Nordic Golf Tournament 2015
On September 30th SBAS and DABS organized the 10th Nordic Golf Tournament in Singapore at the beautiful Jurong Country Club. This was the last time the Nordic Golf tournament was …
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Malaysian unions call for Swedish work day rule
“Malaysia should move to a six-hour work day following the introduction of the policy in Sweden”. The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) stated its demands to change the Malaysian work …
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Wozniacki wins 2nd round in China Open
Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki wins Wang Qiang 2-0 on Tuesday 6 October in the second round match in China Open 2015. Caroline Wozniacki is now qualified for the 3rd …
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University in Finland to teach Bahasa Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia is to be offered as one of the optional foreign language courses in the University of Turku in Finland starting in August 2016. Bahasa Indonesia is the official …
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SwedCham Hong Kong visit to Nasdaq OMX Hong Kong
As the next Young Professionals (Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong) company visit Nasdaq OMX will be visited in the evening on Thursday, 15 October 2015. Nasdaq OMX Group …
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Embassy of Denmark meets with new mayor of Kuala Lumpur on energy efficiency
On 29 September 2015 the new Mayor of KualaLumpur Datuk Amin Nordin and senior staff of DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) met with Denmark’s Ambassador Nicolai Ruge for a talk …
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Danish ambassador explores possibilities in Penang
The Danish Ambassador to Malaysia, Nicolai Ruge, and Deputy Joakim Larsen recently spent a full day visiting Penang. Denmark wanted toc consider possibilities for strengthening the bilateral relations with the …
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Swedish research may save Indonesian buffaloes
At the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Uppsala University researchers have in an international collaboration with Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in …
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HCMC Dane will donate your used toys and clothes
A retiring Dane, Flemming Undercover Johannesen, will as his first job after his retirement will be to collect clothes and toys to Fader Khuong, Bien Hoa to support the poor people in …
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Swedish bartender wins international Heering Sling cocktail competition
Amazingly, a Swedish bartender has won the global competition Heering Sling Awards 2015 as the legendary Singapore Sling celebrates its 100th anniversary this year! ‘Heering’ is of course Peter F. …
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White Collar Boxing in Singapore
White-collar boxing is a form of boxing in which men and women in white-collar professions – mainly banking, legal, technology or media – train to fight at special events. Most …
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Big Danish meeting at the Embassy in Bangkok
About 100 Danish and Danish related persons in Thailand will get together at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday 7 October about several issues related to being Danish in …
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“Do it for Mom”-campaign asks Danes to make more babies
Denmark is experiencing a historical low birth rate. Together with potential grandmothers, Danish travel agency Spies now takes up the battle with a new sexy campaign and a new traveldeal …
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Vestas secures huge windmill order from Thailand
In one year windmills from Denmark will rotate in the Southeast Asian wind. Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas have received an order of 126 megawatts for a big wind-power project in …
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Message to Denmark: taste Thailand!
“Danish tourists really miss a lot when dining out in Thailand” freelance writer Sofie Lisby says. After a decade in Thailand she and her co-writer Christina Lund Sørensen noticed a sad …
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Thais travel to Scandinavia for Nordic beauty berries
Bilberries, lingonberries and cloudberries. The Swedish and Finnish berries are so high in demand that many Thais are travelling to Scandinavia for more supplies. According to NPR.org 1060 Thai farmers …
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Kristian Jensen talks cooperation with Vietnam
The Danish Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen talked cooperation with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to the UN Summit 2015 held from 25 to 27 September …
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Norwegian Seamen’s Church celebrated 60 years in Singapore
This weekend the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Singapore celebrated it’s 60 years in the country. The first Norwegian sailor priest came to Singapore in 1955 where a church committee …
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Danish business summer school in Kuala Lumpur
Denmark’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Nicolai Ruge, paid a visit to this year’s Summer School ‘Doing business in Malaysia’ by Business Academy Aarhus (BAAA), held in collaboration with the University of …
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Denmark is one of the biggest forerunners in developing commercial wind power, which means that a great amount of todays wind turbines is produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas …
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Thai-Swedish Chamber attends Thailand Property Awards 2015
For the second year in a row the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) is an Associate Partner of Thailand Property Awards, and its representatives attended the black-tie awards gala held …
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Thai Airways brings back flight seats to popular Danish route
In August 2015 Thai Airways were forced to reduce 7000 flight seats from their direct routes to Phuket from Copenhagen. A new Boeing 777-200ER airplane with 292 seats was meant …
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Swedish and Vietnamese cartoonists express worries at “Facing the Climate”-exhibition
The Swedish-developed exhibition “Facing the Climate” opens in Vietnam 28 September 2015. Here five Swedish and five Vietnamese cartoonists will show their climate-themed cartoons in the exhibition in Hanoi, presented by …
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Finnish Ambassador in Singapore presented her credentials
Finnish Ambassador in Singapore, Paula Parviainen, presented her credentials to the President of Singapore Tony Tan last Wednesday the 23rd of September at a ceremony at the official residence of …
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Foundation Stage Open Morning at Bangkok Prep
[wzslider] At Bangkok Prep, we care for and educate children from 3-5 years in our Foundation Stage. These years are key to a child’s development as these are the ages …
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Forest project in Cambodia funded by Denmark wins UN-prize
