Tourism awards presented
Two Swedes, Tage Levin and Per Martins, were among the 63 winners of this year’s Friends of Thailand award. It is part of the TAT sponsored event, Thailand Tourism Awards …
Tourism awards presented Read MoreTop Scandinavian entertainment in KL, Bangkok, S’pore November
The Scandinavian Weeks guesting the three capitals are each a week of dinner shows with top artists and jazz bands from Scandinavia and a top class Scandinavian buffet or Smorgasbord …
Top Scandinavian entertainment in KL, Bangkok, S’pore November Read MoreSmedvig secures new contract for T-3 in Indonesia
Smedvig has been awarded a letter of intent by ConocoPhillips for the self-erecting tender rig T-3. The production drilling assignment in Indonesia has a duration of approximately 60 days, scheduled …
Smedvig secures new contract for T-3 in Indonesia Read MoreEconomic outlook Nordic luncheon
Svenska Handelsbanken’s Chief Economist Jan Häggström is guest speaker at a Nordic Event luncheon 1 October in Jakarta. The speech is headlined ‘The outlook for the global economy and implications …
Economic outlook Nordic luncheon Read MoreAn ordinary girl turns extraordinary
Alexandra or Sandra Styberg is half Thai half Danish. And on 21 August she became the second runner up for Miss Thailand World 2004. “I entered the beauty pageant …
An ordinary girl turns extraordinary Read MoreJJCT completes Bt7.8-million ETA network system upgrading project
Jebsen & Jessen Communications in Thailand (JJCT) at the end of June 2004 completed a Bt7.8-million network system upgrading project for the Expressway and Rapid Transit Authourity of Thailand (ETA), …
JJCT completes Bt7.8-million ETA network system upgrading project Read MoreJJ-Lurgi offers bio fuel as alternative energy source
While bio fuel is gaining steady ground as an alternative to fossil fuel, as organisations bow to increasing price and environmental pressures, JJ-Lurgi Engineering Sdn Bhd is marketing the technology …
JJ-Lurgi offers bio fuel as alternative energy source Read MoreFighter jet and trade talks to continue after Thaksin visit
Thailand will intensify discussions with Sweden about a possible barter deal for JAS Gripen fighter jets. Commerce Minister Watana Muangsook has been assigned to lead the Thai side’s negotiations with …
Fighter jet and trade talks to continue after Thaksin visit Read MoreDanish-Southeast Asian round table discussion to be organised in Hanoi
Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Per Stig Moller, will preside at a Danish-Southeast Asian roundtable conference on October 7, which is a sideline activity towards the 5th Asia-Europe Meeting …
Danish-Southeast Asian round table discussion to be organised in Hanoi Read MoreKvaerner Pulping in Singapore moved
Kvaerner Pulping Pte Ltd has recently moved its office to a new location in Science Park 1. The full new address and contact numbers are: Kvaerner Pulping Pte Ltd 73 …
Kvaerner Pulping in Singapore moved Read MoreOne well fine another one not very well
Swedish oil and gas exploration company Lundin Petroleum announces that its exploration well in the Blora Block, Indonesia has spudded. The main target of this well is the Oligocene Sandstone …
One well fine another one not very well Read MoreVietnam signs NIB credit worth US$30 million
On September 21, 2004 in Hanoi, an agreement was signed on a credit worth US$30 million for investment projects of Nordic countries in telecommunication, small hydro electricity, processing industry, vocational …
Vietnam signs NIB credit worth US$30 million Read MoreNordic Secure 2004 to be held in Manila and Bangkok
Nordic Secure 2004, a security sector-focused trade mission to the Philippines and Thailand, is organized by the Danish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, and the commercial Sections of the embassies of …
Nordic Secure 2004 to be held in Manila and Bangkok Read MoreSmokescreen surrounds migration minister visit
Sweden’s Migration Minister Ms Barbro Holmberg arrives in Bangkok Friday morning 24 September for ‘quota intake of refugees in Thailand’. This according to her official calendar distributed to Swedish press. …
Smokescreen surrounds migration minister visit Read MoreMigration minister visit clarified
Sweden’s Migration Minister Ms Barbro Holmberg arrives in Bangkok Friday morning 24 September for ‘quota intake of refugees in Thailand’. She starts by meeting the UNHCR regional representative, the NSC …
Migration minister visit clarified Read MoreEnvironment academic receives honorary doctor degree
