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“Denmark is the most annoying country to work with although we send thousands of tourists to Scandinavia,” says the largest tour operator specialized in arranging tours for Thai tourists to …
Thai Tour Operators Tired of Denmark Read MoreLucky for Indonesia, his deep interest in the country has prompted him to organize activities that promote Indonesian culture to the Danish or help Indonesia conserve its cultural artifacts. The …
Promoting Indonesia to the Danes Read MoreThe desire to marry a Danish man can have dramatic consequences for Filipina au pairs in Denmark. These women are overrepresented in the statistics of late abortions in Denmark. A …
Filipina Women Rank High in Danish Abortion Statistics Read MoreFrom 8 July until 29 July, Politiets Idrætsforening’s travel team will be travelling through Thailand and Malaysia on their South East Asia trip. First stop on the tour will be …
Danish Police Gymnastics Team on Tour Read MoreOn 5 July, the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Peter Lysholt Hansen received Vietnam’s campaign medal as a sign of recognition of the many contributions he has made to environmental protection …
Danish Ambassador Receives Environmental Award Read MoreAs a part of the dissemination activities of the WED Programme, Danish Minister for the Environment, Ms. Karen Ellemann, handed over the award for the best drawing in the school …
Chinese Student Takes Energy Award Read MoreThe Danish woman Johanne Vinther Axelsen who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Cambodia for trying to send thousands of Codeine pills out of Cambodia, has been treated …
Johanne Treated Gently by the Danish Court Read MoreThe first ever group of Vietnamese online instructors has been certified, with support from Danida. The online instructors are key players in battling the problem of poorly-trained, unqualified human resources …
E-Learning Solutions for SME Exporters Read MoreChinese designer Xiaojie Zhu became highly inspired when he visited Kopenhagen Studio and Kopenhagen Fur during the latest auction. In fact he would wake up at four in the morning and immediately …
Designer Loves the Naturalness of Fur Read MoreOnce upon a time there was a Danish Naval Officer. His name was Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu, and he wanted to make something of himself. One day, he went …
The Man with the Golden Robe Read MoreThe East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S has sold EAC Industrial Ingredients to the German Brenntag group for 1.2 billion Danish kroner. When Brenntag has completed the take-over of The East …
EAC Industrial Ingredients Sold to Brenntag Read MoreA partnership of Danish Consia Consultants and Vietnamese Independent Construction Technology Consultants (ICTC) has received the Innovative Partnerships for Development (IPD) programme’s funds of DKK 1,000,000 to contribute to Sustainable …
Road Safety Program Gets IPD Support Read MoreThe retail sector is showing impressive growth figures and the market is expected to have a total turnover of USD 85 billion by 2012, of which one fourth can be …
Vietnams Retails Sector Is Grovning Read MoreThe Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland are all important source markets for visitors to Thailand. Together, they generate over 800,000 visitors each year. In the period prior …
TAT Stockholm – is Rushing to Regain Thailand’s Share Read MoreRickmers Group, Singapore, held a quadruple naming ceremony at HHI’s Ulsan shipyard this morning for four ultra-large container ships. The Maersk Edinburgh is the first Rickmers Group ULCS that will …
Rickmers Christens Four Maersk Ships at Ulsan Shipyard Read MoreMaersk has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chongqing Port Logistics Group to jointly invest with the latter in the phase 3 project of the Chongqing Cuntan Bonded Port Area. …
Maersk to Invest in Chongqing’s Cuntan Bonded Port Read MoreThe provincial prosecutor believed that it wasn’t the Danish businessman Jørgen Kenneth Hansen but a 12 year old boy who injured the vagina of a 13 year old girl in …
Police Chief: I Still Believe Jørgen K. Hansen Paid for Sex With 13 Year Old Read MoreOn June 17, 2010 the Hue University’s Institute of Resources, Environment and Biotechnology (IREB) organised a workshop to evaluate the first year of the project “Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change …
Workshop on Embassy Funded Climate Change Project Read MoreSuspected terrorists had planned to explode Royal Danish Embassy in Kuningan, South Jakarta, using a car-bomb, National Police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri said on Thursday. Bambang said the embassy …
Terrorists Planned to Car-bomb Danish Embassy Read MoreAn unforgettable evening of opera arranged by Danish Chamber of Commerce at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Royal Danish Opera Singers, Pernille Bruun (Soprano), Mariann Amdisen (Mezzo Soprano), …
Danish Opera in Hong Kong Read MoreThe Scandinavian countries are similar in a number of ways, but one point on which they differ is the way they handle visa applications. A study shows that Denmark is …
Report: Difficult and Expensive to Get Visa from Danish Embassy Read MoreIn the presence of a number of Danish officials, Chinese translator and Professor of Nordic Languages, Ms. Shi Qine, was announced to be Knight of the Order of Dannebrog by …
Chinese Professor to be Knight of the Order of Dannebrog Read MoreTourism numbers and visa procedure are linked, says Søren Leerskov, Managing Director for Asia/Pacific of the Scandinavian Tourist Board. This is not about Thailand, this is the case anywhere in …
Nice Visa Experience Gives More Tourists Read MoreKlaus Krogh was meant to follow in his father’s footsteps. His father was a blacksmith in Jutland in Denmark and Klaus was supposed to go into the metal working industry …
Klaus Krogh: Successful by Coincidence Read MoreDanish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Saturday that global container shipping rates were likely to return to pre-crisis levels by the peak season at the end of …
