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An inspection team from the Danish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food found that approximately every fifth piece of imported fruit or vegetables from countries outside the European Union exceeded …
Too high levels of pesticide in imported fruits and vegetables from Asia Read More
Annually The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies invites applications for the Snorry Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships. The Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars (not to university students) in …
Apply for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships now Read More
The Weather Forecasting and Aeronautical Meteorology Department yesterday issued a warning that Tropical Storm Mangkhut is moving closer to northern Laos and it may bring with it heavy rains and …
Tropical storm set to hit northern, central Laos today Read More
The Danish Government has requested Danes Worldwide – the association of Danes living abroad – to comment on a planned new law on citizenship. In the draft of the new …
Danes Worldwide comments on new citizen law Read MoreNorway has established a US$7 million Norwegian ASEAN Regional Initiatives Fund (NARIF) to boost its engagement with the 10-member regional grouping, the ASEAN Secretariat announced on Friday. According to Norwegian …
Norway establishes fund for ASEAN Read MoreNorway signed an amity and cooperation treaty with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday, vowing to further develop ties with the 10-member regional bloc. Norwegian Foreign Minister …
Norway signs amity treaty with ASEAN Read MoreFinnish Pöyry Oyj did not violate OECD Corporate Social Responsibility Guidelines in its dam project in Laos. However, companies should assess the risks of similar projects more carefully and …
Finnish company off the hook in Lao dam project Read More
Danes abroad rejoice as a political majority now seems to be in place to permit them to hold dual citizenship. A change in the law will make it possible for …
Danish parliament ready to support double citizenship Read MoreFinland will have a new ambassador to Thailand by September 1, 2013. Sirpa Mäenpää is currently Finland’s Ambassador to Bangkok, with responsibility for Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos but will be transferring to …
Kirsti Westphalen new Finnish ambassador to Bangkok Read MoreOn Tuesday, March 5, 2013, The Government of Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) committed SEK 48 million for continued cooperation with the Southeast Asian Fisheries …
Swedish support for fisheries and habitat management in Asia Read More
For third year in a row Finland has been measured as the country that most respects media freedom. Norway, which last year shared the title with Finland falls back to …
Nordic countries tops press freedom index while South-east countries falls to the bottom Read More
An international environmental group Monday voiced concerns over the impact in which the expanded hydropower dam project in central Laos may generate to the livelihoods of people living in the …
Norwegian-supported hydropower dam’s expansion upsets NGO Read MoreDanish sales firm LevelK has picked up international sales duties on “The Rocket,” an Australian-made film set in Laos. It is set for its world premiere in the Generations section …
LevelK to fire up The Rocket Read MoreOn Friday, November 7 2012, the Swedish Ambassador to Thailand, Klas Molin, signed on behalf of the Government of Sweden a co-financing agreement of 8.3 million US Dollars for a second phase …
Sweden Commits 8.3 Million US Dollars to Mekong Environment Program Read MoreFinnair is once again carrying out the Change for Good collection on international flights over the Christmas period in cooperation with UNICEF Finland. This year’s campaign collection target is the …
Finnair and UNICEF help Asian children along the road to school Read MoreMultinational consulting and engineering firm Pöyry has signed a contract with the Lao government to supervise construction of the divisive Xayaburi hydropower dam in the country’s north on Nov 9, …
Controversial Pöyry tapped for Xayaburi Read MoreNorwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg meet with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao monday on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe summit in Vientiane. It was first official contact since pro-democracy dissident …
First official contact between Norway and China in two years Read MoreWhen Carl Bildt, Swedish minister for Foreign affairs, entered the podium to give his speech at the 9th Asem summit in Laos it was his 5th summit and his last. …
Carl Bildt focused on net freedom Read MoreJyrki Katainen, Finnish Prime Minister, emphasised that Finland welcomed the recent democratic developments in Myanmar, when he met with Thein Sein, President of Myanmar in a sideline meeting at the …
Finland is ready to enhancing cooperation with Myanmar Read MoreWhat have been the main issue of your speech at the summit? I have made several speeches. I have talked about education, I have been appointed education Champion by the …
Education, green economy and piracy was the agenda for the Danish Prime at Asem Read MoreEuropean and Asian leaders flooding otherwise quiet Laos’ capital Vientiane which is hosting the 9th Asem summit Monday and Tuesday this week. Finland, Sweden and Denmark has been members of …
Jens Stoltenberg to speak at Asem summit today Read MoreThe enlargement of Asem today with Norway, Bangladesh and Swizerland is an important event, said Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in his statement as new member. He thanked Laos and …
