Time to Say Goodbye to China
Once upon a time, there was a bronze mermaid keeping watch over the harbor of Copenhagen. Beloved by the Danish city’s inhabitants, she was an icon not just of Copenhagen …
Time to Say Goodbye to China Read MoreSilver for Norway at the 2010 EXPO
The Norwegian pavillion at the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai, China won silver in the cathegory design and architecture for medium sized pavillions. Norway’s pavillion is made with a structure …
Silver for Norway at the 2010 EXPO Read MorePolice Identify Attacker of Danish Man
Police have identified the British man suspected of inflicting the injuries that likely caused the death of a married Danish man who came back to a Soi Diana beer bar …
Police Identify Attacker of Danish Man Read MoreVolvo Cars Expects to End Year Positively
Volvo Cars continues to guide for a full-year positive result after announcing it has achieved an operating profit in the third quarter. The company said that sales volume grew 12.5 …
Volvo Cars Expects to End Year Positively Read MoreNow, Internet Access on Everest Summit
Climbers would now be able to make video calls and surf the Internet on their mobile phones while at the top of Mount Everest, thanks to a Nepalese telecom group. …
Now, Internet Access on Everest Summit Read MoreFinnish Tourist Dies in Phuket Bathroom Fall
A Finnish national, Markku Juhani Smatt, 58, has become the second visitor in the space of eight days to fall and hit his head and die in a Patong bathroom, writes …
Finnish Tourist Dies in Phuket Bathroom Fall Read MoreSweden Pavilion Counts 3.5 million Visitors
The Sweden Pavilion yesterday welcomed its 3.5 millionth visitor, a 64-year-old retired teacher from Sichuan Province. Zhou Yufang was treated to a VIP tour of the pavilion and presented a …
Sweden Pavilion Counts 3.5 million Visitors Read MoreSymphony of a Thousand
Around a thousand Vietnamese and international musicians gathered in Hanoi on 23 October to perform a Vietnam premiere of Symphony No. 8 of the famous composer Gustav Mahler. Among the …
Symphony of a Thousand Read MoreLaotian Ambassador Accredited
The recently appointed Ambassador of Laos to Sweden has handed in his accreditation papers in an audiens with H.M King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. The Ambassador, Southam Sakonhninhom, is …
Laotian Ambassador Accredited Read MoreDane Behind Pattaya Dive Festival 2010
Pattaya Dive Festival 2010 on Saturday 13 November 2010 is organized by Mermaid Dive Center’s Danish Managing Director Peter Waagensen in cooperation with other operators, Dive Indeed, Dive Now, Innovative …
Dane Behind Pattaya Dive Festival 2010 Read MoreFinland: First Ever State Visit From Singapore
President Nathan and his wife were given a ceremonial welcome at the Presidential Palace. President Nathan is the first Singapore president to make a state visit to Finland. How ever …
Finland: First Ever State Visit From Singapore Read MoreOver 15,000 People Trafficked in Mekong
At least 15,000 people from Mekong were trafficked in 2009 with 71 percent of cases documented in China, data from the United Nations Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking showed. A …
Over 15,000 People Trafficked in Mekong Read MoreTraining Courses on Anti-Dumping
Three training courses on antidumping (EU/US) have been successfully delivered in the north, centre and south of Vietnam during the summer of 2010. The key players in Vietnam were assisted …
Training Courses on Anti-Dumping Read MoreMore Focus on Trade and Investment
The Ambassador of Sweden, Mr Staffan Herrström says in the coming years, the Embassy of Sweden will restructure its development relation to a cooperation more driven by Vietnamese and Swedish …
More Focus on Trade and Investment Read MoreVestas Will Dismiss 3,000 Employees
Vestas is under serious presssure, and CEO Ditlev Engel now launches a big round of layoffs in the group. Factories will be closed down, and totally 3,000 jobs will be …
Vestas Will Dismiss 3,000 Employees Read MoreHit by Deadly Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption
High alert: Paramedics wheel a man heavily burned in the eruption of Mount Merapi at a hospital in Pakem, Yogyakarta, on Tuesday night. Indonesia’s most volatile volcano started erupting Tuesday, …
Hit by Deadly Tsunami, Volcanic Eruption Read MoreNobel Prize Ceremony Will Proceed
The traditional ceremony surrounding the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo will proceed as planned on December 10, even though the Nobel Committee still doesn’t know who will …
