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A modern version of Carmen will be performed at the Hanoi Opera House on May 26-27. A new, Vietnamese interpretation of the world renowned opera “Carmen” will be performedon May …
Carmen to tell a Vietnamese Story the Swedish Way Read MoreEvery fifth business leader in Sweden could consider paying a bribe to win advantages in business and to retain clients, a new survey by Ernst & Young shows.Furthermore every fourth …
Swedish Bosses Open to Bribes: Study Read MoreRussian financier met Sweden’s enterprise minister Maud Olofsson on Tuesday to explain why he wants to invest money in cash-strapped car maker Saab. The meeting took place on Tuesday evening …
Olofsson Meets Antonov Over Saab Read MoreTwo major players within the Swedish aid sector are in dispute over responsibility for inviting a Burmese delegation to Stockholm, which is alleged to have had links to the country’s …
Sida Seeks Answers over Burma Delegation Read MoreAir traffic disruption triggered by the eruption of Iceland’s Grimsvoetn volcano was reduced to parts of Norway and Sweden Thursday, as the last spits of hot vapour seeped out of …
Air Traffic Normal as Icelandic Volcano Settles Read MoreIncreasing transparency and accountability is the key to the success of Vietnam’s battle against corruption, said Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Staffan Herrstrom.Speaking at a press briefing on the threshold of …
Transparency Essential to Anti-corruption Efforts Read MoreMonday 23rd May, at the Novozymes Capital Market Day 2011, the Danish Embassy hosted two hours of presentations on the business environment in China. Novozymes Capital Market Days were held …
Novozymes Capital Day at the Danish Embassy Read MoreThe summer holiday season is one of the busiest periods at Helsinki Airport. Particularly the beginning of June and the week after Midsummer will be busy. So, if you are …
Passengers requested to be early at Helsinki Airport in June Read MoreLast week, the Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen visited Shanghai and Nanjing, Wuxi and Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. From 17th to 20th May the Danish Ambassador to China Friis Arne …
Ambassador Visits Jiangsu Province and Shanghai Read MoreNorway wants to channel billions of dollars to renewable energies in developing nations, building on a scheme to protect tropical forests to which Oslo has been the biggest donor, officials …
Norway to Donate Billions for Clean Energy Read MoreQi GLOBAL is a most fascinating Internet-based social enterprise focused on sustainable innovation and development, aspiring to generate positive change by pushing the social and environmental agenda in our societies. …
Changing Patterns for a Better World: Qi GLOBAL Read MoreFormer Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik has to move his fledgling Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights out of its fashionable headquarters, after losing financial support from his …
Bondevik Loses Peace Center Base Read MoreThe Vietnam Association has made debut in Oslo, Norway with the participation of a large number of Overseas Vietnamese. The association was set up to nourish and develop Vietnamese culture in …
Vietnamese Association in Norway Makes Debut Read MoreThe Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has appointed Kim Poulsen the national youth teams’ head coach. Poulsen, a compatriot of the national senior soccer team, Taifa Stars, head Jan Poulsen, replaces …
Former Singapore Coach Kim Poulsen Moves to Africa Read MoreNorwegian oil and gas firm Statoil said on Tuesday it would aquire stakes in three offshore exploration licenses in Indonesia. The firm said it would acquire a 40 percent equity …
Statoil to Aquire Stakes in Indonesian Oil Licenses Read MoreThe threat of ash from an Icelandic volcano shutting European airspace hit airline shares on Monday. Shares in German airline Lufthansa plunged by 4.56 percent while the DAX slid 1.5 …
Threat of Volcano Ash Cloud Hits Airline Shares Read Morecloud of volcanic ash from Icelandic Grimsvötn is expected to reach southern Sweden on Tuesday evening, according to the latest prognoses from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI). But …
Volcanic Ash to Reach Sweden on Tuesday Read MoreThe Swedish government has confirmed that it is close to signing an agreement for the export of pig ears to China, where the anatomical organ is a sought-after delicacy.In Sweden …
Sweden Close to Pig Ear Export Deal with China Read MoreA close friend of Sweden King Carl XVI has confirmed and assumed full responsibility for contacts with criminals with the purpose of silencing sensitive material.“With this statement I want to …
King’s Friend Admits Guilt for Criminal Contact Read MoreRoaming the streets as a motorcycle taxi driver in Dangkao district on the edge of Phnom Penh, Ek Sovannara is lucky to earn US$2.50 a day. But his aspirations once …
Cambodia’s Micro-credit Trap Read MoreSwedish defense group Saab said Friday an ongoing probe into reports it had secretly paid millions of euros to ensure South Africa did not back out of a deal to …
Saab Denies Wrongdoing in Fighter Jet Deal – But… Read MoreDenmark is helping its Southeast Asian friend to become a leading design nation. Think of Thailand, however, and while the word might conjure up images of golden beaches, lush forests …
Designers’ Participation in Workshop Strengthens Thai Ties Read MoreFriday 20th May, Vestas celebrated their 25th anniversary on the Chinese market with a big ceremony with the attendance of officials, business partners and customers. Søren Jacobsen, Minister Counsellor of …
Vestas Celebrates the First 25 Years in China Read MoreAs more reports of womanising and shady connections continue to emerge, most Swedes think King Carl XVI Gustaf should relinquish the throne to Crown Princess Victoria in the next decade, …
King Should Surrender Throne to Victoria: Poll Read MoreThe royal court confirmed Friday that it was King Carl XVI Gustaf’s friend that can be heard on a tape negotiating with major criminals, reported news agency TT. But a …
