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The 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 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 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 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 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 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 MoreThe Swedish embassy in Beijing invites Swedish runners at all levels, from beginner to experienced, to train for the upcoming Beijing Marathon with a 10-week running camp through Oct 16. There …
Swedes Train for Beijing Marathon Read MoreMetso Corp, the Finnish supplier of services in the pulp and paper industries, will shift its focus in China from production to services in the next 10 years. That’s according …
Metso to Shift Focus in China to Service 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 MoreEricsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, recently announced the appointment of Elie Hanna as the new President and Country Manager of Ericsson Philippines and …
Ericsson Names Philippine Country Head Read MoreFuneral service for Norwegian Jon Tellefsen, who passed away last week, will be held Monday, 29 August 2011 at 14:00 in Wat Chaimongkol in south Pattaya. Norwegian Priest Jan Olav Johannessen hold …
Jon Tellefsen Has Passed Away Read MoreMAN Diesel and Turbo in Frederikshavn in Denmark will supply complete propulsion systems for four special ships for the Singapore-based shipping company Swire Pacific Offshore Operations. The order is worth …
Danish MAN Diesel Motors to Singapore Read MoreOn Thursday 25 August 2011, about 30 members and friends of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce gathered at Hotel Le Fenix in Bangkok for the traditional Pea Soup Dinner, prepared in …
Pea Soup Dinner with the Swedes in Bangkok Read MoreIt was quite a surprise that no less than 150(!) guests showed up for the Nordic Young Professionals Party at Le Fenix Hotel on 26 August 2011. We were five …
Nordic Young Professionals @ Le Fenix Read MoreDespite concerns that Volvo Car Corp’s sales could tumble after its purchase by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co last August, the Swedish brand has registered solid growth. In the first …
Volvo: Solid First Year Under Geely Read MoreDenmark’s Ambassador-at-Large for Trade and Investments with China, Ritt Bjerregaard, visited last week Beijing and Shanghai. Her weeklong tour ended Sunday.Upon her arrival she was on 22 August welcomed at …
Ritt Bjerregaard visited Beijing and Shanghai Read MoreDenmark’s Prime Minister announced Friday that the country will hold general elections on Sept. 15, 2011, by which it will elect members to the Folketing, the Danish national parliament.The coming …
Elections in Denmark on 15 September Read MoreThe body of an expat carrying a Danish passport was found early today by villagers in Chalong, on Phuket. A Honda motorcycle was nearby. The man’s body was being taken …
Danish Man Found Dead on Phuket Read MoreSunday 21 August was the The National Day of Mourning after the terrorist attacked in Oslo and Utøya. This was highlighted in the worship service at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. …
The National Day of Mourning in Pattaya Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Banghkok has during August signed two new contracts with international NGOs working in Burma / Myanmar. Common to all projects is that they are part of …
Danish Embassy Boosts Efforts in Health in Burma Read MoreFlybe Nordic – new regional Scandinavian airline owned by British Flybe and Finnair – will start operating on 30 October 2011 serving the Nordic and Baltic countries, says Finnair. Almost all …
Flybe Nordic Starts Operating 30 October Read MoreNordic Investment Bank (NIB) celebrated on 22 August 2011 the 25 Year Anniversary of co-operation between NIB and the People’s Republic of China. NIB operations with China started in 1985, when …
Nordic Investment Bank Celebrates 25 Years in China Read MoreVolvo will make Thailand its regional truck and bus production hub, Burint Opassetthakul, vice-president for Volvo Truck & Bus (Thailand) Co. Ltd., told Bangkok Post. Volvo has two Southeast Asian …
Volvo to Build Regional Truck Hub in Thailand Read MoreDanish Prince Joachim and his French-born wife, Princess Marie, are expecting their second child, the royal court announced on Wednesday. “The birth is expected to take place at the national …
Denmark’s Princess Marie Pregnant Read MoreSino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC) held its second symposium on 24 August in Copenhagen with participation from both Chinese and Danish academics. The SDC, which aims to conduct …
Symposium on Sino-Danish University Collaboration Read MoreThe beginning of year 2010 marked the start of a “new” journey for the three Swedes behind Flow Cocktail in Thailand with the opening of Hyde & Seek Gastro Bar …
Trio of Swedes Gains Guest Success with Gastro Bar in Bangkok Read MoreAround 30 members of the four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand were quiet as mice when Tom Sorensen, Grant Thornton Thailand, told about the job candidate who during the …
Why Should I Work for Your Company? Read MoreTour arranged by Morten Luxhoi, story by Henrik Friis Viking Wheelers arranged their annual trip to Khao Yai during Mother’s day long holiday on 12-14 August 2011. Viking Wheelers lucky …
Viking Wheelers Annual Trip to Khao Yai Read MoreForeign investment creates jobs and growth in Sweden. For the third consecutive year, investment promoters from all over Sweden will meet in Stockholm for a conference on foreign investment organized by …
Conference on Foreign Investments in Sweden Read MoreVolvo Car Corporation today announced a new global brand strategy – “Designed Around You” – as an important part of the brand’s global revitalization plan. At the press conference in Beijing, …
New Volvo Brand Strategy Revealed Read MoreNear the Danish town of Slagelse on Zealand in Denmark, it is planned to build a huge tropical adventure park. The tropical park will be established under a huge glass …
Denmark to Build Huge Tropical Park Read More