Asem membership an important event for Norway Read MoreThe Finnish government will investigate multinational consulting and engineering firm Pöyry over its involvement in Laos’s Xayaburi dam project, writes the Phnom Penh Post. The newspaper revealed a letter …
Scrutiny over Finnish firm’s ties to Xayaburi Read MoreJesper Lejfjord and David Jonsson are two young entrepreneurs and the founders of the Swedish organisation World Volunteer. Based on their experience with volunteering and managing education projects in the …
Eco-bungalow project in Laos Read MorePirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij has won his appeal against the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok after it revoked his passport earlier this year. The authorities could not give a …
Fredrik Neij won court case against Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read MoreFinnish delegation focused on food security, on the role of women in strengthening agriculture, and on access to energy, in the ongoing Seventh Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (ASEP-7) held in …
Finnish delegation stresses gender factor in food security in ASEP-7 Read MoreMr. Matti Myrberg has been Finland’s first honorary consul in Lao PDR since August this year. In recent years, Finland’s activities in the country have increased in many areas including …
First Finland’s honorary consul in Laos Read More“Private firms are buying the rights to Mekong’s huge and cheap energy resources and Mekong can become the worlds first privately run river.” This rather challenging statement comes from senior …
Mekong to become the first privately run river? Read MoreThe English School of Mui Ne in Vietnam A group of seven professional Swedish women in Singapore founded the charity organization “Together for Charity” a year ago. They realized that …
Swedish women in Singapore founder charity organisation Read MoreAddiction to snuff tobacco made Petter Svensson into an entrepreneur in snuff-production in Laos. The snuff-production isn’t his main business, he is Industry Division Manager at Burapha Agroforestry Co, Ltd, …
Swedish Snuff Tobacco from Laos Read MoreTogether with the latest addition to the ScandAsia family, ScandAsia IndoChina, all five of the August issues are available online on issuu. Some of the interesting stories featured in these issues include, pole dancing …
ScandAsia August available online Read MoreWith USD 180, 000 in grants from Ikea, the World Wild Fund (WWF) Laos and the National Agriculture and Forestry Institution has signed of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) securing …
Ikea Supports Sustainable Rattan Production in Laos Read MorePirate Bay founder Fredrik Neij is appealing the Swedish embassy in Bangkok’s decision to revoke his passport. His is currently living in Laos with his wife and two children. His …
Pirate Bay founder appealing decision to revoke his Swedish passport Read MoreIn a disappointing financial statement from Carlsberg, with a decline in sale in northern Europe, Asia is one of few bright spots, with an increase in both sale and profit. …
12 percent growth for Carlsberg in Asia Read MoreThe Mekong River Commission (MRC) and Development Partners, including Denmark, gathered in Vientiane, Laos on the 28 and 29 June 2012 for the bi-annual meeting. At the meeting, they reviewed progress in …
Donor Meeting of the Mekong River Commission Read MoreLaos has officially confirmed that the controversial Xayaburin dam project has been suspended. A Finnish-funded study for the suspension of the project was recommended in the past and finally, after …
Laos Announces Postponing Xayaburin Dam Project Read MorePrefer a paper-less environment? Well, here’s good news! All four ScandAsia June issues are available online on a publishing platform. If you wish to check them out here are the …
ScandAsia Available Online Read MoreThe Mekong Tourism Forum 2012 will take place in Chiang Rai on 13 and 14 June where it will address the theme, “20/20 Vision: Building on Two Decades of GMS …
Mekong Tourism Forum to Discuss Greater Mekong Sub-region Cooperation 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 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 MoreFinland will double its support for green energy projects in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia from 4.9 mil. Euro to 9.1 mil. Euro. Finnish Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mrs. Sirpa …
Nordic Countries Increase Green Energy Funding in the Mekong Region 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 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 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 MoreBased on the results of a study carried out by Poyry, a Finnish water resource consultancy company leaders of ministries concerned with natural resources and the environment hope to come …
Vietnam convenes with neighbours on dam project in Laos Read MoreThe EURO is in it´s worst crisis with Greece and Portugal as the worst affected countries close followed by Spain, Italy and Ireland. Some sources suggests a melt down of …
EURO Crisis for Scandinavian Expats Read MoreIn an effort to rationalise and further optimise the network between the Far East and the Indian Subcontinent and North Europe, Maersk Line will be merging the ICON service with …
Maersk Line rationalises Asia-Europe network Read MoreRecord levels of funding and mine clearance, but also increased use of landmines, says a new expert report. Norway and Finland are among the supporters og the projects.Governments have provided …
Record levels of funding and mine clearance Read More