The public voting process for the photo competition “Swedish inventions through the eyes of Chinese” has begun. The jury have selected 21 most appealing pictures so all that is needed to select the top five are votes. The top five will be announced at the opening of the Innovative Sweden exhibition. The best will be…
Norway, Thailand
Celebrating Gudrun in Thailand
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• •Aibel celebrated the completion of the huge 6,000 tons module in October 2012, after a year and a half of intense activity and heavy lifting. Employees and invited guests visited the yard in Laem Chabang in Thailand to celebrate the completion of the project. Ceo of Aibel AS Jan Skogseth said in a speech, “I…
Denmark, Thailand
Danish Embassy in OCSC International Education Expo 2012
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• •The International Education Expo 2012 will be held the 27 and 28 October at the Royal Paragon Hall in Siam Paragon. The Danish Embassy will participate in this year’s OCSC International Education Expo 2012 on behalf of Study in Denmark and the higher education institutions in Denmark. The Embassy has various materials about the educations…
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Thailand
NYP entrepreneurial mini speed networking
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• •Join the Nordic Young Professionals as they host yet another fun night of getting to know new people and catching up with old friends at the Tenface Boutique Hotel on 2 November 2012 from 7:00 to 10:30pm. Apart from the mini speed networking, guests are treated to speeches by guest speakers Mr. Steve Cheah and…
Cambodia, Sweden, Textile
H&M denies slave wages allegations
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• •Swedish fashion giant H&M denied accusations that it encouraged “slave-like” wages at a subcontractor’s factory in Cambodia on Wednesday, 24 October. “It’s completely incorrect,” H&M chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told Swedish daily Expressen. A documentary to be broadcast on Swedish television channel TV4 on Wednesday alleges that Cambodian factory workers producing goods for the company…
Singapore, Sweden
Swedish growth policy analysts Singapore trip
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• •A delegation of five researchers from Swedish Growth Policy Analysis recently visited Singapore on a fact-finding mission.The delegation visited the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the National Research Foundation (NRF) and one of Singapore’s largest Universities, the National University of Singapore (NUS).The aim of the visit was to learn more about Singapore’s strategic…
China, Denmark
The biggest Danish business event in China
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• •Norway, Vietnam
Celebrating United Nations Day
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• •October 24 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948, and the day is an occasion to highlight and reflect on the work of the United Nation. The celebration has become one of the biggest events of the year for the United Nations International School Hanoi, UNIS since its establishment in 1988. The day…
Norway, Sweden, Thailand
The rise of the M2M technology
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• •Modern machine-to-machine (M2M) communication has expanded beyond one-to-one connections and evolved into a system of networks transmitting data to personal devices.Direct M2M is a broad label describing automated communication between mechanical or electronic devices, using both fixed and wireless network links with no human interaction.Petter Pedersen, the senior vice-president for corporate and international business at Total…
Denmark, Thailand
“Thailand – land of investment” seminar in Denmark
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• •DI, Royal Thai Embassy, Trade Council and Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) invites the citizens of Denmark to a “Thailand – Land of Investment seminar to learn more about Thailand and the possibilities of doing business there.With Thailand being the world’s largest hard disc and pick-up trucks manufacturer, having more than 9,000 food processing companies,…