• Big demand for Pinoy nurses in Finland

  The Nordic health care service provider Attendo says it has had only positive experiences with nurses coming from the Philippines. The company plans to recruit more overseas nursing professionals to plug the gap in the Finnish labor market. The first group of Philippine nurses recruited by Attendo to work in Finland took their vows of service Wednesday. Many of them [...]

  

• Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon in the Philippines

  The Nordic Business Council Philippines (NBCP) gathered the Philippine-Nordic business community for the Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon at the New World Makati Hotel Ballroom on Thursday 6 June 6 2013. More than 100 people participated in the event, in presence of the Nordic ambassadors to the Philippines together with DTI Undersecretary Ponciano C. Manalo, Jr. After welcome remarks from NBCP President Bo [...]

  

• China, Finland look to boost parliamentary cooperation

  China and Finland on Friday agreed to further their inter-parliamentary cooperation. The agreement was reached as visiting Finnish Parliament Speaker Eero Heinaluoma met with China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang and top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Thursday afternoon in Beijing. In April, leaders of the two countries reached an important consensus on constructing a new cooperative partnership, bringing the relationship [...]

  

• Finnair opens routes to Xi’an and Hanoi

  This week Finnair begins flying to Hanoi and Xi’an. Finnair is currently the only European carrier offering direct connections between the two cities and Europe. Finnair will operate service to both cities three times a week throughout the summer schedule season, until October 26 for Xi’an and October 27 for Hanoi. “This week marks an important milestone in Finnair’s 90 [...]

  

• WWF – Watch out for illegal souvenirs

  Illegal trading with endangered species of animals is the world’s fifth largest organized form of crime, following counterfeit items, narcotics, weapons and human trafficking. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has created a global campaign against illegal trade with endangered species, especially directed towards Thailand, Vietnam and China where the demand is the highest. The aim is that the campaign [...]

  

• Thailand – Scandinavian business fair and summer party

  If you are a Scandinavian business owner or if you are simply in the mood for a party with a Nordic touch then you need to mark the calendar for July 13! On that date a fair for Scandinavian businesses followed by the Nordic bash of the year is found in Jomtien, Pattaya. The event is hosted by VIP-Reiser Thailand. [...]

  

• China to build research center for Arctic region

  China will expand its study of the Arctic’s resources as well as the region’s shipping and economic potential, the main Chinese institute for polar research said on Wednesday. The Polar Research Institute of China said it plans to establish a China-Nordic Arctic Research Center in Shanghai to increase awareness and knowledge of the area and promote cooperation for its sustainable [...]

  

• Angry Birds hot air balloon debuts in Taiwan

  A hot air balloon featuring the global smash computer game Angry Birds made its world debut in eastern Taiwan at a hot air balloon festival. The two-month festival kicked off earlier this month on June 1 and will run until August 11, said the Taitung county government, the organizer of the event. However, the nearly 25-meter high balloon, made with [...]

  

• Management at Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant calls it quits

  The Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant at the Hotel Mermaid in Sukhumvit soi 29 will see a change in management from June 15 as Danish Bent Laasholdt and his wife Na will be handing over the reins to the Hotel Mermaid. The cozy pub that offers a Scandinavian atmosphere with a maritime look and Danish memorabilia has been managed by Bent [...]

  

• Angry Birds Malaysia Theme Park To Open In 2014

  Damansara Assets Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Johor Corporation (JCorp), will open the Angry Birds Theme Park at Johor Baharu City Centre (JBCC) by May next year. JCorp President and Chief Executive Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim said the development of the theme park, the first in Southeast Asia, is on a joint venture with the founder of the Angry Birds [...]

  

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Big demand for Pinoy nurses in Finland

The Nordic health care service provider Attendo says it has had only positive experiences with nurses coming from the Philippines. The company plans to recruit more overseas nursing professionals to plug the gap in the Finnish labor market. The first group of Philippine nurses recruited by Attendo to work in Finland took their vows of service Wednesday. Many of them [...]

