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The selection of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobofor this year’s Noble Peace Prize has led to increasing strains on China-Norway diplomatic relations in the weeks following the award’s announcement. Regardless of …
Norway-China Relations: Salmon Diplomacy Read MoreA U.S. businessman could become the first American sentenced to caning in Singapore in 16 years if convicted of breaking the city-state’s immigration laws, a prospect that has drawn the …
U.S. Man Faces Caning in Singapore Read MoreThe founder of the Wikileaks website, Julian Assange, has been denied residency in Sweden, the country’s migration board officials say. They declined to give the reason, saying it was confidential. …
Wikileaks Founder Denied Residency in Sweden Read MoreIkea will add $300 million to the $1.2 billion the mall developer it part owns plans to spend in China as the world’s largest home-furnishings retailer taps rising consumption in …
Ikea to Add $300 Million Investment in China Read MoreSingapore-based Ikano Private Limited is trying to get a slice of the tightly held Thai shopping mall market. The country’s property developers own the majority of Bangkok’s famous shopping spots. …
Ikano to Open Bangkok Mall in 2012 Read MoreA former IT engineer was fined $8,000 yesterday for molesting a doctor in her clinic. A district court found Pham Thai Ha, 30, guilty of outraging the doctor’s modesty after …
Patient Fined $8,000 for Molesting Doctor Read MoreMinister for Education and Second Minister for Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen, officiated at the launch ceremony of the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Archer-class submarine RSS Swordsman at the …
Singapore Navy Launches Second Swedish Submarine Read MoreAn elephant shows up at a mouse’s door one day. Aunty Phant has come to take care of little Timor. The two couldn’t be more different, but as Timor will …
Different But… New Book for Children Read MoreSecretary General Jens Orback of the International Palme Center will be speaking at the Conference “Growth, Social Balance and Sustainability: Perspectives for Social Democratic Economic Policies in Asia” in Jakarta …
Jens Orback at Economic Conference in Jakarta Read MoreAlthough the flood coming from northern and central Thailand is threatening Bangkok, there is no greater reason to overreact, says Visit Beyond. “We know there is a flood coming, but …
VisitBeyond: No Flood Panic Read MoreThe recent awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize has been anything but peaceful, and now a conflict over events leading up to the announcement has broken out within Norway. The …
More Drama Over Nobel Peace Prize Read MoreManchester United did put their best foot forward on behalf of children’s charity UNICEF on Monday afternoon. Extending a link that dates back to 1999, United have pledged to raise …
First Trip to Thailand Was an Eye-opener Read MoreNorway is still experiencing strong Chinese disapproval after awarding dissident Liu Xiaobo this year’s Nobel Peace Prize almost one week ago. The intervening days have seen two meetings cancelled with …
China Bans Norwegian Musical Read MoreIndonesia will formally begin a two-year moratorium on forest and peatland conversions next year, paving the way for the country to receive a US$1 billion grant from Norway. Forestry Minister …
Forest Conversion Halt to Begin Next Year Read MoreCarlsberg is finally making its way back into Thailand. Fluid Asia Pacific Co., Ltd., official importer and distributor of foreign beer brands in Thailand, confirm to ScandAsia that Danish beer …
Official: Carlsberg Returning to Thailand Read MoreA&S Thai Works Co., Ltd. (ASTW) has got a 100 million Baht order for a complete turn key meat and bone meal plant for the Australian meat processor Primo Smallgoods …
ASTW Gets Australian 100 Million Gig Read MoreFour North Korean women surrendered to police in this northern province late Sunday and asked for help to be resettled in a third country. The four women, who could not …
4 North Korean Women Surrender in Chiang Rai Read MoreDuring his stay in Beijing Danish Minister of Culture, Per Stig Møller, yesterday met with the Chinese Minister of Culture, Cai Wu. At the meeting the two ministers discussed further …
Danish and Chinese Ministers Met in Beijing Read MoreThe Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy announced over the weekend that he planned to file new lawsuits abroad accusing Prime Minister Hun Sen of crimes against humanity in connection with …
Rainsy to Lodge K5 Complaint in Finland Read MoreHIV/AIDS is a growing problem in Vietnam. One of the main reasons is the lack of awareness about HIV/AIDS combined with little knowledge about what HIV/AIDS is, how to take …
IT Company Teaches Staff About HIV/AIDS Read MoreDenmark’s new Ambassador to Vietnam and Laos, Mr. John Nielsen, presented his Letter of Credentials to the President of Lao PDR H.E. Mr. Choummaly Sayasone on 13 October in Vientiane. …
Hands Over Letter of Credentials Read MoreThe courtyard of the Hanoi Cinematheque was the venue for the Norwegian Embassy’s launch of the photo exhibition on the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The Convention became international humanitarian law …
Portraying the Effects of War Remnants Read MoreThe Norwegian energy company SN Power launched the opening of their first representative office in Vietnam October 2010. “This is the largest Norwegian company represented in Vietnam,” Ambassador Ståle Torstein …
Norwegian SN Power in Hanoi Read MoreIKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer plans to double its orders from Vietnam in the next three years. At the moment, the conglomerate is the largest buyer of Vietnamese hand-made …
The Largest Buyer of Hand-made Products Read MoreChinese airlines maintained their robust recovery pace in September owing in part to the nation’s fast-growing domestic market, earning collective net income of $997.5 mio. for the month, according to …
