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On February 7 to 17 inventors and innovators from all over the world will be gathering in Norway at the International Student Festival in Trondheim (ISFiT). ISFiT has different social …
Filipino inventor and former Norwegian minister exhibits light in a bottle Read MoreAt the moment so called “consultancy” firms are advertising nursing or healthcare jobs in Norway, claiming that there are many jobs in that sector to be found and that no …
Filipino nurses warned about jobs in Norway Read More
For third year in a row Finland has been measured as the country that most respects media freedom. Norway, which last year shared the title with Finland falls back to …
Nordic countries tops press freedom index while South-east countries falls to the bottom Read MoreFilippino President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomed 14 Non-resident Ambassadors who will begin their tour as representatives of their respective countries in ceremonies held in Manila on January 10 2013. …
Swedish Ambassador presents his credentials in Manila Read More
A Danish national was killed in a hit-and-run accident last Saturday in La Union, police said Monday. Police Officer Eric Boac identified the victim as Helge Jensen, 50, who was …
Danish national killed in La Union road accident, the Philippines Read More
The crew of a Danish ship – two Danes and four Filippinos – has spent nearly two years in the hands of Somali pirates, but the media has chosen to …
Danish ship crew two years in captivity Read More
The prosecutor has asked that a court in Hässleholm jail a 52-year-old Swedish man for 14 years if he is found guilty on Thursday of ordering 18 rapes on Filipino …
Swedish Court to issue verdict on the Filipino ‘webcam rape’ Read More
An intoxicated Danish was arrested on Jan 7 in P. Burgos, Makati City, the Philippines for calling women demeaning words and the police fake. Nicolaj Kristensen, 37, was charged with …
Drunk Danish jailed for going berserk in the Philippines Read More
The Finnish Embassy’s celebration of independence on Dec 6 was more subdued, because its Philippine embassy was closing on the same day. Ambassador Heikki Hannikainen noted that they had at …
A Finnish landmark in the Philippines Read MoreA Filipino scientist has received the highest prize from the Danish Optical Society (DOPS) for his current work with lasers and laser sensors. Peter John Rodrigo, a researcher for the …
Pinoy laser scientist wins Danish optics prize Read More
Christmas peace was secured in Philippine when Maoist gorillas and the Philippine government agreed on a 26 days ceasefire from the 20th December to 15th January 2013 at a meeting …
Norway’s special envoy announces 26 days ceasefire in Philippine Read MoreA Danish national was killed while his live-in Filipina partner was wounded when unidentified perpetrators attacked them in their house in Agusan del Sur, police said Friday, December 21. Police …
Danish national killed in Agusan, the Philippines Read MoreThe Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 1 – more popularly known as the “Air Passenger Bill of Rights” – is taking effect in the Philippines tomorrow, much to the relief and appreciation …
The Philippines welcomes “Air Passenger Bill of Rights” Read MoreKILLED: A Norwegian was shot Monday evening on the resort island of Bohol in the Philippines. (Photo: Luca Tettoni / Corbis) A Norwegian man was Monday night shot and killed …
Norwegian man killed in holiday resort in the Philippines Read MorePhilippines Norway Business Council (PNBC) held its last networking luncheon of the year on 4 December 2012, at the usual meeting place; I’m Angus Steakhouse in Makati City. A traditional …
PNBC’s last networking luncheon Read MorePolice arrested on Sunday late evening Finland national Jouni Lempinen for allegedly starting a brawl inside a bar in Nakpil St., Ermita, Manila. Jouni Lempinen suffered cuts and bruises on …
Rawdy Finnish in Manila Read MoreAt the kick-off for the 9th Peace Month celebration, the councellor at the Norwegian Embassy in the Philippines, Knut-Are Okstad in his message challenged the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) to …
The Philippine Football Federation adopts Norway’s Handshake for Peace Read MoreThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to close an embassy in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and a consulate in Australia’s largest city Sydney. The cuts will save around 450,000 …
Finland to close embassy in Philippines Read MoreFour marijuana sticks were seized from a Norwegian national who was arrested for drunken behavior in a beach resort in barangay Poblacion, San Remigio town, northern Cebu.According to Philippine Daily …
Rowdy Norwegian nabbed in San Remigio beach, the Philippines Read MoreFIL-Danish Ole Laursen is the new face of mixed martial arts in the country. The former Muay Thai world champion is slowly making his mark in the competitive world of …
Fil-Danish fighter makes big inroad in MMA world Read MoreSwedish investment house Kinnevik is betting big on Southeast Asia’s economic rise through an investment of $40 million in online shopping site Lazada, which is emerging as a leading player …
Swedish firm backs Lazada to expand operations in Southest Asia Read MoreSet to open on November 8, 2012 at the Met Museum’s Tall Galleries, “Contemporary Lithography in Finland” is a debut exposition of Finnish printmakers in Manila. It comprises 33 works by some …
Contemporary Finnish Lithographs on View at the Met Museum, Manila Read MoreForeign workers have become a major issue in Greenland. Latest example is the numbers of Philippines and Thais cleaning, cooking and serving in the welcoming business. Since January 1st 2011 …
Filipino and Thai maids “invades” Greenland Read MoreIn Cambodia, faintings occurred every day for five years in a single factory supplying to some of the biggest international brands, according to the Cambodian Legal Education Centre’s recent study. …
Fainting problem at factory of H&M’s supplier in Cambodia Read MoreNorway continue its support for the Philippines peace initiatives, said Jens Stoltenberg Monday when he met with Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III at the sidelines of the ASEM summit …
