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“People have always asked me to find solutions to the impossible,” said Preben Hansen, the General Secretary of NGO Fontana which runs a treatment program for drug and alcohol addicts …
NGO Fontana – Finding Solutions to the Impossible Read MoreThe Danish funded Fisheries Sector Programme (FSPS II) is supporting the further development of Vietnam’s institutional framework, technical regulations and guidelines to improve traceability and food safety of fish and …
DANIDA Supports Vietnam’s New Technical Regulations for Food Safety Read MoreOriflame is an international cosmetics company selling direct, with sales in 59 countries. This year’s interim report shows that local currency sales in Asia from the second quarter have significantly …
Oriflame Celebrates Strong Growth in Asia Read MoreFrom November 12-16, 2007 the Embassy of Denmark would like to invite the Vietnamese public to experience a week of events highlighting strongholds of Danish culture and sports as well as …
The Danish Embassy in Vietnam Presents “Denmark at It’s Best” Read MoreThe Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman, Mr. Hans Gammeltoft-Hansen, is visiting Hanoi on the 16-20 November 2007 to share experiences from the Danish model for dealing with peoples’ petitions with the National …
Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman to Visit Vietnam Read MoreDanida represented by Danish Ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen, Programme Officer Nguyen Phuong Lien and Danida advisors Michael Akester, Donald Griffiths and Vincent Martino were awarded commemorative medals by Vice Minister …
Danida Awarded Medal for Contribution to Development of the Vietnamese Fisheries Sector Read More
“Vietnam is developing very fast. You can see it every day in Hanoi. This country is very much oriented towards the Future. It is a chance that Finland has to …
Vietnam Is The Future Read MoreMalaysian Scout Association’s main patron, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, received King Carl Gustav of Sweden who is the World Scout Foundation honorary president at the Istana Negara …
Swedish King Recieved the Malaysian Scout Association’s Highest Award Read MoreSN Aboitiz Power Inc., a joint venture of the Philippines’s Aboitiz Power Corp. and Norway’s SN Power, has gotten a $380-million loan to help finance the balance of the $530-million …
A Joint Venture Power Plant of the Philippines and Norway Gets Financial Boost Read MoreNorway’s Colibria, the leading provider of new generation Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) solutions, has announced a deal with Malaysia’s DiGi. Colibria will provide mobile IM services for over six million …
Norway’s Colibria to Provide Mobile IM Services for Malaysia’s DiGi Read MoreMany malaria patients are given the medicament piperakin. But children are often are given the medicament in too small amounts. Knowledge about how piperakin is transformed in the body has …
Children Might Not Get Sufficient Medicine – New Swedish Malaria Study In Thailand Read MoreThe World Bank report, “Doing Business in 2008”, ranks 178 economies on the ease of doing business measured by different indicators. The report sums up which economies have the most …
Danish Ambassador Commented on Vietnam’s Improved Business Environment Read MoreOn 27 September, in the presence of representatives from the Ho Chi Minh City authority and the Danish Ambassador, BankInvest Group and Hals Corporation, a leading premium cosmetics and fragrance …
Danish BankInvest Group to Partner with Vietnamese Hals Corporation Read MoreDanish artist Adi Kirketerp will showcase “Bubbly” at “Teo + Namfah” Gallery on the second floor of Ozono Complex, Soi Prompong, Bangkok, open daily from 11.30am to 8.30pm from October …
Danish Artist’s Showcase in Bangkok Read MoreFrom November 12th to November 16th Danish badminton players will make shuttlecocks fly over the streets of Hanoi. This is a part of the week “Denmark At Its Best” which …
Denmark At Its Best Read MoreSwedish specialty chemicals company Perstorp has acquired Lonza’s manufacturing plant for Purified Isophthalic Acid (PIA) in Singapore for $138m.The Swedish company will assume complete ownership of Lonza Singapore Pte Ltd, …
Swedish Chemical Firm Buys Maufacturing Plant in Singapore Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam ia among other donors that funds a campaign for wearing helmets. As a part of this campaign, music concerts have recently been held to raise …
