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Denmark wants to strengthen trade partnership with China. After President Hu Jintao visit to Denmark June 2012, two Danish ministers has been visiting China and today Prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt arrives …
Danish invasion in China – by ministers Read More“Waste of money to go to Denmark and Turkey” sounds the critic from the Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency. Sunday 22 members of the House of Representatives’ Legislative Council flew …
Trip to Denmark and Turkey waste of money Read MoreDanish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, recently collaborated with Filipino filmmaker Khavn de la Cruz, on a project entitled “Little Sun Lights,” which will premiere at Tate Modern in London on September …
Filipino filmmaker collaborates with Olafur Eliasson Read MoreAccording to the Global Competiveness Report 2012-2013 recently released by World Economic Forum (WEF), Switzerland was ranked as the world’s most competitive economy in the annual rankings, followed by Singapore, …
Singapore and Scandinavia are Strong in Global Competitiveness Read MoreChina has one of the biggest electronic industries in the world, while Denmark is famous for its design solutions. These two merits could be combined to mutual benefit. A meeting …
Danish Design and Chinese Electronics Read MoreThe nursing home project D’care is aimed at establishing a sustainable nursing home operating under the same standards as the Danish model, in Western China. The idea behind the project …
Export of Danish Nursing knowledge to China Read MoreThe Danish national cricket team has had a successful start at the tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After first having beaten Tanzania and then USA next challenge will be Singapore. …
Cricket: Denmark to take on Singapore Thursday Read MoreOn Monday 3 September the Danish Embassy in Beijing held a food safety seminar. The purpose was to enhance cooperation between Danish and Chinese authorities on food safety risk management …
Food Safety Seminar at the Danish Embassy Read MoreGeorg Jensen is expanding their existing facilities in Thailand with a new building. The building was inaugurated by the Ambassador on the 20th of August. With the new building Georg …
Danish Ambassador inaugurates Georg Jensen’s new building Read MoreBy investing DKK 1.75 billion in China the message is clear. Arla believes in the Chinese market. The investment is part of Arla’s strategy to fivefold its sale in China …
Arla Focuses on China Read MoreOle Sohn, Minister of Business and Growth, Denmark, and Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, Singapore, Friday August 31. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen maritime co-operation and …
Denmark and Singapore Signs Memorandum on Maritime Relations Read MoreOn Tuesday, 28 August, the Danish Embassy in Bangkok hosted a four-day event with focus on CSR and business in Burma/Myanmar. The first day which was free of charge, served …
Successful CSR and Business Seminar Burma/Myanmar Read MoreDanish man Ken Mortensen, 34, was robbed after taking a bar girl in Chiang Mai back to his room at Kalaethong Tower on 1 September 2012 at 1.30am. Chiang Mai …
Danish Man Robbed by Bar Girl in Chiang Mai Read MoreOn Friday 31 August the Danish Embassy in China had a small get together, in order to welcome the new Danish SDC (Sino-Danish Center) students to China. Danish Ambassador, Friis Arne …
Sino Danish Alumni get-together at the Embassy Read MoreThe Nordic Young Professionals Kick-off Party was a success as usual. It was fantastic to see such a large number of people interested in this event as there were more …
Huge Turnout for Kick-off Party Read MoreClaus Madsen, Regional Director of ISS Greater China, welcomed members of the Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCC) in Hong Kong at ISS’s office in Quarry Bay on 28 August, 2012 …
Danish ISS shared their Story with Members of DCC Read MoreOn 31st August, 2012, the Minister Counselor at the Danish Embassy in Beijing, Mr. Søren Jacobsen, opened the Denmark-Heilongjiang Projects Exchange Seminar on Heating Solutions in cooperation with Heilongjiang Provincial …
Chinese-Danish Cooperation on Heating Solutions Read MoreOle Sohn’s, Danish Minister of Business & Growth, recent trip to China was focused primarily on maritime affairs and tourism. On Wednesday 29th August, 2012, the members of the Danish …
Danish Minister held Seminar for Members of DCCC Read MoreWhen Danish Princess Marie visits Cambodia from 9 to 12 October, it will be her first trip as patroness of DanChurchAid. She will be accompanied be Secretary General Henrik Stubkjaer. …
Danish Princess to Visit Aid Projects in Cambodia Read MoreAs part of the collaboration between the Danish and Vietnamese parliaments initiated in 2009, members of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) made a visit to the Danish Parliament. A visit by the Danish MPs …
Vietnamese Politicians Visit Denmark Read More44-year-old Henrik Kent Jensen died on the morning of 28 August while diving with two friends. He was a trained diving instructor who owned a hotel, Celagi Pisang Villa, on Lembongan Island, together with …
Danish Diving Instructor Surfaces and Dies Read MoreDanish Kasper Christiansen was the first to respond, when a fire burn down two houses in Dauis, Bohol, Philippines. While fighting the fire alone he sustained minor wounds. According to …
Dane fights fire in Dauis alone Read MoreThe Danish Chamber of Commerce(DCCC) in Shanghai launched the Autumn season of 2012 on August 28th with the event Personal Encounter with the Law. The speaker was Lars-Aake Severin. He …
Members of DCCC gained insight on Chinese Law Read MoreShanghai’s consumer protection commission has been cheeking ice cream and the result isn’t pleasant for ice cream lovers. Worst was Dairy Queen. Their Blizzard ice cream exceeded the allowed limit …
Unpleasant record for Andersen’s of Denmark ice cream Read MoreCivet coffee is one of the most expensive coffees, original only produced in Sumatra, Indonesia, where it is known as Kopi Luvak. Now Kien Cuong Co. Ltd, with support from …
