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Indian regulators have launched a probe into allegations that the AP Moller-Maersk units have been using their “influence” to force Indian shippers to use container facilities at Gujarat Pipavav Port …
Maersk Accused of Anti-competitiveness Read MoreNokia is replacing chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo with Canadian Stephen Elop of Microsoft, as the world’s top maker of mobile phones aims to regain lost ground in the fiercely competitive …
Canadian Tapped to Head Nokia Read MoreDenmark will provide non-State businesses in Vietnam with VND422 billion to help them raise their competitiveness. The funding, will be supplied in the 2011-2013 period and VND40-50 billion will be …
Helping Hand to VN Businesses Read MoreNovo Nordisk announced today that the company will expand its Research and Development Centre China in Beijing from currently 100 to 200 employees by 2015. The expansion will mainly be …
Novo Nordisk to Double Scale of R&D Centre in China Read MoreThe Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control (Smittskyddsinstitutet – SMI) has designated Monday September 13th as national chlamydia day to draw attention to the infection and to encourage more people …
Sweden Launches ‘Chlamydia Monday’ Read MoreAn Australian organisation comprising ex-police and special forces soldiers has rescued four child sex workers from an illegal brothel in Aranyaprathetnear the Thailand-Cambodia border. The team of volunteer operatives …
Aussies Rescue Four Child Sex Workers Read MoreLeach, 50, who worked closely with Ministers at the Department of Trade and Industry, sits in handcuffs at the end of a double bed while a detective reassures two of …
Paid £3,000 for Child Sex Read MoreAn Uppsala businessman suspected of having imported more than 1,400 counterfeit iPhones from China and sold them to telecom operators in Sweden is under investigation for fraud. Between March and …
Swede Sought for Selling Phony iPhones Read MoreVeteran hotelier says the staff are a hotel’s biggest asset and tells young Chinese to look harder at gaining experience than at the paycheck to make the most of their …
Swedish Veteran Hotelier Serv the Servers Read MoreNorway Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said China’s rapid growth plays an important role in the world’s economic development. Stoltenberg, who spoke during a meeting with Liu Qi, a …
Norwegian PM Hails China’s Economic Growth Read MoreChina needs adequate public diplomacy to effectively present its image to other countries, which are now more interested in China’s story but lack thorough understanding of the country, senior diplomats …
Putting China’s Best Face Forward Read MoreThe Norwegian Ministry of Finance has excluded one Malaysian company from the portfolio of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). On the recommendation of the Council on Ethics, the Ministry …
Malaysian Company Excluded From Pension Fund Read MoreMillions of Indonesians crammed into trains, ferries and in greater numbers than ever, motorcycles, as they poured out of major cities to return to their villages to celebrate the end …
Cities Empty for End of Muslim Holy Month Read MoreThe House of Representatives’ ethics council said on Wednesday that it would only summon legislator Edhie Baskoro for allegedly delaying the departure of a Garuda Airline’s flight if there is …
Cannot Act Against President’s Son Read MoreA Norwegian radio journalist quit on the air after complaining about her job and saying she wouldn’t read the day’s news because ”nothing important has happened” anyway. Pia Beathe Pedersen …
Newsreader Quits in Live Radio Broadcast Read MoreThe “World Giving Index”, the largest study ever carried out into charitable behaviour across the globe, which ranked the UK the eighth most charitable nation in the world, has found …
Happy People Gives More to Charity Read MoreCambodian authorities must take sweeping measures to boost the number of women who sit in parliament if the country is to meet a key part of its global commitment to …
Cambodia Mulls Affirmative Action for Women Read MoreChinese companies should not simply be onlookers but need to scan the Geely-Volvo deal as a prime example of Chinese enterprises going overseas and becoming globalized, a senior official of …
Geely-Volvo Deal a Win-win Read MoreWhile participating in a woodworking and handicrafts trade fair, many Vietnamese enterprises obtained contracts with Sweden’s IKEA group. IKEA purchased products in large quantities, but the prices were not high. …
Handicraft, Fine Arts Producers Still Have IKEA Read MoreThe continuation of Sweden’s support to Vietnam’s media was confirmed in an agreement signed in Hanoi early September by Ms Marie Ottosson, the Minister and the Head of the Development …
Sweden Continues to Support Media Training Read MoreA four-day training workshop was been held 17-20 August at the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) on environmental accounting. The workshop was conducted within Danida’s Poverty Reduction Grant (PRG) …
“Green Accounting” Workshop in Vietnam Read MoreA first ever Asia – Europe (ASEM) Climate Change Forum was held in Ha Long City on 6-7 September 2010. The Forum gathered more than 100 experts, government officials and …
Europe and Asia in Climate Change Discussions Read More
Yesterday at The Hanoi Club, the Hanoi International Women’s Club (HIWC) held monthly coffee morning. More than 50 women participated the event. It was a forum to meet old and …
HIWC Thursday Coffee Morning Read MoreToday United Plantations provided a detailed rebuttal to the serious allegations made by Danish newspaper Politiken on the 8th and 9th of September relating to conditions on the company’s properties. That …
United Plantation’s Rebuttal Against Allegations Read MoreIn July the EAC Group announced that it had divested its Industrial Ingredients business, including The East Asiatic (Thailand) Public Company Ltd. (EACT), to Brenntag, one of the global leaders …
