SSS Garden Party 2003
Some 120 Danes, Swedes, Norwegian and Finns enjoyed the annual Garden Party, which took place Saturday 1st of February in the lovely garden of the Danish Ambassador Mr. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen …
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Smedvig to build new tender rig in Southeast Asia
Smedvig has entered into an agreement with Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering Sdn Bhd in South Malaysia for the purpose of building a new self erecting tender rig. The new unit …
Smedvig to build new tender rig in Southeast Asia Read MoreInnovation improves service at Santa Fe
Santa Fe, EAC’s Moving & Relocation Services, has developed a web-based Tenancy Management System which give their customers easy access to information about the properties they lease to house their …
Innovation improves service at Santa Fe Read MoreNordic Capital takes over Maersk Medical
The Swedish investment company Nordic Capital has taken over Maersk Medical, which among others production facilities in Singapore and Malaysia. Maersk Medical is one of Denmark’s leading med-tech companies. Maersk …
Nordic Capital takes over Maersk Medical Read MoreCarlsberg Breweries strengthens its focus on Asia
Jesper Bjorn Madsen has been appointed Senior Vice President of Carlsberg Breweries A/S with primary responsibility for the Asian activities as of 1 August 2003 and will return to Copenhagen …
Carlsberg Breweries strengthens its focus on Asia Read MoreThe Bali Bombings in Retrospect
By Nikolaj Jensen 12 October 2002 will be a returning date for the world and especially for the people living and working in Bali. It will always be a nightmare …
The Bali Bombings in Retrospect Read MorePer Kastrup has passed away
Mr. Per Kastrup , one of the most colourful of the long-time Danish residents in Thailand, passed away on January 16, 2003 at the age of 62 at General Hospital …
Per Kastrup has passed away Read MoreThailand calls on Danish biotech expertise
Thailand has called on Danish expertise to assist with its DKK 1.5 billion (USD 210 million) science park north of Bangkok. Researchers from the Danish food ingredient giant Chr. Hansen …
Thailand calls on Danish biotech expertise Read MoreDenmark bringing clean technology to Thailand
The Royal Danish Embassy, Bangkok, on January 22 held a seminar on Danish Energy Experiences to promote energy conservation and renewable energy. Financial support under a Danish government’s scheme was …
Denmark bringing clean technology to Thailand Read MoreDumex back on track in Thailand
EAC Nutrition is now back on track in Thailand following six months of intensive marketing activities since the company was last summer forced to withdraw two products from the Thai …
Dumex back on track in Thailand Read MoreDanish Pavilion at ProPak 2003
The Royal Danish Embassy in Thailand will again this year organise a Danish pavilion at ProPak Asia 2003 in Bangkok, South East Asia’s leading annual food processing and packaging exhibition. …
Danish Pavilion at ProPak 2003 Read MoreDanish cheese promotion in Malaysia
Arla Foods will from March until June conduct supermarket promotions in all the major cities along the East coast of Malaysia to promote its full range of cheese products. “By …
Danish cheese promotion in Malaysia Read MoreA Jazzy Networking Evening
The first networking evening of the year saw many new and old faces turning up. Doc Houlind & his New Orleans All Stars of Denmark Band was last minute announced …
A Jazzy Networking Evening Read MoreNorway in Asia seminar in March 2003
The conference takes place again this year at Beaufort Hotel on Singapore’s Sentosa Island on 13th and 14th March 2003, organised jointly by the Norwegian Business Association in Singapore, the …
Norway in Asia seminar in March 2003 Read MoreCarlsberg Asia acquires brewery in China
Carlsberg Asia has acquired through its subsidiary Carlsberg Brewery Hong Kong Ltd. the entire share capital of the Chinese brewery Kunming Huashi Brewery Company Ltd. from the Zhejiang K.K. Group.The …
Carlsberg Asia acquires brewery in China Read MoreSanta Fe supports cancer research in Singapore
Santa Fe, EAC’s Moving & Relocation Services, has joined The Johns Hopkins University in Singapore in setting up a fund to support research and treatment of breast cancer. Under the …
Santa Fe supports cancer research in Singapore Read MoreDTCC: 19 New Dancham Members in 2002
The Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce has had a prosperous year in terms of new members. The Chamber has welcomed 11 new corporate members and 8 new individual members. Some of …
DTCC: 19 New Dancham Members in 2002 Read MoreNorwegian businessmen support Thai AIDS orphans
