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Press release from UNDPThirty countries have now ratified the convention triggering its entry into force in six months time, as of 1 August 2010. This is a landmark achievement that …
UN: Ban on Deadly Weapons Ratified, Enters Into Force in Six Months Read MoreWhile the rest of the world is in the slow lane of the recession, China has taken the fast lane with high growth rates, offering major opportunities for Danish businesses. …
China is The Hub of Global Economic Growth Read MoreChina on Tuesday denied allegations of spying after a Swedish court sentenced a Uighur man to prison for passing information about a community of Uighur refugees to Chinese agents. Babur …
China Denies Spying After Uighur Jailed in Sweden Read MoreThe tone was set from the start when the Malaysian-Norwegian Forum of Competence was officially opened this morning. As soon as His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon took the stage, he started …
Big Hopes for Strong Malaysia-Norway Cooperation in the Future Read MoreDemand from China for more pork meat import is expected to create new growth in the Danish pig sector. Denmark is expected to benefit more from this demand than other …
China to Fuel Danish Pig Sector Revival Read More10.03.2010 | news Jan Tommy Fosse | photos Stein Mangersnes The annual Swedish – Norwegian sports day in Singapore took place on Saturday march 6th. This year the event was …
Swedish Victory in Singapore Read MoreWhen Dos Sopheap was four years she stepped on a landmine in his home country of Cambodia and lost his leg. Now she has won the first prize in the …
Miss Landmine to Sweden Read MoreA Denmark-funded community development project, which is designed for ethnic minority groups in Vietnam’s northern region, will continue its second phase in Hoa Binh, Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, …
Danish Organization Support Ethnic Minority People in Vietnam Read MoreTo mark International Women’s Day, Amnesty International released two reports looking at sexual violence in locations across the developed and developing world; specifically Cambodia and the Nordic Countries of Denmark, …
Amnesty: Rape Victims Worldwide Denied Justice and Dignity Read MoreWith attractive economic conditions for local producers and favoritism in public investments China tries to boost its local wind industry. Vestas’s biggest Chinese rival launches massive growth target, writes Berlingske Business.
Vestas: China Ready for Wind Battle Read MoreText Petchanet Pratruangkrai, The NationThailand is expected to start a first round of negotiations toward a bilateral free-trade agreement with the European Union by the middle of the year, a move …
Free Trade Talks Between EU and Thailand Likely This Year Read MoreSweden sold weapons to the value of 13.5 billion kronor in 2009, 7 percent more than 2008, according to new figures released by the Swedish Agency for Non-Proliferation and Export …
Sweden Sell Weapons to Southeast Asia Read MoreNew two year plan of action shall make air and water cleaner, make better use of waste and create new Danish jobs. Both in Denmark and foreign countries. Minister for …
Support to Danish Environmental Business Read MoreOne of the leaders of the Islamist terrorist group Jeemah Islamiyah reported killed in the firefight off Indonesian police Tuesday. The terrorist who went by the name Dulmatin, writes Danish …
Bali Terrorist Killed Read MoreThe tradition of International Women’s Day were founded in Copenhagen one hundred years ago. In 2010 this day is celebrated all over the world, where women face harder life circumstances …
8th of March is International Women’s Day Read MoreDemanding equal rights for both sexes. Up to 1000 women and men representing 43 different organisations walked the streets of Bangkok Monday morning. They met at the Royal Plaza and …
Women’s Demonstration Read More08.03.2010 | news Niels C. Jensen and Pimjai Chaimongkol | photos Niels C. Jensen At the first level in a four storey house in the Somrong area in Bangkok a group …
Garment Workes Start Own Production Read MoreText Edison Ong, Manilla BulletinWhere the wind blows, money flows. Vestas Wind Systems, a leading supplier of wind power solutions in the world, has looked to the East where business opportunities …
Vestas Opens Manila IT Hub to Support Global Operations Read MoreThe Norwegian flag wavered alongside the Malaysian one throughout Putrajaya, and Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were smiling brightly when the Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri …
The Norwegian Crown Prince Couple Have Arrived in Malaysia Read MoreNine year old Swedish girl Ida was nearly killed in yet another attack of the deadly box jellyfish in Thailand. Only the fast action of a Swedish fire-fighter likewise on vacation …
Swedish Girl Almost Killed by Jellyfish in Thailand Read MoreThursday night was Nordic networking night at the cosy Minibar Royale at Sukhumvit Soi 23. Not less than 120 Scandinavians and Thais was packed together at the 75 cosy square …
Swedish Meatballs, a Packed Bar, Cold Beers, and Business Card Swap Read MoreKim Dreyer has sent this invitation to join his survey: We are currently investigating whether there is interest in Danish foods and products in Malaysia.We know that there can be …
Danish Food in Malaysia? Read MoreThe Thai government has donated 20,000 metric tons of Thai rice to for the Haitians. The first load has arrived in Haiti already, flown in for free by Thai Airways …
Thailand and Maersk Line Jointly Relieve Haiti Read MoreElizabeth Romhild together with well-known Danish artist participate the charity auction and managed to send the Ecstasy bronze sculpture to Bruun Rasmussen where all the proceeds go to Breast Cancer …
Elizabeth Romhild’s Bronze Sculpture was the 4th Highest in Charity Auction Last Night Read MoreThe Singaporean navy warns that a terror group is planning one or more terror attack at oil tankers in the Malacca Strait, and the authorities in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia …
Threat of Terror Attacks in The Malacca Strait Read MoreDanish companies are absent in the most promising part of China. Denmark risks losing a huge market with 200 million consumers, writes Berlingske Business.