Chinese Airlines Earn Nearly $1 Billion in September Read MoreInternet addiction, gaming and cyber bullying are some issues in cyber wellness education programmes in schools. And increasingly, cyber wellness vendors are covering the sex-related aspects of the topic. The …
Teen Sex Videos Point to Intervention Read MoreThe northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima declared today that 14 of its 20 districts affected by floods are disaster zones. Nakhon Ratchasima governor Rapee Pongbuppakit convened an urgent meeting to …
Flood Critical in Ubon and Other Provinces Read MoreThe number of foreigners arrested for committing crimes in Bali has risen 25 percent this year, most of it drug-related, and the numbers are climbing. Police said on Sunday that …
Arrest of Foreigners in Bali Up 25% This Year Read MoreA diplomatic drama between Norway and China escalated, when Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a relatively long discussion with China’s Ambassador in Oslo, Tang Guoqiang, over the awarding …
A Diplomatic Drama Escalated Read MoreA 23-year old man in Oslo, who admitted earlier this week to a number of recent attempted assaults against children, had sought police help to combat his tendencies. A lack …
Long Waits for Pedophile Therapy Read MoreA 58-year-old retired teacher from Shanghai became the 5 millionth visitor to the Denmark Pavilion yesterday. Liu Lingyuan received one of the pavilion’s 200-plus bicycles, which visitors can ride for …
Denmark Pavilion Greets 5 millionth Visitor Read MoreProfessor Flemming Besenbacher, Aarhus University, Denmark, has been appointed Honorary Professor at two additional leading Chinese universities for his contributions to word-leading research and research management. He will receive the …
Dane Appointed Honorary Professor in China Read MoreThe Butcher’s Steakhouse restaurant on Dongzhimenwai may have more going for it than a monster burger, but that only testifies to the quality of their products to be able to …
More Than Just a Meaty Treat Read MoreTiger Airways has accused chief executive of Malaysian rival AirAsia Tony Fernandes of passing “racial remarks” and “resorting to racial slurs” against the Singapore-based carrier. The spat erupted after Mr …
Tiger Accuses AirAsia Boss of Racism Read MoreThe Maersk shipping line has implemented a hike in rates of up to US$100 ($130) on containers moving from the United States to the Far East effective November 1, which …
Maersk Increase Container Rates Read MoreChina’s release of a young Chinese man who confessed to the murder of a Norwegian student in Budapest late last summer is not related to official Chinese protests over the …
Murder Suspect’s Release ‘Not Connected’ Read MoreNew Air Services Agreements between Thailand and Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were on Friday 15 October signed by Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Michael Sternberg, Ambassador of …
New Air Services Agreements Between Thailand, Denmark, Sweden and Norway Read MoreNorway faces a diplomatic backlash from China after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to jailed democracy activist Liu Xiaobo. The greater fallout may be within China itself. Norway has …
Nobel Prize Sparks Norway-China Row Read MoreThe Danish sex and love dating site Scor.dk. has recently open a new Sister site in Thailand – dating.co.th/ and the sex oriented sex-dating.com Scor ApS has more than …
Danish Sex and Love Dating Site Expand to Thailand Read MoreA two-day “Sino-Swedish SymbioCare Forum” is under way at the Sweden Pavilion, where officials from the Chinese and Swedish governments and experts are discussing cutting-edge solutions in improving health and …
Crown Princess Victoria Visit Sweden Pavilion Read MoreAn intrepid Danish couple who set out from Copenhagen in an electric car 113 days ago finally arrived in Shanghai yesterday afternoon, their first major destination in a round-the-world tour. …
Danes Are Together in Electric Dreams Read MoreFinnish clean technology companies are interested to share their expertise with Chinese enterprises to tap opportunities in the clean industrial process, water treatment and renewable energy industries in China. Chempolis …
Clean Tech Finnish Firms Eye Chinese Market Read MoreThe number of Swedish employees working in China has doubled in the last five years, according to a comprehensive report issued by an engineering industry group in Sweden surveying the …
Swedes in China doubled in Five Years Read MoreA 35-year-old Vietnamese woman lost when was arrested for soliciting for prostitution at the Marina Bay Sands casino. Police were conducting anti-crime patrol at the casino when the woman approached …
Vietnamese Woman Offered Sex to Police Officer Read MoreGreenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior, which was slated to dock at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta on Wednesday, was not allowed to enter Indonesian waters. Greenpeace Southeast Asia forest campaigner Bustar …
Indonesia Stops Greenpeace´s Rainbow Warrior Read MoreThree orphaned baby orangutans in East Kalimantan in the care of the Center for Orangutan Protection (COP) will have a future thanks to the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) and …
Orphaned Baby Orangutans Rescued Read MoreSerial killer Verry Idham Henyansyah, better known as Ryan, who has been sentenced to death for murdering 11 people is preparing to get married — to a woman. The openly …
Gay Serial Killer to Marry Female Drug Dealer Read MoreNational AIDS programmes in Asia often fail to prioritise those most of risk of infection and need to work on more targeted HIV prevention schemes to stop the disease from …
Asia HIV Programmes Fail to Reach Sex Workers Read MoreAmbassador Homme recently met with the Indonesian Minister of Health ibu Endang R. Sedyaningsih and had an interesting conversation about global health issues of concern to both Norway and Indonesia. …
Norwegian Ambassador Met Indonesian Minister Read MoreA delegation from the Norwegian Oil and Gas Partners (INTSOK) visited Indonesia and Singapore with the main purpose of getting to know the market and explore the investment opportunities. Norwegian …
Norwegian Oil and Gas Partners Visit Indonesia Read More