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News from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Jakarta that Indonesia will appoint an ambassador to Sweden signals that the frosty official relations between Sweden and Indonesia are over. Today, …
Indonesia will appoint ambassador to Stockholm Read MoreRoyal Copenhagen has announced its goal to increase the overall turn-over by almost 40 per cent in 2006, and the Danish porcelain company intends to make its production facilities in …
Royal Copenhagen Expands its Porcelain Production in Thailand Read MoreDanida signs funding agreement with the Mekong River Commission(MRC) to support the MRC Fisheries Programme. The program aims to supports sustainable use of the resources in the Mekong river. In …
Danida Supports Fisheries Program in Mekong Read MoreH.E. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen, Danish Ambassador to Thailand, has on behalf of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed an agreement with a group of Thai pig farmers on purchase of …
Denmark buys Carbon Credits from Thai Farmers Read MoreThis Christmas, many Norwegians returned to South East Asia to join in the memorial ceremony of the Tsunami disaster. Altogether 84 Norwegians died in the floodwaters which hit the beaches …
Norway Joins Memorial of Tsunami Disaster Read MoreIn Stockholm, Swedes paid tribute to all the victims in Tsunami disaster on Monday 26. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia lighted 543 candles – one for each of …
Sweden Honors Tsunami Victims with Vigils Read MoreOver the next three years, the Embassy of Denmark will support the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization (VYEO) to become a leading Business Membership Organization. The project of a grant value …
Denmark to Grant Vietnam’s Young Enterpreneurs Read MoreThere is a new co-operation between Danish L&S Signal and Vietnamese My Anh in the flag manufacture. The inaugurated celebration of new workshop has been opened at Danish-Vietnamese flag producing …
New Danish-Vietnamese Flag Manufacture Co-operation Read MoreDANIDA finance the project between Vietnam and China on Geological surveys in the Yinggehai, Song Hong basin.The project aims at creating a better geological understanding of the basin and its …
Denmark Supports Sino-Vietnamese Cooperation on Petroleum Search in Disputed Area Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam has approved the project with a goal to improve the policy environment to struggle Vietnamese domestic violence. As a result of the Domestic violence …
Denmark Supports Effort to Combat Vietnamese Domestic Violence Read MoreThailand marked the one year anniversary of the tsunami in a number of locations along the Andaman coast. The day, which was meant to mark the tragedy which took the …
Tsunami Memorial One Year After Read MoreAccording to the Danish daily, BT, 10 year-old children are working as construction workers 7-8 hours each day at a Danish-funded building site outside the village of Bahn Nam Khem …
Danish Embassy Accused of not Preventing Child Labor in Tsunami Aid Project Read MoreThe Swedish government donated three all terrain tracked vehicles to Thailand in a ceremony held at the Royal Thai Army headquarters Friday 23 December. General Vichit Jatip, deputy army commander, …
Handover ceremony of three tracked vehicles Read MoreIn Finland, the round in the Presidential Election is held on 15 January 2006 and the possible second round on 29 January 2006. Meanwhile, Finnish Expatriates can vote for their …
Advance Voting Abroad of Finnish Presidential Elections 2006 Read MoreOn Monday December 26 – exactly one year after the Tsunami killed 46 Danes – several memorial ceremonies will be held in Thailand with other visiting Danish tourists among the …
Danes to Attend Official Tsunami Memorial Read MoreFour Thai men aged 28-36 are now arrested and charged with non-intentional violence causing death after turning themselves in to the Cha-Am police Thursday afternoon. A crime that is punished …
Four Arrested for Beating Dane to Death in Thailand Read MoreIn a rare visit to Southeast Asia, the national Danish soccer team has accepted an invitation to play an official friendly match against Singapore in connection with the Danish team’s …
Soccer: Denmark to Play Singapore Read MoreA dispute over parking cost a 54 year-old Dane his life Tuesday evening at around 6pm (local time). The drama unfolded in the Thai vacation area of Cha-Am, when the …
Dane Beaten to Death by Thai Neighbours Read MoreOn behalf of Danida (Denmark’s state-run aid organisation), Ambassador Peter Lystholt Hansen attended the signing ceremony in Hanoi on Friday December 16, where he put his signature to the funding …
Danida will Fund State Audit of Vietnam Read More“Denmark is internationally ahead offering digital services and digital signatures, and now Danes abroad can also benefit from this. No matter where in the world Danes are living, they will …
Digital Signature Becomes Global Read MoreNorthport confirmed that Danish container shipping company Maersk-Sealand will relocate its Port Klang operations from neighboring Westport to Northport in February next year. This move could effect neighboring Westport’s handling …
Maersk to Relocate to Malaysia’s Northport Read MoreSweden’s International Development Authority (SIDA) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) supported Vietnam’s National Strategy on HIV/AIDS control. The valued of supporting is not disclosed. An agreement was signed by …
SIDA Supports Vietnam’s National Strategy on HIV/AIDS Control Read MoreSouthern metropolitan HCMC is going ahead with housing co-operative design for low-income earners following the success of Swedish housing co-ops which based on an international co-op model. This housing project …
Vietnam Follows Swedish Housing Co-ops Model Read MoreA consortium of Finnish research institutes and companies presented its study and recommendations on a tsunami and disaster Early Warning System to members of the Thai government, authorities and research …
Finland Presents Its Tsunami Early Warning System to Thai Read MoreThe Danish ambassador to Vietnam, Peter Lysholt Hansen, was very pleased that it has been possible to turn a project into reality through diligence, hard work and excellent cooperation with …
