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The two Swedish IT-experts jailed for life in the Philippines for running a cybersex den say they are living a nightmare among hardened criminals and maintain that they have done …
Cybersex Swedes Claim They Did ‘Nothing Wrong’ Read MoreTwo Swedish men, arrested in 2009, have been jailed for life for running a cybersex operation in the Philippines. A court in the southern Philippines found Bo Stefan Sederholm, 31, …
Two Swedes Get Life Sentence for Human Trafficking Read MoreThe brand new Norwegian Visa Service Centre (VSC) at the ground floor of Petron Mega Plaza Building is now open. The VSC serves as the first line for the Visa …
Norwegian Visa Service Centre Now Open Read MoreThe Philippines landed on Norway’s state authorization office watch list for being a problem area when it comes to recruitment of health workers. In a recent report by Norway’s national …
The Philippines on Norway’s Watch List for Health Personnel Read MoreIn the company of children, Filipino human trafficking warrior Cecilia Flores-Oebanda is a rock star. “I was shocked by how the kids welcomed us. They were running toward us, cheering …
Filipino Receive Award from Queen Silvia of Sweden Read MoreEAC Moving & Relocation Services, operating under the brands Santa Fe and WridgWays, has entered into an agreement to acquire Europe’s leading moving and relocation services company, Interdean International Relocation …
EAC Moving Business Grows with EU Acqusition Read MoreSwedish telecom giant Ericsson reported a whopping 224 percent rise in profits on Wednesday, surprising analysts and sending its stock up almost 7 percent in early trading. From January to …
Sweden’s Ericsson Posts Massive Profits Hike Read MoreThe Danish pop band Michael Learns To Rock has sold more than 10 million albums, performed in packed stadiums and spawned a string of soaring ballads that echo every night …
Danish Pop Band Marks 20 Years of Fame in Asia Read MoreRecently the Vietnamese magazine Vietnam Investment Review published an interview with the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen. In the interview Mr. Smedegaard talks about Mærsk’s strong commitment to …
Maersk on a Prosperous Voyage: CEO Read MoreJørgen Ørstrøm Møller is launching his new book, “How Asia Can Shape the World” 10th of May 2011 at Copenhagen Business School.The book describes and explains how and why Asia …
Jørgen Ørstrøm Møller Book Launch at CBS Read MoreThe Norwegian Peace Facilitation Team recently met with President Benigno S. Aquino III. The Norwegian team was lead by Special Envoy for the Peace Process, Ambassador Ture Lundh and the Norwegian …
Norwegian Peace Envoy Pays Courtesy Call to Malacañang Palace Read MoreThe Embassy in Manila has now started a new pilot where the Embassy also handles applications for some types of Residence Permits to Norway. The Pilot Project will last for …
New Pilot on Residence Permits at the Embassy Read MoreMaersk said it would most likely exercise its option in June to order 10 more huge container ships to be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering at a cost …
Maersk Seen Exercising Option for 10 More Huge Ships Read MoreSvalof Consulting and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) brought into the country 22 participants for the second phase of their International Training in Plant Breeding and Seed Production in …
Swedish Workshop on Plant Breeding in Manila Read MoreMaersk Line , the world’s top container shipping firm, expects the largest shipping companies to acquire larger and larger vessels to drive costs down, forcing smaller rivals out of the …
Sparking Consolidation Through Buying Bigger Box Ships Read MoreA Filipino nursing aid in Norway died Sunday after sustaining multiple burns in a fire in Oslo. June Michelle Bruno, 35, was initially brought to the Ullevaal Hospital for treatment …
Filipino in Norway Dies From Fire Injuries Read MoreCompanies should do more to report their impact on nature to help curb damage that drains trillions of dollars a year from the world economy, a leading U.N. expert said …
“Greener” Corporate Accounts Urged to Aid Nature Read MoreThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working on a plan to make one visa for all of ASEAN in the same way Europe’s unified visa system works, eports …
One Visa for All Asean Countries Read MoreAn earthquake with the magnitude of 8.9 occurred near Coast of Honshu, JAPAN at 01:46PM (Philippine Time) 11 March 2011. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center sea level monitoring stations confirmed …
Update on the Radiation Situation Read MoreA fund that helped set up a tsunami early-warning system in the wake of the December 26, 2004 disaster that claimed 240,000 lives in Asia on Monday expanded its scope …
Tsunami Trust Fund Expands to Include Other Disasters Read MoreMaersk Line has announced an improvement of its Trans-Pacific network by the end of May 2011. Among the improvements will be an expanded coverage of the Yangtze River region. This …
Maersk Promises Improved Trans-Pacific Network Read MoreThe Australian Workers Union is calling for a review of the country’s immigration program amid claims four men were under paid while on wrongly obtained short term working visas. The …
Maersk: We Are Not Responsible Read MoreFilipino workers paid “slave labour” rates on the North West Shelf could be entitled to tens of thousands of dollars in back pay, the Australian Workers Union says. The Department …
Filipinos Working for Maersk Could Get Back Pay Read MoreThe Australian Workers Union has accused a Danish company of trafficking Filipino employees to work on Western Australia’s North West Shelf gas project. The AWU says the workers are carrying …
Union Accuses Maersk of Exploiting Filipino Workers Read MoreVThe Norwegian national and his fiancée who were accused in the kidnapping and killing of a six-year-old girl in Cebu will be freed anytime today, according to the newspaper SunStar …
Case versus Sven-Erik Berger Dismissed Read MoreThe Thai Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar was officially launched at the Siam Paragon, Bangkok at 8am today. HRH Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided ovewr the openingHosted by the diplomatic …
