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Around fifty former exchange students to Sweden recently gathered for a BBQ-evening at the Swedish residence. Swedish students currently studying in Singapore also attended the event. The evening offered an …
The Embassy Welcomes Exchange Students Read MoreOctober 30 was an eventful and festive gala evening for Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCCC) Shanghai and 165 guests at Hyatt on the Bund! The Danish Chamber hosted the award …
DCCC Business Person and Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 Read MoreThe Embassy of Norway participated in the 11th annual Ambassador’s Cup held at Changi Sailing Club last weekend. This year’s event, hosted by Ambassador Jansing of The Netherlands, saw 23 …
Norwegian Sailing Team Joined 11th Annual Ambassador’s Cup Read MoreSo far it has been dragging out a bit, but now Zabai Golf has its new website up and running. “Finally we have the new website up and running, this …
Zabai Golf’s New Website Up and Running Read MoreThe following letter was sent from the King of Norway to the President of Indonesia in relation to the recent natural disasters. His Excellency Dr. H. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono President …
Message of Condolence from the King of Norway Read MoreThis is one of the findings the Ambassador of Sweden in Vietnam Mr Staffan Herrström and the Trade Section of the Embassy got during their tour in mid October to …
Swedes Enjoy Promising Businesses in Vietnam Read MoreWu Promotion in collaboration with the Finnish Embassy and Finnish Expat groups presents Finland’s most popular vocal groups Semmarit live performances at the One Club in Beijing’s Chaoyang District on …
Finland’s Semmarit Performs in Beijing Read MoreThe Nordic business association NordCham organized a meeting on the 28 October at Press Club in Hanoi with the participation of the Nordic Ambassadors and Nordic companies in Vietnam. The …
The Future of Nordic Business Interests in Vietnam Read MoreAn information evening for Danes in Bangkok will take place on November the 20th from 6pm. at Cafe Europe. The main purpose is to meet newcomers and share information on …
An Information Evening for Danes in Bangkok Read MoreSince his first job as a rural bricklayer more than 50 years ago, Gong Xuebin has built an international food empire with a huge stake in the Japanese market and …
Gong Xuebin and Ingvar Kamprad Read MoreIndonesi’s largest telephone company plans to acquire a telecommunications company in Cambodia, according to its commissioner Tanri Abeng, Bisnis Indonesia newspaper reported yesterday. And Swedish owned Star-Cell has been widely …
Indonesian Telco Buying Swedish Cambodian Star-Cell? Read MoreOnce again the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) invites you and your friends to participate in its prestigious golf tournament “The Nordic Masters 2010”. The Nordic Masters will be …
TFCC Invitational KONE Nordic Masters 2010 Read MoreThis weekend the red carpet was rolled out for the Chinese Ambassador Xie Hangsheng when he guests Denmark Open in Odense. The visit emphasizes that Denmark Open is one of …
Denmark Open Connects China and Denmark Read MoreA Swedish child tourist got his fingers trapped in an escalator at ‘Tuk Com’ IT City on Halloween. His hand was eventually freed and he was sent for emergency treatment. A …
Swedish Child Traps Hand in Pattaya Escalator Read MoreAn upsurge in marriages between older Swedish men and young, underprivileged foreign women raises serious questions about gender equality, according to a new report. In a new ‘migration by marriage’ …
Increasing ‘Marriage Migration’ to Sweden Read MoreOnce 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 MoreThe 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 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 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 MoreClimbers 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 MoreA 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThree 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 MoreThe 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 MoreAround 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 MoreThe 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 MorePattaya 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 MorePresident 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 MoreAt 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 MoreVestas 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 MoreHigh 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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 MoreA 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 MoreIndonesia 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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 MoreMany 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 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 MorePer 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 MoreThe 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 MoreMore 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 MoreThe 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 MoreFlows 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 MoreAlexander 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 MoreVestas 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 MoreMore 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 MoreThe 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 More17 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 MoreCardo 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 …
Singapore Orders Swedish Turbocompressors, Mixers Read More