Danish Spin Doctors in Asia
It is rather unusual for a Danish communication company to expand towards the East and a first that a Danish PR agency opens offices in places like Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, …
Danish Spin Doctors in Asia Read MoreA Danish Champion in Thailand
The only thing to keep Thomas Raldorf out of Formula 1 racing was Grand Prix racer Jan Magnusson! Tom and Jan joined the same Go-Kart club in Denmark as teenagers. …
A Danish Champion in Thailand Read MoreShipbuilding in Vietnam Attracts Danish Companies
Several well known Danish companies – including Maersk, Aalborg Industries, Lyngsø Marine and MAN B&W – are already active in Vietnam, and several other companies are showing a strong interest …
Shipbuilding in Vietnam Attracts Danish Companies Read MoreIcelanders purchase Sterling – might start flights to Thailand shortly
Copenhagen-based airline Sterling continues its constant growth in number of passengers, will double its number of flights in the near future in 2005, and is considering starting low-cost flights to …
Icelanders purchase Sterling – might start flights to Thailand shortly Read MoreTommy Hansen leaving Viking Thailand
Tommy Hansen, Managing Director of Viking Life Saving Equipment (Thailand) Ltd. has resigned from his position with Viking Thailand and the Danish Headquarters is currently looking for his successor. …
Tommy Hansen leaving Viking Thailand Read MoreLess Danes Travel to Southern Thailand
Denmark’s largest travel agency, Star Tour, has sold about 20 pct. less winter trips to Phuket than they did in the same period last year, Sales Director Stig Elling tells …
Less Danes Travel to Southern Thailand Read MoreDanish Aid behind Vietnamese Fishing Adventure
Impressively clean and oozing with sanitary care – and the smell of fish – 44 year-old Truong Thi Le Khanh’s new fish factory lies in the outer proximity of Ho …
Danish Aid behind Vietnamese Fishing Adventure Read MoreDanida Provides the Flush in Rural Vietnam
The asphalt runs out and the tires instead find their grip in the mountains’ iron-red dust after about an hour’s drive south from Buon Ma Thuot, the biggest city in …
Danida Provides the Flush in Rural Vietnam Read MoreDanida Delegation Satisfied After Vietnam Tour
The five-day visit to Vietnam May 16-20 was meant to give her a taste of Danida’s frontline work, and so it did. Since being named Denmark’s new Minister for Development …
Danida Delegation Satisfied After Vietnam Tour Read MoreCarlsberg Wins the Beer Battle of North Vietnam
The smiles were wide and the faces full of relief, when Carlsberg’s executive delegation received their new partners from the North Vietnamese brewery, Habeco, at Hotel Sheraton in Hanoi late …
Carlsberg Wins the Beer Battle of North Vietnam Read MoreDanish Development Minister to Visit Vietnam
The Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, ms. Ulla Tørnæs will visit Vietnam on May 16-20. During her stay the Minister will get a first hand impression of the fisheries sector …
Danish Development Minister to Visit Vietnam Read MoreNew Danish Church Assistant in Singapore
Grethe and Allan Juel Jensen will start working as local staff and assistant at the Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore on August 1, 2005 and for the next two years. …
New Danish Church Assistant in Singapore Read MoreAxel Blom appointed Managing Director of SAS Ground Services Thailand
SAS Ground Services (Thailand) Ltd. is a wholly owned company in the SAS Group to be established in 2005 incorporating SAS’s Central Departure Control Centre in Bangkok, SAS EuroBonus Retro-Registration …
Axel Blom appointed Managing Director of SAS Ground Services Thailand Read MoreRamboll have signed a contract for supply of 300 telecom towers to Pakistan
Ramboll have sigend a contract with SIEMENS to supply 300 telecom towers to support the mobile network license owned by TELENOR in Pakistan. The agreement was confirmed on April 7, …
Ramboll have signed a contract for supply of 300 telecom towers to Pakistan Read MoreDanes No Longer Need Visa For Vietnam
The background for the Vietnamese decision to drop the demand for visas in connection with shorter stays in Vietnam has to do with the improving bilateral relationship between Vietnam and …
Danes No Longer Need Visa For Vietnam Read MoreFogh: “Thank You, Thailand”
Having flown up to Bangkok following the memorial weekend in Khao Lak, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen had two official meetings lined up on Monday. At 11 AM, he arrived …
Fogh: “Thank You, Thailand” Read More“I Leave You With Peace…”
Vi er samlede her på stranden i Khao Lak for at mindes vores kære, de døde og de savnede efter flodbølgekatastrofen den 26. december – 2. juledag – 2004. Det …
“I Leave You With Peace…” Read More“Every Life is Precious”
Deres Kongelige Højheder, Kære pårørende og efterladte, Vi er samlet her i dag for at mindes ofrene for den tragiske flodbølgekatastrofe anden juledag 2004. Flodbølgen ramte uden varsel og med …
“Every Life is Precious” Read MoreBeautiful Danish Memorial in Thailand
The waves hit softly and continuously against the shore. As the little over 200 bereaved relatives and loved ones slowly found their seats, these waves provided such a soft and …
Beautiful Danish Memorial in Thailand Read MoreNo Time for Stage Fright
She claims she has the best job in the world. But actually, she has two. Still in her thirties, Charlotte Nors daily juggles the demanding duties of being both Executive …
No Time for Stage Fright Read MoreSemi-retired After a Life with Badges and Pins… and a lot of challenges!
