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Norwegian siesmic vessel operator Scan Geophysical is once again looking for debt finance after failing to complete a second vessel sale and lease-back deal in two months. Pacific First Shipping …
Scouts For Funding As Second Deal Collapses Read MoreSwedish Electrolux launched its regional headquarters and design lab here on Wednesday. Located in the Jackson Square industrial park, the Design Innovation Centre will serve as its main design hub …
Electrolux Launch New Regional HQ In Singapore Read More‘Hemorrhoid patient’ gets ten years for heroin smuggling. A 52-year-old woman was sentenced to ten years in prison on Friday for trying to smuggle nearly five kilogrammes of heroin into …
Woman From Singapore Smuggle Heroin From Malaysia Into Sweden Read MoreSwedish interactive terminals and payment systems developer West International AB (OMX First North:WINT) said on Friday (12 December) that it has received an order for special printers from Hewlett Packard …
Swedish West International Wins Singapore Order Read MoreMaersk Line announced plans to transfer its intra-Asia services to its Singapore-based subsidiary, MCC Transport, beginning in 2009. The Danish carrier in a statement said it has identified the intra-Asia …
Maersk Transfers Intra-Asia Services Read MoreThese days, though, with the economic downturn, style is not the only focus of home owners. Affordability is a major issue too, said Mr Yung Ong, director of Danish furniture …
Danish Style Stars In Singapore Read MoreThailands Suvarnabhumi International Airport prepared to restore full operations today for the first time since an eight-day blockade by anti-government protesters ended on Wednesday. The smaller domestic Don Muang …
Airport Resumes Full Services Read MoreThe navies of Singapore and Sweden are participating in a threat reduction exchange program aimed at advancing mine countermeasure tactics. The Singapore government says its navy is conducting mine …
Singapore and Sweden In Naval Cooperation Read MoreSingapore‘s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has signed two new memoranda of understanding with counterpart agencies in the UK and Sweden, in a bid to further strengthen its links with other …
Singapore Sign MOU With Sweden Read MoreWith the comeback victory in the opening best-ball match at Singapore Island Country Club, Sorenstam and Pettersen helped the International team match two-time defending champion Asia at six points entering …
Sorenstam And Pettersen Helps To Forge Tie Read MorePlaying her second-to-last event before retiring, the Swedish star holed a 45-foot pitch for eagle on the par-5 18th hole to give herself and Suzann Pettersen a 1-up victory over …
Sorenstam Helps International Team Forge Tie Read MoreA more aggressive military approach is the only answer to an escalation of piracy off Somalia, the world’s biggest oil tanker company said Friday. “I think that’s the only …
Frontline: Military “Only Solution” To Piracy Read MoreAfter two years of success by Team Asia, the Internationals are fired-up to win the year-ending USLPGA Lexus Cup this week and give Annika Sorenstam a fitting send-off into retirement. …
Annika Says Good Bye At Lexus Cup Read MoreSingapore’s very own search engine, is collaborating with renowned American stock-image supplier Getty Images to boost its collection of Singapore-themed images. Rednano.sg is the world’s first search engine that specialises …
800,000 More Photos With Rednano/Getty Tie-up Read MoreBorder checks at Finland’s internal borders will be reinstated owing to the security measures during the OSCE meetings to be held in Helsinki 4–5 December. Under Article 2.2 of …
Finland: Checks At Internal Borders To Be Reinstated Read MoreNYX Interactive have taken further steps in the international expansion they are aiming for as well as increasing knowledge and capacity within product development and operations. NYX Interactive AB is …
Swedish NYX Interactive Gaming East Read MoreNorway’s Frontline – one of the world’s biggest oil tanker owners, is “definitely considering” instructing its fleet to avoid the Gulf of Aden and the Suez Canal because of piracy, …
Frontline considering avoiding Suez Read MoreNorwegian oil and gas group StatoilHydro said on Thursday that it would scale down its oil product trading activity in Singapore due to slowing trade activity and the global financial …
StatoilHydro To Scale Down In Singapore Read MoreSingapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has signed a multi-million dollar deal to install a ground satellite communications system for Danish shipping line Torm Shipping. The Global Maritime Very Small Aperture Terminal …
Inks Satellite Deal With Danish Torm Read MoreAnnika Sorenstam has named Americans Nicole Castrale and Natalie Gulbis as her two captain’s picks for the international team ahead of next week’s Lexus Cup in Singapore. The Swede, who …
Lexus Cup: Sorenstam Elects Her Team Read MoreIn spite of its small size, the city has a population of five million, and it is an important communications node by both sea and air. Given that 693 square …
Norwegian Expertice To Singapore´s Underground Read MoreDanish Vestas Technology R&D are preparing new research partnerships, including Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore and Agency for Science, Technology and Research. Located at Singapore’s newly launched …
Vestas In New Partnerships Read MoreSingapore´s finalist in the culinary equivalent of the Olympics in France next January has been given a taste of what it will take to succeed in the big contest. …
Gift For Olympic Cook-off Read MoreScandAsia is curently being targetted by one or more spammers, posting mostly garbage comments after many of our articles. We are not sure if the websites which some of the …
ScandAsia Under Spam Attack Read MoreDitlev Engel, the CEO of Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems, has accepted an invitation to join the International Advisory Panel (IAP) on Energy from the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry, …