Danish Funded Waste Water Plant Opened in Vietnam Read MoreThailand tested its Tsunami Warning System on Friday 16 December. The training aims to ensure that people are well trained to handle the possible incident. The test covered 6 …
Thailand’s Training on Tsunami Warning System Read MoreNorwegian former Foreign Minister Jan Petersen on behalf of Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was at time of press scheduled to attend the ceremony to mark the one year …
Norwegian Delegates Attend Tsunami Memorial Read MoreThe Danish Burma Committee has been named as this year’s recipient of all the proceeds from the annual, traditional Christmas calendar. The calendar will be sold across Denmark in connection …
Danish Christmas Calendar Supports Burmese Refugee Children in Thailand Read MoreThe guys’ apartment at 178th Street near the Royal Palace in the middle of Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh looks just like the bachelors apartment that it is. You will not …
Journalist Pioneers in Phnom Penh Read MoreOn 16 December 2005, an agreement to support a “Sustainable Mekong” program was signed between SIDA and SEI. The agreement, a three-year collaboration between SENSA and SEI, aims to help …
SENSA Supports “Sustainable Mekong” Read MoreDanish ambassador Peter Lysholt Hansen joined a consultative group (CG) meeting for Vietnam on 6-7 December, in Hanoi. The meeting focused on the directions, tasks and solutions for a successful …
Denmark Pledge USD 67 Million for Vietnam’s Socio-Economic Development Read MoreSAS is working overtime these days in an effort to sell off their maintenance company, SAS Component Group, to Singapore Technology. This has been confirmed by Mr. Bertil Ternert, who …
SAS Ready to Sell Sub-Company to Singapore Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) will give 4.5 million USD to a project on developing Viet Nam’s small and minor enterprises. The three years project aims to encourage the …
Sweden Gives USD 4.5 Million to Vietnam SME Development Read MoreDanish government has provided nearly 4 billion VND to support a Denmark-funded speech therapy project. The project aims to help Vietnamese children who have undergone operations for cleft palates and …
Denmark’s Speech Therapy Project for Vietnamese Kids Read MoreSave the Children Sweden, Sweden’s non-governmental organization, in collaboration with Vietnam’s the Institute of Press and Information Dissesmination launched a “Press and children” website at www.cmvn.org and www.childrenandmediavn.org on 17 …
Sweden Support Vietnam’s On-line Forum for Children Read MoreNorwegian ambassador to Vietnam HE Mr. Kjell Storløkken together with ambassadors from Canadian, New Zealand, and Switzerland pledged to continue a support on Vietnam’s poverty reduction efforts and will strengthen …
Norway Pledge to Improve Vietnam’s Poverty Read MoreSingapore’s minister of education, Gan Kim Young, makes an official visit to Sweden 14 and 15 December. On Wednesday 14 December, after a briefing about the Swedish education system by …
Singapore education minister in Sweden Read MoreThe Swedish medical equipment developer Elekta has signed a contract to deliver a Leksell Gamma Knife to the largest regional hospital in Vietnam, Cho Ray hospital in Ho Chi Minh …
Elekta gets VN order for Gamma Knife Read MoreIn the 1990s, she proudly represented Sweden in the Eurovision European Song Contest, and now Carola Häggkvist has agreed to sing during the upcoming Tsunami memorial ceremony in Khao Lak, …
Swedish Pop Star to Sing at Tsunami Memorial Read MoreSuccessful businessman in Cambodia: to most people that sentence would be a contradiction of terms as Cambodia has just been voted one of the worst countries to do business in, …
Beating the odds in Cambodia Read MoreSince its opening just 4 years ago, Viking Life-Saving Equipment’s factory in Thailand has boosted its work force from 100 employees to 400. With this rapid development, the Danish company …
A Growing Viking Creates Jobs in Thailand Read MoreKjaer Group is official Nissan distributor for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and wants to develop the markets in partnership with local car dealers and workshops. The aim of the cooperation …
Danish Nissan Distributor Cooperates With Vietnamese Auto Firms Read MoreMore than a 1000 stockholders turned up at Bella Center in Copenhagen for the EAC extraordinary general meeting. The main issue on the agenda was a vote whether the stockholders …
EAC-Boss gets Standing ovations Read MoreOn 6 December, Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Ms Carin Jämtin visited Bangkok where she presented the United Nations Economics and social development in Asia …
Sweden donates USD 2.5 million to tsunami trust fund Read MoreIf you are in the vicinity of Vientiane and feel the urge for a cake and a pizza, you no longer need to do two stops thanks to the recently …
Laos is a Piece of Cake – and Pizza Read MoreSo far all overseas flights from Denmark have been offered from Copenhagen, but due to the Danes’ growing interest in Phuket, Thailand, Denmark’s largest travel agency – MyTravel – will …
Direct Flights from Billund to Thailand Read MoreNorway’s new Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Mr. Kjell Storløkken went on a field trip to visit the Central Highland provinces of Vietnam from 4 – 6 November together with his …
Ambassdor Storløkken on Central Highlands Field Trip Read MoreThe Vietnamese operator Saigon Postel, SPT, has chosen Ericsson as its key supplier for its network upgrade to ADSL+ for high performance broadband services. The roll out of the equipment, …
Saigon Postel opts for Ericsson solution Read MoreThe Swedish Prime Minister, Mr. Göran Persson, carries the main responsibility for the lacking effort following the Tsunami disaster in Asia on December 26 last year. That is the conclusion …
Investigation: Lousy Swedish Tsunami Response Read MoreThe Red Cross of Norway has successfully raised a total of VND 1.286 billion in 2005 to assist the Vietnamese Red Cross working in central Binh Dinh province. The aid …
Norway Grants Aid to Vietnamese Red Cross Read More