Thai teak to Danish classics
When speaking of Danish furniture design, it is hard to avoid chairs, sideboards and tables made in teak tree. The golden-brown type of wood has in many ways has become …
Thai teak to Danish classics Read MoreProsperous Danish Network in Hua Hin
”The Danish club has around 300 members, when it comes to background, opinions and reason to settle in Thailand we are very diverse, but we do have at least one …
Prosperous Danish Network in Hua Hin Read MoreDenmark Finances Cambodian Trade-Program
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, together with DANIDA, has launched the Trade Development Support Program (TDSP) worth 12.6 million U.S. dollars to assist Cambodia to expand its international trade, according …
Denmark Finances Cambodian Trade-Program Read MoreDanish mosaic in Hanoi
Danish ceramist Michael Geertsen has joined the project with his own 50 metre ceramic mural located on the slope in front of Hang Than Street in Hanoi. “It’s an excellent …
Danish mosaic in Hanoi Read MoreA successful corner of their own
Some might think that the rural area in the north-eastern corner of Thailand is an odd place to locate your new production-site, but not if you ask Styromatic, which produces …
A successful corner of their own Read MoreSingaporean Master in Scandinavia
Students at Singapore Management University is planning for a Business Study Mission to Scandinavia to provide students with the opportunity to learn firsthand about Scandinavian business culture and socio-political environment.Through …
Singaporean Master in Scandinavia Read MoreA little piece of Italy in Hua Hin
The royal city of Hua Hin is known for its spacious white beaches, the excellent climate and a relaxed atmosphere, which have made both the king of Thailand and an …
A little piece of Italy in Hua Hin Read MoreDANIDA Supports Training of Vietnamese Journalists
As part of a Danish-funded project to promote free press, mass media training course held in the northern province of Quang Ninh in the weekend for representatives from more than …
DANIDA Supports Training of Vietnamese Journalists Read MoreScandinavian Airlines Plants Trees in Samut Prakan
Twenty-seven ladies from various Nordic women’s networks in Bangkok on 19 March planted 70 trees in a government-owned semi-jungle setting in Samut Prakan. The initiative was organized by Scandinavian Airlines …
Scandinavian Airlines Plants Trees in Samut Prakan Read MoreScandinavia and Singapore: The most Networked Economies in the World
The Nordic countries continue to be the most “networked” economies in the world, but the US and Singapore are close behind, according to the latest rankings by the World Economic …
Scandinavia and Singapore: The most Networked Economies in the World Read MoreVietnamese and Thais are Best at Getting Jobs in Denmark
According to a new survey from the official Danish bureau of statistics (DST) the Vietnamese and the Thais immigrants in Denmark is the best to find work of the entire …
Vietnamese and Thais are Best at Getting Jobs in Denmark Read MoreDanish Ambassdor in Indonesia Appointed ASEAN-Ambassador
Denmark’s ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations the Danish ambassador to Indonesia Børge Petersen, who resently presented his letter of appointment to ASEAN Secretary-General Director Surin Pitsuwan, …
Danish Ambassdor in Indonesia Appointed ASEAN-Ambassador Read MoreVietnamese Cargo Saved From Pirates by Denmark
Warships of Denmark and Turkey timely prevented an attack from pirates to a cargo ship of Vietnam on Aden Bay on March 15, said the Turkish Chief of naval staff.According …
Vietnamese Cargo Saved From Pirates by Denmark Read MoreLively VIKING FEST 2009 in Saigon
It is not so often you see the old Nordic Vikings so far away from the Arctic Circle, but on March 14, 2009 they arrived in Saigon! Suddenly the Vietnamese …
Lively VIKING FEST 2009 in Saigon Read MoreAre Danish Expatriates More Religious?
