Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Mawe on June 28 was honoured with the “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia in recognition of her substantial and practical contributions to the two countries' relations.

Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Mawe recently expressed her delight at cycling from home to work a few times each week on her Made-in-Vietnam Thong Nhat bicycle, the Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper has reported.

Vietnam and Sweden have nurtured long-standing energy cooperation and now the scope of cooperation has expanded from hydropower in the past to safe and sustainable energy development at present.

As many as 68 outstanding projects, including 23 by women with disabilities and 10 by female students, of a start-up contest launched by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 13.

A seminar in Hanoi on June 16 discussed the potential of Vietnam-Sweden cooperation in energy development, especially clean energy.

Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung handed over the token of the 100,000 antibacterial cloth face masks manufactured in Vietnam to the Swedish government and people to support them in the fight against the raging COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the new Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Ann Mawe to further bolster trade and investment between the two countries during her tenure in Vietnam.

The Embassy of Sweden and the Plan International Vietnam organised a programme in Hanoi on October 3 to celebrate the International Day of the Girl (October 11).

A contest entitled “Innovate like a Swede” was launched in Hanoi on September 9, aiming to encourage Vietnamese youths to raise initiatives and innovative solutions to challenges in sustainable development.