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Torvald Klaveness Group (TKG) expands its fleet on expectations that the world economy to recover. Hundreds of more Filipino seafarers will be needed, businessmirror.com.ph reports. Chairman Tom Erik Klaveness said …
Norwegian Shipping Firm Hires Hundreds of Filipino Seafarers Read MoreThe first Gripen fighter for Thailand completed its maiden flight in Linköping, Sweden, today. The flight took off at 14:50 local time and lasted for 80 minutes with Saab test …
First flight for Royal Thai Air Force Gripen Read MoreA study conducted by an environmental organization in Sweden revealed that some branded flip-flops, sandals, clogs and other plastic shoes manufactured or sold in seven countries, including the Philippines, have …
Swedes Find Toxic Sandals in the Philippines Read MoreScandinavian tourists will return to Thailand in the coming high season as their currencies are getting stronger, says TUI Nordic, a tour operator in Scandinavia, according to bangkokpost.com. To accommodate …
Scandinavian Tourists Now Return to Thailand Read MoreThe contract Vinaphone signed with Ericsson last week includes installation and commissioning of the operator’s 3G network in the south of Vietnam. Vinaphone deputy director Hoang Trung Hai and Ericsson …
Ericsson Gets Big 3G Deal with Vietnamese Vinaphone Read MoreThe Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is right now in Denmark. A welcoming ceremony for PM Dung and his officials was, according to VOVNews.vn held at the airport in …
Vietnamese Prime Minister Welcomed in Denmark Read MoreScandinavian Airlines in Thailand has launched special prices of 49,000 baht for a roundtrip Economy Extra and 69,000 baht for Business Class to 36 northern European cities. The prices exclude …
SAS Launches Special Fares Today Read MoreJon Ansten and Christian Bjørtuft Ellingsen are lawyers and directors of Vogt & Wiig Singapore Branch. Together with a third Nowegian lawyer, Pia Grude, they run the Singaporean department of …
Meet Two Norwegian Lawyers in Singapore Read MoreJan Tommy Fosse has tried a lot of different things even before he decided to be a priest. He grew up in Østfold south east of Oslo. He was trained …
New Norwegian Priest in Singapore Read MoreMrs Chloé Marchand has been appointed Air France KLM’s new Commercial Director for Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. She succeeds Mr Olivier Benoit who will be relocating to Paris …
Air France KLM Appoints New Commercial Director Read MoreNorway offers to sell four Hercules aircraft to RI, according to Rear Marshal Imam Wahyudi, logistics assistant to the air force chief of staff. He said the planes had been …
Norway Sells Military Planes to Indonesia Read MoreSamui Airport and Samui Park Avenue are organising Swedish jazz singer Jonathan Fritzen and Thailand’s leading jazz guitarist Changton Kunjara, The Bangkok Post reports on Friday. The free concert will …
Swedish Jazz Phenomenon Plays in Samui Read MoreWhile several local parishes of the Church of Sweden are advocating the use of fortified wine to prevent the spread of swine flu during communion, a Swedish politician is proposing …
Swedish Politician Mulls Thai Bows to Counter Swine Flu Read MoreTwo Danish guys, Thomas Skyum and Christian Bjerrum Hansen now kick start a new ambitious project in Thailand, the online computer store, invadeIT. The company aims to be the leading …
Danish Owned Online Computer Store Hits Thailand Read MoreThe uncertainty over Saab’s future looks like it will soon be over. General Motors, which owns the Swedish marque, will according to The Business Times conclude a deal to sell …
Saab Come Back in Singapore after GM Sell Read MoreThe Danish woman Johanne Vinther Axelsen who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Cambodia for trying to send thousands of headache pills out of the country had her …
Johanne Vinther Axelsen to Stay in Prison for 15 Years Read MoreBy Kathrine Gravrok Butt Many women who come to Singapore with their spouses wish to find a job and continue their working career. However, finding suitable work is not always …
Finding a Career in Singapore Read MoreGonorrhoea is on the rise in Sweden and in many other European countries. The majority affected are heterosexual men who often get gonorrhoea abroad, especially in Thailand. The present report …
Watch out for Gonorrhoea in Thailand! Read MoreZenaida Aglipay, a Filipino who lives in Vantaa, just north of Helsinki, has worked in Finland for a couple of years. Every month she sends money home to her mother. …
Immigrants Hit Hard by Downturn Read MoreDanish Maersk Line, one of the world’s biggest shipping companies, said Sep. 3 it would launch a weekly feeder service between Vietnam and the West Coast of the United States …
Maersk Introduces Vietnam-US Shipping Service Read MoreMr. Otto Kreuger, the Swedish businessman who was convicted to one year imprisonment in a trial involving the transportation of a submarine from Sweden to Thailand, has issued a pressrelease …
Convicted Swedish Businessman Explains His Case Read MoreAnalysts predict that Guinness Anchor Bhd will continue to gain market shares and dominate the Malaysian beer market, writes the Malaysian newspaper The Star. The expectation is based on the …
Carlsberg Pressured by Guinness in Malaysia Read MoreThe Danish Energy Agency has entered an agreement with Thai company Sima Interproduct Co. Ltd. on a biogas project in the Kalasin province in northern Thailand, writes the Danish Energy …
The Danish Energy Agency to Start Biogas Project in North Thailand Read MoreROXUL Asia, the Malacca-based firm, has been in the red since it was set up in 1999 as it had invested a lot to build its local market, its managing …
Danish Rockwool Looks Towards Asia-Pacific Read MoreDABGO is an online networking targeting specifically Danish business people all over the world. In Singapore, there are currently 80 members, In Vietnam 29 and in Thailand 27 members.Jesper Løvendahl, …
