SAS: Same-Sex Wedding in The Air
Scandinavian Airlines today became the first airline in the world to carry out both a gay and lesbian wedding in the air onboard SK903 between Stockholm and New York. The …
SAS: Same-Sex Wedding in The Air Read MoreDanish Furniture Company Expands in Asia
The company known for designer furniture has had a bit of a rough path in Denmark after the economical crisis with several stores going bankrupt. But the interim financial statements …
Danish Furniture Company Expands in Asia Read MoreBjörn Tarras-Wahlberg Marries in Thailand
The 67-year-old Secretary General of the World Taxpayers Association, Björn Tarras-Wahlberg, has married 41-year-old thai Pancahnok in Thailand. Pancahnok is a well-known TV reporter in Thailand working for Thai Channel …
Björn Tarras-Wahlberg Marries in Thailand Read More+plus / Cambodia / China / Denmark / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam
Denmark to Help Foreigners Settle in Denmark
Foreigners could settle faster and easier in Denmark if they were actively assisted with the many practical aspects of relocating to Denmark. Relocation and orientation assistance would also make Denmark …
Denmark to Help Foreigners Settle in Denmark Read MoreThaksin to attend Human Rights Hearing in US
Thailand’s ousted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra will visit the United States next week to testify on alleged human rights violations during Bangkok’s deadly April-May political demonstrations after having been invited by …
Thaksin to attend Human Rights Hearing in US Read MoreVolvo’s Owner Geely Now Selling Cars Online
China’s Geely Automobile Holdings, the new owner of Swedish car maker Volvo, will start selling vehicles on China’s largest retail website Taobao later this month. The online store, which was …
Volvo’s Owner Geely Now Selling Cars Online Read MoreStudy in Denmark With a Scholarship
Chinese students can apply for up to 10 months of fully financed studies in Denmark including free tuition and a monthly allowance of 5,000 Danish Kroner. In accordance with the …
Study in Denmark With a Scholarship Read MoreFinland Promotes Education Strategies
Viet Nam News spoke to Finnish Ambassador Pekka Hyvonen on the occasion of his country’s National Day today. Finland is a world leader in terms of clean energy and environmental …
Finland Promotes Education Strategies Read MoreTwo Cambodian Phone Operators Merge
Two Cambodian mobile phone companies announced Monday they would merge their operations, the first of a number of consolidations expected in the country’s overcrowded mobile telecoms market.Latelz Co Ltd, a …
Two Cambodian Phone Operators Merge Read MoreCabin Crew Union Reject Settlement Proposal
The Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) has rejected a settlement proposal on the collective agreement of Finnair’s cabin staff. The cabin crew strike will continue and no date has been …
Cabin Crew Union Reject Settlement Proposal Read MoreRichest Person in Switzerland – a Swede
The 300 wealthiest residents in Switzerland got richer in 2010, with their assets increasing by 21 billion francs (16 billion euros, 21 billion dollars) from a year ago, according to …
Richest Person in Switzerland – a Swede Read MoreEricsson Acquires Chinese Firm for $50 million
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said Wednesday it has signed an agreement to acquire Guangdong Nortel Telecommunication Equipment Company Ltd for 50 million dollars. “We are very happy to welcome …
Ericsson Acquires Chinese Firm for $50 million Read MoreFinnair Cancel Flight to Phuket
Finnair has announced that it will continue to operate holiday flights, despite a strike by the company’s own cabin crews. As of Saturday, the only cancellation was a flight from …
Finnair Cancel Flight to Phuket Read MoreSEB to Open in HK Mid-2011
With the Asian market increasingly attracting Nordic and German clients, SEB intends to open an office in mid-2011 in one of the region’s major financial hubs – Hong Kong. “Hong …
SEB to Open in HK Mid-2011 Read MoreFinnish Business Discouraged by Corruption
In an interview with Jakarta Post journalist Mustaqim Adamrah, Finnish Ambassador Kai Sauer says that Finnish businesspeople are often discouraged by the country’s corrupt image and lack of transparency in …
Finnish Business Discouraged by Corruption Read MoreVolvo and Geely to Set up New Plants in China
Swedish car maker Volvo and its new Chinese owner Geely are in talks over new plants in China, a Volvo spokesman said Friday, amid a report that Volvo and its …
Volvo and Geely to Set up New Plants in China Read MoreMetro Manila Among Cheapest Cities for Expats
Metro Manila bested most other key cities in emerging Asia in terms of cost of living for expatriates, according to the latest report by ECA International. In ECA International’s 2010 Cost …
Metro Manila Among Cheapest Cities for Expats Read MoreMikael Håfström is Back With Shanghai
Mikael Håfström’s latest film noir is a great looking film. The most common dream directors have must be to make it big and then get headhunted to Hollywood, the place …