Nobel Prize Ceremony Will Proceed Read MoreNorway Indonesia Combining Human Rights Forces
The form of the cooperation was discussed during the Ninth Indonesia and Norway Dialogue on Human Rights that took place in Jakarta from 20 to 21 October 2010. At the …
Norway Indonesia Combining Human Rights Forces Read MoreDane Found Dead in His Condo
A Danish Resident of Pattaya, Svend Valter Lunde Christiansen; was found dead in his South Pattaya condo on Monday Afternoon. Police Lieutenant Colonel Narawit from Pattaya Police Station was called to …
Dane Found Dead in His Condo Read MoreMore aid Needed to Save Forest
Indonesia could match Brazil’s success in slowing deforestation but needs far more aid from rich nations such as the United States, Japan and the European Union, Norway’s environment minister said …
More aid Needed to Save Forest Read MoreBerry Pickers Had Invalid Contract
The employment agreement covering 290 Vietnamese berry pickers who worked in Swedish fields last summer, dozens of whom still remain in Europe, should never have been approved, according to a …
Berry Pickers Had Invalid Contract Read MoreBad Cambodia Connection for TeliaSonera AB
The owner of Cambodian mobile provider Star-Cell has written down the firm’s value by more than US$100 million and had “no goodwill” related to its operations in the Kingdom. In …
Bad Cambodia Connection for TeliaSonera AB Read MoreDanish Seamen’s Church Celebrated Anniversary
Many people had showed up as the Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore celebrated a quarter of a century on the top of Mount Faber. Pastor Ronald Pedersen, who with his …
Danish Seamen’s Church Celebrated Anniversary Read MoreThailand Scores High in Corrupt List
Thailand ranks 9th in Asia and 78th in the world in this year’s corruption index released by Transparency Thailand on Tuesday. The kingdom scored 3.5 out of 10 in the …
Thailand Scores High in Corrupt List Read MoreNorwegian Elephant Friend in Flood Devastation
Per Arne Granbo says to ScandAsia, that the flooding has forced the people at the Royal Elephant Kraal and Village to perform a rescue mission and move 92 elephants to …
Norwegian Elephant Friend in Flood Devastation Read MoreBangkok Braces for Flooding.
The Royal Irrigation Department yesterday urged the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to raise flood protection walls along the banks of the Chao Phraya River by another metre, as the capital braces …
Bangkok Braces for Flooding. Read MoreBangkok on Full Alert
Flows from North due as rainwaters set to break from Chao Phya Dam. Flood waters flowing down from the North will hit Bangkok next week, inundating homes and areas near …
Bangkok on Full Alert Read MoreChina Now Volvo’s Third-largest Market
Alexander Klose, head of Volvo Cars China, made the comments at a trade show in the northern city of Tianjin, according to the official Xinhua news agency. He said sales …
China Now Volvo’s Third-largest Market Read MoreDanish Giants Fight the Tea Party Movement
The big Danish groups Novo Nordisk, pharmaceutical company, and A.P.Møller-Mærsk, shipping company, support American politicians at the mid-term elections with several hundreds of thousands Danish kroner.This appears from figures from …
Danish Giants Fight the Tea Party Movement Read More40 Chinese Companies Invest in Denmark
More and more Chinese business giants are now establishing local headquarters in Denmark, reported Danish media Saturday. According to statistics from the Danish interest group Invest in Denmark, around 40 …
40 Chinese Companies Invest in Denmark Read MoreVestas Opens $50m Beijing R&D Center
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s largest maker of wind turbines, opened a $50-million technology research and development (R&D) center in Beijing on Tuesday, in a move to expand its …
Vestas Opens $50m Beijing R&D Center Read MorePanda’s Hometown Attracts Danish Investment
More and more European businessmen are eyeing southwest China’s Chengdu city, hometown of the panda, as a favorable place to make an entry into China’s enormous market, according to participants …
Panda’s Hometown Attracts Danish Investment Read MoreThai Floods Toll Jumps to 32
The death toll from flooding in Thailand climbed to 32 on Saturday as rising waters hit more areas of the kingdom and threatened to swamp parts of the capital. Victims …
Thai Floods Toll Jumps to 32 Read MoreDEA Drug Information Project a Huge Success
17 separate drug-related cases have been solved thanks to a US drug enforcement agency website and a recent campaign for members of the public to give information on suspected drug …
