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“Excellent”. Chairman of the board of Scandinavian Society Siam (SSS), Thomas Raldorf does not hesitate for a minute in finding words to describe the annual crayfish party at the Intercontinental …
Crayfish – the Choice of Ambassadors Read MoreThe European Union Cultural Committee & The Singapore Film Society present The 16th European Film Festival from the 13th to the 23rd of October 2006. See schedule below. Date Time …
Scandinavian Films in Singapore Read MoreFinnair, the flag carrier of Finland, would fly directly from Helsinki to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) beginning May 21 next year.This move makes it the first airline from …
Finnair to Fly to KL from May Read MoreIt is often said that board meetings are held to confirm proposed decisions made on the golf course; this probably makes golf the unofficial sport of the business world thus …
Singapore’s Nordic Community Launches Nordic Golf Tournament Read MoreEU president Finland condemned the military coup in Thailand on September 19, according to NewsRoom Finland.“The presidency demands that the military forces stand back and give way to the democratically …
EU President Finland Condemns Thailand Military Coup Read MoreFinnair’s Tuesday evening flight to Bangkok took off as scheduled from Helsinki-Vantaa airport and another flight from the Thai capital landed at the Finnish hub normally.Taneli Hassinen, a spokesman of …
Coup Had Finnair Considering Daily Flight to Thailand Read MoreFear of an armed conflict between rival factions of the army split over the removal of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from power subsided around midnight as it became clear that …
Thaksin Ousted In Military Coup Read MoreThe workshop is aimed at improving the ability of Red Cross offices around the region to develop voluntary blood donor programmes that will ensure the safety and availability of blood …
Finnish Red Cross Behind Workshop in Phuket Read MoreWhen they decided recently to close down their Singapore route, it almost seemed as if Scandinavian Airlines was simply handing Finnair the Asiatic region on a silver platter. Finnair, the …
Finnair isn’t Quite Finn-ished with Asia Read MoreThe Kuala Lumpur office includes a security research centre and technical support operation. The company is in the process of recruiting staff to carry out product research and development work …
F-Secure Establishes Tech Center in KL Read MoreFascinating breakfast meeting on landownership for foreigners/foreign companies, and Thai nominees for foreign shareholders, organized by the Nordic Chambers of Commerce for its members, drew impressive number of 80 attendees …
Fascinating Breakfast Meeting on Landownership Read MoreYudhoyono, who was greeted by President Tarja Halonen in a ceremony on the waterfront of the presidential palace, also met Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and lawmakers.Yudhoyono and Halonen attended the …
Indonesian, Finnish Leaders Meet after ASEM Read MoreFinn who test positive for HIV are typically heterosexual men aged about 40 who have had unprotected sex during travel abroad.“In a growing number of cases, people contracted the disease …
Thailand, Second Source of HIV Infected Finns Read MoreWith a tight schedule lined up for her, President Arroyo arrived in Helsinki on Saturday in time to meet with the Finnish president – Mrs. Tarja Halonen – in the …
President Arroyo Arrives in Helsinki Read MoreBefore leaving Bangkok on his way to attend the two-day ASEM summit in the Finnish capital of Helsinki, Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra revealed that he was given an honour to deliver …
Thaksin to Close the ASEM in Finland Read More“I have asked local police in Phuket to let me know if there is any Finn in trouble or having an accident somewhere around Phuket, the popular tourist destination, so …
Ready to Help Finns on a Tourist Island Read MoreThe 6th ASEM summit would be a great opportunity to meet with major countries to discuss issues that important for Indonesia and the region, stated officials from the Foreign, Trade, …
Indonesia to Take Full Advantage of ASEM 6 Read MoreConsumers in both cities will be able to enjoy seven digital TV channels as well as a video-on-demand service from a catalog of selected titles offered by VTC. The service …
Nokia and Vietnam Multimedia Corporation Launch Mobile TV Services Read MoreThe solo Art Exhibition: “Four Seasons” by the Finnish artist, Lasse Kempas from Rauma, will be displayed at Singapore Conference Hall from September 9-19.The “Four Seasons” showcases the watercolor paintings …
Four Seasons Art Exhibition in Singapore Read MoreThai cookery training course will be organized late this year in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen by Thai delegation comprising mostly of nutritionist lecturers of Kasetsart University and Rajamangala Institute of Technology …
Thai Cookery Courses in Scandinavia Read MorePrime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Tan Dzung will lead the country’s delegation to attend the sixth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM 6) in Helsinki, Finland on September 10-11, said the Vietnam Ministry …
Vietnamese PM To Attend ASEM 6 In Helsinki Read MoreThe collaboration will unite 2G/3G and WLAN (Wireless LAN) in an integrated dual-mode telephony solution on Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia N80 Internet Edition. SingTel’s so-called VoIP on mobile …