Danish aid makes Vietnamese farmers able to produce civet coffee Read MoreUpsets in the global economy contribute to lowering China’s export growth outlook. This slowdown could very well precede a fundamental change in Chinese exports, writes Wall Street Journal on the …
Maersk CEO warns of Chinese challenges Read MoreThe ailing Danish wind giant Vestas is target for a take over by the much smaller Chinese Ming Yang. It is the Danish tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet who breaks the …
Chinese company plans to take over Vestas Read MoreThe first ever Danish health IT delegation to China will give Danish companies, universities and hospitals the opportunity to play a part in the development of future health IT solutions …
Large Danish health IT delegation coming to China Read MoreThis week three students from Danish universities came to Shanghai to participate in a 12 week programme installing them at some of the leading science parks in Shanghai. Here the …
Danish students as Entrepreneurs in Shanghai Read MoreThe Danish embassy in Hanoi invites local contemporary artists to exhibit at the embassy. A total of 15 paintings will be selected and hung in the reception areas, the Ambassador’s …
Contemporary Vietnamese art at the Danish embassy Read MoreOn 29th August 1926 Rasmus Havmoeller wrote in his diary about his first tiger (in my translation): “We followed the tracks of the buffalo and after some time we realized …
Nang Boon Sri and Nai Rasmus Havmoeller in Siam and Ebeltoft Read MoreIn order to achieve the best results, the Minister held a seminar with selected Chinese and Danish tourism-operators and a meeting with the National Tourism Administration (NTA) to exchange views …
Danish Minister Visits China to Develop Tourism Read MoreStories about Dr. Einar Ammundsen were numerous and flowed from the start to end of the Einar Ammundsen Evening on 26 August 2012 at Admiral Pub and Restaurant, to which the Scandinavian …
Down Memory Lane with SSS Read MoreIt is not official yet, but according to TakeOff.dk, the decision has been made. SAS will stop its route from Copenhagen to Bangkok in the end of March 2013. Fierce competition and small percentage …
SAS dismantles route to Bangkok Read MoreMalaysia will be hosting the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Four in a tournament in Kuala Lumpur from 3 to 10 September 2012. There, Denmark’s national cricket team will …
Denmark National Cricket Team to Play for Tournament in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreAfter a whole month of building creatively with Lego bricks, fifteen teams in total from schools across Singapore and Malaysia have been selected as finalists in the second round of …
Voting for Favourite National Icon Built from Lego Contest, Begins Read MoreWomen sales promoters working in bars in Cambodia are occasionally exposed to harassment by customers varying from being coerced into drinking and in some cases, being subjected to sexual abuse. …
Carlsberg for Better Beer Promoter Working Conditions in Cambodia Read MoreNorway, Finland and Denmark all participates with national group pavilions on OSEA 2012, the 19th International Oil and Gas Industry Exhibition. 27-30 November at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Norway, the …
Growth in Nordic participation on OSEA 2012 Read MoreA new trend has emerged in Denmark. Many young entrepreneurs left Denmark to do a business in Asia, particularly in Thailand. And they bring other young Danes as employees. When …
Outsourcing young Danes to Thailand Read MoreTogether with the latest addition to the ScandAsia family, ScandAsia IndoChina, all five of the August issues are available online on issuu. Some of the interesting stories featured in these issues include, pole dancing …
ScandAsia August available online Read MoreOver the next 10 years China is planning to invest RMB 4000 billion (DKK 3770 billion) in water technology and know-how. A series of water events in the autumn will …
Danish technology for Chinese challenges Read MoreA 43-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, both from Thailand, have been sentenced to two and half years jail, and deportation from Denmark for life after being found guilty for human trafficking …
Thai Couple Deported from Denmark Read MoreFood lovers are in for a treat when EuroCham invites to the 6’th annual European Food Festival in HCMC, featuring an all new format with a gourmet European buffet and …
European Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City Read MoreThe Chinese government invited Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt to China from 10 to 13 September this year. The invitation followed President Hu Jintao’s visit to Denmark in June this year which …
Danish Prime Minister Invited to China Read MoreDanish MPs are visiting Vietnams National Assembly September this year as part of the Good Governance and Public Administration Reform Programme. Their will exchange views with Vetnamese peers on constitutional …
Danish MPs visit the National Assembly in Vietnam Read MoreOn Monday 20 August, 2012, the Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen opened the China-Denmark Seminar on Shipbuilding Innovation. China and Denmark share the ambition of keeping the maritime sector in a …
Danish Ambassador opens Seminar on Shipbuilding Innovation Read MoreThe first ever software conference in Cambodia was centred on a Danish open source content management system (CMS) named Typo 3. The conference was held this past weekend at the …
Kasper Skårhøj keynote speaker at Cambodia’s first software conference Read MoreSteffen Wulff Petersen from Denmark is in charge of Lazada’s warehouse and logistics needs. The German own company plans to be the number one e-commerce company in the Philippines by …
Young Dane participates in building e-commerce Company in the Philippines Read More12 Danish badminton players in the age of 19-26 years old are visiting Thailand. They are all aspiring to be badminton coaches. The main purpose of their trip is to …
Danish Badminton Team visiting Thailand Read MoreDanish Ambassador to China H.E. Friis Arne Petersen held a speech on Friday 17 August at the Youth Leadership Summit for Climate Champions. The Summit was arranged in cooperation between iLive2Lead …
Danish Ambassador held speech at the Youth Leadership Summit Read More