Norway elected to UN Human Rights Council
Norway has been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council together with the US. “I am pleased that Norway has now been elected as a member of …
Norway elected to UN Human Rights Council Read MoreUnion Engineering opens Singapore service centre
Denmark-based CO2 technology company Union Engineering has revealed it is to open a new service centre in Singapore, to better support the company’s large installed base in the South-East Asia …
Union Engineering opens Singapore service centre Read MoreSingaporean MP accused for illegitimate Swedish funding
Nominated MP Siew Kum Hong has made a police report against netizens posting defamatory comments about him. He revealed this in his blog. He has also requested forums which hosted …
Singaporean MP accused for illegitimate Swedish funding Read MoreSingaporean hotel-prices drops by 35 percent
The economic decline is particularly hard on the tourist industry, but also quite advantageous for the tourists who now can enjoy massive fall in prices and discounts – especially in …
Singaporean hotel-prices drops by 35 percent Read MoreCopenhagen and Singapore has the worlds best infrastructure
When it comes to infrastructure the Danish capital and the Southeast Asian City-state provides world-class service – at least according to the analyst at the US HR-company Mercer. On their …
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Scandinavia wants’ climate and clean energy while Southeast Asia wants’ development funds
According to The Jakata Post, at the annual meeting at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bali, the members from developed countries, primary the scandinavian group, have asked the bank to channel …
Scandinavia wants’ climate and clean energy while Southeast Asia wants’ development funds Read MoreDanish Tenor Sune Hjerrild Performed Faust in Singapore
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra performed on 2 May 2009 Berlioz’ “La damnation de Faust” with the 36-year old Danish tenor Sune Hjerrild as the leading character. Besides the Danish tenor as Faust, Estonian …
Danish Tenor Sune Hjerrild Performed Faust in Singapore Read MoreVestas and Neste Oil Make Singaporean Economy Greener
Money does not grow on trees but the Singaporian Government hopes a green economy will pay off by creating 18,000 more jobs and adding $3.4 billion to the Republic’s gross …
Vestas and Neste Oil Make Singaporean Economy Greener Read MoreSingapore-Company Installs Turbines at DONG-Operated Wind Farm
Singapore-based KS Energy Services has successfully completed the installation of the first wind turbines at the Gunfleet Sands windmill park be operated by Danish company DONG Energy. The project is located …
Singapore-Company Installs Turbines at DONG-Operated Wind Farm Read MoreSwedish/Singaporian couple who walked in nude fined 2000 dollars
The couple who walked nude at Singapore’s Holland Village in January, were fined S$2,000 each on Thursday. However, they escaped a jail term as Singapore’s Miscellaneous Offences Act stipulates that …
Swedish/Singaporian couple who walked in nude fined 2000 dollars Read MoreSingaporean Working Women Want Scandinavian Conditions
The working environment in Singapore is not supportive enough for women, and as a result, many sacrifice their careers. Singapore aims to take a cue from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, …
Singaporean Working Women Want Scandinavian Conditions Read MoreScandinavians promote work/life balance in Singapore
Cost-cutting may be the buzzword among companies these days. But the labour movement said companies should pay more attention to policies that promote work-life balance rather than scale back on …
Scandinavians promote work/life balance in Singapore Read MoreFinland National Ballet to visit Singapore
Sets and costumes being packed into containers for May tour the Finnish National Ballet is about to set sail to the Far East. On May 29th and 30th the company’s …
Finland National Ballet to visit Singapore Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Free tourist visa to Thailand
The vacation-expenses on the trip to Thailand have lowered a bit this spring. An official statement from the Thai immigration office states that “All foreigners who apply for Tourist Visa …
Free tourist visa to Thailand Read MoreSwedish MP Roughed up by Mugabe’s bodyguard In Singapore
A Swedish MP states, that a bodyguard of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe roughed him up in Singapore for taking a picture of the African leader. Mugabe is believed to be making …
Swedish MP Roughed up by Mugabe’s bodyguard In Singapore Read MoreAsia saves Carlsberg’s economy
Danish brewery Carlsberg sees Asia as a key driver of growth for the brewery in the medium to long term, said president and chief executive officer Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen to …
Asia saves Carlsberg’s economy Read MoreNaked Swede arrested in Singapore
