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He is one of the world’s wealthiest men with a fortune estimated at $23bn (£14bn), yet he drives a 15-year-old car, flies economy class and encourages the thousands of staff …
Is the Secret of Ikea’s Thrifty Founder Out of the Box? Read MoreA Swedish Business Delegation comprising of high-level representatives from 15 companies (most based in Singapore) visited Kuala Lumpur 23-25 January. The event was jointly organised by the Embassies of Sweden …
Swedes Goes From Singapore To Malaysia 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 MoreMaersk Group has joined a team of international companies designated as a disaster relief support network under the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).The Logistics Emergency Teams (LETs) consist of …
Maersk Joins UN Disaster Relief Team Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea’s founder still controls the company through a previously unknown foundation, he admitted ahead of an investigative documentary Wednesday that revealed the company’s complex structure.“Interogo Foundation is …
Ikea Skirts Taxes With ‘Secret’ Foundation Read MoreAfter his 45-day cycling tour of India, which covered 3,247 km in nine states from Kerala to Delhi in 2009, Danish cyclist Thomas Anderson is back. The current tour …
Cycling Around the Globe in 45 Days Read MoreSwedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors will visit Singapore and India from 25 to 28 January 2011. Tuesday and Wednesday, Mr. Tolgfors will hold bilateral talks with his coleague, Singaporean Defense …
Swedish Defense Minister Visits Singapore and India Read MoreEver since finishing his university degree in Copenhagen back in 1973, Ole Lisborg has had only one employer. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A long and interesting career has …
Ole Lisborg new Danish Ambassador to Singapore Read MoreLooking for quality assistance for your corporate events and conferences? Yearning to think out of the box and get something extraordinary? A Scandinavian operator has a very interesting concept within …
Innovative Meetings and Events by Eighth Wave Read MoreDanish wind power company Vestas has been awarded what it describes as the “largest and most prestigious award” in the field of renewable energy. The company was awarded the Zayed …
Vestas Awarded Top Environmental Prize Read MoreIkea Group’s worldwide profit rose 6.1% in its 2010 fiscal year to 2.69 billion euros ($3.6 billion), according to a post on its website. The privately held global home furnishings …
Ikea Profit Rises 6.1% in Latest Fiscal Year Read MoreIncreasing population and incomes in developing countries and a tendency for world trade to expand faster than GDP point to long-term growth in the transport business, the head of Danish …
Maersk: No Doubt About Long-term Growth Read MoreDanish shipping group Nordic Tankers and Singapore-based tanker operator Womar have agreed to form a joint tanker pool management company initially with a total of about 40 vessels, Nordic Tankers …
Nordic Tankers Teams With Singapore Based Womar Read MoreNederman Holding AB has today signed an agreement to sell all shares in Dantherm Filtration Oy to Indutrade Oy. Indutrade’s subsidiary Tecalemit Oy has distributed Nederman’s products in Finland during …
Nederman Sells Finnish Dantherm Filtration Read MoreNorwegian Air Shuttle ASA, Europe’s fourth-largest discount carrier, expects to reach a cooperation agreement on feeder traffic with Finnair Oyj in the first quarter. “We’re working on it and we …
Norwegian Air and Finnair Getting Closer Read MoreThe world’s largest container line is still based in Denmark. But A.P.Møller-Mærsk’s Maersk Line has been losing market shares since 2005. This appears of the newsletter Alphaliner.Since September 2005 Maersk …
Maersk Line Loses Market Shares Read MoreEver wondered where your clothes come from? This short article is the result of some research about the inadequate way that H&M monitors its factories, despite having a good Code …
H&M: Good Guys or Bad Guys? Read MoreA total of 1453 applications for the 2011 international Millennium Youth Camp (MY Camp) were received before the deadline, an increase of almost 50% compared to the number received last …
Time for Applications to Mllennium Youth Camp 2011 Read MoreDanish hardcore, punk, power violence, thrash, crossover, screamo, emo, post-rock band Nuclear Death Terror is coming to Singapore and Malaysia. Here is what to expect according to one music review writer: Good …
Angry Danish Music for Angry Asian Souls Read MoreFinnair is particularly interested in a biofuel that utilizes wood waste from Finland’s own forests.The Finnish airline Finnair Oy is to move towards fuels made from renewable sources. From next …
Finnair to Switch to Renewable Fuels Read MoreChristmas is right around the corner, which means that Norwegians all over the world are running around preparing their homes and families for this very traditional holiday. The prevalence of …
A Norwegian Christmas in Singapore Read MoreAlfa Laval – the Swedish world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has agreed with the Danish Aalborg Industries Holding A/S to take over the company …
Alfa Laval Buys Aalborg Industries Read MoreIKEA Singapore, the world’s favourite home furnishing store, has announced the appointment of Lowe and Partners Malaysia as its regional creative agency. This follows the attention-getting, business-building work done by …
Lowe Malaysia Now IKEA’s Regional Creative Agency Read MoreToo many foreigners who move to Denmark leave before they had originally planned. The study is based on responses from 1505 residents, who have worked in Denmark. Before moveing to …
Denmark Is a Good Country, But… Read MoreMainboard-listed Olam International has agreed to buy tt Timber International from Danish firm Dalhoff Larsen Horneman (DLH) for 29.6 million euros (US$39.4 million). The proposed acquisition will help Olam expand …
