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Dalarna, a Swedish region, is this week host to a 100-man large delegation from the Chinese town Wuhan in Hubei province. Some 50 members of the delegation consists of representatives …
Chinese Business Delegation Visits Dalarna Read MoreLesjöfors, the Swedish market leading spring manufacturer, is pleased with its investments in the Chinese market. Both traditional springs and other components produced by Lejjofors have met increased demand. The …
Lesjöfors Expands in China Read MoreEricsson and Singapore Telecommunications Limited – SingTel – on Monday 5 September announced a partnership to provide emergency communications services to support disaster relief efforts in South and Southeast Asia …
Ericsson and SingTel Partners in Disaster Communications 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 MoreScandinavian Airlines (SAS) set a punctuality record in the month of August and thereby became the world’s most punctual airline for the second month in a row.In August, 93.84% of …
SAS, Most Punctual Airline Again Read More“Highly relevant and fully justified” states the recent preliminary evaluation on the firefighting project, which is implemented with concessional credit. The supply contract was signed in June 2009 between the …
Updating Firefighting and Rescue Equipment Read MoreMore than 1,500 people got in line for the official opening of Swedish high street fashion label, H&M’s, first flagship store in Singapore on Saturday, 3 September 2011. The crowd had …
H&M Singapore Official Opening Read More“Lady of No Fear” is the title of a Danish-made film about Burmese political activist and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. A newly updated and extended version will be …
Danish Film on Aung San Suu Kyi Shows This Week in Bangkok Read MoreA delegation from the Danish Board of District Heating (DBDH) headed by Minister Counsellor Søren Jacobsen visited Xining in Qinghai which is located in the western part of China, on 2 September. The …
Embassy Helps Promote Danish Heating Tech in Qinghai Read MoreThis October, Finnair will go all out to raise awareness of breast cancer and research as part of its involvement in Pink Ribbon work. Ever since the Komen Foundation started …
Finnair goes pink in October Read MoreA Phuket estate manager terrified a team of Thai workers when he fired warning shots over their heads in an effort to get them to stop making noise yesterday morning, …
Gunfire Silences Phuket Construction Clamor, Says Swede Read MoreKent Melmblom, 52, got heart problems when he was in Thailand and was hospitalized. So long that his tourist visa in Thailand run out. Then began the worst 12 days …
Overstay in Paradise – Swede With Hearth Problem Thrown in Jail Read MoreA taxi driver was arrested in Nonthaburi’s Pak Kret district yesterday for allegedly robbing and attempting to rape a 38-year-old Norwegian woman. Police identified Cha-um Thongchai, 40, as the suspect. …
Taxi Driver Confess Raping a Norwegian Woman Read MoreSweden is to halve the number of countries to which it pays foreign aid. The number of recipient countries is to be cut from 70 to 33, with China, Vietnam, …
Sweden to Scrap Aid to China, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos Read MoreThe first LEGOLAND in Asia is currently under construction in Johore in Malaysia – just north of Singapore – with a scheduled opening next autumn. Korea now seems to become …
More LEGOLAND Parks in Asia Read MoreAPM Terminals, the port operating arm of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, has agreed to sell a 25 percent stake in Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal, the company told …
Maersk to Sell 25 pct Stake in Xiamen Port Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur will host the annual Seafood Gala Dinner on Friday 14 October 2011, starting at 7.00 PM. A unique opportunity to invite your business contacts. …
Invitation to Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner in KL Read MoreXpress Money – a money transfer service similar to Western Union – has now moved into Denmark through an arrangement with its first agents in the country, Quick International Money …
Xpress Money Expands to Denmark Read MoreThe global wind turbine market will only grow by 10 percent annually in 2011-16 and not 11 percent as earlier estimated, wind energy specialist MAKE Consulting said in a report. …
Growth in Wind Energy “Only 11 Percent Annually” Read MoreManila Mayor Alfredo Lim has ordered the arrest of a rookie policeman who is being sought for the killing of a Filipino-Norwegian in Quezon City on July 31. Lim directed …
Policeman Sought for Killing of Filipino-Norwegian Read MoreNorway is to send a special envoy to the Philippines in a bid to kickstart stalled peace talks between Manila and communist rebels waging a decades-long insurgency, officials said Thursday. …
Norway Seeks Philippines Peace Talks Revival Read MoreThe Norwegian Pension Fund owns just over 1 percent of all global stocks. Ensuring good returns over time is important to secure the future – but not at any price. …
Norwegian Fund Owns 1 percent of All Stocks Read MoreAn unbelievably lucky 46-year-old Swedish man, who won 2.1 million SEK on two lottery tickets, was asked by the media, what he would spend it on. Well, he told the Swedish …
Swedish Lottery Winner Plans Vacation to Thailand Read MoreJyrki Katainen, Prime Minister of Finland, is concerned that the Finns are no longer welcoming immigrants and seems to be loosing faith in the strength of Finland’s own culture and …
Is Finland Getting Xenophobic? Read MoreUPM, the Finnish paper giant, will reduce the number of employees by approximately 1,170 in Europe as part of an overall plan to adjust its magazine paper capacity to match …
