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The Danish company Centre for Recirculation and its Chinese partner Beijing Jingpuyuan Bio-engineering Co. Ltd have been working on several waste water treatment projects in different provinces in China. With …
B2B Project Helps Cleaning Water Read MoreMr. Bernhard Arp Sindberg, a Danish citizen who helped save of thousands of Chinese citizens during the Nanjing Massacre, was commemorated at two events in Nanjing. In the morning on 16th …
Commemorates Sindbergs 100 Years Birthday Read MorePrime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met Ambassador John Nielsen of Denmark in Ha Noi yesterday, Feb 16. In a meeting with Danish Ambassador John Nielsen, who recently took office in …
PM meet New Danish Ambassador Read MoreAPM Terminals open new big port facilities in Vietnam. The port facilities will be the first in Vietnam with a capacity to handle the world’s largest container vessels of 11,000 …
APM Open Vietnam’s Largest Container Terminal Read MoreMaersk Drilling has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Singapore fabricator Keppel Fels for the construction of two high-capacity, ultra-harsh environment jack-up drilling rigs, as earlier reported by Upstream. The …
Maersk in Newbuild Orders Read MoreThailand’s first low-carbon and eco-friendly community, similar to Samso Island in Denmark and Pulau Ubin off Singapore, is taking shape on Phaluai island in Surat Thani. Koh Phaluai, 20 kilometres …
Glimpse of the Future Read MoreReporting on the case the Norwegian online newspaper, VG Nett tells that surveillance photos from The Hotel Waterfront shows Sven-Erik Berger and his fiancee Karen Castro Esdrelon check into the …
Surveillance Photos Gives Alibi Read MoreThe Malaysia Norwegian Business Council (MNBC) held the Waterhole Networking Session on 10 February 2011. About 100 guests gathered at the Norwegian’s Ambassador residence. At the session, Ambassador Arild …
Norwegian Companies Help Malaysian Children Read MoreAsian Legal Business today announced the Norwegian law firm Wikborg Rein with offices in both Singapore and Shanghai as one of the 30 fastest growing law firms in Asia. (http://asia.legalbusinessonline.com/) Managing …
Norwegian Law Firm Among Asia’s Fastest Growing Read MoreSven-Erik Berger and his fiancee who were charged yesterday by the police with kidnapping and homicide were telling the truth when they said they were in Cebu City in the …
The Norwegian Has Strong Alibi Read MoreTwo US-made jet fighters crashed Monday during a joint Thai-US military exercise in Thailand, officials said. It was not immediately clear if there were casualties. ‘We lost contact with the …
Thai Jet Fighters Crash in Exercise Read MoreThe Norwegian offshore drilling firm Seadrill has come under renewed scrutiny from activists for conducting offshore drilling activities in Burma. According to Burma’s state owned the New Light of Myanmar, …
Norway’s Seadrill Under Fire for Burma Project Read MoreMyanmar’s media in exile, long a thorn in the side of the ruling generals, are being squeezed by funding cuts that some blame on a change in policy by Western …
Myanmar’s Media in Exile Facing Funding Crunch Read MoreIn recent years Egypt has become a very popular holiday destination for Swedish Tourists. About 200,000 Scandinavians visit Egypt every year. More and more travel companies in Sweden say that …
People’s Travel Habbits Will Not Change Much Read MoreWhile Swedes no longer take to Viking longboats in search of foreign booty, research shows they remain adept at bringing back trophies of love from their adventures abroad, The Viking …
Swedes Still keen on Finding Love Abroad Read MoreThe Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore installed its first female priest at a service on Febuary 15. The service was attended by more than 100 members of the Danish community …
New Priest Installed at Danish Seamen’s Church Read MoreSven-Erik Berger and his fiancee Karen Castro Esdrelon now have seven days to prove their innocence.”It was as expected and this is getting really uncomfortable. This should never end in …
The Norwegian and his Fiancee now Formally Murder Charged Read MoreWhile his office is still “ironing out” a formal complaint, the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) director said yesterday he is “morally convinced” the police caught the right couple for …
Did Police Get Right Couple? Read MoreAmbassador Tomas Anker Christensen, Under Secretary at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visits China to meet with Chinese officials and business leaders to promote the initiative Global Green Growth …
Danish Ambassador Talks Global Green Forum Read MoreThe House of the Danish Industry Foundation in Beijing, China, which is completed in a few years, is a great representative for future sustainable buildings in China. The House …
An Exceptional Platform for Danish Industry in China Read MoreAn influenza A/H1N1 vaccine found to increase risk of a sleeping disorder among children is yet to be sold in Vietnam, a health official said Thursday. Nguyen Van Binh, chief …
Swine flu vaccine causing sleep disorder not sold in Vietnam Read MoreSven-Erik Berger, 49 and fiancee Karen Esdrelon, 24 believe witnesses are lying and arguing the police did not allow them to prove their innocence, according to the Norwegian online newspaper, …
The Arrested Couple Claims Innocence Read MoreJohnny Boye Frendø from Denmark was hit by a car on Friday when bicycling between Phuket town and Patong beach. One of his friends, Ecco Ravesloot happened to be near …
Dane in Critical Condition after Accident in Phuket Read MoreThe start of the Year of the Rabbit is getting Western designers all excited about using the bunny theme. You certainly will not see a Bunny Girl walking around, but …
Pilgrim Hopping on the Band Wagon Read MorePolice arrested the Norwegian, Sven Erik Berger, 49 and his Philippine girlfriend, Karen Castro Esdrelon, 24 at the Mactan airport last Saturday night, after seeing their resemblance to the sketches …
