http://www.scandasia.com/ Scand news or Scandinavian News, Activity and News for Danish - Swedish - Norwegian - Finnish people in Southeast Asia, Nordic and ScandAsia Magazines en-us Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:56:00 -0500 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:56:00 -0500 30 http://www.scandasia.com/rss ScandMedia (Thailand) Corp., Ltd. gregers@scandasia.com (Gregers Moller) gregers@scandmedia.com (Gregers Moller) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10089&coun_code=dk At the Sundance closing ceremony on Saturday, "Teddy Bear" was honoured with the award for best direction in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. The film is Mads Matthiesen's feature debut. "Teddy Bear" is the story of a man, bodybuilder Dennis (international champion Kim Kold) who lives alone with his dominating mother and wants desperately to find true love. He decides to try out his luck in Thailand and travels to Pattaya to find his coming bride. Sat, 04 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10088&coun_code=dk Slow-steaming, with a speed like the Clippers, pioneered by A.P. Moeller-Maersk’s container unit, Maersk Line, helps carriers cut costs when times are tough. By sailing at lower speeds, ships need less fuel and can offset capacity stresses by using more vessels to make up for the longer sailing times. Sat, 04 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10087&coun_code=se Affected by price pressure and increased costs for raw materials, the income of the Swedish multinational appliance manufacturer Electrolux fell by 48 percent last year compared to 2010, the company said in its fiscal report Thursday. The net income of the company in 2011 amounted to 2.78 billion Swedish kronor (about $412 million), while net sales amounted to 101.59 billion Swedish kronor (about $15,057.1 million), reported Xinhua. Sat, 04 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10086&coun_code=se Chinese carmaker Youngman has placed a bid for bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab, public broadcaster Sveriges Radio (SR) reported on Thursday. Sat, 04 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10085&coun_code=se Volvo Group, the world's second-largest truck and bus maker, announced Friday a 63-percent jump in its 2011 net profit boosted by record sales and margins, and a 43-percent hike in the fourth quarter. Sat, 04 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10084&coun_code=no Norway’s government has said it wants non-European immigrants to carry residency cards equipped with data chips bearing their fingerprints. Sat, 04 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10083&coun_code=no The Norwegian Association of Higher Education Institutions is organizing a study tour for the heads of Norwegian universities and university colleges to Beijing and Shanghai 12-16 March 2012. Fri, 03 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10082&coun_code=se The driver of the van that crashed into a minibus, killing four young Swedish holidaymakers on Wednesday, has been arrested in Phuket after being on the run for two days. Fri, 03 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10081&coun_code=dk For the first time in China professional lessons, in Danish language and culture, are now offered to the Chinese public. Fri, 03 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10080&coun_code=se According to The Guardian workers in Cambodia will hold a "people's tribunal" next week to investigate pay and conditions at factories working for fashion brands, including H&M. Fri, 03 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10079&coun_code=no The Soria Moria Boutique Hotel in Cambodia, founded and established by Norwegian, Kristin Holdo Hansen, has been nominated for a Tourism of Tomorrow Award which is given out by The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). Fri, 03 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10078&coun_code=se Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce organized the monthly networking at Huntsman’s Pub, Landmark Hotel on Thursday 2 Feb 2012. Fri, 03 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 pimjai@scandmedia.com (Pimjai Chaimongkol) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10077&coun_code=dk As Denmark last year became a country with 'negligible BSE risk' (mad-cow disease) authorities in Singapore discovered Denmark as a country from where quality cuts of meat could be imported. And it is not only the prime cuts that the Singaporeans are importing. Thu, 02 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10076&coun_code=fi Finish Politician, Sauli Niinistoe, narrowly escaped the tsunami in Thailand by climbing a tree with his younger son. Now he is, according to AFP, close to becoming the next Finish President with the second and decisive round of the election coming up on Saturday. Thu, 02 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10075&coun_code=se Two young Swedish couples and their Thai driver were killed instantly yesterday morning when their rented car was hit head-on by a six-wheel refrigerator truck in Takua Thung District, Phang Nga. Thu, 02 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10074&coun_code=dk The risk of a possible terrorist attacks against the Thai capital, Bangkok, has apparently passed. