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Swedish telecom giant Ericsson reported a whopping 224 percent rise in profits on Wednesday, surprising analysts and sending its stock up almost 7 percent in early trading. From January to …
Sweden’s Ericsson Posts Massive Profits Hike Read MoreThe Danish pop band Michael Learns To Rock has sold more than 10 million albums, performed in packed stadiums and spawned a string of soaring ballads that echo every night …
Danish Pop Band Marks 20 Years of Fame in Asia Read MoreRecently the Vietnamese magazine Vietnam Investment Review published an interview with the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen. In the interview Mr. Smedegaard talks about Mærsk’s strong commitment to …
Maersk on a Prosperous Voyage: CEO Read MoreThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said Wednesday Laos’ controversial Xayaburi dam project should be extended for 10 years pending thorough research on cross-border environmental and economic impacts.Jake …
NGO’s Backs Vietnam’s Proposal on Xayaburi Read MoreNGOs and foreign governments have come out forcefully against the proposed law, which many say would create burdensome registration requirements and allow the government to shut down civil society groups …
Cambodia Officials Meet Donor Groups Read MoreJørgen Ørstrøm Møller is launching his new book, “How Asia Can Shape the World” 10th of May 2011 at Copenhagen Business School.The book describes and explains how and why Asia …
Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller Book Launch at CBS Read MoreH & M Hennes & Mauritz AB has published its Conscious Actions SustainabilityReport for 2010. “I want our customers always to feel that we doour best to ensure that the …
H&M Releases Conscious Actions Sustainability Report Read MoreMaersk said it would most likely exercise its option in June to order 10 more huge container ships to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering at a cost …
Maersk Seen Exercising Option for 10 More Huge Ships Read MoreThe International Mine Awareness Day was marked on 4 April in Siem Reap, Cambodia, with a meeting of government, civil society and UN representatives to pave the way for the …
International Mine Awareness Day Read MoreCarlsberg admits they are making shortcuts by using bribes. It’s against the cooperation’s own ethical rules, but it’s also against Danish and International laws. But the reality is that one …
Carlsberg’s Vice-president Admits Using Bribes Read MoreMaersk Line , the world’s top container shipping firm, expects the largest shipping companies to acquire larger and larger vessels to drive costs down, forcing smaller rivals out of the …
Sparking Consolidation Through Buying Bigger Box Ships Read MoreIt has been reported that the Thai authorities have used cluster munitions in Cambodia. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented: “If these reports are true, this is …
Norway Condemns Use of Cluster Bombs Read MoreWhile Carlsberg’s famous green logo is known all over the world, its sales don’t always measure up to its brand recognition. Carlsberg is launching a new global positioning to help …
Carlsberg to Reinforce Brand Positioning. Read MoreNorwegian People’s Aid condemns Thailand’s use of cluster bombs in the border conflict with Cambodia in February this year. Cluster bombs is a horrible weapon that largely affects civilians. Each …
Condemns Thailands Use of Cluster Munitions Read MoreThe Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs of the Norwegian Storting recently visited Cambodia. In Phnom Penh, the Committee held talks with the Commission on Education, Youth, Sport, Religious …
Official Norwegian Visit to Cambodia Read MoreCompanies should do more to report their impact on nature to help curb damage that drains trillions of dollars a year from the world economy, a leading U.N. expert said …
“Greener” Corporate Accounts Urged to Aid Nature Read MoreIn 2007 a group of women from Finland visited a developmental project in Liberia, meeting a large number of hardworking women with a host of ideas. Given the chance to …
The Finnish Women’s Bank Women in Cambodia Read MoreThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working on a plan to make one visa for all of ASEAN in the same way Europe’s unified visa system works, eports …
One Visa for All Asean Countries Read MoreNorwegian People’s Aid’s work in Cambodia has reduced the number of landmine accidents, the Secretary-General of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority told the Norwegian ambassador during her visit to Norwegian …
Ambassador Told of Reduction in Landmine Accidents Read MoreA fund that helped set up a tsunami early-warning system in the wake of the December 26, 2004 disaster that claimed 240,000 lives in Asia on Monday expanded its scope …
Tsunami Trust Fund Expands to Include Other Disasters Read MoreForgotten voices and stories from the Khmer Rouge period are preserved in a mammoth exhibition available for viewing at Bophana Audiovisual Resource Centre from March 4 to 17. But these aren’t …
KR Soldiers Voice Views on Danish Film Read More2010 was a turnaround year for A.P.Møller-Mærsk. For the first time, Denmark’s largest company now announces its expectations for 2011 which are a lower profit than the year before. In …
A.P.Møller-Mærsk Delivers Record Profit Read MoreVoting in advance in the Finnish parliamentary elections 2011 is possible in Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya. In Lao PDR voting takes place in Vientiane and in Cambodia in Phnom Penh. …
Vote in Finnish Elections Read MoreThe Norwegian People’s Aid organisation has signed an agreement with the Cambodian Mine Action Centre to fund a one-year research project aimed at collecting detailed information about landmines and explosive …
Norwegians Pledge for Landmine Project Read MoreText and photos by Fridtjof Morten Jonassen Fifteen years ago, Norwegian psychiatry professor Edvard Hauff went on a home visit in a rural area of the traumatized Cambodia where the …
