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“Wilhelmsen Maritime Services – Barwil (Thailand) Ltd. Will be the shaper of the maritime service industry” Read More“When I first arrived here, I was so angry at my family because I had so many good friends in Manila, and here in Bangkok, I didn’t know anyone,” says …
After A Shaky Start A Young Swede Makes Her Mark And Thailand Her Home Read MoreTelenor President and Chief Executive Officer Jon Fredrik Baksaas, speaking in Kuala Lumpur has announced the establishment of a Research and Innovation Center for Asia Pacific in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. The …
Telenor to Open Research And Innovation Center in Malaysia Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy hosted a Danish-Thai alumni evening January 24 in Bangkok sponsored by EAC, giving some 70 Thais who have studied, lived or worked in Denmark a chance …
Royal Danish Embassy Hosts Alumni Evening In Bangkok Read MoreDr. Thanong Bidaya, Thailand’s Finance Minister said January 18 he had met with Telenor group president and chief executive Jon Fredrik Baksaas and that the Telenor group is interested to …
DTAC Interested In Listing On Thai SET Read MoreTelenor group’s president and chief executive Jon Fredrik Baksaas said January 17 that Total Access Communication (DTAC) is ready to compete with Advanced Info Service Plc (AIS). Advanced Info Service …
DTAC is Ready to Compete with AIS Read MoreFinnish ambassador to the Philippines Riitta Resch and Swedish ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Annika Markovic, were among other EU envoys who recently visited Mindanao in the southern Philippines to …
Swedish, Finnish Ambassadors and EU Envoys Visit Mindanao Read MoreFrom January 2006, Nicklas Liss-Larsson is the new First Secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Liss-Larsson will be attached to the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur for a period of three …
Sweden’s New First Secretary In Malaysia Takes Up Station Read MoreNordic Institute for Contemporary Art (NIFCA) launched an Artist-in-Residence Exchange program. The program aims to negotiate cultural differences, explore the potential to engage in inter and cross cultural activities, as …
Nordic countries and Singapore join hands in Artist Exchange Program Read MoreMr Lennart Kollmats, Chairman of Swedish Parliament’s Committee Cultural Affairs, together with his nine colleagues has visited Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bali and Timor Leste between 5-16 January. The visit aims …
Head of Swedish Parliament Visits Indonesia and Timor Leste Read MoreDanish ambassador to Vietnam Peter Lysholt Hansen and Cao Viet Sinh, Vietnam’s Vice Minister for Planning and Investment, signed a government agreement on the second phase of the fisheries sector …
Denmark Granted USD 39 Million to Support Vietnam’s Fisheries Sector Read MoreDanish Ambassador to Vietnam Peter Lysholt Hansen and Vietnam’s Vice Minister of Education and Training, Mr. Tran Van Nhung signed a supporting agreement on 30 December 2005. This project is …
Denmark Supports Vietnam’s Arts Education Read MoreThe National Danish Performance Team will do performances and workshops in major cities in Vietnam in this coming February. This tour aims to promote awareness of Danish gymnastics tradition abroad …
Denmark’s Gymnastic Tour in Vietnam Read MoreSweden’s Minister for Justice Thomas Bodström will pay a first official visit to Vietnam on 7-11 January. In Hanoi, Thomas Bodström is scheduled to talk with his Vietnamese colleague on …
Sweden’s Minister for Justice to Visit Vietnam and Cambodia Read MoreDanish Ambassador to Thailand H.E. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen signed an agreement to support Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, based in Bangkok. Danish support aims to demonstrate how to develop community resilience to …
Denmark Granted DKK 9 Million for Asian Disaster Preparedness Read MoreDenmark pledge DKK 2 million to support Vietnam’s renewed cultural cooperation program. A five years program aims to develop and promote Vietnam’s regional and ethnic culture. The fund will …
Danish Support Vietnam’s Regional and Ethnic Sustainability Read MoreDanida signs funding agreement with the Mekong River Commission(MRC) to support the MRC Fisheries Programme. The program aims to supports sustainable use of the resources in the Mekong river. In …
