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The Philippines will be sending 336 Filipino peacekeepers to join the United Nation (UN) Peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights in Syria this September, the largest group to be sent …
Philippine observers join Danish, Finnish, Swedish UN forces in Golan Height Read MoreNational Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien on June 23 received a delegation of Danish parliamentarians, led by Chairman of the Socialist People’s Party, Villy Søvndal. Kien applauded the Danish delegation’s …
Vietnam welcomes Danish parliamentarians Read MoreSida and The Program on Humanitaran Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University (HPCR) has presented new platform for the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA).According to Sida’s homepage, …
SIDA releases new platform for conflict and humanitarian work Read MoreLouise Munch Johannsen is the new head of the vibrant Nordic Club of Jakarta. In an interview published on the website of the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, Louise Munch Johannsen …
New Nordic Club President Read MoreIllicit financial flows hamper development in poor countries. A government-appointed commission proposes a number of measures to reduce the adverse effects of tax havens. The Commission on Capital Flight from …
Solheim will fight tax havens to help developing countries Read MoreThe Government of Singapore, with the agreement of Norway, has appointed Otto Gregard Tidemand as Singapore’s Honorary Consul-General in Oslo.56-year-old Otto Gregaard Tidemand is the owner and Managing Director of …
Otto Gregaard Tideman is the new Singaporean consul in Oslo Read MoreBill and Melinda Gates visited Norway in the beginning of June. They held an open meeting at the Opera House along with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to discuss cooperation between …
Bill Gates: Norway has become our development-fund’s best partner Read MoreThe EU Heads of Mission has expresed grave concern about the arrest of lawyer Le Cong Dinh and the sanctioning of his right to peaceful exercise of freedom of expression. According to …
Denmark, Sweden and Finland criticize the arrest of Vietnamese Le Cong Dinh Read MoreA Vaastergotland-class submarine acquired by Singapore in 2005 from Sweden is now comprehensively upgraded, to include air-independent propulsion. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean officiated at …
Swedish-Singaporean submarine ready to dive Read MoreA month after announcing a 10-billion-baht megamall project in the Bang Na-Trat area, Siam Future Development Plc is already seeking a site for another major mall, which will feature the …
Yet another IKEA planned in the Bangkok area… and more to come Read MoreThe Philippines had the biggest number of internally displaced people in 2008, the Oslo-based Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said in its 2009 report that war evacuees in the Philippines were …
Norwegian report: The Philippines had the most war evacuees in 2008 Read MoreAks Ammundsen passed away very peacefully on June 21th 2009. Aks came to Thailand in 1979 when she married her former teenage boy friend Dr.Einar Ammundsen. Both he and Aks …
Aks Ammundsen Has Passed Away Read MoreNokia, the world’s biggest phone maker has stated, that thau intends to stay ahead of its rivals in Asia with a new range of handsets aimed at the region’s increasingly …
Nokia eyes Asia’s untapped markets Read MoreSingapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) and Sweden’s Business Region Gotenborg, represented by its Center of Visualization has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on interactive digital media (IDM). The MOU aims …
Singapore and Sweden sign agreement on Interactive Digital Media Read MoreJesus Nicanor “Nicky” Perlas III, a known activist-environmentalist presented himself on as an aspirant for the presidency in the 2010 elections, saying the current crop of contenders lacked the qualifications …
Philippine recipient of the Swedish Parliament award now run for president Read MoreThe economic slowdown has badly hurt not just businesses but also non-governmental organisations, as donations dry up. “The situation is grave. In sending out 20 letters to companies, asking for …
NGO: Denmark stopped funding due to Financial downturn Read MoreA poetry festival ‘Northern Europe Meets the Mekong’ that fuses Cambodian and Northern European poetry will take place at various locations around Phnom Penh this week. Following readings in Siem …
Scandinavian poets go Khmer Read MoreThere is a growing consensus that the worst is over for Asia and the rest of the world, but many risks remain, said leaders at the 18th World Economic Forum …
WEForum: Worst of economic crisis over, but Asia still facing risks Read MoreSwedish budget fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz has stated, that luxury shoe maker Jimmy Choo Ltd would become the latest in its string of high-profile guest designers. Malaysia-born Jimmy Choo, …
H&M in cooporation with Malysian shoe-guru Read MoreMuch of the artificial light in the rural Philippine area of Barangay Bunog comes from a solar-powered battery system financed by ADB through the Danish Cooperation Fund for Renewable Energy …
Denmark supports solar-powered energy in the rural areas in the Philippines Read MoreKongsberg Norcontrol IT has signed a contract with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for the future maritime surveillance system that will cover the Singapore Strait and the …
Kongsberg lands Singapore contract Read MoreThe 2004 Tsunami left both coastal areas and people in ruins, now a book on the people is being published. Danish Church Aid (DCA) is behind the book, which is full of …
DCA publishes book on Tsunami Read MoreDenmark and Norway, which both are aid-Donors to Vietnam, have called on the Vietnamese government to be cautious in a planned bauxite-mining project because it might have severe consequences for the people …
Denmark and Norway caution Vietnam on bauxite mining Read MoreOn the 15 May, Pol.Lt.Col. Sawai Ong-art, Pattaya Police Investigator [Dong Tan Branch] was notified that a foreigner had taken off his clothes, was standing on the second-floor balcony of …
Naked Norwegian arrested in Pattaya Read MoreThe PetroVietnam Bio-ethanol Company (PVB) inked on Wednesday in Hanoi an engineering, procurement and construction contract with a consortium to build the first biofuel factory, worth US$80 million, in northern …
