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The police in Bangladesh have arrested three garment industry labor leaders and 18 other people on charges that they organized and participated in violent protests last month. International advocacy groups …
Bangladesh Arrests 21 After Rallies Read MoreThere was a time when Beijing was recognized as the model for a healthy population with a fresh diet and regular exercise, but alas, it is no more. These days, …
Linus in the Park Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce met for the monthly networking evening in Bangkok. Free beer, finger food, and soft drinks were given to the around 60 people who joined …
Cozy Dancham Networking at New Venue Read MoreAn American director of Sterling Seafood Corporation is being sentenced to serve almost two years behind bars, and in addition he was charged a fine of $64 million for fraudulent …
Huge Penalty for Vietnamese Fish Fraud Read MoreScandinavians are planning to sell their properties on the resort island of Phuket en masse after the political riots in Bangkok badly shook their confidence, said Thanan Tanpaiboon, president of …
Scandinavians Plan to Dump Phuket Properties Read MoreBeer from Kingdom Breweries, Cambodia’s first microbrewery, will be available to the thirsty punters next week, with the latest market entrant targeting a growing premium market segment. Cambodia’s annual per …
Cambodia’s Beer Market Caters to Changing Tastes Read MoreA union official is urging workers at a garment factory in Kampong Cham to stay home from work until their employers can figure out what has been causing fainting spells …
Stay Home, Unionist Tells Fainting Workers Read MoreAssociate Professor Emeritus Jørgen Hylleberg, Marine Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences, has been conferred an Honorary Degree by the Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. Associate Professor Emeritus Jørgen Hylleberg, Department of …
Dane Appointed Honorary Doctor at Thai University Read MoreVietnam, along with Cambodia, Laos and Thailand will benefit from the Energy and Environment Partnership Programme for Mekong Region (EEP Mekong) funded by Finland, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. A …
Renewable Energy and Climate Change Read MoreMaersk Line announced the launch of its new Far East-Chennai weekly service to be known as the Chennai Express service from September 14, 2010. The port rotation for this new …
Weekly Service From Shanghai to Chennai Read MoreThe Indonesian government will likely appoint a local financial institution to manage the US$1 billion forestry fund to be provided by Norway as part of the environmental deal signed in …
Indonesia May Name Local Firm as Fund Manager Read MoreOn Wednesday 18 of August at 19.15 hrs, the trio “Xong” will sparkle at the Denmark Pavilion at World Expo. The proud musical traditions of East and West unite, when …
Don’t Miss Trio Xong @ Denmark Pavilion Tonight Read MoreOn August 17th, Finland Pavilion welcomed its 3 millionth guest, Mr. Song Ge from Shanghai. Mr. Song is 44 years old and is working as an accoutant at Shanghai Railway …
Finland Pavilion Welcomed its 3 Millionth Guest Read MoreBefore they went to Sweden, a recruitment agency promised the berry pickers huge amounts of blueberries and great earnings. They were promised a plantation to pick the berries from, but …
Chinese Berry Pickers Leave Sweden Read MoreThere are predictions of fewer expatriates to be sent out on foreign assignment onwards, while international companies are indeed increasingly hiring locals for positions which used to be held by …
Singapore’s Norwegian Community Thriving Read MoreThe first Youth Olympic Games are rolling through Singapore. Denmark has quite a large team in town – 30 people including staff. The young Danes participate in 11 different competitions. …
Support Young Danes in Youth Olympic Games Read MorePhuketwan today reports that Norwegian tourist Kjell Olav Forseth, 52, has been scammed of 200,000 bath (39,000 norske kroner). He arrived on Phuket on August 5, and on August 9 …
Phuket: Norwegian Scammed For 200,000 Baht Read MoreBangkok is the most popular place for foreigners to work in Thailand. Approximately 30 per cent of the foreign workers do their business here. According to statistics from the Ministry of …
Loads of Illegal Foreign Workers in Thailand Read MoreThe Nation reports that Thailand’s national Army Commander-in-Chief, General Anupong Paochinda, on Tuesday expressed confidence that the newly-defined Southern Border Province Administrative Centre (SBPAC) will contribute to authorities’ efforts to …
New Bill Looks for Peace in Southern Thailand Read MoreConvicted Swedish paedophile Johan Brahim Escori plans to appeal to the Supreme Court after the Appeal Court upheld his six-and-a-half-year sentence on Friday, his defence lawyer said. Ham Phea, one of …
Swedish Paedo to Launch Final Appeal Read MoreAs result of winning the competition back in May, Junjie Liu’s prize was a field trip to Sweden to learn more about the Swedish design tradition. Between August 11 and …
Expo: Chinese Student on Trip to Sweden Read MoreAn Islami militant who helped plan suicide bombings on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali was among dozens of imprisoned convicts who saw their sentences cut Tuesday as part of Independence …
Jail Terms Slashed for Indonesian Terrorists Read MoreRoyal Thai Air Force Commander in Chief Ithiporn Supawong is leading a Thai Government delegation to Sweden to participate in the second meeting of the Thai-Swedish Joint Steering Committee for …
Flying Forward With Swedish Fighting Planes Read MoreTrouble is brewing in the forests of Sweden as foreign migrant workers complain about exploitation and poor harvests. For Swedes, a bowl of their fresh native berries – lingonberries, blueberries …
Sour Note to Beloved Swedish Tradition Read MoreIn the past 30 years, more than 400 sudden deaths have occured during the rainy season in the Yunnan province. Following a five-year investigation, researchers from the Chinese Centre for …
