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Recently the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) started training teams of deminers in eastern Cambodia, and the new group is all female. For over 20 years NPA has been working in …
Norwegian People’s Aid in Cambodia trains all female deminers Read MoreOn March 5 the Danish Consulate General in Shanghai held the event “Get to know Denmark” in order to introduce Denmark to Chinese journalists at the Consul General’s residence in …
Danish Consulate General in Shanghai hosts press event Read MoreThe Thai government delegation ended its visits to Sweden and Belgium with the announcement that the Thai-EU free trade agreement will be concluded in less than two years, as part …
Danish Minister for Trade looks forward to free trade agreement with Thailand Read MoreOn March 6, Vietnam and Denmark signed co-operation agreements on tertiary education and diabetes treatment during Danish Minister of Trade and Investment Pia Olsen Dyhr’s visit to Vietnam. Under the agreements, …
Denmark and Vietnam co-operates in education and diabetes treatment Read MoreYesterday, March 7, the Swedish Embassy to Cambodia signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to provide funding of SEK 7 million to support the multimedia …
Sweden supports multimedia youth project in Cambodia Read MoreOn Tuesday, March 5, 2013, The Government of Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) committed SEK 48 million for continued cooperation with the Southeast Asian Fisheries …
Swedish support for fisheries and habitat management in Asia Read MoreFrom March 2 to March 6 the Presidium of the Danish Parliament paid an official visit to Mongolia and from March 6 to March 7 the Presidium was in China. …
The Presidium of the Danish Parliament visits China Read MoreThe Danish government has granted 285 million DKK to the Indonesian government for the development of renewable energy. National Development Planning Minister Armida Alisjahbana said the grant was given for …
Denmark Grants 285 million DKK for Energy Project in Indonesia Read MorePrime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has invited the Swedish government to invest in Thailand’s logistics and regional transport system, so that Sweden can use Thailand as a gateway to neighbouring countries …
Thai Prime Minister invites for Swedish investments Read More
The missing jewellery from the theft of Saudi Arabian crown jewels in 1989 is the subject of a radio program aired on Swedish National Radio on March 5, 2013. The …
The hunt for the blue diamond Read MoreSweden and Thailand signed a cooperation agreement on combating crime in connection with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra met with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Monday. The purpose of the …
Sweden and Thailand signs cooperation agreement on crime Read MoreDenmark’s Minister for Trade and Investment, Pia Olsen Dyhr, continue her Asian tour, leaving Indonesia this Tuesday as she travels to Vietnam. Since March 3 she has been in Indonesia …
Danish Minister for Trade continues Asia tour in Vietnam Read More
Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister of Sweden, signed on March 4, 2013 an agreement – the “joint plan of action” – with Thailand during the visit to Sweden of Thailand’s Prime …
Carl Bildt comments on Thai Swedish Agreement Read MoreOn March 3 – March 5 the Danish Minister for Trade and investment, Pia Olsen Dyhr, visits Indonesia as head of a delegation of leading Danish Businesses to support, promote …
Danish Minister for Trade and investment, Pia Olsen Dyhr, visits Indonesia Read MoreThis Sunday the Danish government launched its strategy for trades with Indonesia. The aim is to double exports to the country in only a few years, according to a press …
Denmark aims to double exports to Indonesia Read MoreMartti Ahtisaari who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2088 said Friday that he believes Myanmar’s reformist government could win the Nobel Peace Prize The comment was given during …
Former Finnish president sees Nobel Peace Prize for Myanmar government Read More
Swedish Justice Minister Beatrice Ask recently visited Bangkok. During her visit (February 23-27) Ms Ask met Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, Justice Minister Pracha Promnok and Attorney-General Chulasingh Vasantasingh. One …
Swedish Justice Minister met Thai MPs in Bangkok Read MoreThe Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra has landed at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, at 05.25 Swedish time – the first country on her tour in Europe. She will be granted a …
Updated: Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of Thailand visits Sweden Read MoreThis week a Chinese delegation took a tour in Denmark to harvest know-how on renewable energy. The visit was organized by the Danish Energy Agency on request of the Chinese …
China looks to Denmark for renewable energy Read MoreSwedish Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask met with Prime Minister Vietnam, Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday. Dung hailed the outcomes of talks between the Swedish Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask and …
Swedish Minister for Justice, Beatrice Ask, visits Vietnam Read MoreThe Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Villy Søvndal is currently on a visit to Vietnam. The minister started his visit on Wednesday after arriving from South Korea. The visit …
Danish Foreign Minister in Ho Chi Minh City Read More
Mr Shamsul Bahrin has been appointed as Sweden’s new Honorary Consul in Brunei Darussalam. This week, the Swedish Ambassador to Singapore Ingemar Dolfe visited Brunei and handed over the diploma …
Sweden selects new Honorary Consul in Brunei Darussalam Read MoreSweden and Thailand are now expanding police cooperation significantly. The focus is on human trafficking and child sex. One purpose of the agreement is solve more cases in Thailand but …
Sweden and Thailand expand police cooperation Read More
Norway is upgrading its presence in Myanmar by opening a full-fledged embassy in Yangon. The announcement was made by Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, when he met the President of Myanmar, …
Norway to open embassy in Myanmar Read MoreDanish Foreign Minister, Villy Søvndal, will pay a visit to Vietnam from February 26 to March 1 to boost the positive and strong political dialogue and commercial relations between the …
Danish Foreign Minister visits Vietnam Read MoreOn February 17-20, the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok and Business Sweden in Kuala Lumpur organized a successful three-day visit of a Swedish business delegation to the Philippines. The delegation was …
