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The Danish Government has pledged to provide DKK 4.8 million to help Mekong countries counter the effects of climate change. The signing ceremony for Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (CCAI) was …
Danish Government Supports Mekong River Commission to Tackle Climate Change Read MoreLaos is to receive grants of $3.1 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Nordic Development Fund to help the country become more climate resilient in the face …
Nordic Development Fund to Help Laos Fight Climate Change Read MorePress release from UNDPThirty countries have now ratified the convention triggering its entry into force in six months time, as of 1 August 2010. This is a landmark achievement that …
UN: Ban on Deadly Weapons Ratified, Enters Into Force in Six Months Read MoreAccording to a press release Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) Friday the 5th February signed an agreement with the Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme, part of the Lao Government, about disarming …
Norwegian Peoples Aid gets Green Light for Third Lao Province Read MoreThe Danish part of Lao Brewery Company, Carlsberg Brewery were surprised when they got the news about Lao Brewery Company is going to public listed this year reports the Danish …
Carlsberg Unaware of Public Listing in Laos Read MoreAccording to China Radio International The Lao Brewery Company, a joint venture between the Danish Carlsberg Brewery Company and the Lao government is going to be at the listed at …
Lao-Danish Brewery to be Public Listed Read MoreNamed limestone leaf-warbler Phylloscopus calciatilis, the new species is very similar to the sulphur-breasted warbler P. ricketti, in morphology, but it is smaller with a proportionately larger bill and rounder …
Swedes Discover New Animal in Vietnam and Laos Read MoreThe European Union is “dismayed” by Thailand’s decision to forcibly return thousands of ethnic Hmong aslyum seekers to Laos. The EU also warns that the move could violate refugee law.“The presidency of the …
The Swedish EU Presidency Criticizes Deportation of Lao-Hmong Read MoreA brand new website www.Workinginsweden.se aims to guide and inform anyone who is interested in moving to Sweden for work. The site mainly targets people from outside the EU, because …
New Website to Attract Workers to Sweden Read MoreIn Laos, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is working primarily with development projects. It is about helping local farmers to grow rice, to raise livestock as cows, pigs and goats, to …
Norwegian Church with Focus on Laos Read MoreThe prominent Thai Mechai Viravaidya, who has been named by Time Magazine as one of the most important people in Asia for his work on welfare, criticizes the Danish aid assistance. …
Danish Aid is a Farce Read MoreFinnish nationals will no longer need to apply for visa before visiting India, a move which India hopes will generate more tourist arrivals. Initially, only citizens of Singapore, New Zealand, …
Finnish Visitors to India Don’t Need to Apply for Visa Read MoreThe Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Mekong (2009-2012) aims at supporting wider provision and use of renewable energy by facilitating renewable energy and energy efficiency related cooperation, dialogue and experience …
New Energy and Environment Partnership in Mekong Open for Proposals Read MoreHenrik Schmith, originally from Espergærde in Denmark, is 48 years and has just been appointed as new Norwegian consul in Vientiane in Laos. He has been in Laos for 10 years …
New Norwegian Consul in Laos Danish Read MoreBy Urban JendelidSwedish citizens living abroad pay a special tax called “SINK-skatt” which is 25 percent on their income. A fast growing number of these Swedes find this tax unfair, out …
Swedes Living Abroad Protest Read MoreThe Nordic police in South East Asia cover crime areas such as drugs, financial crimes, human trafficking and sexual abuse against children. According to police officer Annethe, who deals a lot with …
Fighting Crime in South East Asia Read MoreDABGO is an online networking targeting specifically Danish business people all over the world. In Singapore, there are currently 80 members, In Vietnam 29 and in Thailand 27 members.Jesper Løvendahl, …
DABGO Coming to Asia? Read MoreEnvironment Minister Khempheng Pholsena of Laos and her delegation are right now visiting Finland. The purpose of the trip, lasting five days (18–22 August), is to learn about the administration of Finland’s …
Environment Minister of Laos Visits Finland Read MoreThe water experts are these days meeting at an UN-sponsored conference, the World Water Week 2009, an international gathering of policy makers and experts in Stockholm. A study was released …
Experts Gathered in Sweden Warn South East Asia Read MoreThe European Union met with nations of the Asia-Pacific to discuss security policy in the region at the ASEAN regional forum on July 22-23 in Phuket, Thailand. On the agenda …
EU at ASEAN regional forum in Phuket Read MoreThe Norway government has recently provided a grant aid worth about US$ 2,200,000 for the project to survey and clear the UXO in the southern province of Saravane, Laos. A …
Norway supports UXO activities in Saravane Read MoreThe small university in the third biggest city of Denmark is among the few European Universities, who now will receive EU-support on around three million Euros to their Erasmus Mundus …
Aalborg University joins Erasmus exchange program with Asia Read MoreAlong with Norway Indonesia encourages disarmament efforts in the Asian region, the director of international security and disarmament of the ministry of foreign affairs, Desra Percaya, said at the Berlin …
Indonesia, Laos and Norway plan Asian meeting on cluster munitions Read MoreImprovements are needed for Denmark to be perceived as a forthcoming and advanced tourist destination, writes Lars Bernhard Jørgensen, Managing Director of Wonderful Copenhagen, the official tourism and congress organization …
Danish Tourism Organization: “Visa Improvements Needed” Read MoreVillage leaders and education authorities in Samphan District, Phongsaly has received 11 new schools from the European Union built by the Basic Education Development in Northern Communities Project BENC.The BENC Project, …
