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Nordic Innovation House chose Singapore as Southeast Asian hub

January 28, 2019January 12, 2021 - by Joakim Persson - Leave a Comment

The much anticipated joint initiative Nordic Innovation House – Singapore (NIH-SG), which opened in October 2018, is a new milestone of sorts in terms of business connections between the Nordics …

General news / International relations / Philippines / Sweden

Swedish Ambassador visits Vice president of Philippines

January 26, 2019 - by Nilobon Bantoey - Leave a Comment

Harald Fries, Sweden’s Ambassador to Philippines, paid a courtesy visit to Leni Robredo, Vice president on Thursday, 24 January 2019. To strengthen the cooperation between Sweden and Philippines, the Ambassador and Vice …

General news / Norway / Philippines

Norwegian man charged for sex abuse of Filipino girls

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 - by Nilobon Bantoey - Leave a Comment

A 71-year-old Norwegian man from Møre and Romsdal was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for ordering sexual assaults on numerous girls in Philippines committed via internet . The man used …

Business in Asia / Denmark / Indonesia / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam

AndersenB2B, ScandAsia partner up: business internationalisation

January 14, 2019June 7, 2019 - by Joakim Persson - Leave a Comment

AndersenB2B, the digital business networking platform from Denmark for SMEs in the Nordics; and ScandAsia, the platform for Nordic News and Business Promotion in Asia, are partnering up to jointly …

Community news / Denmark / International relations / Philippines

First Philippine Embassy to open in Copenhagen

January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 - by Nilobon Bantoey - Leave a Comment

The first Philippine Embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark will open on Monday, 14 January 2019, according to the Philippine Embassy in Oslo, Norway. The new embassy will be open from 9:30 a.m. …

Denmark / Finland / General news / Norway / Philippines / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam

Miss Universe 2018: The Philippines won, Nordics not in top 20

December 19, 2018 - by Lærke Weensgaard - Leave a Comment

Catriona Gray from the Philippines took home the crown at the beauty contest Miss Universe, that took place in Bangkok, Thailand on 17 December. Contestants from the Nordic countries did …

Business in Asia / Denmark / General news / Malaysia / Philippines / Thailand

ISS to sell operations in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand

December 10, 2018December 17, 2018 - by Joakim Persson - Leave a Comment

ISS Group from Denmark, one of the world’s leading facility services companies, has announced that it will divest operations in 13 countries, including Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei. ISS announced …

General news / Philippines / Sweden

Don’t tell me how to dress exhibition opened in the Philippines

November 26, 2018 - by Lærke Weensgaard - Leave a Comment

The Thai exhibition #DontTellMeHowToDress opened on 25 November in Makati, the Philippines, as a part of the nationwide campaign Respeto Naman, supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Manila. The …

Business in Asia / Home and Garden / Philippines / Sweden

The world’s biggest IKEA to open in the Philippines

November 21, 2018January 12, 2021 - by Lærke Weensgaard - 1 Comment

Swedish furniture company IKEA has announced the opening of the first IKEA store in the Philippines in 2020. The new store in the Philippines will be the biggest IKEA store …

Community news / Denmark / Philippines

Opening of Danish Film Festival in the Philippines

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018 - by Lærke Weensgaard - Leave a Comment

The 4th installment of the Danish Film Festival in the Philippines starts on 8 November in Manila. From 8 – 11 November nine Danish full-length films will be hitting the …