Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award Committee hereby has the pleasure of announcing that the winner of its 2014 award is the British-Indian author Sir Salman Rushdie. Sir Salman Rushdie …
Salman Rushdie receives Hans Christian Andersen Award Read More
More and more Danish small businesses are exporting their products to the US and China, with some even shipping out almost all their products. A total of 1,335 Danish companies …
Small Danish firms capitalize on Chinese market Read More
In a sting operation, undercover Immigration Department agents arrested a Norwegian national, who had been offering chiropractic treatments without licence from Thailand’s Public Health Ministry. The suspect, identified as Vincens …
Norwegian man nabbed for unlicensed chiropratic care service Read More
Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia’s plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government, a report commissioned by top forest aid …
Norway says Indonesia risks setback in rainforest protection Read More
On August 19, the Embassy was visited by The Danish Badminton Inspiration Team 2014 who have been travelling around China, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand for two months. On their journey, …
Danish Embassy hosts Badminton Inspiration team Read More
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) organizes the yearly ‘Stockholm Junior Water Prize’ which draws over 28 countries to join this special event. Stockholm Junior Water Prize focuses on water …
Thai students to compete in Stockholm Junior Water Prize Read More
On Thursday, 14 August 2014, two Thai women’s football players visited the Embassy to get their visa to Sweden. The two players, Thanatta Chawong and Taneekarn Dangda, are going to …
Thai women football players join Swedish team Read More
Comvik, a leading prepaid mobile phone operator from Sweden, has showed a keen interest in the Vietnamese telecom market, especially in investing in buying shares of MobiFone. During a recent …
Swedish firm keen to invest in Vietnam’s telecom sector Read More
2014 marks 45th anniversary of Sweden-Vietnam diplomatic relations. On this occassion, Ms. Camilla Mellander, Ambassador of Sweden discusses bilateral relationship of the two countries in an interview with Vietnam Pictorial …
Sweden, Vietnam mark 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties Read More
Let the game begin: the Second Youth Olympic Games were opened in Nanjing, capital of East China’s Jiangsu Province, on 16 August. Denmark has a team of 15 athletes, ranging …
Denmark joins Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing Read More
A taxi driver in Hanoi was put in police custody on August 14 for snatching a mobile phone from a Finnish woman after having attempting unsuccessfully to overcharge her and …
Vietnam police nab cabby for snatching phone from Finnish tourist Read More
Seventeen-year-old blogger Anniken Jørgensen raged against Aftenposten and H & M after she was featured in web series about textile industry in Cambodia. In a post on his blog titled …
Young Norwegian blogger decries Cambodia’s sweatshop conditions Read More
Maersk Line has selected Bo Wegener as the new Thailand Cluster Manager and Dawid Sold as the new Country Manager for Myanmar the latest round of Asia appointments within the …
Maersk Line appoints new Thailand, Myanmar managers Read More
Danish brewer Carlsberg was on the target list of the Islamist militant group Isis, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. The outlet reports that a Carlsberg …
Islamic State (IS) targets Carlsberg brewery in Malaysia, news report Read More
The peace process undertaken by Burma’s government and the country’s ethnic armed groups could take several generations to complete, according to an analyst watching the negotiations closely. The government of …
Norway-brokered peace in Myanmar to take generations to complete Read More
Things are not working quite well for the National Electric Vehicle of Sweden (NEVS) a.k.a. the company that lifted Saab out of bankruptcy. It appears that the parent company is …
Saab owner, NEVS, facing financial difficulties Read More
The Danish cobra-inspired artist and communication consultant, Jens Overgaard Bjerre, 65, was on July 17, 2014 murdered by his former Filipino girlfriend with three stab wounds, including one through his …
Danish artist murdered by ex-girlfriend in the Philippines Read MoreA coalition of government, non-profit and marine industry groups have announced the launch of a new trial incentive program to slow ships down in the Santa Barbara Channel in an …
Slowing ships down for cleaner air and whale protection Read More
