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At the residence of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, officials from Norway and the Philippines met to push a clear point: peace lasts longer when women are part of it. The …
Women key to lasting peace, Norway and Philippines agree Read More
Norway is calling for more women in the global maritime workforce, where women currently make up only about 1.2% of seafarers. The message was highlighted at a recent event in …
Norway stears towards more Filipino women at sea Read More
The Nordic Embassies came together to celebrate Nordic day yesterday, 19 March 2024. This Nordic day the Ambassadors could celebrate 70 years of Thai-Finnish diplomatic relations, 119 years of Thai-Norwegian …
Nordic Day 2024: Many things to celebrate Read More
The Vietnam Hydro and Meteorology Administration organized a seminar on gender equality within natural disaster prevention departments, in collaboration with the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). On 23-24 November 2023, the …
Finland and Vietnam discuss gender equality in natural disaster prevention Read More
Thai Diplomats from the Royal Thai Embassy in Finland joined the film festival, “Love is Love – LGBTQ+Summer Film Festival” that recently was organized in Helsinki, Finland. According to The …
Thailand joins film festival supporting LGBTQIA+ in Finland Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Thailand recently organized a seminar addressing “How to prevent LGBTQI+ discrimination and harassment in the workplace” in Bangkok. Attending the event were the Swedish Ambassador …
Seminar on “How to prevent LGBTQI+ discrimination and harassment in the workplace” held in Bangkok Read More
This year’s Global gender gap index shows that Thailand has significantly improved on gender equality in the category of educational attainment. The country is ranked 61st, which is up from …
Global gender gap index reports progress in Thailand and the Philippines Read More
Threats against LGBTQ+ and the Pride festival for celebrating gender diversity in Oslo, Norway have intensified, the Norwegian Police Security Service said Wednesday. The threats have come from right-wing extremists …
Threats against LGBTQ and Pride festival in Norway increases Read More
The Bangkok Pride Parade was held in Thailand on Sunday, 4 June 2023, in the celebration of Pride Month. Over 50,000 of LGBTQ+ people and the ones who support them …
Cheers flood into Bangkok Pride Parade as Thai PM candidate promises gender equality Read More
Norges Bank Investment Management’s employee, Elisabeth Bull Daae, is suing the bank for gender discrimination in a workplace. The case was brought to a court in Oslo on Wednesday, 12 …
Norway Wealth Fund employee sues the bank for workplace gender discrimination Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce of Cambodia (EuroCham Cambodia) will hold the “Afternoon Talk and Networking on Gender Equality” topic on 7 March 2023 in Raintree, Cambodia. The discussion will …
Important talk on gender equality to be hosted by EuroCham Cambodia Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce of China (SwedCham) is to organize a seminar “Women Who Lead” on 6 December 2022 at H&M Office in Shanghai, China. The speakers include Cathy …
Discuss “Women Who Lead” with SwedCham China Read More
The Government of Norway (NORAD) funded the Global Program on Addressing Gender-Biases Selection (GBSS) in Asia 2020-2022 with a specific focus on Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Nepal. The project’s goals are …
Norway funds project to support gender equality Read More
The Norwegian-Thai dancer Phitthaya “Sun” Phaefuang shared on Thursday,18 August 2022 that he will be performing at the Taipei Arts Festival on 26-27 August 2022 at the Taipei Performing Arts …
Norwegian-Thai dancer is to perform at the Taipei Arts Festival Read More
So far, twelve Swedish businesses in Thailand have signed the paternity leave pledge on 1 August 2022, together with the Embassy of Sweden, Business Sweden in Thailand and the Thai-Swedish …
12 Swedish companies in Thailand sign paternity leave pledge Read More
Cambodian national Kim Tol Tan has been appointed as the consular officer for Sweden’s newly opened ‘honorary consulate’ in the capital city, Phnom Penh, on 22 April 2022. Kim Tol …
Swedish honorary consulate opens in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Read More
On 8 March, the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi re-launched ‘Global Guy Talk’ at the Swedish Residence. At the event, which addressed a small crowd representing government agencies, UN, civil society, private …
Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi re-launched ‘global guy talk’ Read More
On 22 September, Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Thunborg shared key milestones and learnings about Gender Equality from the Swedish experience at NordCham DiversiTV: The Network of Diversity and …
Ambassador Thunborg shared Swedish experience on Gender Equality at NordCham DiversiTV Read More
Together with the Canadian and Dutch Chamber of Commerce, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong is proud to present a new concept series – Diversity Equity & Inclusion Networking …
SwedCham HK and partners invite to DE&I Networking Series Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Singapore invites you to join their upcoming webinar titled ‘Female Talent Retention: A Catalyst for Growth’ on 9 September. More about the event: When a …
SwedCham Singapore invites to ‘Female Talent Retention: A Catalyst for Growth’ webinar Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Bangkok invites all the girls in Thailand between the ages of 15 to 18 years old to participate in Dream it, Be it! –video competition. …
Finland promotes gender equality with “Dream it, Be it!” competition for girls in Thailand Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Cambodia recently met with representatives of the Ministry of Women Affairs, cultural and other civil society organizations in Cambodia to discuss the key role that …
Sweden in Cambodia: Education is of key importance Read More
The ASEM “High-Level Dialogue on women’s economic empowerment amid the Covid-19 Pandemic event”, hosted by Vietnam, co-sponsored by Denmark and seven other ASEM member states, took off in Hanoi on …
Denmark co-hosted an Asem event on women empowerment Read More
During the recent UN General Assembly in early October 2020, Norway highlighted the following priority areas: •Lay the groundwork for Norway’s membership of the UN Security Council, Be at the …
Norway declares its priorities at the UN General Assembly Read More
The Swedish Ambassador Harald Fries joined the Women2020 Summit in Samsung Hall at SM Aura Manila, an event celebrating International Women’s Day, on 5 March 2020. His Excellency shared the …
Embassy of Sweden in Manila co-host Women2020 summit Read More
The Norwegian ambassador to Vietnam, H.E.Grethe Løchen togther with members of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi wore orange colour every Monday during the period of #16days of Activism against Gender …
Norwegian Embassy Hanoi wearing orange to support movement against gender based violence Read More
Connecting to International Women’s Day Finland’s Ambassador to Thailand, Satu Suikkari-Kleven, had the pleasure of giving a keynote speech to Thammasat University students on achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment. …
Finnish Ambassador held gender equality keynote speech Read More
Pereric Hogberg, Ambassador of Sweden to Vietnam, launched a photo competition highlighting gender equality in Vietnam on Monday 6 March 2017. In connection to the International Women’s Day on March …
Sweden launches gender equality photo competition in Hanoi Read More
The economy in Asia-Pacific has been booming the last decades. But it comes at a price. As the economy has been growing the environment has been suffering. Asia-Pacific is responsible for over …
Swedish Embassy highlights climate crisis in Bangkok Read More