offshore BV Read MoreThe Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is co-ordinating with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) to boost information dissemination and training to …
SIDA Assists Vietnam in Fighting Desertification Read MoreVietnam’s Deputy PM Khiem approved a project which is being funded with 98,750 USD in Danish non-refundable aid on building eco-metric models for appraisal of the Law on Vietnam on …
Danish Facilitate Vietnam’s Project Read MoreTour operators in Vietnam has been organizing high-power motorbike tours which attract tourists from Norway and Denmark, preferring to hit the road on their own terms, exploring Vietnam’s must-see sights …
Trans-Viet Motorbike Tours Turn on Norwegian and Danish Travellers Read MoreFemale Vietnamese entrepreneurs will play a key role in many future projects supported by the Danish Business-to-Business Programme (B2B) in Vietnam. The Danish Embassy in Hanoi has just signed a …
Danish Embassy Supports Vietnamese Women to Run B2B Projects Read MoreThe innovative dancing group of two Danish men, “Åben Dans” (“Open Dance”) will do several performances in Vietnam and conduct a workshop with young Vietnamese dancers during the week “Denmark …
Two Danish Male Dancers to Perform in Vietnam Read MoreThe new Finnish ambassador to Vietnam, Pekka Hyvonen, presented his credentials to State President Nguyen Minh Triet on August 8, 2007 to mark the beginning of his mission in Vietnam.At these …
The New Finnish Ambassador in Vietnam Read MoreThe Danish Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Axis Research Ltd., Vietnam has concluded in a sector study prepared for Danida that the Vietnamese government is opening up for …
Vietnam is Set to Become a Strong ICT Player Read MoreThe Vietnamese government will look for further official development assistance (ODA) from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) for a statistics development programme that deals with administrative reforms, and worth …
Vietnamese Look For Further ODA From Swedish SIDA Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg posted higher-than-expected operating profit on August 9, 2007 boosted by growth in Eastern Europe and Asia and raised its outlook for the year, sending its shares up …
Carlsberg Gains Higher Profit in Vietnam Read MoreNorway has funded a 5 M USD poverty reduction project which has benefited seven disadvantaged villages in the coastal district of Trieu Phong, central Quang Tri province, Vietnam, reported on …
Norway Funded Project Benefits Vietnam Read MoreDanish’s government would continue to support Vietnam in its national development on the basis of the Denmark-Vietnam Cooperation Development Strategy for the year 2006 until the year 2010, which Denmark’s …
Danish Supports Vietnam in National Development Read MoreWithin the last couple of years Vietnam has experienced a tremendous economic growth. This has lifted a great part of the population out of poverty. As a part of Denmark’s …
Vietnam too Rich for Development Assistance Read MoreThe defectors had initially requested help from the South Korean Embassy, which was allegedly rejected. After their entry into the Danish Embassy in Vietnam on July 11 compound, the Vietnamese …
North Korean Defectors Left Danish Embassy in Vietnam Read MoreThe Asia Commercial Bank ( ACB) in Vietnam has been chosen to carry out the Danish International Development Agency (Danida)’s mixed credit programme targeting small and medium-sized enterprises.Danida loans are …
Danida Provides Credit to Businesses Read MoreKey technical papers and training material are being produced with Danish support to help train poor Vietnamese farmers in sustainable aquaculture practices and techniques, which are important to the overall sustainability …
Danish Supports Vietnam Towards Sustainable Development of Aquaculture Read MoreOriflame’s local currency sales for Asia in the second quarter increased by 60% driven by a 53% increase in the average sales force and a 4% increase in productivity. Euro …
Oriflame See Higher Profit in Asia Market Read MoreDenmark and Vietnam puppeteers will participate in this year Jerusalem International Puppetry Festival which is held from August 4 to 16. This is the first time Vietnamese puppetry will be performed …
Denmark and Vietnam to Participate in Jerusalem International Puppetry Festival Read MoreDenmark has granted 806.000 DKK to support the promotion and explanation of the gender equality law and bylaws in the Vietnamese society. The gender inequality in Vietnam is mainly due to …
Denmark Helps Promote Gender Equality in Vietnam Read MoreSupported by Danida, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) will undertake an electronic publishing project to ensure Vietnamese benefit from the newest developments in the information technology. Danida has …
Electronic Publishing Project Makes Use of New Technology Supported by Danida Read MoreSweden-based Ikea that offers a wide range of home furnishings at low prices and currently has 250 stores in 35 countries, appointed Michael la Cour, a deputy manager based in Vietnam to …
Ikea’s Deputy Manager in Vietnam Transferred to Florida Read MoreThe state-owned one-member Haiphong Water Supply Ltd., Co. has commissioned a water treatment plant, VND 17.4 billion water plant financed by loans from the Finnish Development Agency (FINIDA) designed to …
Finland Financed Vietnam’s Haiphong Water Plant Read MoreWith support from the Danish embassy, the Vietnamese pharmaceutical Mediplantex has obtained the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) Certificate that meets the standards set by World Health Organisation (WHO) to sell …
Danish Embassy Helped Mediplantex to Obtain GMP Certificate Read MoreThe second phase of the Danish supported Agricultural and Rural Development Sector Programme Support aims to support and improve the women’s position in the agriculture as well as in the …
Denmark Supports Female Farmers in Vietnam Read MoreFinnish consulting and engineering group Poyry Plc has been awarded an engineering contract valued at US$15.09 million for the Vung Ang power plant project, a 2 x 600 MW coal-fired …
Finland’s Poyry Plc Wins Engineering Contract in Vietnam Read MoreThe Danish government has pledged nearly 9 million Krone (almost 1.5 million USD) in aid to help Vietnam assess the impacts of environmental sanitation on the health of the local …
Denmark to Help Northern Vietnam Assess Environmental Sanitation Read MoreNorwegian Transport company, Harald Grieg Ltd., is investing 594.720 US dollars in the Vietnamese company Ha Tien Transport JSC, Hanoi. Ha Tien Transport plans in the third quarter to issue more …
Norwegian Transport Company Invests in Vietnam Read More