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ScandAsia Available Online Read MoreThe companies visited Indonesia as part of the DANIDA Business Partnerships (DBP), with the aim of studying the Indonesian market and meeting with potential partners. The four Danish companies, Inter …
Successful Danish Aquaculture Delegation Read MoreNorway participates in the European Union observation to the Parliamentary Elections to be held on July 7. Invited by the authorities of Timor-Leste, the European Union will observe the Parliamentary …
Norway to Observe Parliamentary Elections in Timor-Leste through EU Read MoreNewly appointed Minister of International Development of Norway H.E. Minister Heikki Holmås recently visited Indonesia on June 6-7 to discuss Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) with Local …
Norway’s Minister Visited Indonesia to Discuss REDD+ Read MoreNorway is gearing up to enter Indonesia’s economy in a big way through investment and trade, focusing on the hydrocarbon industry, marine and maritime services, hydropower, health care and the …
Norway to Expand its Trade and Investment in Indonesia Read MoreNokia officially released the Nokia PureView 808, a smart-phone that features a large, high-resolution 41 megapixel sensor with high-performance Carl Zeiss optics, to the Indonesian market on Thursday, 7 June. …
Nokia launches 808 PureView in Indonesia Read MoreSweden is keen on building a stronger partnership with Indonesia with a main focus on enhancing economic links, democracy, human rights and climate change, says the Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia, …
Sweden – Indonesia Trade Hits US$1 Billion Despite Crisis Read MoreIndonesia, home to the world’s third-largest tropical forest and some of the highest carbon emissions from deforestation, is halfway through a two-year suspension on the issuing of new permits to …
Indonesian Deforestation Ban Makes Slow Progress Read More16 May – The CelebrationThe celebration took place at the Royal Norwegian Embassy on 16th of May. Ambassador Eivind S. Homme and his wife Charlotte welcomed the 250 guests. Members …
Norway’s National Day Celebration in Jakarta Read MoreA palm oil plantation company ‘PT Henrison Ini Persada’, a subsidiary of Noble Group Ltd which Norway invests heavily in, bought land and timber from Moi Clans at extremely low …
Indonesian Tribesmen Exploited by Norway-Invested Company Read MoreOn Sunday evening, a wooden Swedish Vessel called “Vega” berthed on Pantai Mutiara beach in Pluit, North Jakarta. A crowd gathered to listen to the vessel’s 120-year history narrated by …
Swedish Vessel Berthed on the Beach in Indonesia Read MoreA recent report ranks Indonesia as one of the top ten countries with the highest rates of preterm births, with 15.5 percent or over 675,000 babies born too early each …
Indonesia’s Preterm Birth Rate is Among the Highest in Contrast with Finland and Sweden Read MoreThe Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia Mr. Eivind S. Homme discussed forest and climate change with school students and educators on Sunday 22 April 2012.The talkshow was part of a larger …
Norwegian Ambassador Talks Forest and Climate Change Read MoreMinister Counsellor of the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta participated in a recent National Consolidation of the Indonesian Women Parliamentarians on April 21-22 where around 350 women parliamentarians from all over …
Norwegian Embassy at Indonesian Women Parliamentarians Caucus Read MoreAccording to the Norwegian Embassy in Indonesia, the conversations covered subjects like the growing economic cooperation, climate and the environment, the human rights dialogue and the health-related Millennium Development Goals. …
Indonesian Minister Visits Oslo Read MoreThe Danish Business Association (DBA) in Indonesia held an interesting event in Jakarta where they had a unique opportunity to meet one of the most influential media persons in Scandinavia, …
Danish Media Tycoon Visits Indonesia Read MoreFinland’s trade commission chief, Mauri Pekkarinen was spotted talking with the President Director of Indonesia Stock Exchange, Ito Warsito and Finnish Ambassador to Indonesia, Kai Sauer after opening trade on …
Finland Trade Commission Chief Visits Indonesia Read MoreWith renewed support from the Norwegian Embassy, local producer Faiza Mardzoeki is now presenting “Rumah Boneka”, the localised adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House”, at the Taman Budaya Bandung on 25 and …
Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” in Bandung Read MoreThe respect for the initiative and the desire to do well was the foundation of the heritage that Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller got from his father, shipowner A.P. Møller. With this …
Mr. Moller Has Passed Away Read MoreOn 10 April 2012 the Danish Visa Application Centre will move to a new premises in Jakarta and will from this date share facilities with Italy and Spain. The joint which …
New Premises Visa Application Centre in Jakarta Read MoreDuring the recent Seoul Nuclear Security Summit held at the end of March in Seoul, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg had the opportunity to meet. They …
Indonesian President meets Norwegian Prime Minister in Seoul Read MoreMr. Jakob Friis Sorensen, President Director of Pelayaran Bintag Putih – which is Maersk Line in Indonesia – was on 28 March 2012 re-elected Chairman of EuroCham in Indonesia. The …
Dane Re-elected Chairman of EuroCham Indonesia Read MoreEuroCham in Indonesia recently organized another Green Economy Seminar, which is part of the Green Seminar Series. The seminar took place Thursday 22 March and was opened by the Chairman …
EuroCham Green Economy Seminar Read MoreMogens Lykketoft, Chairman of the Danish Parliament and the four Vice Chairmen, continue their visit in Vietnam before leaving for Indonesia on Wednesday. The task in Vietnam is to strengthen …
Danish Politicians Continue Talks with Vietnam before Heading to Indonesia Read MoreThe Scandinavian Society Malaysia held its 47th Annual General Meeting of 2012. 23 members in total participated. The meeting took place at the Tropicana Golf and Country Resort in Malaysia …