Maersk Sees Container Rates at Pre-crisis Level This Year Read MoreThe World Shipping Council (WSC), based in Washington and Brussels whose members are responsible for around 90 percent of the global liner ship capacity, over half of which is container …
Maersk: From Singapore to Washington Read MoreProminent Danish guests such as the Crown Prince of Denmark and Minister for Economics and Business Affairs, Brian Mikkelsen, were in Shanghai and took part in the celebration. This morning, …
Denmark Day at World EXPO Read MoreThe partnership between Danish Segmenta A/S and Vietnamese CMC Corporation receives the Danish Embassy’s support of DKK 3,310,000 to continue the development of the joint venture (JV) operating the largest …
Joint Venture set to Conquer SAP Market Read MoreThe Containership Company eyes first profits. For the year ending April 2011 the Scandinavian liner start-up said it expects to report earnings in the region of $6.5 million to $7.5 …
Danish-Norwegian Containership Company Keeps it Simple and Profits Read MoreMonday 28 June 2010, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark participated in a football tournament with Chinese children to kick off the “Take Charge: Change Your Lifestyle” project …
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark Promotes Healthy Living in Shanghai Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam (SSS) is in competition with many other organisations. When it was established, it was the only organisation available. But since the eighties and increasingly during the last …
Chairman Søren Wants Things to Move Ahead Read MoreAarhus, the second biggest town in Denmark, has awarded the Vietnamese owned company ThiPak, whit its annual Integration Price ThiPak, a company providing packing and assembly solutions, is owned by the …
Vietnamese Migrant Receive Danish Integration Award Read MoreWhen checking in at this little neat guesthouse north of Kanchanaburi, I was warmly greeted by Tok the cashier. She is a 51-year-old lady with lots of humor in her …
The Old Farangs Read MoreAriana Ariz Carstensen helps au pair women to better lives in Denmark. She awaits a 29-year-old woman from the Philippines at Bellevue Beach north of Copenhagen, but the appointment gets cancelled.The …
Au pair Worker in Denmark Fights the Abuse Read MoreWhere in Bangkok do you go when you get a craving for a piece of Danish rye bread for lunch or fried slices of pork with parsley sauce for dinner? …
Steffen of The Stable Lodge Read MoreAlfa Laval has received two orders of record size for Alfa Laval PureBallast systems from two leading shipyards in South Korea. The systems will be installed onboard 14 vessels built …
Alfa Laval Has to Deliver Pure Ballast Systems Installed in 14 Maersk Vessels Read More
Many members of the four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand found their way to the networking sponsored by Finnair at Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok on Monday 28 June …
Finnair Nordic Networking Read MoreFor the past eight months, Cambodian police has been investigating the charges of paedophilia against the Danish man, but on Monday those charges were dropped. His lawyer, Michael Juul Eriksen, …
Jørgen K. Hansen Released From Cambodian Prison Read More
Already a couple of hours before kick-off are the first red and white football fans were ready on the benches at Bobby’s. A pub and German beer garden in a …
The Danish Football Down Trip in Singapore Read More
The children have a special song book, and they sing for 20 minutes everyday. They do gymnastics and rhythmic training. And often they have special themes like “Living healthy” or …
Where Children Are Taught How to Play Read MoreThe new restaurant was opened on Wednesday last week for the Danish Skt. Hans Aften. At 6.30 pm, there was a well visited reception. Unfortunately, the weather gods did not …
Experience the New Pet Hot ScandiAsia Read MoreA Norwegian man, Thiyakaraja Sivakkolunthu, 49, from Groruddalen, Oslo in Norway, was among the injured and hospitalized, after two speedboats collided in Thailand. Marine Police on Koh Samui informs to Scandasia.com …
Norwegian the Only Scandinavian Hospitalized After Thai Boat Crash Read MoreDenmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and the Danish Minister for Economics and Business Affairs Mr. Brian Mikkelsen will visit EXPO 2010 to celebrate “Denmark Day”, which brings together some of the …
Denmark’s Crown Prince Visits EXPO 2010 Read MoreTUI Nordic Chief Executive Christian Clemens announced that the charter operations to Thailand for the winter 2010 will increase the capacity by 30% from the previous year up to a …
TUI Nordic Increase Winter Capacity to Thailand With 30% Read MoreThe National Police’s counterterrorism unit arrested two more suspects following successful raids in Central Java in which it netted three terror suspects, one of whom topped the authorities’ most-wanted list, …
Danish Embassy Plot: More Suspects Arrested in Terror Raids Read MoreThe Danish funk big band, MI22, was warmly welcomed at the Hué Festival 2010, where they received great acclaim after their 3 performances at the festival’s western stage. Funk and …
Danish Big Band Did Well in Hué Read MoreFlemming H. Laursen is angry and frustrated. Ignoring and overruling his protests, the Filipino court has decided to tear down his island resort – despite the fact that he runs …
Danish Investor Rages Against Filipino Government Read MoreFrom Monday the 28th of June until the 23rd of July, people will be able to experience a different take on the famous “Make Love – Not War” slogan of …
Vietnamese artist Opens His Exhibition “Fusion” Read MoreThe terror suspects arrested during a raid in Central Java, Indonesia not only planned to bomb the the Danish Embassy, but also to bomb the Indonesian Police Anniversary Day Celebrations …
Terror Plan to Bomb Danish Embassy in Indonesia Stopped Read MoreDatang Renewable Power continues to expands its fleet of V80-2.0 MW turbines by another 50 MW. Long-time partner Datang Renewable Power continues to show confidence in Vestas’ services and products …
Vestas China’s Key Account Datang Orders Another 50 MW Read More