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The European Commission has allocated €3 million in humanitarian aid to assist the most vulnerable people affected by the conflict between the Philippines’ armed forces and the Moro Islamic Liberation …
European Commission provides €3 million in humanitarian aid in Mindanao Read MoreLow costs, relaxed atmosphere and an incredible amount of sunny hours, to many people there are several good reasons to move to Hua Hin when retiring. But like most other …
A home away from Sweden Read MoreThe Scandinavian embassies in Indonesia, which were closed due to the terrorist attack on Marriot Hotel and Hotel Ritz-Carlton, will reopen on Tuesday, as Monday is an official Indonesian holiday. The …
Scandinavian Embassies in Jakarta to Reopen Tuesday Read MoreThere are currently no definitive informations if there were any Scandinavian casualties in the huge terror bomb explosion in Jakarta this morning, Friday 17 July 2009. Indonesian police officials have told Reuter that …
Three Scandinavian Embassies Evacuated After Bombs In Jakarta Read MoreThe Vietnam-Sweden Cooperation Programme on Strengthening Environmental Management and Land Administration in Vietnam (SEMLA) has proved very effective in localities, according to a seminar held in Hanoi on July 8. …
Successful Vietnam-Sweden environmental project Read MoreThe Indonesia-European Union bilateral consultation forum agreed to sign a partnership cooperation agreement (PCA) at a two-day meeting which ended in Yogyakarta last Tuesday.The forum was called to discuss various …
Indonesia signs agreement with EU Read MoreAccording to Reuters, Sweden’s largest hedge fund manager, Brummer & Partners, has set up an office in Singapore and is launching a long-short fund focusing on Asian ex-Japan equities, sources …
Brummer Opens Asia Office in Singapore Read MoreKhmer Krom monk Tim Sakhorn has gone to Sweden after the approval of his application for political asylum, but uncertainty surrounds the fate of 56 Khmer Krom refugees deported by …
Khmer Krom Monk Granted Political Asylum in Sweden Read MoreMalaysia Airlines will suspend its thrice-weekly services from Kuala Lumpur to Stockholm and onwards to New York by October 2009.The last flight from Kuala Lumpur to Stockholm will be on …
Malaysia Airlines Suspends Stockholm Route Read MoreIndonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has stated that Scandinavian countries were in a better position to lead world bodies like the United Nations, because they were small, rich, independent and good at …
Indonesia: Scandinavia should lead the UN Read MoreVillage leaders and education authorities in Samphan District, Phongsaly has received 11 new schools from the European Union built by the Basic Education Development in Northern Communities Project BENC.The BENC Project, …
EU hands over 11 schools to Samphan District Read MorePattaya City Council and tourism-related business in the city are now making all out efforts to woo tourists back to the resort-city in time for this year’s high season, following …
Pattaya launches ambitious tourist campaign Read MoreTwo-way trade between the European Union and Vietnam is growing and flourishing and the EU wants to boost its trade ties with Vietnam, said the Swedish ambassador to Vietnam, Rolf …
EU and Vietnam in trade negotiations Read MoreUNHCR spokesperson William Spindler has said that resettlement in a third country had become the only viable option for Burmese refugees in Thailand’s camps, given problems settling permanently in Thailand …
Finland, Sweden and Norway offer asylum for Burmese refugees Read MoreAn increasing number of tourists has been subjected to a very severe scam in Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, where they are accused for theft and held back until a considerable …
Warning: Suvarnabhumi-Scam with terrible consequences Read MoreThe World Bank has launched a programme to help cities in developing countries achieve economic growth and high quality living standards without damaging the environment using the experiences from Singapore …
World Bank: Singapore and Stockholm are good examples Read MoreSEK (Short for Krone, the Swedish currency) has executed two bonds totalling 4 billion Thai baht, and thereby enabling Swedish companies with production facilities in Thailand access to an important …
SEK executes Thai Baht bonds Read MoreSingapore will hold an inaugural international education roundtable (IER) next month to discuss the education systems worldwide.Education ministers and senior government officials from Canada, China, Hong Kong, Sweden and the …
Singapore and Sweden meet in International Education Roundtable Read MoreThe Philippines will be sending 336 Filipino peacekeepers to join the United Nation (UN) Peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights in Syria this September, the largest group to be sent …
Philippine observers join Danish, Finnish, Swedish UN forces in Golan Height Read MoreThe EU Heads of Mission has expresed grave concern about the arrest of lawyer Le Cong Dinh and the sanctioning of his right to peaceful exercise of freedom of expression. According to …
Denmark, Sweden and Finland criticize the arrest of Vietnamese Le Cong Dinh Read MoreSida and The Program on Humanitaran Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University (HPCR) has presented new platform for the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA).According to Sida’s homepage, …
SIDA releases new platform for conflict and humanitarian work Read MoreLouise Munch Johannsen is the new head of the vibrant Nordic Club of Jakarta. In an interview published on the website of the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, Louise Munch Johannsen …
New Nordic Club President Read MoreA Vaastergotland-class submarine acquired by Singapore in 2005 from Sweden is now comprehensively upgraded, to include air-independent propulsion. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean officiated at …
Swedish-Singaporean submarine ready to dive Read MoreA month after announcing a 10-billion-baht megamall project in the Bang Na-Trat area, Siam Future Development Plc is already seeking a site for another major mall, which will feature the …
Yet another IKEA planned in the Bangkok area… and more to come Read MoreA poetry festival ‘Northern Europe Meets the Mekong’ that fuses Cambodian and Northern European poetry will take place at various locations around Phnom Penh this week. Following readings in Siem …