The Norwegian Businessmen Charity Fund of Thailand in November raised an amazing 1,700,000 Thai Baht in support of a project for HIV Children in Chiang Mai which the Norwegian business …
Norwegian businessmen support Thai AIDS orphans Read MoreArla Food expanding with Lurpak Spreadable butter
The introduction of Lurpak Spreadable butter in South East Asia has significantly expanded Arla Foods markets in Singapore and Hong Kong. In Singapore, where the product was introduced five years …
Arla Food expanding with Lurpak Spreadable butter Read MoreBusiness delegation to Vietnam in September
A major Danish promotion is scheduled to take place in Vietnam from 13th to 21st of September 2003, possibly headed by His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark who grew …
Business delegation to Vietnam in September Read MoreSmedvig awarded drilling contract in Indonesia
Smedvig’s self-erecting semi-tender rig West Alliance will start production drilling for Unocal Makassar Ltd in Indonesia in January this year. The rig has previously been drilling for Esso Production Malaysia …
Smedvig awarded drilling contract in Indonesia Read MoreNew Board after AGM in HCMC
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Ho Chi Minh City elected a new board of directors at its Annual General Meeting in November. The following members were reelected: Sigmund Stromme, …
New Board after AGM in HCMC Read MoreSwedish Consulate in Chiang Mai shut down
The Swedish consulate in Chiang Mai was permanently closed 26th December 2002. The date also marked the last day of the last Swedish Consul General in Chiang Mai, Khun Vorakit …
Swedish Consulate in Chiang Mai shut down Read MoreNew Immigration Rules
The Thai cabinet passed a resolution dated 11th September 2001 which has only become common knowledge in the last seven days. The resolution concerns new improvements to immigration procedures and …
New Immigration Rules Read MoreDanish football team to Bangkok, Hong Kong in January
A football team of selected top players from Denmark will come to Thailand to fight against the Thai national football team in Bangkok in a training match on 29 January. …
Danish football team to Bangkok, Hong Kong in January Read MoreLiver and lung diseases a threat to SEAsia
Unless urgent measures are taken to address health safety issues caused by parasitic infections in Southeast Asia, liver and lung diseases may rise significantly, health experts warned during a Danish …
Liver and lung diseases a threat to SEAsia Read MoreDanish shipping company in Vietnam
The Danish shipping company Fabricius has established a joint venture in Vietnam with Saigon Shipping as its local partner. Fabricius Saigon Shipping Ltd. Ship Management is registered as a local …
Danish shipping company in Vietnam Read MoreDanish underwater gas pipes to Indonesian offshore project
NKT Flexibles in December started the delivery of three 245m flexible pipes to the West Seno oil and gas production field off the east coast of Kalimantan, the Indonesian part …
Danish underwater gas pipes to Indonesian offshore project Read MoreDanish shipowner to flag out if BOI support scrapped
Mermaid Maritime Co., Ltd., a Danish company in Thailand, plans to flag out its three supply ships serving the offshore installations in the Gulf of Thailand if WTO turns down …
Danish shipowner to flag out if BOI support scrapped Read MoreNew Danish CEO for Diethelm Malaysia
Mr. Niels Holm, currently in charge of Diethelm’s Food and Special Products Division in Thailand as well as Diethelm Trading, Siam Food Services and Customs Clearance Services has as of …
New Danish CEO for Diethelm Malaysia Read MorePhra Baitika Walter – the monk from Denmark
A clipping from a Thai newspaper had for weeks been lying on my desk. It was about a Thai monk who had some unusual ideas. For me, the most unusual …
Phra Baitika Walter – the monk from Denmark Read MoreCelebrated Dancham X-mas and 10 Years Anniversary
The Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce invited all their members for FREE to their yearly Danish Christmas lunch, as it this year marked their 10 Years Anniversary. Around 80 cheerful members …
Celebrated Dancham X-mas and 10 Years Anniversary Read MoreViking opens factory in Thailand
Viking Life-Saving Equipment (Thailand) Ltd. on 30 October 2002 opened a new 8,600 square meter factory in the free port zone of Laem Chabang Industrial Estate between Cholburi and Pattaya. …
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The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok in a Danish perspective
Ask any Italian and they will tell you, the Oriental Hotel – Bangkok’s most famous hotel – is in fact Italian. After all, it was the Italian architect S. Cardu, …
