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Finnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year.In October, Finnair warned of cuts and layoffs after reporting a third-quarter net loss of euro17 million ($22 million), …
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008 Read More“Our partnership with Ericsson, the leading provider of mobile telecommunication infrastructure, puts us in a strong position to always bring world-class services and innovations to our customers. This demonstration of …
Ericsson to Present “Live” Showcase of Mobile Broadband in Singapore Read MoreJacob von Uexkull, founder of the Right Livelihood awards, is to sign the agreement Thursday setting up the college with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) based in the city of Pinang, …
Right Livelihood Award Founder to Open College in Malaysia Read MoreHe was said to be the “go to” man for a loan, if you were of Chinese descent and wanted to do business in Denmark. A former Singaporean, Copenhagen restaurant owner …
Singaporean Businessman Shot in Denmark Read MoreAu pairs in Denmark are entitled to a “monthly allowance” of 2,500 kroners, or about P20,000, with free board and lodging. They are expected to perform daily chores for three …
Filipino Au Pairs Go for ‘Black Work’ in Denmark Read MoreIt is the fifth consecutive year Thai Airways in Norway is winning the award for “Best Intercontinental Airline”. The Grand Travel award was arranged for the 14th time with 15 different …
Norwegian Award to Thai Airways Read MoreThis weekend January 9-11 the best golf players from Europe will play against the best players from Asia competing in a spectacular series of matches for stewardship over the perpetual …
Swedes to Battle for the Royal Trophy Read MoreThis weekend January 9-11 the best golf players from Europe will play against the best players from Asia competing in a spectacular series of matches for stewardship over the perpetual …
Dane to Battle for the Royal Trophy Read MoreNorthWind, a joint venture with Danish investors, borrowed $13.1 million from the Danish International Development Agency in October last year to raise the Bangui facility’s capacity to 33MW at a …
Biggest Wind Farm to Rise with Danish Investors Read MoreChristine Eng from Sweden was happily surprised, when she visited Vietnam for the first time on New Year’s day. In the airport she was warmly welcomes and presented with beautiful …
Swedish Tourists Warmly Welcomed in HCM City Read MoreThe website was launched on Friday January 2 2009, which according to the organisers is “because Fridays are good and noble days for all people of Aceh.” Aceh is a bastion …
Aceh Launching Website from Danish Exile Read MoreFormer European Champions Denmark will contest the annual King’s Cup Tournament later this month with hosts Thailand, North Korea and Lebanon.Coach Morten Olsen has decided to bring five new names …
National Male Soccer Team to Contest in Thailand Read MoreA Norwegian law which came into effect 1st January 2009 makes it a crime for Norwegians to buy, but not to sell, sex in Norway and abroad. The implications for …
New Law Criminalises Norwegians Buying Sex In Asia Read MoreMusical Mamma Mia!.cast member Miria Parvin, who was also interviewed, said the audience response towards their performance was overwhelming. “I feel completely involved with the audience here compared with our …
Finnish Actress Overwhelmed In Malaysia Read MoreThe Danish Government will grant US$40 million in a non-refundable aid to help Vietnam carry out a programme on climate change adaptation and mitigation in the 2009-2013 period. The aid, …
Denmark Helps Vietnam Cope With Climate Change Read MoreA young Swedish man was found dead in his room at the Kata View Guesthouse, Phuket Thailand, Sunday morning, according to a report in a local Thai-language newspaper. Police at …
Young Swede Dies In Phuket Guesthouse Read MoreSThis could just be an addition to her long list of achievements having been chosen as one of the 450 student leaders all over the globe to attend and participate …
Top student Off To Norway Read MoreNorwegian energy and telecomms transmission systems supplier Eltek ASA (OSE:ELT) said on Tuesday (30 December) that its 50.1%-owned Singapore-based business, Nera Telecommunications Ltd (SGX: NeraTel) has landed new orders for …
Eltek ASA Wins New Orders In Indonesia Read MoreMs. Yuwadee Chirathivat, President of Central Department Store Ltd., received the Diploma of the Danish Export Association and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour in honour of her …
Thai Business Women Recieve Medal Of Hounour Read MoreOn Saturday Afternoon Police were called to the P.N. Inn located inside Soi P72 off Walking Street in Pattaya to investigate a foreign fatality. Police and rescue workers were directed …
Finnish National Found Dead In hotel In Pattaya Read MoreHaving a fondness for Scandinavian cuisine we were delighted to be invited to one of the best in town – Linda’s, located on Thappraya Road as one approaches the Hanuman …
Linda’s Norwegian Restaurant In Jomtien Read MoreBy Michael Olsson Reflecting back on 2008, it has been a year, when we have seen more and more foreign investors entering into South East Asia‘s largest and rapidly growing …
Indonesia: 2009 will be about the same as 2008 Read MoreNorway and the UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) have pledged US$5.2 million to help simplify the registration of new businesses in Viet Nam. Viet Nam News reporter Thu Tra spoke …
Business registration reform key for growth Read MoreLinda Jakobsen, Commercial Counsellor at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, has been appointed Head of Globalisation for The Danish Chamber of Commerce, known in Danish as Dansk Erhverv. The …
Linda Jakobsen Head of Globalization in Dansk Erhverv Read MoreLovisa Möller has been appointed the new Swedish reverend at the Church of Sweden in Bangkok. Lovisa Möller will be replacing reverend Lennart Hamark who will be moving to Hong …
