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A Finnish invention hits Asia: Keep track of your loved ones Read MoreIn 1996, Swedish photographer Gerhard Joren set out in a police jeep to brothels in Manila‘s business district. “I had done very little research when I started the project… but …
Swedish Photographer Get Inside The Sex Trade In Manila Read MoreAs it stopped servicing visa applications in Manila, the Swedish Embassy announced Friday it will be closed on June 6 and 9 to mark the Swedish and Philippine National Days.“June …
Swedish Embassy In Manila Closed June 6 And 9 Read MorePhilippine Ambassador to Sweden Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson receives a P5 million donation for the GFMD forum from Sweden‘s Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billström. The government of …
Sweden Donates P5M To Philippines Hosting Of Migration Forum Read MoreTwenty eligible refrigerator and car repair and supply shops here and in La Trinidad will be issued financial assistance from the World Bank and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency …
20 Recycling Shops To Get Funding From Sweden Read More”It was a a very hot week-end at Calatagan, but fortunately no rain during day-time. The course was in superb condition, and the greens were super fast. We played the …
Golf In The Philippines: A Very Hot Weekend Read MoreMembers of the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have been holding more peace talks in Norway this week. It’s not the first …
Norway Makes Another Stab At Peace In The Philippines Read MoreA Norwegian nautical firm has opened a training school at the Clark Polytechnic here for ship crew to support the growing manpower demand of international shipping companies. The Norwegian Marine …
Norwegians Open Training School In Clark For Seamen Read MoreVisitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2008 reached 858,244 arrivals to the Philippines, up by 8.5%. Scandinavia countries reflected double-digit growth rates namely: Finland with 49.7% growth (967 arrivals), …
More Scandinavian Tourist To The Philippines Read More“Immigration to Finland could be made more efficient if all immigration services were centralised and housed under one roof”, says Ole Norrback, an ambassador and politician who has studied how …
Call To Create A Supra-Immigration Service In Finland Read MoreUS authorities on Thursday arrested a 58-year-old man accused of sexually abusing young Asian boys, ending a two-day global manhunt sparked by a rare public appeal from Interpol. Wayne Nelson …
US Nabs Pedophile Suspect, Ending Global Manhunt Read MoreLindman will take over from Alan Wren who has served as interim CEO since Ajay Srinivasan left Prudential in June 2007 to join the Aditya Birla Group in Mumbai. Prudential …
Prudential Hires Swedish Arne Lindman As Asia fund CEO Read MoreA database of more than 520,000 images, some of unspeakable crimes: Interpol’s vast collection of photos of child sex abuse and its victims has played an important role in an …
Swedish Police Officer: Small Details Can End The Abuse Of A Child Read MoreINTERPOL is requesting the public’s assistance to identify this man, assumed to be a Scandinavian, pictured in a series of child sexual abuse images posted on the Internet. The man …
Help find this man in child sex abuse images Read MoreWith a shortage of healthcare professionals amid an aging population, Finland is open to having Filipinos fill the gap, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday May, 2 2008.Philippine …
Philippine Ambassador: Finland Open To Filipino Nurses Read MoreSweden has not reached a decision yet on whether or not to continue providing financial assistance to the Philippines after it closes down its embassy in Manila on May 30.According …
Sweden Mulls Halting Financial Aid To RP Read MoreIn the Philippines they are highly regarded nurses, but in Finland, they are just unskilled workers. Marla Takama started the hard way, once again from zero, and went trough the …
Filipino Nurse Started From Zero In Finland Read MoreThe Norwegian Peace Facilitator, Ambassador Hans Brattskar, visited former President Fidel Ramos during a recent visit to the Philippines. They met to discuss the history of the peace process between …
Norwegian Peace Facilitator Visits Former President Fidel Ramos Read MorePhilippine Airlines (PAL) has purchased nearly 100 new mobile terminals for handling sales onboard its aircraft from Danish IT company DataFlight Europe. The terminals to be used onboard PAL’s fleet …
Danish inflight sales system on Philippine Airlines Read MoreTom Rene Dalby, a 61 year old Danish fugitive in the Philippines, was on Tuesday 1 April arrested in a raid at his rented apartment in Parañaque City by police …
Danish Fugitive Caught by Police in the Philippines Read MoreThe Department of Tourism, partner travel agent Filtravel and Singapore Airlines has recently concluded a familiarization tour of the country for Denmark’s top travel agencies. The tour is part of …
Danish Travel Agents on Familiarization Tour to Philippines Read MoreWith only two months before ending its operations in the Philippines, the Swedish Embassy in Manila on Wednesday said it has stopped receiving new applications for residence and work permits. In …
Swedish Embassy In Manila Stop Receiving Residence and Work Permits Before Closing in May Read MoreThe Philippines will host this year’s International Conference on Gender, Migration and Development: Seizing Opportunities, Upholding Women Migrant Workers’ Rights” that will tackle the impact of migration on developing countries …
Philippines To Host 2-day International Conference On Women’s Rights Read MoreCommunist guerrillas raided a large gold mine in Mindanao, burning equipment and stealing firearms, the military said Friday. The New People’s Army attacked the Masara mine, jointly operated by Crew …
Norwegian Gold Mine In The Philippines Subjected To Guerrilla Raid Read MorePhilippine chef, Oscar Perez, has recently been appointed the new executive chef of the renowned St. Regis Bali. Graduating from the Hotel and Restaurant School, Mester Laeren, in Denmark, he …
