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HM Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, HM King Harald V of Norway and others among the world’s 25 reigning monarchs are planning to come to …
Scandinavian Royalty To Fete Thai King’s Jubilee Year Read MoreA little over one hundred soccer enthusiasts gathered in Singapore Saturday April 22, as the Danish Seamen’s Church held their yearly Five-a-Side tournament.The tournament is a new-ish tradition, but people …
Singapore Church Not Only Team With Mission To Save Read MoreIf the expiration date of your Danish passport is closing in rapidly and you are planning a trip to Denmark in the near future – remember to stop by the …
Danish Passports More Expensive Abroad Read MoreCertain airline routes attract more attention than others among airport authorities these days, as the fear of a bird flu pandemic remains high. And there is thus increased suspicion facing flights from parts of Asia …
SIA Flight Prompts Bird Flu Alert In Copenhagen Read MoreThe grant to strengthen the VYEO was initiated with an agreement signed between the Danish Ambassador, Peter Lysholt Hanson, and VYEO’s vice chairman, Phuong Huu Viet on April 20.VYEO will be supported in its …
Danish Grant Geared To Boost Vietnam Private Sector Read MoreA Danida-funded study on wildlife consumption published recently gives an insight into the attitudes and behavior of Hanoi residents towards wildlife consumption in Vietnam, which pose a serious risk to a …
Danida Helps Combat Threat To Wildlife In Vietnam Read MoreDenmark’s OW Maskinservice and Vietnam’s Thien Hoa Company have formed a joint venture company to build on the existing business of Thien Hoa – the trading and refurbishment of machinery tonow be combined with highly specialized …
Danish-Vietnamese JV To Improve Machine Repair And Maintenance Read MoreThe Development Cooperation Environment program between Denmark and Vietnam, initiated after a launch workshop held in Hanoi March 22, will support Vietnam in implementing the National Strategy for Environmental Protection with DKK 250 …
Denmark-Vietnam Environmental Cooperation Gearing Up Read MoreAfter spending three weeks in a private hospital on Koh Samui Danish Rene Vands from Herning is now finally on his way home to Denmark. Those three weeks at a …
Lack Of Foresight Costs Young Dane A Cool Half Million Read MoreAfter the cartoon crisis rocked the world, the “Made in Denmark” brand has, not surprisingly, taken the greatest hit in Muslim countries according to the results of a survey conducted by …
‘Made In Denmark’ Brands Take A Hit In Moslem World Read MoreThe Danish branch of the world-famous humanitarian NGO Doctors without Borders has sent a new administrator to Indonesia. Marie Villumsen has arrived in the Asmat region on the island of Papua, …
‘Doctors Without Borders’ Send Danish Administrator to Indonesia Read MoreThe way in which Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the newspaper Jyllands-Posten handled the crisis, which erupted following the latter’s publishing of 12 controversial drawings of Mohammed, continues …
Singaporean Professor Criticizes Danish Handling of Mohammed Crisis Read MoreYour first priority when living away from home is ensuring that your child’s education is up to the standard you are used to and that your child is confident and …
The Right School For Your Child – All You Need To Know! Read MoreStephan Oppenhagen is a man who found his true home in Thailand and he speaks with a passion of one devoted to his calling. He speaks with inner conviction of …
Danish Chef At Home On Samui Island Read MoreThe 23rd annual general meeting of the Danish Business Association of Singapore was held April 4 and a total of six new committee members were elected. Lars Alstrup was elected as the new president of …
Six New Faces Elected At DABS Singapore AGM Read MoreHow would you like to live in a 16 square meter pressurized tank for 28 days, with the world right outside and visible through thick, glass windows, but unreachable through …
Mermaid Maritime Can Handle Pressure With New Ocean-going Acquisition Read MoreJørgen Lundbaek calls Laem Chabang or rather Pinthong Industrial Estate in Chonburi home to his company Mermaid Maritime, just a short drive from the new harbour. Here he presides over …
