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Viking Cup Beer Galore

April 24, 2011August 23, 2023 - by Kristene Silva Marie - 1 Comment

As it is a Viking Cup tradition, every year after the long string of matches with various opponents, the one affair all the players practically wait for is the Beer …

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Denmark / Singapore

New Carlsberg Manager – New Brands

April 23, 2011April 22, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Carlsberg recently unveiled its brand new positioning, sporting a novel face and voice that the brand believes will speak to a younger market. It’s something its general manager Bart Lim …

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China / Denmark

Accept the Offer or We Walk

April 23, 2011April 22, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The former Danish company Danisco´s shareholders must decide soon whether to accept a $5.9 billion buyout offer from DuPont , its chief executive told them on Thursday, implying that she …

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Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden / Thailand

Pattaya: Charity Jam Concert Sunday

April 23, 2011April 23, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The Scandinavian Expat Club Pattaya welcomes you to the season’s biggest Charity concert this coming Sunday! Why? Because they have a dream. Yes- it’s still possible here in 2011 to …

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Denmark / Thailand

Krabi’s Danish Gold and Diamonds Expert

April 23, 2011April 24, 2011 - by Soren Lykke Bulow - 1 Comment

Lars Krog Rasmussen is standing by one of his many lockers. He is trying to help out a couple. The husband wants to to buy his wife a new bracelet. …

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Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden / Vietnam

German & Nordic HanseTag Party

April 22, 2011April 22, 2011 - by Indius Pedersen - Leave a Comment

The 7th annual HanseTag with the German Business Association and Nordic Chamber of Commerce in HCMC was a beer, music and a colorful party event held on the 16th of …

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China / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Malaysia / Norway / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand

Viking Cup 2011

April 22, 2011August 23, 2023 - by Kristene Silva Marie - 2 Comments.

The much anticipated annual Viking Cup 2011 kicked off yesterday,Thursday 21 April, with a welcome party with buffet dinner and drinks at the Pullman King Power Hotel. After a time …

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Denmark / Vietnam

Damco Opens New Warehouse in Vietnam

April 22, 2011April 21, 2011 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Damco, one of the world’s leading freight forwarding companies, opened a new logistic and distribution center in the southern province of Binh Duong on April 20, to meet the increasing …

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China / Denmark

Dalai Lama on One-day Visit to Denmark

April 21, 2011April 20, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Buddhist spiritual leader gives talks about management and the meaning of life The religious leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, visited Copenhagen yesterday only a month after announcing he is …

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Denmark / Singapore

MOL and Danish Hafnia to Operate in Singapore

April 21, 2011April 20, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

On the 1st of May, “Straits Tankers Pte Ltd”, a MOL and Hafnia Management strategic J/V set up in Singapore, will be ready to market 25 coated LR1’s, entered into …

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Denmark / Norway / Vietnam

Vietnamese Tra Fish Faces Nasty Trick, Once Again

April 21, 2011July 28, 2014 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The false information released at “Pangasius Lie” by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the program broadcasted on German television one month ago, has made the demand for tra fish in …

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Cambodia / Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden

Cambodia Officials Meet Donor Groups

April 21, 2011April 21, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

NGOs 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 …

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Denmark / Thailand

YES to Denmark

April 20, 2011April 21, 2011 - by Kristene Silva Marie - Leave a Comment

Pattra Chantarachote a.k.a. Pukky is an 18-year-old Thai student who is preparing herself for an entire year to spend in the country of her choice, Denmark.“I think the people in …

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China / Denmark

More Chinese Students Study in Denmark

April 19, 2011April 19, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The number of Chinese students at Danish universities has increased by 43 percent in the last three years.473 Chinese students got a residence permit in 2010 to study at a …

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Cambodia / China / Denmark / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam

Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller Book Launch at CBS

April 19, 2011August 3, 2014 - by Steen Poulin Nielsen - Leave a Comment

Jørgen 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 …

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Denmark / Sweden / Thailand

How Many Boobs Will be Sold Tonight?

