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The 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 MoreThe mobile phone market in the Philippines is expected to grow below 10 percent in 2008, the first time it will drop from double digit in nearly a decade, because …
Philippines’ Mobile Phone Growth to Slow Down Next Year Read MorePhilippines’s SMART Communications inc. said it has tied up with foreign telecom firms which include Maritime Communications Partner (MCP) from Norway to offer mobile roaming connectivity on board cruise ships and luxury …
Norwegian Telecom Firm Joined with Philippines’s SMART to Provide Mobile Roaming on Cruise Ships Read MoreIn Bohol, at least a thousand voices thousand echoed inside the Bohol Cultural Center on October 16, 2007 while Swedish ambassador to the Philippines Inger Ultvedt and representatives from international and national …
Swedish Ambassador Witnessed Bohol Poverty Fair in the Philippines Read More“In this business you need a big amount of patience” says the brain behind Telenor’s movement in Asia, Arve Johansen, Senior Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of …
Telenor to Set More Footprints in Asia Read MoreHelsinki-based Finnair announced plans to expand its coverage to Asian destinations, citing booming demand that has brought the airline’s weekly Asian flights to fifty-nine, from nine in the year 2001.The …
Finnair’s New Asian Flights Read MoreTelenor’s DiGi and Citibank have activated DiGiREMIT on October 10, 2007 to facilitate secure transfer of money from Malaysia to Bangladesh, Indonesia and the Philippines via SMS.DiGiREMIT is designed to …
DiGiREMIT Enables Money Transfer Using Mobile Phone Read MoreSN Aboitiz Power Inc., a joint venture of the Philippines’s Aboitiz Power Corp. and Norway’s SN Power, has gotten a $380-million loan to help finance the balance of the $530-million …
A Joint Venture Power Plant of the Philippines and Norway Gets Financial Boost Read MoreNokia Corp. plans to use Intel Corp. chips in tablet-style devices that will communicate using a technology known as WIMAX. The companies also agreed to engage in testing to ensure …
Nokia To Use Intel’s Chips in 2008 Read MoreSwedish electronics manufacturer NOTE AB announced on September 24, 2007 that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Philippines-based manufacturer Ionics EMS. As part of the agreement NOTE …
Swedish Electronics Manufacturer to Cooperate With Philippines-Based Manufacturer Read MoreThe Children ombudsman in Sweden and Sida are arranging a course in children’s rights from October first to October 19th for Asian participants. The topics will be HIV/Aids, children in …
Course in Children’s Rights for Asians in Stockholm Read MoreFrom conservation of wildlife and the rainforest on Borneo, Danish WWF representative Lene Topp is turning the attention towards the sea. Meeting WWF Verdensnaturfonden’s (the Danish division of World …
Whale Sharks Protected and Local People Supported in Southeast Asia Thanks to WWF Denmark Read MoreThe National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has sought the assistance of the Norwegian government to recover all items that were confiscated by the Dutch police during the raid …
National Democratic Front of the Philippines Seeks Help from the Norwegian Government Read MoreSwedish electronics manufacturer NOTE AB announced on September 24, 2007 that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Philippines-based manufacturer Ionics EMS. As part of the agreement NOTE will acquire …
Swedish Electronics Manufacturer to Cooperate with the Philippines-based Manufacturer Ionics EMS Read MoreIf you were walking down the street in Vejle in Denmark Friday afternoon you would have met a group of living strange gold and silver coloured man sized figures wearing …
Danish High School Students Collect Money for Street Children in the Philippines Read MoreDance athletes from Finland, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are expected to troop to the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel grand ballroom on September 22, 2007 as the second International Dancesport …
Dance Athletes Troop to Philippine Read MoreThe Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to replace the duty phone outside working hours for all Danish Embassies by a centralized 24/7 call centre in the Consular Department …
24/7 Call Centre for All Danish Embassies Read MorePhilippine Ambassador Maria Zenaida Angara Collinson said President Halonen wanted to visit Philippines after she presented her credentials in Helsinki last August 30. President Arroyo is the first Philippine President …
Finnish President Plans to visit the Philippines Read MoreAn international company of Danish origin, A P Moller Maersk, has appointed Jesper Praestensgaard as chief executive for Maersk in Southeast Asia where he will implement and execute the global …
Maersk’s New Chief Executive for Southeast Asia Read MoreA Danish agribusiness firm, SKOV A/S, is seeking market opportunities in the Philippines and Asia. It is joining Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink 2007 which will be staged at the World …
Danish Agribusiness Firm to Showcase at Agrilink 2007 in Philippines Read MoreFinnish companies which are Esperi Care, which specialises in care for the elderly, Opteam, a personnel services and recruiting firm, and Amiedu, a vocational adult education company, have begun hiring …
Finnish Firms Recruiting Nurses from the Philippines Read MoreDenmark-based conglomerate A.P.Moller-Maersk has outsourced the development of e-learning tools for its seafarers to Headstrong’s office in the Philippines as reported on September 10, 2007.Headstrong provides outsourced application and product …
Philippines’s Headstrong to Make E-Learning Tools for Danish Firm Read MoreThe demand in Finnair’s Asian traffic, measured in passenger kilometers, was up 34.9% in August compare to last year. The passenger load factor rose three percentage points to 82.5%. European …
Strong Growth for Finnair’s Asian Traffic and Load Factor on The Rise Read MoreIn cooperation with a local organisation for handicapped DTU has since 1995 developed a program for handicapped children from poor families in the Philippines. As a part of the program …
Danida Grants Money For Handicapped Children In The Philippines Read More