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Finnish firms are scouting for investment opportunities in the country, encouraged largely by the Philippines’ rosy economic prospects and the slew of incentives being offered to foreign investors. Trade Undersecretary …
Finnish firms scout for Philippine projects Read More
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed efficiency in the biomass supply and use for energy in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta as part of the Energy and Environment Partnership Programme …
VTT helps fasttracking bioenergy in Vietnam Read More
KONE, a Finnish elevator and escalator manufacturer, will supply 162 elevators and escalators to enable smooth people flow at the Manila Bay Resorts complex, a new casino, hotel and retail …
Philippine resort orders over 100 KONE lifts, escalators Read More
Lingonberries almost completely prevented weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found – whereas the ‘super berry’ açai led to increased …
Scandinavian lingonberry a weight-loss superfood? Read More
The number of suicides in 2013 in Finland increased by 5 percent compared to the previous year, Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE reported on 20 January 2014. According to Heimo Viinamaki, …
More suicides in Finland in 2013 Read MoreMaija Meriläinen is the new FBC Coordinator. The new FBC Coordinator & Editor-in-Chief for FBC’s magazine Finnlink from January 2014 onwards is Ms. Maija Meriläinen. Maija is a project management …
New Head of Office to Finnish Business Council Singapore Read More
The Pesanggaran Bali power plant with a 200 MW nominal output will be the largest engine based power plant in Indonesia. The new power plant will ensure greater reliability in …
Wärtsilä receives order for power plant project in Indonesia Read More
China’s anti-trust probe against Swedish firm Tetra Pak has not stopped as reported by a Hong Kong media, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) said on 15 Jan …
China says probe against Tetra Pak continues Read More
People’s Education Press (PEP), the largest educational publisher in China, has chosen Young Digital Planet as a supplier of tools to build its digital learning solutions. Young Digital Planet is …
Sanoma to help 250 million Chinese learn digitally Read More
Helsinki-based Music Kickup has announced the launch of the first-ever free music distribution service for artists. The platform offers up-and coming artists the chance to make their tracks available to …
Finland’s Music Kickup offers artists free music distribution Read More