Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A shipment of missile components bound for Ukraine and intercepted by Finnish customs originated in Vietnam, reports the daily Helsingin Sanomat. The paper wrote on July 18 that in June …
Finnish customs seizes Ukraine-bound missile parts from Vietnam Read More
Funds for a long term program by development partners to improve education access have been strengthened with a grant provided by the Danish government. Denmark will contribute 4 million USD …
Denmark gives $4 million for education reform in Myanmar Read More
Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt slammed the the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines flight over the Ukraine as an act by gangsters. Read more: Swedish Wire and ABS-CBN
Swedish FM: Downing of MH17 ‘a 1st class int’l gangster crime’ Read More
In the mid-2000s Trojan horse virus programmes were found on two computers belonging to the Swedish foreign office with links to a company in Beijing, according to a report on …
China spied on Swedish foreign office PC: report Read More
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. on July 15 announced today that it completed a study investigating the potential use of Redeemable Biomass Electricity Credits (RBEC) in the province of Riau in …
Jacobs mulls Finland-funded biomass power credits in Indonesia Read More
Representatives of the EU Delegation, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan mark the celebration of the International Justice Day on 17 July outside of the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum …
Sweden, EU, Japan mark Justice Day in Phnom Penh Read More
The Royal Danish Embassy hosted a friendly badminton tournament with the Danish Badminton Inspiration Team 2014 and Chinese badminton enthusiasts from the Embassy’s social media platforms as well as Beijing …
Denmark’s Badminton diplomacy to cover China, SE Asia Read More
Denmark has since 2004 supported an Indonesian police academy (JCLEC) where the country’s controversial elite unit Detachment 88 is being trained to fight terrorism. But several human rights organisations claim …
Denmark’s funding linked to alleged Indonesian police terror Read More
Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida, has confirmed its continued support to the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, ECCC, by making available a contribution of …
Swedish Supports Cambodia’s Genocide Tribunal Read More
Asian berry pickers recruited to roam in the forests in Finland are getting more public assistance now against exploitation by berry buyers, after the media gave attention to the plight …
Finland enhances protection for Thai berry pickers Read More