Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
To many Filipinos Denmark is a distant country, but to the villagers in Cadiz, the water running from their tabs is Danish. Entering the village, the first thing you see …
Philippine Village Thankful for Danish Water Read MoreEver since the beginning of times, the Aetas – indigenous people of the northern Philippines – have lived on the slopes of Mount Pinatubo. One day, the sun turned black, …
A Dane And His Aeta Friends On The Mountain Read MoreThe very succesful Danish supported commercial wind power plant in northern Ilocos Norte province in the Philippines will soon be followed by other plants nearby, revealed President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, …
Danish Wind Mill Plant Leading The Way Read MoreA Danida sponsored program to help handicapped children in The Philippines will continue when Danida and The Danish Society of Polio and Accident Victims (PTU) withdraw in near future. PTU …
Danish Program for Handicapped Children to Continue in the Philippines Read MoreA 57 years old Dane died Monday 26th of February in The Philippines according to Cyber Divers News Network. Local media reports that the unfortunate man was admitted to the …
Danish Diver Dies in Snorkeling Accident in The Philippines Read MoreSweden has actively supported the efforts to reach sustainable peace in the conflict-affected areas of Mindanao, southern Philippines, ever since a peace agreement between the Government of Philippines (GRP) and …
Swedish String in Philippines’ Peace Cords Read MoreThe Linnaeus Essay Competition awarding ceremony was held on February 22, 2007 at the Swedish Residence. The first prize was given to Mr. Jonah Stevens Brocka from the Lyceum of …
Linnaeus Essay Competition Awarding Ceremony Read MorePöyry’s Energy business group from Finland has won the contract worth EUR 10 million to provide services and manage the construction of the first bioethanol plant in Philippines running by …
Finnish Pöyry Services the First Bioethanol Plant in Philippines Read MoreSweden will provide humanitarian and post-conflict assistance in peace talks aiming at settling a bloody ceasefire between the Philippine Government (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Muslim separatist …
Sweden to Boost Philippines’ Peace Talks with Muslim Rebels Read MoreDisappointedly only 20 players turned up for the Puerto Azul golf challenge on February 10 2007, which is the lowest number in many years. The event was held by The …
Low Turnout for Puerto Azul Golf Event Read MoreStrolling around a market in Manila with her 8 month old daughter Ellen, Petra Rigby Jinglöv saw some toys and books made of fabric that caught her attention. These soft …
Adorable Business Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in the Philippines and the Swedish Trade Council will be heading a delegation from the 18th to 23rd of March 2007 in order to promote Swedish involvement …
Swedish delegation to promote ADB contracts Read MoreThe following Tercentenary Lectures on Science and Art entitled “In the Spirit of Linnaeus” started from January 11th and still on going until February 22nd 2007, so far have been …
Linnaeus’s Series of Events to be continued Read MoreSweden and Finland will be among the countries which the Philippine government will invite to investigate the killing of more than 800 journalists and activists since 2001. A commission under …
Swedes and Finns to help Philippines solve murders of activists and journalists Read MoreSNAP, a consortium made up equally of Aboitiz Power Corp. of the Philippines and Norway’s SN Power purchased the Philippines’s largest hydroelectric plant in December for a winning bid of …
Norway Wins Hydroelectric Plant Bidding Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden in Manilla together with Mr.Mariano Akerman, Researcher and Lecturer will organize a series of lectures with different universities and educational institutions entitled “In the Spirit of …
In the Spirit of Linnaeus Read MoreAn extra order worth US$ 525,000 is always welcome. Especially when it is placed by a new customer from the huge Chinese market. No wonder the people at Scanmach Asia …
New Scam: In It for the Gifts Read MoreA major study conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute’s (SEI) centre at the University in York and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) shows that improvements in achieving …
Swedish Money to Clean Asian Air Read More6 December 2006 – The Philippine Embassy in Stockholm reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Swedish chapter of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has completed a …
Philippine Tourism Wins Support of PATA Sweden Read MoreFilipinos and Swedish residents in Stockholm put their hands together to help the Philippines’ victims whose life and home was devastated by successive Durian Typhoon.The Filipino community in Stockholm raised …
Filipinos in Stockholm Helped Durian’s Victims Read MoreFlying home this Christmas holiday will be different for Swedish domestic passengers on Scandinavian airline SAS. You will be asked to give your fingerprint for the check-in process. Don’t panic, …
SAS Fingerprinting All Domestic Passengers Read More“Tsunami warning to mobile phone is a brand new service that will be useful of holiday tourist visiting Thailand resorts and other places in high-risk areas,” said a managing director …
