The Danish Embassy in Vietnam on Nov. 28 hosted a ceremony to
celebrate the 40 th anniversary of Vietnam-Denmark diplomatic ties, in
the presence of Danish Crown Prince Frederik.
The Prime Minister has approved a Denmark-supported project on art
education in primary schools with a total funding of 730,000 USD for the
2011-2015 period.
The Danish government has provided 84.8 billion VND (over 4 million USD)
for the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to implement an
agricultural and rural development programme in the 2008-2012 period.
The Danish government will continue to cooperate with Vietnam in
realising phase 2 of the project “Dialogues between cultural managers
and cultural policy makers”, according to the Ministry of Culture,
Sports and Tourism (MCST).
The Global Competition Fund (GCF) of Denmark has decided to provide
210 billion VND for Vietnamese private
businesses in the next three years to help them raise their competitive
edge.
Vietnam will make contributions to the
success of the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in
Copenhagen, Denmark, in December, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
on Nov. 30.
The first phase of the Di An Water
Factory in Binh Duong province was put into operation
on Nov. 6, witnessed by Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Chairman
of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Hoang Son.
Vietnam and Denmark on November 2
signed a memorandum of understanding on cultural cooperation during the
2009-2014 period as part of activities within the official visit to
Vietnam by Dannish Queen Margrethe II.
The Vietnamese government will work closely with the Danish government
to facilitate business relations to increase the value of two-way trade
to a targeted 1 billion USD.
A cartoon competition with the theme
of Hanoi traffic has been launched in the capital with the announce
that a Bamboo Dragon cup would be presented to the winner as well as
cash prizes.
Vietnam and Denmark have agreed to
elevate bilateral relations to the level of partnership for development
on the basis of stability, durability and mutual benefit.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development held a seminar in Hanoi on August 25 to review the second
phase of a Danish-funded programme to support the fisheries sector.
Danish ambassador to Vietnam Peter
Lysholt Hansen on July 16 inspected the results of the usage of his
country’s donations for state management and agriculture and rural
development assistance programmes in the northern, mountainous province
of Lao Cai.
After a history of blood, sweat and
tears to gain freedom and independence, what Vietnam currently wants is
stability so that it can quickly grow and further improve the people’s
living standards, the State President said.
XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
