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Travel firm bankrupt: Nordic subsidiaries survive

September 24, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - Leave a Comment

The world’s oldest travel firm, Thomas Cook Group, has entered compulsory liquidation according to a press release. The liquidation follows failure to reach a sufficient financial agreement between the company’s …

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Foreign Chambers says TM30 creates negative views about Thailand

September 2, 2019January 12, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand issued on 29 August a press release calling for what it diplomatically calls a “structured rationalization, with significant changes, to the TM.30 …

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All set for Nordic Crayfish Party in Vietnam

August 21, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - Leave a Comment

For the 20th time the Nordic Business Community in Ho Chi Minh are hosting an annual Crayfish Party on Saturday 28 September 2019 from 18:00 – 22:00. Crayfish has been …

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Concern about China’s presence in the Arctic

August 13, 2019April 29, 2021 - by Sigrid Friis Neergaard - Leave a Comment

As global warming is upon us and the ice is melting in both the north and south, water areas in the Arctic which were previously inaccessible are now free to …

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Philippines may cut diplomatic relations to Iceland

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, is “seriously considering” cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland, his spokesperson Salvador Panelo has reported. The reason is that Iceland on Thursday. July 4, filed …

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Countries for and against China’s Xinjiang policies

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland signed on 8 July 2019, along with 17 other nations, a letter addressed to the president of the UN Human Rights Council and the …

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China’s Artic goals examined by Norwegian Scholars

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 - by Gregers Møller - Leave a Comment

China’s goals in developing its influence in the Artic region is examined in an article on the website of the Arctic Institute – an independent organization headquartered in Washington, D.C …

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Singapore ranked world’s most powerful passports

July 4, 2019 - by Nilobon Bantoey - Leave a Comment

The Henley Passport Index revealed on July 2 that the world’s most powerful passports goes to Japan and Singapore with a visa-free or visa-on-arrival score of 189. The highest spot …

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Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr: Iceland’s new ambassador to Singapore

July 2, 2019January 12, 2021 - by Joakim Persson - Leave a Comment

In May Iceland’s fourth ambassador to Singapore, H.E. Sigríður Ásdís Snævarr, handed over her credentials. This was also the fourth trip ever to the Southeast Asian hub by this very …

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Nordic people moving out of Thailand

June 30, 2019June 24, 2021 - by Gregers Møller - 6 Comments.

The number of Nordic businesspeople in Thailand and the number of Nordic people on retirement visa or visa linked to their Thai family have been declining during the first five …