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A delegation from the Swedish Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs visited Indonesia 1-5 September. Headed by Ms. Kerstin Engle from the Social Democratic Party, the other members of the delegation …
Successful Visit To Indonesia By Swedish Parliamentarians Read MoreThe 42nd Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair opened yesterday September 11 2008 at the Impact Exhibition & Convention Center in Bangkok. Among the exhibitors is the Norwegian jewelry company A …
Norwegian Company at Bangkok Gems Fair Read MoreThe weather was dreadful on the night of the 10th September. But Mr. Tuomo Karvinen and his wife Onanong did not despair of the downpour and soon their latest restaurant venture …
New Finnish Restaurant In Pattaya Read MoreBy Michael LundagerThe Norwegian and Danish business association held their second shared event at the commercial club recently. The food was excellent and the 28 participants were spectators to an …
28 Participants Were Spectators To An Interesting Speech Read MoreThe Finnish Government has contributed US$300 million to Vietnam’s rural poverty alleviation programme in the second phase lasting from 2006-2010. The Vietnamese Government is calling for almost VND 13 trillion …
Finland Funds $US300 Millions In Rural Poverty Reduction Read MoreThree Vietnamese writers and artists Ms. Ngoc Anh, Ms. Ta Thi Huong Ly and Mr. Ta Huy Long from Kim Dong Publishing House will participate in the international children book …
Three Vietnamese Writers And Artists Will Visit Denmark Read MoreA new Danish grant of 3.6 million USD to MRC Fisheries Programme in 2009-2010 will enable the MRC to continue to facilitate sustainable development of fisheries in the Mekong River …
Danish Grant Keeps Mekong River Commission Afloat Read MoreBands from Sweden and Norway and up to forty-five artists from Asia and Europe will attend the 2008 international music festival in Vietnam named Cracking Bamboo which will be held …
Scandinavian Bands Take Part In International Music festival In Vietnam Read MoreNearly 200 key officials of national and local blind associations nationwide attended a seminar on “IT application and job opportunities for blind people” held in central Da Nang City on …
Sida Support Seminar On IT And Employment For Blind People Read MoreNorway is banning its sovereign wealth fund from investing in Anglo-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto because of environmental concerns. The country’s finance minister Kirsten Halvorsen said the £500m stake held …
Norway Blacklists Miner Rio Tinto Read MoreThe Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce held a breakfast seminar on Wednesday September 10 2008. And despite the early start at 7.30 in the morning, the conference room at the …
Popular Headhunter Talk in Bangkok Read MorePeople who survived the Indian Ocean tsunami or lost loved ones in the disaster went through a complex process of trauma and grief, according to research in Sweden published in …
Swedish Tsunami Survivors Experienced Complex Trauma And Grieving Process According To Research Read MoreIt was a gamble to move from selling pharmaceutical drugs to selling paint, but Marvynn Gan did not let that deter him from plunging into a relatively unknown industry 20 …
Bold Gamble With Torun Paints Pays Off For Malaysian Businessman Read MoreSingaporian brand consultancy BrandAsian has been appointed by Snorre Food to reposition its Norwegian seafood business in Southeast Asia.According to BrandAsian CEO, Joe Baladi, Snorre is the latest firm to …
Snorre Selects BrandAsian Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in Vientiane has until now taken care of consular affairs for Denmark in Laos. Due to the closing of the Swedish Embassy in Vientiane per 31 July …
Change In The Handling Of Danish Consular Matters In Laos Read MoreThe turnout at this week’s seminar on “HIV/AIDS awareness at the workplace” far surpassed expectations. The Embassy of Denmark organised the two seminars held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh …
Participants From More Than 40 Companies Took Part In Danish HIV/ Aids Seminar Read MoreWith Danish support regulations of forest tree planting material have been improved. In three workshops held in Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam, the effects of the regulations have been evaluated, …