Danish Embassy Funded Concerts to Promote Wearing Helmets Among Vietnamese Read MoreDanish firm, Dankaffe ApS, has been importing coffee and tea from Thailand and is the sole distributer in Denmark. The firm believes that the quality and taste of Thai coffee …
Danish Importer of Thai Coffee Read MoreLars Backstr๖m, Finland’s ambassador to Thailand, told the Finnish News Agency (STT) on September 28 that he would travel to Burma on September 30, 2007.He added his week-long itinerary included …
Finnish Ambassador to Thailand to Travel to Burma Read MoreNokia Corp. plans to use Intel Corp. chips in tablet-style devices that will communicate using a technology known as WIMAX. The companies also agreed to engage in testing to ensure …
Nokia To Use Intel’s Chips in 2008 Read MoreSwedish Perstorp,Specialty Chemicals Company has acquired Lonza’s manufacturing plant for Purified Isophthalic Acid (PIA) in Singapore for $138m on September 28, 2007.For Perstorp, the deal widens its product portfolio and …
Acquisition of Swedish Specialty Chemicals Company in Singapore Read MoreThe purpose of the seminar is to give the partners a possibility to showcase the various environment technologies and products for a broader market. The Partnership Facility Programme is a …
Danish Partnership Facility Program Arranges Seminar in November Read MoreSwedish electronics manufacturer NOTE AB announced on September 24, 2007 that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Philippines-based manufacturer Ionics EMS. As part of the agreement NOTE …
Swedish Electronics Manufacturer to Cooperate With Philippines-Based Manufacturer Read MoreIn several restaurants and hotels in Bangkok customers are now able to enjoy a good Argentinean Black Angus Beef. This is thanks to the Dane Mads Løvig who is the …
Dane Brings Argentinean Beef to Thailand Read MoreSwedish food companies are facing criticism for not doing enough to ensure their foreign suppliers treat their workers ethically.The Fair Trade Centre said that only three out of seven companies …
Swedish Companies Accused over Unethical Thai Working Conditions Read MoreNorwegian banking group DnB NOR said on September 27, 2007 it has opened its first Asian corporate finance office in Singapore to tap the fast-growing market for shipping and energy financing.The team …
Norway’s DnB NOR Opens Finance Office in Singapore Read MoreDone Somovarachit yesterday September presented credential to the Lao Embassy of Sweden. Done Somvarachit is born in 1948 and has a master exam in international right form the University of …
New Embassador of Lao to Sweden. Read MoreMuch progress has been made on the coverage of clean water supply for the Vietnamese rural population. However, not all the existing water schemes are well functioning. Danida’s support efforts to …
Danida Supports Schemes of Hygienic Water Supply in Vietnam Read More
For his continuing hotel career the Swede Patrik Ilstam chose Thailand – a destination seeing immense growth since lately. But opting for Southeast-Asia also means – at least within the …
Thailand-loving Swede Advances His Career at Le Meridien, Borneo Read MoreThe Children ombudsman in Sweden and Sida are arranging a course in children’s rights from October first to October 19th for Asian participants. The topics will be HIV/Aids, children in …
Course in Children’s Rights for Asians in Stockholm Read MoreFrom conservation of wildlife and the rainforest on Borneo, Danish WWF representative Lene Topp is turning the attention towards the sea. Meeting WWF Verdensnaturfonden’s (the Danish division of World …
Whale Sharks Protected and Local People Supported in Southeast Asia Thanks to WWF Denmark Read MoreStock market operator Singapore Exchange (SGX) has said it will roll out a new, state-of-the-art trading platform called QUEST which is supplied by Sweden’s OMX AB in July next year, …
Singapore Exchange to Roll Out New Trading Engine Supplied by Sweden Read MoreOn September 7, 2007 the Danish Embassy in Vietnam has signed an agreement to support the Tax Policy Department, Ministry of Finance to conduct research on how the Law on …
Denmark Supports Research on Possible Impacts of the (Draft) Law on Personal Income Tax Read MoreOn October second two or three nursing students from the nursing school Diakonova in Oslo will commence their week stay at the church. Seven missionary students from the Missionary School …
