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Danish 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 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 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 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 MoreThe 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 More