Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Asia’s largest ship and marine fair, Marintec China 2011, opened today in Shanghai gathering representatives from the international marine industry. Again this year, a large number of Danish companies will …
Danish pavillion opens at marine exhibition Read MoreIt only takes 60 minutes to fly from Beijing to Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region in North China. However, Hohhot still enjoys an unlimited supply of …
Wind power on the rise Read MoreSwedish automaker Volvo, owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely, plans to hire a further 10,000 new staff in the coming years, its chief executive said in an interview to be published …
Volvo to add 10,000 staff: CEO Read MoreThe country of Denmark is known for its bicycle sharing programs, pedestrian-friendly city centers, $10 a gallon gasoline and 180 percent tax on automobile purchases. Sounds like the perfect place …
Danish Test Ride: $1.8 Million Zenvo ST1 Read MorePolice in the southern Finnish city of Lahti have uncovered what they believe to be an extensive case of human trafficking. Measured by the number of alleged victims, the case …
Owners of 11 Thai massage parlours suspected of human trafficking Read MoreA tasteless stage play in which a terrified boy had his face smeared with avacado and was forced to drink a “disgusting concoction” was what finally convinced the two former …
Boarding School scandal: Ex-staff speaks out Read MoreWireless equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks will slash 17,000 jobs — almost one-quarter of its work force — in a move to cut annual costs by euro1 billion ($1.35 billion) …
Nokia Siemens to lay off 17,000 worldwide Read MoreThe Contemporary Music Festival was initiated by Do Kien Cuong, a lecturer of the HCM City Conservatory of Music and American musician Dirk Stromberg, in 2007. The event was held …
Contemporary Music Festival returns after three years Read MoreThe first of the two dry cargo ships ordered from Hyundai Mipo by ESL Shipping, part of Aspo Group, has been named. The vessel was christened m/s Arkadia in a …
Finnish ice-strengthened supramax vessel christened in Vietnam Read MoreDenmark, the first country in the world to allow gay couples to enter into civil unions in 1989, will soon allow them to marry in the state Evangelical Lutheran Church, …
Danish gays soon allowed to marry in church Read More