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In line with the growing economic interaction between Sweden and Indonesia, Stockholm will open its first ever trade office in Jakarta on Monday, the Swedish ambassador to Indonesia says.“Our trade …
Sweden to Open Trade Office in Jakarta Read MoreSweden’s Green Party has announced that it wants to reduce or even remove conditions for immigration on the grounds of family reunification.Party co-spokespeople Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand will formally …
Ease Immigrant Family Reunification: Greens Read MoreDanish companies based in Southeast Asia are invited on a study tour on 28-29 March to Jakarta, Indonesia – the location of the Head Quarters of the ASEAN – to …
Danish Study Tour to Jakarta Read MoreThe International Ibsen Scholarships were initiated by the Norwegian government and will be handed out for the 4th time in 2011. Announcing The International Ibsen Scholarships 2011. The International Ibsen …
Awards to Ibsen-related Projects in Asia Read MoreLast year, 41 persons received preventive treatment for rabies after returning home from Thailand where they had been attacked by mostly dogs and monkeys. The 41 patients represents close to …
Rabies Shots After Thailand Vacation Read MoreEwa Björling, Swedish Minister for Trade, will late Sunday 6 February 2011 arrive Indonesia for a three day official visit as head of a delegation of Swedish companies.During arrangements Monday …
Swedish Official Visit to Indonesia Read MoreAsia eUniversity (AeU), an international university supported by 31 Asian countries, including Malaysia, has teamed up with the International Business School of Scandinavia (IBSS) to offer a dual master’s degree …
Danish Business School in Malaysia Read MoreIndonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the world’s population could top 9 billion by 2045, compared with 7 billion now.“Imagine the pressure on food, energy, water and resources,” he said …
Indonesia Calls for Action on Food Security Read MoreIndonesia’s pavilion has been selected as the best international participant of the Reiseliv 2011 Exhibition in Norway. This biggest tourism exhibition in Scandinavia took place at the Norges Exhibition building …
Indonesia’s Pavilion the Best in Reiseliv 2011 Read MoreA total of 403 students from Gateway College in Norway will be leaving for Bali to study in the coming semester, the Indonesian Embassy in Oslo says. The students would …
670 Norwegian Students to Study in Bali Read MoreIndonesian Forestry Minister Zulkifly Hassan warned logging companies to stop harvesting trees from natural woodlands immediately, otherwise they will see their concession revoked by the government, local media reported here …
Warns Against Lumbering Natural Forest Read MoreIncreasing population and incomes in developing countries and a tendency for world trade to expand faster than GDP point to long-term growth in the transport business, the head of Danish …
Maersk: No Doubt About Long-term Growth Read MoreNederman Holding AB has today signed an agreement to sell all shares in Dantherm Filtration Oy to Indutrade Oy. Indutrade’s subsidiary Tecalemit Oy has distributed Nederman’s products in Finland during …
Nederman Sells Finnish Dantherm Filtration Read MoreAn Indonesian militant went on trial on Thursday to face charges of plotting to attack the Danish embassy in Jakarta in revenge for the cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published …
Indonesian Faces Death Penalty on Danish Embassy Plot Read MoreThe Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet, SMI) has list the countries where travellers are most likely to be affected by diarrhea and vomiting, according to newspaper Dagens Nyheter. …
India Worst for Stomach Ailments But… Read MoreThe world’s largest container line is still based in Denmark. But A.P.Møller-Mærsk’s Maersk Line has been losing market shares since 2005. This appears of the newsletter Alphaliner.Since September 2005 Maersk …
Maersk Line Loses Market Shares Read MoreEver wondered where your clothes come from? This short article is the result of some research about the inadequate way that H&M monitors its factories, despite having a good Code …
H&M: Good Guys or Bad Guys? Read MoreSweden has pledged to donate an additional 5 million dollars to a trust fund to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) …
More Swedish Support to Fight HIV/AIDS in Asia Read MoreA total of 1453 applications for the 2011 international Millennium Youth Camp (MY Camp) were received before the deadline, an increase of almost 50% compared to the number received last …
Time for Applications to Mllennium Youth Camp 2011 Read MoreSix years after disaster struck Asia, the sizeable aid programme mounted by the Finnish Red Cross is nearing completion in those countries hit by the Boxing Day tsunami. On December …
Finnish Tsunami Programme is Almost Done Read MoreToo many foreigners who move to Denmark leave before they had originally planned. The study is based on responses from 1505 residents, who have worked in Denmark. Before moveing to …
Denmark Is a Good Country, But… Read MoreDr. Gunnar Stålsett and Mr. Alfredo Zamudio from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) conferred “Order de Timor” for their work in Timor-Leste. This is the first time Norwegians receives the …
Honored With Timor-Leste’s Highest Order Read MoreEricsson chairman Michael Treschow informed the Swedish telecommunications firm on Monday that he will resign from his post next year or in 2012, the company announced in a statement. Treschow …
Ericsson Chairman Announces Resignation Read MoreNorad, the Norwegian agency for administering foreign aid, has a new leader and she’s not the traditional social anthropologist. Villa Kulild recently won government confirmation to lead an agency that …
Aid Agency Gets New Director Read MoreForeigners could settle faster and easier in Denmark if they were actively assisted with the many practical aspects of relocating to Denmark. Relocation and orientation assistance would also make Denmark …
Denmark to Help Foreigners Settle in Denmark Read MoreIn an interview with Jakarta Post journalist Mustaqim Adamrah, Finnish Ambassador Kai Sauer says that Finnish businesspeople are often discouraged by the country’s corrupt image and lack of transparency in …