With Danish support from Danmission and University of Copenhagen local activists in Cambodia fight against illegal lumbermen and corrupt politicians. By using mobilephones and a special-developed app the activists from Prey …
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Ambassador attends opening of B&O’s first Beijing Flagship store
On September 16th, Danish Ambassador Carsten Damsgaard attended the opening of a flagship store in Beijing by the Danish electronics producer Bang & Olufsen. The Ambassador expressed that Bang & …
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Consul General in Shanghai attends Saxo Bank China’s opening
The Danish investment bank Saxo Bank opened their new office premises on 10 September 2015 in Lujiazui, Shanghai – an area commonly regarded as the centre of China’s financial industry. …
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Swedish Embassy Singapore visits F1 driver Marcus Ericsson
In mid September, F1 driver Marcus Ericsson, in Singapore for Formula 1 driving for Team Sauber, met with Sweden’s Ambassador Håkan Jevrell and Ms Eva Walder, Director General for Trade …
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Denmark’s Ambassador Charlotte Laursen presents credentials to Laos
In early September 2015 Denmark’s Ambassador in Hanoi, Charlotte Laursen went to Laos to present credentials to President Choummaly Sayasone. The President stressed the good relationship between Laos and Denmark …
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New strategy makes Danish IFU an attractive investment partner
IFU – the Danish Investment Fund for Developing countries – has developed a new strategy that makes it easier than ever to qualify to be an IFU supported company or …
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Danida Vietnam hosts wastewater treatment workshop
On 8 September the Danish Embassy in Vietnam conducted the first training workshop in a series of training for wastewater treatment projects for provincial staff at 6 provinces: Cao Bang, …
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Jysk’s first store in Singapore opened
On 26 September the very first JYSK store in Singapore (occupying 9,000 sq.ft. at the new Courts Bukit Timah store) opened its doors, with plans to open another 20 in …
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Peder Jorgensen celebrates 80 years
Peder Madsen Jorgensen, who has been more closely involved with the lives of the poor rural people of Thailand than any other living Dane today, celebrates on Sunday 27 September the …
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Nordea Private banking seminar: Count China in!
On 7-11 September Nordea Private Banking, Singapore, went on a road show to Thailand and China to meet its customer base and present valuable insights on a hot topic recently …
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Final day of Norwegian salmon-campaign in Hongkong
A four-week Norwegian salmon-campaign ends today Friday 25 September 2015 in Hongkong. For a month buses and inside MRTs have been decorated with posters and ads featuring pictures of Norwegian …
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Newcomers and “old and wise” were welcomed by Dancham in Danish style
Thursday 24 September 2015, the legendary Danish restaurant “Stable Lodge” in Bangkok was filled with Danish ”hygge”. At the entrance, a giant version of Arne Jacobsen’s classic wooden Royal Guard soldier …
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Growing interest in Swedish Blueair: remedy for smog-suffering Malaysians
With the current grey smog enveloping Malaysia, Sweden’s Blueair has warned Malaysians that the health danger of indoor air pollution is widely underestimated. The company said seeking safety indoors from …
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Danish man imprisoned indefinitely in the Philippines
The 54 year-old Dane should have learnt the decision of his case on Tuesday 22 September 2015. Instead, his prison sentence in the Philippines has been extended indefinitely. The court system …
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Norwegian and Thai telecommunication and broadcasting agencies sign MoU
As a first for Norway its Norwegian Communications Authority (Nkom) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a foreign authority, namely Thailand’s Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission …
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Fair Action accuses H&M for breaking the law in Cambodia
Sweden’s international fashion giant H&M meets huge criticism from a new report. The Stockholm-based organization Fair Action claims H&M to break the rules in Cambodia by systematically employ people using …
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Project Play Group
Finding a proper playgroup for one’s child in as big a city as Bangkok can be a bigger project than expected. Swedish father Robert Akerblom, Danish father Steen Trolle and …
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Singapore takes the crown as the best place to live and work
In HSBC’s newest Expat Explorer Survey Singapore wins first place as the best place overall for expats to enjoy an excellent quality of life, financial wellbeing and improved career prospects. …
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Filipino president issues press release about kidnapping where Norwegian man is among hostages
Late night Monday 20 September 2015 four people were kidnapped on the resort Holiday Oceanview Resort in Southern Philippines by unidentified gunmen. The President of Philippines Benigno Aquino III issued …
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Filipino photographer shoots for Scandinavian Make Up Studio
Filipino Erich Caparas was supposed to be back in Philippines 15 September 2015 after a working trip in Thailand. Instead, one of the most photographer from Philippines was surrounded by 14 bald, …
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How Denmark and Singapore can benefit from each other as Smart Cities
Denmark and Singapore are both among the world’s most ambitious countries in the field of smart cities, and a new report from the Royal Danish Embassy in Singapore has the …
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The Norwegian Seamen’s Church emergency app
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church employees have set out to help daily Norwegians in small and large crises abroad. The organization has developed an app, “Nødnummer”, to make your stay abroad …
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Norwegian resort manager kidnapped from Philippines resort
22 September 2015 four people were abducted from a resort on a southern Philippine island by unidentified gunmen, among them the resort’s marina manager Kjartan Sekkingstad. According to Regional Military spokesman …
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New study shows Thais likes Danes better than Norwegian
Thailand is very popular in Norway. However, Norwegians are not very popular among Thais according to a new study from Hoegskolen in Hedmark. ”The cultural difference is the reason”, professor Ellen …
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Denmark releases new worldwide travel app
Are you ready to travel? With the new app from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs you will be. The travel app ”UM Rejseklar” (=ready to go) will make you …
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