Norwegian held for murder of 6 year-old girl Read MoreTwo Swedish politicians, Urban Ahlin and Olle Thorell, visited last week the Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi in the home where she was held in custody for many …
Swedish Social Democrats Meet Aung San Suu Kyi Read MoreKhun Charnchai Charuvastr, Vice President of the Danish-Thai Chamber, passed away on Friday 11 February 2011 from a heart attack. He was 65. President Peter E. Romhild, writes the following …
Khun Charnchai Charuvastr, Vice President of the Danish-Thai Chamber, Passed Away Read MoreWith Singapore Formula 1 GP Night Race around the corner, Carlsberg launches its integrated marketing campaign entitled Carlsberg Best Night Experience.Carlsberg is giving a chance to win the Best NIght …
New Carlsberg Campaign for Singapore F1 GP Read MoreGuillaume Drillet works with copepods. He looks at them under his microscope, millions of little crustaceans, swimming around themselves and each other and he writes down what they do, how …
Singapore Scientist Wins Prestigious Danish Award Read MorePär Kjellin, the CEO of leading Swedish travel package operator Apollo, has argued that travel and tourism to countries with authoritarian regimes helps to undermine them. Kjellin argued on Thursday …
‘Travel to Dictatorships Helps Destroy Them’: CEO Read MoreBurma’s new government under Prime Minister Thein Sein must put an end to the former military junta’s despicable policy of imprisoning independent journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. …
Burmese Video Journalist Given 13 Years in Jail Read MoreThe health department in Hanoi has had no reported cases of narcolepsy after the World Health Organization introduced the Pandemrix-vaccination. According to Nguyen Nhat Cam, from the Preventive Medicine Center …
No Cases After H1N1 Vaccination in Vietnam Read MoreWorld-leading mobile phone company Nokia is “standing on a burning platform,” surrounded by a “blazing fire” of competition, new company head Stephen Elop said in an internal memo obtained by …
Nokia ‘On a Burning Platform,’ CEO Warns in Memo Read MoreAmbassador Mikael H. Winther participated recently in the opening of the Danish company Pressalits new factory in Thailand, which more specificly is located in the Amata City Industry Park in …
With a Little Help From the Ambassador Read MoreThe man behind the new shop in Hua Hin is the 51 year old Ole Frendesen. Back in Denmark, the dynamic businessman has sold Kvik kitchens from his own shop for …
The Right to a Cool Kitchen Read MoreNorwegian Embassy in Bangkok one early morning. Consul Birgit Brantenberg has hardly reached her desk, before the phone starts ringing. It is a fellow Norwegian desperately begging to borrow money …
Weddings, Deaths and Everything In Between Read MoreSwedish Minister of Defence, Mr. Sten Tolgfors, has paid a visit to Singapore. He met his colleague, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Mr. Teo Chee Hean, as well …
Visit by Minister of the Swedish Defence Read MoreThe Swedish royal couple, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia are currently visiting Thailand. On Thursday February 10, 2011 the Royals attended the 100 year Jubilee of the National Scout Organisation …
Swedish Royal Couple Visiting Thailand Read MoreSince 1999 Norway and Vietnam have cooperated on the project to establish and implement the Vietnamese Fisheries Law. The last annual meeting for phase 2 of the project was held …
The Fisheries Law: Bringing It to Life Read More
Thailand continues to attract more Danish tourists. Among the Nordic countries, Denmark and Norway were sending more tourists to Thailand in 2010. Sweden and Finland declined in numbers. According to …
Denmark Had the Largest Increase of Nordic Tourists to Thailand Read MoreVietnam has recorded 96 cases of influenza A/H1N1 infection, including one death, since the beginning of this year, the Department of Preventive Health reported Tuesday according to Thanh Nien News. Hanoi …
New Cases of Swine Flu in Vietnam Read MoreFirst Lady Michelle Obama appeared on NBC’s “Today” Show this morning to discuss topics ranging from Egypt’s uprising to Sasha and Malia’s non-existent Facebook accounts. But the important question: Did …
First Lady Wears Cheap Swedish H&M Dress Read MoreVoting in advance in the Finnish parliamentary elections 2011 is possible in Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya. In Lao PDR voting takes place in Vientiane and in Cambodia in Phnom Penh. …
Vote in Finnish Elections Read MoreLess than a week after his election, Bo Lundqvist – the new President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines – is now actively exploring ways to improve the SSP. One of …
A More Visible Scandinavian Society Read More2010 was a great year for the Danish fashion industry. Not only did the industry reach a record high export level, increasing its export earnings by 11,4 %, it also …
Growing Chinese Interest for Danish Fasion Read MoreWärtsilä Corporation Changes in management 10 February 2011 at 9.30 a.m. EET Wärtsilä’s Board of Directors has appointed Mr Björn Rosengren M.Sc. (Tech.), born 1959, as the new President and …
Wärtsilä Finds New CEO in China Read More
Maersk Line lost money every day for almost a year. Michel Deleuran, Sr. Vice President Maersk Line, explained at a Nordic Chambers Dinner Talk on Tuesday 08 February 2011 how …
How Maersk Got Back to Making Money Again Read MoreThe National Danish Performance Team visited Saturday 5 February 2011 the International Overseas Family School in Singapore showing the Singaporeans the best of Danish gymnastics. The performance at the Overseas …
Danish Gymnasts Visits Overseas Family School in Singapore Read MoreThe Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2011. To mark the occasion, the Chamber will award a HK$100,000 Anniversary Internship Grant to a recently …
Swedcham in Hong Kong 25th Anniversary Internship Grant Read MoreThe Swedish official visit to Indonesia ended February 8. The meetings had focused on environmental issues. Both Sweden and Indonesia recognize the need for green technology in order to deal …
Successful Swedish Visit to Indonesia Read More