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has chosen to redraw the warning, issued 13 January 2012. Thu, 02 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10073&coun_code=dk The Danish Economic and Commercial Office in Ho Chi Minh City expands their office with 90 square meters. Pia Starbæk Szczepanski, commercial counselor at the embassy, is excited over the addition that had been considered for some time and could finally be realized when a neighboring office became available: "It gives us more office space, but even more importantly, it will allow us to provide Danish companies with an office base in the start-up period.” she says to ScandAsia, Vietnam. Thu, 02 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 mikkel@jutlandpress.com (Mikkel Nørgaard Porsing) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10072&coun_code=fi Finland will double its support for green energy projects in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia from 4.9 mil. Euro to 9.1 mil. Euro. Finnish Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mrs. Sirpa Mäenpää, made the announcement on 31 January 2012 at the 2nd Regional Annual Forum of The Energy and Environment Partnership Programme in the Mekong Region (EEP Mekong) held in Bangkok. Also the Nordic Development Fund confirmed the extension of the program and its intend to provide additional funds for the purpose. Wed, 01 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 gregers@scandmedia.com (Gregers Moller) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10070&coun_code=se Sweden's Trade Minister Ewa Bjorling presented an initiative on Tuesday to promote fashion exports to China. Wed, 01 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10069&coun_code=fi Marimekko has signed a partnership agreement with Hong Kong-based Sidefame to open 15 Marimekko stores in China and Hong Kong by the end of 2016. Wed, 01 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10068&coun_code=no Low-cost airline Norwegian announced on Wednesday it had ordered 122 Boeing 737s and 100 Airbus A320neos for 127 billion kroner (S$27.3 billion) in what it described as a landmark deal, and at the end of last year the company’s chief executive announced plans to operate flights to New York, USA, and Bangkok, Thailand, beginning in early 2013. Wed, 01 Feb 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10071&coun_code=se His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, arrived in Jakarta late Monday evening and is full on his way to meet with a number of members of the Gerakan Pramuka, the Indonesian National Scout Movement. Mon, 30 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0500 dennis@scandmedia.com (Dennis Krog) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10067&coun_code=no DNB, Norway's biggest lender, said it had exposure to Indonesia's largest oil-and-gas shipping company PT Berlian Laju Tanker Tbk but declined to specify the extent of its exposure. Sun, 29 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10066&coun_code=se What has always encouraged a Swedish woman to learn about Vietnam is how could such a small country defeat a powerful nation. Eva Lindskog is a Swedish sociologist and can speak Vietnamese like a Vietnamese person. For a few decades, she has been in Vietnam and getting involved in a number of social and poverty reduction projects for local people. Sun, 29 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10065&coun_code=se True blue ABBA fans have an additional one week to catch the international touring production of composers and lyricists Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and book writer Catherine Johnson’s smash musical Mamma Mia! at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Sun, 29 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10064&coun_code=se Young people with creative and innovative environmental projects that protect the ozone layer have a chance to win international recognition and an all-expenses-paid trip to Sweden in June. Volvo Adventure has been recognizing and rewarding practical action taken by youth aged 13-16 to solve local environmental problems for a decade. Sun, 29 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10063&coun_code=se President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appointed a Bali native as the new Indonesian Ambassador to Sweden. Sworn in as Indonesia’s man in Stockholm, Dewa Made Juniarta Sastrawan took the oath on together with 25 other new Indonesian envoys at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. Sun, 29 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10062&coun_code=se Considering recent events, not many people can say that living in Libya was one of the best things that could have ever happened to them, but that’s exactly what happened to Swedish chef Bernt Ferb. Bernt is the head chef and co-owner of the Karon Hillside Hotel, and has lived in Phuket for seven years. Sun, 29 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau) http://www.scandasia.com/viewNews.php?news_id=10061&coun_code=se The Filipino community in the CNMI could lose its Philippine Consulate General as the office is reportedly among the 12 embassies and consulates that the Department of Foreign Affairs plans to close down by the end of 2012 to “rationalize” the agency's resources. Although the Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario declined to identify the 12 posts pending the president's approval, Malaya columnist Rey O. Arcilla on Tuesday identified the posts as embassies in Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Romania, and Sweden. Sun, 29 Jan 12 00:00:00 -0500 bjarne@scandmedia.com (Bjarne Wildau)