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Protective coatings supplier Hempel opened a new manufacturing facility in Guangzhou, China that includes a new research and development center, which is the third largest R&D facility within the Hempel …
Hempel Opens New Factory in China Read MoreThe Danish ambassador in Bangkok HE Michael Sternberg on 7 December 2010 met with Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi according to a …
Danish Ambassador Meets Aung San Suu Kyi Read MoreThe Ministers of Education from Denmark and Vietnam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning cooperation in the education area. The agreement will strengthen and support the establishment and development …
Denmark and Vietnam Cooperates on Education Read MoreAfter five years of Danish Support to Arts Education in Primary Schools, SAEPS, a national seminar was held in Hanoi with approximately 140 participants from 29 different provinces. The learner …
Seminar on Arts Educaton in Primary Schools Read MoreAmong the guests were some Vietnamese influencers for example Vietnams former Vice-President, Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh and the Vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Mr. Dao Viet Trung and many …
Finland`s Independence Celebrated in Hanoi Read MoreThe blueberry-picking season has come and gone, but a group of 156 Thai blueberry pickers still hasn’t been paid by their boss. Angry and defiant, 26 of the workers won’t …
26 Thai Berry Pickers Stranded in Sweden Read MoreThe Norwegian government is planning to send anew a frigate to the Aden Bay to chase off Somalian pirates preying on ships in the area. The move is estimated to cost …
Norway Protect Filipino Seamen Read MoreChina Oilfield Services, a division of the country’s largest offshore oil drilling company CNOOC, announces that its European division has won a five-year drilling contract from Statoil in the North …
Chinese Oil Company to Drill in Norway Read More
Herlufsholm Skole recently visited Pattaya Orphanage in Thailand and presented the children with 14 kg of toy collected among the students at the well-known Danish boarding school. The gift was …
Herlufsholm Donates Toy to Pattaya Orphanage Read MoreThe top players from Asia are set to end their seasons at the Asian Tour finale at the Black Mountain Masters in Thailand.With the Order of Merit title already won …
Cream of Asia Compete at Black Mountain Read MoreVietnam has strongly condemned World Wildlife Fund rumours against its tra fish exports.The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) last …
WWF Tra Fish Claims Just a Red Herring Read MoreThe Government of Denmark has committed a grant of 10 million Danish Kroner (equivalent to approximately 1.9 million USD) to the Mekong River Commission’s Environment Programme. The grant will strengthen …
Denmark Gives 1.9 Mill USD to Mekong River Environment Read MoreRembrandt Hotel has launched an online marketing campaign with the help of Scandasia.com, Asia’s most influential Scandinavian-centric travel, lifestyle and business news portal.The campaign promotes Rembrandts latest ventures into social media, …
Rembrandt Hotel & Towers joins ScandAsia.com’s Local Guide listings Read More
Text by Henrik Friis Sunday, 5th December Ride 70K Around Sakhon Nakhon Water Reservoir The 2010 Viking ride started officially on 5th December at 6.30 hrs when the 5 Vikings, …
Viking Wheelers on Annual Tour Read MoreVietnam’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to participate in the MATKA tourism expo in Finland next year as part of 27 events planned for 2011. This month, the …
HCMC Celebrates Its 3-Millionth Tourists Read MoreDr. Gunnar Stålsett and Mr. Alfredo Zamudio from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) conferred “Order de Timor” for their work in Timor-Leste. This is the first time Norwegians receives the …
Honored With Timor-Leste’s Highest Order Read MoreNordic carrier Finnair said it would donate US 50 cents to a UNICEF campaign on behalf of Indian children for every new addition to its Facebook account as part of …
Finnair to Donate to UNICEF Campaign Read MoreChina’s bioethanol production will reach 10 million tons a year by 2020, resulting in a 10 percent drop in oil imports, according to COFCO group, China’s largest grain trader. “To …
Biofuels to Power the Future Read MoreThe Norwegian capital was the most expensive city of the 32 surveyed in PriceRunner’s International Price Comparison survey, topping the list for the fourth year running. The survey found that …
Oslo the Worlds Most Expensive – Bangkok Second Cheapest Read MoreThe fatal blast occurred just minutes after a car exploded on another nearby street sending two people to hospital. Roughly ten minutes before the explosions, Swedish news agency TT received …
Suicide Bombing in Stockholm Kills One Read MoreThe store was slated to open in November, but the launch was delayed until Saturday for unknown reasons, according to the Las Vegas Sun. “As H&M celebrates 10 years and …
H&M Opens World’s Largest Store in Vegas Read MorePresident Benigno Aquino III says the Philippines did not send a representative to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring a jailed Chinese dissident because of his efforts to spare Filipinos …
Philippines Skipped Nobel Over China Death Verdict Read MoreConstruction of a water supply project using Finland ’s ODA capital for areas around Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An started on Dec. 11. The project with …
Finland Funds Water Supply Project in Vietnam Read MoreVietnamese fisheries officials will meet with representatives from the World Wildlife Fund on Wednesday, following the organization’s call for European consumers to boycott three Vietnamese seafood products.The Denmark-based international organization …
Vietnam to Demand WWF Correction Read MoreA ten-day-old strike by Finnair’s cabin crew workers has ended, but any hopes for normal service on the Tallinn-Helsinki route have been dashed by severe weather.The strike, which began at …
