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The Quality Wind seminar is an initiative between Danish and Chinese governments, which started in 2014 in the form of seminars focusing on the onshore wind sector and aims to …
Danish-Chinese wind power seminar Read More
On his first official visit to shanghai in late September the Danish Ambassador in China, A. Carsten Damsgaard, together with the consul general has in Shanghai, Nicolai Prytz, met with …
First Shanghai Visit for Danish Ambassador Carsten Damsgaard Read More
3 billion dollars. Maersk has shown his interest to enter domestic shipping in Indonesia, but Indonesian foreign-ownership laws has put the huge amount of money from the Danish shipping giant …
Indonesian foreign-ownership law may avert $3 billions from Maersk Read More
On Monday 19 October 2015 His Royal Highness Prince Joachim opens the “Thai Artistry: The Living Heritage” Exhibition on 4th floor in ILLUM in Copenhagen. The Thai exhibition will from …
HRH Prince Joachim presides opening of “Thai Artistry: The Living Heritage” Exhibition Read More
The Malaysian Danish Business Council in collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark, Kuala Lumpur on 7 October held a breakfast dialogue with Executive Director Cynthia Gabriel, Center to Combat Corruption …
MDBC Malaysia breakfast dialogue: Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism Read More
In mid-October 2015 the Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden all participated with booths to promote education at the ‘Study in Europe’ expo, held in Singapore. “The Swedish booth was …
Scandinavian countries promoted at ‘Study in Europe’, Singapore Read More
On Wednesday evening 7 October the Danish Ambassador to Singapore hosted a networking event for the Danish students in Singapore. These study at: Singapore Management University, National University of …
Ambassador hosts Danish students in Singapore Read More
EuroThaiLink is a new market communication service set up by Scand-Media Corp. Ltd. offering European companies to promote their products on Thai social media targeting Thai technical and professional customers in …
Scand-Media starts new PR service Read More
The New Hospital Nordsjælland in the Danish city Hillerød continues to get architectural recognition before it is even built. The hospital is nominated for two internationally renowned architecture awards – …
The New Hospital nominated for Singaporean architecture award Read More
Earlier it was reported, that Singapore Airlines planned to expand its operations in Copenhagen by launching daily flights between the Danish capital and Singapore using the new Airbus aircraft. Now …
Danish restaurant to collaborate with Singapore Airlines Read More
The lovely garden terrace of the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, decorated with a Dannebrog, was filled with over 100 Danes and Danish-related people when Anne-Marie Dalgaard, General Secretary of Danes Worldwide, on Wednesday 7 …
Danes Worldwide event in Bangkok Read More
Nordic football teams from Denmark, Finland and Sweden participated in a football tournament arranged by China’s foreign ministry, earlier in September, 2015, reports the Embassy of Denmark in China. “More …
Nordic participants in Chinese Foreign Ministry football cup Read More
The Danish Ambassador to China A. Carsten Damsgaard met the Mayor of Shanghai Mr. Yang Xiong, reported the Embassy of Denmark in China on 24 September. Alongside the Danish Consul …
The Danish Ambassador – Mayor of Shanghai meeting Read More
The Chinese OEM/ODM audio electronics design and manufacturing firm Hansong Technology has selected Merus Audio‘s MA12040 Audio Amplifier for its New High-Efficiency Wireless Speaker Platform. The Danish amplifier solutions company …
Audio electronics companies in China and Denmark in new deal Read MoreOn September 30th SBAS and DABS organized the 10th Nordic Golf Tournament in Singapore at the beautiful Jurong Country Club. This was the last time the Nordic Golf tournament was …
Nordic Golf Tournament 2015 Read More
Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki wins Wang Qiang 2-0 on Tuesday 6 October in the second round match in China Open 2015. Caroline Wozniacki is now qualified for the 3rd …
Wozniacki wins 2nd round in China Open Read More
On 29 September 2015 the new Mayor of KualaLumpur Datuk Amin Nordin and senior staff of DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) met with Denmark’s Ambassador Nicolai Ruge for a talk …
Embassy of Denmark meets with new mayor of Kuala Lumpur on energy efficiency Read More
The Danish Ambassador to Malaysia, Nicolai Ruge, and Deputy Joakim Larsen recently spent a full day visiting Penang. Denmark wanted toc consider possibilities for strengthening the bilateral relations with the …
Danish ambassador explores possibilities in Penang Read More
A retiring Dane, Flemming Undercover Johannesen, will as his first job after his retirement will be to collect clothes and toys to Fader Khuong, Bien Hoa to support the poor people in …
HCMC Dane will donate your used toys and clothes Read More
White-collar boxing is a form of boxing in which men and women in white-collar professions – mainly banking, legal, technology or media – train to fight at special events. Most …
White Collar Boxing in Singapore Read More
About 100 Danish and Danish related persons in Thailand will get together at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday 7 October about several issues related to being Danish in …
Big Danish meeting at the Embassy in Bangkok Read More
Denmark is experiencing a historical low birth rate. Together with potential grandmothers, Danish travel agency Spies now takes up the battle with a new sexy campaign and a new traveldeal …
“Do it for Mom”-campaign asks Danes to make more babies Read More
In one year windmills from Denmark will rotate in the Southeast Asian wind. Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas have received an order of 126 megawatts for a big wind-power project in …
Vestas secures huge windmill order from Thailand Read More
“Danish tourists really miss a lot when dining out in Thailand” freelance writer Sofie Lisby says. After a decade in Thailand she and her co-writer Christina Lund Sørensen noticed a sad …
Message to Denmark: taste Thailand! Read More
The Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen talked cooperation with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to the UN Summit 2015 held from 25 to 27 September …
Kristian Jensen talks cooperation with Vietnam Read More
Denmark’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Nicolai Ruge, paid a visit to this year’s Summer School ‘Doing business in Malaysia’ by Business Academy Aarhus (BAAA), held in collaboration with the University of …
Danish business summer school in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreDenmark is one of the biggest forerunners in developing commercial wind power, which means that a great amount of todays wind turbines is produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas …
Denmark to build wind-powered electricity generator in Sulawesi Read More
In August 2015 Thai Airways were forced to reduce 7000 flight seats from their direct routes to Phuket from Copenhagen. A new Boeing 777-200ER airplane with 292 seats was meant …
Thai Airways brings back flight seats to popular Danish route Read More
The Swedish-developed exhibition “Facing the Climate” opens in Vietnam 28 September 2015. Here five Swedish and five Vietnamese cartoonists will show their climate-themed cartoons in the exhibition in Hanoi, presented by …
Swedish and Vietnamese cartoonists express worries at “Facing the Climate”-exhibition Read More
With Danish support from Danmission and University of Copenhagen local activists in Cambodia fight against illegal lumbermen and corrupt politicians. By using mobilephones and a special-developed app the activists from Prey …
Forest project in Cambodia funded by Denmark wins UN-prize Read More
On September 16th, Danish Ambassador Carsten Damsgaard attended the opening of a flagship store in Beijing by the Danish electronics producer Bang & Olufsen. The Ambassador expressed that Bang & …
Ambassador attends opening of B&O’s first Beijing Flagship store Read More
The Danish investment bank Saxo Bank opened their new office premises on 10 September 2015 in Lujiazui, Shanghai – an area commonly regarded as the centre of China’s financial industry. …
Consul General in Shanghai attends Saxo Bank China’s opening Read More
In early September 2015 Denmark’s Ambassador in Hanoi, Charlotte Laursen went to Laos to present credentials to President Choummaly Sayasone. The President stressed the good relationship between Laos and Denmark …
Denmark’s Ambassador Charlotte Laursen presents credentials to Laos Read More
IFU – the Danish Investment Fund for Developing countries – has developed a new strategy that makes it easier than ever to qualify to be an IFU supported company or …
New strategy makes Danish IFU an attractive investment partner Read More
On 8 September the Danish Embassy in Vietnam conducted the first training workshop in a series of training for wastewater treatment projects for provincial staff at 6 provinces: Cao Bang, …
Danida Vietnam hosts wastewater treatment workshop Read More
On 26 September the very first JYSK store in Singapore (occupying 9,000 sq.ft. at the new Courts Bukit Timah store) opened its doors, with plans to open another 20 in …
Jysk’s first store in Singapore opened Read More
Peder Madsen Jorgensen, who has been more closely involved with the lives of the poor rural people of Thailand than any other living Dane today, celebrates on Sunday 27 September the …
Peder Jorgensen celebrates 80 years Read More
Thursday 24 September 2015, the legendary Danish restaurant “Stable Lodge” in Bangkok was filled with Danish ”hygge”. At the entrance, a giant version of Arne Jacobsen’s classic wooden Royal Guard soldier …
Newcomers and “old and wise” were welcomed by Dancham in Danish style Read More
The 54 year-old Dane should have learnt the decision of his case on Tuesday 22 September 2015. Instead, his prison sentence in the Philippines has been extended indefinitely. The court system …
Danish man imprisoned indefinitely in the Philippines Read More
Finding a proper playgroup for one’s child in as big a city as Bangkok can be a bigger project than expected. Swedish father Robert Akerblom, Danish father Steen Trolle and …
Project Play Group Read More
Filipino Erich Caparas was supposed to be back in Philippines 15 September 2015 after a working trip in Thailand. Instead, one of the most photographer from Philippines was surrounded by 14 bald, …
Filipino photographer shoots for Scandinavian Make Up Studio Read More
Denmark and Singapore are both among the world’s most ambitious countries in the field of smart cities, and a new report from the Royal Danish Embassy in Singapore has the …
How Denmark and Singapore can benefit from each other as Smart Cities Read More
Thailand is very popular in Norway. However, Norwegians are not very popular among Thais according to a new study from Hoegskolen in Hedmark. ”The cultural difference is the reason”, professor Ellen …
New study shows Thais likes Danes better than Norwegian Read More
Are you ready to travel? With the new app from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs you will be. The travel app ”UM Rejseklar” (=ready to go) will make you …
Denmark releases new worldwide travel app Read More
Last year Denmark passed a dual citizenship bill. On 1st September 2015 the law became effective and it is now possible for foreign nationals living in Denmark to become naturalized citizens …
A guide to dual citizenship Read More
A load of milking equipment from the Danish company S. A. Christensen & Co. (SAC) are being sent to China. According to the Kolding-based SAC the Chinese milksector owns big …
Danish demo-farm to kickstart Chinese milk sector Read More
GN ReSound, a leader in innovative hearing technologies, on 3 September inaugurated its newest manufacturing and distribution facility in Kulaijaya, Johor, Malaysia. The ceremony was hosted by the Danish company’s …
Danish hearing aid producer sets up in Malaysia Read More
HydroChina has placed the first order for a wind park, per the collaboration agreement entered with Vestas earlier in 2015, consisting of 12 V100-2.0 MW for the Phu Lac wind …
Vestas wind park ordered by HydroChina for Vietnam Read More
A Chinese navy fleet arrived in Copenhagen on 18 September 2015, beginning a five-day visit to Denmark for the very first time. A Chinese naval fleet has previously never visited …
Chinese naval fleet visits Denmark for the first time ever Read More
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