DABGO Coming to Asia? Read MoreAndreas Hall 30 and Ruben Ludwigsson 33, two Swedish tourists, were on Monday 24 August at around 11pm arrested in Khao Lak and put in the detention in Phang Nga, …
Sex on the Beach – or Scam Victims? Read MoreTrading with carbon credit is big business. It is like a stock. Buy a carbon credit and sell it to a higher price and we are talking billions of dollars. …
How to invest in CDM-projects in Thailand Read MoreA Universal Player is a person who is enjoying his life, good with women, smart, self-confident, likes fashion and travelling, well-connected, loves to party and is always looking for more …
Mr. Universal Player Read MoreA list of the most popular searches within the last 30 days on the website Viviro.com – the intelligent search engine for cheap flights online – shows that when Danes …
Danes Prefer Thailand Read MoreThey borrowed several years of salary, and came to Sweden with the promise of hard work and good pay. But the blueberry harvest failed and now thousands of berry pickers …
Thai-workers in Sweden Work for Slave Wages Read MoreCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd, which pays about RM1bil in excise duty per annum, has called on the Malaysian government to put on hold any plans to increase the excise duty on …
Carlsberg Urges Malaysia to Stop Increasing Excise Duty Read MoreA whooping 125 Danish students in Singapore had Thursday their first day of school. The brand new Danish Supplementary School in Singapore thus exceeded its own wildest expectations. “We thought …
First Day at School in Singapore Read MoreA film festival named ‘Cinematography for Schools’, funded by Sweden, will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from August 26-28. The festival will feature 13 short films, 13 cartoon films and …
Sweden Supports Film Festival in Ho Chi Minh Read MoreWednesday morning members of the Nordic Chambers of Commerce gathered for a breakfast seminar about negotiating techniques at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in Bangkok. The presentation – an interactive video …
How to Get What You Want When Negotiating Read MoreA Swedish man, presumably in his twenties, was arrested yesterday in Thailand by the Thai police. According to Jan-Olof Ahlenius from the Swedish consulate in Thailand the man, accused of fraud, …
Swedish Man Arrested in Thailand Read MoreEnvironment Minister Khempheng Pholsena of Laos and her delegation are right now visiting Finland. The purpose of the trip, lasting five days (18–22 August), is to learn about the administration of Finland’s …
Environment Minister of Laos Visits Finland Read MoreA lot of poor people in the Philippines might need help with their teeth. Help from people like Maria Adamsen and Ann Kristine Hostrup-Henriksen, who over the summer, through the …
Danish Dentists Pulled Out Filipino Teeth Read MoreThe water experts are these days meeting at an UN-sponsored conference, the World Water Week 2009, an international gathering of policy makers and experts in Stockholm. A study was released …
Experts Gathered in Sweden Warn South East Asia Read MoreMosquito bites are annoying – they itch, sting and hurt, so naturally many people apply repellent to get a holiday free from itching. But not all mosquito repellents are as safe …
Danish Scientist Warns Against Popular Mosquito Repellent Read MoreC2SATs Board has decided to establish its own subsidiary company, C2SAT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, to enable a stronger focus on the rapidly growing South East Asian …
C2SAT Strengthens Position in South East Asia Read MoreWhile the financial crisis is still damaging sales and earnings of Pressalit Group A / S, the group domiciled in Ry strikes back offensively and opens its first production of …
Danish Pressalit Looks Towards South East Asia Read MoreA Swedish version of the English reality TV-show “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here!” is expected to air on Sweden’s largest television network TV4. The TV-show, in Swedish called, …
Swedish Celebrities to Compete in the Malaysian Jungle Read MoreFrederik Härén is the charismatic Swedish lecturer and author of the international bestseller “The Idea Book”, which aims to “entice out ideas” and help people develop their creativity. And now …
Singaporean Swede Launches Book in Manila Night Club Read MoreMT Højgaard has signed a contract to build a new road bridge in northern Vietnam. The new cable suspended six-lane bridge, Rao II, is being built in the coastal city of …
Danish MT Højgaard to Build New Bridge in Vietnam Read MoreSo far two Scandinavian movies are on top of the list, when Bangkok International Film Festival promotes itself prior to the seventh edition of the event in late September, The …
Danish and Swedish Movies Promoted in Thai Festival Read MoreThe two day workshop is part of the Sweden-funded project for Further Training of Journalists which has been implemented since 1994. Also joining the discussion are two Swedish consultants – …
Sweden and Vietnam Share Experience in Journalists’ Code of Ethics Read MoreAt a press conference Thursday in Bangkok The Body Shop announced its launch of a worldwide campaign against sex trafficking of children and young people. The campaign’s goal – to …
The Body Shop Fights Back on Sex Trafficking Read MoreAccording to the Thai news website phuketwan.com the man was on holiday on the island of Phuket with his son. The accident happened when the 57-year-old man was out Sunday swimming …
Dane Drowned in Thailand Read MoreSwedish businessman Otto Kreuger was on 14 August sentenced to a one year prison term by a court in Nonthaburi and ordered to pay the plaintif 10 million baht. The …
Swedish Businessman Sentenced to Prison Read MoreIt looks like a labor dispute between Vietnamese berry-pickers, in the Swedish town Branäs, is moving to an end. On Thursday, it became clear that nine of the berry-pickers are likely …
Angry Vietnamese Berry-pickers in Sweden Quit Read More