On 23rd February, Nordcham Vietnam simultaneously held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City under hybrid format connecting two locations virtually. It was a huge success with 40 members attended and 26 proxies. Mr. Preben Hjortlund was our chair of the AGM this year. In the opening speech, the 2021 Nordcham Chairman Mr. Thue Quist…
Ho Chi Minh City, 10th February 2022, we are pleased to announce that NordCham Vietnam Vice Chairman Preben Hjortlund has been newly elected to the position of Chairman of EuroCham Advisory Committee. We look forward to all his advices and supports that will brings EuroCham to new heights of success! An article about Preben on ScandAsia: HERE
We are pleased to announce that NordCham Board Member/ Eurocham Executive Committee Member Søren Roed Pedersen has been elected to the position of Co-chair of the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF). Søren will share the chairmanship with Mr. Pham Tan Cong – President of the VCCI. Søren has a deep reservoir of knowledge about Vietnam, having lived in the country since 2006.…
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (NordCham) announced the winners of the 2021 Nordic Business Awards on on Friday 29 October. The results were revealed during an online event gathering together 70 Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish business leaders based in Vietnam alongside other distinguished guests including: + H.E. Kim Højlund Christensen, the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam+ H.E…
It was only back in October last year we had the first Work the Nordic Way Day down in Ho Chi Minh City. The aim was to connect all the Vietnamese people who have studied in the Nordic countries, with the Nordic companies here in Vietnam. With great support from the Nordic Embassies and our members. We also wanted to…
NordCham Chairman Thue Quist Thomasen together with Vide Chairman Preben Hjortlund and board member Ha Nguyen Thanh had the pleasure of meeting Mr Chu Ngoc Anh – mayor of Hanoi – Friday morning and listen to his impressive vision for the city. We shared NordCham’s hopes for increased availability of green energy, easier processing of work permit renewals and a…
Yesterday Wednesday 15th April was the launch of a new venue for our monthly G2G. The new venue is CTY Kitchen + Bar placed in the Centec Tower. It is a great modern venue with a calm and cosy atmosphere, very well suited for the Nordic crowd. We were met with a beautiful bar, both inside and outside area in…
Dear NordCham Members and Friends, About 5 years ago in a small meeting room at the Press Club in Hanoi, I was persuaded by the founding members of NordCham to take over the chairmanship. NordCham at the time was a small limited social club in Hanoi with about 10 members and very limited funds. So, I started on a journey,…