A Swedish exchange student has been arrested along with his Singaporean girlfriend for taking a naked 15-minute walk trough the streets of Singapore. The naked couple were charged of walking …
Naked Swede arrested in Singapore Read MoreSingaporean Master in Scandinavia
Students at Singapore Management University is planning for a Business Study Mission to Scandinavia to provide students with the opportunity to learn firsthand about Scandinavian business culture and socio-political environment.Through …
Singaporean Master in Scandinavia Read MoreSingapore-Buildt Airplane Turned Into Swedish Hotel
According to Avionnews a Singaporean Jumbo-jet is now turned into a hotel in Stockholm.In the Arlanda airport, a B-747/200 has been parked and turned in an hotel. Seats have been …
Singapore-Buildt Airplane Turned Into Swedish Hotel Read MoreNokia Singapore Fears Lay Offs
Nokia plans to cut 1,700 jobs in sales, marketing and technology units due to falling consumer demand according to todayonline. It is not known how Nokia’s operations in Singapore will …
Nokia Singapore Fears Lay Offs Read MoreScandinavia and Singapore: The most Networked Economies in the World
The Nordic countries continue to be the most “networked” economies in the world, but the US and Singapore are close behind, according to the latest rankings by the World Economic …
Scandinavia and Singapore: The most Networked Economies in the World Read MoreSingaporean/Finnish bio fuel to run cars in Europe and North America
According to Helsinki Times and Channel News Asia, Finland’s Neste Oil’s biodiesel plant will produce fuel for cars around the world. Diesel made from palm oil, vegetable oil and animal …
Singaporean/Finnish bio fuel to run cars in Europe and North America Read MoreAre Danish Expatriates More Religious?
The Scandinavian churches in Southeast Asia are often a social centre and many Danes grow a keen interest in Buddhism, yoga or tribal religions when they go to the region. …
Are Danish Expatriates More Religious? Read MoreSimtronic Lands Singaporean Fire Fighting Order
The Norwegian company Simtronics ASA has through its new office in Singapore, Simtronics Ptd Ltd, received an order for delivery of fire fighting equipment. The system should be delivered to …
Simtronic Lands Singaporean Fire Fighting Order Read MoreKevin Hits Singapore
The design store STYLE:NORDIC in Singapore, which is specialized in selling Scandinavian designs, is now introducing the Finnish carpet company Kevin, which will be available in the store from next …
Kevin Hits Singapore Read MoreSingapore Airlines Plans Billund-Route
Danes from the western part of Denmark can now be spared the trip to Copenhagen on their way to Southeast Asia. Because of a new agreement with Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines …
Singapore Airlines Plans Billund-Route Read MoreSalmon From Norway Sought After on Singaporean Menus
Norwegian salmon is the most exquisite and delicate fish in the world – At least if you ask the people of Singapore. In the newest addition of the official Japanese …
Salmon From Norway Sought After on Singaporean Menus Read MoreNokia in Singapore Rumoured to Remove Music-Protection
According to several mobile-forum at the internet, Nokia plans to easy the access to their new music service Comes With Music. At the launch of the Nokia Music Store and …
Nokia in Singapore Rumoured to Remove Music-Protection Read MoreITU: Singapore Mobile Net is the World’s Cheapest
Singapore offers the world’s lowest rates for making mobile phone calls and surfing the Web, according to a new study by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Released Monday, the report …
ITU: Singapore Mobile Net is the World’s Cheapest Read MoreMærsk-Broström Fusion Causes Singaporean Layoffs
The fusion between the Danish and the Swedish shipping giants will lead to major structural adjustment in the two concerns, for example in Singapore where the local Broström office is …
Mærsk-Broström Fusion Causes Singaporean Layoffs Read MoreNexus delays vessel
Norwegian oilfield services firm Nexus Floating Production, located in Singapore, informs that its first production vessel upon delivery in June is delayed because of a lack of projects. According to …
Nexus delays vessel Read MoreCoal undermine ASEAN climate hopes
The climate summit in Copenhagen in December has raised the awareness on the fulfilment of the Kyoto-protocol in Southeast Asia. As a large and fast-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions …
Coal undermine ASEAN climate hopes Read MoreNeste Oil Builds Biodiesel Plant in Singapore
Finnish refiner Neste Oil starts the construction on a biodiesel plant on 6 March in Singapore. The plant will be the company’s largest and will be operational from 2010 and …
Neste Oil Builds Biodiesel Plant in Singapore Read MorePetroMena Pushes Back $105 Million Yard Instalment