Thai Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar Officially Launched Read MoreThe two divisions of EAC, Plumrose and Santa Fe, are to be developed into independent and autonomous entities.On Saturday, March 24, EAC shareholders will be presented with an aggressive growth …
EAC Towards Fragmentation Read MoreOn the invitation of Philippine Ambassador to Sweden Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson, the Swedish Minister for Integration Erik Ullenhag recently met with Filipino community representatives. Present during the meeting were …
Swedish Minister Assures the Filipino Community Read MoreThe Philippine Island’s governor has fired the police chief who led the investigation in the Norwegian-Filipino case. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was unhappy with Chief of Police Erson Digal’s efforts whilst …
Police Chief Fired After the Norwegian-Filipino Arrest Read MoreNorwegian negotiators were reporting a “breakthrough” on Tuesday after a week of peace talks between the two sides of the Philippines’ 40-year-long internal strife. They reportedly made significant progress in …
‘Breakthrough’ in Philippines Talks Read MoreFilipino seamen, especially Ilonggos, are urged to fill the global shortage of qualified seafarers. Stein Eriksen, President of the Philippine-Norway Business Council said there is a bigger opportunity for qualified …
Global Maritime Industry Need the Filipinos Read More2010 was a turnaround year for A.P.Møller-Mærsk. For the first time, Denmark’s largest company now announces its expectations for 2011 which are a lower profit than the year before. In …
A.P.Møller-Mærsk Delivers Record Profit Read MoreAccording to our passionate Azkal (the Philippine national football team) followers and researchers, there are about 33 identified half foreign bred Filipinos in the list of the Philippine Football Federation. Some …
Danish Additions Make the Philippines Look Formidable Read MoreThe Philippines is the latest market in Asia to welcome Pandora, which designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished and modern jewelry at affordable prices. Jetting in from Singapore for the opening …
Pandora’s Box of Jewelry Opens in Manila Read MoreDenmark’s ISS is looking to raise around $2.4 billion from a stock market listing in which its private equity owners will keep their shares in the outsourcing group and use …
ISS Plans $2.4 bln IPO to Pay Down Debt Read MoreNorway is hosting peace talks this week between the government of the Philippines and communist rebels, in a new effort to end their 40-year conflict.Norwegian deputy foreign minister Espen Barth …
Norway Hosts Philippines Peace Talks Read MoreBack home in Norway, only fans with a long memory know his name and music. But when Per Øystein Sørensen toured the Philippines last week, he was greeted as a …
Finding Fame in the Philippines Read MoreReporting on the case the Norwegian online newspaper, VG Nett tells that surveillance photos from The Hotel Waterfront shows Sven-Erik Berger and his fiancee Karen Castro Esdrelon check into the …
Surveillance Photos Gives Alibi Read MoreSven-Erik Berger and his fiancee Karen Castro Esdrelon now have seven days to prove their innocence.”It was as expected and this is getting really uncomfortable. This should never end in …
The Norwegian and his Fiancee now Formally Murder Charged Read MoreWhile his office is still “ironing out” a formal complaint, the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) director said yesterday he is “morally convinced” the police caught the right couple for …
Did Police Get Right Couple? Read MorePolice arrested the Norwegian, Sven Erik Berger, 49 and his Philippine girlfriend, Karen Castro Esdrelon, 24 at the Mactan airport last Saturday night, after seeing their resemblance to the sketches …
Norwegian held for murder of 6 year-old girl Read MoreSven-Erik Berger, 49 and fiancee Karen Esdrelon, 24 believe witnesses are lying and arguing the police did not allow them to prove their innocence, according to the Norwegian online newspaper, …
The Arrested Couple Claims Innocence Read MoreVoting in advance in the Finnish parliamentary elections 2011 is possible in Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya. In Lao PDR voting takes place in Vientiane and in Cambodia in Phnom Penh. …
Vote in Finnish Elections Read MoreLess than a week after his election, Bo Lundqvist – the new President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines – is now actively exploring ways to improve the SSP. One of …
A More Visible Scandinavian Society Read MoreShort but significant was the visit of Korea Scout Association President Dr Kang Young Joong to one of the Scout troops of Ticket to Life (TTL) in Manila, Philippines after …
From Manila to the Grassy Field of Sweden Read MoreBo Lundqvist has been elected as new President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines at the Annual General Meeting last Wednesday. The AGM took place at L’entrecote restaurant in Taguig City, …
New President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines Read MoreSweden’s Green Party has announced that it wants to reduce or even remove conditions for immigration on the grounds of family reunification.Party co-spokespeople Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand will formally …
Ease Immigrant Family Reunification: Greens Read MoreSome 339 Badjaos and local residents in Mambaling, Cebu City benefited from the free five-day dental mission organized by the Rise Above Foundation and Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI).The mission …
339 in Cebu Benefit Dental Mission Read MoreThe International Ibsen Scholarships were initiated by the Norwegian government and will be handed out for the 4th time in 2011. Announcing The International Ibsen Scholarships 2011. The International Ibsen …
Awards to Ibsen-related Projects in Asia Read MoreAsia eUniversity (AeU), an international university supported by 31 Asian countries, including Malaysia, has teamed up with the International Business School of Scandinavia (IBSS) to offer a dual master’s degree …
Danish Business School in Malaysia Read More