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Two weeks ago, Robert Kronberg, chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam woke up to discover the association’s website has been washed away in total white background with one sentence appearing on …
What the hack: SSS website was hacked by an identified anonymous Read MoreCarlsberg has confirmed on November 28 it is “considering various options” for Myanmar following reports it is planning to build a brewery and establish joint-ventures in the country. Roy Bagattini, Carlsberg’s …
Carlsberg eyes entry into Myanmar Read MoreFinnish Embassy in Malaysia has announced it will continue supporting Persatuan Wanita Desa Sarawak (WADESA) association next year. This is follow-up for a project Gender Equality through Human Rights Education for Rural …
Finnish Embassy supports rights of the indigenous women in rural areas Read MoreDuring the first week of December2012, a press delegation including editors and senior reporters from leading Chinese newspapers and magazines visited Norway. The delegates work within the field of Business …
Chinese press visited Norway Read MoreSwedish anti-tank rifles that ended up in the hands of Myanmar soldiers in breach of European Union sanctions were originally exported to India, Sweden’s trade minister said on Thursday. The …
Swedish arms in Myanmar “came via India” Read MoreThai Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung has disclosed on Thursday he has been contacted by a man who claimed to be one of the leaders of Thailand’s far-south insurgency. The …
Suspicious call from Sweden Read MoreOn Dec 6, the Swedish Transport Administration, Swedish companies eBuilder, Scania, Volvo and Ericsson, along with representatives from the Embassy of Sweden and the Swedish Trade Council organized a road …
Swedish Transport Solutions – Road show to Guangxi Read MoreChristmas shoppers stand to be taken by surprise this month as campaigners take action in shopping centers around Europe to raise awareness of poverty wages of Cambodian garment workers. With …
‘Fashion Mobs’ in Denmark and Norway to press for living wage in Cambodia Read MoreEric Bruem was on a holiday in Thailand with two friends when a car accident occurred in Huahin, 200km southward from Bangkok. One and a half week later, Eric, still in a …
Norwegian in Hua Hin car accident could face 4 million baht medical expenses Read MoreThe Social Policy Forum was organized by China Institute for Reform and Development (CIRD) and Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR) in Haikou, Hainan December 1-2, 2012. This …
8th Sino-Norwegian Social Policy Forum held in Haikou Read MoreChina has snubbed Norway in its list of countries that would no longer require a visa for a 72-hour stopover in Beijing because it awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to …
Did China snub Norway in revenge over Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize? Read MoreThe Swedish Minster for Foreign Affairs, Mr Carl Bildt, arrived in Beijing on December 6th for political talks and to participate in the Stockholm – China Forum. In the afternoon …
Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs’ Q&A with Chinese netizens Read MoreHis Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visited Hong Kong and Beijing from the 5th of December to the 8th …
Danish Royal Couple’s visit to China Read MoreDenmark will provide Vietnam with US$57 million in official development assistance (ODA) in 2013. Danish Ambassador John Nielsen announced at a press briefing on December 7. Nielsen said the aid aims …
Denmark pledges US$57 million in ODA to Vietnam Read MoreThe annual Human Rights Dialogue between Vietnam and Norway took place on 29 October 2012 in Hanoi. Among the topic discussed were freedom of expression, the role of media and …
Human Rights Dialogue between Norway and Vietnam Read MoreThe Embassy of Finland has funded the printing of second edition of “The Forced Labor, Human Trafficking and Mental Health: The Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Malaysia”. Embassy …
Finnish Embassy supports a research on refugees in Malaysia Read MoreAs a part of St Jerome’s Laneway Festival in Singapore, the Norwegian indie folk-pop duo Kings of Convenience will perform at The Meadow, Gardens by the Bay on January 26. Famous for …