EU hands over 11 schools to Samphan District Read MoreThe two-day talks, hosted by the German Foreign Office, bring together 270 participants from 75 countries to discuss ways of destroying military stockpiles of cluster munitions. So far, ten of …
Oslo conference against cluster bombs continued in Berlin Read MoreIllicit financial flows hamper development in poor countries. A government-appointed commission proposes a number of measures to reduce the adverse effects of tax havens. The Commission on Capital Flight from …
Solheim will fight tax havens to help developing countries Read MoreSida and The Program on Humanitaran Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University (HPCR) has presented new platform for the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA).According to Sida’s homepage, …
SIDA releases new platform for conflict and humanitarian work Read MoreNokia, the world’s biggest phone maker has stated, that thau intends to stay ahead of its rivals in Asia with a new range of handsets aimed at the region’s increasingly …
Nokia eyes Asia’s untapped markets Read MoreThere is a growing consensus that the worst is over for Asia and the rest of the world, but many risks remain, said leaders at the 18th World Economic Forum …
WEForum: Worst of economic crisis over, but Asia still facing risks Read MoreA delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway visited the ASEAN Secretariat on 4 June 2009. Led by the Director General covering Asia and Oceania, Mrs. Aud Marit …
Norwegian delegation discuss cooperation with ASEAN Read MoreA lethal cocktail of war, natural disasters and economic volatility led the international Red Cross to paint a picture of rising global instability Wednesday as it announced record annual expenditure. …
Red Cross Reports Record Outlay Read MoreASEAN and the European Union (EU) have temporarily halted negotiations for a planned free trade agreement after two years of talks, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Monday. The decision …
ASEAN and EU suspend free trade talks Read MoreCarlsberg, the Danish brewer, is planning further expansion in Asia to help reduce its substantial exposure to the volatile Russian beer market. “We do see Asia as being a place …
Carlsberg seeks to extend reach in Asia Read MoreFriday the 30th of May is the last chance for Southeast Asian based Greenlanders to vote for the upcoming election for the local parliament (Landsting) in Nuuk. Every Danish embassy …
Friday last Chance for Greenlandic Voting on the Danish Embassies Read MoreOn June 7, 2009, Denmark elects its members to the European Parliament and a referendum on changes to the constitution regarding succession to the throne. Danes abroad can participate in …
Constitution and EU-parliament election on the Danish Embassies until June the 4th Read MoreEuropean and Asian foreign ministers meet in Vietnam from Monday with the global financial crisis top of the agenda–but with differences over Burma threatening to steal the headlines. The two-day …
Burma main subject at Europe-Asia meeting Read MoreNorway has been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council together with the US. “I am pleased that Norway has now been elected as a member of …
Norway elected to UN Human Rights Council Read MoreFor this reporter, it came as quite a shock, that in Vientiane – a city heavily influenced by its south-European heritage – the only pizza-place mentioned in The Lonely Planet …
Swedish pizzas – A Vientiane favourite Read MoreAccording to The Jakata Post, at the annual meeting at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bali, the members from developed countries, primary the scandinavian group, have asked the bank to channel …
Scandinavia wants’ climate and clean energy while Southeast Asia wants’ development funds Read MoreApril the 29th the European Commission adopted a € 394 million package of projects to support agriculture and improve the food security situation in 23 developing countries – among them …
EU Secures Food to Cambodia, Laos and the Philippines Read MoreThe vacation-expenses on the trip to Thailand have lowered a bit this spring. An official statement from the Thai immigration office states that “All foreigners who apply for Tourist Visa …
Free tourist visa to Thailand Read MoreAfter having been operating in Peru in a number of years the Danish NGO Axis now has started an education-programme in Nong Kiau in the northern part of Laos. The …
Danish Voluntary English-teachers goes to Laos Read MoreDanish brewery Carlsberg sees Asia as a key driver of growth for the brewery in the medium to long term, said president and chief executive officer Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen to …
Asia saves Carlsberg’s economy Read MoreUsed dinosaurs, cartoons and videogames will now secure a better future for poor and marginalized children from the opposite side of the world. The Children’s Museum of Stavanger hosted …
Stavanger-Children Donate Toys to the Akha tribe Read MoreThe Scandinavian churches in Southeast Asia are often a social centre and many Danes grow a keen interest in Buddhism, yoga or tribal religions when they go to the region. …
Are Danish Expatriates More Religious? Read MoreVietnam and Laos signed a cooperative agreement on culture and art in the 2009-2012 period in Hanoi on March 5. Signatories to the document were the Vietnamese Minister of Culture, …
SIDA supports Vietnamese/Lao Cultural Cooperation Read MoreDespite efforts from the authorities in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia the production and distribution of fake malaria medicine still a widespread problem in the region, according to Ib Christian …
Danish Professor Warns About Fake Medicine From Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Read MoreThe Children’s Museum of Stavanger hosted a toy auction Saturday to raise money to children from the Akha-minority, who lives in the mountains of Laos. The money will go to …
Norwegian Children Donate Toys to Laos Read MoreEven though the Southeast Asian economies have been declining during the last year, the Danish beer brand Carlsberg has managed to maintain its strong position and its increasing growth rate …
Carlsberg Defies Economic Recession in Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos Read More