‘The Vietnamese and the Dutch are very much alike in many ways’. Meet Elsbeth Akkerman, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Vietnam.

Until the 11th of December 2020 a Dutch virtual trade mission is taking place in Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. 

On September 10, 2021, Ambassador Akkerman paid a courtesy call on her host Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and announced a Netherland public – private donation worth VND 43 billion of medical equipment to support Vietnam combat Covid19.

On August 3, Netherlands Ambassador Akkerman and VCCI Can Tho Director Nguyen Phuong Lam signed the Action Programme of the Netherlands – Vietnam Business Platform for the Mekong River Delta.

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is pleased to invite CSOs from Vietnam to participate in the call for project proposals within Official Development Assistance Fund (DAF) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands.

With its long coastline, shallow seabed and reliable wind speeds, experts expect Vietnam to develop into an offshore wind power house.

People in Ho Chi Minh city can enjoy the World Press Photo speacial exhibition 'Best of Three 2018-2020' which features 158 best award-winning photos, from 7-16th April 2021 at Le Van Tam park.

The Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has granted 2 million euros in disaster relief fund for the victims of the recent disasters in Central Vietnam.