Scandinavian poets go Khmer Read MoreThere is a growing consensus that the worst is over for Asia and the rest of the world, but many risks remain, said leaders at the 18th World Economic Forum …
WEForum: Worst of economic crisis over, but Asia still facing risks Read MoreSwedish budget fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz has stated, that luxury shoe maker Jimmy Choo Ltd would become the latest in its string of high-profile guest designers. Malaysia-born Jimmy Choo, …
H&M in cooporation with Malysian shoe-guru Read MoreSingapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) and Sweden’s Business Region Gotenborg, represented by its Center of Visualization has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on interactive digital media (IDM). The MOU aims …
Singapore and Sweden sign agreement on Interactive Digital Media Read MoreJesus Nicanor “Nicky” Perlas III, a known activist-environmentalist presented himself on as an aspirant for the presidency in the 2010 elections, saying the current crop of contenders lacked the qualifications …
Philippine recipient of the Swedish Parliament award now run for president Read MoreThe PetroVietnam Bio-ethanol Company (PVB) inked on Wednesday in Hanoi an engineering, procurement and construction contract with a consortium to build the first biofuel factory, worth US$80 million, in northern …
PetroVietnam and Swedish Alfa Laval plan bio-ethanol plant Read MoreMM2H, a Swedish company has now, in close cooperation with the Malaysian authorities, released a homepage in Swedish (www.mm2h.se), which contains information about tax, real estate, investments and visa in …
New homepage for Swedes in Malaysia Read MoreThe Australian online magazine eurekastreet.au has met Behnam Moafi in prison. The Iranian-Swede born is currently serving a 22-year sentence in a Thai prison for extortion, blackmail and armed robbery …
Swede in Thai prison tells his story to Australian newspaper Read MoreThe Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam, Rolf Bergman, praises the historical ties between Sweden and Vietnam in a recent interview with Viet Nam News on the occasion of Sweden’s National Day …
Ambassador praises Sweden’s historic links with Vietnam Read MoreThe film week will take place in Hanoi from June 9-13 and in HCM City from June 11-15, featuring the best Swedish films in 2006-2007.These movies include: “Desmon and the …
Free Swedish film week in Hanoi and HCM City Read MoreAn international business survey ranked Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Sweden among the top 10 countries in the world to be able to survive the global financial crisis the best.The Servcorp …
Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Sweden: Best at beating global crisis Read MoreAbout 30 Swedish and Vietnamese artists explore the meaning of identity in an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on Friday. Paintings, photos, video and art installations are on display at …
Joint Swedish-Vietnamese art exhibition in Hanoi Read MoreAccording to Mandanao Daily Mirror depression drove a Swedish citizen to hang himself in the compound of a Filipino woman’s house in Maramag town in Bukidnon province. Police investigator SPO4 …
Swede commits suicide in Bukidnon Read MoreA fresh pledge from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will ensure that all the stops are pulled out in order to entice visitors back to the country. This includes …
Thailand plans to re-energise tourism Read MoreTV4 Sweden has commissioned its own version of the American hit-show ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’ The programme features ten celebrities who swap their lavish lifestyles for the …
Swedish celebrity-show to be filmed in Malaysia Read MoreA lethal cocktail of war, natural disasters and economic volatility led the international Red Cross to paint a picture of rising global instability Wednesday as it announced record annual expenditure. …
Red Cross Reports Record Outlay Read MoreThe European Union (EU) has established its “Blue Card” residence visa for the foreign workers it needs to remain competitive in a globalized post-industrial world. This is seen by Manila …
EU on ‘Blue Card’: Thankfull to Philippine workers Read MoreVietnam will soon ratify the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, one of the country’s top graft fighters said on Friday, a milestone in tackling an endemic problem that threatens investment …
Vietnam: Ready to ratify UN corruption charter Read MoreASEAN and the European Union (EU) have temporarily halted negotiations for a planned free trade agreement after two years of talks, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Monday. The decision …
ASEAN and EU suspend free trade talks Read MoreChurch-based emergency and development organizations all over the world – including Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Indonesia and the Philippines – are about to create one of the world’s biggest networks. …
Church aid forms global network Read MoreThe Vaccine and Bio-medical Product Company 1 and the International Vaccine Institute have introduced a new kind of cholera vaccine with 90% efficacy. This product is now being called as …
Vietnam about to beat Sweden in producing the best cholera vaccine Read MoreAccording to the Thai newspaper Poochadkjan the Swedish carmaker Volvo’s sales figures from 2009 has dropped 48 percent in Thailand, compared with the first five months of 2008. That is …
Volvo sales drops by 50 percent in Thailand Read MoreScandinavian Airlines in Thailand launches discount for a roundtrip to 36 northern European cities – mainly the Scandinavian. The 36 destinations include major urban gateways in North Europe, including Oslo, …
SAS in Thailand Launches Special Premium Class Fares to Scandinavia Read MoreVietnam has always considered the European Union (EU) as a strategic, comprehensive and important partner, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said. While receiving Czech Deputy PM and Foreign Minister …
EU: An important partner of Vietnam Read MoreThe foreign ministers of 45 Asian and European countries met in Hanoi Monday for talks on the global economy but found themselves wrapped up with the issues of Burma. The …
Carl Bildt: Aung San Suu Kyi must be released Read MoreEuropean and Asian foreign ministers meet in Vietnam from Monday with the global financial crisis top of the agenda–but with differences over Burma threatening to steal the headlines. The two-day …
Burma main subject at Europe-Asia meeting Read More