Originally the Scandinavian flight company only halted their flights to China until 29 February 2020 as a result of the novel coronavirus. “A new evaluation of the situation regarding the coronavirus has been conducted, and SAS has decided to halt all departures to and from Shanghai and Beijing until 29 March 2020,” states the Scandinavian…
In October 2019 IKEA Philippines reported the opening of the first IKEA in the Philippines to be initially “by the end of 2020”. But IKEA enthusiast in the Philippines will have to wait another year to experience their first IKEA. The Swedish home interior giant has confirmed on the official IKEA Philippines website that the…
The Thai learning-space TK Park is looking to promote a culture of reading by hosting the literature event LIT Fest. An event that brings a wide selection of events for avid readers at Museum Siam in Bangkok from 14 February to 16 February. One of the highlights of the event will be a talking session…
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) signed a three-year agreement with Transparency International Cambodia (TI Cambodia) on 11 February 2020. The agreement grants TI Cambodia 25.5 million Swedish Krona ($2.65 million) to help combat corruption in the Cambodian kingdom. “EU and Sweden will work with partner institutions in Cambodia to strengthen the demand for…
The joint Singaporean and Norwegian event will not take place on 5 March 2020, as it has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus, the Norwegian Embassy in Singapore announced 11 February 2020 at 4PM on their Facebook-page. The new date for the Singapore Norway Innovation Conference (SNIC) is set to be 29 September 2020.…
Letters to and from China has always been a huge part of the Nordic postal business Postnord. But the domestic situation in China makes Postnord temporarily halt their shipments of letters and packages to China, reports svt.se. “All packages that have been sent will be quite belated,” says the company’s officer of press Maria Ibsen.…
The Provincial Board of Cebu authorized on 10 February 2020 an international internship program between Denmark and the Philippines. The program details that government-run hospitals in the province of Cebu will be hosting an internship program in which nursing students from Danish universities can join. The internship program will be facilitated by Bylling Foundation, a…
The fear of the Chinese corona virus has affected how Asian people are treated in Finland; several Asians in the Nordic country have reported cases of discrimination, apparently prompted by the outbreak of corona virus in China. Several Asians share that they get unfriendly stares and slurs such as “Chinese disease” and “corona virus” thrown…
The famous singer Thomas Brondbo will play at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Singapore Sunday the 16 February 2020 at 7 PM, according to the Church’s newsletter. The price is 30 SGD. The church reports the concert as an event that is dear to the church as Thomas Brondbo writes songs about life and all…
Vietnam has experienced a boom in tourism at one of the fastest rates in the world with a staggering number of 18 million visitors according to the 2019 Tourism Highlight report released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization. Out of the 18 million individuals that travelled to the South East Asian country, Vietnam greeted…