PetroVietnam and Swedish Alfa Laval plan bio-ethanol plant Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark has announced, that they paln to fund the cultural information website Hanoigrapevine.com which is set up by a Canadian artist to popularise Vietnamese art to the public.Hanoigrapevine.com went online …
Denmark funds Vietnamese cultural information website Read MoreDanish band Michael Learns To Rock is set to take centre stage this September with its “Eternity Tour 2009” concert. Touted as a strong comeback for the band, the world …
MLTR is to play in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreA new Danish-founded report states that the lack of will on the part of authorities to address the problem. In addition to alcohol abuse, cultural norms, traditional attitudes and widespread …
Danish founded report: Traditional attitudes and alcohol lead to abuse in Cambodia Read MoreMM2H, a Swedish company has now, in close cooperation with the Malaysian authorities, released a homepage in Swedish (www.mm2h.se), which contains information about tax, real estate, investments and visa in …
New homepage for Swedes in Malaysia Read MoreThe Australian online magazine eurekastreet.au has met Behnam Moafi in prison. The Iranian-Swede born is currently serving a 22-year sentence in a Thai prison for extortion, blackmail and armed robbery …
Swede in Thai prison tells his story to Australian newspaper Read MoreDanish documentary film maker Tom Heinemann is awarded the price of 13.500 € for his many critical journalism on developing countries. The Jury’s justification for the choice of Tom Heinemann …
Danish Burma-filmmaker rewarded Read MoreThe Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam, Rolf Bergman, praises the historical ties between Sweden and Vietnam in a recent interview with Viet Nam News on the occasion of Sweden’s National Day …
Ambassador praises Sweden’s historic links with Vietnam Read MoreThe film week will take place in Hanoi from June 9-13 and in HCM City from June 11-15, featuring the best Swedish films in 2006-2007.These movies include: “Desmon and the …
Free Swedish film week in Hanoi and HCM City Read MoreAn international business survey ranked Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Sweden among the top 10 countries in the world to be able to survive the global financial crisis the best.The Servcorp …
Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Sweden: Best at beating global crisis Read MoreAbout 30 Swedish and Vietnamese artists explore the meaning of identity in an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on Friday. Paintings, photos, video and art installations are on display at …
Joint Swedish-Vietnamese art exhibition in Hanoi Read MoreAccording to the Danish newspaper Politiken the Danish authorities are now to check those involved in corpse identification after the 2004 Thai tsunami Denmark is to check 166 police officers …
Tsunami work gave Danish police asthma Read MoreLennart Avnby, Managing Director of Herkules Crane Co., Ltd., passed away on Tuesday 09 June 2009 after suffering from a heart attack. The 56 year old well known Danish crane …
Lennart Avnby Passed Away Read MoreAccording to Mandanao Daily Mirror depression drove a Swedish citizen to hang himself in the compound of a Filipino woman’s house in Maramag town in Bukidnon province. Police investigator SPO4 …
Swede commits suicide in Bukidnon Read MoreA fresh pledge from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will ensure that all the stops are pulled out in order to entice visitors back to the country. This includes …
Thailand plans to re-energise tourism Read MorePaying people to protect forests can be an effective way to tackle deforestation and climate change but only if there is good governance of natural resources. This is the conclusion …
Norwegian study: Paying people doesn’t protect the forests Read MoreA delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway visited the ASEAN Secretariat on 4 June 2009. Led by the Director General covering Asia and Oceania, Mrs. Aud Marit …
Norwegian delegation discuss cooperation with ASEAN Read MoreVietnamese fire-fighters will be provided with Finnish fire fighting equipment to improve their capabilities after signing a contract in Hanoi on June 4. The Sammutin Oy Company, part of the …
Finland grants fire-fighting equipment to Vietnam Read MoreTV4 Sweden has commissioned its own version of the American hit-show ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’ The programme features ten celebrities who swap their lavish lifestyles for the …
Swedish celebrity-show to be filmed in Malaysia Read MoreNorway sees vast potential in the local oil and gas (O&G) industry with Norwegian companies looking to set up operations in the country, said Norway’s ambassador to Malaysia Arild Braastad.“There …
Norway: Malaysian O&G industry has potential Read MoreHanoi-Vung Tau Brewery Co. on Tuesday began construction of a US$42-million brewery in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The facility will supply Carlsberg and Hanoi beer. The factory, …
New joint Carlsberg-Hanoi brewery opens in Vietnam Read More“The community supplies us with material nourishment” explained Samsok, one of the five monks of the temle, ‘and in return we offer them spiritual sustenance.’ And that community is a …
Thai temple in Copenhagen a popular turistspot Read MoreA pathologist hired to investigate the mysterious death of the Norwegian and American women in Phi Phi Island now states that the lung tissue from the women has gorne missing. …
Phi Phi deaths: Lung tissue dissapered Read MoreKimball Electronics Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Kimball International, Inc., has signed a long-term partnership agreement to manufacture electrical devices for Grundfos. The long-term agreement was awarded for assemblies that …
Kimball Assembles Electronic Pumps for Grundfos Read MoreThe Malay tapir, the largest of the world’s four tapir species, remained largely invisible to science until recently. The other three species of these odd, endearing animals all live in …
Copenhagen Zoo fight for surviving of the Malaysian tapir Read MoreASEAN and the European Union (EU) have temporarily halted negotiations for a planned free trade agreement after two years of talks, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Monday. The decision …
ASEAN and EU suspend free trade talks Read More