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The Swede Per Bruun and Keong Loh have been appointed by Tribal DDB China as Digital Strategist and Director of Operations respectively to strengthen its digital operations in Shanghai. In …
Tribal DDB Gets Swedish Director Read MoreThe Danish non-profit organization INDEX: announced a pioneering partnership model with three of the world’s leading design capitals. This innovative alliance will raise awareness of design as a significant way …
Launches Partnership with Helsinki, Singapore and Copenhagen Read MoreZTE Corp. has won a landmark contract with Hi3G Access AB in Sweden and Denmark to roll out what could be the first dual-mode 4G networks that support both Long …
ZTE Scores Deals in Sweden and Denmark Read MoreThe Norwegian Finance Ministry sets the investment mandate for the fund, which held 2.4 billion Norwegian crowns ($428.7 million) worth of palm oil-related stocks in its portfolio as of end-2010. The …
Oil Fund to Keep Investing in Palm Planters Read MoreThe seminar featured opening speeches from The Danish Ambassador John Nielsen and the Vietnamese Vice-Minister for Trade and Industry Tran Tuan Anh. Subsequently the participants were able to benefit from …
Vietnam – Denmark Partnership in the Textile and Garment Industry Read MoreThe ceremony was attended by the vice chairman of the Hanoi People Committee, the director of the Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs as well as Ambassador John Nielsen …
Improvement of the Reintegration of Former Drug Addicts into Society Read MoreThai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting was held 21 March at Sheraton Grande Hotel. A number of new board members were elected or re-elected at the meeting in which …
New Board Members of TNCC Read MoreTo celebrate the Danish Oscar film “In a Better World”, the Royal Danish Embassy hosted a successful and glamorous screening of the film. The special invited guests were all dressed …
Celebration the Danish Oscar Film “In a Better World” Read MoreAn earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale and 10 km depth struck close to he Thai border in Myanmar on 24th March. There are reports of a number …
Norway Supports Mapping of Seismic Activity in Myanmar Read MoreModerators chose to erase an image posted on the Swedish underwear giant Björn Borg’s Facebook page, after deeming the contents to be pornographic. The image shows two naked men in …
Naked Scandinavians too Much for Facebook Read MoreTransport company DB Schenker has stopped delivering goods to Saab Automobile because they haven’t gotten paid by the Swedish automaker.Rather than shipping supplies to Saab’s Trollhättan factory, DB Schenker is …
Unpaid Bills Halt Saab Car Production Read MoreAccording to reports in Thailand, Newin Chidchob, the owner of Buriram PEA who are currently leading the Thai Premier League, is trying to get City to face the Gunners to …
Leicester City to Play Against Arsenal in Thailand Read MoreSwedish Minister for Social Affairs Göran Hägglund will visit Malaysia and Indonesia on April 4 – 7, 2011. Mr. Hägglund will lead a delegation of fifteen Swedish companies operating in …
Swedish Minister to Visit Malaysia and Indonesia Read MoreThe situation for the stranded tourists from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland on Koh Samui, Koh Pangnan and Koh Tao stabilized during Thursday. The rain has stopped but it is …
Flooding Situation in Thailand Better Read MoreSome 1,000 people, including 900 engineers, will be hired in Sweden, while 200 new employees will be hired to work at Volvo’s largest plant in Ghent, Belgium. Volvo cars employed …
Volvo Plans to Hire 1,200 new Staff Read MoreNo big welcome, just a normal hotel room with two windows, no filming or direct broadcasting the show are among the requests of Bob Dylan when for when he comes …
Bob Dylan’s Simple Requests to Come to Asia and Denmark Read MoreVietnam and Norway should expedite state visits and information and experience exchanges between legislators to boost co-operation between the countries’ legislative bodies, said National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong. …
Vietnam, Norway Look for Stronger Legislative Ties Read MoreSwedish veteran Asia reporter Bertil Lintner had his computers and mobile phone taken away and investigated when he arrived at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport in Sweden last week on 23 march …
Swedish Police Checks Passengers Computers Read MorePrime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva visited flood victims in Nakhon Si Thammarat Wednesday morning.He was accompanied by PM’s Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey. They Left on an Army plane, which took off …
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Visited Flood Victims Read MoreThere was no let up to the heavy rain and associated flooding across southern Thailand on Tuesday, disrupting transport, tourism and day-to-day business. The National Disaster Warning Centre forecast is …
Torrential Rain, Rising Waters Down South Read More“It’s all a mess.” was the first Finn Rasmussen said, owner of the ‘Europa café’ in Krabi on the phone earlier today. Henrik Enevoldsen, also owner, adds “At the end …
Tourists stuck in Krabi Read MoreMany are stuck at the small island because of the storm and flooding preventing boats from sailing out from the island. Yesterday it only succeded Bangkok Airways to land two …
Hangar Ship To Rescue Tourists and Locals Read MoreToday, the Danish Embassy officially launches its Sina microblog with a design competition. The price is an exclusive tour of the residence of Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen. Since the Danish …
Danish Embassy Launces Microblog Read MoreThe book “Training of Trainer on Climate Change” was just introduced in Hanoi on March 23, 2011. This is an activity of the project “Capacity Building on Climate Change for …