Mikael Håfström is Back With Shanghai Read MoreHomes Bear Scars of Past Conflicts
At the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Kent Klich, a Swedish photographer who studied psychology, presents an astonishing series of images on the destruction of the interiors of Palestinian houses …
Homes Bear Scars of Past Conflicts Read MoreVolvo and Geely Clash on China Expansion
Volvo Cars and its Chinese owner Geely appear headed on a collision course regarding Volvo’s expansion in China, the Financial Times reported late on Thursday. Geely, which acquired the Swedish …
Volvo and Geely Clash on China Expansion Read MoreCan Can & Michael Jackson
Some 190 happy Scandinavians participated and enjoyed the food at the Great Nordcham Christmas Party in HCMC on Saturday night the 3 December 2010 conducted by Henrik Boserup, the famous …
Can Can & Michael Jackson Read MoreSwedish Woman Wasn’t Killed by Box Jellyfish
It wasn’t a box jellyfish that killed the Swedish woman in Cha Am in Thailand two weeks ago, says a spokesman from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to …
Swedish Woman Wasn’t Killed by Box Jellyfish Read MoreThe Great Norwegian Wall’ker Close to his Goal
The Norwegian who followed his dream Walking the Great Wall is about to reach his goal. After an expedition lasting for 600 days, Robert Loken is expected to reach the …
The Great Norwegian Wall’ker Close to his Goal Read MoreNorwegian Seamen’s Church’s Shrimp Evening
For the first time, the Norgwegian Seamen’s Church held a Shrimp Evening. One of the regular visitors at the church, Børge Rolfsen, offered to ready and cook the shrimps for …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church’s Shrimp Evening Read MoreEric Clapton Live in Bangkok
Fantastic news for Bangkok: tickets for Eric Clapton’s February 16, 2011, Bangkok concert just went on sale, with prices ranging from 1,000 to 6,500 baht per ticket. It’s the third …
Eric Clapton Live in Bangkok Read MoreStrike-Hit Finnair Flying More Planes
Finnair expects to fly 40 percent of regular passenger traffic in coming days as it has been seeing some cabin crew return from an ongoing strike, Finland’s flag carrier said …
Strike-Hit Finnair Flying More Planes Read MoreSwedish Royals in Fresh Scandal
Weeks after revelations of the King’s secret affair with a pop singer, the Sweden royal family has been thrown into fresh turmoil over the Nazi past of the queen’s father. …
Swedish Royals in Fresh Scandal Read MorePhuket Visitors From Sweden Sliding
Wanleaks, the new branch of Phuketwan that specialises in disclosure, can reveal exclusively that tourist numbers visiting Phuket have risen dramatically this year with Indonesia, China and Russia the hottest …
Phuket Visitors From Sweden Sliding Read MoreNorwegian Man Killed by His Own Cobra Snake
A snake bite is thought to have killed a Norwegian Resident of Pattaya in his South Pattaya apartment. On Thursday afternoon, Police and Rescue Workers were called the New Nordic …
Norwegian Man Killed by His Own Cobra Snake Read MoreMadame Tussaud Bangkok Opens
After having only heard about the popular museum, Bangkok residents can now able to enjoy the replicas of Thai and world famous celebrities at the Madame Tussaud wax museum. Madame …
Madame Tussaud Bangkok Opens Read MoreVietnam and Cambodia to Make Border Map
Vietnam and Cambodia have held a ceremony to put out to tender a project on national border map making between the two countries.The event drew international bidders such as Blom …
Vietnam and Cambodia to Make Border Map Read MoreGrameen Founder in Bangladesh Aid Probe
Norway says it is examining reports that Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus allegedly diverted millions of dollars of aid money from a bank. International Development Minister Erik Solheim said that …
Grameen Founder in Bangladesh Aid Probe Read More‘China-Norway Ties Affected by Nobel Peace Prize’
China Thursday said its relations with Norway had been affected by the Nobel committee’s decision to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to “convicted criminal” Liu Xiaobo. “I think it …
‘China-Norway Ties Affected by Nobel Peace Prize’ Read MoreThai Universities to Use Norwegian Software
Licenses for Roxar software solutions for petroleum mapping and modeling have been donated by Emerson Process Management to two of Thailand’s leading universities in this field; Chulalongkorn and Chiang Mai …
Thai Universities to Use Norwegian Software Read MoreSweden Contributes in Building a Green Beijing
Swedish Technology Contributes in Building a Green Beijing Today, a Memorandum of Understanding on Sustainable Urban Development will be signed between Embassy of Sweden and the Government of Beijing. Four …
Sweden Contributes in Building a Green Beijing Read MoreThai Migrants Take HIV to Sweden
More than half of all new diagnosed HIV cases in Sweden every year are among new migrants from high-risk countries, with Thailand and Ethiopia the two most common. “A lot …
Thai Migrants Take HIV to Sweden Read MorePeer, mày nói láo!