Denmark Misses Billion Dollar Market in China Read MoreThe Danish PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen visits Singapore, Japan, and South Korea from the 5th-12th March.The mission is firstly to strengthen and consolidate relations with three countries that have growing …
Danish Prime Minister to Asia Read MoreThursday 10 a’ clock around 90 businesspeople, government officials, and representatives from different Chambers of Commerce was gathered at the One Start One Stop Investment Center at the 18th floor in …
Easier To Do Business in Thailand Read MoreReactions from some of the guests at the Joint Foreign Chambers’s visit at the One Start One Stop Investment Center. Two of the guests at the Joint Foreign Chambers’s visit …
A Tender Start To Facilitate Business in Thailand Read MoreIn order to help Vietnam respond and adapt to climate change, Japan will give Vietnam a preferential loan of 450 million USD, Denmark pledged to support with 53 million USD, …
Denmark Helps Vietnam Respond To Climate Change Read MoreKuala Lumpur: Søren Ravn has replaced Søren Holm Jensen asCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia’s managing director. Carlsberg told this Monday that Søren Ravn had been with the Carlsberg group since 1998 at …
New Søren to Lead Carlsberg in Malaysia Read MoreThree Scandinavian Chambers of Commerce moved office Saturday, February 27, 2010A short move from Tower B to Tower A. DanCham, the Swedish-Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Finish-Thai Chamber of Commerce will …
Trade Chambers Moved Office Read MoreWith natural disasters on the rise, the United Nations is opening its first ever Asian emergency response centre to provide pre-positioned humanitarian aid within 48 hours of a crisis striking, …
Asia To Get New UN Emergency Response Centre For Disasters Read MoreDanish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck is planning to aim at the Asian markets in future as Lundbeck predicts big decline in sales in Europe and the US according to Euroinvestor. Asia …
Lundbeck Dreams of Further Expansion in Asia Read MoreElizabeth Romhild’s bronze sculpture “Ectasy” is available for online bidding at a special auction held by the Danish Auction House Bruun Rasmussen where all the proceeds go to Breast Cancer …
Elizabeth Romhild Sculpture on Auction until Thursday 4 March Read MoreUPDATE: There has been giving notice of big demonstrations in Bangkok in the middle of March, especially on the 14th of March. The demonstrations were postponed from the end of …
Keep Away From Big Demonstrations in Bangkok Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg last Tuesday reported higher net profit for 2009, based on market gains in Eastern Europe and Asia. The net profit of 4.2 billion kroner (771 million dollars), …
Brewer Carlsberg Increase Net Profit and New Breweries To Come Read MoreAt approximately 8:00am on Monday, Banglamung Police was notified of a robbery at 15/18 Moo 4, Banglamung. Lt. Gen. Duantapiyachai along with a team of police and forensic investigators went …
Norwegian’s Pattaya Home Robbed of Nearly 300,000 baht Read MoreOn 11th February 2010 HRH Prince Henrik was welcomed to Phuket by Boathouse (http://www.boathousephuket.com) General Manager Louis Bronner, a personal friend of Prince Henrik, and Mom Tri’s Villa Royale (http://www.villaroyalephuket.com) General …
HRH Prince Henrik Visited Phuket Read MoreEarly on Wednesday Morning, Police Lieutenant Colonel Wirawoot from Pattaya Police Station was called to the Royal Twin Palace Hotel in South Pattaya following the discovery of a body on …
Swedish Tourist falls to his death at South Pattaya Hotel Read MoreWhen the Danish singer Sidsel Storm went to the Rhythmical School in Vig in 2001, it was love at first sight in more than one way. She met her future husband there and he was the one who introduced …
Sassy, Jazzy Sidsel Storm Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy In Bangkok answers to the allegations concerning that the Swedish visa procedures make the trade with Thai girls easier. The allegations was made by trafficking expert Kajsa Wahlberg, …
More than 15.000 Thais Go to Sweden and Some With Wrong Intentions Read MoreThe 27 year old Alexander Charles Christensen has been arrested by Thai Police according to Bangkok Post the 24th February. Alexander Charles Christensen is suspected of swindling with assets from …
Young Swedish Man Suspected of Big Time Fraud Arrested in Bangkok Read MoreFour Scandinavian and one Southeast Asian country is in top 10 at the Corruption Index made by Transparency International.The Scandinavian countries has a big tradition of not being corrupt at …
Corruption Not Popular in Scandinavia and Singapore Read MoreJotun reported an operating profit of NOK 1.1 billion in 2009 compared with NOK 0.9 billion for the previous year. Operating income increased from NOK 10.4 to NOK 11.2 billion. …
Norwegian Company Jotun Reports Record Results Read MoreBy YuSie Rundkvist Chou and Josefin Berglund, TV4Nyheterna Sweden has become a default country for traffickers who want to bring young Thai women for prostitution in Europe. “These women have …
Sweden Is a Country for Entry Trafficking Read MoreCafé de Concert – a Norwegian duo playing fiddle and piano – and King of Convenience – also a Norwegian duo but more into popular music and folk music – …
Live Norwegian Concerts Read MoreAt the opening of the Centre, the Ambassador to Thailand Michael Sternberg said that the processing of visa applications in Thailand have not always been easy. Over the years, different …
Danish Visa Application Centre Now Open in Bangkok Read MoreThe Board of Investment of Thailand has just recently approved three new projects funded by Scandinavian money. In total, the projects have a value of 527.00 million Baht. Electrolux Co., …
708 New Jobs in Thailand Paid by Scandinavians Read MoreSchool principles get 1.8-2.0 million DKK a year and the teachers are paid the same as engineers and get 100 lessons of supplementary training a year. It is prestigious to …
Study Trip to Singapore Unveiled Prestige About the Job As a Teacher Read More