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,…
On the 31st of October at Liberty Central Saigon Citypoint Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, NordCham successfully organized the first Nordic Alumni Day 2020. The event had 22 companies from the Nordic Business Community in Vietnam, more than 150 attendees, and 11 speakers from the Nordic Embassies, Nordic Companies and from the Nordic Alumni Networks. Thue Thomasen (YouGov) was the moderator for the Nordic Alumni Day.…
Thursday, 18th June 2020, The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) hosted their Annual General Meeting of 2020. Almost 200 people attended in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to view the past year’s performance of the EUC Executive Committee. During the AGM 14 candidates stood for the election of 8 seats on the Executive Committee. NordCham is proud to announce…
On the 11th March 2020, NordCham Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held simultaneously in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. After the opening speech of Nordcham Chairman – Mr. Soren Pedersen, the EGM was conducted, with the aim to vote on a charter change to increase more board members, from 8 to 12, in order…
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all members and sponsors for a truly amazing event at the Ambassadors’ Roundtable on 27th of February 2020, in Hanoi. After an informative presentation by Mr. Le Ky Anh covering the subject of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), the 4 Nordic ambassadors and members continued the evening at T.U.N.G Dining in…
As the European Parliament has given their approval in the ratification of the free trade agreement between the EU & Vietnam, this big milestone will create many new possibilities and jobs in the soon future. On 12th of February 2020, the European Parliament granted the EU-Vietnam free trade and investment agreement, which means that over the next 10 years most…