Introduction of a New Book on Climate Change Read MoreWith the closure of a flagship Barbie concept store in Shanghai this month, the American doll has sashayed her way out of the Chinese high street and turned her back …
Barbie Humbled by China Read MoreCompanies should do more to report their impact on nature to help curb damage that drains trillions of dollars a year from the world economy, a leading U.N. expert said …
“Greener” Corporate Accounts Urged to Aid Nature Read MoreThe numbers of asylum seekers trying to enter wealthy countries dropped in 2010, especially in southern Europe where the flow mainly from Africa or Asia fell by a third, the …
Asylum Seeker Boom in Sweden and Denmark Read MoreAmuch delayed presidential decree to enforce a moratorium on new forest concessions will be issued next month, an official said recently. The two-year moratorium on granting concessions in peatland and …
Indonesia to Issue Long Overdue Forests Decree Read MoreThe Danish embassy held a seminar in Hanoi on March 28 to discuss cooperative opportunities between Vietnam and Denmark in the garment and textile sector. The seminar also aimed to …
Vietnam, Denmark Strengthen Garment and Textile Cooperation 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 …
Your Dreams for the Future to be Shared and Listened Read MoreThousands of tourists were stranded as flights to and from Samui island were cancelled on Monday due to unusual heavy rain and strong winds that battered one of Asia’s famous …
Tourists Stranded in Koh Samui Read MoreThe Food and Drug Administration has banned imports of Japanese sweet potatoes after a shipment was found to be contaminated with a radioactive substance. FDA chief Pipat Yingseri said the …
Radioactive Iodine Found in Imported Sweet Potatoes Read MoreThe tremors which followed the earthquake in Burma on Thursday and were felt in parts of Thailand were separate earthquakes whose epicentres were in northern Thailand, not aftershocks of the …
Thai Tremors not Burmese Aftershocks Read MoreIndonesia Norway Business Council (INBC) and Danish Business Association (DBA) had their first joined meeting in 2011 at Kristal Hotel on 22nd March. Special thank to Maersk Line who was …
INBC/DBA First Joint Meeting on Infrastructural Challenges Read MoreThe Malaysian – Swedish Business Association (MASBA) held the Monthly Pub Evening on 10th March at The Ronnie Q Pub. It was a great evening. Almost 50 members attended. …
MASBA Pub Evening in March Read MoreBy Andreas Fruensgaard After two years of hard work, the collaboration between Denmark’s Niels Brock Business College and the Chinese Wenzhou University now finally looks set to go forward. The …
Niels Brock Expands in China Again Read MoreDesigner graduates in Tsinghua University received the scholarship from the world biggest fur auction house on the weekend. Two A-class graduates from the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University …
Graduates Step Into Danish Fur World Read MoreBeijing’s premiere guzheng (zither) musician Ji Wei will release her new and timely album Spring soon. Her passion for, and commitment to, music ?and to bringing ancient Chinese sounds to …
Plays Heartstrings With a Little Help From a Swede Read MoreMedium-rise buildings of two to 10 floors tend to face more risk of damage from earthquakes than taller structures, says a highrise consulting engineer. The reason is that buildings with …
Mid-rise Buildings Risky Read MoreHotel operators in the northern provinces expect only a brief impact on the tourism business following Thursday night’s earthquake. The event would shake the confidence of tourists, particularly local travellers, …
Northern Hotels Expect Short-lived Impact Read MoreA Danish court on Friday jailed a Somali Islamist for nine years and told him that he would then be kicked back to his homeland for trying to butcher a cartoonist …
Danish Cartoonist’s Attacker Jailed Nine Years Read MoreRetired Swedish golf legend Annika Sorenstam gave birth to a son, William Nicholas McGee, who arrived earlier than expected, she announced on her Twitter microblogging website. Retired Swedish golf legend …
Retired Swedish Golf Legend Gave Birth to a Son Read MoreKids are capable of “thinking big” and making a difference in the lives of other people. This is clearly demonstrated by the work of Kids Action for Kids, a small …
Children a World Apart Help the Afflicted Read MoreThe big, strong vikings, singing and dancing, swinging their beer mugs, were at the centre of this year’s annual Viking Party on the Saigon River in HCMC this weekend, Saturday …
Party with Big Strong Saigon Vikings Read MoreFLSmidth tells that the company 25 March has signed a contract in Jakarta worth in excess of USD 135 million with PT Adaro Indonesia to supply material handling equipment to …
FLSmidth Wins Multimillion Dollar Project in Indonesia Read More
It was the first networking party of the Danish Network in Hua Hin on 25th March 2011. The party was held at Mondo Vino who also arranged the fantastic buffet, …
Debut Party of Danish Network in Hua Hin Read MoreFishing companies from Norway to Indonesia may benefit from an increase in demand from Japan, where radiation released by a crippled nuclear plant has been detected in the ocean and the …
Fish Radiation Fears May Help Norwegian Exports Read MoreThe Danish export to China was increased by 17 percent in 2010, and in the last five years the export has more than doubled. In 2010, Chinese consumers and companies bought …
Denmark Reaches Record High Export Level to China Read MoreThe death toll from the earthquake in Burma is much greater than feared with more than 150 people killed in the disaster, eyewitness reports suggest. Puenkham Payakwong, a Tachilek native …
Burmese Quake Toll ‘Over 150’ Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is to adopt a high-profile presence at the North America Golf Tourism Convention to be organised by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators …
TAT Steps Ups Promotions for Golf in Thailand Read More