Dr Jurgenne Primavera from the Philippines will be conferred an honorary doctor’s degree by Stockholm university on Friday 24 September. The ceremony takes place in the City Hall. Thirteen highly …
Environment academic receives honorary doctor degree Read MoreBangkok postpones order from Danish Medical Industry
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has postponed its decision to buy medical instrument worth DKK126.25 million from Danish Medical Industry (DMI) for 30 days, Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin revealed on September …
Bangkok postpones order from Danish Medical Industry Read MoreDanes serve sushi on Koh Samui
English text by Lars Pinnerup In August 2004 Nicolas Hardy and fellow Dane, Niels Bjoerndahl opened up ZEN, a sushi restaurant located in Lamai. “The choice was between touristy Chaweng …
Danes serve sushi on Koh Samui Read MoreEAC Thailand celebrates 120 years in style
EAC Thailand hosted a splendid dinner party for all members of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce at the Royal Danish Embassy on Thursday 2 September 2004. The atmosphere was relaxed, …
EAC Thailand celebrates 120 years in style Read MoreDane doing well in the Thai real estate business
English text by Lars Pinnerup It was when buying a house in Hua Hin, the idea of setting up a real a state business in the town struck Hansi Madsen. …
Dane doing well in the Thai real estate business Read MoreThriving in Singapore
This Christmas will be the Danish chaplain Hans Vestergaard Jensen and his wife Anne Hviid Jensen’s third Christmas in Singapore. The couple is obviously thriving in the job and as …
Thriving in Singapore Read MoreSingapore increases shareholding in Sweden
The Singaporean state has so far injected EURO 110 million in the Stockholm stock exchange this year. Totally the island state has holdings in Swedish listed companies for more than …
Singapore increases shareholding in Sweden Read MoreDisa at Machinery Mart 2004 in October
Disa (Thailand) Co., Ltd. will demonstrate its industrial air pollution control systems at the Machinery Mart 2004 Exhibition, to be held on October 7-10 at Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok. The …
Disa at Machinery Mart 2004 in October Read MoreEdith Sodergran´s poetry translated into Khmer
The translations were done by Anna Mattsson, Chheng Hokkhim, Neth Sary, and Johan Rahm. The Literary Academy Cambodia-Sweden was founded in October 2003 to promote literary exchange between Sweden and …
Edith Sodergran´s poetry translated into Khmer Read MoreConstruction starts of Thai temple in Fredrika
Sweden’s largest Buddhist temple will be inaugurated 4 June 2005. The temple itself can accommodate 300 people and a five meter tall statue of Lord Buddha will be placed on …
Construction starts of Thai temple in Fredrika Read MoreCarlsberg Masters 2004 tees off November in Vietnam
Carlsberg Masters Vietnam 2004, the biggest golf tournament to be organized in Vietnam this year, will start on November 4 at Chi Linh Star Golf & Country Club in Hai …
Carlsberg Masters 2004 tees off November in Vietnam Read MoreSiam2you surfs on wireless boom
“I expect double digit growth for the next three years,” says Siam2you’s CEO Niklas Stålberg, a Swedish national, as the digital communications company announces THB 61 million in revenues for …
Siam2you surfs on wireless boom Read MoreDouble digit export growth predicted for 2004
The Swedish Trade council’s latest market survey, published this September predicts 13 percent volume growth for Swedish exports to the Asia Pacific region for the full 2004. But that is …
Double digit export growth predicted for 2004 Read MoreDenmark helps upgrade local TV broadcasting in Vietnam
Nguyen Van Lang, chairman of the Dak Lak People’s Committee, had a working session with Darran Riber, a representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, to discuss a …
Denmark helps upgrade local TV broadcasting in Vietnam Read MoreDrama Hedda Gabler to be staged in Vietnam
In the coming days, those who love to see dramas by Norwegian drama writer Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), author of such famous dramas as ‘Doll’s House,’ ‘Ghosts’ and ‘The Wild Duck’ …
Drama Hedda Gabler to be staged in Vietnam Read MoreNordic associations moving to one big office
Three of the four Nordic chambers of commerce in Thailand will this weekend Saturday 18 September move to larger, better and more functional premises on the fifth floor in an …
Nordic associations moving to one big office Read MoreThai chicken pay for Swedish jets?