Nokia and SingTel to Launch Dual-mode Telephony Read MoreThe third edition of FinnBiz News, a quarterly newsletter on Finnish-Indonesian trade and business opportunities published by the Embassy of Finland in Jakarta, has been launched online.The quarterly FinnBiz News …
Latest FinnBiz News Launched Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia and his wife will make an official visit to Finland on September 12, according to a statement issued by the office of Tarja Halonen, …
Indonesian President To Make State Visit To Finland Read MoreThe agenda of the association includes enhancing understanding between people from the two countries and supporting the search for partners in commerce, investment, oil and gas, agro-forestry, environment, education and …
Vietnam-Finland Friendship Association Luanched Read MorePolitical and religious representatives, as well as intellectuals from Finland, Norway and Sweden will participate in an international forum “World Peace Forum” in Jakarta, Indonesia from August 14-16, 2006.The forum, …
Finland, Norway And Sweden To Attend World Peace Forum In Jakarta Read MoreThe Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish Red Cross groups and Thai Red Cross Society co-organized a training workshop on first aid and medical treatment in case of emergencies in Phang-nga, one …
Workshop For Handling Emergencies In Phang-nga Read MoreThe Finnish Government will provide Vietnam with official development assistance (ODA) to help upgrade three railway bridges on the Ha Noi-Hai Phong route, the Vietnam Railway Corporation said on July …
Finland Upgrade Vietnam’s Railway 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 Finns, who has seemed a bit absent on an otherwise thriving Thai real estate market among Scandinavians is likely to become just as interested once realizing the opportunity is …
Dream homes in Thailand now also for Finns Read MoreBack in 1996, a 25 year old Sakari Kuikka came to Singapore to get his internship with Finpro. His time in Singapore would have been quite impressive that making him …
“I’m Living Good Here” 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 MoreKeppel Seghers is the environmental technology division of Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE) a subsidiary to the Singaporean Keppel Corp.The plant in Finland will be able to treat 300 tons of …
Singapore Firm Helps Transform Waste To Energy Read MoreThe value of the agreement is 30 million U.S. dollars, according to a statement issued by Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia.With Nokia’s support, M1 is expected to offer its mobile …
Nokia Lands High Speed Deal In Singapore Read MoreFinnish Juvenalia Youth Choir and Norwegian Viva Youth Choir will jointly present the choral performance, Voices of Joy, along with Operafest Children’s Choir from Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on July …
Youth Choirs From Finland, Norway To Perform In Kuala Lumpur 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 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 MoreFinnair opens the new route as traffic to and from Asia is still increasing.Just over 14,000 Finns travelled to Malaysia last year and there are already more than 40 Finnish …
Finnair To Open Direct Route To Malaysia 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 MoreIn 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe ambassador Makku Niinioja greet the readers saying that the trade between the countries is better than last year in the first two months, adding that on his government side …
Second Issue Of Finn Biz Is Out Read MoreAs experienced expatriates Elina and her family consisting in her husband and two sons, 13 and 14 years old, have chosen Bangkok as the permanent home outside Finland.“Luckily you don’t …
Experienced Expat In Thailand Read MoreThe Nokia powered solution will allow Celcom subscribers to increase connectivity speed by up to 10 times the current rate, and they will see prices drop as well, Nokia writes …
Nokia Lands New Deal With Malaysian Celcom Read MoreAn international competition for Thailand’s Tsunami Memorial, dedicated to the victims of the devastating December 2004 earthquake and tidal wave, has been won by an unusual-looking Spanish project called “Mountains …
Finnish Contribution Takes Second Prize in Tsunami Memorial Contest Read MoreKONE from Finland and Vietnamese Thien Nam join hand together in escalator and elevator business in Vietnam and plan to deepen their cooperation in the future as the Vietnamese market …
Finland’s KONE Appoints Vietnamese Distributor Read MoreFinnish Pöyry business group has been commission by South East Asia Energy Limited of Thailand to serve as independent engineer during the implementation of Nam Ngum II hydropower scheme in …
Finnish Pöyry Awarded Contracts in Laos, Thailand Read MoreFinland has decided to grant 400,000 Euro emergency aid to the victims of the earthquake of 27 May in Yogyakarta. The aid will be channeled through the Finnish Red Cross …
Finland Grants Emergency Aid To Central Java Read MoreOwned by Dane Klaus Krogh Christensen, the Storm P Bar & Restaurant, named after famous Danish cartoonist Robert Storm Petersen, is the only Danish restaurant in Vietnam. It is a …
Storm P, Ho Chi Minh’s Scandinavian Meeting Point Read MoreThe Kullervo Symphony by Finland’s Jean Sibelius will be played in Singapore for the first time May 20, at the Esplanade, a concert hall famous for its acoustics.The famous Helsinki University Chorus …
Sibelius’ Kullervo Symphony To Play in Singapore Read More