Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Ombudsman for Children in Sweden, Ms. Lena Nyberg, will visit the Philippines early February to strengthen co-operation between the Philippines and Sweden in ensuring that the rights of the …
Swedish Ombudsman Visits Manila To Promote Children’s Rights Read MoreIn a square in Cotabato – approximately 930 kilometers south of Manila – more than 5,000 Muslims united earlier on Tuesday to show their condemnation of the Danish cartoon drawings …
Mohammed Cartoon Uproar Surfaces In The Philippines Read MoreIn the period until the Annual General Meeting on March 30, 2006, EAC will complete two share buyback programmes for a total value of DKK 1.1bn. The first programme will …
EAC To Initiate DKK 1.1bn Share Buyback Read MoreThe Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs – Project Export Secretariat, in cooperation with the Swedish Embassies in Bangkok and Manila will organize a workshop for Swedish companies to analyse upcoming …
Mekong Region Workshop Planned For Swedish Companies Read MoreElectrowatt-Ekono Philippines, Inc., which is part of the Finnish Jaakko Pöyry Group’s Energy business group, has been awarded an operation and maintenance (O&M) contract by CIPP II Power Corporation worth …
Jaakko Pöyry Awarded Two New Contracts In Philippines Read MoreRepresentatives of two Nordic IT companies and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce will go to Philippines next month to explore the country’s potential according to Mary Borromeo-Hedfors, Philippines trade representative …
Nordic Firms Considering Philippines for IT Potential Read MoreFinnish ambassador to the Philippines Riitta Resch and Swedish ambassador to the Philippines H.E. Annika Markovic, were among other EU envoys who recently visited Mindanao in the southern Philippines to …
Swedish, Finnish Ambassadors and EU Envoys Visit Mindanao Read MoreSAS says ongoing contract negotiations with unions are not progressing toward the cost-saving goals it needs, according to a recent edition of the company’s internal newsletter. As a result, it …
SAS to Downsize Unprofitable Scandinavian Units Read MoreAccording to the calculations made by the polling stations themselves, the number of Finns who came to vote at the Finnish embassies, consulates and other polling facilities abroad was well …
More Than 29,000 Finns Voted Abroad in the First Round of Presidential Elections Read MoreIt’s the Danish humanitarian organization, Tandsundhed Uden Grænser (TUG) – translated Dental Health Without Borders – that has sent out the team consisting of a handful of Danish dentists and …
Danish Dentists on a Humanitarian Mission in Cebu City Read More