The Greenest Embassy of the Year
The 2010 “Green Embassy Prize” has been granted to the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi in recognition of its efforts in response to the Government of Sweden’s “Green Goals” by …
The Greenest Embassy of the Year Read MoreStudents Takes Space Technology Down to Earth
Can open innovation competitions for students speed up the transfer of space technology to create sustainable solutions? At a workshop in the Swedish Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, twelve top …
Students Takes Space Technology Down to Earth Read MoreSwedish Professor Invited to China
Professor Johan Åkerman from the University of Gothenburg’s Department of Physics is one of just 60 young researchers from around the world to be invited to the World Economic Forum’s …
Swedish Professor Invited to China Read MoreJohan Winlöf’s Secret Past as Violent Nazi Leader
By Pimjai C. Mongkol, Søren Lykke Bülow, Bjarne Wildau and Thomas Lykke Pedersen Back then Johan’s name was Staffan and he was for some years known to the public as …
Johan Winlöf’s Secret Past as Violent Nazi Leader Read MorePain Relieving Swedish Venture
Sweden was totally struck by spike mat fever during last year. Everyone talked about the amazing mat, and it was even named “Christmas gift of the Year 2009” by the …
Pain Relieving Swedish Venture Read MoreFinnish Man Arrested for Child Abuse
Police Colonel Worapong Tonpaiboon (Anti Human Trafficking Division Superintendent, AHTD) and his team on Wednesday arrested Mr. Pasi Earik Venaeinen (65), a Finnish national. Mr. Venaeinen was apprehended after an …
Finnish Man Arrested for Child Abuse Read MorePackaging Stimulates Flower Exports
Introduction of luxurious, smart and informative packaging material with new designs by Phuoc Kim Thanh is contributing to higher prices for the flowers from Lam Dong province in the export …
Packaging Stimulates Flower Exports Read MoreFirst Master Programme on Human Rights in Vietnam
It was an historic occasion when the first Master Programme on Human Rights in Vietnam was launched in Hanoi on September 7, celebrating the Vietnamese – Norwegian academic partnership on …
First Master Programme on Human Rights in Vietnam Read MoreDanish Minister Visit Expo and Hong Kong
On September 12 to 15 Denmark’s Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Ms. Charlotte Sahl-Madsen, will visit Shanghai and Hong Kong. The purpose is to maintain the good relationship and …
Danish Minister Visit Expo and Hong Kong Read MoreDanish Novozymes Boosts Presence in China
Novozymes China has seen its share of success. And thanks to local government support, the company will continue to flourish in Zhongguancun Haidian Science Park (HSP), said China Regional President, …
Danish Novozymes Boosts Presence in China Read MoreChina, Danmark to Cooperate in Mobile Internet
The mobile Internet industry leaders from China and Denmark met in Copenhagen on Sunday to discuss possible cooperation. Around 50 top Chinese and Danish mobile Internet executives attended a forum …
China, Danmark to Cooperate in Mobile Internet Read MoreFounder Leaves Pandora Board
The founder’s goodbye to the Pandora Board is happening accordingly to the recommendations for good corporate governance, and Per Enevoldsen continues as head of Pandora productions in Thailand. Among the …
Founder Leaves Pandora Board Read MoreWarning Against
It has once again come to the Embassy’s attention that some visa applicants and their references are offered assistance to smooth the visa process by various agencies both in and …
Warning Against Read MoreJohan Winlof’s Wife Held in Custody
Photo Credit: http://news.thaiza.com/ Khun Ornanong Winlof, the wife of the 45 year old Swedish businessman Johan Winlof, whom she incidentally stabbed to death on 1st September, is held in …
Johan Winlof’s Wife Held in Custody Read MoreAdmits Killing Swedish Husband – Released on Bail
According to ScandAsia’s information, the wife of now dead Swedish businessman Johan Winlöf has bailed herself out of prison. Also in the news: Well-known Swedish Businessman Killed in Bangkok “We …
Admits Killing Swedish Husband – Released on Bail Read MoreLego Brick Not a Trademark, EU Court Rules
Danish toymaker Lego cannot register a picture of one of its iconic building bricks as a trademark, because the Lego product cannot be distinguished from other manufacturers’ bricks, the European …
Lego Brick Not a Trademark, EU Court Rules Read MoreMaersk Accused of Anti-competitiveness
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 MoreCanadian Tapped to Head Nokia
Nokia 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 MoreHelping Hand to VN Businesses
Denmark 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 to Double Scale of R&D Centre in China
Novo 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 MoreSweden Launches ‘Chlamydia Monday’
The 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 MoreAussies Rescue Four Child Sex Workers
An 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 MoreNew Bill to Reduce School Dropout
It is estimated that there are some 160,000 teenage pregnancies in Thailand every year. Very often, the girls have to drop out of school. Thailand’s health officials are proposing a …
New Bill to Reduce School Dropout Read MoreDrunk Driving to Become Illegal in Philippines
The new bill is filed as House Bill 382 and seeks to declare driving while under the influence of alcohol or liquor a criminal act. “The World Health Organization (WHO) …
Drunk Driving to Become Illegal in Philippines Read MoreSwede Sought for Selling Phony iPhones
An 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 MoreSwedish Veteran Hotelier Serv the Servers
Veteran 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 MoreNorwegian PM Hails China’s Economic Growth
Norway 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 MorePutting China’s Best Face Forward
China 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 MoreMalaysian Company Excluded From Pension Fund
The 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 MoreCities Empty for End of Muslim Holy Month
Millions 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 MoreCannot Act Against President’s Son
The 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 MoreNewsreader Quits in Live Radio Broadcast
A 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 MorePaid £3,000 for Child Sex
Leach, 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 MoreGeely-Volvo Deal a Win-win
Chinese 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 MoreHandicraft, Fine Arts Producers Still Have IKEA
While 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 MoreSweden Continues to Support Media Training
The 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 More“Green Accounting” Workshop in Vietnam
A 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 MoreEurope and Asia in Climate Change Discussions
A 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 MoreHappy People Gives More to Charity
The “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 MoreCambodia Mulls Affirmative Action for Women
Cambodian 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 MoreUnited Plantation’s Rebuttal Against Allegations
Today 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 MoreEAC Thailand Changes Name
In 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 MorePavilion Friends: Sweden and Chile
During 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 MorePart of Vestas Blade Breaks Off
A 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 MoreNew Head for Maersk Line in Asia Pacific
Maersk 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 MoreThais Overtake Turks
For 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 MoreWell-known Swedish Businessman Killed in Bangkok
Johan 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, Vietnam Team Up to Fight Crime
Finland 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 MoreStrong Growth in Asian Traffic and Cargo
Finnair’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 MoreSWEA: Welcome Back Dinner
As 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 More