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Most striking workers have returned to work at the Nokia factory in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan after their recent industrial action, but experts have warned that the strike …
Nokia strike, lesson for transnational mergers Read More
National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB has started the production of the Saab 9-3 Aero Sedan with a petrol powerhouse. The first car will roll out of the assembly lines in …
Saab cars to roll out of reopened plant in Sweden Read More
After five days in a boat house you are ensured recharged batteries and scores of stunning views on the inner memory board. To wake up on the lake, go to …
Float away in the magic of silence Read MoreNorway’s REC is supplying the solar panels for two utility-scale solar energy projects for self consumption to go ahead in Singapore this year and early 2014. Developed and operated by …
REC panels in Singapore’s largest solar project Read More
Swedish fashion giant H&M said on Wednesday it would stop making clothing containing angora hair after an animal rights group released video showing fur being plucked from live rabbits on …
H&M halts angora products after rabbit torture video Read MoreChinese officials continue to give Norway the cold shoulder for awarding the Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo some three years after the fact. Consignments of semen from mixed-race breed the …
China still taking no bull about Nobel Read More
PHUKET: Big Phuket waves at Karon Beach claimed another tourist’s life Wednesday afternoon November 27. Swedish national Ann Gorli Teres Fjellner, 59, was knocked over and dragged out by heavy …
Swedish tourist drowns at popular Phuket beach Read More
Danish Police Force West accused the kingpins in a comprehensive case about pot growing in Denmark. 23 persons have already been sentenced in the case. Seven Vietnamese, one Dutch and …
Seven Vietnamese accused in huge pot and drug case in Denmark Read More
As always was the annual Christmas bazaar in the Norwegian Church in Singapore a popular event. This year, it was held on November 9-10 and around 660 people visited the …
Magical Christmas Bazaar in the Norwegian Church Read More
Gymnastics athletes from Denmark visit Asia next year to share the concept of living an active and healthy life. Ahead of the tour the list of things to be planned …
National Danish Performance Team hits Asia on world tour 2014 Read MoreSTOCKHOLM, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientist Dr. Qin Dahe was awarded here the 2013 Volvo Environment Prize Tuesday night for his outstanding scientific contribution in the field of climate …
Chinese scientists awarded Volvo environmental prize Read MoreJanitor gifts fortune to ‘coloured kids in need’ Despite their meagre salaries, a janitor and his wife, who worked in a Swedish school kitchen, left 2.5 million kronor ($380,000) in …
Swedish janitor gifts fortune to ‘coloured kids in need’ Read MoreHONG KONG, Nov. 26 — Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive CY Leung met visiting King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Government House here on Tuesday. Leung welcomed the king, …
Swedish king visits Hong Kong Read MoreSweden Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Visits Jakarta Zoom Out Zoom In Normal TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Swedish Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank Belfrage starts his two-day visit to Jakarta today, …
Sweden’s Vice FM visits Jakarta Read MoreIn the third quarter of 2013, Telenor Group reported revenues of NOK 26.0 billion, representing an organic revenue growth of 1%. EBITDA before other items was NOK 9.6 billion, EBITDA …
Telenor gains ground in Thailand, Malaysia Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar Mr Mikael H. Winther attended a celebration of the 2nd anniversary in Thailand of the Danish accessories and jewellery brand, Pandora. Pandora, …
Pandora marks 2nd anniversary in Thailand Read More
On Saturday November 23 a bus left from the parking lot behind Hotel Mermaid at Sukhumvit soi 21 half filled with members from Scandinavian Society Siam. After a two hours …
SSS visited Thai-Danish Dairy Farm on a weekend trip Read MoreA team led by the Swedish Global Health Ambassador Dr. Anders Nordström together with Ann Måwe and Ulrika Ferenius from the Swedish Foreign Ministry accompanied Tomas Lundström from the Swedish …
Swedish envoy assesses Myanmar’s healthcare Read MoreVietnam – a country with more than 37 million registered motorbikes – seems like the right destination for the Danish company Ergofloor A/S to set up a business recycling rubber …
Danish-Vietnamese firm turns waste into flooring materials Read More
High-flying women executives and a management guru took centrestage at Nordic/Franco-Thai Chambers Breakfast Seminar on 26 November 2013. Insightful viewpoints and valuable lessons were shared by distinguished speakers from such …
It’s Women on Top at Nordic-Franco Chambers Breakfast talk Read More
NEW PORTRAIT OF THE ROYAL FAMILY Here is the new portrait of the Danish Royal Family that has attracted much attention in the last days. What do you think about …
‘Creepy’ Danish royal family portrait draws ire Read MoreAlmost all technologies being transferred in Vietnam are of the same advanced level or better than existing ones in the country, but they do not compare well with those in …
Technology transfer to Vietnam below par Read MoreVolvo has officially pulled the wraps off the 2014 S60L during the 2013 Guangzhou Motor Show, in China. The Swedish based automaker’s Volvo latest creation is named the S60L and …
2014 Volvo S60L unveiled in China Read MoreH&M has pledged to pay a living wage to 850,000 textile workers after expressing frustration over a lack of action by governments to address working conditions in Asian factories in …
H&M to pay ‘living wage’ in Cambodia, Bangladesh Read More
World’s first IKEA Pop-Up store opens in Siam Square IKEA’s world-first pop-up store opened in Bangkok’s Siam Square fashion district over the weekend. “Bangkok is an amazing international city, well …
IKEA “Pops-Up” in Central Bangkok Read MoreAlthough the justice minister says things are getting better, the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner disagrees. The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner, Nils Muižnieks, is the latest to …
