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Chonburi Immigration Officers detained a group of 12 Scandinavian’s who were caught playing cards at a bar in Soi Beokoew close to the Grand Hall Market. Initially Officers were convinced …
Innocent Card game leads to arrest of 12 Scandinavian’s at Pattaya Bar Read MoreWith Chinese and Asian markets increasingly attracting northern European clients, Sweden’s third-largest bank, SEB, is making comeback in Hong Kong. In the backwash of the Asian financial crisis in late …
SEB Makes Comeback in Hong Kong Read MoreMaersk Drilling, a unit of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, has secured a US$51 million contract from Petronas Carigali Bhd to provide a jack-up rig. It said on Tuesday, …
Maersk Drilling Gets US$51m Petronas Carigali Contract Read MoreThe number of people without the right vote has tripled since 1990 – politicians blame immigration tests The demands placed on foreigners hoping to obtain a Danish passport are far …
Citizenship Requirements Way too Demanding: Opposition Read MoreOslo District Court has ruled Anders Behring Breivik’s forthcoming remand hearing must be open for the aggrieved and Press.In the ruling, the Court stipulated that only those with an appointed …
Norway Court Orders Open Breivik Hearing – but… Read MoreThe award-winning but controversial Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was supposed to speak in Oslo on Tuesday but police reportedly sent him home. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported that police feared …
Assassination Threat hit Danish Artist in Oslo Read MoreTwo Swedish unions have applied for Saab to be declared bankrupt because the troubled carmaker has been unable to pay wages to its workers. Last week, Saab’s application for protection …
Saab Faces Unions’ Bankruptcy Action Read MoreVietnam Administration of Tourism (VAT) said on Monday the country had received more than 3.9 million foreign arrivals in the first eight months. That was a year-on-year increase of 18.4 …
Vietnam targets 5.5 million visitors this year Read MoreLife in a Bangkok slum is hard enough for most people, but for a single mother with a disabled daughter requiring 24-hour supervision, the struggle is that much tougher. Wasanna …
Swedish Expat’s Idea Creates Income for Poor Bangkok Women Read MoreMaersk has unveiled a new revolutionary service, Daily Maersk, on the Asia–North Europe trade lane which will dramatically change the way shipping is done. The service offers a daily departure, at …
Daily Maersk: Container on time – or get compensation Read MoreTwo years after an agreement between the Singapore bourse and the Oslo bourse was entered in 2009 to facilitate listing on both stock exchanges, so far only one Norwegian company, …
Singapore and Oslo Stock Exchange Cooperation Limited Success Read MoreMalaysian mobile phone operator DiGi.Com Bhd plans to make a special payment to shareholders in the first half of 2012 as it depreciates more than RM1 billion of equipment and …
DiGi plans dividend payout, share split Read MoreThe ordeal that thousands of ethnic Karen people suffer due to the longest lasting armed conflict in the world between the Burmese military and the Karen people was featured in the …
Swedish Paper Reminds of Karen People’s Plight Read MoreThe Norwegian TV series “Thai Fjord” about the love between Norwegian men and Thai women has been bought by SVT to be broadcast in Sweden – and may be watched …
Thai Fjord to be shown on SVT Read MoreHubert d’Aboville, the President of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, encouraged at a Networking Luncheon organized by the Philippines Norway Business Council the Filipino – Norwegian business …
Norwegian companies urged to combat corruption in the Philippines Read MoreLeo Pharma, an independent research-based pharmaceutical company from Denmark, expects 10 per cent growth in its business in Malaysia during next year. The growth is in line with the expected …
Leo Pharma in Malaysia Expects 10 pct Growth in 2012 Read MoreCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd has warned of a hike in beer prices next year due to rising production and operation costs.Managing director Soren Ravn said the Denmark-based brewer had increased …
Carlsberg beer prices likely to go up next year Read MoreNorwegian electronic band, Flunk, will make their first appearance in China touring the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in the months of September.Their tour will start in Beijing and …
Flunk is the new Pass Read MoreIt was announced on 8 September (Thrusday), that Norway’s peace facilitator broke the impasse in the peace negotiations between the Philippines and the communist rebels, when both agreed to resume …
Peace Talks to Resume in Oslo Read MoreThe Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday heard the case of a Danish national and his Cambodian girlfriend who were arrested in March with $140 worth of heroin and meth-amphetamines …
Dane Await Verdict in Narco Case Read MoreJan Wassenius, General Director of Ericsson Vietnam, said that the solution is believed to help ease the overloading at healthcare centers in Vietnam.“Smart home”, “smart building” and “smart city” are …
Ericsson Takes Part in Smart City Development Projects Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy and Danish Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther invite all to join the Go4 Charity Ride (Bangkok to Phnom Penh) in November to raise funds for Helmets for …
Danish Embassy Sponsors Fundraising Bike Ride to Phnom Penh Read MoreGOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd said it had secured a five-year strategic collaborative agreement with global household and appliances maker AB Electrolux. GOME, the Chinese air conditioner distribution partner for …
Closer Ties Between GOME and Electrolux in China Read MoreThe China Development Bank and the Swedish government are jointly accelerating construction of an outbound investment financing platform for Chinese companies to go international, a senior official with Invest Sweden …
China Joins Hands With Swedish Friends Read MoreDo you know how much The Norwegian Pension Fund has invested in the Philippines? Click to see a complete list of the Philippine companies. At the moment, The Norwegian Government …