Kings of Convenience to play Laneway Festival Singapore in January Read MoreBangkok-based race-car enthusiast Jukka Koivistoinen is organizing a trip for the Scandinavians to witness Finnish Kimi-Matias Räikkönen and other world-renowned driver superstars in action at the F1 Malaysian Grand Prix …
Want to watch the F1 Malaysian Grand Prix 2013 live? Read MoreAfter he witnessed a woman drowning in the Jin River in the city of Chengdu, Harald Göbel took matters into his own hands and jumped in himself. “When I came …
Swede hailed as hero after rescue in China Read MoreOn Friday, November 7 2012, the Swedish Ambassador to Thailand, Klas Molin, signed on behalf of the Government of Sweden a co-financing agreement of 8.3 million US Dollars for a second phase …
Sweden Commits 8.3 Million US Dollars to Mekong Environment Program Read MoreOn Dec 5, Vietnam and Norway signed a broad joint declaration on REDD+ cooperation, recognizing Vietnam’s plan for a 20 percent reduction in emissions from the agriculture and rural development …
Norway signed US$30 Million fund for Vietnam’s climate change fight Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador H.E. Mr John Nielsen announced on Friday the Danish Government’s priorities for Vietnam in 2013. Ambassador John Nielsen at a press conference on 7 December, announcing the priorities for …
Denmark announces 2013 Priorities for Vietnam Read MoreA Chinese poet says he is shocked and afraid after two members of the Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, agreed he should be annihilated. The row took …
Li Li’s mushroom mix-up upsets Swedish Academy Read MoreTo meet its strong order intake in Asia, Autoliv Inc. – the global leader in automotive safety systems – has opened a new seatbelt plant in Cibitung near Jakarta, Indonesia. …
Sweden-based Autoliv expands in Indonesia Read MoreDenmark, Finland and New Zealand tied for the first place in Transparency International’s 2012 index of the least corrupt countries. Transparency International ranks countries on a scale from 0 (perceived …
Denmark, Finland least corrupt nations; Singapore 7th Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Carl Bildt arrived in Beijing on Thursday morning. He will be in the city from December 6-8 for political talks and to participate in the Stockholm …
Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs in Beijing Read MoreNorway-based Hoegh, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) transportation and services company, is optimistic the construction of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), to be operated by state-owned gas distributor …
Hoegh expects Indonesian FSRU construction will complete in 2014 Read MoreOn 3 December 2012, Ambassador Katja Christina Nordgaard met with 42 students at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). The students are part of 84 recipients of the Norwegian scholarships …
Ambassador meets the Norwegian scholarships recipients in Bangkok Read MoreThe Sino-Nordic Innovation Research Workshop co-organized by the Royal Norwegian Embassy and China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC) was held November 29-30 in Beijing. Experts from Chinese Ministry of …
Sino-Nordic Innovation Research Workshop held in Beijing Read MoreThe Norwegian string ensemble the Trondheim Soloists and renowned Chinese Erhu virtuoso Liu Guangyu were reunited in India in a performance at Strings of the World Festival. Strings of the …
Chinese Erhu virtuoso reunited with Norwegian string ensemble in India Read MoreNorwegian Ambassador to Indonesia Stig Traavik signed in November an agreement with Institute for Peace and Democracy in Bali (IPD) to support IPD’s projects in building democracy and sustainable peace …
Norway supports Institute for Peace and Democracy in Bali Read MoreKILLED: A Norwegian was shot Monday evening on the resort island of Bohol in the Philippines. (Photo: Luca Tettoni / Corbis) A Norwegian man was Monday night shot and killed …
Norwegian man killed in holiday resort in the Philippines Read MoreThe Swedish government on Monday took steps to boost Mandarin studies in Swedish schools, but it will likely be more than a decade before China’s biggest language is widely taught …
‘More Swedish kids should learn Chinese’ Read MorePolice arrested on Sunday late evening Finland national Jouni Lempinen for allegedly starting a brawl inside a bar in Nakpil St., Ermita, Manila. Jouni Lempinen suffered cuts and bruises on …
