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IBM Corp. has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations that it bribed Chinese and South Korean government officials for more than a decade to win contracts. The Securities …
IBM Agrees to Settle China, S.Korea Bribery Case Read MoreAir China will fly between Beijing and Stockholm daily beginning March 30th, the airline says. “Air China is increasing its flights from five days a week to every day beginning …
Air China to Fly Beijing Stockholm Every Day Read MoreLelo of Sweden, a high-end sex vibrator brand, is targeting sales of 30 million yuan ($4.6 million) to 50 million yuan in China for 2011, compared with sales of 10 …
Swedes Selling Sex Vibrators in China Read MoreChinese companies have to develop into truly world-class brands in order for China is to achieve its future economic ambitions”, Danish Martin Roll, business and brand strategist at the Martin …
China Have to Develop World-class Brands Read More73 persons from the BtB Network Arkitec are visiting Vietnam from March 24.The tour is planned to provide new inspiration for both Danes and Vietnamese about town planning. According to …
73 Danish Architects and Constructors Visiting Vietnam Read MoreThe great-granddaughter of former president Suharto allegedly used drugs in the company of a National Police officer because she “felt safe,” said the Jakarta Police on Monday. According to police, …
Suharto`s Great-granddaughter Used Narko with Police Officer Read MoreThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working on a plan to make one visa for all of ASEAN in the same way Europe’s unified visa system works, eports …
One Visa for All Asean Countries Read MoreWhatever happened to Volvo? That is a question that many fans of the Swedish car brand, virtually synonymous with safe driving, are asking these days as the company grapples with …
Volvo No Longer Trying To Be Mr. Safe Guy Read MoreDenmark is a pioneer of clean technology. For example, the country generated 22% of its electricity from wind power last year (more than any other nation) and plans to achieve …
Why is Denmark Suited to the Pioneer Clean Technology? Read MoreThe B2B Programme in Vietnam has applied an extended approach to the theme of labour relations in order to contribute to setting high standards in Vietnam. It is required that all …
Labour Relations Part of the B2B Programme Read MoreThe Ambassador of Sweden Mr Staffan Herrström calls on the Vietnamese children to join the writing contest on the rights of the child, emphasising that this is an opportunity for …
Children of Vietnam Invited to Share Their Dreams Read MoreIt was a day filled with fun and runs for Swedish and Norwegian families in Singapore. Organised by the Norwegian Seamen’s Church and the Church of Swedish in Singapore, the …
Fun with Swedish and Norwegian Families Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea is looking to expand further into China, its shopping centre development arm said Thursday, beyond three new malls already announced in major Chinese cities. Inter Ikea …
Ikea Eyes Further Expansion in China Read MoreA while back we heard that HTC wanted to take a cue from the book of Apple and other manufacturer’s by opening their own chain of retail stores geared specifically …
HTC Opens First Concept Store in Denmark Read MoreNorwegian People’s Aid’s work in Cambodia has reduced the number of landmine accidents, the Secretary-General of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority told the Norwegian ambassador during her visit to Norwegian …
Ambassador Told of Reduction in Landmine Accidents Read MoreSteady and good cooperation relations with China gives Danish research a strategic lead in gene research. 60 million DKK is invested in a great research project on genetics in Denmark.“The …
Huge Chinese Investment in Danish Research Read MoreAn earthquake with the magnitude of 8.9 occurred near Coast of Honshu, JAPAN at 01:46PM (Philippine Time) 11 March 2011. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center sea level monitoring stations confirmed …
Update on the Radiation Situation Read MoreI remembered growing up doing the same while enjoying different cultures at different diplomatic postings.Regarding the punctuality in this country has not frustrated me a bit…knock on wood for business …
My Jakarta: Erica Sauer, Wife of Finnish Ambassador Read MoreThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed the Finn Maunu von Lueders as Regional Vice President for Asia-Pacific based in Singapore. Asia-Pacific is the world’s largest aviation market. Its …
IATA Appoints Finnish Asia Pacific VP Read MoreScandinavian airline SAS has offered its Scandinavian employees and their families who are posted in Japan the option to return home, due to the uncertain situation following Friday’s earthquake and …
SAS Offers Staff Option To Leave Japan Read MoreCompanies from Denmark and China topped the 2010 list as the world’s largest wind turbine manufactures. According to a new survey made by MAKE Consulting Danish Vestas still holds the …
Holds the Two Biggest Turbine Producers in the World Read MoreNorwegian oil and gas firm Statoil said on Friday it had signed a memorandrum of understanding on collaboration with Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP). “Through this MoU, we extend …
Statoil Signs MoU With Thailand’s PTTEP Read MoreFrom a customer’s perspective, it ain’t pretty. The Truth About IKEA, a new book by Johan Stenebo, has been a bestseller in his native Sweden and is now available on …
5 Ways Ikea Seduces Customers Read MoreThe Royal Thai Air Force has now commenced flights from the new Gripen base in Surat Thani in southern Thailand. The first flight on the morning of 15 March was …
First Flight for New “Thai” Gripen Fighter Read MoreThe Khanh Hoa province, in which aquaculture and tourism are the key sectors that provide major employment, is going to benefit from the support to innovations in the export value …
