Posts Tagged ‘ The Netherlands ’

European talents to play with Vietnam’s National Orchestra 

October 11, 2011
European talents to play with Vietnam’s National Orchestra 

  A famous Austrian conductor and an award-winning cellist from the Netherlands will join the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in classical concerts in Hanoi next month. The 61-year-old conductor, Maestro Wolfgang Groehs, the founder and chief conductor of the Europa Symphony Orchestra, has toured many European countries as well as China and Japan and will conduct [...]

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Tardy Vietnamese table tennis players forfeit matches 

May 24, 2011
Tardy Vietnamese table tennis players forfeit matches 

  Three out of four Vietnamese table tennis players failed to turn up for qualifying matches at the World Table Tennis Championship from May 8-16 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. With the main purpose of gaining match experience in big tournaments, four of the best Vietnamese men’s table tennis players were sent to participate in the [...]

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Icelanders again reject Icesave debt deal 

April 10, 2011
Icelanders again reject Icesave debt deal 

Iceland’s Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir (L) casts her vote in the Icesave referendum in Reykjavik April 9, 2011. Icelanders rejected for a second time a plan to repay $5 billion to Britain and the Netherlands from a bank crash, results showed on Sunday, and the prime minister said economic and political chaos could follow. Policymakers [...]

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POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

January 25, 2010
POLITICS IN BRIEF 24/1

EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation; Egypt’s investment minister pays visit; Slovakian Speaker to visit; Vietnam kicks off preparations to host World Economic Forum       EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation    The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Embassy of Denmark, and the Embassy of the Kingdom [...]

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Flower fanatics prepare for Da Lat festival

December 28, 2009
Flower fanatics prepare for Da Lat festival

Da Lat, which is famous for growing a variety of flowers, is an attractive destination for many foreign and domestic visitors. LookAtVietnam – Thirty flower businesses will showcase their blossoms in the streets of Da Lat in early January.Bui Van Sang, the owner of one of Da Lat’s most well-known tourist sites, the Valley of [...]

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VN Premier enhances ties with Holland, Nepal, Kuwait

December 20, 2009
VN Premier enhances ties with Holland, Nepal, Kuwait

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (L) meets with his Kuwaiti counterpart Nasser Al-Sabah in Copenhagen, Denmark on Dec. 18 LookAtVietnam – The Vietnamese government attaches importance to cooperating with the Netherlands in the areas of economy, trade, investment and development aid.Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the statement while meeting with his Dutch [...]

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PM Dung seeks assistance from the Netherlands

December 19, 2009
PM Dung seeks assistance from the Netherlands

Vietnam and the Netherlands have agreed to promote cooperation in economics, trade, investment, development aid, water resource management, . . . The agreement was reached by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Dutch counterpart Jan Peter at a meeting in Copenhagen on December 18 on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change conference They [...]

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Fishy goings on in the seafood export industry

December 11, 2009
Fishy goings on in the seafood export industry

VietNamNet Bridge – VASEP has repeatedly advised members to remain cautious when doing business with foreign importers. The warning has been released after many Vietnamese seafood exporters did not receive payment from foreign partners. Klion Company Ltd, which is headquartered in Ukraine and has two branches in Panama, did not make payment for a consignment of seafood [...]

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European Music Festival to bring colourful melodies

November 18, 2009
European Music Festival to bring colourful melodies

The European Music Festival 2009 will introduce 13 concerts featuring a variety of European music from jazz, classical, world music to pop music. Duo Klaus Paier (accordionist) and Asja Valcic (cello artist) from AustriaLookAtVietnam – The European Music Festival 2009, the only annual international music event in Vietnam, will introduce 13 concerts featuring a variety [...]

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What’s in a vase

November 15, 2009
What’s in a vase

A still from the Danish -Vietnamese mini-series Manh ghep cuoc doi (Porcelain) Piracy, prosperity and a Vietnamese love story present the history of a porcelain vase on display at a Dutch museum. There is more than a grain of truth in the fictional Manh ghep cuoc doi (Porcelain) television series commissioned by the Zeeuws Museum [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...