Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Danish government has provided nearly 4 billion VND to support a Denmark-funded speech therapy project. The project aims to help Vietnamese children who have undergone operations for cleft palates and …
Denmark’s Speech Therapy Project for Vietnamese Kids Read MoreThe Swedish medical equipment developer Elekta has signed a contract to deliver a Leksell Gamma Knife to the largest regional hospital in Vietnam, Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh …
Elekta gets VN order for Gamma Knife Read MoreKjaer Group is official Nissan distributor for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and wants to develop the markets in partnership with local car dealers and workshops. The aim of the cooperation …
Danish Nissan Distributor Cooperates With Vietnamese Auto Firms Read MoreNorway’s new Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Mr. Kjell Storløkken went on a field trip to visit the Central Highland provinces of Vietnam from 4 – 6 November together with his …
Ambassdor Storløkken on Central Highlands Field Trip Read MoreThe Vietnamese operator Saigon Postel, SPT, has chosen Ericsson as its key supplier for its network upgrade to ADSL+ for high performance broadband services. The roll out of the equipment, …
Saigon Postel opts for Ericsson solution Read MoreThe Red Cross of Norway has successfully raised a total of VND 1.286 billion in 2005 to assist the Vietnamese Red Cross working in central Binh Dinh province. The aid …
Norway Grants Aid to Vietnamese Red Cross Read MoreThe bilateral agreement for implementation of “Support to the Legal Aid System in Vietnam” project between Sweden and Vietnam was signed in Hanoi on 2 December, 2005. This commitment constitutes …
Sweden Affirms Commitment to Supporting Vietnam’s Legal Aid System Read MoreSwedish Match has launched a luxury vintage snus named Kardus. This vintage snus (Swedish for snuff) is made out of carefully selected tobaccos from plantations in Vietnam, Hungary, India and …
Vietnam supplies tobacco for Swedish luxury snus Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Vietnam will start marketing the visit early next year in cooperation with the Confederation of Danish Industries according to the embassy’s homepage and great interest from …
Danish Oil & Gas Delegation To Visit Vietnam Read MoreNordic Investment Bank (NIB) held a seminar on providing credits to Vietnamese businesses in Quy Nhon city in the central Binh Dinh province on 23 November, 2005. NIB vice president …
Nordic Bank Continues Lending to Vietnamese Businesses Read MoreMore than 100 participants from 20 ASEM member countries, European Commission, international organizations and media agencies attend the seminar aiming to realize ASEM state leaders’ commitment ad raise effectiveness of …
Sweden Co-organizes Aids Seminar in Vietnam Read MoreIn a letter posted on the embassy’s website Monday, Denmark’s ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Peter Lysholt Hansen, has invited Vietnam-based Danes to an informal orientation meeting that can shed more …
Danes in Vietnam Invited to Bird Flu Meeting Read MoreChristmas is coming up faster than you can say “shopping spree”. So if Denmark seems far away here at the brink of this annual holiday season and if you’ve got the …
Danish Christmas Event in Hanoi This Sunday Read MoreThe Swedish consulting firm Sweco has been awarded a SEK 12 million pre study contract to scrutinize details in a projected hydropower project in central Vietnam. The contract is worth …
Sweco awarded hydropower study Read MoreEuro-Vietnam Jazz Festival 2005 will take place from 30 November to 10 December, 2005 in Hanoi and HCM City. There will be nine European jazz bands and solo artists from …
5th EU Jazz Festival in Vietnam Read MoreMr. Kokko, a member of a Swedish delegation, was a speaker at the “Model of Swedish development” seminar sharing Sweden’s development experiences with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi on 9 November. …
Vietnam should focus on educational development: Swedish expert Read MoreA conference on cement production was co-organised by the Danish Embassy and the Vietnam Cement Corporation in Ha Noi on 8 November. At the conference, the F.L Smidth Company, a …
Denmark and Vietnam Cooperate in Cement Production Read MoreThe Viet Nam-Sweden Friendship Association made their debut in the city on 8 November 2005. The event was co-hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) …
Viet Nam-Sweden Friendship Association debuts in HCM City Read MoreThe representative had working sessions with the executives of the Primary Education for Disadvantaged Children (PEDC) on 31 October, project to discuss its progress, especially in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. …
Norway’s Diplomatic Corps to the Field in Vietnam Read MoreJan-Olov Agrell, Swedish Minister and Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam, and Ms Anna Runeborg, First Secretary of the Swedish Embassy, were presented with “For People’s Health” Badge by the Ministry of …
Swedish diplomats honoured Read MoreSweden’s Ecton AB group announced US$ 250 million investment in Vietnam’s telecommunication infrastructure from now till 2010 on November. Ecton will invest in a production chain of C3Play equipment that …
Swedish Telecom Group to Invest US$ 250 Million in Vietnam Read MoreSonion A/S got its license to invest in the Saigon Hi-tech Park on Tuesday. According to the contract, the construction of estimated US$25 million facility will be completed by the …
Danish Sonion to Settle in Vietnam Read More“The shipbuilding industry in Vietnam is one of the top priority sectors in the economic development plans of the Vietnamese government. Vietnam has set a very ambitious agenda to become …
Danish Expertise Helps Vietnamese Shipbuilders Read MoreA signing ceremony on the extension of VIE 02/001 project for the period 2005-2010 was held in Hanoi on 17 October, the International Day for Poverty Reduction and Hunger Eradication. …
UNDP Funds Extension of Poverty Reduction Project in Vietnam Read MoreOn 8 November 2005 the Embassy of Denmark in cooperation with Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VNCC) will host a seminar for the Vietnamese cement industry. At the seminar, the …
