Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Today the Swedish pavilion at Expo 2010 welcomes distinguished guests and experts within clean energy and climate technologies, jointly hosting the Nordic-Chinese Energy & Climate Forum together with the neighbor …
Sweden Share Cases on Clean Tech and Environmental Solutions Read MoreIndia’s Cabinet has approved pushing for the former head of Union Carbide to be extradited over the toxic gas leak in 1984 that killed an estimated 15,000 people. Public ire …
Bhopal Disaster: India to Try to Extradite Ex-Union Carbide Head Read MoreDrug seizures and production/cultivation of illicit substances have surged in Myanmar, particularly in rural Shan and Karen states, where ethnic rebels and poor communities continue to fight the military-junta over …
Drug Production & Seizures Surge Dramatically in Burma Read MoreZhejiang Geely, parent of Geely Automobile Holdings, which aims to take over the Swedish premier brand in the third quarter, plans to make the Volvo XC60 sport utility vehicle in …
Geely to Sell 150,000 Volvo Cars in China by 2015 Read MorePolice have detained four teenage girls who allegedly coerced their peers into prostitution in central China’s Henan province.The detained girls, aged 16 to 17, were among six people detained after …
Teens Held for Running Sex Racket in China Read MoreAhead of Burma’s historic elections, the election commission has warned political parties that they cannot chant, march or say anything during rallies that would tarnish the country’s image. The restrictions …
Burmese Election Commission Bans ‘Marching and Chanting’ Read MoreTo begin with, he was never a shy guy. Back in Norway, he performed at a rock concert – yes, headbanging in tight leather pants before a multitude of music …
The Voice From Norway Read MoreFinnair Plus frequent-flyer membership card or a recent Finnair boarding card entitles guests to enter the Finland pavilion via the Green Line. Green Line is a faster line also used …
Visit Finland at World Expo With a Finnair Plus Without Queuing Read MoreUp to SEK 3 million is now being o¬ffered to support the demonstration of new environmental technology. The initiative is called DemoEnvironment and is part of the international development cooperation …
Three Million For a Cleaner Environment in China Read MoreAmbassador Homme and Counsellor Ragnhildstveit recently visited Indonesia’s easternmost province Papua. This is the first Norwegian ambassadorial visit to the province of Papua, situated two time zones and five hours …
The Norwegian Ambassador Visits Papua Read More