Tag: Philippines

  • Hiring healthcare professionals from India and the Philippines can benefit all parties

    The government's recent agreement to provide an additional 1,000 health personnel (sosu's) to Denmark by recruiting from India and the Philippines is a solution to an imminent challenge. Projections from Kraka-Deloitte and the Ministry of Finance point to a huge challenge for the Danish healthcare system: There is a shortage of qualified social security workers…

  • Last year, the population of Helsinki grew at a rate not seen since the 1960s

    Last year, the population of Helsinki grew at a rate not seen since the 1960s

    The city of Helsinki pointed out press release last week that if the preliminary data is confirmed this spring, it would be a new population growth record since the 1940s, except for 1965, when eastern Vuosaare was annexed to Helsinki. In the 21st century, the city has increased its population by an average of less…

  • Record-high immigration to Finland in 2023 amid declining birth rates

    Record-high immigration to Finland in 2023 amid declining birth rates

    A significant part of this increase in immigration was the influx of Ukrainians seeking temporary protection in Finland. By Markus Rapo, senior statistician, 19,834 Ukrainian citizens immigrated to Finland, which is an impressive 26% of all immigration. Most of these immigrants were more than 18,000 more than the previous year. Rapo emphasizes that the statistics…

  • Denmark starts a recruitment campaign for the healthcare system with India and the Philippines

    Denmark starts a recruitment campaign for the healthcare system with India and the Philippines

    In order to strengthen the workforce in the Danish healthcare system, the Ministry of Health has started talks with India and the Philippines to explore possible partnerships on the recruitment of healthcare professionals. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers. Already a subscriber, log in here: sign in Forgot your password?…

  • Listen to Ekot quarter to five

    Listen to Ekot quarter to five

    The nuclear agreement at COP28, the Green Party’s response to this and the tsunami alert after a strong earthquake off the coast of the Philippines. These are some of the headlines in Ekot quarter in five. Hear the latest news from Ekot here.

  • United Nations finally acts on Israel-Hamas conflict

    United Nations finally acts on Israel-Hamas conflict

    NEW YORK, New York – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza. It also demands “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provision of lifesaving supplies and services for civilians trapped inside the enclave. The resolution was passed…

  • Finland witnesses record-low birthrate amid rising immigration from Ukraine, Philippines

    Finland witnesses record-low birthrate amid rising immigration from Ukraine, Philippines

    Finland’s birthrate hit an all-time low in the first half of 2023, dropping to the lowest level since 1900.

  • “Difficult to find friends among Danes” expats complain – survey

    Denmark has never fared particularly well in the Expat Insider survey, which is carried out annually by Internationala worldwide community of 4.8 million members and counting – and 2023 is no exception. Out of the 53 countries assessed, it finished a lowly 41st, behind Finland (16th) and a resurgent Sweden (24th) to finish third in…

  • Women’s World Cup guide: How to watch, schedule and bet favourites

    Women’s World Cup guide: How to watch, schedule and bet favourites

    The US will be playing for an unprecedented three-peat at this year’s Women’s World Cup. It won’t be easy for the number 1 team in the world. The quadrennial tournament, hosted by Australia and New Zealand, starts on July 20 and features an expanded field of 32 teams, up from 24. There are 64 matches…

  • Innocence and violence in Tajikistan

    Innocence and violence in Tajikistan

    In Tajikistan, women are still subjected to discrimination and sexual oppression, write Johanna Higgs. “The situation for women in Tajikistan is really bad,” said Dilraboi Davlatnazar, a Tajik lawyer. “It’s still a very traditional society and there are very young girls getting married at 16 or 17. I think this is very bad. If a…

  • Finland’s new government is reforming immigration and social security policy

    Finland’s new government is reforming immigration and social security policy

    In addition, there are reforms in social security, housing allowance and unemployment benefits. Reduction of the forced lease quota The Finnish government announced that the refugee quota will be reduced from 1,050 to 500 per year. Differentiation of social security and benefits The government intends to differentiate social security and benefits between immigrants and those…