Dane Stays Put To Make Maritime Safety His Business Read MoreMermaid Maritime is a holding company for several other companies and was originally started by Dane Jørgen Lundbæk together with another Danish partner in 1982. Since then the company has expanded rapidly …
Mermaid Maritime Expands Horizons As Growth Takes Off Read MoreThe CDEF aims to support artists and cultural performances in Vietnam and cultural exchange activities between Vietnam and Denmark.“The CDEF will contribute with quality support to many contemporary arts exchanges …
Vietnam – Denmark Cultural Exchange Fund Launched Read MoreThe dirt road is full of holes and the rainy season makes it hard to access the village of Kiew Maknao, more than a couple of hours drive from Luang Prabang, the …
Generous Danes Help Save Lives In Laos Read MoreThe alleged mastermind of several serious fraud cases, which together amount to hundreds of millions of Danish Kroner (DKK) is apparently now hiding in an unknown location in Indonesia. For months, the Danish Fraud …
Mastermind Of Danish Fraud Now ‘Underground’ In Indonesia Read MoreDenmark’s Per Lindegaard Laursen and his business partner held an opening ceremony April 9 to launch their new real estate – River Ray Estates – in Vung Tau, south east of Ho Chi Minh City.The soft …
Dane Launches River Ray Real Estate In Vietnam Read MoreA.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) may be poised to buy shares of ‘strategic’ harbours in Southeast Asia, according to Reuters news agency.Maersk director Thomas Oerting Jorgensen reportedly told the agency that the Danish giant is considering …
Maersk Eyes Harbour Stakes In Indonesia and Vietnam Read MoreIndonesian newspaper Jakarta Post has shed more light on the case where floor manufacturers from Europe including Junckers A/S from Denmark, are being accused of selling wood which has been cut down illegally. The …
Junckers Takes More Heat Over Indonesian Wood Read MoreThe service began with M.V. ASTOR’s maiden voyage from Laem Chabang April 3.The new service provides direct services between Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan and will be part of the Maersk …
Maersk Connects Thailand And Japan Read MoreThe Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) is to launch a 53,000 tonne-capacity vessel, the largest ever built in Viet Nam, in northern coastal Quang Ninh province April 6.The ship, christened ‘Florence’ is the …
Vietnam Launches Largest Ever Locally-Built Ship Read MoreDanish-Armenian Elizabeth Romhild who has spent the last two decades in Thailand will present ten of her most recent oil canvases to be displayed in a solo exhibition in June in Denmark. …
Danish Artist Previews Work In Bangkok Read MoreThe smell of burned glue, rubber and leather still hung in the air above Ecco’s Ayutthaya factory facilities Sunday evening, after a fire broke out early Saturday destroying a store and nearly 400,000 pairs of shoes. The …
Thai Fire Puts Ecco Staff Worldwide On Overtime Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Hanoi has announced that a decision has been made to postpone the visit to Vietnam by Danish Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Bendt Bendtsen, scheduled to take place later this …
Danish Minister’s Vietnam Visit Postponed Read MoreOne of Ecco’s five factories in Thailand was levelled by fire Saturday but none of the approximately 30 employees on duty at the time of the fire were hurt. An estimated 400,000 pairs of …
Fire Destroys Ecco Factory in Thailand: No Casualties Read MoreOccupying most of two floors in the KPN building on Rama 9 at the heart of Bangkok, LV Technology is a company whose purpose is to assist clients in the cement and …
LV Technology Gearing Up For Further Expansion Read MoreThe European Commission has adopted proposals by the European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson to impose a provisional anti-dumping duty on leather shoes from China and Vietnam.The anti-dumping tax was adopted after a …
EU To Tax Chinese, Vietnamese Leather Shoes Read MoreRestrictions against sex change operations in Denmark are so harsh that a lot of trans-sexuals give up the wait and go abroad instead and many trans-sexual Danes go to Thailand to have the sex …
