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  • Norwegian Constitution Day celebrated for the first time in Myanmar

    On May 17, the Norwegian mission in Yangon invited Norwegians to the celebration of the Constitution Day. It was the first time ever that the day was celebrated in Myanmar and some 20 people participated in the celebrations. T In his speech for the occasian, Chargé d’Affairs in Myanmar, Arne Jan Flølo, pointed it out that only two years ago [...]

    Norwegian Constitution Day celebrated for the first time in Myanmar

  • Danish climate race in China

    A few hundred cycling lovers participated in the third Climate Race organized by the Danish Embassy on May 19, 2013, in Beijing. The one-day-long cycling event in and around Beijing aims to promote the biking culture, green transportation and environmental protection. It is divided into two parts, among which the first part took place in downtown Beijing starting from the [...]

    [Photo by Wang Yanfang/China.org.cn]

  • Norwegian CEO in corruption controversy in Malaysia

    Last week several different media brought the story of how the Penan people of Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo, had written a letter to King Harald V of Norway, asking him to pull home one of his subjects. The subject is Torstein Dale Sjøtveit, a Norwegian citizen who is the CEO of Sarawak Energy, the Malaysian firm that is [...]

    Torstein Sjotveit with Taib Mahmud (seated) – Photograph: Bernama

  • Danish company in Thailand accused of threatening employees

    Alpine Saleforce Ltd., a Danish telemarketing company in Hua Hin, Thailand, is being accused in Danish media of threatening employees, cheating them of their salary and fiddling with work permits. CEO Ramus Moller is baffled, saying that it is a personal vendetta. Alpine Saleforce, a telemarketing company in Hua Hin, made mid-May headlines back in Denmark as founder and CEO [...]

    Danish company in Thailand accused of threatening employees

  • 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

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May 17 celebrated in Singapore

May 17 celebrated in Singapore

May 22, 2013 at 15:33

The sun was shining in Singapore as Norwegians gathered to celebrate the national day on May 17. There were several events to mark the occasion, from breakfast at the Seaman’s...

Business news »

SAS and Singapore Airlines expand partnership

SAS and Singapore Airlines expand partnership

May 22, 2013 at 15:50

As a result of the joint-venture of SAS and Singapore Airlines, the code share agreement is now increasing from 5 routes to 29. As of yesterday there are now Singapore codeshare...

General news »

Singaporean and Swedish universities work together on cancer treatment

Singaporean and Swedish universities work together on cancer treatment

May 22, 2013 at 14:58

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University in Sweden have bio-engineered a molecule which can kill 40 different types of tumor cells. The...

International relations »

Indonesian companies visit Denmark to develop partnerships

Indonesian companies visit Denmark to develop partnerships

May 21, 2013 at 13:10

This week a delegation of five Indonesian companies will visit Denmark to explore the opportunities of establishing partnerships with Danish companies The delegation is part...

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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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