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Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade Ann Linde recently met with six ambassadors to Sweden representing each their ASEAN country. The envoys have organized themselves as Asean Committee in Stockholm (ACS). …
Sweden and ASEAN discussion in Stockholm Read More
Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, is “seriously considering” cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland, his spokesperson Salvador Panelo has reported. The reason is that Iceland on Thursday. July 4, filed …
Philippines may cut diplomatic relations to Iceland Read More
Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland and Finland signed on 8 July 2019, along with 17 other nations, a letter addressed to the president of the UN Human Rights Council and the …
Countries for and against China’s Xinjiang policies Read More
Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Harald Fries has been told by the President Duterte’s spokesperson Salvador Panelo, that while his criticism of the President for making a joke about rape …
Philippines presidential spokesperson says Swedish ambassador should judge Duterte by his actions Read More
The Henley Passport Index revealed on July 2 that the world’s most powerful passports goes to Japan and Singapore with a visa-free or visa-on-arrival score of 189. The highest spot …
Singapore ranked world’s most powerful passports Read More
SN Aboitiz Power Group (SNAP), the joint venture between SN Power (Norwegian hydropower developer and investor) and Aboitiz Power Corp. (Filipino power investor) switched on its first 200-kilowatt (kw) floating …
Norway and Philippines activated 1st floating solar project Read More
June is considered the Pride Month where several pride events are organized during this month around the world to promote the acceptance and equality in LGBT community. In celebration of …
Swedish film to watch in Philippines’ International Pride Celebration Read More
IKEA Philippines planned to buy the food ingredients from Filipino farmers for its restaurant in IKEA upcoming store scheduled to be opened in 2020. Once complete, IKEA Pasay will be …
IKEA to buy food ingredients from Pinoy farmers Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila teamed up with the United Nations (UN) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to host “Women in Peacekeeping Forum” taking place on June …
Norwegian General gave a talk in Manila on peacekeeping Read More
For the first time since 2010, Singapore has ranked first in the world’s most competitive economy in 2019, according to an announcement by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) …
Singapore jumped at the top of world’s competitive economy Read More