Danish Support to the Khanh Hoa Province Read MoreAn in-depth fisheries sector economic study has been undertaken by the Central Institute for Economic Management, a leading national economic think tank in Vietnam, together with experts from the University …
Danish Success in the Fisheries Sector Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy organized a gathering on March 10, 2011 with representatives from several Norwegian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) with activities in Vietnam and Laos. The meeting also included a fieldtrip …
Norwegian NGOs Gathered in Hanoi Read MoreBy Stephen Frost, Bangkok International Associates The rule that foreigners staying in Thailand must report their address to the Immigration Bureau every 90 days has been changed slightl. Reporting by …
90 Days Reporting Rule for Foreigners Changed Read MoreRatchasuwan Phaenprom was the luckiest participant who got the free Air Berlin ticket at Nordic Chamber Networking on 16th March 2011. She expressed her feeling: “My friend invites me to …
Won Free Air Berlin Ticket Read MoreMale foreigners who arrive in Cambodia will have to be under the age of 50 if they want to marry a Cambodian woman. Foreigners who earn less than $2,550 per …
Cambodia Sets Age Limit for Foreign Husbands Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark is announcing three Danish delegations coming to Vietnam from 28th March to 2nd April. These include a business delegation of 11companies in the water industry, 20 …
Danish Business Week in Vietnam 28 March to 2 April Read MoreVietnam and Denmark have signed an agreement which will extend Danish support to a joint climate change research project through 2013. Up to three projects will be selected for funding …
Vietnam and Denmark Sign Research Agreement Read MoreSophie Paris, Asia’s leading direct selling Fashion Company which started operating in Vietnam in November 2010, has already taken the city’s fashion enthusiasts by storm. “We are thrilled to see …
Sophie Paris Takes Vietnam by Storm Read MoreMedical experts, practitioners and scientists of Vietnam and Sweden gathered at the National Hospital of Paediatrics in Hanoi on 16 March to recall the outstanding achievements recorded over the past …
National Hospital for Paediatrics – a Sustainable Result Read More“The role of planning is different in a market economy compared to central planning. There are key functions for the State also in a market economy like the Swedish one. …
Sweden Supports Institutional Visioning Process Read MoreBeing a passionate cyclist most likely means having endured the frustration of an ice-cold, snowy winter when the only thing you wanted to do was to pull out your bike …
Can Gaming Get You As Fit As Cycling? Read MoreSweden’s Volvo Group, the world’s second biggest truckmaker, said Tuesday it was halting the operations of its Japanese subsidiary UD Trucks until next Monday amid growing fears of radiation from …
Radiation Fears Promt Volvo / UD Shut Down in Japan Read MoreAn Australian blogger with a passion for Saab cars who, in the words of Saab board chair Victor Muller “played a key role in saving Saab” has been rewarded with …
Saab Hires Aussie Who ‘saved’ the Car Read MoreIkea and H&M are among a slew of Nordic firms who on Wednesday offered to help their Japanese employees to leave Tokyo and relocate further south due to growing fears …
Swedish Firms Help Staff Leave Tokyo Read MoreIn a press release March 10 2011 Opera Software announces that it has reached an agreement to establish a joint venture with the Chinese mobile phone distributor Telling Telecom Development …
Joint Venture Between Opera and Telling Telecom Read MoreChinese regulators have approved Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s Victoza drug for treatment of type 2 diabetes, the company said on Tuesday. “Novo Nordisk expects to launch Victoza in China in …
Novo Nordisk Says China Approves its Victoza Drug Read MoreSaxo Capital Markets, the Asia Pacific subsidiary of a leading Copenhagen-headquartered online trading and investment specialist Saxo Bank A/S, today announced the launch of the firm’s fourth office in Asia, …
Saxo Capital Opens Office in Hong Kong Read MoreAfter several years of scandals involving guest workers imported to Sweden to pick berries in the north of the country, the Swedish human rights and corporate social responsibility watchdog Swedwatch …
Berry Picker Plight Examined by Rights Group Read MoreAll Finnish citizens who were in Japan on Friday when the country was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami have been accounted for. A list maintained by the Ministry …
All Finns in Japan Accounted For Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in cooperation with the Malaysian-Swedish Business Association and Swedish Trade Council have the privilege to invite you to the Sweden Malaysia Nobel Gala Dinner The Nobel Gala …
Invitation to Sweden Malaysia Nobel Gala Dinner Read MoreCarlsberg has been announced as the only beer brand to win Gold at the 2011 Putra Awards. Euro RSCG Kuala Lumpur is the advertising agency behind the recent campaign, “Stories.” …
Carlsberg Gets Gold at Putra Awards Read MorePandora comes out of 2010 with a turnover of 6.666 million Danish kroner. which surprised the market. According to SME Direkt market expectation was 6.388 million Danish kroner. The profit …
Pandora Exceeds Market Expectations Read MorePolice in Indonesia are investigating the fatal shooting of a Norwegian national, who was visiting his home town in Aceh. Police are still searching for the shooter. Jakarta Globe reporting …
Norwegian National Gunned Down in Indonesia Read MoreThe founder of ØK, (EAC), Hans Niels Andersen (1852-1937) is a fascinating and impressive figure in Danish and Siamese shipping and industrial history, but I have been hesitant writing about him. …
H.N. Andersen: Myths & Realities Read More
Between now and when hotelier Jonas Sjöstedt first arrived to Phuket back in 1998 as a charter tour guide, the island’s tourism and overall development has been dramatic. Meanwhile the …
Hotelier Jonas: High Quality Puts Patong on the World Map Read More