The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok in a Danish perspective Read MoreJomtien Boathouse – a dream come true
The Danish “old hand” Ib Ottesen and his lovely wife, Kannikar, on Sunday 13 October inaugurated their latest impressive achievement, Jomtien Boathouse, a high quality hotel and restaurant on Jomtien …
Jomtien Boathouse – a dream come true Read MoreASEM-IV: Strengthening Thai-Danish business relations
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen agreed at a bilateral meeting during the ASEM-IV in Copenhagen in September to encourage a further expansion of …
ASEM-IV: Strengthening Thai-Danish business relations Read MoreSririta Jensen – Danish ‘Luk Krueng’ with a Thai heart
Sririta Jensen, the leading actress in the recently released Thai movie “999-9999 Dat Dor Dai” (Dial 999-9999 to Die), is half Danish – half Thai, but her heart is with …
Sririta Jensen – Danish ‘Luk Krueng’ with a Thai heart Read MoreFirst Thai-Norway Business Seminar
The question was put forward by President of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Mr. Nils-Gunnar Hjellegjerde at the Thai-Norway Business Seminar held on Wednesday 16 October 2002 at the Hotel …
First Thai-Norway Business Seminar Read MoreThoresen Group in Thailand : Shipping and all related services
The Thoresen group of companies is one of the largest conglomerates within the Thai shipping sector and the Thai shipping services sector. At the centre of the group is Thoresen …
Thoresen Group in Thailand : Shipping and all related services Read MoreEU to increase its business in Asia
The Asia Europe Business Forum (AEBF) organized this year in Denmark by the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) in connection with the ASEM meeting in Copenhagen in September looked at …
EU to increase its business in Asia Read MoreUlrik Holt Sorensen new head of Danish Consular Affairs
Mr. Ulrik Holt Sørensen took up his new position as Head of the Consular Section at the Royal Danish Embassy, Bangkok on September 1, 2002. He succeeds Tove Wihlborg Andersen, …
Ulrik Holt Sorensen new head of Danish Consular Affairs Read MoreNorconsult mega project takes shape
Draw a big cross on the map of Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phaya river. Put the North-South line in the middle between the river and the …
Norconsult mega project takes shape Read MoreSwedish booth at Expo 2002 in Vietnam
Sweden will be among the seven foreign commercial services who will have a booth at the Expo 2002 to be held by the Ho Chi Ming City’s Department of Trade …
Swedish booth at Expo 2002 in Vietnam Read MoreJorgen lb Hedes 70 Years
When Jorgen lb Hedes arrived Thailand in 1990, Sun Paratech was only a plan about to be realized. The factory floor had been cast, but the design of the buildings …
Jorgen lb Hedes 70 Years Read MoreNew management for Carlsberg Asia Ltd.
Carlsberg Asia Pte Ltd., the 50/50 joint venture between Carlsberg Breweries A/S and the Chang Beverages Pte Limited, will as of 1 October, 2002 gradually change its top management team. …
New management for Carlsberg Asia Ltd. Read MoreNordic businessmen sees business climate improving
Nordic businessmen in Vietnam shared a sense of positive business developments when they earlier this year met in Hanoi for the Annual General Meeting of Nordcham – the Nordic Chambers …
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Danish Thai tourists coming back
Last year, the number of Danish tourist traveling to Thailand dropped 1.49%. By the end of 2001, only 78.728 had come to visit the land of smiles. This year, however, …
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Christiani & Nielsen – a Danish legend lives on in Thailand
The significant chapter in the history of one of the most prominent Danish construction and engineering companies, Christiani & Nielsen, is about to be written. The decision to formally close …
Christiani & Nielsen – a Danish legend lives on in Thailand Read MoreElectronic Components from Asia Cheaper and Better
Former electronics manufacturer in Denmark now serves Danish and Swedish companies with components from Singapore, the Philippines and other places in South East Asia.“They are cheaper and better,” says Mr. J๘rgen …
Electronic Components from Asia Cheaper and Better Read MoreNorwegian students at the Thai-Scandinavian Chambers
The Thai-Scandinavian Chamber’s office in Bangkok has entered an agreement to be reinforced with two Norwegian post-graduate students, Aud Kamilla Sivertsen and Terje Gilleshammer, who will work at the Chamber …
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