April 19, 2011April 20, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

For the third Tuesday night in a row the Swedish TV channel 5 will show an episode of the series “Plastikturisterna “(The Plastic Tourist). The Danish “Destination Beauty” invited a …

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China / Denmark

Danish Ambassador Visits Shandong

April 18, 2011April 18, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Danish Ambassador, Friis Arne Petersen participated with other European colleagues in a trip to Shandong Province. Saturday 9th of April to Sunday 10th of April, Vice Foreign Minister Madam Fu …

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Denmark / Vietnam

Call For Proposals to Contribute to Judicial Reforms

April 18, 2011April 18, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The third component of the Justice Partnership Program (JPP), the Justice Initiatives Facilitation Fund (JIFF), has launched its 2nd call for proposals with deadline 29 April to invite interested NGOs …

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Cambodia / China / Denmark / Indonesia / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam

Maersk Seen Exercising Option for 10 More Huge Ships

April 17, 2011April 17, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Maersk 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 …

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Denmark

Royal Danish Twins Christened

April 15, 2011April 19, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Denmark’s royal twins, the youngest members of the country’s 1,000 year-old monarchy, were christened in Copenhagen, the Danish capital, on Thursday. The three-month old twins, a boy and girl, are …

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Denmark / Singapore

Maersk to Switch to Low-Sulfur Fuel in Singapore

April 15, 2011April 15, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Maersk Line ships will switch to using low-sulfur fuel while in the Port of Singapore to reduce carbon and sulfur emissions.The Danish carrier signed the Maritime Singapore Green Pledge on …

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China / Denmark

Vestas Wins 50 MW for China

April 15, 2011April 15, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The Danish wind turbine producer Vestas announced today that it has received an order from China of 50 MW. The order is placed by China Datang Corporation Renewable Power which …

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China / Denmark

Maersk to Increase Fleet Size in Singapore

April 15, 2011April 15, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

A P Moller Maersk, the world’ largest container shipping company, has said it plans to increase its fleet size in Singapore. Group CEO Nils Anderson said the number of ships …

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Denmark / Vietnam

Large Potential for CDM Projects in Vietnam

April 14, 2011April 13, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Vietnam has recently, with Danish support, developed into a very potential market for developing climate friendly investment projects applying the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). A new report outlines the most potential …

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Cambodia / China / Denmark / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam

Carlsberg’s Vice-president Admits Using Bribes

April 14, 2011April 16, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - 1 Comment

Carlsberg 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 …

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China / Denmark

Carlsberg and the Hong Kong Sevens, Rugby Fever

April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Carlsberg Hong Kong has launched its new integrated sport advertising and marketing campaign for Hong Kong Sevens, Rugby Fever.Created by creative advertising and marketing agency, Euro RSCG Hong Kong, the …

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Cambodia / China / Denmark / Indonesia / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam

Sparking Consolidation Through Buying Bigger Box Ships

April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Maersk 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 …

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Denmark / Malaysia

Carlsberg Bring Grimbergen Premium Beer To Malaysia

April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Carlsberg Malaysia and Brussels Wisma Hap Seng the new beer in town called Grimbergen. Grimbergen is a contemporary abbey beer, the outcome of passion and authenticity, whose roots go back …

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Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden / Thailand

Viking Wheelers Nong Yai Power Challenge

April 12, 2011April 21, 2011 - by Pimjai Chaimongkol - Leave a Comment

Text and Photo by www.vikingwheelers.comNong Yai Challenge Ride was held on Sunday 3rd of April. It was a challenge already before it was started as dates was moved and it …

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China / Denmark

Vestas Shakes Hands With Longyuan

April 11, 2011April 10, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The world’s largest wind turbine maker, Vestas, said it had signed its first order in 2011 with Longyuan, China’s largest wind farm developer, for selling the latter 24 new turbines, …

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+plus / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Norway / Sweden

Foreign Spouses Granted More Residency Rights

April 8, 2011April 7, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Amid cheers, elation and applause, the Indonesian House of Representatives passed a new immigration law on Thursday that introduced sweeping changes for foreign spouses and children of mixed marriages. Fahri Hamzah, …

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China / Denmark

Huawei Invites Danish IT Students to China

April 8, 2011July 28, 2014 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Chinese tech giant Huawei sponsors new exchange programme to encourage cross-cultural innovation by Danish IT and engineering students. 10 carefully selected Danish IT and engineering students will soon be travelling …

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Cambodia / China / Denmark / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam

Carlsberg to Reinforce Brand Positioning.

