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Filipino journalist receives Nobel Peace Prize, just as the number of imprisoned journalists is breaking records

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On 10 December, Maria Ressa from the Philippines was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize during a pomp-filled ceremony in Oslo, Norway.  She was awarded the prize together with Russian Dmitry …

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Banking, Fintech / Business in Asia / Innovation & Technology / Sweden / Thailand

Thailand’s Lazudi raises $2m investment from Swedish venture capital firm PropTech Farm

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Thailand’s property market is poised for a tech transformation after Lazudi became the kingdom’s first cloud-based property agency with a $2 million investment from Swedish venture capital company PropTech Farm, …

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General news / Singapore / Sweden

9 Swedish firms join SwedCham pledge for double paid paternity leave for employees in Singapore

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Nine Swedish multinational companies in Singapore, including pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca and clothing retailer H&M, have pledged to double their paid paternity leave benefits from two to four weeks starting next …

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Finnair to resume direct flights between Helsinki-Krabi with 4 flights a week

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Finland’s largest airline Finnair has become the first international airline to resume flights to Krabi, with the operation of a four times weekly service between Helsinki and Krabi, the Tourist …

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Finland / International relations / Norway / Singapore / Sweden

Singapore – The making of a sustainable city-state’ was on the agenda at Swedbank Summit

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Professor Lily Kong, President of the Singapore Management University, and Lee Kong Chain Chair Professor of Social Sciences was recently invited to give a virtual keynote address on “Singapore – …

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Cambodia / Indonesia / International relations / Laos / Malaysia / Myanmar / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam

Sweden supports children’s rights to a healthy environment in the ASEAN region

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Sweden supports three United Nations agencies’ initiatives to help everyone in the ASEAN region protect and respect the rights of children to a healthy environment, the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok states. …

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Denmark / General news / Hong Kong / Sweden

Hong Kong bans entrance from non-residents from Denmark and Sweden due to Omicron concerns

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Earlier this week Hong Kong banned non-residents from entering the city from four African countries together with nine other countries including Denmark while Sweden and two other countries were added …

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The Philippines suspend the decision to welcome vaccinated international tourists

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Concerns over the new covid-19 variant Omicron are prompting the Philippines to temporarily suspend the decision to allow vaccinated international tourists into the country, informed the country’s immigration commissioner, Jaime …

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EU agriculture stakeholders invited to Southeast Asia trade delegation 2022

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The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development is inviting its member state companies and organizations to participate in a trade delegation to Singapore and Vietnam, to take place …

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Business in Asia / Food & Beverage / Manufacturing / Sweden / Thailand

Tetra Pak and the Royal Chitralada Projects Launch the World’s First Congee in Carton Package

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Swedish-Swiss Tetra Pak, a world-leading processing and packaging solutions company, together with the Royal Chitralada Projects has introduced the world’s first congee in Tetra Recart®, a paper-based carton package from …

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The Philippines will open to fully vaccinated international tourists soon

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The Philippines will soon open up to international vaccinated tourists from countries with low infection rates, the Ministry of Tourism informs. The Philippines has approved a plan that allows entry …

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