Tsunami Warning Delivered Worldwide by SMS Read MoreWith a tight schedule lined up for her, President Arroyo arrived in Helsinki on Saturday in time to meet with the Finnish president – Mrs. Tarja Halonen – in the …
President Arroyo Arrives in Helsinki Read MoreSwedish officials met with ranking leaders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Maguindanao, Philippines to personally relay their country’s proposal to send a 10-man contingent to become part …
Swedish Envoys Meet with MILF Leaders Read MoreYou might get paid up to 45,000 Danish kroner from ATP Pension in Denmark if your Danish spouse or husband/wife should die. But wait! Don’t kill him or her yet! …
Get paid 45.000 DKK when your Danish spouse dies! Read More“The Swedish Embassy in manila personally confirmed the decision to him earlier this week,” Jaafar continued. “The Embassy did not specifically cite how many men they will send. But as …
Sweden To Join Peace Monitors in Mindanao Read MoreWorking from 7 AM to 6 PM, cleaning and cooking and looking after several children at the same time – seven days a week. That is the scenario which a …
No More Danish Abuse of Philippine Au Pair Girls Read MoreThe Swedish government has agreed to aid the Philippines a grant about P100 million (13.5 million Kroner) to help the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) improve its tax administration function, …
Sweden Grants Philippines For Improving BIR Efficiency Read MoreAs reported earlier on ScandAsia the Danish brewery company Carlsberg is already fighting an uphill battle in Malaysia, where strong competitors are stealing valuable market shares. And it doesn’t looking …
Thai Rival Ready To Pounce Upon Carlsberg Read MoreScandAsia has joined a research project to help improve the experience of being an expatriate. The research project is set up by Saira Jhutty, a PhD Candidate at Alliant International …
Help Improve the Experience of Being an Expatriate Read MoreRepresentatives of the exiled Philippines communist umbrella organisation, the National Democratic Front (NDF) on arrived in Oslo Tuesday the 4th of July for four days of talks with Norwegian foreign …
Norway Continues Efforts To Resolve Philippines Deadlock Read MoreVelletri Soccer Group, VSG, a newly founded soccer player development organization with Swedish management has begun operations in Asia starting with the Philippines. “Our business idea is to raise the …
Sweden brings football and education program to Asia Read MoreJust one year ago Danish travel agency C&C Travel happily announced that they had brought their very own cruise ship. The Coco Explorer 2 with room for 300 passengers. The …
C&C Travel Sells Cruise Ship Read MoreIginite Media in Manila, one of the largest film post processing companies in the Philippines, has signed a contract with the Swedish image system supplier Digital Vision for two …
Swedish System To Sharpen Filipino Images Read MoreTyphoon Chanchu killed at least 35 and made almost 50,000 people homeless as it laid havoc to the Philippines. The capital Manila, eastern and central provinces were hit hardest. In …
At Least 35 Dead After Typhoon Hits Philippines Read MoreIn cooperation with the Dansk e-Learning Center, Denmark’s Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs has developed and launched a comprehensive online Danish course at http://www.danskabc.dk.DanskABC is an online language …
Learning Danish Online Read MoreAfter Pasajero Motors Corp (Pamocor), exclusive distributor of Volvo cars in the Central Visayas, formally opened its showroom located on A.S. Fortuna St., Mandaue City Friday 21, Volvo Cebu is now …
Volvo Dealer Opens Showroom In Cebu Read MoreNorway is closely monitoring the human rights situation in the Philippines and looks with great concern at the latest developments of disputed arrests and threats to freedom of expression, a …
Norway Concerned Over Human Rights In Philippines Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Attorney General in Denmark decided that there is no basis for pressing charges against the newspaper Jyllands-Posten for publishing drawings of Mohammed. 27 Danish Muslim organizations have filed a …
Danes Warned Of More Violence in SE Asia Read MoreThe tour will include shows in Manila, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.Their tour schedule is as follows:Kuala Lumpur:March 23rd at SodaManila:March 24th at UndergroundMarch 25th at AbsyntheMarch 26th at RestdayMarch 27th …
Swedish Interlace Band Touring South East Asia Read MoreThe workshop for Swedish Enterprises on Business Opportunities in the Greater Mekong Sub Region (GMS) on February 28, organized by the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok and the Swedish Embassy in …
Sweden GMS Workshop Draws Healthy Numbers Read More“With that opportunity in the three countries, the Davao Region in Mindanao would have a huge market to showcase and sell its export products,” Cruz said. “The Nordic countries are …
Philippine Products For Swedish And Nordic Markets Read MoreMore than 2,000 people are feared dead after Friday’s mudslide in the village of Guinsaugon in the Leyte province in the Philippines. After two weeks of heavy downpour the mudslide …
Mudslide Victims in the Philippines Helped by Danish Red Cross Read MoreFriday thousands of Muslims rallied in Malaysia, while smaller demonstrations were held in Indonesia and for the first the Philippines was hit by the worldwide demonstrations against the ofending cartoons. …
Demo Numbers Grow As Controversy Abates Read MoreThe 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 More