Tsunami Causes Marriage
The couple says that they decided to live together after meeting each other while working as Tsunami volunteers in the Phang Nga province.The wedding was a held at the groom’s home …
Tsunami Causes Marriage Read MoreDanish Doctor in Mae Wang
A small abscess is a problem that could bring a patient to the Mae Wang Hospital and the treatment is fairly simple.“It is a small procedure; you simply cut open …
Danish Doctor in Mae Wang Read MoreTaking Advantage Of The Malaysian Sun
Malaysia gets more sunlight than many other countries in the world, while many would complain about the heat and run for shade, two companies see an opportunity in staying out …
Taking Advantage Of The Malaysian Sun Read MoreDanish Vestas To Establish R&D Centre In Singapore
Vestas, Danish manufacturer of wind power systems, said it has decided to establish a Research and Development (R &D) centre in Singapore.“We have chosen Singapore as the location for the …
Danish Vestas To Establish R&D Centre In Singapore Read MoreDanish Ambassador Foresees Brighter Future For Vietnamese Citizens
“Where will Vietnam be in five years?” that was the question up for debate on a recent meeting between donor-countries discussing Vietnam’s development plan for 2006 – 2010.During the meeting …
Danish Ambassador Foresees Brighter Future For Vietnamese Citizens Read MoreDanish Con-Fusion Creates Food In Vietnam
By Anna Pia Hudtloff. The kitchen in Lars Mikkel Johannessen’s house is filled with paintings and so is the rest of the house. A huge painting with lots of happy …
Danish Con-Fusion Creates Food In Vietnam Read MoreConditions For H&M’s Workers In Cambodia Are Sub-standard
Because of their social and environmental initiatives the clothes producer recently received an award in Sweden, but here few weeks after the tune has changed, as H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) …
Conditions For H&M’s Workers In Cambodia Are Sub-standard Read MoreDanish FLSmidth Wins Contract in Vietnam
Denmark’s FLSmidth has signed a contract, worth US$71.5 million, with Vietnam National Cement Trading Company for a 3,300 ton per day cement clinker production line at the Hoang Thach cement …
Danish FLSmidth Wins Contract in Vietnam Read MoreKapow Technologies Wins Order In Malaysia
Kapow Technologies just added another big Asian customer to its list, as the Malaysian Ministry of Technology awarded the Danish company a DKK 0.5 million test-contracts, Danish daily Børsen writes …
Kapow Technologies Wins Order In Malaysia Read MoreSawasdee Malaysia Exhibits At La Luna
Sawasdee Malaysia – Five Men and one Master – exhibition will take place at La Luna Gallery in Chiangmai, Thailand. The exhibition, which displays works of some Malaysia’s most exciting …
Sawasdee Malaysia Exhibits At La Luna Read MoreNordic Investment Bank Strengthens Activities In Asia
In June the Nordic Investment Bank unveiled its new strategy. The bank is a multilateral financial institution, owned by eight member countries, that finances private and public projects in and …
Nordic Investment Bank Strengthens Activities In Asia Read MoreCarlsberg Drops Out of Race to Buy Foster’s Assets
Denmark’s largest brewery group, Carlsberg, has dropped out of the race to buy the remaining Asian assets of their competitor, Foster’s Group. Carlsberg announced this decision on Friday, and later …
Carlsberg Drops Out of Race to Buy Foster’s Assets Read MoreSingapore Firm to Take Over Lego Production
Laying off more than 900 employees at their headquarters in Billund, Denmark, the Danish toymaker Lego Group has announced that it will outsource large parts of its production to the …
Singapore Firm to Take Over Lego Production Read MoreAmbassador Praises Own Efforts in Vietnam
Let the lobbying begin. In light of recent suggestions from members of the Danish governing party Venstre to phase out the economically booming Vietnam from the list of Denmark’s aid …
Ambassador Praises Own Efforts in Vietnam Read MoreNordic Share Experiences In Fighting Corruption
The four Nordic Ambassador to Vitenam; Ambassador of Denmark Peter Lysholt Hansen, Ambassador of Sweden Anna Lindstedt, Ambassador of Finland Kari Alanko, and Ambassador of Norway Kjell Storlokken, have been …
Nordic Share Experiences In Fighting Corruption Read MoreDanida Grants Vietnam To Stop Gender Based Violent
Danish Embassy in Vietnam has provided a grant of DKK 486.000 to Vietnamese Department for Social Affairs, a specialist support unit under the Committee for Social Affairs of the National …
Danida Grants Vietnam To Stop Gender Based Violent Read MoreDanish Company Adds Flavour to Asian Sports-Drinks
In order to appeal to the beverage producers in Asia the Danish ingredients company has added new flavour profiles to its water-soluble range, for instance “more citrus” grapefruit profile.This process, …
Danish Company Adds Flavour to Asian Sports-Drinks Read MoreEcco is Getting Back on Their Feet
A few months ago the Danish shoemaker Ecco saw their production facility in Thailand burn to the ground. Now the company is preparing to spend 350 million Thai Baht on …
Ecco is Getting Back on Their Feet Read MoreFarewell… and hello!