Johannes Lundby is no longer retired, and it is not hard to understand why. It was difficult for him to slow down after almost 25 years as a business owner …
Semi-retired After a Life with Badges and Pins… and a lot of challenges! Read More3F Opens New Office in Vietnam
Having arrived in March, 3F representative Bjarne Harder Larsen is still in the process of creating contacts to Danish businesses in Vietnam and the surrounding region. “The whole purpose of …
3F Opens New Office in Vietnam Read MoreH C Andersen Celebrated In Chiang Mai
While Hans Christian Andersen’s bicentennial on 2 April 2005 was officially celebrated in some of the most important metropolises across the world, La Luna Gallery and the restaurant The House …
H C Andersen Celebrated In Chiang Mai Read MoreKuala Lumpur Vikings Triumph in this Year’s Viking Cup
The Viking Cup has become the most significant and prestigious tournament in Asia. Forget about Tiger Cup, ASEAN Games and Asian World Cup qualifying. The Viking Cup is the place …
Kuala Lumpur Vikings Triumph in this Year’s Viking Cup Read MoreA New President Reports for Duty
It may not be the Oval Office, but this newly elected president will settle for the imperial view from his office on the 19th floor in downtown Bangkok. Yet, only …
A New President Reports for Duty Read MoreMore Danes, Finns and Norwegians expected to visit Indonesia
Rita Sofia, head of tourism promotion affairs for West and East European countries at the Office of State Minister of Culture and Tourism in Indonesia, told The Jakarta Post that …
More Danes, Finns and Norwegians expected to visit Indonesia Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Tsunami Warning After Midnight Quake
The center of the earthquake was located off the western coast of Sumatra and about 870 miles northwest of Jakarta – close to the rugged island of Nias, well known …
Tsunami Warning After Midnight Quake Read MoreThe Panic in Phuket
At 11:30pm local time, the population in Phuket started receiving the first reports that a potential Tsunami could be coming their way. Karsten Bo Andersen, who has lived and worked …
The Panic in Phuket Read MoreSAS Consolidates Asian Operations
As part of the airline’s cost-cutting measures which started last year in the head office, SAS has now decided to consolidate its Southeast-Asian functions served by the Bangkok and Singapore …
SAS Consolidates Asian Operations Read MoreDanish Search for Tsunami Victims is Ceased
In early March, a group of Danish policemen with specially trained dogs were sent to Thailand, where investigators and forensic medical officers have been working overtime to try and find …
Danish Search for Tsunami Victims is Ceased Read MoreBig event for Andersen’s 200th birthday in Vietnam
On a press conference in Hanoi on March 18th , the Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen announced that a huge show will be held in Hanoi on April 2nd to …
Big event for Andersen’s 200th birthday in Vietnam Read MoreBang & Olufsen introduces BeoVision 7 in Thailand
Danish home electronics brand Bang & Olufsen is famous for its attention to form and function and the newly released flat 32 inch TV and home entertainment system Beo Vision …
Bang & Olufsen introduces BeoVision 7 in Thailand Read MoreSurfing the Wireless Wonder at 40,000 Feet
10 minutes after the aircraft has released its grip of the Bangkok runway, the seatbelt signs turn off. Bound for Singapore, this means that the passengers on board SAS Flight …
Surfing the Wireless Wonder at 40,000 Feet Read MoreNo More Corruption in Vietnam?