The Scandinavian churches in Southeast Asia are often a social centre and many Danes grow a keen interest in Buddhism, yoga or tribal religions when they go to the region. …
Are Danish Expatriates More Religious? Read MoreLasse’s Unpretentious Gallery in Chiang Mai
From the outside the old wooden building looks like most of its neighbouring houses by the riverside in the centre of Chiang Mai. But don’t be deceived, the old cliché …
Lasse’s Unpretentious Gallery in Chiang Mai Read MoreDanish Poker Winner Injured in Thailand
The Danish top winner of the World Series Of Poker 2008, Jesper “Kipster” Hougaard, has been injured in a traffic accident in Thailand. According to the sports website www.bold.dk/poker, the Dane …
Danish Poker Winner Injured in Thailand Read MoreNew Board in Danish Women’s Network in Thailand
Unsteady turnouts and a successful fashion show for the Danish Crown Princess. The past year’s ups and downs got evaluated and a new board was carried unanimously on the annual general …
New Board in Danish Women’s Network in Thailand Read MoreA Whole New Board at the DTCC
It was a lovely evening with perfect weather and a nice, cool breeze when 59 people gathered at the Danish Embassy on Thursday 12th of March for the Danish-Thai Chamber …
A Whole New Board at the DTCC Read MoreThailand The Ideal Location
“Some 150 years ago the right location was in England, where the industrial production was invented. Afterwards the US became the leading catalyst for the industrialized progress. 40 years ago …
Thailand The Ideal Location Read MoreWWF Denmark Uncovers Whereabouts of Filipino Sharks
Because of a photo-id project, funded by WWF Denmark the whereabouts of the whale shark outsade the coast of Donsul in Sorsogon – the largest known annual congregation of whale …
WWF Denmark Uncovers Whereabouts of Filipino Sharks Read MoreDanmark Refuses to Ban Illegal Filipino Workers
The estimated 110,000 undocumented Filipinos in Europe are expected to face harder times as employers there were told not to hire illegally staying third-country nationals due to a new EU …
Danmark Refuses to Ban Illegal Filipino Workers Read MoreDenmark and Vietnam in Joint Venture to Preserve Cat Tien
The Cat Tien national park has signed a 500,000 USD project to develop eco-tourism with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Vietnam and Denmark. The project aims to improve the park’s …
Denmark and Vietnam in Joint Venture to Preserve Cat Tien Read MoreDanish Newspaper: No Scandinavian in the Wrecked Boat in Phuket
Seven people, including six foreign tourists is missing after a diving-boat sank outside Patong Beach in Phuket. According to the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet are the missing persona are Swiss, Austrian, …
Danish Newspaper: No Scandinavian in the Wrecked Boat in Phuket Read MoreDenmark Builds Vietnamese Human Right Centre
The Rector of Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Prof. Dr. Mai Hong Quy, and the Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Peter Lysholt Hansen, officially opened the first Human …
Denmark Builds Vietnamese Human Right Centre Read MoreDenmark Once Again Defeated by the Philippines in Gender Equality
The Philippines has great success implementing gender equality, as the only Southeast Asian country the island state has made it to the top ten of the most equal countries on …
Denmark Once Again Defeated by the Philippines in Gender Equality Read MoreDANMISSION Hands Over the Management to Local Employees in Cambodia
When Ernst Jürgensen from the small Christian NGO DANMISSION leaves Cambodia in June this year to go back to Denmark, the management of the office in Cambodia will be taken …
DANMISSION Hands Over the Management to Local Employees in Cambodia Read MoreBangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Manila Among the Wold’s Most Risky Outsourcing Cities
According to the Danish website Version2, the capitals of Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines all make it to the top ten of the world most risky outsourcing cities, with positions …
Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Manila Among the Wold’s Most Risky Outsourcing Cities Read MoreFilipino Au-Pairs in Danish Play
Danish theatre sets focus on the Filipino house workers in Denmark with a play, real life Au-Pairs are participating. The theatre Camp X Rialto in Copenhagen is right now busy …
Filipino Au-Pairs in Danish Play Read MoreSingapore Airlines Plans Billund-Route
Danes from the western part of Denmark can now be spared the trip to Copenhagen on their way to Southeast Asia. Because of a new agreement with Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines …
Singapore Airlines Plans Billund-Route Read MoreDanish Professor Warns About Fake Medicine From Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Despite efforts from the authorities in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia the production and distribution of fake malaria medicine still a widespread problem in the region, according to Ib Christian …
Danish Professor Warns About Fake Medicine From Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Read MoreITU: Singapore Mobile Net is the World’s Cheapest
Singapore offers the world’s lowest rates for making mobile phone calls and surfing the Web, according to a new study by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Released Monday, the report …