Thai chicken for Swedish aircraft, was one of the ideas Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra throw up in the air during a Monday 13 September cabinet meeting planning his visit to …
Thai chicken pay for Swedish jets? Read MoreFirst annual meeting for Finns in Bangkok
Finns living in Thailand now have their own local society. The society has been officially named as Finns in Bangkok – Krungthepin Suomalaiset. The Finns held their first annual meeting …
First annual meeting for Finns in Bangkok Read MoreFinnair’s new traveling campaign
Finnair launches faster and more frequent flights from Asia to Europe to serve the fast-growing business from the East. Finland’s newly extended Helsinki-Vantaa Airport has made Finnair to start …
Finnair’s new traveling campaign Read MoreHonorary consuls from Asean visit Sweden
Nine of Sweden’s honorary consuls from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam began a week long visit to Sweden on Sunday 12 September. One of the most important …
Honorary consuls from Asean visit Sweden Read MoreMore smuggling of cigarettes to Norway
The smuggling of cigarettes to Norway is showing a strong increase. The statistics indicate that most of them come from the Far East, namely Vietnam, the Philippines and Singapore. …
More smuggling of cigarettes to Norway Read MoreDenmark, Finland, Sweden participate in ASEM Film Festival
The Ministry of Culture and Information of Vietnam co-operated with the British Council, the Goethe Institute, L’Espace, and embassies of Asian and European countries to organise an Asia-Europe Film Festival …
Denmark, Finland, Sweden participate in ASEM Film Festival Read MoreThaksin visits Sweden 23-24 September
Thailand’s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra makes an official visit to Sweden 23 and 24 September, confirm the PM offices in Stockholm and Bangkok in talks with Scandasia. The agenda for …
Thaksin visits Sweden 23-24 September Read MoreSweden supports remedial surgery in VN
The Viet Nam-Sweden Hospital and Viet Nam Fund for Children provided surgery rehabilitation for free of charge to 253 children between the ages of 3 to 16 years. Among …
Sweden supports remedial surgery in VN Read MoreVietnamese Day in Sweden to be held
The Swedish Embassy and the Comvik International Viet Nam AB (CIV) announced in Hanoi that a “Vietnamese Day in Sweden” will be held in Stockholm on November 8, 2004. …
Vietnamese Day in Sweden to be held Read MoreSweden funds VN poverty reduction project
Sweden funded 210 billion VND under the project entitled “Sharing” for the Ministry of Planning and Investment to organize a training course on building a socio-economic development plan in the …
Sweden funds VN poverty reduction project Read MoreSwedish ship to visit SEA harbors
The Swedish East Indiaman Götheborg is set to stop by in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore on its way to China and back with its 2 year maiden voyage departing from …
Swedish ship to visit SEA harbors Read MoreFinnish Volunteer Program extends operations to Cambodia
The Finnish Volunteer Program has expanded its operations to include Cambodia. Within Asia the program has formerly located Finnish volunteer workers to India, Nepal, Malaysia and Thailand. The initiative for …
Finnish Volunteer Program extends operations to Cambodia Read MoreBurma trade drops first half 2004
Sweden’s trade with Burma has gone down considerably first half 2004 compared with the same period last year. Imports from Burma dropped 38.5 percent to SEK 14.2 million while exports …
Burma trade drops first half 2004 Read MoreDenmark injects money into Vietnam’s fisheries
Age-old co-operation in fisheries Vietnam and Denmark has developed an age-old co-operation in fisheries, which was marked by a beginning in 1975 when Denmark provided Vietnam loans to build freezing …
Denmark injects money into Vietnam’s fisheries Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Finnair to renew Business Class cabins in intercontinental fleet
Finnair announced that its business class cabins on MD-11 aircraft will be renewed. Finnair is the first European airline to renew its Business Class cabins in every aircraft belonging to …
Finnair to renew Business Class cabins in intercontinental fleet Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Finnair to introduce new text message check-in
Finnair has announced that from October onwards its passengers will be able to check-in in advance with only a text message sent from their mobile phones. The service, created by …
Finnair to introduce new text message check-in Read MoreVinashin to build 10 ships for Clipper
The Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) recently signed in principle a contract to build ten container ships, each with a capacity of 5,000 tonnes, for the Danish company Clipper. …
Vinashin to build 10 ships for Clipper Read MoreVietnam exports wind turbine towers under Danish contract
Mechanical Factory 45-1 in the southern province of Dong Nai, Vietnam, has exported 33 wind turbine electricity generation towers to New Zealand under a contract worth US$1.2 million signed with …
Vietnam exports wind turbine towers under Danish contract Read MoreFinn appointed to Asian Development Bank Board
Finnish Pasi Hellman has been named member of board of directors in the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from 1.9.2005 onwards. Hellman has started working for the ADB on 1st September …
Finn appointed to Asian Development Bank Board Read More