Danida Supports Fisheries Program in Mekong Read MoreSweden’s International Development Authority (SIDA) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) supported Vietnam’s National Strategy on HIV/AIDS control. The valued of supporting is not disclosed. An agreement was signed by …
SIDA Supports Vietnam’s National Strategy on HIV/AIDS Control Read MoreThailand tested its Tsunami Warning System on Friday 16 December. The training aims to ensure that people are well trained to handle the possible incident. The test covered 6 …
Thailand’s Training on Tsunami Warning System Read MoreNorwegian former Foreign Minister Jan Petersen on behalf of Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was at time of press scheduled to attend the ceremony to mark the one year …
Norwegian Delegates Attend Tsunami Memorial Read MoreOn 16 December 2005, an agreement to support a “Sustainable Mekong” program was signed between SIDA and SEI. The agreement, a three-year collaboration between SENSA and SEI, aims to help …
SENSA Supports “Sustainable Mekong” Read MoreDanish ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen joined a consultative group (CG) meeting for Vietnam on 6-7 December, in Hanoi. The meeting focused on the directions, tasks and solutions for a successful …
Denmark Pledge USD 67 Million for Vietnam’s Socio-Economic Development Read MoreDanish government has provided nearly 4 billion VND to support a Denmark-funded speech therapy project. The project aims to help Vietnamese children who have undergone operations for cleft palates and …
Denmark’s Speech Therapy Project for Vietnamese Kids Read MoreSave the Children Sweden, Sweden’s non-governmental organization, in collaboration with Vietnam’s the Institute of Press and Information Dissesmination launched a “Press and children” website at www.cmvn.org and www.childrenandmediavn.org on 17 …
Sweden Support Vietnam’s On-line Forum for Children Read MoreNorwegian ambassador to Vietnam HE Mr. Kjell Storløkken together with ambassadors from Canadian, New Zealand, and Switzerland pledged to continue a support on Vietnam’s poverty reduction efforts and will strengthen …
Norway Pledge to Improve Vietnam’s Poverty Read MoreThe Red Cross of Norway has successfully raised a total of VND 1.286 billion in 2005 to assist the Vietnamese Red Cross working in central Binh Dinh province. The aid …
Norway Grants Aid to Vietnamese Red Cross Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in Malaysia and the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) have entered a new agreement called the Partnership Facility programme 2006-2007. This pact offers a unique opportunity …
Danes and Malaysia Strike Partnership Agreement Read MoreAccustomed to the pace of life in Thailand himself and looking for a new channel for his skills and energies in the publishing business, Håkan Wallenius was well aware that …
Publisher Gets Pleasure Pleasing His Public Read MoreThe Scandinavian Church’s playground has been renovated to new equipment. The new playground will be opened on 27 November. A group of Scandinavian women comprising Gitte Svantemann and Gitte Holm …
New Playground at the Church Read MoreAs a one-year AFS exchange student to Denmark in 1988, Watinee Kharnwong was supposed to speak English to facilitate communication there, but after three short months she found herself speaking …
Danish Days Fondly Recalled Read MoreMore than 90 Norwegian businessmen and embassy officials attended the 8th Norway-Asia Conference 2005 November 10-11, at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore prompting the organizers to qualify the meet as “a …
8th Norway-Asia Conference An Impressive Success Read MorePhuket based news agency Phuketgazette reported that the charter flights from Nordic countries flying to Phuket has made a good record on this high season. Mr. Torben Andersen, head of …
Nordic Charters Return to Phuket Read MoreCyclists form Denmark will be among other 25 teams that have confirmed to compete in the 870-kilometer Bangkok-to-Phuket Tour of Siam 2006 bicycle race, to be held between 15-21 January. …