EU Commissioner: Denmark’s immigration violates child rights Read MoreMyanmar Launches Initiative for Natural World Heritage Nay Pyi Taw: Seven natural sites have been identified for Myanmar’s World Heritage “Tentative List” during a meeting conducted in Nay Pyi Taw …
Norway urges international effort to protect Myanmar’s nature Read MoreThe Danish company, ISS A/S, is not very well known around the world, but the facility services provider has two very impressive qualities. The first is that the company is …
Denmark’s ISS cleans up China Read MoreDanish Pharmaceutical Novo Nordisk’s headquarters in Denmark, together with Southeast Asian countries Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines and Australia, donated a collective amount of 650,000 Danish kroner or an equivalent …
Novo Nordisk donates $100,000 for typhoon victims Read MoreFinnair’s traditional Change for Good collection in cooperation with UNICEF is once again being carrying out over the holiday period on international flights. This year the collection target is the …
Finnair, UNICEF jointly support education in Asia Read MoreJOHOR BARU: IMMIGRATION officers are dusting off a provision in the law books to deny unsavoury characters from setting foot in the country. They have alerted all personnel at air, …
Malaysia to clamp down on ‘visa runs’ Read More
[wzslider] On Wednesday 13 November, MASBA held yet another of its successful events, the Ambassador’s Dinner, a tradition since many years. Apart from the delicious menu presented to the 60 members …
Annual Ambassador’s Dinner held in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreSunday night defied big and small in Oslo winter cold to show their sympathy for typhoon victims in the Philippines. Torchlight procession, with Culture Minister Thorhild Widwey (H) in the …
Oslovians show solidarity with Philippines Read More
Despite the weather the restaurant Little Denmark in cooperation with Dansker Klubben in Hua Hin managed to host a successful and fully booked networking on Friday November 8. The …
Great networking night at Hua Hin’s Little Denmark Read MoreSG, Finland R&D centres work on next-gen factories tech Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) have joined forces to develop technological …
Finland, Singapore work on next-gen factories tech Read MoreDemocratic Voice of Burma moves to Thailand A radio station set up in Norway’s Oslo to provide news to Burma during its military regime is set to relocate to Thailand. …
Democratic Voice of Burma radio moves from Norway to Thailand Read MoreBeardy Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg will be extradited to Denmark next week to face hacking charges, after a long journey which has already seen him deported from Cambodia …
Sweden to deport Pirate Bay co-founder Warg to Denmark Read MoreThe Chinese government’s latest move to streamline company registration is an important step in line with international standards that will encourage social investment, according to Danish and other foreign experts …
China’s ease of company registration is good for business Read MoreOn November 20, Ambassador Klas Molin together with parts of the Swedish support team went to Ormoc and Tacloban with a Swedish Hercules Plane. Three Norwegian aid workers accompanied him …
Swedish envoy on typhoon relief mission Read More
Scienists from Norway are to help update research on the volume and type of fish stocks in Myanmar’s home waters as a part of a 38-day project assisting the management …
Taking stock: Norway assists fish survey in Myanmar Read More
Norske Skog Thailand was sold to Charoen Aksorn (CAS) Group, a Thai printing supplies company, for THB1 billion. Norske Skog, the largest newsprint paper producer in Thailand, sold its paper …
Norske Skog Thailand sold to local firm for THB1 billion Read More
Minister for Housing, Urban and Rural Development from Denmark Carsten Hansen started a trip in China on Thursday November 21. During his stay in China the Danish Minister has a …
Danish Minister Carsten Hansen to visit China Read More
MANILLA BULLETIN – An estranged wife of a Norwegian who survived the wrath of Typhoon Yolanda but lost two of their three children when the super howler battered Tacloban City …
Norwegian housewife still in trauma after losing 2 children at the height of ‘Yolanda’ Read More
Since 1997 where the project Football For All in Vietnam (FFAV) was started have 147 new local football clubs seen the daylight. More than 16,000 Vietnamese children are playing in …
Growing number of Vietnamese children play football after Norwegian recipe Read MoreSAS continues to improve its customer offering by launching new routes. From four Scandinavian airports SAS is opening seven new routes in the summer 2014 timetable. Today, SAS announces the …
SAS to offer 7 new routes in summer 2014 Read More
The Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis are preparing their performance at the biggest TV-transmitted music award show in Asia, Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) to be held on Friday November 22, …
“The Fox” brothers to perform at Mnet Asia Music Awards Read More
Sotra-karen Kittiphong Pluemjai, who lived in Norway most of his life, went on a vacation that turned out to be bit of a career change. The 20 year-old striker signed …
20 year-old planned vacation, but instead signed football contract Read MoreNearly half a year after Telenor and Ooredoo won the coveted telecom tenders to operate in Myanmar, the licenses that were expected in September still have not been formally awarded. …
Telenor, partner still wait for Myanmar telecom licenses Read More
Volunteers make preparation for the 23-24 November Christmas bazaar at Danish Seaman’s Church in Singapore. Have a taste of Denmark at this festive fair, which offers traditional Danish specialties, Christmas …
Countdown to Christmas bazaar at Danish Seaman’s Church Read MoreSingapore Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) have agreed to extend their codeshare arrangement. The increased codeshare will apply to SAS flights from Copenhagen to Berlin and Hamburg in Germany, Palanga …
Singapore Airlines, SAS extend codeshare Read More