LEGO now to be “Made in China”
The colorful plastic bricks produced by Danish toy maker Lego are so popular in Asia, that the company now plans to build a factory in China. The plan was revealed …
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Arla Foods to start marketing program in China
Denmark’s Dairy Company Arla Foods is working on its first formal marketing programme in China, Campaign Asia-Pacific reported. The communication campaign is going to be run by Draftfcb, after the …
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Attracting Chinese talents is top priority for Danish CEO
Eighteen leading Danish and Denmark-based international companies jointly launched a talent-hunting alliance, the Consortium for Global Talent, earlier this week to attract and retain more skilled foreign professionals into Denmark. …
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Denmark opens visa application office in Ho Chi Minh City
Denmark opened a new Visa Application Office in Ho Chi Minh City on September 3 in an effort to strengthen exchanges with Vietnam, according to a press release. All applications for …
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Danish Church in Singapore to throw welcome party
Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore invites to welcome to or welcome back party for all Danish people who are about to start their life in Singapore after the summer break. …
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Danish Minister of Health visited China
Denmark’s Minister for Health, Astrid Krag visited Beijing in China from 28 – 30 August. The Minister for Health in Denmark, Astrid Krag visited Beijing in the end of August. …
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Denmark’s Noma founder gives Nordic twist to Singapore food
Claus Meyer, co-founder of Denmark’s famous Noma restaurant, became a star chef by using local and seasonal Nordic produce. His new Copenhagen restaurant Nam Nam turns that concept on its …
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Carlsberg’s Asia staff met in Malaysia Factory
On Tuesday September 3 the Danish Ambassador to Malaysia Nicolai Ruge met with some of the key persons in Carlsberg’s Asia section, the Embassy said on their Facebook-page. The purpose …
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Danish “The Hunt” to end Film Festival in Bangkok
When the 2013 edition of the Chulalongkorn International Film Festival ends on Friday September 6 it will be with the Danish film “The Hunt” on the big screen. The film …
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Proposal in Copenhagen Airport after Asia trip
The 27 years-old Danish guy Richard B. proposed to his girlfriend just upon arrival in Copenhagen Airport after a six week round-trip in Asia, Danish paper BT reported. A video …
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Apply for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships now
Annually The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies invites applications for the Snorry Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships. The Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars (not to university students) in …
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After 93 years SSS has become a legal entity
Scandinavian Siam Society, which has existed since 1920, is now a registered association under Thai law. On July 31 Scandinavian Siam Society (SSS) finally received the certificate that proves the …
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Scandinavian Society Siam to visit Thai-Danish Dairy Co.
The Scandinavian Society Siam (SSS) are planning a trip for family and friends to the Thai-Danish Dairy Co. in the Saraburi Province. On 23 and 24 November 2013 you have …
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SIA and SAS Expand Codeshare Agreement
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) today announce an expansion of their codeshare agreement to cover more destinations in Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Codesharing has been …
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Danish man hit girlfriend in Phuket, now waiting for city court
A 39 year-old man is accused of domestic violence against his 31 year-old now ex-girlfriend during a holiday in Phuket in Thailand last year in December, Danish paper Sjællandske reported. …
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Danish Comedian Carsten Bang to perform at DABS Annual Charity Ball
Carsten Bang began his standup comedy career in 1991. Since then he has done numerous of shows individually and together with other Danish comedians. Now he is presented as this …
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Embassy of Denmark showcases Vietnamese paintings
The Danish Embassy in Hanoi opened a Vietnamese art exhibition featuring 26 works by both established and emerging painters on August 29. Pham Luc has contributed five pieces, famous artist …
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New procedures for handling visas, residence and work permits in Vietnam
The Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam made an announcement about new procedures for handling visa, residence and work permits starting from September 3. Read the full announcement below. Starting September …
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SAS celebrates 25 years anniversary with China
In August 1988 Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was the first airline to open a route from Scandinavia to China with the Copenhagen-Beijing connection. Today SAS has another route going directly to …
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Thai “girlfriend for the night” robs Danish tourist in Phuket
A Danish tourist in Phuket woke up on Tuesday 27 August to find his girlfriend for the night, his laptop and 7000 baht in cash missing has at least got …
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Legoland Malaysia offers pass renewal
As LEGOLAND® Malaysia prepares to celebrate its first anniversary next month, its Annual Pass holders already have something to celebrate. They will be able to enjoy another year of exceptional …
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Danish artist Charlotte Donvang Parks and Pakistani photographer Ahsan Qureshi are scheduled to open a joint exhibition at the Westin Kuala Lumpur on Jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur on …
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United Plantation featured in The Star Online
Malaysia’s The Star Online has published a long feature about United Plantation. The story gives a picture on the everyday life in the palm plantation In the feature Carl Bek-Nielsen …
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Act of Killing to be distributed free in Indonesia
Danish film production company Final Cut For Real ApS is supporting free distribution of the genocide documentary The Act of Killing in Indonesia. In a partnership between Drafthouse Films, global …
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Palsgaard’s opens new factory in Malaysia
Danish emulsifier specialist Palsgaard has announced that the company’s new factory is open and ready for business. The facility is able to produce various single emulsifiers as well as a …
