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Digi.Com Bhd. Chief Executive Officer Morten Lundal stepped down after quadrupling profit at the Malaysian mobile-phone operator and overseeing a sixfold jump in its stock price. Lundal, who became CEO …
DiGi’s Chief Executive Officer Morten Lundal Leaves for Vodafone Group Plc Read MoreFinland is looking to the Philippines to help fill growing gaps in the Finnish health care system. However, a Finnish news agency YLE has learned that nurses applying for jobs …
Filipino Nurses Coming to Finland are Asked to Pay Illegal Fees Read MoreThe European Commission plans to spend 5 million kronor to bring the Nordic site-blocking technique to other EU member states. The move was met with enthusiasm by ECPAT, an anti-child …
Nordic Site-Blocking Technique Favoured by Thailand-based Anti-Child Pornography Organization Read MorePromoting Indonesia as a special and unique destination for foreign tourists was one of the main tasks of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Helsinki. In order to …
Inodonesia Promotion Campaign in the “MATKA NORDIC TRAVEL FAIR 2008” Held in Helsinki, Finland Read MoreThe Vietnam Selection Committee recently introduced the 2008 United World Colleges (UWC) Scholarship competition for Vietnamese pupils to study at top universities around the world including Norway. The UWC Scholarship …
Vietnam Kicks off 2008 Colleges Scholarship Competition Including One to Norway Read MoreThai Air Force head Air Chief Marshal Chalit Phukphasuk was scheduled to sign an agreement with the Swedish government on Febuary 11, 2008 during his trip to Sweden to buy …
Thai Air Force Head Signed Agreement with Swedish Goverment to Buy Gripen Fighter Planes Read MoreAccording to a research by the Swedish packaging company, Tetra Pak, Thai consumers represent a challenge to the packaging industry because they focus heavily on high quality and attractive design.In …
Sweden’s Tetra Pak See Thai Consumers As a Challenge to Packaging Industry Read MoreSwedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson said on Febuary 1, 2008 that 4,000 jobs worldwide would be cut as the company reported flat sales for fourth quarter 2007 and a 37-per-cent drop in …
Ericsson Chief Executive Noted That Political Unrest in Thailand Caused Investment in 2007 to Slow Down Read MoreA Danish tourist Henrik Rasmusen, 47, who was last seen at about 10:30 pm on Febuary 3, 2008 at the Royal Paradise Hotel has been gone missing. Mr Rasmusen is tall, …
A Danish Tourist Has Gone Missing in Phuket, Thailand Read MoreA major child smuggling ring is suspected of bringing dozens of children from Vietnam to Sweden. Between 30 and 40 people suspected of involvement in the smuggling operation are to …
Suspects in Child Smuggling from Vietnam to Sweden to be Prosecuted in Sweden Read MoreAt the invitation of the International Peace Foundation’s “Bridges – Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace”, Professor Finn Erling Kydland of Norway, winner of the Nobel Prize in 2004 for …
Norwegian Winner of Nobel Prize in 2004 to Deliver a Speech in a Thai University Read MoreNorwegian Ambassador, Stale Torstein Risa was a keynote speaker of the the two-day International Maritime Conference hosted by John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JLFMU) in the Philippines which started …
Norwegian Ambassador Attended International Maritime Conference in the Philippines Read MoreFinnish Nokia Siemens Networks, together with Global Mediacom, announced on January 27, 2008 a joint collaboration to launch a commercial broadcast mobile TV service, based on Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) …
Nokia Siemens Networks Will Deliver its Biggest DVB-H Agreement Worldwide Starting in Indonesia Read MoreThe Botanical Gardens of Penang will host “World Music Festival 2008 – Penang”, welcoming musicians and music aficionados from around the globe including those from Denmark, beginning 2 May 2008.Being …
Danish Musicians to Perform for Malaysia’s World Music Festival 2008 Read MoreKing Carl XVI Gustaf is to present medals to four Swedes for their service during the 2004 tsunami disaster in South East Asia, in which more than 500 Swedes were …
Swedish King Presented Royal Medals to Four Swedes for Tsunami Service in South East Asia Read MorePresident of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has accepted the offer of the Norwegian government on January 23, 2008 to host the talks on restarting peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the …
Norwegian Government is Welcomed to Host Peace Talks Between the Philippine Government and the Communist Read MoreThe Swedish cabinet on January 24, 2008 formally approved that the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) should sign a deal with the Thai Air force regarding the sale of the …