“Noi khong voi tham nhung!” (No to Corruption). That’s the bold message on the posters, which are now being distributed all over Vietnam from the Danish Embassy in Hanoi as …
No More Corruption in Vietnam? Read MoreDanish Daily Sings Chiang Mai’s Praises
For Danes to avoid getting fed up by the Bangkok traffic and the crowded beaches in Southern Thailand, the influential Danish daily newspaper Politiken now exhorts future Thailand-based travelers to …
Danish Daily Sings Chiang Mai’s Praises Read MoreRainwear Production Brings More Jobs To Vietnam
A Joint Venture of high quality rainwear and textiles production between Vietnamese Vitexco Garment and Viking Rubber Company from Denmark will bring more jobs to Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh …
Rainwear Production Brings More Jobs To Vietnam Read MoreSatisfaction in Singapore at DABS’ Annual General Meeting
On the evening of March 8, the Danish Business Association of Singapore (DABS) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Hollandse Club in downtown Singapore, and it was an …
Satisfaction in Singapore at DABS’ Annual General Meeting Read MoreLikely no Nordic Tourists on Boat Capsized off Phuket
A tourist boat, carrying more than 70 passengers, capsized at 15:00 in the afternoon of Saturday 5 March in the high sea off Thailand’s southern resort province of Phuket. Police …
Likely no Nordic Tourists on Boat Capsized off Phuket Read MoreDanish Tsunami Memorial Service 16 April in Khao Lak
A memorial service will be held for relatives of Danish Tsunami victims in Thailand on Saturday 16 April on the beach of Khao Lak with the participation of Danish Prime …
Danish Tsunami Memorial Service 16 April in Khao Lak Read MoreNew President of Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce
Leo Alexandersen was elected new President of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce at the Annual General Meeting of the Chamber Thursday evening, March 3, 2005. Mr. Alexandersen replaces President …
New President of Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce Read MoreCompleting the Dream Puzzle in Singapore
Herdis Pedersen can literally look back at an eventful first year in the role as Secretary of the Committee for the Danish Business Association of Singapore (DABS). With numerous, successfully …
Completing the Dream Puzzle in Singapore Read MoreOne Last Attempt to Find Missing Danes
Three trained police dogs are currently on the trip of a lifetime, as they have now put the soil of another continent under their noses. Together with their handlers, they …
One Last Attempt to Find Missing Danes Read MoreSAS will be Adding Flights to Asia
In early February, the President and CEO of SAS, Jørgen Lindegaard, took the time to join the three Scandinavian Chambers of Commerce in Thailand for a function in downtown Bangkok. …
SAS will be Adding Flights to Asia Read MoreThe Danish Embassy Brought in the Crowd
What are they doing at the Embassy of Denmark? With that question attached to their invitation, a team from the embassy arrived at the Admiral’s Restaurant & Pub in downtown …
The Danish Embassy Brought in the Crowd Read MoreSwedish tourists file police report against Danish swindler
Police in Sweden is investigating fraud charges from Swedish tourists against a Danish man based in Thailand. Early 2003 the Swedish tourists paid SEK 7,500.00 per person to a travel …
Swedish tourists file police report against Danish swindler Read MoreJyske Bank will be visiting Southeast Asia again
From March 31 to April 12, a couple of representatives from Jyske Bank’s Swiss department will be meeting with new and existing clients in Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Intending to …
Jyske Bank will be visiting Southeast Asia again Read MoreDISA’s Air Division sold to Dantherm
The Air Division of DISA has with effect from January 1st, 2005 been sold to A/S Dantherm Holding. The DISA group is owned by Dansk Industri Syndikat A/S, a company …
DISA’s Air Division sold to Dantherm Read MoreDTCC Cycling Team on Tour de Thailand
The DTCC cycling team participating in week 3 of this year’s charity bicycle ride Tour de Thailand arrived as planned in Chumporn in the afternoon of Saturday 11 December, having …
DTCC Cycling Team on Tour de Thailand Read MoreFailure was not an option..
Not a single Dane in need of assistance among the more than one hundred Danish victims of the tsunami catastrophe, who were evacuated to Bangkok, are likely to have slipped …
Failure was not an option.. Read MoreDanish-Thai Alumni reception 22 March
Following last years successful launch of Danish-Thai Alumni the Danish-Thai Chamber is now preparing for the second step and will also this year be sponsored by EAC Thailand. On 22 …
Danish-Thai Alumni reception 22 March Read More