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The Danish branch of the NGO Care International convened a seminar on Khmer ethnic minority community development on November 14. The seminar took place in the southern province of An Giang, …
Danish NGO to Develop Khmer Ethnic Minority Read MoreThe new Ambassador of Sweden to Vietnam Rolf Bergman on October 25 presented his letter of Credentials, whereby His Majesty the King of Sweden has accredited him to serve as …
Ambassador of Sweden to Vietnam Presented His Letter of Credentials Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam is preparing for an expansion in commercial activities between the two countries. As of January 1, 2007 it will expand its commercial department in …
The Embassy of Denmark to Be Ready for Business Growth in Vietnam Read MoreThe launch took place Monday at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnologies in Hanoi. The fund aims to “support selected areas of Vietnam to be culturally diverse and with strong traditional …
Danida Supports Fund for Cultural Diversity in Vietnam Read MoreIn front of hundreds of factory workers, the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Peter Lysholt Hansen, was one of the first to congratulate Viking Vietnam on its new factory in …
Viking Vietnam Opens New Factory Read MoreTrade is booming in Vietnam these years, making it crucial that companies understand basic legal concepts when making contracts. When things go wrong, it is important that commercial disputes are solved …
Danida Supports Legal Training in Vietnam Read MoreStarting from November 2006, the aid project will run through a period of 30 months, tackling one of the key issues concerning women’s equal role and right in the society; …
Danida Supports Women’s Equal Access to Land in Vietnam Read MoreInvestment Adviser Flemming Bay and Business Developer Morten Bylund of Jyske Bank (Switzerland) have left Europe and are touring Vietnam this week. The Zürich Branch offers investment guidance to private …
Learn About Investment Opportunities With Jyske Bank Read MoreIn spite of fierce competition, Norwegian suppliers, manufacturers and ship-owners have shown strong interest in the Vietnamese market this year. In 2006, at least two Norwegian companies have established local …
Norwegian Ship Industry to Tour Vietnam Read MoreFormer Swedish ambassador to Vietnam Anna Lindstedt received Friendship Medal at the Vietnamese embassy in Mexico on Friday October 20. The ambassador was honored for her active contributions to the …
Former Envoy Awarded Friendship Medal From Vietnam Read MoreSoil Recovery will supply complete treatment packages for recovering expensive oil based mud from drill cuttings and removing oil from industrial solid waste through the Business-to-Business (B2B) program which is …
Danish Soil Recovery Minimizes Effects of Oil and Gas Exploration in Vietnam Read MoreWithout ventilation in Vietnams sweltering heat, the workers in Thygesen Fabric Vietnam drudge sacks of raw material – weighing up to 50 kilos – up slippery staircases several times each …
Danida Opts for Safe Fabric Read MoreRepresentatives from the Embassies of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Canada, and the Netherlands to Vietnam and the Vietnamese Chief Government Inspector signed five bilateral agreements and one Joint Financing Arrangement to …
Scandinavia Support Vietnam on Inspectorate System Improvement Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Vietnam on October 14 launched a website to help domestic Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) to sharpen their competitiveness in the global market.The site, at www.gcf-vn.org, …
Denmark Launches Website to Support Vietnamese SME Read MoreKuala Lumpur will in May 2007 be added to Finnair’s Asian destinations. Vietnam may soon get on the list of destinations too! And there will be more flights on the …
Finnair’s Silk Road from Helsinki to the Far East Read MoreThe Global Competitiveness Facility for Vietnamese Enterprises (GCF) will assist Vietnamese companies to capture the possibilities in competition on the international markets.The Global Competitiveness Facility (GCF) is part of Denmark’s …
New Initiative by Danida for Vietnamese Enterprises Read More“Norway’s official development assistance (ODA) has been effectively used by Vietnam to eradicate poverty, develop its education system and carry out administrative reform,” National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong told …
Norway’s Development Assistance Praised by NA Leader Read MoreBendt Bendtsen, Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic and Business Affairs, on September 14 planted a cedar tree at Sonion’s raising of the roof-tree ceremony during his official …
Danish Deputy PM Attends Sonion’s Facility in HCMC Read MoreMascot International A/S, the Danish work wear company, on September 13 signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the local authorities of the Bac Giang province in the north of …
Danish Mascot Signs MoU with Local Vietnamese Authorities Read MoreThe Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark Bendt Bendtsen along with the delegation attended an inauguration of new concrete pipe factory of Song Day Construction Materials Joint Stock Company in Vietnam.“It is indeed …
Danish Deputy PM Attends Factory Inauguration in Ha Tay Read MoreDenmark’s Teko Garment Training Company is planning to cooperate with the International Garment Training Company (IGTC) to organize training courses and seminars on textile and garment.These colloquiums, held during the …
Danish TEKO Plans Seminars for Textile & Garment Sector in Vietnam Read MoreThe Vietnamese press has developed greatly in the last 10 years, thanks partly to a Swedish aid project, said a Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture and Information, Do Quy Doan, …
Vietnam’s Press Growth with Help from Sweden Read More“The Danish government was committed to implementing the Denmark-Vietnam Cooperation Development Strategy for 2006-2010,” said Danish Prime Minister at a meeting in Hanoi on September 11 with his Vietnamese counterpart, …
Denmark Promises Vietnam for Strong Support on Development Read MoreConsumers in both cities will be able to enjoy seven digital TV channels as well as a video-on-demand service from a catalog of selected titles offered by VTC. The service …