Swedish King Unaware of Friend’s Contact With Criminal Read MoreConcessional credit financing has been a sought-after financing mechanism in Vietnam. The priority sectors of environment, climate change mitigation and innovation development will focus the cooperation on areas that are …
Seminar on Concessional Credits in Vietnam Read MoreWe would like to recognise this day by joining hands throughout the global community to fight against the stigmatization of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transsexual persons (LGBT). We all …
Swedish Support to Vietnams Sexual Minorities Read MoreExtractive Industries Transparent Initiative – EITI is the easy way to curb corruption and to ensure combined efforts from the Government, the media, the civil society and the private sector …
Transparency Delete Risks of Corruption in Extractive Industries Read MoreMore than 70 participants from Danish supported B2B/IPD projects in Vietnam were gathered in Hanoi to discuss challenges, show cases and exchange experiences within CSR Ambassador John Nielsen opened the …
CSR High on the Agenda Read MoreLast week, governor Per Callesen of the Central Bank of Denmark visited China to have bilateral meetings with his Chinese counterpart and to attend the China Financial Summit 2011. From the …
Danish Central Bank Governor Visits China Read MoreThe international engineering group Sandvik AB still sees the development of nuclear power as one of its important business opportunities in China, according to the company’s president and chief executive …
Sandvik China Still Sees Opportunities in Nuclear Power Read MoreSaab chairman Victor Muller arrived in Trollhättan on Tuesday to brief employees on the cooperation with Chinese firm Pang Da and to apologise for the turbulence of recent weeks.“He said …
Saab Chair Apologises to Employees Read MoreA businessman was sentenced Friday to four months’ jail and fined S$180,000 for giving bribes worth about S$2.39 million to a food services manager of Ikano, the local franchisee of …
Ikea Supplyer Jailed for Giving Millions in Bribes Read MoreIf you were to work for IKEA in Sweden, the company’s home country, you would be in a union, make $19 an hour, and get 5 weeks off. If, on …
IKEA Hires Union Busters at Factory Read MoreDuring the embassy’s open-house day in Beijing recently, the ambassador said city governments should separate auto traffic from biking to encourage people to bike. Car lanes could be cut and …
Back to Bikes, Danish Ambassador Says Read MoreThe Swedish manufacturer of hygiene products Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) has opened a new innovation center in Shanghai to expand its penetration in China’s fast-growing market for products for an …
Swedish SCA Attracted by China’s Graying Population Read MoreText by Norwegian Embassy in Singapore / Photo by Bjørn-Tore MarkussenHere in Singapore over 800 people gathered in Fort Canning Park for a traditional Norwegian celebration. The celebrations started with …
17th May Celebration in Singapore Read MoreBetween May 6 and 10, the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur arranged Sweden Malaysia Innovation Days – one of the biggest Sweden promotion projects ever done in Malaysia – …
Sweden Malaysia Innovation Days Read MoreIn the light of a forthcoming visit to Sweden, Ambassador Ingemar Dolfe was invited to the Singapore Management University (SMU) to give a presentation about Sweden and Swedish economy. As …
Ambassador Speaks to Singapore Management Students Read MoreText by Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi / Photo by Gunnhild Pauline BaadeIn Hanoi some 25 Norwegians gathered to celebrate this important day together. But on a festive day like the …
Celebrating the 17th of May in Hanoi Read MoreThe Danish company Weel and Sandvig introduced a more effective way of emission monitoring with robust mathematical software models in a newly held workshop. On a workshop at the Peninsula Hotel …
Danes Behind Software Based Emmission Monitoring System Read MoreAn independent review shows that the Letter of Intent between Indonesia and Norway on climate and forest issues has had a very beneficial impact on REDD+ developments in Indonesia. Three …
Favourable Review of Indonesian Delivery on Forest Emission Read MoreThe European Union is “very concerned” about claims that trade preferences encouraging Cambodia to export sugar to the continent are fuelling land-grabbing, forced evictions and other human rights abuses, as …
Swedish EU Parliamentarian Raise Concerns Over Sugar Plantations Read MoreIndonesia has imposed a two-year ban on cutting down peatland and primary forests as part of a US$1 billion deal with Norway. Presidential adviser Pungki Agus Purnomo said Friday the …
Indonesia Agrees on Forest Cutting Ban Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador, Mikael Hemniti Winther led a convoy of big motorcycles to support the launching of the UN initiative of ‘Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020’, including the …
The Danish Ambassador Biking for Safety Read MoreThe Ambassador participated recently in the Grand opening of DanThai Machinery Co., Ltd., a new Danish investment in Thailand. The new factory is located in Laem Chabang Industrial Estate in Chonburi. …
Grand Opening of a new Danish Investment Read MoreIn Bangkok, he met with Thailand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kasit Piromya, and discussed topical bilateral and regional issues, as well as global issues of common concern. In Naypyidaw, …
Norwegian Minister Visits Thailand and Myanmar Read MoreIn early May, Danish Ambassador to China Friis Arne Petersen launched The Trade Council of Denmark in China’s new strategy to make it easier for Danish small and medium enterprises …
New Strategy to Make it Easier for Danish SME´s Read MoreThree men, one shared goal: Cooperation across borders – and oceans. May 10, Polar explorer Børge Ousland, ship-owner Felix Tschudi and Victor Gao held a joint presentation about opportunities and …
Bringing the North and East Together Read MoreFinland has entered into bilateral development cooperation with Laos PDR. Finnish support to Laos Renewable Energy (RE) is the pioneer step to mark the start. The Lao Vice Minister of …
Finland Support Renewable Energy in Laos Read More