ITU: Singapore Mobile Net is the World’s Cheapest Read MoreVietnam and Denmark boost cooperation in labour
Vietnam and Denmark signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Hanoi on March 2 to boost cooperation in labour and employment. Signatories to the MoU were the Danish Minister …
Vietnam and Denmark boost cooperation in labour Read MoreASEAN Requests Philippines to Focus on Youth Travel
The Philippines should take advantages on the increasing interest from Scandinavian youngsters and focus on youth tourism and intra-Asian travel programs according to ASEAN, tourism Undersecretary of Oscar Palabyab said …
ASEAN Requests Philippines to Focus on Youth Travel Read MoreMurderer of Danish Singer Presumably Lives in The Philippines
According to Clive Small, a former Australian police commissioner, the murderer of Frederik van Pallandt from the Danish folk duo Nina and Frederik is in the Philippines. In his book …
Murderer of Danish Singer Presumably Lives in The Philippines Read MoreThai Prostitutes Arrested in Elsinore
Three women from Thailand face expulsion from Denmark after being arrested for prostitution without workers permit. The women – who were in Denmark on a Swedish tourist visa and no …
Thai Prostitutes Arrested in Elsinore Read MoreScandinavian Burma-Dialog Praised by ASEAN
The controversial visit to Burma by the ministers of development from Denmark and Norway, Ulla Tørnæs and Erik Solheim, is supported by the secretary general of ASEAN Dr. Surin Pitsuwan.“Their …
Scandinavian Burma-Dialog Praised by ASEAN Read MoreMærsk-Broström Fusion Causes Singaporean Layoffs
The fusion between the Danish and the Swedish shipping giants will lead to major structural adjustment in the two concerns, for example in Singapore where the local Broström office is …
Mærsk-Broström Fusion Causes Singaporean Layoffs Read MoreDane Sings Against Cambodian Corruption
Karl Bille, a Danish singer/songwriter and well-known actor, is now traveling around Cambodia for the second week along with the organisation LICADHO to inform the population on how they can …
Dane Sings Against Cambodian Corruption Read MoreCarlsberg Defies Economic Recession in Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos
Even though the Southeast Asian economies have been declining during the last year, the Danish beer brand Carlsberg has managed to maintain its strong position and its increasing growth rate …
Carlsberg Defies Economic Recession in Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos Read MoreIllegal Traffic Harms Threaten Malayan Box Turtles
The Malayan Box Turtle, which used to be a commonly seen animal in Indonesia, is now facing extermination due to the massive illegal sale.The flesh of the turtle is used …
Illegal Traffic Harms Threaten Malayan Box Turtles Read MoreCoal undermine ASEAN climate hopes
The climate summit in Copenhagen in December has raised the awareness on the fulfilment of the Kyoto-protocol in Southeast Asia. As a large and fast-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions …
Coal undermine ASEAN climate hopes Read MoreDanish Ornithologist: Important Finding of Philippine Bird
Worcester’s Buttonquail, a rare and poorly known bird found only in the Philippines has been photographed alive for the first time and confirmed to still exist, the Wild Bird Club of …
Danish Ornithologist: Important Finding of Philippine Bird Read MoreNordic Support for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Trial
The war crimes tribunal in Cambodia against five of the leaders of Khmer Rouge regime that has finally started, is supported among others by all the Nordic countries. The Nordic …
Nordic Support for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Trial Read More80000 Thai Travel Workers Faces Unemployment Due To Financial Crises
Because of the global economic crisis, last year’s airport closures and continued local political uncertainty have combined to reduce the numbers of tourists in Thailand. The travel industry has asked …
80000 Thai Travel Workers Faces Unemployment Due To Financial Crises Read MoreMalaysia Open for Port-Sale to Foreigners
The Malaysian government has allowed transport-to-construction group MMC Corp to talk to foreign parties on the proposed sale of its port in the southern state of Johor. The rest of …
Malaysia Open for Port-Sale to Foreigners Read MorePhilippine Nurses Stopped by Danish Administration
200 nurses from the Philippines are ready to go to Denmark, but because of the strict regulation of the National Heath Service they are prevented to get working permit in …
Philippine Nurses Stopped by Danish Administration Read MoreDanish Newspaper Recommends Singaporean Fish-Spa
Would you mind being eaten alive by small fish? The Danish newspaper Politiken praises an unusual kind of spa-treatment in Singapore, where small Garra Rufa fish simply eat the dead …
Danish Newspaper Recommends Singaporean Fish-Spa Read MoreDane Stages The Vagina Monologues in Bangkok
The part-Danish director Alanna Gregory organizes and directing the controversial play The Vagina Monologues in both Thai and English in the Patravadi Theatre in Bangkok from the 27 of February …
Dane Stages The Vagina Monologues in Bangkok Read MoreDanish choir-leader visits Hanoi
The conductor of the Danish Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Ebbe Munk, will pay a five-day visit to Hanoi from February 16. During his five day stay, he will pay a …
Danish choir-leader visits Hanoi Read More