April 8, 2011July 28, 2014 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

While 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 …

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Denmark / Norway / Sweden / Thailand

Thai Airways to Increase Flights to Scandinavian

April 8, 2011April 8, 2011 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Thai Airways International will in a few weeks release its winter schedule for 2011/12. While the details are still unknown, the airline has announced an increase its flights on Scandinavia …

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Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden

Joint Nordic Trade Promotion Newsletter

April 7, 2011July 28, 2014 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

The first joint e-mail newsletter from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland promoting trade with develping countries was issued on 4 Aprtil 2011 under the title “Trade Promoition Today”. The joint …

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Denmark / Sweden / Thailand

Elephantastic Everestti

April 7, 2011April 7, 2011 - by Steen Poulin Nielsen - Leave a Comment

Gearing up for the Elephant Parade this summer in Copenhagen the Danish artist, Marco Evaristti took the long way to Chiang Mai to let an elephant do his work painting …

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Denmark / Malaysia

Danish BoConcept Opens First Store in KL

April 7, 2011April 6, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Recently the Danish company BoConcept officially opened the doors to their first store in Malaysia enabling the Malaysians to furnish their homes with Danish designed furniture. Eventhough the 24th marked …

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Denmark / Thailand

Danish Ambassador meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

April 6, 2011April 16, 2011 - by Steen Poulin Nielsen - Leave a Comment

Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther made a courtesy call to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Mr. Kasit Piromya on March 31 2011. The visit was an opportunity for the …

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Denmark / Vietnam

Danish Business Delegation Visit to Vietnam was Successful

April 6, 2011April 6, 2011 - by Steen Poulin Nielsen - Leave a Comment

Last week 19 Danish companies in the textile and garment sector joined a delegation to Vietnam.The delegation mission set out in Hanoi on 28 March 2011. Close to 250 individual …

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China / Denmark

Chinese University Visits Vestas

April 6, 2011April 6, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Recently, Professor Chang Kai from the Renmin University and a group of students visited the Danish wind turbine company Vestas in Tianjin to engage in a dialogue on the relationship …

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China / Denmark

Port Perfect: How to Sell Copenhagen in China

April 5, 2011November 9, 2014 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

How to get the most out of a 48-hour stay in Copenhagen. Copenhagen’s best-known tourist attraction, the Little Mermaid statue, may be back from a 2010 visit to Shanghai. But …

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China / Denmark

The Great Danes and China

April 4, 2011April 3, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Danish culture expert believes modern Chinese can learn a lot from the father of existentialism. The wheels of modernization are spinning fast, bringing about enormous lifestyle changes to a new …

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China / Denmark

Danish Ambassador Visists the Guandong Province

April 2, 2011April 1, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

Recently the Danish Ambassador to China Friis Arne Petersen visited Guangdong Province to meet local officials, companies and students. The Ambassador met with vice governor of Guangdong Province, Xiao Zhiheng, to …

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Denmark / Finland / Singapore

Launches Partnership with Helsinki, Singapore and Copenhagen

April 2, 2011April 1, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

The Danish non-profit organization INDEX: announced a pioneering partnership model with three of the world’s leading design capitals. This innovative alliance will raise awareness of design as a significant way …

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China / Denmark / Finland / Sweden

ZTE Scores Deals in Sweden and Denmark

April 2, 2011July 28, 2014 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

ZTE Corp. has won a landmark contract with Hi3G Access AB in Sweden and Denmark to roll out what could be the first dual-mode 4G networks that support both Long …

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Denmark / Thailand

Celebration the Danish Oscar Film “In a Better World”

April 1, 2011April 1, 2011 - by Pimjai Chaimongkol - Leave a Comment

To celebrate the Danish Oscar film “In a Better World”, the Royal Danish Embassy hosted a successful and glamorous screening of the film. The special invited guests were all dressed …

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Denmark / Textile / Vietnam

Vietnam – Denmark Partnership in the Textile and Garment Industry

April 1, 2011January 12, 2021 - by Pimjai Chaimongkol - Leave a Comment

The seminar featured opening speeches from The Danish Ambassador John Nielsen and the Vietnamese Vice-Minister for Trade and Industry Tran Tuan Anh. Subsequently the participants were able to benefit from …

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Denmark / Vietnam

Improvement of the Reintegration of Former Drug Addicts into Society

April 1, 2011April 1, 2011 - by Pimjai Chaimongkol - Leave a Comment

The ceremony was attended by the vice chairman of the Hanoi People Committee, the director of the Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs as well as Ambassador John Nielsen …

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Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden / Thailand

Flooding Situation in Thailand Better

March 31, 2011August 28, 2023 - by Soffi Chanchira Larsen - Leave a Comment

The situation for the stranded tourists from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland on Koh Samui, Koh Pangnan and Koh Tao stabilized during Thursday. The rain has stopped but it is …

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China / Denmark / Singapore / Vietnam

Bob Dylan’s Simple Requests to Come to Asia and Denmark

March 30, 2011March 29, 2011 - by Bjarne Wildau - Leave a Comment

No big welcome, just a normal hotel room with two windows, no filming or direct broadcasting the show are among the requests of Bob Dylan when for when he comes …

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