  • In 2022, a record number of 50,000 people immigrated to Finland

    In 2022, a record number of 50,000 people immigrated to Finland

    The lifting of restrictions, he explained, made it possible to release pent-up demand. “There were additions to the permit types. The number of work permits increased, there were more students and also more family members arrived. The only type without growth were asylum seekers,” he revealed to the news agency. This year, the number of…

  • Ukraine’s counter-offensive, political bickering, sports careers ending, RUT, Maxtaxa and Greta

    Ukraine’s counter-offensive, political bickering, sports careers ending, RUT, Maxtaxa and Greta

    Sveriges Radio’s weekly magazine about the past week and the week to come with reports, interviews, comments and satire. Good morning, world on June 11 HOUR 1: * Ukraine’s counter-offensive has begun* Speaking of Zlatan ending his career – what happens when a sports career ends?* How does it happen when a political idea becomes…

  • The World War II ship was found after 80 years

    The World War II ship was found after 80 years

    The sinking was initially declared a success by Allied forces, before the identities of most of those on board were eventually revealed. The wreckage was found earlier this week in the South China Sea off the Philippines. The mission was a joint effort by the Australian Department of Defence, marine archaeologists from Australia’s Silentworld Foundation,…

  • Why India is placed near the bottom of this Global Startup Index

    Why India is placed near the bottom of this Global Startup Index

    By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, April 3 (ANI): In a recent study by AI website Business Name Generator (BNG), India was ranked among the most challenging country to launch a startup. To create this global startup index, the AI-powered website analyzed 50 countries taking into account, among other things, corporate tax rates, GDP growth and the…

  • Huge ecological footprint places Denmark among the world’s worst over-consumers of resources

    Huge ecological footprint places Denmark among the world’s worst over-consumers of resources

    The inconvenience knows Earth Overshoot Day will not disappear, despite Denmark’s emergence in recent years as a green superpower. If Denmark were the entire planet, it would use an entire year’s worth of resources in just under three months, meaning it would need the equivalent of four Planet Earths to support its needs, according to…

  • There is fierce competition in Finland as western countries try to attract international nurses

    There is fierce competition in Finland as western countries try to attract international nurses

    As the West faces with a growing nursing shortage in the next decade, they will have to compete for healthcare professionals to fill the gap. The winners and losers of this competition will depend on how well they attract and retain international healthcare workers. Finland, like other Western countries, probably has to compete for healthcare…

  • Finland beat Israel in the basketball World Cup qualifier

    JERUSALEM, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — Finland’s impressive run in the 2023 FIBA ​​World Cup European Qualifiers continued on Friday with a 97-95 overtime win away to Israel. Finland, together with Germany and Slovenia, has long secured its qualification to the final from the six-team group J, while Israel was outside, together with Sweden and Estonia.…

  • Denmark is among the best countries to launch a startup

    Pretty vanilla in ManilaDenmark’s cost of living was also the highest among the countries in the top 10, while its quality of life score was second only to the Netherlands. Other metrics considered in compiling the index included population, GDP per capita. population, economic growth and business taxes. The top of the index was the…

  • When life is so good, who needs the Metaverse, chorus the Danes in their condemnation of virtual worlds

    When life is so good, who needs the Metaverse, chorus the Danes in their condemnation of virtual worlds

    Putting on a pair of virtual reality (VR) glasses and experiencing augmented reality (AR), investing in NFT art and building virtual worlds – it hardly beats the joy of cozying up, framing your three-year-old’s latest masterpiece, and to make the roof of your summer house, does it? Well, according to extensive research carried out by…

  • Is it ‘Call my agent? Time will tell if tonight’s premiere of a similar Danish show results in ‘Call My Lawyer’

    Has the actor Nikolaj Lie Kaas made a Danish version of the acclaimed French series ‘Dix Pour Cent’ – known in English as ‘Call My Agent!’ – without paying for the rights? ‘Agent’ is co-produced by TV2 and Zentropa and is both written and directed by the well-known star of the popular series ‘Crime’ and…

  • Xinhua World News Roundup at 0030 GMT, 16 February

    PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron met here on Wednesday with Wang Yi, head of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s warm greetings to Macron, before briefing him…