Improved Forest Regulations Benefits All Provinces Read MoreCambodia‘s star landmine-detection dogs are in financial trouble and urgently need fresh recruits and donations to keep the programme running smoothly, a senior official said Monday.Khem Sophoan, the Cambodian Mine …
Cambodia’s “Swedish” Dog-tired Demining Mission Needs Fresh Recruits And Cash Read MoreAstudo Hotel & Resort Management has announced the appointment of Juhani Sotka as Resort Manager for Away Resort Koh Kood.Juhani, a Finnish National, will supervise the entire operation of Away …
Juhani Sotka Appointed As Resort Manager At Away Resort Koh Kood Read MoreAker Solutions, the Norwegian international oil and gas engineering service company, opened a new operation centre in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, yesterday. Located within the State-owned base …
Aker Solutions Sets Up New Base In Vietnam Read MoreThe new Danish company Seafood Flavours A/S presents their very first product in Bangkok at the Food Ingredients Asia 2008. A representative from the Royal Danish Embassy in Thailand therefore …
The Royal Danish Embassy in Thailand Tastes Soup for New Danish Company Read MoreSingapore bus operator SBS Transit said on Monday it will buy 400 new buses from Sweden’s Scania for S$147 million ($103 million) as part of its fleet renewal programme.The new …
Singapore’s SBS Buys 400 Scania Buses For $103 Million Read MoreThe family of former Phnom Penh police chief Heng Pov has asked the courts to unfreeze nearly US$1 million seized after their father’s arrest, saying that they have had to …
Heng Pov’s Family In Finland Asks To Unfreeze Funds Read MoreKuala Lumpur is bidding to host the 2009 International Paralympics Council (IPC) world general assembly and the decision will be made Thursday. Malaysian Paralymic Council (MPC) president Datuk Zainal Abu …
Denmark And Malaysia Figth To Host Paralympics World Assembly Read MoreA new eGSM network (Electronic Global System for Mobile Communication) worth US$600 million with more than 5,000 base transceiver stations is currently being installed, Hanoi Telecom said at a contract …
Hanoi Telecom, Ericsson and Huawei Ink Network Deal Read MoreFigures show tourism being decimated by continuing crisis. International arrivals at Suvarnabhumi Airport have dropped 30 per cent, while average hotel-occupancy rates in Bangkok and Phuket have plunged 40-50 per …
Airport Arrivals, Hotel Occupancy Fall Sharply Read MoreJohor Baru celebrated the country’s 51 years of independence with spectacular performances and cultural dances watched by thousands of local and foreign holidaymakers in the popular tourist enclave of Mersing. …
Danish Tourist: Trip To Malaysia Was Extra Special Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark today announced the ten most talented artists who have been selected to perform at the final competition of the annual Talent Prize 2008 for the performing …
Finalists For The Performance Art Talent Prize 2008 Selected Read MoreSo far 12 countries, including Denmark and Sweden, have warned their citizens about to travel to Thailand because of the growing tension between the People’s Alliance of Democracy and the …
Tourism Business Jolted by Declaration of State of Emergency Read MoreYesterday there was no sign of resignation from neither the government nor the demonstrators lead by People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD). After the death of a demonstrate Monday night, and …
The Demonstrators Continue Their Blockades in Bangkok Read MoreBankruptcy for Canadian Zoom Airlines, which is used by several Danish charter companies, may affect Danish holidays in Thailand.Danish charter companies who have used Zoom Airlines to ferry holidaymakers to …
30.000 Danes Uncertain about Thailand Vacation Read MoreAn ecumenical delegation of prominent church leaders from the Philippines is set to arrive in Oslo in September to meet with Norwegian church leaders to advocate the resumption of peace …
Pinoys Seek Help of Norwegian Church Leaders to Revive GRP-NDF Talks Read MoreSwedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson announced on Monday the signing of a $450 million deal to help Hanoi Telecom’s modernize its mobile network in Vietnam.Ericsson said the three-year managed …
