Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The uninsured 47-year-old Danish man, Michael Christensen, who had been stranded at a Philippine hospital for five months, finally got sent back home last week, BT reports. He is now …
Uninsured Danish patient finally home from Philippines Read More
Chris Beaufait has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President of Vestas and President of Vestas Asia Pacific & China. Chris, who comes from a position as President and General …
Vestas appoints new Asia/China chief Read More
Captain of the Swedish national football team, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the star of Volvo’s latest campaign. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, his wife and their two sons were filmed in the north of …
Zlatan stars in new Volvo commercial Read More
After visiting Tacloban City in Leyte, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on 26 January 2014 pledged to donate US$100,000 (4 million peso) to the Typhoon Yolanda relief effort. The …
Swedish king calls for more typhoon reconstruction aid Read More
Finnish firms are scouting for investment opportunities in the country, encouraged largely by the Philippines’ rosy economic prospects and the slew of incentives being offered to foreign investors. Trade Undersecretary …
Finnish firms scout for Philippine projects Read More
KONE, a Finnish elevator and escalator manufacturer, will supply 162 elevators and escalators to enable smooth people flow at the Manila Bay Resorts complex, a new casino, hotel and retail …
Philippine resort orders over 100 KONE lifts, escalators Read More
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf will visit Tacloban City, one of the areas hit hardest by super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), on 26 January 2014 to assess the damage caused by …
Swedish King to visit Philippines typhoon-ravaged areas Read More
Danish Foreign Minister Holger K Nielsen was quoted by Copenhagen Post on 16 Jan 2014 the embassies in Switzerland, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Slovakia will be closed down. The ministry …
Denmark’s diplomatic mission reshuffles driven by trade Read More
Denmark is reopening its embassy in the Philippines in August after more than a decade of absence in the country. Malaysia-based Danish envoy Nicolai Ruge, Copenhagen’s non-resident ambassador to the …
Denmark to reopen embassy in Philippines in August Read MoreAn uninsured Danish man, seriously injured in a motorbike crash, has been stranded in a Philippine hospital since August last year because his family could not afford the accumulated medical …
Uninsured Danish patient stranded in Philippines Read More