Finnish Business Discouraged by Corruption Read MoreWanleaks, the new branch of Phuketwan that specialises in disclosure, can reveal exclusively that tourist numbers visiting Phuket have risen dramatically this year with Indonesia, China and Russia the hottest …
Phuket Visitors From Sweden Sliding Read MoreDenmark is in cooperation with the Danish Red Cross assisting the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in providing immediate relief support in the form of 6,300 sanitation kits to people affected …
Danish Support to Mount Merapi Victims Read MoreThe 3rd Session of the Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue between Indonesia and Sweden was held in Jakarta, on 29-30 November 2010. The Indonesian delegation was led by Co-Chairs Ambassador Retno …
The 3rd Session of the Bilateral Dialogue Read MoreSweden-based heavy equipment maker Volvo Construction Equipment plans to increase sales volume in Indonesia “in the near future” as the country emerges as one of Asia’s most promising target markets. …
Volvo to Expand Sales in Indonesia Read MorePoint requirements for future family reunification in Denmark have recently been published.60 points are needed to get a residence permit in Denmark through family reunification if you are 24 years …
How to Get Your Beloved to Denmark Read MoreUnder the name ‘The exile parliament’ (Eksiltinget), a number of Danish expatriates have decided to collect online signatures on a recommendation to the UN to ensure the possibility to vote …
Danish Expatriates Want to Vote Read MoreRecently Ambassador Ewa Polano inaugurated Oriflame’s new office located at one of Jakarta’s most prominent business areas.Oriflame Indonesia with its 200,000 consultants is the biggest in Asia, outnumbering China and …
Ambassador Inaugurated Oriflame’s New Office Read MoreThe Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore will make history when it welcomes its first female Vicar, namely Kirsten Hougaard Eistrup, 55.The Danish priest will take over from Ronald Petersen by mid …
First Danish Female Priest in Singapore Read MoreA regional workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the protection of civilians was held in Jakarta on 8-9 November 2010, co-hosted by the Foreign Ministries of Indonesia and Norway. …
Indonesia and Norway co-host Regional Workshop Read MoreNorwegian porn actress and nude model Vicky Vette has obviously been following Communications Minister Tifatul Sembiring’s controversial handshake with Michelle Obama and has offered the conservative minister a more intimate …
Norwegian Porn Star Gives Indecent Proposal Read MoreMetso will relocate a containerboard machine for the Indonesian PT. Pelita Cengkareng Paper & Co. to their Subang mill in Indonesia. The start-up of the relocated machine is scheduled for …
Finnish Metso Sign Order in Indonesia Read MoreNorway announced US$1 million of assistance recently for the emergency relief efforts in disaster-affected areas. “In this hard time of challenges and suffering, the Norwegian government and people want to …
Norway Gives $1m to Tsunami and Merapi Victims Read MoreForeign Minister Marty Natalegawa and his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Stoere signed here Monday a declaration to boost bilateral cooperation and to join hand in hand in tackling global problems. …
Indonesia, Norway Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation Read MoreThe Swedish government plans to invest 10 million kronor ($1.49 million) to enable state agencies to develop clearer ethical guidelines for civil servants working overseas in order to curb the …
Civil Servants Abroad Can´t Pay for Sex Read MoreThree months after the latest upgrading, Carlsberg now upgrades its expectations for 2010 again in connection with the release of its 3rd-quarter results.The very important Russian business improved during a …
Carlsberg is Upgrading Again Read MoreBillions of Norwegin kroner in anti-deforestation aid could turn out to be wasted. Industrial corporations would prefer to put the money towards new plantations to produce palm oil instead.A new …
Norway’s Indonesian Anti-deforestation Aid ‘Useless’ Read MoreOil-rich Norway remains the best country in the world to live, while Indonesia still ranks outside the top 100 countries, according to the most recent UN human development index (HDI) …
Indonesia Ranks 108 in HDI, Norway Number One Read MoreA total of 30.454 people visited in October the website https://scandasia.com/. That makes October 2010 the first month where the website was in average visited by more than 1.000 visitors …
Over 1.000 Visitors Per Day on ScandAsia.com Read MoreIn an effort to strengthen the status of Indonesian women in politics and enhance their role in democratic governance, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta on Thursday signed a cooperation …
Norway to Boost Women’s Role in Politics Read MoreSunday October 31st the Norwegian Ambassador, Eivind S. Homme, went for a bike ride with Jakarta’s governor Fauzi Bowo and US Ambassador, Scot Marciel, as a tribute to the good …
Norwegian Ambassador Bike for Greener Jakarta Read MoreThe following letter was sent from the King of Norway to the President of Indonesia in relation to the recent natural disasters. His Excellency Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono President …
Message of Condolence from the King of Norway Read MoreMinister of Environment Solheim met with Vice President and Provincial Governors of Indonesia to advance Indonesia-Norway climate and forest partnership on 25-26 October. Read the full press release from the …
Norwegian Minister of Environment Visits Indonesia Read MoreIndonesi’s largest telephone company plans to acquire a telecommunications company in Cambodia, according to its commissioner Tanri Abeng, Bisnis Indonesia newspaper reported yesterday. And Swedish owned Star-Cell has been widely …
Indonesian Telco Buying Swedish Cambodian Star-Cell? Read MoreAn upsurge in marriages between older Swedish men and young, underprivileged foreign women raises serious questions about gender equality, according to a new report. In a new ‘migration by marriage’ …
Increasing ‘Marriage Migration’ to Sweden Read More