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A Swedish Business Delegation comprising high-level representatives from ten companies, largely based in Singapore, visited Hanoi on 17-19 November 2013.The event was organised by the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi …
Swedish firms assess Vietnam’s business climate Read MoreKUCHING: Swiss-based NGO, Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) wants Swedish-Swiss power and technology group, ABB, to withdraw from all dam-related activities in Sarawak. In making the call, BMF criticised the Zurich-based …
Sweden’s ABB urged to abandon Malaysian dam projects Read MoreA clear change is taking place in Finland — this once high-energy consumer is turning its efforts to becoming a cleantech exporter. The new Finnish ambassador told the story of …
Finland to capitalise on China’s cleantech growth Read MoreUPDATE: All missing Danes now accounted for in the Philippines The Foreign Ministry has reason to believe that the remaining missing three Danes are on three separate islands UPDATE, 12:31: …
All missing Danes found in typhoon-ravaged Philippines Read MoreVice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden HE Mr Frank Belfrage starts his two-day visit to Jakarta on 20 November 2013 with a special mission to reinforce the already strong …
Sweden, Indonesia bolster bilateral cooperation Read More(VOV) – There is great potential for economics, trade, energy and environment protection cooperation between Finland and Vietnam. Finish Ambassador to Vietnam Kimmo Lahdevirta made the statement at a seminar …
Finland, Vietnam to boost trade links Read MoreAn ageing population and care for the elderly were discussed at a conference in Hanoi on November 19. The event was co-organised by the Ministry of Health, the Hanoi University …
Sweden shares elderly care experience with Vietnam Read MoreNovo Nordisk, the Denmark-based pharmaceutical, continued an awareness campaign last Thursday, which is World Diabetes Day, to increase awareness about the disease in the Chinese market. Novo Nordisk, which entered …
Novo Nordisk launches diabetes campaign in China Read More
Norway’s military intel chief admits to phone spying outside country, data-sharing with allies OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norway’s military intelligence chief has admitted his country spies on millions of phone …
Norway’s spy chief admits to phone tapping abroad Read MoreFast fashion retailer H&M has teamed up with three of its best suppliers in Bangladesh and Cambodia to create model factories where it can test new ideas and standards before …
H&M to test ‘model factory’ concept in Cambodia Read More(VOV) -Many Swedish businesses have expressed their keen interest in the Vietnamese market, especially in the fields of banking, financing, recycle technology, transport, and support industry. At a reception hosted …
Swedish firms keen on Vietnam Read MoreScienists from Norway are to help update research on the volume and type of fish stocks in Myanmar’s home waters as a part of a 38-day project assisting the management …
Norway surveys Myanmar’s fish stocks Read MoreThe world’s largest production facility to make cellulosic bioethanol – a type of biofuel made from wood and plants – will be built in China next year, the company in …
Danish biotech in world’s biggest biomass ethanol plant Read More
THE Indonesian government says it wants to bring changes to its education system by learning from Finland, known to have one of the world’s best teaching and learning systems. Despite …
Indonesia adopts Finnish model in education revamp Read MoreThe Norwegian Government has granted another NOK 140 million in emergency aid to the Philippines. This brings Norway’s total contributions to the storm victims to NOK 205 million. – The …
Norway pours another NOK140 million into Philippine relief Read More
A famous hotel rebuilt every winter in northern Sweden using only ice said Thursday it would install fire alarms this year. The hotel, located in the small Arctic town of …
Sweden’s ice hotel to install fire alarms Read MoreA YouTube video featuring Hollywood veteran Jean-Claude Van Damme performing an “epic split” between two moving Volvo trucks left news about nearly 500 job cuts at the Swedish truck maker …
Van Damme’s stunt eclipses Volvo layoffs Read MoreAmbassador John Nielsen met with vice-minister of Natural Resources and Environment Mr Tran Hong Ha at the Danish Embassy in Hanoi to discuss the joint agenda on green growth and …
Denmark, Vietnam discuss green growth Read MoreHibiscus Petroleum gets 2 more oil production licences from Norway KUALA LUMPUR: Hibiscus Petroleum Bhd’s joint-venture unit, Lime Petroleum Norway AS, has received approval from the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum …
Norway grants Malaysian firm oil licences Read MoreIKEA’s store in Xuhui District was forced to remain shut until after noon yesterday after a man threatened to jump from the top of storage racks, the company said in …
Suicidal Chinese forces IKEA store closure Read MoreThis morning, Ambassador HE Ewa Polano had a meeting with HE Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, Prime Minister of Timor Leste, in connection to the Bali Democracy Forum. The meeting took …
Swedish envoy, E Timor PM discuss cooperation Read MoreThe outpouring of international aid to the Philippines makes China’s contribution for typhoon relief look like a trickle: even Swedish furniture chain IKEA and beverage giant Coca-Cola have done more …
IKEA outdoes China in Philippines relief Read MoreNorway is in talks with China on teaming up to explore for oil in Iceland, suggesting a diplomatic thaw between the two countries, who have had poor relations since the …
Norway, China mull joint exploration Read MoreFormer Swedish PM Praises Malaysia’s Innovation Initiatives KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Bernama) — Former Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson has praised Malaysia’s innovation initiatives, saying Malaysia is developing tremendously in …
Ex-Swedish PM lauds Malaysia’s innovation initiatives Read MoreNorway Gives 20 million NOK Humanitarian Aid to the Philippines Norway provides NOK 20 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to the Philippines, hit by a devastating typhoon. -I want to …
