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The positive results from a four-day work week trial in the UK, has sparked the debate in Finland ahead of the April elections. In the UK experiment, nearly 3000 employees …
Finland puts four-day work week back on political agenda Read More
Chinese e-commerce platform, Meituan, has launched drone services for delivery food and beverage in China. The service is widely used in many commercial areas including Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong Province …
Drone service widely uses to deliver food and drink in China Read More
The recent meeting, Climate Executive Dialogue, between Nordic countries and the Philippines wrapped up successfully. According to the Finnish Embassy in Manila Facebook page, all parties discussed effective ways to …
Climate Executive Dialogue between Nordic countries and Philippines wrap up Read More
Subhapruek Golf Club will host the next Golf Tournament on Saturday, 18 March 2023. Here is the agenda of the event. 9.30– 10.45 Registration 10.45-11.00 Briefing and updates 11.00– 11.10 …
Sign up for next Golf Tournament at Subhapruek Golf Club Read More
Nokia, the Finnish 5G equipment maker, has redone its logo to stop people from associating it with mobile phones – a business the company left several years ago. The new …
Nokia redesigns iconic logo to visualize strategy shift Read More
China Renaissance Holdings said on February 26, that its missing CEO Bao Fan is currently cooperating with Chinese authorities on an investigation. This is the first time the bank has …
Missing CEO is cooperating with Chinese authorities Read More
Ericsson said Friday it would cut 8,500 jobs worldwide, as a part of a cost-cutting program. The Swedish company, which had a total of 105,000 employees at the end of …
Ericsson to cut 8,500 jobs worldwide Read More
H&M announced November last year that 1500 employees are to be fired as part of a major savings plan. According to Svenska Dagbladet, the Swedish fashion group is planning to …
H&M will let intelligence and personality tests decide who to fire Read More
SAS posted a first-quarter loss of 2.49 billion Swedish crowns ($239 million) on Friday. The airline warned that they expect higher interest rates and costs to affect the industry this …
SAS’s quarterly loss may affect the industry Read More
The government of West Sumatra, Indonesia, is pursuing cooperation with Norwegian firms to tackle the problem of waste in the province. Delegates from West Sumatra are exploring a possible cooperation …
West Sumatra looks to Norway for waste handling cooperation Read More
Health officials in Prey Veng province have confirmed the death of an 11-year-old girl from H5N1, also known as bird flu. This is Cambodia’s first known human bird flu infection …
An 11-year-old girl has died from Bird Flu in Cambodia Read More
A 1,460 MW hydropower plant constructed on the Mekong River in Luang Prabang province, Laos, is expected to be completed and able to generate electricity in 2030. According to Big …
Hydropower plant in Luang Prabang Laos to be completed in 2030 Read More
The EU-funded transdisciplinary scientific project, PANDASIA, had its first meeting during the mid of February 2023 in Khon Kaen to discuss solutions in reducing future risks of zoonoses spread in …
EU-funded project PANDASIA works on reducing risks of zoonoses spread in Thailand Read More
The Alliance Handicraft Wooden Fine Art Corporation (Liên Minh Company) will hold the “Vietnam International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair (VIFA EXPO)” at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho …
Vietnam to hold International Furniture and Home Accessories Fair in March Read More
Sweden’s H&M Beauty launched a set of thirty new shades of vegan and natural nail polish under the campaign “My nails. My style.” According to a press release, the polish …
H&M Beauty launches vegan and natural nail polish Read More
A 6.3 magnitude offshore earthquake occurred northeast of Indonesia at around 05:02 WIT Feb. 24. There have been no initial reports of any damages or injuries due to the earthquake. …
Offshore earthquake occurs northeast of Indonesia Read More
Phuket Vice Governor Anuphap reported that over 500 motorbike accidents involving foreign tourists have occurred in the past two months. “Eighty percent of them do not have driving licenses, some …
Phuket reports high numbers of motorbike accidents involving tourists Read More
The Swedish fashion brand, H&M, announced its upcoming collaboration with the house of Mugler for the Spring 2023 collection on Wednesday 22 February 2023. According to a press release, this …
H&M to collab with Mugler for Spring 2023 collection Read More
Chairman of EuroCham, Alain Cany, shared with Ho Chi Minh City top leaders that foreign-invested firms have urged the Vietnamese government to ease visa restrictions to boost the country’s tourism …
Foreign firms in Vietnam urge country to ease visa restrictions Read More
An open pit mine has collapsed in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region, killing at least two people and leaving more than 50 missing on Wednesday, Feb. 22. According to the …
At least 57 people trapped in collapsed mine in China Read More
The Thai Red Cross Society will host the annual charity fair “56th Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar” on 25-28 February 2023 at Royal Paragon Hall, 5th Floor, Siam Paragon in Bangkok, …
Join 56th Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar in Bangkok Read More
“The international community has a right to demand a thorough investigation into the Nord Stream pipelines explosions,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, said on Monday, February 20. Wang stated, …
China interferes in the debate regarding Nord Stream Read More
The Vietnamese action film, “578: Phat Dan Cua Ke Dien”, also known as “578 Magnum” has been set to screen throughout Europe for the first time in Denmark, Italy, Poland, …
Vietnam action film screens in Europe for first time Read More
Ahmad Munasir Rafie Pratama, a lecturer at the Indonesian Islamic University (UII), was reported missing Feb. 16, after attending a series of academic activities at the University of Southeastern Norway …
Missing Indonesian lecturer detected in Boston Read More
Pattaya officials reported that the PM2.5 dust level in Pattaya has reached a dangerous level of 174 micrograms per cubic meter. The unhealthy dust fogged up several areas such as …