Vestas Ceo Joins Advisory Panel Read MoreVestas Wind Systems recently opened its largest research facility outside its home country, Denmark. The centre in Singapore is Vesta’s fifth R&D facility in the world and it expects to …
Vestas Wind Systems Opens S$500M R&D Firm Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently conducted a three day training seminar on anti-corruption issues, as well as the design and implementation of specific …
Training Seminar On Anti-Corruption And Good Governance Read MoreLeave it to the Scandanivians – famous for clean-cut Ikea and Nokia – to pare things down to the bare minimum. If you would like to work this less-is-more philosophy …
Danish Tromborg Open Standalone Read MoreWorld Lottery Association names Swedish gambling monopoly as tops in responsible gaming practice. The Swedish state-owned gambling monopoly Svenska Spel was recognised for its commitment to responsible gambling at the …
Svenska Spel Recognised For Responsible Gambling Read MoreSwedish businesses are paying greater attention to the Vietnamese market, said Swedish Ambassador to Viet Nam Rolf Bergman at a Viet Nam–Sweden business networking forum yesterday. The event, part …
Swedish Firms In Singapore Visit Vietnam Read MoreNorwegian offshore vessels operator Havila Shipping ASA said on Tuesday (28 October) that POSH Havila Pte ltd, its Singapore-based joint venture with PACC Offshore Service Holdings Pte Ltd, has entered …
Havila Shipping Sign New Agreements Read MoreDenmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström in a USD 569m deal. Lloyd’s List reports that Denmark’s Maersk Tankers is taking over leading Swedish operator Broström, …
Maersk Taking Over Swedish Broström Read MoreKongsberg Norcontrol IT has been chosen to upgrade the existing VTMIS (Vessel traffic Management and Information Service) at Bintulu Port, Sarawak, East Malaysia. The contract was won by Kongsberg Norcontrol …
Norwegian Firm Sign Contract In Malaysia Read MoreAt 4.00 am on Sunday morning, October 26 Finns turned their clocks back one hour to mark the end of summer time and the beginning of winter time-keeping. In …
Winter Time Is Back In Finland Read MoreDenmark And Sweden has turned back to winter (astronomical) time, which means that all clocks should be switched back by 60 minutes at 3:00 CEST on Sunday, October 26. …
EU Switch To Winter Time Read MoreNorway has turned back to winter (astronomical) time, which means that all clocks should be switched back by 60 minutes at 3:00 CEST on Sunday, October 26, 2008.
Norway Switch To Winter Time Read MoreLEGO fun is in the works for young children in classrooms next year. The Ministry of Education in Singapore will embark on trial tests early next year with Lego Education, …
Singapore Schools Introduce WeDo Read MoreSwedish biotech company Genovis AB said on Tuesday October 21, 2008 that it has signed a distribution agreement with the Singapore-based company Innovative Biotech Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Rotary …
Signs Agreement With Singapore-based Biotech Pte Ltd Read MoreVolvo has appointed Rocket X as its advertising agency in Singapore, following a closed-door three-way pitch. The account was held previously by Euro RSCG, which is still aligned with the …
Volvo Appoints Rocket X In Singapore Read MoreA new version of the Viking tracked armored vehicle offering enhanced protection to crews is on the drawing board at BAE System Hagglunds in a bid to beat competition from …
Hagglunds Designs New Viking Read MoreSat. 11 Oct.: Cosmoleague, Vikings FC – Brewerkz 1 – 3 (1 – 1) Another Cosmoleague match at ITE Balestier. The Vikings home pitch should have been a fortress, but …
Another Disappointment For The Singapore Vikings Read MoreMaersk Line announced plans to implement another rate increase for the trade from Southeast Asia and South Asia to Australia, effective Nov. 1, as part of a rate restoration program.In …
Maersk Hikes Asia-Ausstralia Rates Read MoreFluor Corp. a provider of engineering and construction management services, said it received an engineering and construction contract from Norway-based solar power company – Renewable Energy Corp. for a state-of-the-art …
Fluor Receives Contract for Solar Panel Complex Read More< ?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Renewable Energy Corp’s business is holding up for now, but it “would be naive” to think that the fast-growing solar industry will not be …
REC: Solar Energy Not Immune To Crisis Read MoreMogens Sørensen, the head of investigations at the Copenhagen police station in Bellahøj, Denmark, will be liaison officer for the five Nordic countries and coordinate investigations in Southeast Asia and …
New Scandinavian Police Coordinator Read MoreDenmark get 90,000 visa applications every year. The Danish Foreign of foreign affairs has “privatized” preliminary investigations of visa applicants from India and Russia. The last six months, The Danish Foreign …
Subcontractors Screen Visa Applications Read MoreThe exhibition will showcase 50 years of television from Bang & Olufsen. The televisions showcased will all be the ones of choice at the different points in history. Held at …
B&O Will Showcase “An Exhibition Of Excellence” In Singapore Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore and Innovation Norway, in collaboration with the following partners: Energy Studies Institute, Norwegian Business Association (Singapore), ISEAS and SEAS organised The Norway Singapore Energy …
The Norway – Singapore Energy Conference: “Sustainable Energy Future” Read MoreAGR has opened a new office in Singapore. The opening was officiated by Ambassador of Norway Janne Julsrud and Johan Warmedal, CEO AGR Asia-Pacific. The Singapore office is located in …
AGR Opens Singapore Office Read MoreSarah Chang will be performing Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in D minor with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, under the baton of Finnish conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen during the Singapore’s Sun Festival from …
Sarah Chang Perform With Esa-Pekka Salonen In Singapore Read More