UPM Cuts in Europe – No Cuts in Asia Read MoreThe family of the founder of one of Norway’s most international companies, paint and coatings producer Jotun Group, is resisting a takeover bid by Norwegian industrial concern Orkla. The grandson …
Family Resists Selling Off Jotun Read MoreNokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones by volume, has entered a second round of negotiations over tax breaks for its planned factory in Vietnam after rejecting an …
Nokia Stuck in Tax-Breaks Talks With Vietnam Over New Factory Read MoreNorwegian solar cell manufacturer REC’s newly opened factory in Singapore continues to operate at full capacity, while REC’s production in Norway has been suspended untill year end. Renewable Energy Corporation …
REC Singapore Unaffected by Lay-offs in Norway Read MoreKrabi Airline has started to sell tickets for a brand new route from the airport to Krabi and Bangkok. First departure is set for December. Every Wednesday and Saturday at …
Krabi Airlines to Start Non-Stop Flights Oslo-Krabi in December Read MoreAir Berlin – offering flights from Bangkok to Scandinavia – will increase flights from its hubs in Berlin, Dusseldorf and Vienna. Especially the routes to the Scandinavian countries will increase with a higher frequency from two to three flights on each days of the week …
Air Berlin to Improve Connections Next Summer Read More22-year-old Narawadee Phothijam from Thailand, and 38-year-old Orjan Robert Elevsson from Sweden were on Saturday arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia in posession of 6.5 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, worth …
Swedish Thai Couple Caught With Drugs in Indonesia Read MoreDanish music video has been copied in Vietnam alleges Danish music video director Michael Saur Christensen, who created the original video for the Danish duo, Burhan G and Nik & …
Danish Music Video Copied in Vietnam? Read MoreMalaysian restaurant owner in Hjorring in Denmark charges a fee of 30 DKK if the guest leaves more than 150 grams of food on the plate. “I would like to …
Malaysian Restaurant Owner Charges Danes for Leftovers Read More“Safety, quality and good looking trucks, that’s my impression of the Volvo Trucks brand, said 36 year-old, Brady Zhou during his visit at Volvo Trucks family day at The Place, …
Volvo Trucks Family Day – more than just trucks Read MoreThree of Sweden’s biggest newspapers are changing their websites to monitor instant, anonymous comments from readers – a move designed to crackdown on Internet expressions of racism and hatred. The …
Swedish Newspapers Limit Web Comments to Control Racism Read MoreChinese Property Developer Huang Nubo has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire 300 square kilometers of Iceland. The area equals 3 per mille of the total area of Iceland. Huang Nubo, …
Chinese Tycoon to Buy 300 Square Kilometers in Iceland Read MoreThe Angry Birds are currently preparing for their longest flight. Finnair will fly the world-famous Angry Birds, developed by the Finnish company Rovio, to Singapore on September 20. During the …
Finnair to Fly Angry Birds to Singapore Read MoreDanish exporters should focus much more on countries with growth instead of our main traditional markets, according to Shanghai-based DI-AsiaBase Managing Director Glen Mikkelsen. “Among the few things we know …
Danish Businesses Should Target Emerging Markets Read MoreDanish Management Consultant Martin Thisted will conduct a full day intensive sales training course organized by the German-Thai Chamber of Commerce. Under the topic “Key to success in international sales …
Dane to Conduct Sales Training in Thailand Read MoreDanish technology and consultancy companies interested in the water sector are invited to join the Danish Water Days 2011-event in Chongqing, China’s largest municipality, from November 28th- 30th 2011. This …
Danish Water Days in Chongqoing Read MoreNorwegian People’s Aid in Cambodia is seeking qualified Cambodian national applicants for the position of Finance Assistant: This position is based in Phnom Penh.Norwegian People’s Aid is an Oslo-based humanitarian …
Finance Assistant for Norwegian People’s Aid Read MoreThe Danish cosmetics manufacturer Tromborg is demanding half a million dollars in damages from pharmaceutical company Ferrosan, which is owned by Pfizer, writes the Danish daily Borsen. Tromborg’s founder and …
Danish Brand Store Owner Fights Pharmaceutical Giant Read MoreZhang Lianying, now the technical coach for Danish Badminton Association, has been the Chinese coach that has assisted the Danish national badminton team for the last 22 years. Zhang Lianying …
Chinese Badminton Coach Denmark’s Strength Read MoreAt the beginning of September, 23 new heads of mission will assume their posts in Finland’s embassies and permanent diplomatic missions. Before embarking on their new assignment, they attended the …
Finland’s New Heads of Mission Take Up Their Posts in September Read MoreIn the ’90s, Manila was named the text-messaging capital of the world. Now recent studies by the Finnish mobile technology giant Nokia says the Philippines has set a new world …
Filipinos Love Their Phone Cameras Read MoreSwedish fashion brand H&M has said it will launch an investigation into fainting incidents at a Cambodian clothes factory which provides some of its knitwear. Nearly 300 employees at the M&V …
H&M to Launch Probe After Workers Faint at Cambodian Factory Read MoreA delegation of Danish senior officials, led by Permanent Secretary Uffe Toudal Pedersen from the Ministry of Science, is visiting Beijing and Shanghai from 28 August to 2 September. In the delegation …
Danish Officials Visit Beijing and Shanghai Read MoreImmigration authorities in Finland are planning changes to the foreigner integration law to come into effect at the beginning of September, bringing new responsibilities for local administrations. The new law …
Changes to Finnish Immigration Law in September Read More