A small, selected crowd turned up at the Ambassador’s residence including people from the Danish community and diplomatic circles. Thanks to rain earlier in the day, the traffic was horrendous …
Farewell… and hello! Read MoreDanish Duo Finished Second in Malaysian Open
After an impressive fight in the final against Zhang Jun and Gao Ling from China, Denmark’s Jonas Rasmussen and Britta Andersen had to settle for second-place in the mixed double …
Danish Duo Finished Second in Malaysian Open Read MoreVietnamese Musicians to Play at Roskilde Festival
When this year’s Roskilde Festival kicks off on June 29, nearly 70,000 people will gather for four days to enjoy what has slowly become one of Europe’s most famous, annual, …
Vietnamese Musicians to Play at Roskilde Festival Read MoreThai-Danish trip to National Park
The Thai-Danish Club will go on a full day tour to Kaengkrachan National Park together on Satuday 15 June 2006. This one day trip is the first event organized by …
Thai-Danish trip to National Park Read MorePeter Gade Out of Malaysian Open
Although being Denmark’s leading badminton player, Peter Gade was outplayed when he faced Chen Jin from China in the quarter-final of the Malaysian Open. The defeat came only three months …
Peter Gade Out of Malaysian Open Read MoreTrainee Leaving the Danish-Thai Chamber
Danish Chamber trainee Mette Stanley Refnov was celebrated at the Networking evening on Thursday 16 June. The event was her last as a business trainee at the Danish-Thai Chamber of …
Trainee Leaving the Danish-Thai Chamber Read MoreFashion Is Fun!
Pernille Leschly Halle ,32, thought she was going to relax around the swimming pool or go shopping to pass time when she first arrived in Kuala Lumpur with her husband …
Fashion Is Fun! Read MoreDanish Founding Mixes Danish and Vietnamese Music
The newly started Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) Board held its first board meeting on May 24 and was pleased to bestow grants on a total of four applicants.CDEF …
Danish Founding Mixes Danish and Vietnamese Music Read MoreDenmark Purchases Carbon Credits From Thailand
Danish Ambassador to Thailand, Ulrik Helweg-Larsen, on behalf of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has signed a trade agreement with a Thai palm oil producing company from Suratthani, southern …
Denmark Purchases Carbon Credits From Thailand Read MoreDanida Enhances Community To Cope Natural Disasters
The Danida project ‘Enhancing Community Resilience to Natural Disasters in Southeast Asia’ on Cambodia and Vietnam is contributed to increased preparedness capacity of communities and local government authorities to coastal …
Danida Enhances Community To Cope Natural Disasters Read MoreScancom Under Investigation for Fraud
According to Danish daily Berlingske Tidende founder and major shareholder, Bøje Bendtzen, under suspicion for having Scancom pay bills for nonexistent serviced to companies related to himself, thus putting the …
Scancom Under Investigation for Fraud Read MoreNovozymes Malaysia Receives Business Ethics Award
Novozymes Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Southeast Asian Regional Headquarters for Danish Novozymes A/S, has been awarded the inaugural Malaysian Business Ethics Excellence Award for 2005, in the category of small international …
Novozymes Malaysia Receives Business Ethics Award Read MoreDenmark Grants Vietnam’s Pollution Project
The Danish grant of US$10.4 million is for a project on Pollution Control in Densely Populated Areas (PCDA) in four provinces of Vietnam; Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Quang Nam and …
Denmark Grants Vietnam’s Pollution Project Read MorePrince Consort Henrik Visits Ecco Thailand
Tuesday morning the air around the Ecco factory half an hour away from Ayuthaya was thick with tension, as managers and employees awaited a special visit from the Danish Prince …
Prince Consort Henrik Visits Ecco Thailand Read MoreDanish Help Connects Thai Telephones
Ever tried calling someone in Thailand just to get disconnected before you even get through? That annoyance might be about to disappear as Mach, an international company with Danish roots, …
Danish Help Connects Thai Telephones Read MoreHRH Prince Henrik Celebrated Birthday in Bangkok
By Mogens Rasmussen Photos Gregers Moller HRH Prince Henrik was celebrated with a reception on his 72 year birthday on June 11, 2006 at the Royal Danish Embassy. HRH was in Bangkok …
HRH Prince Henrik Celebrated Birthday in Bangkok Read MoreAll Danish Final in Singapore Open
