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The building is owned by an Energy, Water and Communications Ministry of Malaysia. The Ministry’s low-energy office received the “new and existing category prize” in the 2006 Asean Energy Efficient …
Danish Designed Building Wins Energy Saving Prize Read MoreThe Swedish-led veto of five-year duties may force proponents of protection to accept an alternative plan that would impose anti-dumping duties on shoe shipments that exceed quotas.The rejection leaves the …
Sweden Vetoes Five-Year Tariffs On Vietnamese Shoes Read MoreThe world champion in the men’s doubles category – Tony Gunawan – will soon join the Danish badminton club Team Vestsjaelland, reports Danish media. Gunawan, who is Indonesian by birth …
Indonesian-born World Champ to Join Danish Club Read MoreBjarne has been assisting “DanChurchAid” in the north-western city of Mae Sot since February this year. “DanChurchAid” and Bjarne Ussing are helping Burmese refugees living in several camps along the …
The lonely Danish aid-observer Read MoreIt is past noon, but for most of the guests on the Same-Same lodge and restaurant on the Thai vacation island Koh Phangan it is still early morning. Partying on …
Happiness Without Timetable Read MoreSamroeng ‘Kasem’ Buanak, a local Samui-resident who escaped arrest during the raid against Bandidos last months, today, Wednesday 2 August, turned himself in to the Department of Special Investigation in …
One More Thai Suspect in Bandidos Case Turns Himself In Read MoreDanish police was on Monday surprised to learn of the wealth of Danish Bandidos member Kim Lindegaard Nielsen. Head of the Danish Police Intelligence Agency, Troels Ørting Jørgensen visited DSI …
Danish Police to Investigate Bandidos Member Read MoreThe Vietnam Ship Building Industry Corporation (Vinashin) is building three ferries with non-refundable grant from Denmark for river traffic in the Mekong Delta.The three new ferries are due to begin …
More Danish Fund To Ferry Project in Mekong Delta Read MoreDenmark-based Dalhoff Larsen & Horneman A/S (DLH) and Indochina Wood Ltd have formed a joint venture to provide lumber and finished wooden products to Vietnam.The company will begin operations soon …
Danish DLH To Provide Vietnam Wooden Products Read MoreSAS’s Finnish arch-rival has during 2006 presented a 27 percent growth on their al their routes to Asia, while SAS is at status quo – and to put salt in …
FinnAir Outperforms SAS On Asian Flights Read MoreThe proceedings against the 44 year old Dane, James Christensen who spent months in a Thai prison on charges of attempted arson against his neighbour, ended today with a court hearing …
Case Against James Christensen Crumbles Read MoreThe Viking Wheelers, the DTCC’s cycling team, has now commenced preparations for its annual December Tour. Six riders participated in the weekend in Hua Hin July 22/23 and on Saturday cycled …
DTCC’s Cycling Team Preparing For December Marathon Read MoreNGO Fontana is a Danish organisation committed to prevent and treat harm caused by chemical dependencies – alcohol and drug abuse – in Denmark and Vietnam.The NGO is concerned with …
Fighting Alcohol And Drug Abuse In Vietnam Read MoreAll in all more than 30 people have been convicted over the October 2002 nightclub attacks on Bali, which killed 202 people and injured a further 209. Among the victims …
Bali Bombers Execution Date Set Read MoreAfter having advanced to the third round of Thailand Open according to expectations, the Danish badminton favorite Peter Gade had to pull out due to an injury. Consequently, his opponent …
Peter Gade Quits Thailand Open Read MoreLooking to play some soccer and expand your social network? Then the Scandinavian Vikings might be something for you.The Scandinavian Vikings are a Bangkok based group of mainly Scandinavian soccer players. All over …
Friendly Vikings Battle In Bangkok Read MoreWednesday Peter Gade advanced to the third round Thailand Open, with two easily won games on the first day of the tournament in Bangkok.The Dane started by sending home his …
Gade Advances In Thailand Open Read MoreThe typical Vietnamese worker is young, relatively low skilled and possesses little work experience. To get these workers attention and convince them to act if their situation is unacceptable is …
Putting An Effort Into Interesting Union Training Read More“Carl Bro entered the Vietnamese market many years ago and the growth and development we are seeing today is the result of many years of experience,” Branch director Bent Rahbek …
Persistence Pays Of For Carl Bro Read MoreTeguh Santosa, online editor of Rakyat Merdeka, is charged with inciting hatred towards a religious group, BBC World reports. Mr. Santosa posted the cartoons back in February at the height …
Indonesian Editor Charged over Danish Cartoons Read MoreThe arrested 36 year old Dane, Kim Lindegaard Nielsen will definitely not flee from Thailand, if he should be released on bail, his interpreter and advisor Chris Gamble promised on …
Bandidos Member Will Not Flee Thailand Read MoreThe case against James Christensen, a 44 year old Dane, starts today Tuesday in Langsuan in the province of Chumporn. James sister Eva Behring who hasn’t seen his brother for 17 …
Procedings Against Danish James Christensen Starts Read MorePratheep Muangkaew, who runs an accounting firm on Koh Samui and who escaped arrest during last Tuesdays raid against Bandidos on Samui, has now turned himself in to the police at Department …
Thai Suspect in Bandidos Case on Samui Turns Himself In Read MoreKim Lindegaard Nielsen, the Danish Bandidos members who was last Tuesday arested on Samui, was on Monday briefly presented to the criminal court in Bangkok, where his arrest was extended with …
Bandidos Member Denied Release On Bail Read MoreThe two rigs are being brought by A.P Møller-Maersk’s subsidiary “Maersk Contractors” that is running Maersk’s drilling operations.“We are experiencing an increasing demand in the high-end jack-up market. The two …
