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Photo by Londal Consulting Co., Ltd.The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce would like to express their warmest appreciation to all the players, who joined in The Ambassador’s Cup on Saturday 7 …
The TFCC Ambassador’s Cup 2011 Read MoreText and Photo by the Danish Embassy in ChinaOn May 12 2011, Danish Ambassador to China Friis Arne Petersen visited the Practical Skills Training Center for Rural Women as part …
Danish Ambassador Visited Training Center for Rural Women Read MoreText and Photo by the Danish Embassy in ChinaSunday 15th May 2011, the Danish Embassy organized an Open Day event to celebrate the EU-China Year of Youth and let the …
Danish Embassy in Beijing Open Day Read MoreText and Photo by the Danish Embassy in ChinaOdense Symphony Orchestra is touring China in May and will play seven concerts. Thursday 12th May, the Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen …
Odense Symphony Orchestra Tours China Read MoreThe Filipino racer Jon-Jon Adlawan became the first Filipino motocross rider to be part of a respectable racing team in Denmark – the Jo Service Racing Honda DK team. The trip …
Jon-jon Adlawan Gets Big Break in Denmark Read MoreSwedish defence firm Saab has announced that it intends to investigate new allegations that a secret payment of over 50 million kronor was paid to an advisor in the deal …
Saab to Examine new JAS Gripen Bribe Report Read MoreIngvar Kamprad, the founder of Swedish furnishings giant Ikea, has promised more transparency over the firm’s business affairs, saying that it has nothing to hide after a slew of allegations …
Kamprad Pledges Ikea ‘Transparency’ Read MoreInternational development aid has increased 6,5% between 2009 and 2010, according to a report released by the OECD in the beginning of April. Finnish development aid increased 8,8% between 2009 …
OECD: Finland’s Development Aid Increasing Read MoreImmigrants from developed countries should get preferential treatment, says The Danish immigration minister Søren Pind. Exempting immigrants from developed countries from some of the toughest immigration requirements is ‘just the …
Danish Immigration Minister to Cherry Pick Immigrants Read MoreEuropean Union regulators raided several liner shipping companies on Tuesday, including Danish group A.P. Moller-Maersk, on suspicion of price fixing, the European Commission and Maersk said. “The commission has reason …
EU Watchdogs Raid Maersk and Other Liner Shippers Read MoreThe OECD has criticised Sweden for using money from the development aid budget to finance embassy operations, in contravention of international regulations. The OECD is critical that the foreign ministry …
OECD Slams Sweden for Using Aid for Embassies Read MoreThe diocese of Lund is going against church policy by investing in companies that make money through distributing porn. “It is almost impossible to find any companies that are completely …
Swedish Church Makes Money from Porn Read MoreFor the first time, a Danish government is to officially lay claim to the North Pole as part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the newspaper Information reports. A draft Danish-Greenlandic-Faroese …
Denmark “To Claim North Pole” Read MoreIt became official over the weekend: Norwegian football coach Ståle Solbakken has opted to become head coach of German club FC Köln (Cologne) instead of the national team in his …
Ståle Solbakken Breaks ‘National Team’ Contract Read MoreIn an initiative by state-owned The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Ambassador Svein O. Sæther met with representatives at the end of March as part of the institution’s …
Major Chinese Bank Eyes Norway Read MoreSwedish car maker Saab has signed a new framework agreement with China’s Pang Da Automobile, the firm’s Dutch owner Spyker said on Monday. “The memorandum of understanding includes a strategic …
Saab Announces new Chinese Partnership Read MoreA Danish container ship that had been grounded in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau near Ho Chi Minh City for three days was rescued Friday morning. The 115,000-ton …
Vietnam Rescues Grounded Danish Ship Read MoreIkea, the Swedish build-it-yourself furniture chain, is preparing to stage a job open house this month to recruit at least 500 Thai employees to join its first store in Bang …
Ikea Thailand Looks to Hire 500 With Job Fair Read MoreToday, defense and security company Terma marks the expansion of its business activities and opens its new office in Singapore emphasizing the company’s strong focus on the Asian market. Terma …
Danish Terma Expands With new office in Singapore Read MoreEurope and Asia got united at the grand final in Eurovision Song Contest Saturday night. After an exciting voting in front of 32,000 people in Düsseldorf’s arena and millions of …
Swedish Song Takes Eurovision to Asia Read MoreMay 13 the ”Simply Scandinavian” was launched at the Plaza Athénée Hotel Bangkok and will last until May 22.Simply Scandinavian promotes both Scandinavian food and jazz. Guests will enjoy the …
Scandinavian Food & Jazz Week in Bangkok Read MoreVolvo Car Corporation, owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely, said on Thursday its earnings almost doubled in the first quarter and forecast sales at the Sweden-based carmaker would continue to grow …
Volvo Car Boosts Q1 Operating Profit Read MoreThe latest setback casts further doubts over the Dutch-Swedish consortium’s efforts to secure long-term funding to rescue the struggling carmarker, an analyst said. The bailout partnership worth e150 million in …
Saab Future in Doubt After Chinese Fall Out Read MoreThe two Swedish IT-experts jailed for life in the Philippines for running a cybersex den say they are living a nightmare among hardened criminals and maintain that they have done …
Cybersex Swedes Claim They Did ‘Nothing Wrong’ Read MoreDanish service sector giant ISS reported a net loss of DKK 25 million in the first quarter of 2011. However this figure compares favorably with a Q1 2010 loss of …