As expected, Sunday’s final in the Singapore Open will feature two Danish players. Seeded first and second before the tournament started earlier this week, Peter Gade and Kenneth Jonassen each …
All Danish Final in Singapore Open Read MoreCarlsberg Faces Tough Competition in Laos
The stage has been set for another foreign beer battle in Southeast Asia. This time around, Laos is the battlefield of choice for Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) – partly owned …
Carlsberg Faces Tough Competition in Laos Read MoreDanish Jazz on The Beaches Of Hua Hin
During the first weekend of June the moonlit white sanded beaches in Hua Hin hosted a great display of jazz.Two big stages placed with a few hundred metres of beach-sand …
Danish Jazz on The Beaches Of Hua Hin Read MoreDenmark Grants Vietnam For Ethnic Minority Development
The Danish-funded project on Vietnamese ethnic minority development was signed by the Agricultural Development Denmark – Asia organization (ADDA) and the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) on June 1 in Hanoi.This …
Denmark Grants Vietnam For Ethnic Minority Development Read MoreDanish Supplement In The Nation
The Royal Embassy of Denmark, Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce and Danish companies in Thailand have joined hands to feature on a double page in The Nation, English language newspaper …
Danish Supplement In The Nation Read MoreDanish Hempel Establishes Factory In Vietnam
The Danish Hempel Group, a global producer of protective coatings for marine and industrial applications, officially inaugurated its new paint production plant in the Vietnamese-Singapore Industrial Park in Binh Duong …
Danish Hempel Establishes Factory In Vietnam Read MoreDanes Advance in Singapore Open
This year’s Singapore Open got off to an expected start on Wednesday, when the two Danish top players Peter Gade and Kenneth Jonassen each won their first round matches.Both of …
Danes Advance in Singapore Open Read MoreDenmark – Vietnam Bilateral Ties Closer
Danish investment in VietnamThe Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, Peter Lysholt Hansen, says that even if Danish investments in Vietnam are modest, there is a steadily growing and rather strong interest …
Denmark – Vietnam Bilateral Ties Closer Read MoreDenmark Opposes EU Sanction On Vietnamese Shoes
Denmark and other five countries including Ireland, Belgium, England, France, and Holland oppose the anti-dumping tariff on Vietnamese leather shoes which is increased on June 02 by the European Commission …
Denmark Opposes EU Sanction On Vietnamese Shoes Read MoreSAS EuroBonus Golf Tour 2006
Scandinavian Airlines recently held its annual SAS EuroBonus Golf Tour for Region Asia & Pacific at Lamlukka Golf Club. More than 50 SAS EuroBonus Gold members in the Asia Pacific …
SAS EuroBonus Golf Tour 2006 Read MoreJonassen Knocked Out of Indonesian Open
With a narrow defeat to the host nation’s Taufik Hidayat – who is also the defending Olympic champion – Denmark’s Kenneth Jonassen went out of this year’s Indonesian Open. Jonassen …
Jonassen Knocked Out of Indonesian Open Read MoreImprisoned Dane Waiting For Trial
“A 44-year-old Dane has been imprisoned in Southern-Thailand for 15 months charged with arson. The Dane, James Christensen, says he is innocent, but he is still waiting to go to …
Imprisoned Dane Waiting For Trial Read MorePossible Comeback for Carlsberg in Thailand
Carlsberg may soon find its way back unto the beer shelves in Thailand. After last year’s legal agreement with multi-billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi from Thai Beverage, the Danish-owned beer giant considers …
Possible Comeback for Carlsberg in Thailand Read MoreMinister: No Families On Danida Seminars
Yesterday Danish daily Jyllands-Posten ran a story explaining how Danida-councillors had brought spouses and children to a seminar on a five-star hotel in Vietnam on the Danish tax-payers expense. The …
Minister: No Families On Danida Seminars Read MoreDanes Can’t Get Enough of Thailand
The Danes in the cold north seems to be unable to get enough of Thailand and this makes airlines and travel agencies set up extra flights for the Danes looking …
Danes Can’t Get Enough of Thailand Read MoreMedicine Leftovers Found in Danish Food from Vietnam
Normally chloramfenikol is used to treat various deceases in fish, but leftovers of the antibiotic seems to have found its way into a bag of pangasius fish with mushrooms and …
Medicine Leftovers Found in Danish Food from Vietnam Read More