Lovisa Möller New Swedish Reverend at Church of Sweden in Bangkok Read MoreThe famous opera La Boheme by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini will make debut to Vietnamese audience on January 13 and 14 at the Hanoi Opera House. This is under the …
“Swedish” Opera La Boheme In Hanoi Read MoreFormer Prime Minister of Thailand, Taksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006, is in Thailand widely believed to have created a plan to turn Thailand into …
Taksin’s Finland Conspiracy Read MoreThe Asian Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Engineering Exhibition, or OGA in short, has now grown into one of the biggest oil & gas shows in Asia. Entering into its 12th …
The 12th Asian OGA Engineering Exhibition Read MoreThe Indonesia Norway Business Council (INBC) has paid tribute to former ambassador to Norway, ibu Retno L.P. Marsudi. President of the INBC, Mr Tor Fjæran, presented ibu Retno with a …
INBC Pays Tribute To ibu Retno Read MoreMalaysia and Southeast Asia can be more attractive to European investors by improving their intellectual property rights (IPR) treatment, which is important for high-tech and knowledge-based industries. “There is more …
Malaysia Can Be More Attractive Read MoreTo celebrate of the 35th anniversary of Viet Nam-Finland diplomatic relation, the Viet Nam- Finland Friendship Association and Finnish Embassy yesterday held a meeting. Finnish Ambassador Pekka Hyvonen said the …
Dialogue To Promote Vietnam-Finland Relationship Read MoreAn artistic exhibition called “What’s equality” by a group of curators is now at 42 Yet Kieu, Hanoi until December 26, 2008. After nine months working together, eight pairs of …
Exhibition By Artistic Idea Designers Read MoreThe last DTCC networking evening of the year at Sukhumvit House No. 1 was filled with members and friends who came to celebrate the evening before Christmas and New Year. …
Last Networking Event Of 2008 Read MoreCapital Technology Ventures, Inc. (ICTV) has partnered with a foreign and local company to develop one-way communication technology similar to the one used by walkie-talkies. ICTV told the bourse …
ICTV To Offer Push-to-talk Read MoreFinnish police have arrested a second man suspected of running an internet Ponzi scheme called WinCapita, commercial broadcaster MTV3 reported on its website on Friday. The man was arrested at …
Return From Thailand, Arrested By The Finnish Police Read MoreDenmark will provide 1.46 million Danish Kroner for the central province of Quang Nam to increase its environmental management capacity, the Danish Embassy here announced yesterday. The project is part …
Denmark Support Quang Nam Improvements Read MoreDanish ambassador to Indonesia Borge Petersen has offered financial and technical assistance to East Java to develop alternative energy sources to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in the province, …
Danish Ambassador Offers Help To Java Read MoreAndritz was awarded the approximately Euro85M (US$122M) contract by the project developer Theun Hinboun Power Co, which is jointly owned by Electricite du Laos, GMS Power of Thailand and Norway’s …
Andritz Wins “Norwegian” order Read MoreIt is one of the fastest sports in the world yet few in Sabah have heard of floorball. This, despite being played here for the past four years, particularly among …
Finnish Coach Popularise Floorball In Sabah Read MoreThe Pinoy nursing community in Oslo is reeling from an allegation that Filipino nurses were involved in cheating in a nursing exam conducted by a local college here. The …
Pinoy Alleges Nurses Exam Cheating In Oslo Read MoreNorway-based Intex Resources has postponed completion of its definitive feasibility study on its Mindoro nickel project in the Philippines to the fourth quarter of 2009. The feasibility study was initially …
Intex Delays Mindoro Nickel Project Read MoreA seminar on the protection of water resources and ecosystems opened in central Thua Thien-Hue province on Dec. 13, attracting some 70 scientists from international organisations, domestic research institutes, and …
Seminar Seeks Ways To Protect Water Resources Read MoreNokia Thailand plans a strategic shift away from high-end handsets to focus on growth in the mid- to low-priced segments next year in line with rougher economic conditions. The …
Nokia Promotes Budget Units In Thailand Read MoreThe diplomatic corps in Bangkok welcome the new government. But diplomats warned that success in restoring domestic and international confidence depended largely on sound economic policy and a return of …
Ambassadors hail New Dawn Of Stability Read MoreNorway´s PetroJack, an offshoot of Larsen Oil & Gas, named its latest deep-drilling offshore jack-up rig at a ceremony at Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard last weekend. The rig, PetroJack IV, is …
New PetroJack Rig On Charter To PTT Read MoreNorwegian siesmic vessel operator Scan Geophysical is once again looking for debt finance after failing to complete a second vessel sale and lease-back deal in two months. Pacific First Shipping …
Scouts For Funding As Second Deal Collapses Read MoreIn Scandinavian countries, people celebrate another festival of lights that brightens up the long, cold winter months — St. Lucia Day. “In Sweden it’s a big festival. We have …
Sweden’s Light Festival Hits Jakarta Read MoreKarin Jordal is from Norway, a country with cold climate and breathtaking scenery. In search of sunshine and warmer seas, she moved first to California then to Alicante in Spain. …
Karin Jordal- Cebu’s Most Prolific Artists Read MoreThousands of students from John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University and from other maritime schools in Western Visayas gathered in Iloilo City on Wednesday. They attended the the “Career Show” …
Norway Govt Salutes Ilonggo Seafarers Read MoreVietnamese-American footballer Lee Nguyen looks likely to sign a contract to play for V-League former champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club next season. Nguyen is now playing for Randers FC, …
From Danish To Vietnamese Football Read More