News and events

Kommunestyre- og fylkestingsvalget 2019

9. september 2019 er det kommunestyre- og fylkestingsvalg i Norge. Velgere som bor eller oppholder seg i utlandet kan forhåndsstemme hos utenriksstasjoner eller særskilt oppnevnte stemmemottakere. Fra og med mandag 1. juli til og med fredag 30. august kan publikum forhåndsstemme ved ambassaden i Hanoi eller ved konsulatet i Ho Chi Minh City etter timeavtale. Det er ingen særskilt oppnevnte stemmemottakere i Laos. NB! Husk å ta med gyldig pass som legitimasjon.

Are you planning to travel to Norway and need a visa or residence permit?

As of the 6th of August 2019, applications for a visitor’s visa or residence permit to Norway submitted in Vietnam will be sent to the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, which will become a regional hub for immigration cases from South-east Asia.

Vietnam - Norway Joint Statement

Full text of the Vietnam - Norway joint statement.

The Mine Ban Convention - 20 years of protection

Full text of the Ambassador's Speech on behalf of Norway as Presidency of the Mine Ban Convention at the dinner reception of the Regional Seminar on Landmines, Cluster Munitions and Explosive Remnants of War. Vientiane, Lao PDR, 29 – 30 April

Amendments to the Children Act and the Citizenship Act on parentage and citizenship for children born outside Norway came into force

On 1 April, amendments to the Children Act and the Citizenship Act on parentage and citizenship for children born outside Norway came into force.

Norway increases contribution to Green Climate Fund

Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein is giving priority to the Green Climate Fund as a channel for funding Norway’s climate-related efforts in developing countries in the coming years. Norway is hosting a replenishment meeting for the Fund in Oslo on 4-5 April.

Den 1. april ikraftsettes endringer i barnelova og statsborgerloven om foreldreskap og statsborgerskap for barn født i utlandet.

First woman to win the Abel Prize

Karen Uhlenbeck, an US mathematician becomes the first woman who wins the Abel Prize for her fundamental work in geometric analysis and gauge theory, which has dramatically changed the mathematical landscape

The Ibsen Scholarships 2019-2020

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Consular Section Closed Notice

2019 Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize Laureates Named

Travelling to Norway as a group?

Then you may apply all together and save time!

Praktikantplass høsten 2019

Den norske ambassaden i Hanoi tilbyr et studentpraktikantopphold med varighet på inntil seks måneder for en norsk student. Søknadsfrist er mandag 18. mars, med ønsket oppstart 1. august 2019.

Embassy Closed Notice

The Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi will be closed Monday 4 February 2019 through Friday 8 February 2019 due to the Lunar New Year. Regular business hours will resume Monday 11 February 2019 at 09:00 am.

Norway's New Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2019 - 2022)

Today, 11 January, the Norwegian Government's new Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2019 - 2022) is launched. With the new Plan, Norway commits to continue to strengthen women's participation in peace and security efforts and women's rights in conflict settings. We will increase our efforts in strategic phases of peacemaking.

The Norwegian Parliament votes in favour of dual citizenship

Dual citizenship could be allowed by 2020.

Embassy Closed Notice

Norway to take over presidency of the Mine Ban Treaty

The Mine Ban Treaty is perhaps the most successful multilateral arms-related treaty in recent times. It was adopted in Oslo on 18 September 1997 and signed by more than 100 countries in Ottawa on 3 December the same year.

Ambassador Grete Løchen presenting her credentials to President H.E. Nguyen Phu Trong

On 17 November 2018, Norway’s Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Løchen presented her credentials to the President of Vietnam, H.E. Nguyen Phu Trong, officially starting her 4-year posting in Vietnam

Ambassador Message

On the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the establishment of Norway-Vietnam diplomatic relation, Ambassador Grete Løchen delivered her first message on the bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Norway-Vietnam Business Summit on Marine Rest Raw Materials Processing

Rest Raw Material Processing - Potential for Norway-Vietnam Cooperation

The United Nations Day 2018. Let’s celebrate cooperation!

On this UN Day, let’s celebrate cooperation! If we are to solve the greatest challenges of our time, we need more – not less – international cooperation.

Praktikantplass våren 2019

Praktikantplass ved ambassaden i Hanoi våren 2019 Den norske ambassaden i Hanoi tilbyr et studentpraktikantopphold for perioden 1.februar 2019 til 31. juli 2019. Søknadsfristen er 15. oktober 2018.

Solar Seminar with EVN PECC1 on 15 October

Ambassador Designate Grete Løchen attended and delivered the speech at the Seminar "Norwegian solutions for solar power". The event was arranged by the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi, Innovation Norway, and the Power Engineering Consulting JSC 1 under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN PECC1).

Norwegian Fisheries Seminar on 1-2 October

The Seminar was co-organised by the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi, Innovation Norway and the Vietnamese Department of Fisheries. Speakers from Norway’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Fisheries; Directorate of Fisheries; and Norwegian companies discuss how Norway effectively combats illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, and uses satellite and other technologies for this. Below is Ambassador Designate Grete Løchen's opening remarks at the Seminar.