ISS Posts Impressive Operating Profit, Reduces Net Loss Read MoreSaturday night, Denmark and Sweden will fight for the winner’s trophy together with Finland and 22 other countries. That is the result after the second semi-final in Eurovision Song Contest …
Sweden and Denmark Continued to Eurovision Final Read MoreThe world’s biggest music show took off Tuesday night in the German city Düsseldorf. 19 countries competed in the first semi-final in Eurovision Song Contest for a place in the …
Finnish Success at Eurovision Song Contest Read MoreThe Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand organized its monthly Huntsman’s Networking sponsored by Oakwood at the Huntsman’s, Landmark Hotel Sukhumvit on 12 May 2011. About 30 Swedish gathered for …
Swecham Huntsman’s Networking in May Read MoreGrete Maersk, a Danish ship, has been grounded in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau since Tuesday.A Danish container ship weighing 115,000 tons has been grounded in …
Grete Maersk Grounded in Southern Vietnam Read MoreThe lot of unionized workers in Asia’s booming economies has not improved in tandem with their countries’ growing affluence, a leading union official said on Wednesday. China and India, for …
Workers in the Developing Asia ‘Left Behind’ Read MoreTrade between China and Norway soared to record levels in the first three months of 2011 despite a diplomatic row over the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed …
Norway-China Trade up – Despite Nobel Spat Read MoreTwo Swedish men, arrested in 2009, have been jailed for life for running a cybersex operation in the Philippines. A court in the southern Philippines found Bo Stefan Sederholm, 31, …
Two Swedes Get Life Sentence for Human Trafficking Read MoreAfrican cleaners, Nepalese waiters, Estonian snow-shovellers, Thai cosmetologists, Balkan taxi drivers and Polish construction workers all work long hours in Finland, and many of them do so with low pay.Many …
Finland Attracts Cheap Labour from Abroad Read MoreDHI, an independent, consulting and research organisation from Denmark spanning the globe belongs to those that do not make much noise but nevertheless play instrumental roles within business and society, …
DHI Instrumental for Singapore’s Environmental Protection Improvements Read MoreA Swede and two Norwegians were detained in Copenhagen on Saturday after a mid-air brawl prompted the captain to make an unscheduled landing in the Danish capital. The men, who …
Fighting Scandinavians Force Plane to Land Read MoreThe announcement that Swedish automaker Saab has reached a partnership with Chinese firm Hawtai Auto group should offer no comfort to the workforce. The deal provides no long-term security for …
Saab Deal Paves Way for Job Cuts, Outsourcing Read MoreDr Charles Randquist, a board-certified plastic surgeon who is a member of Sweden’s Association of Plastic Surgeons and Association for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, said Gummy Bear implants are firmer and …
Breast Surgery: Salient Issues to Consider Read MoreVarious of the Group’s business units operating in Singapore can look forward to benefits under the new Maritime Singapore Green Initiative.One of Maersk Line’s strategic focus areas is leadership on …
Maersk: Business Benefits from Focus on Environment Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy led by Ambassador Eivind S. Homme took part in the Business for Environment (B4E) Conference in Jakarta April 28- 29th. The B4E is the world’s most important …
The Norwegian Embassy in Indonesia Participates in B4E Read MoreThe idea behind the website is to communicate what REDD+ or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation is and to inform national stakeholders through as many channels as possible. …
Indonesian Website Launched with Norwegian Support Read MoreThe Norwegian-Indonesian joint venture PT Timur Ship Management officially opened its offices for business in Jakarta on April 27th 2011. The opening took place in the presence of the Thome …
Ship Management Open for Business Read MoreSaab’s new partner Hawtai on Friday defended itself against claims reportedly made by a top Swedish diplomat that raised doubts about the Chinese automaker’s ability to salvage the Swedish car …
Saab, Hawtai Rebuff Embassy Criticism Read MoreNorway used to be China’s top fresh salmon supplier, sending steadily growing volumes to exclusive restaurants in Beijing and Shanghai.But since the Norwegian Nobel (News – Alert) Committee gave the …
Norway Feels Sting of China’s Nobel Anger Read MoreSaab’s new partner Hawtai has inflated its production figures and changed chief executives numerous times over the past years, the Swedish embassy in Beijing warned in an internal report quoted …
Embassy Doubts over Saab’s Chinese Saviour Read MoreOn May 1, Danish Ambassador to China Friis Arne Petersen participated in the opening ceremony of a new Flügger retail store in the East Red Star Macalline Shopping Mall in …
Ambassador Opens Flügger Store in Beijing Read MoreDenmark’s biggest work wear producer opens one more sewing factory and brings new technology to Vietnam to secure a massive increase in capacity The Danish work wear producer Mascot International …
Mascot Plans to Hire 1.300 Extra Workers in Vietnam Read MoreThe National Water and Sanitation Week 2011 was launched on 26 April in the Dien Bien province – one of the poorest provinces in the country – in order to …
Better Access to Safe Water and Sanitation Read MoreFollowing the successful pilot between Sydfyns Trælegetøj ApS and SD Toys Private Enterprise, the Embassy of Denmark has approved a new grant of DKK 1,000,000 to support the partners in …
Danish Toy Production Gets B2B Grant Read MoreNorwegian telecom operator Telenor announced Wednesday that first quarter revenue grew 7.8 percent, led by strong gains in its subscriber base in India and Asia, while increased competition hurt gains …
Asia Helps Telenor to 7 % Growth in Q1 Read MoreIt pays A.P. Moller – Maersk to meet Singapore’s new green guidelines. Singapore, home of the world’s second busiest port, has just launched the Maritime Singapore’s Green Initiative, which includes …
Maersk Gets Discount for Wasting Less Read More