Ericsson Lands Major Deal in Vietnam Read MoreAs more signs of violence keep emerging in the political clash between the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the administration of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, members of the diplomatic …
Nordic Diplomat Find The Impasse Alarming Read MoreThailand‘s telecoms regulator said on Friday it expected to issue new licences for third-generation mobile services by the end of 2009, seen as a key step in reforming the competitive …
Thai NTC Plans To Issue New 3G Licences By End-2009 Read MoreRapid industrialisation has left a dirty footprint on the nation’s once pristine environment. “Air pollution in Vietnam, particularly in urban areas such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, is …
Danish Embassy: Environment goes up in smoke Read MoreThe police in the Danish town Fredericia were visiting a local brothel. A lady from Thailand, 38, was arrested. And will be confronted with a judge soonest possible. She …
Thai Lady Arrested in Danish Brothel Read MoreScandinavian Airlines System International targets Asia. SAS therefore offers a promotional fare on the Bangkok-Stockholm route of Bt22.000 for the first eight flights from October 28 to November 14. From …
SAS offers promotional fares from Stockholm to Bangkok Read MoreThe Danish owned United Plantation (UP) will today receive the world’s first certificate for the sustainable production of palm oil in Malaysia. Certificates guarantee that all the palm oil products …
United Plantation In Malaysia Make Sustainable Palm Oil Read MoreThe last summer meeting at restaurant “Green Tree” managed to attract 55 people Saturday August 23. And they were there to socialise and not to forget, to get the latest …
One Bottle Of Beer – And 55 Scandinavians Read MoreToday, august 25 Akkaradej Tankae was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Swedish Hanna Bäcklund, 26, in Mai Khao Beach in Thailand on March 15, writes the Swedish …
Lifetime For The Murder Of Hanna Bäcklund Read MoreA Finnish court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for infecting five women with the AIDS virus and having unprotected sex with 14 others although he knew …
Finn Gets Ten Years for Infecting Women with HIV Read MoreNew studies performed by Doctors from Denmark and Singapore in collaboration shows for the first time, that long term use of incense increases the risk of developing cancers of the …
Burning Incense Increases Risk of Respiratory Tract Cancers Read MoreThe Swedish Chamber of Commerce hosts a breakfast meeting on August 28 2008. The topics will be “Insight into Company Law Amendment and New Work Permit Law”. Company Law Amendment:On …
Time to Sign Up for Breakfast Meeting Hosted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Read MoreThere are demonstrations in Bangkok against the government today August 26 2008. The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok advices Norwegian citizens to stay alert. “Our advice is to avoid crowds and to be …
The Embassy Advices to Stay Alert of the Demonstrations in Bangkok Read MoreToday August 26 2008 there’s a large number of demonstrations in Bangkok. People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has occupied several ministries and blocked the roads to central places in protest …
The Embassy Advices Danish Citizens to Stay Away from the Demonstrations in Bangkok Read MoreIn the afternoon August 26 2008 demonstrations held by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) were peaceful. The two largest gatherings were at the Government Building and at the occupied …
Peaceful Demonstrations in Bangkok This Afternoon Read MoreWith growth rate of 60-70% a year, the highest in Asia, the Vietnamese mobile phone market has become an attractive destination for foreign telecom groups. Ola Ree, chief of Norway’s …
Mobile phone market attractive to foreign investors Read MoreAt the annual meeting of Filipinos in Scandinavia “Pulong ng Nayan”, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry promised to lower the remittance fees for immigrants.When immigrants work in Norway and want to …
Norway Vows Lower Remittance Fees for Immigrants Read MoreThe doctors didn’t know what was in the tanks being sprayed on the corpses and on them. The Norwegian Newspaper Aftenposten reported that as many as 30 percent of forensic …
Norwegian And Swedish Tsunami Aid Workers Sick Read More