Maersk Is Buying Oil Rigs for 2.5 Billion DKK Read MoreIn an exclusive interview with the Danish daily BT on Friday, the arrested Dane Kim Lindegaard Nielsen repeats his denial of many of the accusations against him and his fellow …
Afraid of Rotting Up in Thai Prison Cell Read MoreMany communities along the coastline of Aceh province were reduced to poverty levels as a consequence of the economic disruption caused by the enormously powerful and destructive tsunami that hit …
Danish NGO Boosts Tsunami-hit Businesses in Indonesia Read MoreTo a Dane the word “marskandiser” signals old junk, knick-knack and second hand items but Kai’s showroom in KL is much more than that. It is atmosphere, period furniture, antiques, …
Kai Thybro Nielsen – the Man with many lives Read MoreKim Lindegaard Nielsen, the Danish Bandidos motorcycle gang member, who was Tuesday arrested in Thailand, will for the next two weeks be kept in the custody of the special police …
Arrested Bandidos Member Claims Innocence Read MoreThai Integration ApS launches free language training in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Thai for interested Scandinavians and their spouses in Bangkok.The training is leaded by Scandinavian experts with background in …
Free Scandinavian Language Training In Bangkok Read MoreOne Dane, 36 year old Kim Lindegaard Nielsen, was today, Tuesday, arrested in Pattaya when he arrived from Koh Samui where he lives in an extremely expensive house. Mr. Col …
Danish ‘Bandidos’ Member Arrested in Thailand Read MoreThe Indonesian embassy in Copenhagen has been wiretapped by Danish authorities for years. Such are the claims from a member of Indonesia’s House of Representatives Commission on foreign affairs and …
Copenhagen Embassy Bugged? Read MoreThe project starting in July 2006 will address gender inequality for women in the private sector – both for businesswomen and female workers in Vietnam.On one hand the goal is …
Lending A Helping Hand To Vietnamese Business-women Read MoreFrankly, this looked like a recipe for a disaster: You invite members of a club who have never met before to get up at five o’clock on a Saturday morning …
Great Thai Danish Outdoor Day Read MoreThe packed order books of the Danish travel agencies confirm once and for all that the 2004 Tsunami has not been able to quench the Danes’ passion for the Thai …
More Direct Flights to Phuket Read MoreThe southern part of the Indonesian island of Java has been hit by a tsunami, which was set off Monday by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean about 240 kilometers …
No Danes in Tsunami Area Read MoreThe Vietnam Ship Building Industry Corporation (Vinashin) is building three passenger ferry boats as part of the Danish non-refundable aid programme to improve waterway traffic in the Mekong River Delta, …
Danes fund ferry boats for Mekong River Read MoreAs reported earlier on ScandAsia the Danish brewery company Carlsberg is already fighting an uphill battle in Malaysia, where strong competitors are stealing valuable market shares. And it doesn’t looking …
Thai Rival Ready To Pounce Upon Carlsberg Read MoreISS is continuing its growth in Asia with its latest take over of the cleaning company Gayren Maintenance Service in the Philippines.Gayen has 1.500 employees, this makes it one of …
Growing ISS Enters The Philippines Read MoreCarlsberg is going through tough times on the Malaysian market these days. Not only is the Danish beer giant seeing strong competitors run off with valuable market shares, it also …
Carlsberg Fights Tough Times in Malaysia Read MoreThe Web-based Tidal Atlas for Singapore is the world’s first and it is hoped to be able to help ship and berth operators save time and money.Danish DHI Water and …
Danish Company Maps Singapore’s Tidal Water Read MoreClothes producer H&M are again picking up headlines in Danish newspapers. It happens after the union newsletter 3F visited another one of the company’s factories in Cambodia and found that …
H&M Back In The Search Light Read MoreAs the world-famous Roskilde Festival took place in Denmark this past weekend, several of Vietnam’s top performers were present under the Vietnamese name “Vong Nguyet” or in English “Wishing upon …
Success For Vietnamese Music In Denmark Read MoreScandAsia has joined a research project to help improve the experience of being an expatriate. The research project is set up by Saira Jhutty, a PhD Candidate at Alliant International …
Help Improve the Experience of Being an Expatriate Read MoreThe Lions Clubs International in Denmark and Thailand with the cooperation of the management of Skagen By-og Egnsmuseum has arranged an exhibition, “With oriental eyes: King Chulalongkorn’s visit to Skagen …
The Exhibition Celebrating 100 Years of King Rama V Visit Denmark Read MoreTrying to stop the explosive growth in imports of leather shoes from Vietnam and Chine the EU-commission propose to limit the numbers of shoes entering the union. The solutions is …
EU Maintains Tax On Vietnamese Shoes Read MoreThis year the huge Danish rock-festival, Roskilde Festival, supports humanitarian projects in Cambodia.The 2006 edition of the festival is the fifth time that the organizers cooperate with the Danish NGO …
Drinking And Painting To Fight Slavery In Cambodia Read MoreAfter weeks of speculation regarding Denmark’s future aid to Vietnam, the Danish government has now sent a clear signal about their future intensions in the economically booming country. Vietnam is …
Denmark to Cut Vietnam Aid in Four Years Read MoreHeadquartered from Faaborg, where 14 people are employed, the Viking Rubber Company A/S, produces working clothes at their factories in Poland and Vietnam – and a booming order book is now …
Booming Viking Sales Create Jobs In Vietnam Read MoreEvery Wednesday afternoon the Scandinavian Church at Sukhumvit Soi 33 lends its facilities to something a little different from your usual service. Around 3 pm the garden comes to life …
Children Enjoying The New Sponsored Playground At The Scandinavian Church. Read More