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“The Finnish development policy programme provides a solid foundation for responding the current development policy challenges: the economic crisis, the food crisis and the climate change,” says Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Director …
The Finnish development policy responds to the challenges in Vietnam Read MoreNokia plans to cut 1,700 jobs in sales, marketing and technology units due to falling consumer demand according to todayonline. It is not known how Nokia’s operations in Singapore will …
Nokia Singapore Fears Lay Offs Read MoreThe 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 MoreIt 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 MoreAccording to Helsinki Times and Channel News Asia, Finland’s Neste Oil’s biodiesel plant will produce fuel for cars around the world. Diesel made from palm oil, vegetable oil and animal …
Singaporean/Finnish bio fuel to run cars in Europe and North America Read MoreThe finish epic tale of The Descendant of Mon Man is now published in a special Vietnamese version as a cultural cooperation project between Finland and Vietnam. The project, sponsored …
Kalevala – Now in Vietnamese Read MorePom Penh Municipal Court is set to hand down its latest verdict against former Phnom Penh police chief Heng Pov and five other men Thursday, in connection with the attempted …
Murder Suspected Cambodian Police Officer Soon to be Sentenced Read MoreFinland considers employing Vietnamese workers, says Arto Satonen, head of the Finland Parliament’s Employment and Equality Committee, at a meeting held between Vietnam National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee and Finland …
Finland considers taking in Vietnamese workers Read MoreThe National Bureau of Investigation has launched a preliminary investigation into suspicions of bribery involving National Conciliator Juhani Salonius and Veikko Sievänen, executive of the Finnish airline, in connection with …
Finnair Accused of Bribery for Cheap Thailand-tickets Read MoreFinnish Berry farms and suppliers invite thousands of seasonal workers from Thailand to Finland to pick wild berries next summer. According to First Secretary Vesa Häkkinen from the Unit for …
Thousands of Thai Berry-Pickers Invited to Finland Read MoreThe design store STYLE:NORDIC in Singapore, which is specialized in selling Scandinavian designs, is now introducing the Finnish carpet company Kevin, which will be available in the store from next …
Kevin Hits Singapore Read MoreThe 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 MoreAccording to several mobile-forum at the internet, Nokia plans to easy the access to their new music service Comes With Music. At the launch of the Nokia Music Store and …
Nokia in Singapore Rumoured to Remove Music-Protection Read MoreSingapore 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 MoreSome “rarely seen” creations including short films by Vietnamese filmmakers will be screened at the 39th Tampere Film Festival in Finland next week. The five-day festival (March 4-8) will show …
Finnish Festival Shows Vietnamese Vintage Films Read MoreThe Finnish Embassy is promoting Finnish literature in Malaysia by organising a rare exhibition of the covers of various Finnish translated literature in cooperation with FILI (the Finnish Literature Exchange …
Finnish book covers on view at the Malaysian National Library Read MoreThe fragile peace in Indonesia’s Aceh province could unravel as tensions mount ahead of landmark elections, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari warned Wednesday. The former Finnish president who helped …
Ahtisaari Warns Indonesia Over Fragile Aceh peace Read MoreFinland could be the road to Europe for Vietnamese goods and services, so it is wise to look up north if you plan to enter the European marked. This is …
Finland to Vietnam: Export to Europe Trough Us Read MoreDuring his four days visit, the former Finnish president and Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari met with the Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla to discuss the situation in the Aceh province …
Finnish Ex-President Meets with Indonesian Vice-president Read MoreFinnish refiner Neste Oil starts the construction on a biodiesel plant on 6 March in Singapore. The plant will be the company’s largest and will be operational from 2010 and …
Neste Oil Builds Biodiesel Plant in Singapore Read MoreNokia Siemens has helped the Indonesian telecom company Telkomsel increase its mobile phone speed by increasing Telkomsel’s socalled high-speed downlink packet access throughput. To do this, Nokia has introduced a …
Nokia Siemens Ensures Faster Internet in Indonesia Read MoreThe 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 MoreBecause 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 MoreThe Finnish company Venyon, which provides Near-field communications solutions (NFC) and services, has teamed with Kasinkorn Bank in Thailand, to evaluate contactless mobile payments in that country for a potential …
Finnish Firm Cooperates with Thai Bank on Mobile Payment Read MoreDespite the many speculations, that have been floating on the internet the last couple of weeks, it is still uncertain, which European countriest the Finnish mobile giant Nokia chooses to …
Singapore: The Clear Choice For Nokia-Music Read MoreDuring an official meeting Vietnam and Finland signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on education and training cooperation, under which Finland will assist Vietnam in doctoral training in IT, health …
Vietnam and Finland sign Education Cooperation Read MoreDuring the official visit by Vietnamese Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan in Helsinki, Finland affirmed that it will continue prioritising ODA for Vietnam. The European country committed to support the …