Norway invests in the Philippines Read MoreDanish Naval Officer Walter Christmas’ sharp eye recorded a very candid picture of Bangkok in the early 1890’s. The year is 1894 and the place a sleepy Copenhagen inside the ramparts. In the provincial atmosphere of the tiny little country …
Walter Christmas – The Fox in the Hen House Read MoreSaab will submit on Monday an appeal against a Swedish court’s rejection of its request for protection against bankruptcy, the parent company Swedish Automobile announced.“Swedish Automobile announces that Saab … …
Saab to Appeal Court Ruling Rejecting Bankruptcy Protection Read MoreA person tries to kill themselves in China every two minutes, the government and state media said Thursday, giving the country one of the highest suicide rates in the world.China’s …
Finland and China’s Suicide Rates ‘Among Highest in World’ Read MoreA Finnish man who became depressed after he ran out of money apparently jumped to his death from the 4th floor of an apartment block in Central Pattaya. Rescue Services …
Finnish Man Falls to His Death from Apartment Read MoreCrown Prince Haakon will visit China next week, but in an unofficial capacity. The visit nonetheless is significant given the chilly diplomatic relations between Norway and China since the Norwegian …
Norwegian Crown Prince Heads for China Read MoreInter Ikea Center Group (IICG), one of Europe’s leading developers of shopping centers, is launching a 5 billion yuan ($781 million) project in Shanghai.“It is part of IICG’s expansion strategy …
Ikea Plans Shopping Center Project in China Read MoreChildren and young adults with disabilities in Roxas City and some parts of Capiz province will continue to benefit from the services of the training and development center here. Roxas …
Danish Support to Polio and Accident Victims Read MoreThai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce organized the first networking of the season after the summer break at the Huntsman’s Pub, Landmark Hotel on 8 September 2011. It was also the party …
Back From Summer Party & Welcome New Swedish Ambassador Read MorePhilippines Department of Tourism London reports a meteoric rise in tourism arrivals to the Philippines in April as compared to the same period last year. In April 2011, visitor traffic …
North European Arrivals to Philippines up by 42% Read MoreNorway’s trade with China increased in the first half of 2011, according to Statistics Norway (SSB). The import from China increased by 16 per cent, compared with the first half …
Increased Norwegian Trade with China Read MoreRepresentatives for the Philippine government and the nation’s communist rebels have agreed to make an effort to resume their stalled peace talks in Oslo next month, according to Aftenposten. The …
Philippines Peace Talks in Oslo Read MoreThe onlinepaper, taiwannews.com tells that the owner of cash-strapped car maker Saab filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to salvage a brand crippled by production stoppages, …
Sweden’s Saab Files for Bankruptcy Protection Read MoreAccording to the online media bernarma.com, Steinar Evensen, Managing Director of Norwegian Conexsus, said that the company is prepared to implement its business plan and aims to turn Vietnam into …
Software Developer Conexsus Choose Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish SEB´s China Financial Index has dropped from 70 to 63.4 since May 2010. The index measuring top executives, from North European subsidiaries in China, views on business conditions …
Faith in China´s Economic Conditions Drops Read MoreThe Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce took their members to visit ECCO factory in Ayutthaya on Tuesday 6 September 2011. There were 23 members and guests who were interested in this …
Interesting Visit to ECCO Shoes Read MoreStairway Denmark has agreed to help the 15 police stations in Manila to organise office environment suitable for interviewing children in connection with violence and abuse. According to Stairway DK …
Hand-made Dolls to 15 Police Stations in Manila Read MoreAt this year’s Filippinsk Kulturaften (Filipino Cultural Evening) in Drammen Norway, Norwegians shared the limelight with Filipino cultural dances to celebrate Filipino culture.Now on its fourth year, the event features …
Norwegians dance to Tinikling in PH cultural show Read MoreThe Swedish Church in Singapore has a new priest, Lennart Uddling, who arrived in the first week of September from Sweden, after retiring as a priest there. The previous priest, …
New Priest at Swedish Church Read MoreSwedish crystal artwork and glass ware companies Orrefors and KostaBoda will now be intriduced in Thailand together with the Swedish cutlery makers MemaGAB and Gense. Masterpieces of the four brands …
Swedish Crystal and Cutlery Coming to Thailand Read MoreSAS and Singapore Airlines are expected to enter a joint venture with Singapore Airlines. The new joint venture is expected to be signed in the course of a month or …
Joint Venture Between SAS and Singapore Airlines Read MoreMonday September 5 the Danish Consul General in Shanghai, Ms. Susanne Hyldelund, participated in a ceremony celebrating the opening of Danish architect company Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s (SHL) first office in …
First Danish Architect Company to Open in Shanghai Read More24 Solutions – a Swedish IT company specializing in data storage and accessibility – is opening a new office in Singapore to expand its offering to clients. Through a presence …
24 Solutions Opens Office in Singapore Read More“Lady of No Fear” , The Danish-made film about Burmese political activist and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, was shown at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) on …
Full House Applauded Danish Aung San Suu Kyi Film Read MoreSeptember 7 Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen participated in the opening ceremony of Mengniu-Arla Nutrition Research Centre in Beijing. The new Nutrition Centre focuses on creating better nutrition for children and …
New Mengniu-Arla Nutrition Research Centre in Beijing Read More