New Faces at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya Read MoreClose to eighty Danish and Danish related businessmen were Tuesday evening 25 September 2007 briefed by Danish Ambassador to Thailand Michael Sternberg on a range of current issues. The Ambassador spoke …
Danish Embassy Briefing in Bangkok Read MoreSwedish electronics manufacturer NOTE AB announced on September 24, 2007 that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Philippines-based manufacturer Ionics EMS. As part of the agreement NOTE will acquire …
Swedish Electronics Manufacturer to Cooperate with the Philippines-based Manufacturer Ionics EMS Read MoreIf you were walking down the street in Vejle in Denmark Friday afternoon you would have met a group of living strange gold and silver coloured man sized figures wearing …
Danish High School Students Collect Money for Street Children in the Philippines Read MoreThe cultural development and exchange fund, CDEF, which is established by the Danish embassy, supports a project of collaboration between some of the best Danish and Vietnamese break-dancers. The dancers will do shows and …
Danish and Vietnamese Break-dancers to Collaborate Read MoreDenmark has joined other donors, together with the World Bank, to co-finance the sixth Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC 6) worth totally 365 million US dollars to support the implementation …
Denmark Provides 61 Million DKK to Support Poverty Reduction in Vietnam Read MoreThe National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has sought the assistance of the Norwegian government to recover all items that were confiscated by the Dutch police during the raid …
National Democratic Front of the Philippines Seeks Help from the Norwegian Government Read MoreHanoi-based Thang Long Puppetry Theatre kicked off a water puppetry show on Lake Grona Lund in Stockholm, Sweden on September 20, 2007. The Show was supported by the Vietnamese Embassy …
Vietnam Water Puppetry Visits Sweden Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg A/S has formed a joint venture with state-owned Hanoi Beer & Beverage Corp. to build a brewery in southern Vietnam. As announced on September 19, 2007 The …
Carlsberg Builds New Brewery in Vietnam Read MoreOne of Scandinavia’s fastest growing companies, Swedish cosmetics retailer Make Up Store continues to grow fast in the Asian region, with new stores opening at The Pavilion and The Garden …
Fast Growing Swedish Make Up Store Opens New Stores in Malaysia Read MoreIkea, the Swedish retail group, has delayed plans to expand into Thailand due to an increasingly uncertain environment for multinational investors prompted by last year’s military coup and a series of …
IKEA Delays Investing in Thailand Read MoreSwedish card transaction and communication platforms developer Eurovip Group AB announced on Friday 21 September that it has received new contracts within the business area Telecom in Thailand and Nigeria.In …
Sweden’s Eurovip Secures New Contracts in Thailand Read MoreIn order to improve the export and competitiveness of Vietnamese fisheries products, the Danish funded fisheries sector programme (FSPSII) is assisting state authorities and private enterprises in developing strategies for …
DANIDA Supports the Development of Brand Name Strategies in Vietnam’s Fisheries Sector Read MoreThe HCM City-based Asian Trails Co is preparing to receive large groups of European tourists who will come to Viet Nam on regular chartered flights in December.The tour company’s director, …
Vietnam expects more Tourists from Sweden Read MoreThe captain of a Norwegian gas transport ship, Simen Sparre Knudsen, died after he was stabed near the Kata Karon lookout on September 23, 2007.The Norwegian captain aged 47 was …
Norwegian Ship Captain Stabbed to Death in Thailand Read MoreDance athletes from Finland, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are expected to troop to the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel grand ballroom on September 22, 2007 as the second International Dancesport …
Dance Athletes Troop to Philippine Read MoreThe debt ratings agency, Fitch Ratings has affirmed Norway-based telecommunications provider Telenor’s Long-term debt with a Negative Outlook. Fitch says that in addition to the recent deconsolidation of 56.5%-owned Ukrainian …
Telenor’s Overseas Problems Confirm Negative Outlook for Debt Ratings Read More