Students from Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema created an amazing atmosphere on 23 November 2010 when they performed the famous play Peer Gynt by the celebrated Norwegian playwright Henrik …
Peer, mày nói láo! Read MoreOfficial Norwegian Visit to Laos
Norway participated in the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Vientiane on 9-12 November 2010. The delegation to Lao PDR was led by State …
Official Norwegian Visit to Laos Read MoreDanish Support to Mount Merapi Victims
Denmark is in cooperation with the Danish Red Cross assisting the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in providing immediate relief support in the form of 6,300 sanitation kits to people affected …
Danish Support to Mount Merapi Victims Read MoreDenmark Joins the ReCAAP
Denmark has become the seventeenth Contracting Party to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) on 20 November 2010.Though Denmark is geographically …
Denmark Joins the ReCAAP Read MoreNorwegian Wins Prestigious Award in Singapore
Norwegian designer Bilal Zia Chaudhry is one of the winners of the Red Dot: Design Concept 2010 Best of the Best award. The enthusiastic designer is visiting Singapore this week …
Norwegian Wins Prestigious Award in Singapore Read MoreDanish Embassy Website: Aquino is Not Corrupt
According to a group of Filipino-Chinese businessmen (Anvil Business Club), President Benigno S. Aquino III ranks alongside Singapore’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as incorruptible, writes The Royal Danish …
Danish Embassy Website: Aquino is Not Corrupt Read MoreDanish District Heating in Urumqi
In collaboration with DBDH-China (Danish Board of District Heating, the organisation for Danish district heating enterprises in China), the Danish Embassy will conduct a large-scale promotion project for Danish district …
Danish District Heating in Urumqi Read MoreRIM Buys Swedish Software Firm
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), maker of BlackBerry smart phones, said on its blog Thursday that it will buy Swedish software developer The Astonishing Tribe, which specializes in making phone …
RIM Buys Swedish Software Firm Read MoreDanish Industry Courting Singapore
The Danish Offshore Energy Group – a part of the Danish Export Association – is behind the stand that was formelly opened by Dansih Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Ole Lisborg. …
Danish Industry Courting Singapore Read MoreOslo May Buy Naples’ Garbage
Naples’ eyesore may soon warm Oslo homes, if plans to ship the garbage that’s piled up on the Italian city’s streets to the Norwegian capital are carried out.Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) …
Oslo May Buy Naples’ Garbage Read MoreFinnair Strike Negotiations After 1300 GMT
The Finnish Cabin Crew Union, or SLSY, Chairwoman Thelma Akers told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday that the strike negotiations with Finnair (FIA1S.HE) will take place after 1300 GMT Tuesday, at …
Finnair Strike Negotiations After 1300 GMT Read MoreUnusual Friendship in Hua Hin
Two years ago, the newly founded Svenskforeningen in Hua Hin was put to its first serious test: The Immigration Bureau Head Quarters in Bangkok wanted to move the immigration office …
Unusual Friendship in Hua Hin Read MoreFinnair Cancels More Than 200 Flights on Wednesday
Finnair issued a profit warning Tuesday, saying it now expected an anticipated full-year operating profit to turn into a loss owing to a cabin crew strike, threatening it might move …
Finnair Cancels More Than 200 Flights on Wednesday Read MoreDenmark Continues Support to Children Books
Recently the Danish Ambassador signed a contract with Kim Dong publishing house which renews the agreement of Danish support to children’s literature in Vietnam with VND 8.5 billion (DKK 2,500,000) …
Denmark Continues Support to Children Books Read More