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The Danish newspaper Politiken has warned its readers to be wary of discarded cigarette ends at train-stations and airport tax-free shops in Thailand since officials are on the take and …
Danish newspaper warns: Beware of Thai extortionists Read MoreIn April 2009, Indonesians voted over 800 new representatives to the national, provincial and district parliament in Aceh. The Finnish Embassy, based in Jakarta, uses the ’local cooperation fund’ to …
Finland trains new-elected Acehnese Female Politicians Read MoreThe European Commission has allocated €3 million in humanitarian aid to assist the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict between the Philippines’ armed forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation …
European Commission provides €3 million in humanitarian aid in Mindanao Read MoreA 51-year-old Norwegian national died early Monday after he was stabbed by one of four persons who claimed they were taken hostage by the foreigner inside the latter’s house in …
Norwegian stabbed dead by in Cebu town Read MoreLow costs, relaxed atmosphere and an incredible amount of sunny hours, to many people there are several good reasons to move to Hua Hin when retiring. But like most other …
A home away from Sweden Read MoreThree Filipino youth won the Norwegian-sponsored World Bank’s 2009 International Essay Competition with their essay, video and photograph entries, besting more than 2,000 submissions from over 150 countries, 90 percent …
Filipinos win Norwegian-sponsored essay contest Read MoreMost countries in he European Union, Denmark, Sweden and Finland included, supports a termination of anti-dumping taxes on leather shoes from Vietnam and China. Reuters quoted an EU diplomat as …
Denmark, Sweden and Finland support terminating duties on Vietnam’s shoes Read MoreLast year Marianne and Robert Franson from Slangerup decided to realize their lifelong dream of showing the world to Cecilie and Julie, their daughters on eight and six respectively. The …
An experience of a lifetime Read MorePresident of Vietnam Nguyen Minh Triet has acknowledged Denmark as an important long-term partner that had helped Viet Nam achieve major national targets. In his reception for the visiting Danish …
Vietnam gives thanks to Denmark Read MoreThe luxury Danish high-fi brand Bang and Olufsen, that manufactures audio products, television sets, and telephones, has appointed STC Associates as its public relations partner in Singapore to launch its …
Bang and Olufsen hires Singaporean PR-bureau Read MoreSingapore and Norway has signed a pact to facilitate the process of secondary listing of companies on each other’s exchange. The Memorandum of Understanding is signed by the Singapore Exchange …
Singapore Exchange Limited and Oslo Bors signs pact for capital market dual listings Read MoreThe organic agriculture development project is implemented by the ADDA, a Danish NGO in co-ordination with the Vietnam Farmers’ Association. The project, under the criteria of IFOAM (International Federation of …
ADDA launches organic project in Vietnam Read MoreAccording to Phillippine authorities Norway has declared itself open to Filipino professionals from the fields of engineering and information technology seeking to land a job there, Department of Labor and …
Norway opens for skilled Filipino workers Read MoreThe Scandinavian embassies in Indonesia, which were closed due to the terrorist attack on Marriot Hotel and Hotel Ritz-Carlton, will reopen on Tuesday, as Monday is an official Indonesian holiday. The …
Scandinavian Embassies in Jakarta to Reopen Tuesday Read MoreThere are currently no definitive informations if there were any Scandinavian casualties in the huge terror bomb explosion in Jakarta this morning, Friday 17 July 2009. Indonesian police officials have told Reuter that …
Three Scandinavian Embassies Evacuated After Bombs In Jakarta Read MoreThe Vietnam-Sweden Cooperation Programme on Strengthening Environmental Management and Land Administration in Vietnam (SEMLA) has proved very effective in localities, according to a seminar held in Hanoi on July 8. …
Successful Vietnam-Sweden environmental project Read MoreChildhood flashbacks and an obsession about the war, especially the damages it caused to many generations of Vietnamese, will be the theme of young artist Pham Van Truong’s installation work …
Danish-supported Vietnamese artist brings back war-memories Read MoreAccording to several online music magazines, the Norwegian heavy metal band ‘The Allseeing I’ have inked a deal with Singapore’s Martyrdoom Records for the release of their debut album, “Holodemiurgia” …
Norwegian metal band lands Singaporean record deal Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Wednesday that Cambodia will receive a US$3.45 million technical assistance grant from Finland and other donors aimed at boosting the skills and incomes of …
Finland donates $2,7 million to Cambodian poverty reduction Read MoreLegoland Malaysia is another step closer to reality as six people will be selected from a total of 80 job applicants to undergo training in Denmark to become model builders. …
Model-builders selcted for Legoland Malaysia Read MoreThe Indonesia-European Union bilateral consultation forum agreed to sign a partnership cooperation agreement (PCA) at a two-day meeting which ended in Yogyakarta last Tuesday.The forum was called to discuss various …
Indonesia signs agreement with EU Read MoreAlong with Norway Indonesia encourages disarmament efforts in the Asian region, the director of international security and disarmament of the ministry of foreign affairs, Desra Percaya, said at the Berlin …
Indonesia, Laos and Norway plan Asian meeting on cluster munitions Read MoreNissan has announced that it, along with Kjaer Group, plans to begin vehicle production in Vietnam for local sales, with the first models to be launched by 2010. The vehicles …
Joint Danish-Japanese venture start Nissan-production in Vietnam Read MoreAccording to the president, Vietnam is looking towards Scandinavia as inspiration when their judicial reform is being made. “Vietnam is integrating deeply into the world, so it hopes to receive …
Vietnam seeks legal assistance from Denmark Read MoreAccording to Reuters, Sweden’s largest hedge fund manager, Brummer & Partners, has set up an office in Singapore and is launching a long-short fund focusing on Asian ex-Japan equities, sources …