Finnair Strike Ends, But Flights Still Grounded Read MoreHundreds of Norwegians participated in the annual torchlight parade held in honor of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, even though he couldn’t wave back at them from the balcony of …
Torchlights of Hope for Liu Read MoreGoran Lundgren and Birgitta Eklund Mickelsson, both 57, were convicted in 2009 by the Stockholm District Court to two and a half years in prison and more than a million …
Swedes Convicted of Fraud in Thailand on the Run Read MoreThe strike by Finnair flight attendants is continuing, negotiations aimed at ending the stoppage resumed on Thursday morning. The Finnish Cabin Crew Union SLSY voiced cautious optimism that the dispute …
Negotiations Resume in Finnair Dispute Read MoreThe Bali chapter of Central Statistic Agency (BPS) forecast that the foreign tourist arrivals to Bali would surpass the 2010 target of between 2.3 and 2.5 million as more than …
Bali’s Foreign Tourist Arrivals Takes Off Read MoreThe Thai girl, who has been living in Thailand for a long time, apparently did not find it worth the while to travel to Denmark to appear in court.In the …
Famous Danish Business Woman Acquitted of Exploiting Thai Au Pair Read MoreAccording to the new instructions, we will change the method of payment for service fees from Vietnam dongs by cash into Vietnam dongs via bank account Therefore, starting from 01.01.2011 …
No More Cash Payments Read MoreThe Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra will embark on its first tour of China from 29th December 2010 to 8th January 2011. Audiences will be treated to a solo appearance from the …
Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra Tour in China Read MoreIf you are allergic to gluten it no longer means you should miss out on the Danish food classic ‘open faced sandwiches’ (smørrebrød) or bread in general. As the first …
Great News For Allergy Sufferers Read MoreThe police arrested a Danish national trying to smuggle seven kilogram of hashish from the Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital of Nepal, Katmandu, on Wednesday afternoon. The security personnel …
Dane Arrested With 7 kg Marijuana Read MoreAt 4.00pm on Tuesday Pattaya Police Investigator Lieutenant Phitak Nernsaeng was notified that a Thai woman had hung herself at a house in Central Pattaya. A police team and the …
Pregnant Thai Woman With Swedish Boyfriend Hangs Herself Read MoreLate Danish actor Palle Huld may have been the inspiration behind writer Georges Remi a.k.a. Herge’s comic-book hero, Tintin. Huld, who passed away this year, had been a red-haired 15-year-old …
Danish Actor Inspired Comic-book Hero Tintin Read MoreNorway has told the BBC that there are “no more unanswered questions” into claims that the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh wrongly diverted aid cash. A spokesman for the foreign ministry …
Norway Gives All-clear to Grameen Bank Read MoreMore than 1,000 Nokia N8 smartphones were booked after a special online press conference completely held on social networking websites. Provided to China Daily New users to jump from 8 …
Marketing Micro Blogging is ‘the Next Big Thing’ Read MoreLondon-based private equity group Apax Partners has entered exclusive talks to buy ISS, the Danish cleaning, security and catering group, in a potential $8.5bn deal that would be the biggest …
Apax in Talks to Buy ISS for $8.5bn Read MoreSwedish wind projects in China now bigger than entire Swedish wind power sector, carbon credit trader said.Swedish carbon credit trader Tricorona said Wednesday that its installed capacity of wind power …
Swedish Windpower Booms in China Read More“My years at Volvo have been a fantastic period in my life and this is by no means a light-hearted decision, but at some point it’s time to leave”, Leif …
Volvo Truck CEO to Resign Next Year Read MoreThe bullet-train rail line will be completed in around 2014, Laotian Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad was quoted by the Wall Street Journal of saying. Landlocked Laos, which has one …
China, Laos Plan High-Speed Rail Link Read MoreSelf-taught Danish artist Adi Kirketerp is showcasing 10 latest works in a solo exhibition, “Lost & Found”, at Eat Me Restaurant from December 2, 2010 to January 8, 2011 from …
Danish Artist Adi Kirketerp Showcase at Eat Me Restaurant Read MoreEAC has entered into an agreement for the sale of its minority holding in Akzo Nobel Paints (Thailand) Ltd. for a total consideration of around DKK 220 million. The purchaser …
EAC Sells Non-strategic Minority Holding Read MoreA survey has found that Australia lags behind developed countries when it comes to gender equality. Australia was ranked 17 out of 21 OECD countries on the new Fairness and …
Australia Lags Behind Developed Countries Read MoreThis transnational clinical study is aimed at finding how to develop and produce a vaccine for colon cancer, Associate Professor Dr Narin Voravud of Chulalongkorn University Hospital’s Medical Oncology Unit …
Denmark, Singapore, Thailand Working on Cancer Treatment Read MoreThe Nobel Committee announces 19 of 44 embassies will not be attending this Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony. China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Serbia, Iraq, Iran, Vietnam, …
19 Countries Say No Nobel Read MoreG & L Beijer AB of Sweden has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the assets in Carrier Corporation’s refrigeration wholesale operation in Thailand.The acquisition is a move forward …
Swedish Company Buys Thai Refrigeration Operation Read MoreThailiving Ferry has launched its new high speed catamaran to provide a link up between the nation’s ever popular resorts of Pattaya and Hua Hin. Initially there is a regular …
Pattaya to Hua Hin Ferry Three Times a Week Read MoreSweden-based private equity group EQT has acquired 30 per cent of Chinese aluminium part manufacturer Modern Metal and Precision Holdings. EQT’s equity will be provided through a new share issue. …
EQT Takes Stake in Chinese Modern Metal Read More