Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Head of the Vietnamese Delegation in Geneva, spotlighted Norway’s open trade policies, especially its mandatory electronic data exchange through the value-added tax system for e-commerce, which reduces trade costs and streamlines cross-border commerce.
Norwegian companies have experience in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, and they are ready to share knowledge and technology in this field with Vietnam, Ambassador of Norway Grete Lochen said at a seminar on November 4.
Vietnam and Norway shared information and experience in sustainably developing marine aquaculture at a seminar in Nha Trang city, the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, on October 9.
Vietnam and Norway hold potential of trading goods via electronic platform, experts said at a seminar held by the Ho Chi Minh City chapter of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and Trading Foe company on June 28.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has had a working session with the Innovation Norway and seven other leading groups and organisations of Norway, seeking cooperation chances with them in urban development and management.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with leaders of leading Norwegian groups in Oslo on May 24 (local time) as part of his official visit to the European country.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted potentials for Vietnam and Norway to enhance economic cooperation, especially in renewable energy, industry and aquaculture, at the Vietnam-Norway Business Forum in Oslo on May 24.
The economic, trade and investment relations between Vietnam and Norway have reaped positive outcomes in recent time, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh.
Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 1 discussed opportunities for cooperation in trade and investment with diplomats of four Nordic countries – Norway, Finland, Denmark and Sweden.
Norway, the world’s leading seafood exporter, shared its experience in applying advanced technology for aquaculture farming and processing at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 14.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s HCM City branch and the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise on June 14 began a programme for improving the quality of vocational training in aquaculture.
Two Vietnamese advertising online markets, ChoTot and ImSold, which both belong to 701Search, will be handed over to Telenor ASA, a Norwegian telecommunication company, in June.
Norway, as a member of the European Free Trade Association, has given priority to negotiating free trade agreements with a number of Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam.
Vietnam and Norway will forge stronger cooperation in maritime economy for the interest of residents in coastal localities, heard a conference on maritime economy held by the Norwegian Embassy in Ho Chi Minh City on November 23.
Norway’s experience in sea-based economic development as well as cooperation opportunities between Vietnam and the country in this area were the main topics of a seminar in Hanoi on October 20.