Brummer Opens Asia Office in Singapore Read MorePhilippine mango rum and the “kornik” corn snack were recently introducedto in Norway at a reception celebrating the Philippine Independence Day in Norway when the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) …
Philippine Mango Rum Enters the Norwegian Market Read MoreDenmark’s biggest annual music event, Roskilde Festival, has donated $373,500 to support humanitarian projects on climate change. The recently concluded event focused on climate campaign, the Green Footsteps, this year. …
Roskilde Festival Donates Profit to Indonesian Climate Project Read MoreKhmer Krom monk Tim Sakhorn has gone to Sweden after the approval of his application for political asylum, but uncertainty surrounds the fate of 56 Khmer Krom refugees deported by …
Khmer Krom Monk Granted Political Asylum in Sweden Read MoreImprovements are needed for Denmark to be perceived as a forthcoming and advanced tourist destination, writes Lars Bernhard Jørgensen, Managing Director of Wonderful Copenhagen, the official tourism and congress organization …
Danish Tourism Organization: “Visa Improvements Needed” Read MoreMalaysia Airlines will suspend its thrice-weekly services from Kuala Lumpur to Stockholm and onwards to New York by October 2009.The last flight from Kuala Lumpur to Stockholm will be on …
Malaysia Airlines Suspends Stockholm Route Read MorePattaya’s sex tourism has created headlines again. This time the Danish morning paper Jyllands-Posten is running a front cover story on Sunday 5. July with the headline ‘Danish pimps are …
Danish Newspaper: Danish sex-pimps in Jomtien Read More”It is total nonsense. It is drunken rubbish from an old pensioner. Actually, it is harrassment.” There is no mercy when ScandAsia is speaking to the Dane, Eli Pedersen, who …
Drunken Rubbish! Read MoreWhy spend your retirement living as a henchman in Europe when you can go to Thailand living a life suitable for a king asks Jens Brochner Nielsen. During the last …
Thailand -The new Costa del Sol Read MoreNorwegian paint company Jotun Sdn Bhd recently introduced a new line of paint called Jotashield Extreme in Kuala Lumpur. Lee launched the paint with Peder Bohlin, the regional director of …
Jotun launches new paint in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreA twenty-one-year old Philippine woman, who worked as an au pair for a Norwegian family has been found drowned in a swimming pool at a villa near Chateauneuf in southern …
Philippine au-pair drowned in her Norwegian employer’s pool Read MoreWhat was intended a holiday in paradise after a semester in Australia turned fatal for twenty-two year old Drammen-native Julie Michelle Bergheim. Along with fellow tourist Jill St. Onge …
Mystery surrounds Julie’s death Read MoreVillage leaders and education authorities in Samphan District, Phongsaly has received 11 new schools from the European Union built by the Basic Education Development in Northern Communities Project BENC.The BENC Project, …
EU hands over 11 schools to Samphan District Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has acknowledged the significant role of Vice President Jusuf Kalla in the success of the peace negotiations over Aceh in Helsinki, Finland in 2005. “Jusuf Kalla …
Jusuf Kalla’s Role in Aceh-peace negotiations in Helsinki acknowledged Read MoreHumanitarian design organization TYIN Tegnestue from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology conceived the project in response to a need for more dormitories for Karen refugee children in the …
Norwegian University designs houses for the Karen-people Read MorePattaya City Council and tourism-related business in the city are now making all out efforts to woo tourists back to the resort-city in time for this year’s high season, following …
Pattaya launches ambitious tourist campaign Read MoreTwo-way trade between the European Union and Vietnam is growing and flourishing and the EU wants to boost its trade ties with Vietnam, said the Swedish ambassador to Vietnam, Rolf …
EU and Vietnam in trade negotiations Read MoreUNHCR spokesperson William Spindler has said that resettlement in a third country had become the only viable option for Burmese refugees in Thailand’s camps, given problems settling permanently in Thailand …
Finland, Sweden and Norway offer asylum for Burmese refugees Read MoreIndonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has stated that Scandinavian countries were in a better position to lead world bodies like the United Nations, because they were small, rich, independent and good at …
Indonesia: Scandinavia should lead the UN Read MoreThe provision of inaccurate information has psychologically affected consumers from importing countries as well as Vietnamese businesses’ export-import activities. They says, that the export of Vietnamese Tra and Basa catfish …
Vietnamese seafood sector accuses Norway for smear campaign Read MoreAn increasing number of tourists has been subjected to a very severe scam in Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, where they are accused for theft and held back until a considerable …
Warning: Suvarnabhumi-Scam with terrible consequences Read MoreRemember your helmet when you enter the traffic, this is the message to thousand of Vietnamese who participated in the contest. The contest was held by the AIP Foundation in …
Denmark behind pro-helmet contest in Vietnam Read MoreJouhiorkesteri, a traditional Finnish folk-band will perform at the Rainforest World Music festival on Malysian Borneo. The “Horse-Hair Orchestra” is a four-member ensemble whose main instrument is the ancient and …
Finnish band at Malaysian Rainforest World Music festival Read MoreThe World Bank has launched a programme to help cities in developing countries achieve economic growth and high quality living standards without damaging the environment using the experiences from Singapore …
World Bank: Singapore and Stockholm are good examples Read MoreAccording to the Danish police 43-year old Keld Wulff is arrested in Thailand on suspicion of cheque fraud for more than five million Danish Kroner. Keld Wulff has been waiting …
Dane Arrested on Fraud Charges Deported to Denmark Read MoreAccording to the Finnish embassy in Singapore, fingerprints must be included in all Finnish passport from today, due to a EU-regulative. The aim is to improve security and the new passport will …
Fingerprints to be included in Finnish passports as from 29th of June Read More