Danes in Tour of Siam Read MoreThe Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Markovic wrote a note on the Swedish Embassy’ website suggesting all Swedish in the Philippines to keep an eye on information about the …
Swedish in PH Urged to be Informed About the Avian flu Read MoreThe Viet Nam-Sweden Friendship Association made their debut in the city on 8 November 2005. The event was co-hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) …
Viet Nam-Sweden Friendship Association debuts in HCM City Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden in Singapore will organize the exhibition titled “HOME SWEDish HOME”. The exhibition is part of the Singapore Design Festival 2005 which will be held between 9-23 …
HOME SWEDish HOME in Singapore Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden in Manila and the Swedish Trade Council (Exportrådet) are jointly organizing a business delegation to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 6-9 November 2005. The …
Swedish Business Delegation To The ADB Read MoreOver 10 Swedish companies will join Enviro Asia 2005, an second international environmental exhibition and conference at the Singapore Expo, between 9 -11 November. The Sweden pavilion located in …
Sweden Pavilion at Enviro Asia 2005 Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian embassy in Bangkok presents a solo dance “SLOWFLY/V.i.c.t.o.r.i.a” performed by Monica Emilie Herstad at the Patravadi theatre in Bangkok on 16 December. The performance is based on …
Norwegian Solo Dance in Bangkok Read MoreThe Bangkok offices of SENSA, the Swedish environmental secretariat in Asia, have welcomed Stuart Ward as its first information and communication officer. This is a newly-created position reflecting the increasing …
SENSA Appoints New Officer In Bangkok Read MoreOlof Skoog Director General for Political Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden visited Indonesia on 11-14 October 2005 to discuss the latest development in Aceh. In Jakarta, Olof Skoog …
Swedish Political Aceh Visit Indonesia Read MoreFinnish engineering group Wärtsilä said in a Helsinki stock exchange statement Thursday 6 October that they had received orders worth more than EUR 50 million for 32 engines from Singapore’s …
Wärtsilä Get EUR 50 Million Order by Singapore’s Keppel FELS Read MoreFinland’s Comptel Corporation will deliver mediation and provisioning solutions to Shin Satellite in Thailand. The agreement to deliver Comptel EventLink® mediation solution and Comptel InstantLink® provisioning solution for operators’ IP-based …
Finland to Deliver Solution for Thai’ Shin Satellite Read MoreDeputy Foreign Minister of Laos Phongsavath Boupha visits Finland on 10-11 October. The visit aims to focus on bilateral relations of the two countries as well as development issues. During …
Deputy FM of Laos Visits Finland Read MoreJebsen & Jessen (SEA) will support educational sponsorship for children in South East Asia. The children were under the programme of an international child-sponsorship conducted by World Vision International, the …
Jebsen & Jessen Group Supports Children in SEA Read MoreSwedish Ambassador to Malaysia Helena Sångeland accompanied by Malaysia’s Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah attended the officially opening of the Swedish Trade Council office (STC) in …
Swedish Trade Council Opened in Malaysia Read MoreMint of Finland, the Finnish coin production company signed contract with the Thai Treasury Department to produce and deliver 670 million pieces of one (1) Baht coins to Thailand. The …
Thai Coins to be Minted in Finland Read MoreA Finnish consortium offers a tsunami warning system cost EUR 8-10 million to Thailand, reported on 6 October. The consortium estimated that the warning system would be ready within one …
Finland Offer Tsunami Warning System to Thai Read MoreSingapore’s Defense Ministry is considering to buy Sweden’s Vastergotland-class submarines which is planed to be retired from Royal Swedish Navy to replace some units in their navy, said on 29 …
Sweden’s Submarines is Considered Selling to Singapore Read MoreAn “In-Store Promotion of Indonesian Products” event was held on 20-27 September at Fisketorvet in Copenhagen. There were Indonesian products from 16 various companies including silver, jewelry, handicrafts, home interior/accessories, …
Indonesian Products Showcased in Copenhagen Read More