Netherlands

A business forum was held in Can Tho city on April 8, offering chances for Vietnamese and Dutch firms to meet and share innovation solutions and the Netherlands’ experience in water, agriculture and logistics for sustainable development of the Mekong Delta.

More than 320 Vietnamese citizens in Germany and the Netherlands were brought home safely aboard a Vietnam Airlines flight on November 6 and 7 thanks to the collaboration between authorities of Vietnam and the two European countries.

The Dutch Government will provide an aid package worth 2 million EUR (2.34 million USD) for Vietnamese flood victims, Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman said on November 4.

A project funded by the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) has produced positive effects on the improvement of the role and power of women in economic development in the south central province of Ninh Thuan.

A conference to review the results of the project “Enhancing Opportunities for Women’s Enterprises" (EOWE) was jointly organised by the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) and the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation in Vietnam (SNV) in Hanoi on October 12.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Vietnam held a consultation workshop in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 2 to discuss the Mekong Delta Agricultural Transformation Programme.

Veterinary experts from the Netherlands shared experience in preventing African swine fever during a roundtable discussion held in Hanoi on August 21.

A ceremony marking the 129th birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890) took place in Buenos Aires on May 26.

Various solutions for sustainable water management were raised at the Water Business Dialogues held by the Netherlands Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.

Experts, businesspeople, and students from the Netherlands, Vietnam, and other ASEAN member states gathered at the Orange ASEAN Factory (OAF) 2019 programme in Ho Chi Minh City from April 1-19, working on challenges in identifying and preparing for innovative solutions to sustainable urban development.

A delegation of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) led by deputy head Pham Van Hao held a working session with the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands on March 5.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman on January 25, during which they discussed measures to enhance bilateral cooperation in handling urban waste and turning it into a source of energy.

The Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam (MCNV) on November 16 organised a ceremony to mark its 50th founding anniversary.

More than 100 photos featuring Vietnam- Netherlands diplomatic relations and friendship as well as Vietnamese land and people are being displayed at an exhibition which opened at the Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands on November 15.

Dutch food experts shared their experience in building and managing food safety system at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15.

The Vietnamese Embassy in the Netherlands joined the embassies of more 100 countries at the sixth festival for embassies in The Hague on September 1.

A working delegation from the Ministry of Construction led by Deputy Minister Phan Thi My Linh attended a seminar on building smart, green and energy-saving cities of the Netherlands held in The Hague on August 28.

Social dialogue in the garment-textile sector is expected to improve following the signing of a memorandum of understanding of a project to promote social dialogue and collective bargaining in the garment sector in Hanoi on July 10.

The Vietnam Embassy in the Netherlands has presented 41 titles of books and five DVDs on Vietnam to the Leiden University Library.

Vietnam is pushing on ambitious plans to develop smart cities towards green and sustainable growth with the assistance of the Netherlands, heard a seminar jointly held by the Ministry of Construction and the Dutch Embassy in Vietnam in Hanoi on March 29.