Deadly Mushroom: Don’t Eat the ‘Little White’ Read MoreNearly half the victims of sex abuse who turned to the Friends of Women Foundation for help suffered at the hands of people close to them – friends, relatives or …
Sex Attackers Are Often Friends or Family Read MoreA study of four different substances abilities to counteract epilepsy has lead to a prize for the two Danes Aleta Miechels Pedersen and Mikkel Stoklund in Guangzhou, China. The prize …
Danish Students Receive Chinese Science Prize Read MoreDue to the heavy rain during the last weeks in Changchun, part of Jingyuetan Park, such as the entries and the roads have been damaged. Unfortunately the park is not …
Vasa Bike in Changchun is Postponed Read MoreThe windmill subtractor from Jutland ind Denmark has invested more than 70 million Danish kroner ($12 million) in the new factory in Tianjin. When the factory opens on the 29th …
Prince Henrik of Denmark to Inaugurate Factory Read MoreA body of Henrietee Borg Kristensen, a Denmark national, has been handed over to authorised person at Camp Leh, India. The body has been handed over to authorised person after …
Body of Danish National Handed Over Read More2010 looks to become the hottest year on record worldwide. Irish Times says that following confirmation that global average temperatures for the first seven months of 2010 were the warmest …
Hottest Year Ever Read MoreAA special delegation will be sent from the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, to attend the summit which is also known as the ‘Mini UN Summit’. The summit is important …
Scandinavians to Attend Mini UN Summit in Phuket Read MoreKoh Lanta is known as an island with a more ‘laid back’ atmosphere, which draws short-time as well as long-time tourists there. Here it is possible to take a ”Thaim-out”, …
Swedes Can Get Married at Koh Lanta Read MoreThe Swedish Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, was this weekend the host of the first cultural exchange event “Digital Youth Award”. Young people from all over the world met …
Digital Challenges in Shanghai Read MoreSeadrill has secured drilling contracts with Premier Oil and PT PAN (P.T. Pertalahan Arnebatara Natuna)in Indonesia for the newbuild jack-up rigs, West Callisto and West Leda. The program in the …
Seadrill Secures New Important Contracts for Jack-Ups Read MoreNorthern provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and north-eastern Ubon Ratchatani have had the emergency rule lifted, Bangkok Post reports. However, Bangkok will still act under the laws of the …
Thailand State of Emergency Eased Back – But Not in Bangkok Read MoreThai power supplier Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding and two South Korean firms, SK Construction and Korea Western Power, are involved in the consortium, reports Straits Times. The Electricity Generating Authority …
Laos to Get Power Plant Worth Billions Read MoreNorwegian Scatec Solar have entered into an agreement to build solar cell parks in five Chinese provinces with a combined capacity of 2,500 MW. The project has an estimated value …
China and Norway Agrees on Biggest Industry Cooperation Ever Read MoreThe government is scrambling to counter the canine rabies epidemic that has swept Bali, amid 75 deaths and international warnings against travel to Indonesia’s famed tourism gem. “We are targeting …
Indonesia Fighting Bali’s Rabies Epidemic Read MoreVestas has received two orders totaling 74 MW comprising 37 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines from a major Chinese independent power producer. Vestas and the customer already have a track record …
Vestas Ink Two New Orders Read MorePAS Shah Alam Member of Parliament Khalid Samad visited the Carlsberg brewery in Shah Alam yesterday, shocking the company’s deputy managing director. The PAS man and several Shah Alam City …
Muslim MP Visits the Carlsberg Brewery Read MoreFinland will receive Schengen visa applications on behalf of Estonia at the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai starting from 01.08.2010. Application process and requirements will be similar as when …
Finland Helps Estonia in Shanghai Read MoreResearchers studying livelihoods of poor population groups, ethnic minorities and women meet to discuss possibilities for improving cooperation with representatives from five poor provinces. Since January 2010, Denmark has been …
The Link Between Resaerchers and The People Read MoreA new term, “Sandwich Reporting,” has crept into the vocabulary of Burmese journalists looking for ways to bypass the government censors. “Just like a sandwich, which puts a filling between …
‘Sandwich Reporting’ Keeps them Guessing Read MoreGovernment investigators on Friday called for criminal charges against the wife of the Philippine police chief and 12 senior officers in an alleged cash smuggling plot uncovered in Russia. Government …
Philippines Mulls Charges Against Police Chief’s Wife Read MoreSexual harassment is at dangerous levels in the workplace with a joint Reuters/Ipsos global poll finding one in 10 workers have been pestered for sex by a senior employer. The …
One in 10 Report Sexual Harrassment Read MoreA convicted paedophile, Johan Brahim Escori, has boasted of paying a US$11,000 bribe for an acquittal at an Appeal Court hearing in Phnom Penh tomorrow, a Swedish newspaper said Wednesday. The …
Swedish Paedo Brags About Bribing Read MoreSweden’s largest trade union group, LO, has slammed the government over the plight of foreign berry pickers in northern Sweden, many of whom claim that charges from employers for travel …
Union Blames Ministers for Berry Pickers’ Plight Read MoreThai Biogas Energy (TBEC) plans to invest about Bt700 million next year to build biogas power plants in Thailand and abroad, more than doubling its locations to nine from the …
“Finnish” Biogas Firm to Double Read MoreThis week, Danish kindergarten kids return from holiday, and many arrive on a two-wheeler. The reason for the advanced cycling skills of Danish children is that from as early as …
Danish Children Bike to Kindergarten Read More