Norwegian oil service company PetroMena has agreed with its Singaporean rig-builder to postpone for a year a payment of 105 million dollars instalment that originally was due on January the …
PetroMena Pushes Back $105 Million Yard Instalment Read MoreDanish Newspaper Recommends Singaporean Fish-Spa
Would you mind being eaten alive by small fish? The Danish newspaper Politiken praises an unusual kind of spa-treatment in Singapore, where small Garra Rufa fish simply eat the dead …
Danish Newspaper Recommends Singaporean Fish-Spa Read MoreDenmark offers Climate Scholarships
Due to the COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, Denmark offers a number of full scholarships within studies of climate change. In line with the overall aim of securing …
Denmark offers Climate Scholarships Read MoreNorwegian Salmon – From the North Sea to Asia on Less Than 24 hours
A massive effort from local salmon distributors have now resulted in a weekly express flight with about 60 ton of fish directly to Asia. The salmon cooperation from Troms in …
Norwegian Salmon – From the North Sea to Asia on Less Than 24 hours Read MoreSingapore Makes Documentary on Danish Library
The Danish libraries are among the most organized in the world, at least if you ask the Singaporean TV-crew, who recently went the long journey from Southeast Asia to almost …
Singapore Makes Documentary on Danish Library Read MoreVictim of Danish Shooting Incident Returns to Singapore
The Singaporean man, who was shot in Denmark last month, has returned to his homeland and is now hospitalized at Singapore General Hospital. The 53-year-old Ong Yiew Soon, was discharged …
Victim of Danish Shooting Incident Returns to Singapore Read MoreSingapore: The Clear Choice For Nokia-Music
Despite the many speculations, that have been floating on the internet the last couple of weeks, it is still uncertain, which European countriest the Finnish mobile giant Nokia chooses to …
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Falck Enters the Marked of Travel Assistance
The Nordic ambulance company Falck is now working world wide by offering travel assistance to customers all over the world – including Southeast Asia. Falck has bought the international assistance …
Falck Enters the Marked of Travel Assistance Read MoreMaersk Competitor Drops 24 pct
The Singapore-based shipping company Neptune Orient Lines, one of the biggest competitors for Danish shipping giant Maersk Lines – has confirmed a massive decline in the amount of transported containers. …
Maersk Competitor Drops 24 pct Read MoreNorden to Lay Off 15% of Office Staff
Chief executive, Carsten Mortensen, said that the decision to lay off 37 employees, some 15% of its shore-based workforce, comes after Norden had exhausted all other opportunities following the drastic …
Norden to Lay Off 15% of Office Staff Read MoreJesper Bjorn Madsen Leaves Carlsberg
Carlsberg Asia’s Senior Vice President Jesper Bjørn Madsen will step down and leave the Carlsberg Group. A search for his successor is under way, Carlsberg says in a statement released 15 …
Jesper Bjorn Madsen Leaves Carlsberg Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
Scandinavian Shoe Business beneath Ethical Contempt
The report ”Hur skor vi oss”? (How do we shoe) by the Swedish network of organizations “Rena Kläder” reveals that the Scandinavian shoe chains fail to control the ethical guidelines, …
Scandinavian Shoe Business beneath Ethical Contempt Read MoreSingaporean Scientist Wins Nokia Award
Dr Li Haizhou who specialises in improving the way people and computers communicate with each other has been picked by the Nokia Foundation to work and lecture in Finland, one …
Singaporean Scientist Wins Nokia Award Read MoreCambodia / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Thailand / Vietnam
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008
Finnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year.In October, Finnair warned of cuts and layoffs after reporting a third-quarter net loss of euro17 million ($22 million), …
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008 Read MoreEricsson to Present “Live” Showcase of Mobile Broadband in Singapore
“Our partnership with Ericsson, the leading provider of mobile telecommunication infrastructure, puts us in a strong position to always bring world-class services and innovations to our customers. This demonstration of …
Ericsson to Present “Live” Showcase of Mobile Broadband in Singapore Read MoreSingaporean Businessman Shot in Denmark
He was said to be the “go to” man for a loan, if you were of Chinese descent and wanted to do business in Denmark. A former Singaporean, Copenhagen restaurant owner …
Singaporean Businessman Shot in Denmark Read MoreNew PetroJack Rig On Charter To PTT
Norway´s PetroJack, an offshoot of Larsen Oil & Gas, named its latest deep-drilling offshore jack-up rig at a ceremony at Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard last weekend. The rig, PetroJack IV, is …
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