  • House praises Obiena for winning medals in three world events

    House praises Obiena for winning medals in three world events

    MANILA – The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution commending Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena for winning two gold medals and one bronze medal in three world events in the past few weeks. During the plenary session, the House adopted House Resolution (HR) 765, congratulating Obiena for winning two gold medals in…

  • Today, the world’s population reaches 8 billion people

    Today, the world’s population reaches 8 billion people

    The annual World Population Prospects report, released on Monday to coincide with World Population Day, also says the world’s population will grow at its slowest rate since 1950, falling to less than 1 percent in 2020. While it took 12 years for the world’s population to grow from 7 billion to 8 billion, it will…

  • Ales Bialiatski, Russia Memorial, Ukraine Center for Civil Liberties Wins Nobel Peace Prize 2022

    Stockholm [Sweden]October 7 (ANI): The Royal Swedish Academy on Friday jointly awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to human rights defender Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties. “NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize…

  • Right now: This year’s peace prize winners are announced

    Right now: This year’s peace prize winners are announced

    At 11 o’clock the Norwegian Nobel Committee announces this year’s peace prize winners. Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the International Court of Justice in The Hague (ICJ) are some of the names mentioned in the speculation surrounding this year’s peace prize. Journalists Maria Ressa and…

  • Expat Finns: Military service offers greater connection to Finland

    Expat Finns: Military service offers greater connection to Finland

    Every year, dozens of dual Finnish nationals living abroad complete military service in Finland. "Yes, I do definitely feel a stronger connection to Finland and more responsibility as well. That if anything was to happen over there, I would feel compelled to help in whatever capacity I could," Oliver Boosey, a dual Finnish-British national told…

  • The plane with Nancy Pelosi becomes the world’s most tracked flight

    The plane with Nancy Pelosi becomes the world’s most tracked flight

    New Delhi [India]August 2 (ANI): The US Air Force Boeing C-40C – SPAR19 carrying US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan is currently the world’s most tracked aircraft. According to flight-tracking website FlightRadar24, about 320,000 users are following every move on Pelosi’s flight. Internet users are speculating whether the Democratic congresswoman will go ahead with…

  • A growing number of victims of abuse turned to the system for helping victims of human trafficking

    A growing number of victims of abuse turned to the system for helping victims of human trafficking

    This information is included the latest semi-annual report about the system for helping victims of human trafficking. “Non-governmental organizations in particular identify people who have become victims of human trafficking in Finland,” says Terhi Tafarisenior adviser of the system for helping victims of human trafficking. Some of the new customers, 63 adults and three minors,…

  • Roundup: Duplantis, Amusan break world records in athletics worlds

    EUGENE, United States, July 24 (Xinhua) — Sweden’s star pole vaulter Armand Duplantis added a centimeter to his own world record, and Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan broke the women’s 100m hurdles world record as the 2022 World Athletics Championships concluded here on Sunday. The 22-year-old Duplantis sealed his first WC title after clearing the bar of…

  • India takes the lead: take the lotus position, Denmark!

    India takes the lead: take the lotus position, Denmark!

    The 8th International Yoga Day (# IDY2022) was celebrated in several cities on June 21st. They included Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus, Vejle, Vedbæk, Birkerød and Sønderborg. Local yoga groups and the Indian diaspora joined forces for many events supervised by the Indian Embassy in iconic places such as Copenhagen’s Nyhavn and Rådhuspladen as well as Frederiksberg…

  • 20 masterpieces from the Moscow Kremlin Diamond Fund

    20 masterpieces from the Moscow Kremlin Diamond Fund

    The collection here consists of fine jewelry, precious stones, nuggets and coronation regalia that have a special significance in Russian history. The inventory and storage of taxes in Russia dates back to the time of Peter the Great. Coronation regalia, jewel ornaments belonging to members of the royal family and all kinds of jewelery made…

  • Iran’s women’s football unchanged in the FIFA rankings

    Iran’s women’s football unchanged in the FIFA rankings

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Team Melli Banovan retained his 70th place in the latest FIFA world rankings for women released on Friday. – Sports news – The American women’s team continues its run at the top of FIFA’s ranking, a position it has held since 2017. The USA is followed by Sweden and France. FIFA pointed…