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The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) will support the improvement of the state administration and agriculture service in Xieng Khouang province, Laos. The project will support various development activities in …
SIDA Supports Laos’ Xieng Khouang Development Project Read MoreJan Olov Agrell, Minister for Development Cooperation of the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi, on 15 July 2005 signed a Vietnam-Sweden agreement to provide 23.5 million Swedish kroner for a project …
Sweden Helps Protect Children’s Right in Vietnam Read MoreOpcom Cables Sdn Bhd has signed an agreement to supply cable-related products for various applications to Sweden’s Ericsson Network Technologies AB group of companies on 13 July. The agreement is …
Malaysia’s Opcom to Supply Cable Products for Ericsson Read MoreThe Norwegian supplier of pulp and paper machines and process systems Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with the Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper. The contract is to renovate …
Indonesia’s Pulp Mill Extension by Aker Kvaerner Read MoreThe Danish government on 13 July handed over bird flu control equipment worth 500,000 USD to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at a ceremony in Hanoi. The equipment …
Bird Flu Control Equipment in Vietnam Granted by Denmark Read MoreSwedish painter Kerstin Lundin will present her paintings at The Art Loft, Singapore between June 8th – July 31st. “Female Impressions” is the first international debut of Kerstin Lundin. The …
Kerstin Lundin’s Art Exhibition at The Art Loft Read MoreThe fifth meeting between Indonesian government negotiators and GAM – the separatist Free Aceh Movement – will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on July 12, 2005. The delegates from Indonesia …
Finland to Host the 5th Meeting for Indonesia and Aceh Rebels Read MoreThe biking team of the Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce is planning a new 5 days ride, totally about 425 km, from Sukhothai to Ayutthaya either during the first two …
Danish-Thai Chamber Bicycling Team Back on Tour Read MorePoul Jakobsen, General Manager of the Skagen Innovation Center, has presented a plan to Phuket Governor Udomsak Uswarangkura for the restoration of the tsunami affected beaches of Southern Thailand. The …
Danish Plan for Restoration of Thai Beaches Read MoreSwedish film maker Folke Rydn, together with 13 Thai and foreign directors, will produce a short film which is inspired by the catastrophic Tsunami that affects the south of Thailand …
Swedish Tsunami Memorial Film Read MoreSmedvig, the Norwegian offshore drilling company, has annouced the purchase of a 72 percent ownership interest in West Setia, a semi-submersible tender rig, from Keppel FELS. The tender rig is …
Smedvig Purchases Tender Rig West Setia Read MoreDenmark will give Vietnam a 38.5 million DKK non-refundable amount in support of the “Improving labour conditions” programme established by The Ministry of Labour War Invalids and Social Affairs of …
Denmark Provides Funds to Improve Labour Conditions in Vietnam Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy in Thailand together with Thavibu Gallery will present a Norwegian art exhibition in Bangkok from 18 June – 10 July, 2005. Kjell Pahr-Iversen, Alfred Vaagsvold and Berit …
Norwegian Art Exhibition at Thavibu Gallery Read MoreThe Thai cabinet endorsed on June 28th a Foreign Ministry proposal to recognise the appointment Peter Truelsen as Consul General for Iceland and Denmark in Phuket. Government spokesman Chalermdej Jombunud …
Danish Consul General in Phuket Approved Read MoreTecnomen, a Finnish messaging solutions company, agreed to deliver an expansion and upgrade Voice Messaging System to Maxis Communications, Malaysian mobile communications company, announced on June 21st. “Tecnomen and …
Tecnomen’s Solutions for Maxis Malaysia Read MoreA signing ceremony between Swedish Ambassador to Laos Mrs Annlis Aberg and Mr Bountiem Phitsamay, the president of the Lao Science Technology and Environment Agency, STEA, was held at the …
Laos’ environment project supported by SIDA Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur in cooperation with The Swedish Pulp & Paper Technology Group and the Swedish Environmental Technology Network held a Seminar on the theme “New …
Pulp and Paper Technology Seminar in Asia Read MoreOwing to its ongoing investment of Bt450 million, Electrolux Thailand will open a new kitchen-product manufacturing line at its Rayong plant. The factory is set to become an export centre …
Electrolux’s Expansion Read MoreThe “Sweden in the Hearts of Vietnamese Children” contest launched to strengthen a bilateral relation on May 19th. The activities is co-operated by the Swedish embassy and the Nhi Dong …
Contest to Tie Relationship Read MoreDuring the visiting in Hanoi on April 19th president Vigo Carlund noted the development in Comvik International Vietnam AB Nam, an affiliate of the Investment AB Kinnevik. The president expressed …
Investment AB Kinnevik Welcomed by Vietnamese President Read MoreSweden and Vietnam signed a Memorandum of Understanding for bilateral cooperation in land and environment management improvement until 2009 on 11th May in Hanoi. According to the deal, The Swedish …
Vietnam’s Land and Environment Management Training Supported by Sweden Read MoreThe delegates from the Malmo Conservatory of Sweden will work with the Vietnamese musicians to improve the Hanoi Conservatory’s performance. The music training programme will increase the Hanoi Conservatory quality …
Music Training by Sweden Read MoreFinnish Government provided 18.5 million USD (245.7 billion VND) for a construction on the Cau Rao 2 bridge in Haiphong which has started on 9th May. The new Cau Rao …
Finland Supports New Cau Rao Bridge Read MoreElectrowatt-Ekono, the Finnish consulting and engineering firm, has entered agreements with Amata to supply a 60-megawatt gas-fired co-generation power plant in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, 57km southeast of Bangkok. The …