Scandinavian Society Malaysia Elected New Committee Read MoreThe CEO of Höegh LNG, Mr. Sveinung Støhle and of CEO of PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (“PGN”), Mr. Hendi Prio Santoso, recenrly, in the presence of Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia, …
Höegh LNG signs Floating Storage agreement in Indonesia Read MoreIn a ‘first man on the moon’ move, Norway’s Statoil has started drilling exploration wells in the Makassar Strait. “We’re starting with a clean sheet of paper as nobody has …
Statoil opens Indonesian treasure-hunt Read MoreRecently, The Jakarta Post ran a report about the Education International (EI) consortium, whose five members (Australia, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the US) have pledged their commitment to strengthen the Indonesian’ Association …
Norway and Sweden joins other countries to help teachers Read MoreNorway’s government has said it wants non-European immigrants to carry residency cards equipped with data chips bearing their fingerprints.In a proposal presented on Friday, the justice ministry said the new …
Norway wants migrants to carry fingerprint ID Read MoreVolvo Group, the world’s second-largest truck maker, announced Friday a 63-percent jump in its 2011 net profit boosted by record sales and margins, and a 43-percent hike in the fourth …
Volvo group announces record sales for 2011 Read MoreContainer ships can’t go any slower. Shipping lines are running out of options to stop losses as sailing speeds reach their lower limit, exhausting a solution that helped restore profitability …
Back to the 19th-century – slow, slower, Maersk Read MoreBali Native Dewa Made Juniarta Sastrawan Appointed Indonesian Ambassador to Sweden President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appointed a Bali native as the new Indonesian Ambassador to Sweden. Sworn in as …
Bali’s Swedish Connection Read MoreDNB, Norway’s biggest lender, said it had exposure to Indonesia’s largest oil-and-gas shipping company PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk but declined to specify the extent of its exposure. Earlier on …
Norway’s DNB has exposure to troubled Indonesian firm Read MoreIndonesian twin sisters separated only weeks after birth have found each other almost 30 years later in Sweden, living just 60 kilometres apart. On top of this, they both work …
Indonesian-born twins reunite in Sweden after 30 years Read MoreThe Swedish, Norwegian and Danish business associations in Indonesia are now tied together as members of one single organization, NBF – Nordic Business Forum. A Finnish and an Icelandic Board member …
One Nordic Bussiness Forum for Indonesia Read MoreSince the end of 2011 Norway and Denmark are the only countries left in the Scandinavian Tourist Board as Sweden pulled out of the collaboration. Scandinavian Tourist Board (STB) will …
Scandinavian Tourist Board without Sweden Read MoreSome Danish companies offshoring production are now turning back to Denmark, according to the online paper cphpost.dk. With rising Chinese wages, many manufacturing jobs are likely to be brought back …
Danish Companies Bring Production Jobs Back Home Read MoreScandAsia wishes all readers a spectacular and prosperous Year of The Dragon. Your ScandAsia News Team
Happy New Year! Read MoreA Swedish tourist was found burned to death at a hotel room in Kuta, Bali, on Friday, reports The Jakarta Globe. A hotel staffer found the body of the 20-year-old named …
Swede found dead in hotel room in Kuta, Bali Read MoreMichael Metz Morch, 64, has been appointed new Chairman of Danes Worldwide. He succeeds Christopher Bo Bramsen, who passed away in November. Michael Metz Morch, a former Ambassador, is currently director of …
Michael Metz Morch new Chairman of Danes Worlwide Read MoreThe Indonesian Embassy said in a statement that dozens of Balinese Hindus and Swedish Hindu converts commemorated the last day of the 10-day-long Galungan festival (also known as Kuningan Day) …
Balinese in Stockholm celebrate Galungan Read MoreWhile Indonesia’s socioeconomic status is improving, more people in the country are suffering from degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular problems that are becoming the number one killer. Most degenerative diseases …
Welcoming the age of disease prevention Read MoreSøren Skou has been appointed new CEO of Maersk Line with effect from 16 January 2012. Søren Skou replaces Eivind Kolding who is leaving Maersk Line to become Chairman of …
New CEO of Maersk Line Read MoreDanes who wish to be registered on the List of Danes Abroad are encouraged to register on the new list, since the previous data will not be tranferred to the …
New List of Danes Abroad Read MoreKarina C. Mosgart, the Administrative Coordinator of the Danish Business Association (DBA) of Indonesia has stepped down allowing Camilla Luxhøj assisted by Sabrina Lundager to take over daily communication and …
DBA Indonesia Changes Administrative Coordinator Read MoreSixty silk batik paintings of Joko Sudadiyo, a batik painter from Bantul, Yogyakarta, are being displayed at an exhibition in Trondheim City in Norway from Dec.8 to Dec.22.The exhibition, titled …
Indonesian silk batik paintings exhibited in Norway Read MoreIndonesian company North Sea Boats (NSB) established by the Swedish boat builder John Lundin has secured a deal with Composites Technology Research Malaysia Composites Engineering (CTRM CE) to build and …
Malaysia-Indonesia Co-operation Buys Swedish Boats Read MoreSwedish Foreign Minister Bildt welcomes Indonesian endorsement of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, December 6, 2011 “The Indonesian Parliament has today ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Sweden warmly welcomes this …
Sweden Lauds Indonesia for Ratifying Nuclear Treaty Read MoreThe Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia Eivind S. Homme said on 30 November 2011 that the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta has encouraged and fully supported the efforts of any Indonesian cultural …
Norway Supports Indonesian Arts Read MoreAccording to the Ecosystems Climate Alliance on 30 November 2011, Norway and Indonesia’s $1 billion deal to halt the destruction of peatland and forests for two years in Acheh, a …
Norway – Indonesia $1 Billion Forest Pact Broken Read More