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by Anders Holm Nielsen / on June 17, 2013 at 13:20 /

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Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon in the Philippines

The Nordic Business Council Philippines (NBCP) gathered the Philippine-Nordic business community for the Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon at the New World Makati Hotel Ballroom on Thursday 6 June 6 2013. More than 100 people participated in the event, in presence of the Nordic ambassadors to the Philippines together with DTI Undersecretary Ponciano C. Manalo, Jr. After welcome remarks from NBCP President Bo [...]

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by Wachiraporn Janrut / on June 17, 2013 at 11:22 /

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China, Finland look to boost parliamentary cooperation

China and Finland on Friday agreed to further their inter-parliamentary cooperation. The agreement was reached as visiting Finnish Parliament Speaker Eero Heinaluoma met with China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang and top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Thursday afternoon in Beijing. In April, leaders of the two countries reached an important consensus on constructing a new cooperative partnership, bringing the relationship [...]

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by Anders Holm Nielsen / on June 14, 2013 at 17:46 /

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Finnair opens routes to Xi’an and Hanoi

This week Finnair begins flying to Hanoi and Xi’an. Finnair is currently the only European carrier offering direct connections between the two cities and Europe. Finnair will operate service to both cities three times a week throughout the summer schedule season, until October 26 for Xi’an and October 27 for Hanoi. “This week marks an important milestone in Finnair’s 90 [...]

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by Anders Holm Nielsen / on June 14, 2013 at 17:44 /

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WWF – Watch out for illegal souvenirs

Illegal trading with endangered species of animals is the world’s fifth largest organized form of crime, following counterfeit items, narcotics, weapons and human trafficking. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has created a global campaign against illegal trade with endangered species, especially directed towards Thailand, Vietnam and China where the demand is the highest. The aim is that the campaign [...]

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by Anders Holm Nielsen / on June 13, 2013 at 16:37 /

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Thailand – Scandinavian business fair and summer party

If you are a Scandinavian business owner or if you are simply in the mood for a party with a Nordic touch then you need to mark the calendar for July 13! On that date a fair for Scandinavian businesses followed by the Nordic bash of the year is found in Jomtien, Pattaya. The event is hosted by VIP-Reiser Thailand. [...]

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by Anders Holm Nielsen / on June 12, 2013 at 13:41 /

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China to build research center for Arctic region

China will expand its study of the Arctic’s resources as well as the region’s shipping and economic potential, the main Chinese institute for polar research said on Wednesday. The Polar Research Institute of China said it plans to establish a China-Nordic Arctic Research Center in Shanghai to increase awareness and knowledge of the area and promote cooperation for its sustainable [...]

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by Anders Holm Nielsen / on June 7, 2013 at 16:25 /

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Angry Birds hot air balloon debuts in Taiwan

A hot air balloon featuring the global smash computer game Angry Birds made its world debut in eastern Taiwan at a hot air balloon festival. The two-month festival kicked off earlier this month on June 1 and will run until August 11, said the Taitung county government, the organizer of the event. However, the nearly 25-meter high balloon, made with [...]

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by Wachiraporn Janrut / on June 7, 2013 at 14:52 /

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Management at Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant calls it quits

The Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant at the Hotel Mermaid in Sukhumvit soi 29 will see a change in management from June 15 as Danish Bent Laasholdt and his wife Na will be handing over the reins to the Hotel Mermaid. The cozy pub that offers a Scandinavian atmosphere with a maritime look and Danish memorabilia has been managed by Bent [...]

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by Anders Holm Nielsen / on June 5, 2013 at 17:35 /

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Angry Birds Malaysia Theme Park To Open In 2014

Damansara Assets Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Johor Corporation (JCorp), will open the Angry Birds Theme Park at Johor Baharu City Centre (JBCC) by May next year. JCorp President and Chief Executive Datuk Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim said the development of the theme park, the first in Southeast Asia, is on a joint venture with the founder of the Angry Birds [...]

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by Anders Holm Nielsen / on June 5, 2013 at 12:16 /