Philippine Chef educated in Denmark appointed Executive Chef of the St. Regis Bali Read MoreIn a Business-to-business exchange, the Department of Tourism (DoT) in the Philippines is set to present the country’s culture, natural attractions, tropical beach and diving destinations during a selling mission …
Philippines Approach Scandinavian Tourists Read MoreScandinavian tourists get more for their money in Malaysia than anywhere else in the world. If Denmark is set to index 100, living costs for tourists in Malaysia is only …
Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand Among Cheapest Vacation Destinations for Scandinavian World Wide Read MoreThe Norwegian Peace Facilitator, Ambassador Hans Brattskar visited former President Fidel Ramos during a recent visit to the Philippines. According to newspublished by the Royal Norwegian Embassi in Manila, the …
Norwegian Peace Facilitator Visited Former President Fidel Ramos Read MoreThe first International Puppetry Festival drew to a close on Saturday in Hanoi. The performance of ‘Hon Que’ (Country’s Spirit) by the Central Puppet Theatre of Vietnam won the only …
First Ever International Puppetry Festival Held In Hanoi Read MoreThe Makassar Strait Explorers Consortium, including StatoilHydro, has leased Transocean’s ultra deep-water drill ship GSF Explorer to conduct a drilling campaign on the Karama block off west Sulawesi in Indonesia.The …
Transocean to drill Indonesia wells Read MoreNorway has agreed to contribute NOK60 million for 2007-2009 to two special funds set up under the Asan Development Bank, headquartered in Manila, Philippines. One trust fund finances water projects …
Norway Gives 60 Million NOK to Asian Development Bank Projects Read MoreFinland is looking to the Philippines to help fill growing gaps in the Finnish health care system. However, a Finnish news agency YLE has learned that nurses applying for jobs …
Filipino Nurses Coming to Finland are Asked to Pay Illegal Fees Read MoreNorwegian Ambassador, Stale Torstein Risa was a keynote speaker of the the two-day International Maritime Conference hosted by John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JLFMU) in the Philippines which started …
Norwegian Ambassador Attended International Maritime Conference in the Philippines Read MorePresident of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has accepted the offer of the Norwegian government on January 23, 2008 to host the talks on restarting peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the …
Norwegian Government is Welcomed to Host Peace Talks Between the Philippine Government and the Communist Read MoreTop names from the world of ballroom dance including World Latin finalists Peter and Kristina Stokkebroe of Denmark and Danish champion Charlotte Jorgensen, who was the dance coach of Richard …
Renowned Danish Ballroom Dancers Will Compete in the Philippines Read MoreThe Philippines will set up embassy in Helsinki of Finland this year as reported on January 7, 2008.Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo described the new post as leeway for …
The Philippines Will Set Up Embassy in Helsinki of Finland This Year Read MoreForeign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed regret over Sweden’s decision to shut down its embassy in the year 2008 because of budgetary constraints. The Philippine government expressed concern over the …
Foreign Affairs Secretary of the Philippines Regretted Over Sweden’s Decision to Close Down Its Embassy in 2008 Read MoreIn Manila around 100.000 children are living on the street. They do not got go to school, they are starving, many of them suffer from deceases and some are sexually …
Stairway away from Hell Read MoreOn December 19, 2007 Nokia Philippines country general manager William Hamilton Whyte said the popularity of the Nokia brand cell phone in the country, especially their high-end products, has pushed …
Nokia to Open More Retail Outlets in the Philippines Read MoreThe Swedish government is set to close its embassy in Manila by next year on or before June 30, 2008 a statement in the embassy’s Web site revealed December 20, …
Sweden to Close Down Embassy in the Philippines Read MoreWith great success PTU has for more than ten years helped disabled children in the Philippines to a better life. With DKK 16. million granted from Danida, PTU is now …
Danish Organisation is Breaking Barriers for Diabled Children Read MorePresident Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo witnessed on December 6, 2007 the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between Servac Philippines Inc. and Sweden’s Pharmadule AB (PDH) on the construction of a $120-million …
Sweden’s Pharmadule AB Signed Contract with Servac Philippines Inc to Produce Anti-Rabies Vaccine Read More“Any place I hang my hat is my home,” says Willy Stellander from Frederikssund. In 2000 he came to the Philippines on holyday. Here he met his wife Jocelyn and …
Danish School Dropout Improves Education in the Philippines Read More“Welcome to the end of the world,” says Henning Blegvad and laugh, as we get out of his car in Cadingli-an village. We are outside the town Oton close to …
Dansih Musician builds a School in the Jungle Read MoreHave you ever seen a dog in a wheelchair? Or a dog dressed up for Halloween? Or how about dog wearing a Christmas hat and a red Christmas dress on …
Dogs on Wheels in Santa-Dresses Read MoreThe Swedish film entries to this year’s Cine Europa 10 held in Philippines were a huge success. Judging from the laughters of those who saw Jalla! Jalla! and the appreciating …
Swedish Films Filled Philippines’ Cinema During Cine Europa 10 Read MoreIf Danes who are living abroad were entitled to vote at the national election the Conservative Party would be much more powerful. This is the obvious conclusion when comparing the …
Danes Abroad are More Conservative Read MoreA head of the up coming election in Denmark on November 13th, Danes World Wide has held an unofficial election to see how the political picture would appear in Denmark …
Result of Unofficial Election by Danes Abroad Read MoreHer Excellency Inger Ulvedt, Swedish ambassador to the Philippines graced the final conference of the ecoBudget-Asia Project, which was attended by not less than a hundred participants from the European …
Swedish Ambassador Attended the ecoBudget-Asia Project Held in the Philippines Read More