EAC Thailand Changes Name Read MoreDuring the past few weeks there has been a rumor going around that Chile is many guides’ favorite pavilion. We have been wondering what the pavilion has to offer that …
Pavilion Friends: Sweden and Chile Read MoreA six to seven metre portion came off the blade in the incident in Lem, Western Jutland, a Vestas spokesman says. He adds that the company is investigating the cause …
Part of Vestas Blade Breaks Off Read MoreMaersk Line has appointed Thomas Knudsen as regional head of its Asia Pacific business. Knudsen will be responsible for the execution of Maersk Line’s day-to-day operations in Southeast Asia as well …
New Head for Maersk Line in Asia Pacific Read MoreFor years the debate on family reunification has focused on Danish-Turks, who brought a spouse to Denmark. Now the Turks have been overtaken by Thais, and the debate should therefore …
Thais Overtake Turks Read MoreJohan Winlöf, 45, has been killed in Bangkok, and his Thai wife is suspected to have killed her husband with a knife. ”A police investigation has already started, Anders Jörle, …
Well-known Swedish Businessman Killed in Bangkok Read MoreFinland wants to boost security cooperation with Vietnam , especially in firefighting and search and rescue activities, said Finnish Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund. She emphasised that the time-honoured …
Finland, Vietnam Team Up to Fight Crime Read MoreFinnair’s Asian strategy continues to reap rewards as passenger figures rise, while Cargo trends are similarly healthy. The increasing popularity of Finnair’s fast flights to Asia is reflected in the …
Strong Growth in Asian Traffic and Cargo Read MoreAs a tradition the Swedish ladies of SWEA started out their Autumn program with a Welcome Back Dinner at Bistro 33rd. There were mingling, eating and drinking in the comfortable …
SWEA: Welcome Back Dinner Read MoreDanish-Vietnamese Union was the only Western European friendship organization represented at the festivities when the 65 anniversary of Vietnam’s independence were celebrated in Hanoi. In total, around 55 people were …
Danish-Vietnamese Union Invited to Hanoi Read MoreThrough the loud music, talk and laughter sounded a high whistle from Helle, signalling the beggining of the bowling session. Three lanes, 12 women, of which many had to admit …
DWN’s Night Out Read MoreHearing about the artist (painting and sculpture) Richard Winkler’s story so far, and more importantly seeing his artistry it is tempting to think that his new life in Southeast Asia …
Body and Soul Becoming One with Nature – Artist Richard Winkler’s Theme Read MoreA Danish restaurant owner is willing to wager that few can wolf down his mammoth burger. It’s free if you can polish it off in one sitting. Xu Junqian sizes …
Get A Free Danish Burger If You… Read MoreAmong other things, Politiken wrote that United Plantations of Malaysia exposes its workers to deadly pesticides – including ”Agent Paraquat”, which even in very small doses can lead to poisoning, …
United Plantations Denies Allegations Read MoreA delegation representing 15 Finnish enterprises said here on Tuesday they wanted to look for local partners to develop renewable energy, wastewater treatment, industrial waste management and other environmental technologies.A …
Wants to Develop Clean Technologies in Vietnam Read MoreOn January 1st 2012, Denmark assumes the rotating Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, and is already planning and preparing for this big task with the presidency troika partners. …
New Danish Ambassador to China Read MoreThe Swedish participation in the World Expo 2010 has attracted a great number of sponsors. With over 110 partnering companies, the Swedish participation is at the top of the list. …
Huge Expo Interest Among Swedish Companies Read MoreUsing business models to manage public water supply, the 2010 Stockholm Industry Water Award winner Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) provides leading edge services to its customers today. The …
Water — Everybody’s Business in Cambodia Read MoreChina overtook the United States to lead a quarterly index of the most attractive countries for renewable energy projects for the first time, according to the global accounting firm Ernst …
China Best for Renewable Energy Read MoreDanish biotech company Novozymes said on Wednesday that it is banking on the rapid growth of China’s bioenergy industry to boost its portfolio in the country, the company’s second-largest overseas …
Banking on the Growth of China’s Bioenergy Read MorePresident of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, Vu Xuan Hong, recently presented the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia to Osmo Tapani Buller, General Director of the World Esperanto …
Finnish Esperanto Leader Honoured in Vietnam Read MoreThe image of migrant workers freezing, locking up their bosses and marching for better pay and conditions is not typically Swedish. Yet these are among the catalog of incidents that …
Asian Workers See Exploitation in Sweden Read MoreA Cambodian court on Tuesday jailed a 63-year-old Norwegian man for 18 months on charges of paying for sex with a teenage boy in Siem Reap, the country’s northwestern …
Norwegian Jailed on Child Sex Charges Read MoreThe 1st Edition of Beijing International Minithlon, one of Nordic Ways brand new concepts, has started its new era by this Saturday! There are around 40 participants have joined this …
Success for World’s Shortest Triathlon Ever Read MoreThe Danish-controlled plantation company United Plantations of Malaysia exposes its workers to deadly pesticides – including ”Agent Paraquat”, which even in very small doses can lead to poisoning, which destroys …
Big Danish Company Uses Dangerous Pesticides Read MoreMore than 50 people showed up at Wednesday morning’s Breakfast Seminar arranged by the Nordic Chamber of Commerce. The arrangement was held at The Grand Sheraton Sukhumvit, and 34 of …
Double Taxes in a Time of Recession Read More