Thailand to Recieve Swedish Gripen Jet Fighters in 2011 Read MoreTarja Halonen, the Finnish president, is to start the official visit of a three-country tour of southeast Asia on 18 February, her office said in a statement on January 24, 2007.The …
Finnish President Has Confirmed the Visit to Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam Read MoreSet up by two Swedish Volunteers in 2000 to help children in need in the Chiang Mai province whose parents have died from HIV/AIDS, Kids Ark is now a non-profit …
Queen Silvia of Sweden Supports Kids Ark Foundation in Thailand Read MoreSAS Cargo is entering Vietnam’s air-cargo market where it will conduct business through its general sales agent, Vector Aviation.The carrier said growing production of textiles, footwear and foodstuffs has helped …
SAS to Enter Vietnam’s Air-Cargo Market Read MoreOn January 22, 2008 The Swedish Ambassador to Thailand, Lennart Linner, together with the representative of the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia sent their condolence on the …
Swedish King and Queen Sent Condolence on the Passing Away of HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana Read MoreSwedish artist Oskar Agler’s piece Nature of our Time will be put on display in the screening of Graphic Cities at the Thailand Creative and Design Centre (TCDC) on January 27, 2008.Oskar Aglert’s …
Swedish Artist Oskar Aglert’s Work on Display in Bangkok Read MoreEricsson, a leading telecoms group from Sweden, has announced the establishment of its wholly owned company in Vietnam on January 21, 2008.According to Eddie Ahnam, General Director of Ericsson Vietnam …
Ericsson Ventures Into Vietnam’s Market Read MoreIndonesia participated in the recent Reiseliv tourism fair, Norway‘s biggest annual international travel and tourism trade fair, which was held in the town of Lillestorm from January 10-13, 2008 to …
Indonesia Participated in Norway’s Biggest Annual Tourism Fair Read MoreIndonesia’s resort island of Bali will host the Sixth International Bird Flu Summit on March 27-28, 2008 in which a Swedish expert, Anna Thorson of Sweden’s Karolinska Institute will be …
Swedish Researcher from Karolinska Institite to Attend the Sixth International Bird Flu Summit in Indonesia Read MoreEnding on Febuary 29, 2008 Malaysian seafood lovers will be drooling over the Norwegian seafood promotion held in Malaysia by the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, the Royal Norwegian Embassy and …
Norwegian Seafood Promotion Attracts Seafood Lovers in Malaysia Read MoreThailand‘s cabinet has approved a 19 billion baht ($568 million) budget for the first phase of its F-X fighter competition, advancing an order for six Saab Gripen C/D fighters, plus …
Thai Cabinet Approves Budget for SAAB Gripen Fighters Read MoreDeputy chief executive of Neste Oil, Jarmo Honkamaa, announced on January 15, 2008 that the Finnish oil refiner’s biodiesel plant in Singapore, its largest, will be operational 2010 and initially cater to …
Finland’s Neste Oil to Have Singapore Biodiesel Plant Operatioal in 2010 Read MoreA Denmark-based Sonion group has begun a US$25-million audio components facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on January 11, 2008. According to Sonion Vietnam Co. Ltd., the 11,000-square meter plant …
Denmark-Based Sonion Group Has Started Operating in Vietnam Read MoreFinnish President Tarja Halonen is expected to visit Indonesia’s province of Aceh in Febuary 2008 to monitor progress in the peace building and reconciliation process in which her predecessor Martti Ahtisaari …
Finnish President Tarja Halonen to Visit Indonesia in Febuary 2008 Read MoreThe Swedish aid worth a total of 5 million U.S. dollars will be extended to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries which include Laos, Thailand and Vietnam through the Asian …
Laos, Thailand and Vietnam to Get Swedish Aid in Power Trade Under Great Mekong Subregion Program Read MoreThe Travel News magazine in Norway named Thailand “the Best Tourist Country in the World,” Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Tharit Jarungwat said on January 9, 2008. Thailand had received the …
Norway’s Travel News Magazine Named Thailand As Best Tourist Country in the World Read MoreTop names from the world of ballroom dance including World Latin finalists Peter and Kristina Stokkebroe of Denmark and Danish champion Charlotte Jorgensen, who was the dance coach of Richard …
Renowned Danish Ballroom Dancers Will Compete in the Philippines Read MoreMalaysia energy centre PTM estimates the country has 100 million tonnes of carbon credit to be purchased under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Danish companies are looking for more CDM …