Dust level in Pattaya reaches unhealthy level Read More
The Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, Ith Samheng, recently met with Ambassadors from four Nordic countries; Sweden’s Jon Astrom Grondahl, Norway’s Astrid Emilie Helle, Denmark’s Jon Thorgaard and Finland’s …
Nordic countries support Cambodia in improving labor rights and freedom Read More
on EU countries have agreed to phase out Covid-19 testing on travelers from China by the end of the February, 2023. When China reopened its borders and eased its strict zero-Covid …
EU lifts COVID requirements on travelers from China Read More
Chinese financial magnate and tech billionaire, Bao Fan, was repported missing Friday, February 17, by his investment bank. At the same time, the company’s shares took a deep fall on …
Chinese tech billionaire missing Read More
According to SVT Nyheter, a 23-year-old man from Stockholm is being prosecuted – suspected of having led a network selling pornographic images and videos of thousands of young women and …
Swedish man suspected of running sex network in Thailand Read More
Police tracked down and caught two Swedish men and three Thai men on Friday,17 February 2023, who were fighting each other at the end of Soi Bangla street in Patong …
Swedes and Thais fight each other over traffic rule in Phuket Read More
A group of European tourists from France, Sweden, England, and Germany was guided to do Thai-traditional rice farming at Fern Rim Than Resort, Ban Hua Nam Mae Sakut Sub district, …
European tourists learn to do Thai-traditional rice farming in Mae Hong Son Read More
NATO officials recently indicated that Russia may be planning to launch attacks on Ukraine with heavy air power to break a battlefield deadlock, according to Aljazeera. “The Russian land forces …
NATO officials warn of “more war” as Ukraine ground intensify Read More
The Royal Thai Armed Forces announced that Thailand will host the “Cobra Gold”, the annual, biggest military exercise in the Asia Pacific region for the first time this year, from …
Thailand to host biggest military exercise in Asia Pacific this year Read More
A Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) has been set to investigate the death of a 45-year-old Danish man, Tim Moerch and his Filipino wife, Karen Kate Cadiente, after they were …
Special investigation set on death of Danish man and his wife in Philippines Read More
Three people were killed and nine injured when a bomb blast at a railway station in the Bago region of southern Myanmar on Monday, February 13. The explosion occurred at …
Three killed and nine injured by bomb in Myanmar Read More
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf will undergo a planned keyhole surgical procedure “in the heart area,” the palace said Tuesday. The official announcement did not elaborate on the nature of …
King Carl XVI Gustaf to undergo heart surgery Read More
299 old bombs from the Vietnam-American war were discovered by Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) and the RENEW project in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. They were safely destroyed in An Mỹ …
More post-war bombs discovered in Quang Tri Vietnam Read More
Scandinavian airline, SAS, announced they were hit by a cyber-attack February 14. The company urged customers to refrain from using the app that accordingly had been compromised. Later the airline said …
SAS hit by hackers Read More
A 45-year-old Dane and his Filipino wife have been killed in the Philippines. The couple were killed on a motorcycle on their way home from being questioned in a murder …
Dane killed by gunfire in the Philippines Read More
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) reported a 3.7 Richters earthquake in the Tha Na sub-district in Kapong, Phang Nga province on Monday, 13 February 2023, at 2:43 …
Earthquake reported in Southern province of Thailand Phang Nga Read More
Huawei and its partners were awarded the Special Jury Prize at the World AI Cannes Festival, for their solution to protect endangered wild Atlantic salmon in Norway. Wild Atlantic salmon …
Huawei win prize for protecting Norway’s endangered salmon Read More
The Rotary Club of Jomtien-Pattaya will host “Pattaya Color Fun Beach Run 2023” on Sunday, 26 February 2023 along Central Pattaya Beach in Chonburi, Thailand. The run has a distance …
Join Pattaya Color Fun Beach Run Read More
Short-term visitors to Singapore, who are not fully vaccinated, will no longer be required to buy travel insurance that covers Covid-19 medical treatment. This is according to a statement by …
Singapore ends Covid restrictions Read More
The Finnish president, Sauli Niinisto, said in an interview with STT News Agency that he is certain that Finland and Sweden will be accepted to join NATO by July 2023. …
Finnish president wants Finland and Sweden to join NATO by Summer 2023 Read More
The Swedish Ambassador, Annika Thunborg, visited the Sunnyville Farm in Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City in the Philippines on Friday, 10 February 2023. Quezon City Mayor, Joy Belmonte, accompanied the …
Swedish Ambassador visits farm in Philippines Read More
Nongprue town in Pattaya city, Chonburi of Thailand is currently hosting a walking street fair and festival, “Chom Chim Shop Chill,” starting from yesterday, 10 February 2023 until tonight, 11 …
Enjoy Nongprue walking street fair and festival in Chonburi Read More
A hit-and-run driver, Tubtim “Sue” Howson, 57, flees to Thailand after she has been accused of killing a 22-year-old Michigan State University student, Benjamin Kable, on New Year’s Day. The …
Hit-and-run driver flees to Thailand after kills Michigan State University student Read More
NOTE: Danish State owned media DR has removed this news from its files! In its decision, DR explains that they should never have helped spread a story based on 1 …
American journalist accuses U.S. for being behind Nord Stream pipelines sabotage in Baltic Sea Read More
Finland and Sweden governments said on Tuesday, 8 February 2023 that they will send assistance to Turkey and Syria after the previous deadly earthquake. According to the Finnish press release, …
Finland and Sweden to send assistance to Turkey and Syria after deadly earthquake Read More
The European Union Delegation sets to host “European Film Festival Cambodia (EUFF23)” from 17-26 February 2023 at four different locations; Bophana Center, French Institute, Meta House and Aeon 1 Mall’s …
European Film Festival to take place in Cambodia Read More