Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The 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 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 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 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 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 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 MoreThe Credit component in the Danida supported agricultural sector programme has successfully provided loan facilities for rural households which are valuable for the agricultural and rural development in Vietnam.Limited access …
Danida’s Loan Program Pays Off Read MoreFinnish engineering and consulting group Pöyry said on July 23, 2007 it had won an €11-million (US$15 million) deal to design a coal power plant for the Vietnam Machinery Erection …
Finns to Build Coal Plant in Vietnam Read MoreA joint-venture project named Kieler Vietnam between Kieler Architecture Denmark and Nha Vui Architect supporting the architectural services in Ho Chi Minh City has been granted with a new Joint Venture …
Kieler Architecture Denmark Recieved Joint Venture License Read MoreVietnamese consumers are among the most confident in the world, surpassed only by India, Norway, Denmark and New Zealand. In a survey conducted by AC Nielsen, the global market research …
Consumer Optimism Could Benefit Danish Retailers In Vietnam Read MoreIn a newly developed ranking system, PriceWaterHouseCoopers rates Vietnam as the World’s currently most attractive investment country for manufacturing businesses, surpassing China, Poland, Chile and Malaysia. The report suggests that …
Vietnam is a Hot Piece of Cake for Investment Read MoreThe Viet Nam Cooperative Alliance is coordinating with the Swedish Cooperative Centre to carry out housing programmes at lowest cost for its members.The alliance said when joining the programme, cooperative …
Sweden and Vietnam to Carry Out Housing Projects for Low-income Earners Read MoreImpact and lessons learned from the Danish supported Agricultural Sector Programme shows overall good results for thousands of Vietnamese farmers and stress the importance of Vietnamese ownership and institutional capacity …
Danish Agricultural Programme Achieved Good Results Read MoreThe summer of 2007 marks the halfway point between the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs’) creation in 2000 and the deadlines in 2015. This survey was part of an awareness campaign …
Vietnamese More Aware on Survey about Poverty than Nordics Read MoreA new trade policy strategy from the Government of Denmark called “An Assertive Trade Policy Strategy – Danish Trade Policy in a Globalised World” aims at supporting international trade liberalisation …
New Danish Strategy Targets Free Trade With Asia’s Markets Read MoreThe training kits are published by the small livestock component in the agricultural sector programme, supported by Danish Embassy. Copies are available from the National Agricultural Extension Center (NAEC). 14,500 …
Danish Supported Training Kits Help Vietnamese Farmers Read MoreDanida supports Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (VCCI) work to make arbitration and legal contracts more used in the business sector all over Vietnam. In the traditionally less developed …
Danida Supported the Arbitration and Contract Writing Courses Read MoreThe 3rd World Vovinam (Vietnamese martial art) Championship 2007 will take place in HCM City on July 20-21 at the Phu Tho Sports House with the participation of 215 athletes …
Vietnam to host World Vovinam Championship Read MoreVietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) which is part of Danida’s Business Sector Program Support collects used children’s clothes among their staff in order to support children living with …
Business Association Helps Danida Supports Children With HIV/AIDS Read MoreSeveral Danish companies see the potential in Vietnam’s metal industry and are already doing business here and the Embassy expects that the sector will continue to attract interest from Danish …
Danish Firms See Potential in Vietnam’s Metal Industry Read MoreAs from Friday, 15 June 2007, a new EC Regulation on controls of cash movements became effective in all EU Member States. In accordance with the Regulation, travellers entering or …
Passengers Carrying 10,000 Euros or More in Cash Must Declare the Cash at External Border of the EU Read MoreFour people believed to be North Koreans have sought refuge in the Danish embassy in Vietnam, a Danish diplomat said on 11 July 2007.“Three women and one man entered the …
Refugees at Danish Embassy in Vietnam Read MoreWith over DKK 4 million supported by Danida, a B2B project in the Tay Ho District in Hanoi owned by the Danish company Julie Sandlau and their Vietnamese joint venture …
Danish Jewellery Company Works Towards Better Enviroment and Safety Conditions Read MoreTen Vietnamese children’s books are now published; all are result of a new approach to children’s literature and are written and illustrated by Vietnamese authors and illustrator, supported by the …