Olam Buys “Danish” Timber International Read MoreMaersk Line has appointed Bjarne Foldager as its new country manager for Malaysia and Singapore. Bjarne will be responsible for the development and execution of strategy, overseeing sales, operations and …
Maersk Names New Country Manager Read MoreAmbassador Ingemar Dolfe hosted a reception at the Swedish Residence for around 60 Singaporean submarine sailors involved in the close submarine collaboration between Sweden and Singapore. The majority of the …
Ingemar Dolfe held reception for Singaporean submarine sailors Read MorePhoto: Sara WallinOn 8 December 2010 the Embassy of Sweden in Singapore launched a book “The Nobel Banquets”. Ambassador Ingemar Dolfe and Professor Tommy Koh spoke before an audience of …
The Swedish Embassy Launched “The Nobel Banquets” Read MoreText by Tuomas Vesterinen, Embassy of Finland Photos by Tuomas Vesterinen and Gai KitThe traditional Finland’s Independence Day Reception in Singapore was held at the Shangri-La Hotel on Monday December …
Finland’s Independence Day Reception Read MoreText by Tuomas Vesterinen, Embassy of Finland Photos by Tuomas Vesterinen and Kirsi SiiraThe Embassy’s annual film screening had a delight to offer this year: A Finnish animation movie called …
Niko Brought Christmas to Children in Singapore Read MorePhoto: Sara WallinAround a hundred people took part in the celebration of Lucia at the Swedish Residence on Thursday, 9 of December. Ambassador Ingemar Dolfe warmly welcomed all the Sweden-friends …
Festive Lucia Celebration at the Swedish Residence in Singapore Read MoreThe Danish ambassador in Bangkok HE Michael Sternberg on 7 December 2010 met with Burmese opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mrs. Aung San Suu Kyi according to a …
Danish Ambassador Meets Aung San Suu Kyi Read MoreLondon-based private equity group Apax Partners has entered exclusive talks to buy ISS, the Danish cleaning, security and catering group, in a potential $8.5bn deal that would be the biggest …
Apax in Talks to Buy ISS for $8.5bn Read MoreThis transnational clinical study is aimed at finding how to develop and produce a vaccine for colon cancer, Associate Professor Dr Narin Voravud of Chulalongkorn University Hospital’s Medical Oncology Unit …
Denmark, Singapore, Thailand Working on Cancer Treatment Read MoreA new star chef of high calibre has arrived to Singapore, and more precisely to the fine dining restaurant Jaan, and for once stemming from Sweden! Swissotel The Stamford Singapore …
The New Master Chef on the Block – Ebbe Vollmer Read MoreEricsson chairman Michael Treschow informed the Swedish telecommunications firm on Monday that he will resign from his post next year or in 2012, the company announced in a statement. Treschow …
Ericsson Chairman Announces Resignation Read MoreForeigners could settle faster and easier in Denmark if they were actively assisted with the many practical aspects of relocating to Denmark. Relocation and orientation assistance would also make Denmark …
Denmark to Help Foreigners Settle in Denmark Read MoreThe Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) has rejected a settlement proposal on the collective agreement of Finnair’s cabin staff. The cabin crew strike will continue and no date has been …
Cabin Crew Union Reject Settlement Proposal Read MoreThe 300 wealthiest residents in Switzerland got richer in 2010, with their assets increasing by 21 billion francs (16 billion euros, 21 billion dollars) from a year ago, according to …
Richest Person in Switzerland – a Swede Read MoreWanleaks, the new branch of Phuketwan that specialises in disclosure, can reveal exclusively that tourist numbers visiting Phuket have risen dramatically this year with Indonesia, China and Russia the hottest …
Phuket Visitors From Sweden Sliding Read MoreThe Danish Offshore Energy Group – a part of the Danish Export Association – is behind the stand that was formelly opened by Dansih Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Ole Lisborg. …
Danish Industry Courting Singapore Read MoreDenmark has become the seventeenth Contracting Party to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) on 20 November 2010.Though Denmark is geographically …
Denmark Joins the ReCAAP Read MoreNorwegian designer Bilal Zia Chaudhry is one of the winners of the Red Dot: Design Concept 2010 Best of the Best award. The enthusiastic designer is visiting Singapore this week …
Norwegian Wins Prestigious Award in Singapore Read MoreBillionaire John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Ltd. invested $2 billion in the past two months on oil rigs, leading a jump in orders as safety concerns after BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico …
Fredriksen Bets $2 Billion on Rigs After BP Spill Read MoreBombardier Inc.’s CSeries jetliner, which has won orders from only three customers, is a leading contender for a contract from SAS Group as the biggest Nordic airline prepares to add …
SAS Consider New 55-Plane Order Read More“The vast variety of goods on offer, gorgeous food, lovely people – locals and expats alike – and all the fun stuff that goes on; it’s almost overwhelming – we’re …
Singapore Enthusiasts Holding the Key to Unmatched Living Read MoreKeppel FELS has secured an order for a KFELS B Class jackup rig worth US$180 million from Standard Drilling Ltd, a subsidiary of Norwegian investment company, Ferncliff TIH AS Group. …
Keppel Wins Contract from Norway Read MoreDanish suppliers are proud of their international renown which springs from Denmark’s history as a leading maritime nation along with its experience derived from the challenges at the North Sea. …
Danish Oil & Gas Suppliers Courts Singapore Read MorePoint requirements for future family reunification in Denmark have recently been published.60 points are needed to get a residence permit in Denmark through family reunification if you are 24 years …
How to Get Your Beloved to Denmark Read MoreUnder the name ‘The exile parliament’ (Eksiltinget), a number of Danish expatriates have decided to collect online signatures on a recommendation to the UN to ensure the possibility to vote …
Danish Expatriates Want to Vote Read More