DEA Drug Information Project a Huge Success Read MoreSingapore Orders Swedish Turbocompressors, Mixers
Cardo has entered into an agreement to supply turbocompressors and mixers for Singapore’s largest biological wastewater treatment plant. The order is worth SEK 8.5 million. In its division Cardo Flow …
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Nordcham Ho Chi Minh Crayfish Party
153 Nordic and Vietnamese people dressed in Crayfish apparel gathered at Swedish owned Au Lac Do Brazil restaurant in Phu My Huong on Saturday, October 2 for its famous and …
Nordcham Ho Chi Minh Crayfish Party Read MoreImproving Access to Finnish Water Expertise
Global trends including population growth, urbanisation and climate change are increasingly putting scarce water resources under pressure, and better water services are urgently needed around the world. An expanding network …
Improving Access to Finnish Water Expertise Read MoreMalaysian Domination in Social Medias
In a global enquiry from TNS digital life regarding digital habits Malaysia turns out to have a dominant position in social medias. In Malaysia the mean value of friends in …
Malaysian Domination in Social Medias Read MoreSnøhetta and the Art of Simplexity
On 20th October, Kjetil Trædal Thorsen from Snøhetta, the internationally renowned Norwegian architectural firm held a talk for the Norwegian Business Association (NBAS). Over 45 members and guests joined the …
Snøhetta and the Art of Simplexity Read MoreDANIDA Pavilion Stole the Attention on IGEM 2010
The IGEM 2010 was a great success for Danish companies. During 14 -17 October the event attracted nearly 80.000 visitors and created much attention and activity for the Danish Embassy’s …
DANIDA Pavilion Stole the Attention on IGEM 2010 Read MoreDanish Organisations to Help Young Burmese
An ongoing educational project in Thailand on the border to Burma/Myanmar will give thousands of young Burmese access to schooling and education. The hope is that young people could return …
Danish Organisations to Help Young Burmese Read MoreDanish Seamen’s Church Celebrates Anniversary
On top of Mount Faber lies the Golden Bell. The beautiful, white building has for 25 years housed the Danish Seamen’s Church. And the church is looking better than ever. …
Danish Seamen’s Church Celebrates Anniversary Read MoreDanish Embassy Warns About Floods
Currently 21 Thai provinces feel the massive floods that have taken 21 lives during the travel from north towards Bangkok. “Danes in the areas affected by the floods should keep …
Danish Embassy Warns About Floods Read MoreFinnair’s Millionth Asia-traffic Passenger Arrives
The one millionth Finnair passenger to have flown to Asia via Helsinki this year was honoured today, 21 October, at Helsinki Airport. Birger Rasmussenarrived from Copenhagen and continued from Helsinki …
Finnair’s Millionth Asia-traffic Passenger Arrives Read MoreScientist Traces Origin of Indus River
A Chinese scientist has challenged the origin of the river Indus, claiming that it’s origin located in a valley northeast of Kailash, the highest peak of the Gangdise Mountain, in …
Scientist Traces Origin of Indus River Read More20 Women Arrested in Swedish Child Porn Raid
Swedish police say they have arrested 23 people in a nationwide raid against a child pornography ring, including 20 women. Police spokesman Sven-Ake Petters called the raid “unique” and said …
20 Women Arrested in Swedish Child Porn Raid Read MoreNews Anchor Fired for Beer Prank
An English language news anchor for the Finnish broadcaster ‘YLE’ was fired recently for drinking beer on the set of the newscast. While discussing a segment about bars which were …
News Anchor Fired for Beer Prank Read MoreDomestic Violence: More Immigrants Come Forward
They met while he was on a business trip in China. After a whirlwind courtship, Mary (not her real name) married her Singaporean boyfriend and started her new life here. …
Domestic Violence: More Immigrants Come Forward Read MoreStatistics Needed for Good Planning
The Kingdom’s first enterprise census, slated for 2010, will provide crucial information to develop effective national policies, according to Minister of Planning Chhan Thorn. The survey is to be conducted …
Statistics Needed for Good Planning Read MoreH&M Is Opening Its Second Store In Guangzhou
The Swedish fashion apparel brand H&M opened its second store in Guangzhou at Grandview Mall on October 14, 2010, following the opening of the first at China Plaza. H&M’s new …
H&M Is Opening Its Second Store In Guangzhou Read More