Psychiatry in Cambodia Founded by Norwegian Read MoreSweden’s Green Party has announced that it wants to reduce or even remove conditions for immigration on the grounds of family reunification.Party co-spokespeople Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand will formally …
Ease Immigrant Family Reunification: Greens Read MoreThe Swedish Development Cooperation Section in Phnom Penh was upgraded to an Embassy in August 2010. Sweden thus became the first Scandinavian country to appoint an Ambassador to Cambodia, Anne …
Confidence in the Cambodian People Read MoreThe fate of the Danish representative office in Phnom Penh will be decided during the spring. Seeking clarification on the matter, the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs confirmed that Cambodia …
Fate of Danish Cambodia Office Unclear Read MoreThe International Ibsen Scholarships were initiated by the Norwegian government and will be handed out for the 4th time in 2011. Announcing The International Ibsen Scholarships 2011. The International Ibsen …
Awards to Ibsen-related Projects in Asia Read MoreAsia eUniversity (AeU), an international university supported by 31 Asian countries, including Malaysia, has teamed up with the International Business School of Scandinavia (IBSS) to offer a dual master’s degree …
Danish Business School in Malaysia Read MoreThree multilateral agencies have launched an innovative assessment tool that helps identify the most sustainable sites, designs and operation rules for hydro-power development in the lower Mekong River Basin. The …
Hydro-power Assessment Analysis Adopted Read MoreCambodian wireless operator Smart Mobile is carrying out testing of its WiMAX network ahead of a possible launch in the second quarter of this year, local daily Phnom Penh Post …
Swedish Smart Poised to Launch WiMAX Read MoreDenmark’s Minister for Development Søren Pind announced on Thursday that he over a few years will stop all development support for Cambodia and two countries in Africa, Zambia and Benin. …
Danish Support for Cambodia to Stop Read MoreA new study shows that many Cambodian vegetable farmers suffer from acute pesticide poisoning. It is the latest to indicate that Cambodia, like many other developing nations, is struggling to …
Pesticides Continue to Harm Cambodia’s Farmers Read MoreCambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen met here yesterday with the first Ambassador of Sweden to Cambodia, Mrs. Anne Hoglund, writes Phnom Penh Post. Samdech …
Cambodian PM Receives the Swedish Ambassador Read MoreConstruction on the Kingdom’s first dedicated dairy cow farm and fresh milk production facility is set to begin this month, according to officials behind the joint venture. “This is the …
Cambodia to Milk New Industry Read MoreThe Royal Government of Sweden has decided to set up an Embassy in Cambodia to boost up the ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries – Sweden and …
Cooperation Between Sweden and Cambodia Read MoreThe world’s largest container line is still based in Denmark. But A.P.Møller-Mærsk’s Maersk Line has been losing market shares since 2005. This appears of the newsletter Alphaliner.Since September 2005 Maersk …
Maersk Line Loses Market Shares Read MoreEver wondered where your clothes come from? This short article is the result of some research about the inadequate way that H&M monitors its factories, despite having a good Code …
H&M: Good Guys or Bad Guys? Read MoreSweden has pledged to donate an additional 5 million dollars to a trust fund to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) …
More Swedish Support to Fight HIV/AIDS in Asia Read MoreA total of 1453 applications for the 2011 international Millennium Youth Camp (MY Camp) were received before the deadline, an increase of almost 50% compared to the number received last …
Time for Applications to Mllennium Youth Camp 2011 Read MoreToo many foreigners who move to Denmark leave before they had originally planned. The study is based on responses from 1505 residents, who have worked in Denmark. Before moveing to …
Denmark Is a Good Country, But… Read MoreBlomInfo A/S of Denmark has won the bid to produce a new set of maps of the national border between Vietnam and Cambodia.The winner was announced at a press briefing …
Danish Firm Wins VN-Cambodia Border Map Bid Read MoreThe Government of Denmark has committed a grant of 10 million Danish Kroner (equivalent to approximately 1.9 million USD) to the Mekong River Commission’s Environment Programme. The grant will strengthen …
Denmark Gives 1.9 Mill USD to Mekong River Environment Read MoreEricsson chairman Michael Treschow informed the Swedish telecommunications firm on Monday that he will resign from his post next year or in 2012, the company announced in a statement. Treschow …
Ericsson Chairman Announces Resignation Read MoreNorad, the Norwegian agency for administering foreign aid, has a new leader and she’s not the traditional social anthropologist. Villa Kulild recently won government confirmation to lead an agency that …
Aid Agency Gets New Director Read MoreForeigners could settle faster and easier in Denmark if they were actively assisted with the many practical aspects of relocating to Denmark. Relocation and orientation assistance would also make Denmark …
Denmark to Help Foreigners Settle in Denmark Read MoreTwo Cambodian mobile phone companies announced Monday they would merge their operations, the first of a number of consolidations expected in the country’s overcrowded mobile telecoms market.Latelz Co Ltd, a …
Two Cambodian Phone Operators Merge Read MoreAt the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Kent Klich, a Swedish photographer who studied psychology, presents an astonishing series of images on the destruction of the interiors of Palestinian houses …
Homes Bear Scars of Past Conflicts Read MoreVietnam and Cambodia have held a ceremony to put out to tender a project on national border map making between the two countries.The event drew international bidders such as Blom …
Vietnam and Cambodia to Make Border Map Read More