Norway backs Philippines peace initiatives Read MoreAccording to Global Gender Gap Report released on 23 October by the Word Economic Forum, Nordic countries are among the top 7 countries with least gender gap in the world. …
Less Gender Gap in Nordic countries – In Asia, The Philippines is best for women Read MoreSwedish Ambassador to Thailand Klas Molin and Office of Co-financing Operations (OCO) Head Cecile Gregory signed an administration agreement on 19 October, for a grant equivalent to $7.5 million to …
Sweden, ADB sign agricultural support agreement Read MoreFinland will soon be welcoming another wave of nurses from abroad, this time from the Philippines. More than 10 million Filipinos have left their country looking for greener pastures elsewhere. …
Filipino nurses prepare to work in Finland Read MoreExports from Denmark to Malaysia have increased by 14 percent when comparing the export figure from the first quarter with the second quarter of 2012. The increase is mainly caused from …
Trades between Denmark – Malaysia and the Philippines Read More“When children are born at almost two million per year and a population of 100 million touches, the Philippines is running an intense and emotional debate on the prevention and …
Finnish documentary on Philippine birth control cause debate Read MoreThe Philippines government hopes to resume peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in Norway this month, though neither side has given ground on the main issue …
Philippines plans to talk with its communist party in Norway Read MoreThe Danish company wants to grow in Colombia, Egypt, Ukraine, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as Vietnam in the years to come, Jesper Hoiland, who heads Novo’s international operations, said …
Novo to train 10.000 Asian doctors annually Read MoreThe Filipino movie “Ang Babae sa Septik Tank” (The Woman in the Septic Tank) will be screened at the 22th “Films From the South Festival” in Oslo, Norway. – I …
Norwegian film festival looks through the Filipino window Read MorePhilippine design participated in the signature event “Everyday Discoveries” held for the 2012 Helsinki World Design Capital celebrations in September 2012. Every year he International Council of Societies of Industrial …
Philippine designs featured in Helsinki Read MoreAt noon time of 27 September, 2012, 38 members and guests of the Philippines Norway Business Council (PNBC) trooped to I’m Angus Steakhouse in Yakal St., Makati City to attend the …
PNBC offers CSR flavour in its new Networking Luncheon Read MoreA 37 year old Swede from Gothenburg paid a friend to serve his one year prison sentence, while he himself went to the Philippines. “This kind of scam would be …
Went to Philippines instead of jail Read MoreAn independent organization that offers legal aid to women in Norway is proposing withdrawal from the international au pair system. 90 percent of the roughly 3,000 au pairs in Norway …
Legal group calls for Norway’s withdrawal from ‘au pair’ system Read MoreA Swedish man has been ordered held on remand on suspicions of instigating child rape. The man, reported as being in his fifties, is suspected of having paid Filipino women …
Swede held for ‘ordering’ child rape online Read MoreDanish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, recently collaborated with Filipino filmmaker Khavn de la Cruz, on a project entitled “Little Sun Lights,” which will premiere at Tate Modern in London on September …
Filipino filmmaker collaborates with Olafur Eliasson Read MoreThe Philippines are closing their embassies in Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland the 31 October, leaving their embassy in Oslo, Norway as their solve Nordic embassy. The embassy in Oslo …
Philippines Closing Embassies in Sweden and Finland Read MoreThe “Upperdog” by Sarah Johnsen has been chosen to open the 15th edition of the Cine Europa Film Festival at Shangri-La Plaza on September 5. It will be the first …
Norwegian “Upperdog” to open Cine Europa in Manila Read MoreDanish Kasper Christiansen was the first to respond, when a fire burn down two houses in Dauis, Bohol, Philippines. While fighting the fire alone he sustained minor wounds. According to …
Dane fights fire in Dauis alone Read MoreTogether with the latest addition to the ScandAsia family, ScandAsia IndoChina, all five of the August issues are available online on issuu. Some of the interesting stories featured in these issues include, pole dancing …
ScandAsia August available online Read MoreSteffen Wulff Petersen from Denmark is in charge of Lazada’s warehouse and logistics needs. The German own company plans to be the number one e-commerce company in the Philippines by …
Young Dane participates in building e-commerce Company in the Philippines Read MoreHalf of Manila was under water and 250,000 people fled their homes on Tuesday as torrential rain paralyzed the city, sweeping away houses, stranded residents on rooftops and triggering a …
15 people confirmed dead in Manila floods Read MoreJust before the Norwegians in the Philippines head out to their Norwegian summer holidays, the Philippines Norway Business Council(PNBC) held its’ Networking Luncheon on Friday, 22 June 2012, at its usual venue, the …
PNBC’s Networking Luncheon Read MorePrefer a paper-less environment? Well, here’s good news! All four ScandAsia June issues are available online on a publishing platform. If you wish to check them out here are the …
ScandAsia Available Online Read More35 years ago, a Boeing 707 from Singapore Airlines landed at Copenhagen Airport via several stopovers, Colombo, Tehran and Zurich. Today it flies three times a week, directly between Copenhagen …
35 Years Singapore to Copenhagen Route Read MoreFilipino ultra-marathoner Cesar Guarin is heading to Stockholm in June 2012 to start his 13-day run in Sweden as leg of the second part of his England to Sweden Run, …
Filipino Ultra-Marathoner Heads to Stockholm Read MoreThe first recurrent film festival dedicated to cinema from the Philippines in Europe will open later this month from 11 to 17 June in Copenhagen and from 14 to 20 …
Denmark Homes Filippinsk Film Festival 2012 Read More