Rawdy Finnish in Manila Read MorePrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held a meetings with new ambassador from Sweden in Hanoi on December 3, reports the Vietnam News Agency. Welcoming Swedish Ambassador Camilla Mellander, PM Dung …
Vietnam asks Sweden for FTA negotiations support Read MoreEmma Tranströmer, Tomas Tranströmer’s daughter, performed musical adaptations of some her father’s poems both at the EU Music Festival on Sunday, Dec 2 and at a Tomas Tranströmer literature event …
Tranströmer x 2 in Hanoi Read MoreNorway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit secretly travelled to India in order to care for infant twins born to the surrogate mother of a gay palace employee unable to get a travel …
Norwegian princess in secret India trip to play nanny Read MoreGadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta and Adger University and Oslo University in Norway have signed a deal in Yogyakarta covering academic development and research cooperation, reports the Jakarta Post. …
Indonesian, Norwegian universities sign research, academic cooperation Read MoreVolvo Car Corp., snapped up in 2010 by a Chinese conglomerate, will remain a Swedish auto maker even as the European market sags, the focus on Chinese consumers sharpens and …
Volvo won’t quit Swedish home for China Read MoreOn November 29, the Danish Ambassador to China, Mr. Friis Arne Petersen, participated in the launching ceremony of the Sinopec Environmental Protection Report and witnessed the first environmental protection report …
Danish Ambassador witnesses Sinopec’s ‘green’ transformation Read MoreThe Scandinavian countries of Norway, Sweden and Denmark make the top five a quality-of-life index highlighting where it is best to be born next year, reports Malasian Bernama News. Switzerland comes …
Scandinavian nations top ‘best country to be born in’ Read MoreThe Lahti Symphony Orchestra, conducted by its chief conductor Okko Kamu will visit China in December 2012. The Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti) has been referred to in the press …
Finnish Lahti Symphony Orchestra to mark a Lahti Day in China Read MoreBetween 30 November and 6 January, Trees of the World will display Christmas trees decorated by various embassies, schools and organisations. There will be at least 200 trees on display, …
Norwegian Christmas tree at the Botanic Gardens in Singapore Read MoreAt OSEA Exhibition and Conference 2013 in Singapore, an all-time high of 26 Norwegian companies participated at a Norwegian pavilion organised by Innovation Norway. Other large Norwegian companies, such as Kongsberg …
Norwegian oil and gas companies not shaken by Euro-zone crisis Read MoreAcclaimed Norwegian chef Geir Skeier was recently in Singapore to showcase the best of Nordic cooking, courtesy of the Norwegian Seafood Council. Chef Skeier is winner of the Bocuse d’Or Europe …
A mouthwatering Norwegian taste in Singapore Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden and the Swedish Trade Council in Jakarta are organizing an Indonesia-Sweden Dialogue on “SymbioCity – A Holistic and Integrated Approach on Urban Transport Solutions,” on 4 December …
Indonesian-Sweden Dialogue on Urban Transport to be held in Jakarta Read MoreDeveloped in Finland, DBC (Documented Based Care) concentrates on Physiotherapy treatments that is now available in five centers in Malaysia. DBC Malaysia held 2nd of December in Kuala Lumpur a …
Finnish DBS physiotherapy booms in Malaysia Read MoreA delegation of diplomats from seven European countries, including Denmark Sunday arrived at Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, to see poverty-relief efforts in two remote bordering areas, reports Xinhua. The …
Danish and 6 other European diplomats visit SW China’s poverty-stricken area Read MoreDanish Ambassador, Mr. Friis Arne Petersen opened a design and fashion show at the Royal Danish Embassy on November 28. The show is co-organized by the Danish company Kopenhagen Fur …
Fur fashion show at the Danish Embassy in China Read MoreA fire that broke out in an under-construction IKEA site in Beijing’s Daxing District on Friday evening has been controlled, and there are no casualties, the city’s fire department has …
Beijing IKEA site fire causes no casualties Read More