Norway gives NOK20-million aid to Philippines Read MoreThe Interior Ministry says that it has sent three relief workers to the disaster zone in Tacloban. They travelled with fellow experts from Denmark and Luxembourg. The Finnish team will …
Finnish disaster relief workers in storm-ravaged Philippines Read MoreNorway is morally obligated to help the typhoon victims in the Philippines, said Foreign Minister Brende. – We are following the situation very closely. It’s great compassion here, says Brende …
Norway to help typhoon victims in Philippines Read MoreAccording to a survey by Bangkok’s The Nation newspaper, property companies are increasing their investment in Phuket, with plans to develop more than THB50 billion (USD1.6 billion) in residential and …
Scandinavians lead the charge in bullish Phuket property market Read MoreIn a continuation of the aggressive inroads he has made into Europe’s infrastructure and telecom sectors in the past three years, Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has extended his reach …
HK tycoons to bid for Finnish power plant Read MoreBe prepared to add “rated A” to your movie vocabulary. Bio Rio, an art-house theater in Sweden, is one of four Swedish cinemas that recently launched a new rating system …
Swedish cinemas introduce female-friendly rating Read MoreGaruda Indonesia Agrees to Lease up to 35 ATR 72-600s from Nordic Aviation Capital Indonesia’s national airline Garuda Indonesia has agreed to lease up to 35 new ATR 72-600 turboprops …
Garuda to lease short-haul aircraft from Nordic Aviation Capital Read MoreNorway must promise not to cross the red lines in the policy for relations with China should be able to be repaired, said China’s ambassador to Norway, Zhao June. Norway …
Envoy: Norway must toe China’s line Read MoreThe Swedish government unveiled the new face of “brand Sweden” on Tuesday, a project that was one year in the making and includes a new font, a flag, and classic …
Brand Sweden gets a new logo Read MoreReady…set… run! The doors have just opened at an Ikea furniture store in east Beijing. Even on a weekday morning, this store is packed. In just a few minutes, customers …
IKEA gets its Chinese customers to hang out and spend Read MoreNorway Mulls Investing In Malaysian Firms With Zero Tolerance To Corruption, Practise CSR KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) — Norway is looking at investing in Malaysian companies with zero tolerance …
Norway mulls investing in corruption-free Malaysian firms Read MoreNorwegian’s management and Norwegian Pilot Union (NPU) have reached agreement on a new collective agreement for pilots. This means the flight schedule operate as scheduled. “Both parties are pleased that …
Norwegian reaches deal with pilots, strike averted Read MoreBy NANCY TARTAGLIONE Deadline London Knit one, purl … eight-plus hours of live stitching? That’s what’s happening Nov 1 night on Norwegian public broadcaster NRK2 as folks around the country …
A runaway success of Norway’s Slow TV Read MoreWant to visit Denmark, but don’t know how to get there and what to see? Then ask these 30 Malaysian tour operators who just attended a travel planning workshop at …
Malaysian operators trained as Denmark experts Read MoreSIWI hosts Indonesian study visit focused on climate, forestry and sustainable tourism October 13-18 SIWI hosted an Indonesian delegation during a study trip focused on climate, forestry and tourism in …
Indonesian group observe Sweden’s sustainable approach Read MoreNorway and Indonesian have signed a Mutual Recoginition Arrangement (MRA) on Quality and Food Safety of Fish and Fishery Products. The Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Quality and Food Safety of …
Norway, Indonesia ink seafood safety pact Read MoreFinnair celebrated its 90th anniversary on Friday, 1 November 2013. The world’s fifth-oldest airline still in operation, Finnair was established in 1923. Today, Finnair specialises in flights between Europe and …
Finnair celebrates 90th anniversary Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta will provide approx. $2 million dollars to the Sumba “Iconic Island Initiative” to help scale up access to energy on the island using mostly renewable …
Norway to fund island’s renewable energy Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in China hosted the launch of “Gather in Denmark – Organic life” the 28th of October. The Danish dairy company Arla’s organic milk was launched on …
Arla launches organic milk in China Read MoreFinns’ literacy, numeracy and ICT skills are among the highest in the OECD countries, according to a recent international survey. The survey found that younger Finns (16-24 year-olds) scored significantly …
Finns’ practical skills among the best in OECD countries Read MoreThe Sixth European Union Film Festival Brings Fresh New Movies to Chinese Audiences The Sixth European Union Film Festival will be launched on 1st November 2013, featuring 22 carefully curated …
EU film fest features Danish, Finnish flicks Read MoreLundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announced the appointment of Mr Paul Atkinson as General Manager for Malaysia and Managing Director for Lundin Petroleum’s South East Asia (SE Asia) business. Mr …
Lundin Petroleum appoints new MD for SE Asia Read MoreOn 30 October, Mr Håkan Jevrell presented his letter of credentials to the President of Singapore Dr Tony Tan in a ceremony held at the Istana. Mr Jevrell is now …
New Swedish envoy presents credentials in Singapore Read MoreLegoland has opened its largest water park resort in Malaysia’s Johor state, which borders Singapore. Asia’s first Legoland water park has 20 slides and more than 70 Lego models aimed …
Legoland water park opens in Malaysia Read MoreUnions urge boycott of Norwegian Air Its pilots have been threatening to go on strike, its new long-haul routes are deeply troubled and now Norway’s once high-flying Norwegian Air faces …
Norwegian Air faces boycott over low-cost Thai crew Read MoreThe beauty of the archipelago has charmed a number of foreign investors to pour some of their money into the development of ecotourism on Indonesia’s small islands. Swedish Ambassador Ewa …
Swedish investors eye Indonesian islands ecotourism Read More