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Danish High Court reduces sentences to Vietnamese pot growers
Two Vietnamese men had their sentences reduced with one and half year each after growing hemp Taking their case to High Court in Denmark two Vietnamese men were able to …
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Danish politician concerned over the disappearance of Laotian social leader
The Danish politician and member of the European Parliament, Søren Søndergaard, was key speaker at an event at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) on 28 August about the disappeared …
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Danish Tuesday classes started
The Danish kids studying Danish with the DSS – Danish Supplementary School in Singapore started their autumn term at the OFS – Overseas Family School on Tuesday 20 August. The class …
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Baby elephant stillborn in Copenhagen Zoo
Copenhagen ZOO in Denmark had huge expectations to the birth of the baby elephant set to happen in the end of August. Unfortunately the elephant was stillborn on Monday 27 …
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Danish ambassador visited People’s Daily in China
The Danish Ambassador in China Arne Friis Petersen gave a long video interview to People’s Daily Online in China. Denmark is the best destination for Chinese investors. That was how …
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Danish pilot project in the fuel industry soon to start in Cambodia: Million USD investor agreement closed
The parties of a Danish-Cambodian oil industry pioneer project have signed agreement worth 60 million USD. The agreement will result in a major project on supply of maritime bunker fuels …
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Bangkok Post found homeless Danish man on the beach
The 40 years old Alex from Denmark is living on the beach of Pattaya, along with many other expats who somehow ended up being homeless, the Bangkok Post reports. Alex …
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Happy Birthday Little Mermaid
Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid celebrates 100th birthday She is known and loved worldwide. For some people she is even the main attraction on a visit to the capital of Denmark. The Little …
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Chinese students visited Danish school in cultural meeting
August 13 was a very special day for the Danish Boarding School Stenhus Kostskole in Holbæk. 30 Chinese students and the Chinese cultural attaché visited the school in a cultural …
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Vietnamese in Denmark avoids expulsion because of hospitalization
A Vietnamese woman Yen Ngoc living in Aarhus in Denmark with her husband this week avoided to be sent out of Denmark by being hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital. According …
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Singaporean chefs visit Food Festival in Copenhagen
Danish restaurant Namnam has invited street kitchen chefs from Singapore to join the Copenhagen Street Food Festival taking place at Vesterbro Torv in the weekend. The Danish master chef Claus Meyer …
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Ladyboys from Thailand to serve in new Danish night club
The famous Danish comedian and restaurant manager Casper Christensen has opened a night club where the waiters are ladyboys imported from Thailand. Casper Christensen, a Danish comedian who is mainly …
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New Danish-Chinese school partnership to start in Aarhus
The City hall of Aarhus was last week visited by representatives from the Chinese school Nanjing Qinhuai High School. The aim was to start a partnership with Aarhus’ Katedralskole, that …
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Action packed day with the Thai-Danish Club
The Thai-Danish Club managed to gather more than 40 people to the second edition of the successful water rally in the weekend. According to the participants from the first rally …
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New Key Members of Team Denmark
Asbjorn Overgaard Christiansen, Birgit Sarah Carlstedt and Annette Rosenqvist all started in key positions at the Royal Danish Embassy this August. The Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok has welcomed three …
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DanCham’s first networking evening focused on Legal firms
Thursday night, 15 August 2013, the Danish Chamber of Commerce filled up the inside area in the Stable Lodge Restaurant with networking members as well as non-members of the DanCham …
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Chinese artist awarded with H.C. Andersen Festival Prize
The Chinese sculpture and painting artist Yue Minjun has been awarded with the main prize of the upcoming H. C. Andersen Festival in Odense in Denmark for his creation of …
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Bring your inner Darth Vader to Star Wars days in Malaysia
Legoland Malaysia is organizing a special celebration called the LEGO Star Wars Days this weekend. The occasion is to commemorate the newly launched LEGO Star Wars Miniland Death Star Model …
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Danish architect to conference in Malaysia
Famous Danish architect, Jan Gehl, is coming to Malaysia to participate as a key note speaker at the ‘City with a Soul’ conference in Kuching on 26-27 August 2013. Jan …
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Viking Wheelers back and biking in Hua Hin
The Viking Wheelers invaded Hua Hin the first weekend of August this year. The trip marks a fresh return on the social scene of the previously very active Scandinavian biking …
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Vestas to supply Chinese gas supplier for the fifth time
The wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has booked an order from Chinese gas group Hanas New Energy. Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will be supplying a Chinese regional gas supplier …
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Young Chinese donates stem cell to Danish patient
The first Chinese-white operation with stem cell transplantation is about to be performed in Denmark Zhang Yi, a 23-year-old from Tianjin, has donated his hematopoietic stem cell to a white …
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China growing uneasy over Greenland’s rare earth ambitions
China has long enjoyed its supremacy in the rare earths field but lately this position has been challenged by an often over-looked, massive island nation: Greenland. The Asian giant produces …
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Be among the first movers and enjoy Danish relations already created to Water Days in Myanmar. Danish Water Services, Danish Water Technology Group, the Royal Danish Embassy and the Danish …
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Gang smuggling Chinese into Europe arrested
A human smuggling ring has been broken that moved Chinese citizens into Europe using among others fake passports from Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. More than 70 suspected people-traffickers were …
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