Nokia and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation Launch Mobile TV Services Read MoreA new Ambassador of Sweden to Vietnam, Rolf Bergman, will arrive in Vietnam in a couple of weeks and present his letters of Credentials to the President of the Socialist …
New Swedish Ambassador to Arrive in Vietnam Read MoreWorld Wide Fund (WWF) and IKEA, a Swedish furniture retailer, are now cooperated on a project to help a Vietnamese acacia plantation to achieve certification from the Forest Stewardship Council.The …
WWF and IKEA to Certify Vietnamese Plantation Read MoreGrowth in Vietnamese Marine Sector and a Government GoalVietnam is now the 6th largest seafood exporting country worldwide, and it will be a significant global player in the seafood market …
Opportunities for Norway in Vietnam’s Fishery Read MorePrime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dzung will lead the country’s delegation to attend the sixth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 6) in Helsinki, Finland on September 10-11, said the Vietnam Ministry …
Vietnamese PM To Attend ASEM 6 In Helsinki Read MoreYou might get paid up to 45,000 Danish kroner from ATP Pension in Denmark if your Danish spouse or husband/wife should die. But wait! Don’t kill him or her yet! …
Get paid 45.000 DKK when your Danish spouse dies! Read MoreThe agenda of the association includes enhancing understanding between people from the two countries and supporting the search for partners in commerce, investment, oil and gas, agro-forestry, environment, education and …
Vietnam-Finland Friendship Association Luanched Read MoreThe fight against corruption in Vietnam took another promising turn this week as top officials from the Vietnamese government vowed to meet the UN convention requirements against corruption. Meanwhile, several …
Vietnam Vows to Meet UN Conventions against Corruption Read MoreLately many of the poor women from the Khmer ethnic minority in the district of Long Phu in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Soc Tang have been benefiting from special …
CARE Denmark Helps Khmer Women Read MoreThe 40-meter granite bridge, in the town of Toga in eastern Norway, was carved by 12 young Vietnamese artists from a famous stone sculpting village in Danang.The bridge was built …
Vietnamese Sculptors Create Bridge For Norway Read MoreThe Royal Embassy of Norway in Hanoi has collaborated with Vietnamese theatres and cultural institutes to organize Ibsen Festival 2006 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City during October – …
Ibsen Festival 2006 in Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish-led veto of five-year duties may force proponents of protection to accept an alternative plan that would impose anti-dumping duties on shoe shipments that exceed quotas.The rejection leaves the …
Sweden Vetoes Five-Year Tariffs On Vietnamese Shoes Read MoreThe Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin will send two delegates to an international conference on Agent Orange and Dioxins in Oslo this month.The latest studies on the effects …
Vietnam To Attend Agent Orange Conference In Norway Read MoreThe Finnish Government will provide Vietnam with official development assistance (ODA) to help upgrade three railway bridges on the Ha Noi-Hai Phong route, the Vietnam Railway Corporation said on July …
Finland Upgrade Vietnam’s Railway Read MoreThe Vietnam Ship Building Industry Corporation (Vinashin) is building three ferries with non-refundable grant from Denmark for river traffic in the Mekong Delta.The three new ferries are due to begin …
More Danish Fund To Ferry Project in Mekong Delta Read MoreDenmark-based Dalhoff Larsen & Horneman A/S (DLH) and Indochina Wood Ltd have formed a joint venture to provide lumber and finished wooden products to Vietnam.The company will begin operations soon …
Danish DLH To Provide Vietnam Wooden Products Read MoreThe Nordic Investment Bank, NIB, signed a general loan proggramme worths USD 30 million with Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance. The loan will be used for Vietnam’s National Coal-Mineral Industries Group. …
NIB Grants Loan To Vietnam Read MoreNGO Fontana is a Danish organisation committed to prevent and treat harm caused by chemical dependencies – alcohol and drug abuse – in Denmark and Vietnam.The NGO is concerned with …
Fighting Alcohol And Drug Abuse In Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) proposes a tender for assistance to the Government of Vietnam for preparation of a Project document for credit financing of the Vietnam land …
Sida Announces Land Administration Project Tender in Vietnam Read MoreThe typical Vietnamese worker is young, relatively low skilled and possesses little work experience. To get these workers attention and convince them to act if their situation is unacceptable is …
Putting An Effort Into Interesting Union Training Read More“Carl Bro entered the Vietnamese market many years ago and the growth and development we are seeing today is the result of many years of experience,” Branch director Bent Rahbek …
Persistence Pays Of For Carl Bro Read MoreThe project starting in July 2006 will address gender inequality for women in the private sector – both for businesswomen and female workers in Vietnam.On one hand the goal is …
Lending A Helping Hand To Vietnamese Business-women Read MoreThe Vietnam Ship Building Industry Corporation (Vinashin) is building three passenger ferry boats as part of the Danish non-refundable aid programme to improve waterway traffic in the Mekong River Delta, …
Danes fund ferry boats for Mekong River Read MoreAs reported earlier on ScandAsia the Danish brewery company Carlsberg is already fighting an uphill battle in Malaysia, where strong competitors are stealing valuable market shares. And it doesn’t looking …
Thai Rival Ready To Pounce Upon Carlsberg Read MoreUnder the agreement, Vietnam will receive technical assistance through the Vietnam Business Registration Reform-Implementation Planning and Mobilisation plan.Backed by a budget of US$626,000, the plan will be executed by the …
Norway To Help Put Vietnam’s Businesses Into System Read MoreAs the world-famous Roskilde Festival took place in Denmark this past weekend, several of Vietnam’s top performers were present under the Vietnamese name “Vong Nguyet” or in English “Wishing upon …
Success For Vietnamese Music In Denmark Read MoreThe Norwegian writer and dramatist Ibsen was first introduced in Vietnam in the early 1970s with translations of his well-known plays such as A Doll’s House, Brand, Peer Gynt, Ghosts …
Learning Vietnam About Ibsen Read More