Electrowatt-Ekono Power Supply for Amata Read MoreAspocomp Group will increases its stake in its Thai subsidiary PCB Centre Co Ltd from 51 per cent to 75 per cent by buying a 24-per-cent portion worth Bt150 million …
Aspocomp to boost PCB Centre share Read More“Vietnam has big potential for mobile telephone market development” says Ola Ree, Chief Representative of Telenor in Vietnam, which recently opened a representative office in Hanoi on April 20. Arve …
Vietnam – promising mobile phone market Read MoreShell in Brunei awarded Smedvig for the new self-erecting semi-tender rig West Setia. The West Setia is designed for both shallow and deepwater drilling operations in combination with dry well …
Smedvig obtained contracts in SEA Read MoreJotun (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has launched Jotashield Flex, the first tintable and strechable exterior paint for surface cracks. Jotashield Flex is the result of five years of research and development …
Jotun’s new products developed by Jotun Malaysia Read MoreA long discussion about the future direction of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam was the dominating subject of the Annual General Meeting of the Hanoi branch held on …
Nordcham to work closely with EuroCham Read MoreThe 14th EU Film Festival is held in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, Thailand, between May 26th to June 26th. Nordic movies this year paraded into the 2005 festival. Stared …
Nordic movies joined EU Film Festival Read MoreDanish shipping company MAERSK A/S’s Vietnam agent became the first foreign owned business operating in marine shipping services in Vietnam. The 20 year licensed was granted by Vietnamese government. the …
MAERSK A/S is the first foreign-owned shipping agent in Vietnam Read MoreMatti Pullinen, Deputy General Director of Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ Asia and America Department, and Le Huu Phuc, Chairman of the Quang Tri People’s Committee, signed an agreement of …
Finland signed Quang Tri development agreement Read MoreLooking at Duni’s buyer guide, it is easy to be overwhelmed by the variety of products, which makes it hard to describe what Duni’s core business is. Mr. Roland Grohmann …
The Food & Drinks Presenter Read MoreSAS Ground Services (Thailand) Ltd. is a wholly owned company in the SAS Group to be established in 2005 incorporating SAS’s Central Departure Control Centre in Bangkok, SAS EuroBonus Retro-Registration …
Axel Blom appointed Managing Director of SAS Ground Services Thailand Read MoreDuni is building a Bt40-million injection-moulding plant at its factory in Prachin Buri. Mr. Roland Grohmann, Duni group’s regional director for the Asia-Pacific, said the expansion is in response to …
Duni to Invest 40 Million Baht in New Injection-moulding Plant Read MoreFour Finnish tour operators confirmed that “their” tourists in Thailand are safe and there is no tours arranged to the Maldives nor to Sri Lanka. The tour agents said they …
All Finn travellers safe in massive earthquake Read MoreRita Sofia, head of tourism promotion affairs for West and East European countries at the Office of State Minister of Culture and Tourism in Indonesia, told The Jakarta Post that …
More Danes, Finns and Norwegians expected to visit Indonesia Read MoreOn a press conference in Hanoi on March 18th , the Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen announced that a huge show will be held in Hanoi on April 2nd to …
Big event for Andersen’s 200th birthday in Vietnam Read MoreAccording to an announcement on the website of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, the Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) of Singapore will host a seminar focusing on “The Global Economic Overlook …
SEB Financial Advice at Sheraton Read MoreA Swedish drama group along with other international art groups (i.e. entertainers from the Republic of Korea, China, and South East Asia) will perform at The Hung Temple Festival in …
Swedish drama group to attend Hung Kings Temple Festival in Vietnam Read MoreMrs Helena Sangeland, Counsellor of the Swedish Embassy in Ha Noi believed that 2005 will see extensive leaps in two-way trade following the Agreement on Market Access between the EU …
Swedish diplomat expected growth in bilateral trade Read MoreSwedish artist Annika Strom attended the art show called “Lak-ka-pid-lak-ka-perd: Bangkok Invisible Landscapes”. The exhibition aimed at making binary perceptions of the city visible through art exhibitions, lectures and films. …
Annika Strom joined State of the Art event Read MoreSwedish Company Comvik together with other Swedish enterprises, individuals and organizations presented a check worth 475 million VND to the Fund to Develop Talented Vietnamese Children, on Feb 3. Nguyen …
Young Vietnamese talents supported by Swedes Read MoreOn 27-28 April, Professor Asgeir J. Sorensen of The Department of Marine Technology at NTNU accompanied by Dr. Ole Jakob Sordalen, The Norwegian Counselor for Science and Technology in South-East …
Course on Marine Control Systems Read MoreThe Swedish Government has stated that it will continue its legal process against exiled leader of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) Hasan Tiro who has changed his nationality into …
Sweden to Continue Legal Process Against Separatist Leader Read MoreHelsinki hosted in January a new round of talks between the Indonesian government and rebel leaders from Aceh Province to consider a possible cease-fire and to reopen the peace process …
Helsinki hosted Aceh talks Read MoreFinnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, Parliament Speaker Paavo Lipponen, Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen and Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Paula Lehtomaki have affirmed that Viet Nam …
The Finns leaders voiced their support for Vietnam Read More