Community Danish embassy backs art projects in Vietnam Nguyen Quy Thursday, Mar 15, 2018,23:50 (GMT+7) Danish embassy backs art projects in VietnamNguyen Quy Ane Kirsten Andersen, cultural counselor from the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam, speaks at a press conference to unveil its fi nancial support program for eight art spaces and initiatives in Vietnam - PHOTO: EMBASSY OF DENMARK IN VIETNAM The Vietnamese-Danish Cultural Development and Exchange Fund under the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam will grant VND1.08 billion (US$47,400) for eight art spaces and initiatives in Hanoi and Hue cities in 2018, says the Danish Embassy. The six art spaces benefiting from the grant comprise Hanoi Doclab, Heritage Space, Manzi Art Space, Nha San Studio, The Center for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) and Then Cafe. Besides, two additional art initiatives including a photography project called Matca which aims to build a … [Read more...] about Danish embassy backs art projects in Vietnam
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Vietnamese, Danish PMs phone call
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. - VNA/VNS Photo Thống NhấtViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen expressed their delight at growing bilateral ties in diverse fields during their telephone conversation on Wednesday. They said both sides offered mutual support in regional and global forums. The two leaders discussed measures to strengthen the Việt Nam – Denmark comprehensive partnership, including strategic partnership in climate change, energy, environment and green growth. The leaders agreed to work closely together to celebrate the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. As Denmark will host the first high-level Global Green Growth Forum in October, Rasmussen invited PM Phúc to attend the event. The Vietnamese PM expressed his hope that the forum will devise major orientations and specific actions to fuel green and sustainable … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Danish PMs phone call
Malaysia imprisons Danish man for fake news
Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman, a 46-year-old man of Yemeni descent, became the first person to be convicted under Malaysia’s new anti-fake news law. The Danish man admitted making and posting on YouTube a video accusing emergency services of slow response after a Palestinian Hamas member was shot down in Kuala Lumpur. He was sentenced to a week jail from the date of his arrest on April 23 and fined 10,000 RM (2,600 USD). If he cannot pay the fine, then he will have to serve another month in jail, according to the judge. Sulaiman had been on a 10-day visit to Malaysia when the crime was committed. The Anti-Fake News Act, which came into force in April, provides for stiff punishments of up to six years in prison and a maximum fine of 500,000 RM.-VNA Tags: Malaysia Danish man fake news … [Read more...] about Malaysia imprisons Danish man for fake news
Danish submariner to receive verdict over journalist murder
A Copenhagen court is to rule Wednesday whether Danish submarine builder Peter Madsen murdered Swedish journalist Kim Wall onboard his vessel before chopping up her corpse and tossing the body parts into the sea last year. The decision by one professional judge and two jurors is expected at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT), after 11 days of hearings unveiled the 47-year-old's dark sexual fantasies involving beheaded and tortured women. Prosecutors, who accuse the eccentric inventor of premeditated murder, aggravated sexual assault and desecrating a corpse, have called for a life sentence, which in Denmark averages around 16 years. Madsen has admitted dismembering Wall's body and throwing her remains overboard, an offence punishable by six months in prison, but denies killing her. Prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen said Madsen killed Wall, 30, as part of a macabre sexual fantasy and "tried to create the perfect crime". Madsen, however, said the freelancer who boarded his self-built submarine on August 10 … [Read more...] about Danish submariner to receive verdict over journalist murder
Vietnamese plane makes emergency landing to rescue Danish passenger
By Doan Loan  April 3, 2018 | 03:02 pm GMT+7 A Vietnam Airlines aircraft prepares to land. Photo by VnExpress/Quy Doan The passenger stopped breathing and started convulsing on a flight from Frankfurt to Hanoi. A Vietnam Airlines plane flying from Germany to Vietnam had to make an emergency landing in Romania on Monday to save a Danish passenger after he stopped breathing. The plane landed at Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport after a doctor had given the sick passenger emergency aid. A representative of Vietnam Airlines said the Danish passenger is now in stable condition and has been discharged from hospital. The flight landed in Hanoi three hours late. The airline said it had to book new tickets for people who were catching connections from Vietnam's capital. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese plane makes emergency landing to rescue Danish passenger