FLS Shares Knowledge With the Vietnamese Cement Industry Read MoreThe Swedish embassy in Vietnam and the Swedish trade council there will make a road show to companies all over Sweden between 14 and 18 November. The purpose is to …
VN road show to Sweden Read MoreSince Denmark began its financial support of Vietnam’s fishing industry in 1993, the country has gone from being mainly self-providing to being one of the world’s leading exporters of treated …
Danida Adds Another Chapter to its Vietnamese Fishing Fairy Tale Read MoreDanish pensioners loose half their pension if they settle outside EU, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, or Norway. The basic amount of 4.262 Danish kroner per month will still be paid out, but …
Move to South East Asia and Loose Half Your Pension Read MoreThe fear of catching the deadly Bird Flu virus has spread almost as fast as the news of the incidents around Asia and, lately, southeastern Europe. With several victims having …
Hanoi Embassy Keeps Danes in the Loop about Bird Flu Threat Read MoreDespite rising oil prices, tsunami, earthquakes and hurricanes, individual travellers still want to travel and experience the many adventurous treasures of South East Asia, “We are happy that still …
Jysk Travel Expands Business in South East Asia Read MoreJebsen & Jessen (SEA) will support educational sponsorship for children in South East Asia. The children were under the programme of an international child-sponsorship conducted by World Vision International, the …
Jebsen & Jessen Group Supports Children in SEA Read MoreNovember 10 and 11 the 8th Norway-Asia Business Conference will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. It is arranged by Norwegian Business Association Singapore (NBAS) and according to …
Norway-Asia 2005 Read MoreDenmark presented their bird flu control equipment worth US$300,000 to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at a ceremony in Hanoi Tuesday 27 September. The equipment will be transferred …
Denmark’s More Bird Flu Control Equipment Provide to Vietnam Read MoreAccording to the homepage of the Danish Embassy in Vietnam, the Danish marine industry is showing a strong interest in Vietnam. The delegation will visit shipyards in Ha Long and …
Major Danish Companies Join Marine Delegation Read MoreOn Friday 9 September the inauguration of TAC Paritas, a joint venture between Danish Paritas and Vietnamese Tan A Chau was held in HCMC, the very active homepage of the …
Danish Vietnames Joint Venture Aims for Leading Market Position Read MoreAnthony Leong, senior commercial advisor at the Danish embassy in Singapore, tells that even though exporting goods to the South East Asian markets can be an issue of interest to …
Export advisers visit Denmark Read MoreA writing contest about Sweden, the country and its people was launched on 31 August by The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations in collaboration with the Swedish …
Writing About Sweden Contest in Vietnam Read MoreComvik International Vietnam AB (CIVAB), the Swedish Telecom operator in Vietnam, and Swedish artists co-supports a10-day trip to Sweden titled “Arts Exchange-Path to Friendship and Understanding” for young blind Vietnamese …
Blind Vietnamese Kids’s Trip to Sweden Read MoreSeptember is the season for changing of Embassy expatriate staff, and this year is no exception. Effective from 1 september, the following changes take place: Counsellor Charlotte Laursen replaces Mikael …
New Deputy and Five New Faces at The Danish Embassy in Hanoi Read MoreSelecting a place to live is one of the biggest decisions you make when moving to South East Asia. If you have lived here for some time, finding a better …
Finding a Home in South East Asia Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (SIDA) granted a US$4.5 million to develop micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Vietnam. Delegates from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) of Swedish Government …
SIDA’s aid for MSEs project in Vietnam Read MoreFinnish specialty packaging Huhtamaki will add a new production line to the recently opened plant in Vietnam. Their expansion plan in Asia also includes building a new production facility in …
More production line of Huhtamaki in Vietnam Read MoreThree Swedish parliamentarians will attend a roundtable discussion in Vietnam 15-16 August about access to public information. The meeting aims to improve the National assembly of Vietnam’s ability to inform …
Parliamentarians attend roundtable discussion Read MoreOn 9 August, Finland’s telecommunications giant Nokia announced its first infrastructure deal ever in Vietnam. The historical contract, delivery of GSM core network equipment for Vietnam’s largest mobile operator – …
Nokia signs its first ever infrastructure contract in Vietnam Read MoreThe Nordic Development Fund (NDF) has approved a EUR 8.3 million credit to Vietnam in support of the Central Region Transport Network Project. The credit will be extended in co-financing …
Nordic Council Approved Building More Roads in Central Vietnam. Read MoreJan Olov Agrell, Minister for Development Cooperation of the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi, on 15 July 2005 signed a Vietnam-Sweden agreement to provide 23.5 million Swedish kroner for a project …
Sweden Helps Protect Children’s Right in Vietnam Read MoreThe Danish government on 13 July handed over bird flu control equipment worth 500,000 USD to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at a ceremony in Hanoi. The equipment …
Bird Flu Control Equipment in Vietnam Granted by Denmark Read MoreThe Elektra, the largest and most modern car transport ship in Sweden, has been extended 20 percent by a Vietnamese shipyard to 227.9 meters length, which allows her to carry …
Wallenius ship extension completed Read MoreScanmach Asia Co., Ltd. has appointed Arne Christensen new co-director to help Managing Director Marius Pedersen run the fast expanding company within import and reconditioning of used wood working machinery …
Scanmach Asia Appointed Arne Christensen as New Co-director Read MoreDenmark will give Vietnam a 38.5 million DKK non-refundable amount in support of the “Improving labour conditions” programme established by The Ministry of Labour War Invalids and Social Affairs of …
Denmark Provides Funds to Improve Labour Conditions in Vietnam Read More