Swedish business delegation visit the Philippines Read MoreMyanmar President U Thein Sein will soon pay official visits to Norway and Finland as a part of a five-European-countries tour that includes stop-overs at Austria, Belgium and Italy, according …
Thein Sein to visit Norway, Finland Read MoreOn March 3 – March 5, the Danish Minister of Trade and Investments, Pia Olsen Dyhr, will be visiting Indonesia with members of Danish Industry (DI). The purpose of the …
Copenhagen warms up to Danish delegation to Indonesia Read MoreNew Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia presented credentials to ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh at its Jakarta-based headquarters on February 18. At the reception for Norwegian Ambassador, Stig Ingemar Traavik, Minh …
Asean and Norway strengthens relationship Read MoreDanes who wish to travel to India have some paperwork to do. The Indian embassy in Denmark announced that Danes travelling to India now have to document paid return tickets, …
Charter bureaucracy makes it harder for Danes to travel to India Read MoreRelations between Norway and China have been shaky to say the least after the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the prize to an incarcerated Chinese man, Liu Xiaobo. China reacted strongly, saying that …
Chinese and Norwegian diplomats meet in secret to restore relations Read More
An international response to North Korea’s atomic detonation hinges on China’s willingness to pressure their unpopular allies, a Danish newspaper reports. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Socialdemokraterne) and Foreign Minister Villy …
Denmark: “China must pressure North Korea” Read MoreForeign Minister of Norway, Espen Barth Eide, says that there is positive movement and dialogue at a great level between Norway and China. During a review of foreign policy in the …
Norwegian Foreign Minister: Progress with China Read MoreTibet is not a free and independent country but a Danish group of activists wish to change this. That is why, this Wednesday they are opening a Tibetan “embassy” in Copenhagen. …
Danish activists open Tibetan “embassy” in Copenhagen Read MoreOn 29 January 2013, Ambassador Mikael H. Winther met with Thailand’s Minister of Public Health H.E. Mr. Pradit Sintavanarong. They discussed a possible collaboration between Thailand and Denmark and exchanged views …
Danish Ambassador met Thai Minister of Public Health Read More
The Swedish Embassy in Hanoi hosted the final of Vietnam Media Development Donor Coordination meetings on Jan 31. In attendance were representatives from the diplomatic community as well as representatives from …
Swedish Embassy hosted Vietnamese media coordination meetings Read More
Myanmar government has lauded the decision made by Norway and other creditors to cancel or reissue billions of dollars of external debt. President U Thein Sein stated in a radio address …
Norway applauded for Myanmar’s debt cancellation Read More
Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen visited Mongolia from 30th of January to 1st of February. Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen, visited Mongolia to meet with ministers from the government of Mongolia, …
Danish Ambassador to China visits Mongolia Read MoreOn Jan 22, the Beijing Symposium on Global Governance for Health was held at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing. This symposium was organized by EPIIC (Education for Public Inquiry …
Global Governance for Health symposium held in Beijing Read More
A policy forum on land issues in ethnic minority areas was held on Jan 25 in Hanoi. The aim was to bring together different stakeholders to discuss the current situation …
Ethnic Minority’s land issues forum held in Hanoi Read More
Norway has decided to cancel the whole of Myanmar’s debt to Norway – a total worth of NOK 3.2 billion. “This is historic, not only for Myanmar, but also for …
Norway cancels NOK3.2 billion Myanmar’s debt Read More
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort of Denmark is paying a private visit to Vietnam from January 30 to February 5, according to the Embassy of Denmark to Vietnam. The …
Prince Consort of Denmark visits Vietnam Read More
Former finance minister and leader of the liberal Venstreopposition party, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, has warned against China’s ambitions in Greenland. In recent months, several Chinese companies have begun exploration projects or negotiations with …
Denmark’s Liberals warn against China’s Arctic Council push Read More
Myanmar President U Thein Sein is expected to travel to Norway in late February, with cooperation on Inle Lake conservation one of the major topics to be discussed, Norway’s charge …
Thein Sein to discuss Inle in Norway Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden in Beijing/CENTEC in cooperation with Business Sweden, SweHeat & Cooling and the Government Offices of Sweden’s secretariat for international environmental technology cooperation helped organized a one-week …
Sweden’s district heating roadshow hit Northern China Read MoreIn mid-January, the Swedish Ambassador Lars Fredén led a business delegation to Changsha, capital of Hunan province. 11 Swedish companies in sustainable urban development and environmental technology, joined the …
City of Changsha and Swedish Embassy in cooperation agreement Read More[wzslider autoplay=”true”] On January 20-25, The Danish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee visited Myanmar, where they met with the Parliament, political parties and civil society groups. The program of the 6-day …
Danish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee visited Myanmar Read More
Swedish Ambassador Camilla Mellander had an official meeting with Vietnam’s Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong on Jan 15 as her new post in the country has started. The Swedish Ambassador …
Vietnam’s Minister of Justice welcomed new Swedish Ambassador Read MoreDuring his official visit to China, Swedish Minister Eskil Erlandsson for Rural Affairs on Jan. 23 met with China’s Minister of Agricultural Han Changfu in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views …
Swedish and Chinese Ministers discussed agricultural cooperation in Beijing Read More
Senior Lt. Gen. Tran Dai Quang, Vietnam’s Minister of Public of Public Security, on Jan 22 warmly welcomed Ambassador Mellander to Vietnam and congratulated her as the first Ambassador stationed in …
Vietnamese Minister’s official welcome to Swedish Ambassador Read More