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The airport train link connecting Bangkok with Suvarnabhumi International Airport will begin commercial services on Monday, according to State Railway of Thailand (SRT) governor Yuthana Thapcharoen. Bangkok, the 18th of …
The Airport Train Link Opens Monday Read MoreSome 6,100 tonnes of Australian toxic waste will soon be making its way to Denmark to be destroyed at the Kommunekemi facility in Nyborg, following an export licence granted by …
Aussie Toxic Waste to Denmark Read MoreSweden delivered the first one of JAS 39 Gripen aircraft to Thailand on Wednesday, according to the Swedish government. The Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors, Thai Armed Forces Supreme Commander …
Sweden Delivers Gripen Aircraft to Thailand Read MoreShanghai is broiling in a record heat this summer yet Santa Claus is unfazed and has traveled all the way from Lapland, Finland, to the World Expo to greet visitors …
Meet Santa Claus at Finland Pavilion Read MoreThe railway system, connecting more than 300 million people who live around one of the world’s great rivers, the Mekong, will come a step closer when ministers from Cambodia, China, …
Mekong Region Rail Network Plan Moves Ahead Read MoreThe Chinese market is gaining clout in the global economy, and ranks only after North America in importance for Danish companies, a Danish newspaper said Wednesday. According to a report …
Chinese Market Gaining Clout in Denmark Read MoreWomen can choose to board the female-only, orange and pink-seated carriages at the front and rear of trains in Jakarta, the latest in a growing number of cities to offer …
Jakarta Introduces Women-Only Trains to Avoid Groping Read MoreThe Thai-Burmese order has been closed for more than one month, and no one knows when it will reopen again. This is causing a whole lot of problems. Especially at …
Thai-Burmese Border Closure Costs Thailand Millions a Day Read MoreSF Development Co, a joint venture between SET-listed Siam Future Development and Sweden-based Ikano, is confident that construction of the 12.5- billion-baht Mega Bangna shopping complex will be completed in …
Thai Swedish Project on Schedule Read MoreWednesday, officials said that a Thai government helicopter crashed in the ountry’s mountainous north, reports CNN. The chopper went missing Tuesday during heavy rainstorms. It belonged to Thailand’s Natural Resource …
Thai Government Chopper Crash Kills Five Read MoreSouth China’s Hainan province added six more countries to its visa-free list to attract tour groups, as the island hopes to expand its already burgeoning tourism industry, local authorities said …
Hainan Makes Danish Norwegian and Finnish Tourists Visa-free Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe explosion happened in Aksu city in the west of the remote western region. A local government spokeswoman, Hou Hanmin, said a Uighur man drove a three-wheeled vehicle carrying an …
Blast Kills Seven in China’s Xinjiang Read MoreThai authorities have used emergency powers to restrict access to the the Swedish based WikiLeaks whistleblower website on security grounds, an official said Wednesday, fanning controversy over Internet censorship. The …
Thailand Block Swedish Based WikiLeaks Read MoreAt a ceremony at Saab’s factory in Linkoping today, Saab unveils the Thai integrated air defence system for its Thai customer. The ceremony is held to celebrate the contract between …
Saab Unveils Thai Air Defence Solutions Read MoreDenmark’s Vestas, the world’s biggest maker of wind turbines, said on Wednesday it had won an order in the competitive Chinese market for turbines with total capacity of 74 megawatts. …
Vestas Wins 74 MW Turbine Order in China Read MoreWorkers who joined a strike on August 11 in Sweden have resumed work. Vietnamese agencies are trying to bring six workers who were arrested by local police back home. According …
Strike of Vietnamese Workers in Sweden Stops Read More
Text by Henrik FriisPhotos by Bent, Bjorn and Claus The Viking Wheelers have just returned from their yearly Khao Yai trip, this annual event is normally held during the long …
Khao Yai Long Weekend on Wheels Read MoreAfter four years of close cooperation the Sino-Danish Wind Energy Development Programme (WED) was finalised at a closing ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday. The project has been focusing on ways …
Sino – Danish Wind Programme Finalised 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 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 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 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 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 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 More