Danish Firms Look for More Clean Development Mechanism Projects in Malaysia to Buy Carbon Credits Read MoreThe Philippines will set up embassy in Helsinki of Finland this year as reported on January 7, 2008.Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo described the new post as leeway for …
The Philippines Will Set Up Embassy in Helsinki of Finland This Year Read MoreA Norwegian advocacy group, FIVAS, made a report claiming that the Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Project co-owned by the Lao government, a Thai company and Statkraft, Norway’s state-owned power utility which holds …
Norway’s Statkraft is Claimed by FIVAS to Have Ruined Rivers in Laos Through Its Hydropower Project Read MoreWith funding from Finland and World Bank’s loans, the northern port city of Haiphong in Vietnam on January 4, 2008 put into use a US $41 million drainage and sanitation …
Finnish Government Praised Vietnam for Wise Loan Usage Read MoreA Norwegian man, Mr. Sorgard Terje Andreas, 71, was found dead in Pattaya’s Ping Pong Beer Bar on January 5, 2008 after he had two bottles of beer. Cause of …
Norwegian Man Died in a Beer Bar in Pattaya, Thailand Read MoreVietnamese conservatory students will be awarded with Norwegian scholarships provided by the Norwegian music organization, Ultima Oslo, which will also sponsor contemporary music festivals, and build international standard recording studios …
Norway’s Transposition Project Will Introduce Vietnam’s Music to the World Read MoreForeign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed regret over Sweden’s decision to shut down its embassy in the year 2008 because of budgetary constraints. The Philippine government expressed concern over the …
Foreign Affairs Secretary of the Philippines Regretted Over Sweden’s Decision to Close Down Its Embassy in 2008 Read MoreOn December 19, 2007 Nokia Philippines country general manager William Hamilton Whyte said the popularity of the Nokia brand cell phone in the country, especially their high-end products, has pushed …
Nokia to Open More Retail Outlets in the Philippines Read MoreSweden’s telco Comvik International is showing interest in MobiFone, with an aim to acquire a stake in this mobile Phone service operator when this company under the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications …
Sweden’s Comvik Shows Interest in Acquiring MobiFone’s Share in Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish government is set to close its embassy in Manila by next year on or before June 30, 2008 a statement in the embassy’s Web site revealed December 20, …
Sweden to Close Down Embassy in the Philippines Read MoreWife of the Finnish Ambassador to Thailand, Brigitta Backstrom, attended the 3rd Festive Tables 2007 jointly organized by The Thai Red Cross Society and the diplomatic wives in Bangkok on …
Wife of Finnish Ambassador Participated in Festive Tables 2007 Held in Bangkok Read MoreOn December 17, 2007 Denmark’s Carlsberg A/S said it has raised its share in Laos’s Lao Soft Drink Co Ltd to 70 pct from 50 pct. The remaining 30 pct …
Denmark’s Carlsberg A/S Raised Its Share in Lao to 70 Percent Read MoreDanish architect firm C.P. Møller has been elected to design the world’s largest solar cell factory by the Norwegian solar energy company REC (Renewable Energy Corporation) in Singapore.It is a …
Denmark’s C.P. Moller to Design Solar Cell Plant for EUR 3 Billion in Singapore Read MoreIndustrial conglomerate Keppel Corp said Keppel Verolme BV, a unit of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has secured two contracts worth 75 million euros from Norway’s Sevan Marine and another …
Singapore’s Keppel Unit Wins Two Contracts Worth 75 Mln Euros from Norway’s Sevan Marine SA Read MoreOn December 4, 2007 Malaysia’s Deputy Hihger Education Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat and the Danish ambassador Borge Petersen witnessed the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) between SEGi …
Denmark’s BA West and Malaysia’s SEGi College Signed Agreement on Student Exchange Program Read MoreIn the attempt to help reduce deforestation in developing countries, Norway has committed $5 million U.S. dollars to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) which was launched at the UN …
Norway Committed US$5M to Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Launched in Indonesia Read MoreThai-Swedish supermodel Patrick Ribbsaeter recently bared it all in PETA Asia-Pacific’s latest ad campaign against the cruel treatment of elephants in captivity. Cover in nothing but chains, Patrick appears in one …
Thai-Swedish Supermodel Bared All in PETA’s Ad Campaign to Save Elephants Read More