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The Environment Fund of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SEF), has over the past two years provided US$308,000 to fund environmental protection projects in Vietnam, according to figure released …
SIDA’s support for environmental protection in Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) on December 17 handed over two pick-up trucks worth US$36,000 to clean water supply projects in Khammouane and Sayabouly provinces, Laos. The hand-over ceremony …
SIDA provides vehicles to clean water supply projects in Laos Read MoreThe negotiations between Sweden and Vietnam on an agreement regarding adoptions were completed the week before Christmas. A signing ceremony, were representatives from the two countries took part, was held …
New adoption treaty signed Read MoreNorsk Hydro’s agri-business operation Hydro Agri will take the name Yara upon the demerger and stock exchange listing planned for March 25, 2004. At the same time the new company, …
Hydro Agri to become Yara Read MoreTwo out of eight new exploration wells to be drilled by Swedish owned Lundin Petroleum AB next year are located in Indonesia, according to the company’s exploration and development budget …
Lundin Petroleum to drill two new wells in Indonesia 2004 Read MoreThe Thai state owned telephone operator TOT has through its local cooperation partners Napakorn and Kanokkit purchased Viking Telecom’s SMS server platform SMSS. The order value for this first contract …
TOT purchases Viking system Read MoreMore than 1000 pages of new documentation about Swedish members of Gam, the free Aceh movement, have been handed over by Jakarta to special prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand in Stockholm. It …
Indonesia delivers more material to Stockholm prosecutor Read MoreRamboll, the leading Nordic consulting group, on 11 December, 2003 opened a regional head office for South East Asia in Bangkok. The Grand Opening was held at Dusit Thani Hotel …
Ramboll opens regional office Read MoreAs previously reported by Scandasia this fall, will Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia be making a state visit to Vietnam on 2–7 February 2004 at the invitation …
Dates for state visit to Vietnam and Brunei finalised Read MoreThe Swedish state has decided to provide funding for a library at the Thai information center in Ragunda through the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs. Meanwhile, the Thai state …
Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs supports Thai library Read More