Finland confirms cotinued ODA-support for Vietnam Read MoreThe conditions of the press and the political freedom have improved in Malaysia during the last year according to the annual report from Freedom House, the American human rights organisation. …
Malaysia Improves Freedom Read MoreRenewable sources of energy are now a global necessity as fossil fuels dwindle, and biodiesel produced from fish waste is a promising source of alternative fuel. The ENERFISH project, which …
Finnish Research Centre Develops Biodiesel from Vietnamese Catfish Read MoreDr Li Haizhou who specialises in improving the way people and computers communicate with each other has been picked by the Nokia Foundation to work and lecture in Finland, one …
Singaporean Scientist Wins Nokia Award Read MoreAccording to the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok, the recent news of the death of the young man is the only information that is to be reported relating to the …
Finnish Man Dies from Infected Wound in Thailand Read MoreFinnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year.In October, Finnair warned of cuts and layoffs after reporting a third-quarter net loss of euro17 million ($22 million), …
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008 Read More“When we opened up on Annankatu in 1995, things were very different. I think there were two Thai restaurants to make landfall in Helsinki before us. now there are probably …
Maithai In Helsinki Delivers Traditional Thai Dishes Read MoreMusical Mamma Mia!.cast member Miria Parvin, who was also interviewed, said the audience response towards their performance was overwhelming. “I feel completely involved with the audience here compared with our …
Finnish Actress Overwhelmed In Malaysia Read MoreOn Saturday Afternoon Police were called to the P.N. Inn located inside Soi P72 off Walking Street in Pattaya to investigate a foreign fatality. Police and rescue workers were directed …
Finnish National Found Dead In hotel In Pattaya Read MoreFormer Prime Minister of Thailand, Taksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006, is in Thailand widely believed to have created a plan to turn Thailand into …
Taksin’s Finland Conspiracy Read MoreTo celebrate of the 35th anniversary of Viet Nam-Finland diplomatic relation, the Viet Nam- Finland Friendship Association and Finnish Embassy yesterday held a meeting. Finnish Ambassador Pekka Hyvonen said the …
Dialogue To Promote Vietnam-Finland Relationship Read MoreFinnish police have arrested a second man suspected of running an internet Ponzi scheme called WinCapita, commercial broadcaster MTV3 reported on its website on Friday. The man was arrested at …
Return From Thailand, Arrested By The Finnish Police Read MoreIt is one of the fastest sports in the world yet few in Sabah have heard of floorball. This, despite being played here for the past four years, particularly among …
Finnish Coach Popularise Floorball In Sabah Read MoreNokia Thailand plans a strategic shift away from high-end handsets to focus on growth in the mid- to low-priced segments next year in line with rougher economic conditions. The …
Nokia Promotes Budget Units In Thailand Read MoreThe diplomatic corps in Bangkok welcome the new government. But diplomats warned that success in restoring domestic and international confidence depended largely on sound economic policy and a return of …
Ambassadors hail New Dawn Of Stability Read MoreA seminar on the protection of water resources and ecosystems opened in central Thua Thien-Hue province on Dec. 13, attracting some 70 scientists from international organisations, domestic research institutes, and …
Seminar Seeks Ways To Protect Water Resources Read MoreThe Royal Ballroom at The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok was on Thursday 11th December the venue for the grand celebration of the Independence Day of Finland. His Excellency Lars …
Grand Celebration of the Finnish Independence Day Read MoreThe Lucia service will NOT be held in Christ Church as originally plannend. Insteadt it will be held in Church of Sweden at Sukhumvit Soi 33 6.30 PM.
Today´s Lucia-service: Change Of Venue Read MoreThe World Bank and Vietnam’s Government Inspectorate set “Reducing corruption and clarifying government responsibility” as the topic of the Vietnam Creativity Day 2009 ideas contest, inspectorate deputy chief Mai Quoc …
Finland And Denmark Support Anti Corruption Contest Read MoreThe national Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the House of Representatives committee on information and communications technology will ask the Transportation and Communications department (DoTC) to clarify if mobile content providers …
Sonera: Clear Rules Sought On Ownership Cap Read MoreA workshop entitled “the potential of renewable energy in Indonesia” that was held in Bogor Indonesia enhanced cooperation on renewable energy between Indonesia and Finland. The aim of the …
Launching A Public – private Partnership Read MoreFinland’s former President Martti Ahtisaari urged the U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to strive to bring peace to the Middle East as he received the Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday at Oslo, …
Former Finnish President Receives Nobel Peace Prize Read MoreThe Finnish Embassy in Hanoi and the Vietnam-Finland Friendship Association hosted a seminar in Hanoi on Dec. 8 to mark the 35th anniversary of Vietnam-Finland diplomatic ties. In the 1994-2006 …
35 Years Of Diplomatic Ties Read MoreFormer Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari arrived in Oslo on Monday for his Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and said he hopes the honor will increase support his own peace efforts and …
Martti Ahtisaari Arrives For Nobel peace Ceremony Read More