Vietnamese Children’s Books Published Read MoreInternational conference on poverty reduction and forests tenure, market and policy reforms will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 3-7 September, 2007 which is organized by the Regional Community Forestry …
International Conference on Poverty Reduction and Forests Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms Read MoreA Doll’s House, the famous play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, was performed by Hanoi’s Tre (Youth) Theatre last week which was directed by Le Hung and the lead role, …
A Doll’s House by Norwegian Playwright Performed in Vietnam Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand has come up with the marketing strategies for 2008 with wedding couples and young travellers as the target groups from places like Japan, Scandinavia and …
Thailand Looks to Quality, Trendy Tourists to Boost Tourism Revenue Read MoreThe donors are the World Bank, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the Irish Agency for International Development (IrishAid), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the International Fund …
Finland and SIDA Donate to Vietnam’s Development Programme Read MoreSweden’s international consultant organisation, Swenco Groner, said that the building of Vietnam’s hydroelectric power plants has not polluted the downstream of Se San River on Cambodia, as supported by field research …
Swenco Groner Supported Vietnam’s Commitment to Protect Water Resources Read MoreThe agreement is expected to promote bilateral cooperation in the fields of immigration, consular affairs and preventing illegal migration.The signatories were Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Phu Binh and …
VietNam and Norway Together Prevent Illegal Migration Read MoreArla is following the competitors into the Vietnamese market as it launches the milk powder brand Milex to the 84 million strong market. “In view of the enormous growth, we …
Arla Launches Milk Powder in Vietnamese Market Read MoreThe working culture is taken very seriously in eSoft – Vietnam Graphics. So is the employee involvement, and therefore the partnership has with success established a company cooperation council (CCC), …
Healthy Working Environment in Danish-Vietnamese IT Company Read MoreDanish embassy in Vietnam has funded the nationwide campaign promoting helmet use among motorcyclists which will be aired as television announcements on on local channels in all 64 provinces and …
Danish Embassy Funded Campaign Promoting Helmet Use in Vietnam Read MoreVietnam will lift visa requirements for citizens from Scandinavian countries starting May 1, 2007 to help boost tourism, investment and business, a Foreign Ministry official said. Citizens from Sweden, Norway, …
Vietnam Gives Visa Exemption to the Scandinavians Read MoreDanida has been funding Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Organisation (VYEO) to improve its member-organisations which are the province based Young Business Associations (YBA) through training on management and administration, member support …
Danida Helps Train Vietnam Businesspeople Read MoreStarting in 1994, Mangrove forests cultivated in a project sponsored by the Danish Red Cross have proven their great value in protecting lives and property of thousands of people in …
Mangrove Forests Sponsored by Danish Red Cross Pays Off Read MoreThe Danish supplier of M2M tailored clothes for men, Alsinger, visited a lot of garment factories in Vietnam during it’s B2B study visit supported by the Danish Embassy.“I didn’t think …
Alsinger in Vietnam for B2B Study Visit Read MoreDanida organized a two-day training workshop on how to communicate news about pollution and environment to nearly 40 journalists in Vietnam.The overall objective of the training was to give the …
Danida Trained Journalists About Reporting Pollution Control Read MoreA press conference was held in the Danish Embassy in Hanoi on Tuesday June 19, 2007 to launch this year’s talent prize sponsored by the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund. …
Launch of Modern Dance Talent Prize 2007 in Vietnam Read MoreSwedish telecom giant Ericsson expressed on Wednesday, June 20 at the event, CommunicAsia in Singapore, to invest further in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, due to strong growth in mobile usage …
Ericsson to Invest Further in Southeast Asia Read MoreThe Danish Government has presented a strategy constituting the Governments proposals for prioritisation of the ways in which Denmark can contribute to tackling the opportunities and challenges in Asia. Asia …
Denmark in Asia – Opportunities for the Future Read MoreThe Denmark Embassy provided US$55,000 to support Vietnam Innovation Day 2007 on Traffic Safety held on June 15, which was a competition for innovative ideas to deal with various traffic problems. …
Denmark Supported Vietnam Innovation Day on Traffic Safety Read More