In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Vietnam Kees van Baar shared his assessments of Vietnam’s socio-economic development and international integration in 2024, the development of the two countries’ relations in various fields, and the potential for cooperation in semi-conductor industry.
A business forum was held by the Dutch Embassy in Vietnam in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 27, seeking ways for sustainable aquaculture in the region.
Leaders of the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Bulgaria, and Serbia have sent letters and messages of congratulations to To Lam on his election as President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam by the 15th National Assembly.
The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has approved non-project aid worth 122,000 USD funded by a non-profit organisation of the Netherlands to improve the collection of marine plastic waste by litter traps and set up a recycling system on a trial basis.
The northern province of Thai Binh always accompanies and creates the best conditions for enterprises, including those from the Netherlands to invest in and run long-term and effective business in the locality, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Ngo Dong Hai has affirmed.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang and the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation on April 15 held a workshop to introduce the project ‘Transforming Rice Value Chains for Climate Resilient and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta’ (TRVC).
Vietnamese and Dutch experts compared notes on scientific, technological and financial solutions to boost sustainable agricultural development and respond to climate change in the Mekong Delta at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on March 21.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh on March 18 had a working session with visiting Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers, who expressed his country’s readiness to assist Vietnam in offshore sand mining, groundwater management, and mineral exploitation.
The year 2023 was an important milestone in the Vietnam-Netheralnds relations as the two countries celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties.
The Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) wishes to cooperate with leading educational and training institutions or policy consulting research institutes of the Netherlands on leadership science, governance and public policy in the coming time, Director of HCMA Nguyen Xuan Thang told Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar during a reception in Hanoi on January 18.
The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands is ready to be a bridge and a channel to send recommendations from Dutch businesses to the Vietnamese government to improve mechanisms and create favourable conditions for investors operating in Vietnam, said Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam.
Ho Chi Minh City always rolls out red carpet for enterprises from the Netherlands to land investment in its hi-tech park in semi-conductor production, and the areas with high-technology content and high added value, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong has said.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on November 2 morning made a cycling tour around some streets in Hanoi as part of the latter’s ongoing visit to Vietnam.
The relationship between Vietnam and the Netherlands is widely recognised as a prime illustration of a dynamic and highly effective partnership, flourishing across various domains and steadily growing in depth and significance.
On April 9, 1973, the Kingdom of the Netherlands officially established diplomatic relations with Vietnam. 50 years on, it is considered a typical example of a dynamic and effective relationship, developing well and posting many major achievements in all fields, with emphasis placed on agricultural cooperation, water management, and investment.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrived in Hanoi on November 1 evening, beginning his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
The upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte from November 1-2 is expected to continue lifting the bilateral relations to a new height as the two countries are celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of their diplomatic ties this year.
The northern mountainous province of Lang Son introduced its typical farm produce to businesses in the Netherlands at a seminar held in Rotterdam on October 16.
The Dutch-based supplier of animal nutrition products De Heus freshly opened a 2.7ha aquatic feed plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 26.