Thailand Best Option For Sex Change Danes Read MoreJudging by the number of participants, taxation and legal issues when living abroad are obviously something that many members of the Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand find interesting and …
Big Audience For Expert Tax, Legal Advice Read MoreA new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) claims that Danish floor firm Junckers is using illegally exported rain forest wood from Indonesia. Junckers dismisses the charges saying that the company …
Danish Company Using Illegal Indonesian Wood: NGO Read MoreThe CDEF will be established with funds amounting to about 3 million Danish Krone for the period between 2006-2010.The fund is designed to support artists and cultural performances in Vietnam and …
Vietnam-Denmark Establish Arts Exchange Fund Read MoreRepresentatives of the Vietnamese Fisheries Ministry and the Danish Embassy in Vietnam have signed a document pledging Danish funds to help Vietnam foster sea reserves as part of a 2005-2010 environmental cooperation program …
Denmark To Fund Vietnam Ocean Reserve Development Read MoreA workshop, as part of the process of formulating the nature of the coming support was opened in Hanoi March 2 by Mr. Torben Nilsson, Counselor, Embassy of Denmark (Danida) …
Danida Support Advances Vietnam Water, Sanitation Plans Read MoreThe 25 European Union member states have voted on imposing duties on cheap leather shoes from China and Vietnam, but only three nations – Belgium, Slovakia and Malta voted in …
Scandinavia Votes Against EU Shoe Tax Read MoreOnly a week after Prince Joachim’s visit to the country, Cambodia will welcome Denmark’s Minister for Development Cooperation, Mrs. Ulla Tornaes. Tomorrow she arrives in the capitol Phnom Penh for a two-day …
Denmark’s Minister for Development Arrives In Cambodia Read MorePoverty has often forced Vietnamese fishermen into unsustainable exploitation of the ocean’s resources. During the last decade Vietnamese fish stocks have been under increasing pressure due to unsustainable exploitation of the seabed’s …
Danish Help Boosts Vietnam Fish Production, Incomes Read MoreThe sale of 67 percent of SAS Component announced December 15 2005 to Singapore Technologies Engineering has now been completed. The closing follows the receipt of regulatory approvals and fulfilment …
Singapore Company Buys SAS Repair Unit Read MoreDanish Prince Joachim spent 14 days in March visiting Danish-supported projects in Vietnam and Cambodia. From his arrival March 6 until his departure on the 19th, the Prince saw a …
Patron Prince Visits Cambodia and Vietnam Read MoreDenmark is now the fourth largest exporter to the Malaysian market among the EU-countries – surpassed only by Germany, Great Britain, and the Netherlands. Last year, Danish exports to Malaysia grew …
Danish Exports To Malaysia Recover Ground In 2005 Read MoreThe Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok on the evening of Wednesday 15 March elected three new people to the Board of the Church: Marion Nygaard and Mia Hallenborg from …
Scandinavian Church in Bangkok: Annual Meeting Elects New Board Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Attorney General in Denmark decided that there is no basis for pressing charges against the newspaper Jyllands-Posten for publishing drawings of Mohammed. 27 Danish Muslim organizations have filed a …
Danes Warned Of More Violence in SE Asia Read MoreA week-long Vietnam visit has given the Danish State Auditors a very positive impression of the development of Vietnam and the Danish-supported development activities, said Chairman of the Danish State …
Vietnam’s Progress Impresses Danish State Auditors Read MoreSAS and Volvo Car (Thailand) co-organized ‘The Perfect Drive – The Perfect Flight’ event late February at Wearnes Motors Hua Mark, an authorized Volvo Dealer in Bangkok. The event was to showcase the best …
Volvo, SAS Match Perfect Drive, Perfect Flight Read MoreDanida has finished counting its expenses in Vietnam for the year 2005. The total amount spent on development aid in Vietnam was 381 million DKK (equivalent to approx. 63.5 million …
Denmark Reveals 2005 Vietnam Aid Expenses Read MoreFor years the USA, England and other European countries in general have been the most popular countries for Danish students to study, but Asia is now attracting more and more aspiring business …
Asia Attracts Growing Numbers Of Danish Students Read More