• Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit to be a guest speaker at Women Deliver in Malaysia

    The Women Deliver conference will take place in Kuala Lumpur from May 28-30. HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be attending as a guest speaker on challenges related to HIV/Aids. She participates at the Conference in Her capacity as Special Envoy for UN Aids. HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit was appointed Special Representative for UNAIDS in 2006. During her stay in Kuala [...]

    Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit to be a guest speaker at Women Deliver in Malaysia
  • Danish Centre for Culture and Development brings Myanmar photographers to Denmark

    Photographers from Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh and Mali will get their chance to display their photos when the seventh IMAGES festival opens in Denmark in late August. The photo project “Things You Can’t Buy with Money” is part of this festival, which will run from August 30 to September 7 and will feature work by photographers. The organizer is the Danish [...]

    A young monk concentrates on blowing a bubble at Ka-Nying Monastery in Boudha, Kathmandu, in Nepal. Photo: Stephen Freiheit
  • Danish company in charge of China’s biggest district heating project

    Danish Danfoss, which specializes in energy-efficient and climate-friendly solutions, has just signed a record deal with the Chinese city of Anshan, which aims to make Anshan world leaders in district heating. The contract is the largest deal so far made by Danfoss in China when it comes to district heating, which means that the company will be expanding its factory [...]

    Danish company in charge of China’s biggest district heating project
  • Borneo tribe writes Norwegian King to stop dam project

    In an unusual bid to stop a series of dams that will flood their rainforest home, a group of tribesmen in Borneo are urging King Harald V of Norway to call one of his subjects home. The subject is Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, a Norwegian citizen who is the CEO of Sarawak Energy, the Malaysian firm that is building several dams [...]

    Photograph: Andy Rain/Nick Rain/Survival
  • Court rules in Denmark – boy escapes deportation to Thailand

    It would not be in the child’s best interest to deport the Thai boy Fimm Na Thiban from Denmark. The case can set precedence for other deportation cases. Six year old Fimm Na Thiban is not going to be deported to Thailand but can stay in Denmark with his stepfather. That was the ruling of the High Court yesterday. Even [...]

    Court rules in Denmark – boy escapes deportation to Thailand
  • Chinese hack new Danish super fighter project

    As a replacement for the current F16 fighter jet long found in the Danish air force, talks have been to buy the new Joint Strike Fighter Jets, but according to NATO and the American Congress, confidential information about the jets have been systematically hacked by China from the spring of 2009 to the fall of 2012, reports the Danish post [...]

    Chinese hack new Danish super fighter project
  • Scandinavian Viking fest plunders Bangkok

    Some thousands years ago the Vikings would make their way from Scandinavia to England on quests to rape and plunder. This Saturday the quest was on Chao Phraya River as 80 “Vikings” from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland boarded a ship to enjoy a day on the river followed by a party at Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant in Sukhumwit Soi [...]

    Scandinavian Viking fest plunders Bangkok
  • Norwegian Constitution Day to be celebrated all over Southeast Asia

    If you are Norwegian you have undoubtedly made plans for this Friday. The date is May 17, which marks the Norwegian Constitution Day and is celebrated not only in Norway but also by Norwegian expatriates. In Southeast Asia there will be celebrations in many forms. After Frederik VI in 1814 had given up Norway to the King of Sweden, the [...]

    Norwegian Constitution Day to be celebrated all over Southeast Asia
  • 2012 was record year of Swedish deaths in Thailand

    2012 was a tough year for Swedes in Thailand. 105 died, which is the highest number ever in one year and almost double from the 55 deaths in 2007. “There have been unusually many traffic accidents involving Swedes in the first half of 2012. Another reason is that is becoming more popular to retire in Thailand. Many die of natural [...]

    2012 was record year of Swedish deaths in Thailand
  • Danish comedians to write script about Chinese lesbian tycoon-daughter

    A Hollywood film loosely inspired by Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao Sze-tsung, who offered HK$500 million to any man able to woo and wed his lesbian daughter, Gigi, will be written by Danish screenwriters and comedians Casper Christensen and Frank Hvam, media reports say. The duo shot to fame after their 2010 cult comedy hit Klown, which centres on two friends [...]

    A scene from the movie Klown where the duo is on the run after Casper being accused of trying to rape a high school student. 
Casper Christensen in the front and Frank Hvam in the back.

Community news »

Danish parliament ready to support double citizenship

Danish parliament ready to support double citizenship

May 19, 2013 at 19:29

Danes abroad rejoice as a political majority now seems to be in place to permit them to hold dual  citizenship. A change in the law will make it possible for Danes outside...

Business news »

Nokia fighting with Samsung for Vietnam market

Nokia fighting with Samsung for Vietnam market

May 20, 2013 at 13:39

Nokia plans to put the factory in Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Zone in Bac Ninh province into operation in June 2013, when it would churn out 30 million products. The...

General news »

Dane becomes new president of Badminton World Federation in front of Indonesian

Dane becomes new president of Badminton World Federation in front of Indonesian

May 20, 2013 at 13:52

Former Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport’s world governing body. The Dane polled...

International relations »

Finland pledges to maintain supports for Vietnam

Finland pledges to maintain supports for Vietnam

May 20, 2013 at 13:45

The Finnish government will continue its supports for Vietnam’s economic growth and poverty reduction, said Kimmo Lahdevirta, Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam, in a recent...

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Dodging the crowd in Ha Long Bay

Dodging the crowd in Ha Long Bay

May 15, 2013 at 13:50

You can see many things in Vietnam, but one attraction that is sure to feature in most people’s travel itinerary is the majestic Ha Long Bay. There’s a way to...

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