Thailand Expat Guide 2014 is the second edition of the popular booklet. Packed with practical and useful information, the guide remains an indispensable primer for newcomers and a versatile tool …
Thailand Expat Guide 2014 – Out Now! Read More
Get ready for a big year full of Sino-Danish cultural exchange events. Upcoming in Denmark, “Legend of the White Snake” will bring a big feast of Chinese stage play to …
Chinese opera with a Danish twist to kick off cultural exchange Read More
Sweden’s government is pushing a new measure to tackle racism issues in the country — it plans to completely remove the word “race” from all legislative documents. Shortly after Sweden …
Sweden to Eliminate Mentions of Race From Laws to Twart Racism Read More
Telenor Myanmar, the local unit of Norway-based telecom operator Telenor, is planning to sell 10 million low-priced SIM cards in three main cities of Myanmar — Yangon, Mandalay and Nay …
Telenor to introduce low-priced sim cards in Myanmar Read MoreA man who allegedly killed a New Zealand man in a fight at a bar in Thailand has been arrested in Sweden. New Zealander Robert Hollick, 43, died in August …
Man wanted by Thai police for NZ man’s death nabbed in Sweden Read More
By Nandini Mittal NIST Year 10 Student BANGKOK, 8 August 2014 – In the fast-paced modern world, the food we consume too often becomes junk food or snacks that can …
NIST Kids Catering Co. Puts Fun into Food Read More
The positive news was announced on August 8 by Deputy Head of Mission of the Danish Embassy Christian Brix Møller at a seminar in Da Nang. The support is provided …
Denmark supports Vietnam’s private sector development Read More
The Friends of the ECCC is a group of major donors, including Sweden, supporting the ECCC since its inception. It is based in Phnom Penh. On August 7, the group …
Sweden, Friends of ECCC laud verdict against ex-Khmer Rouge leaders Read More
Indonesia’s Minister of Defence Purnomo Yusgiantoro visited Finland and Estonia to discuss possible partnerships with the two countries in cyber security. Estonia is one of Europe’s cyber security hubs. NATO’s …
Finland, Indonesia in cyber security cooperation talk Read MoreA Finnish backpacker who stole a Samsung Galaxy Tablet form fellow tourist was jailed for three months. Veijo Ilmari Nurmi (pic), 28, was also fined RM500 after he admitted to …
Finnish backpacker jailed 3 months for stealing tablet Read More
Telenor Group posted a modest 1.6 per cent growth in second quarter organic revenue, to NOK26.8 billion ($4.3 billion), but was still able to revise upwards its full-year EBITDA guidance as mobile …
Telenor’s Q2 revenue grew in Malaysia, fell 11 % in Thailand Read More
A Swedish woman picked up more than she bargained for when she discovered a pile of unattended Ikea bags in her local church. Instead of opening the bags to find …
Ikea bags stuffed with 80 sets of human remains found in church Read More
Months after a girl took the company to task for its female toy figures, Lego has released the Research Institute, a play set created by a “real-life geophysicist, Ellen Kooijman,” …
Lego releases female-scientists set in response to young critic Read More
Metso has been selected to supply cutting-edge flow control technology to the PETRONAS Gas Berhad’s gas processing plant modernization project in Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia. The new flow control solutions will …
Petronas Gas picks Finland’s Metso for flow control technology Read More
Spring News TV visited Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther and his wife Mrs. Ratanawadee Hemniti Winther in the residence last week, where they spent two hours of recording and interviewing for …
Danish envoy launches public diplomacy on Thai national TV Read More
The announcement came at a press conference at the space agency NASA headquarters in Washington on July 31. – Today we take probably an important step towards Mars. The spacecraft …
Norwegian radar tech part of next NASA mission to Mars Read More
A new data transfer record of 43 terabits per second has been set in Denmark. The world data transfer record has been shattered by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) …
Danish scientists break world data transfer record Read More
Tetra Pak (Thailand) Limited announces the appointment of Henrik Hauggaard as the new Managing Director effective 1 July 2014. Henrik takes over from Rusty Kekuewa, who has relinquished his roles …
New Danish MD takes helm at TETRA PAK Thailand Read More
Volvo Cars’ global sales up 8.3 per cent, strong growth in China and Europe. Global sales of 36,438 cars, up 8.3 per cent versus July last year China sales up …
Volvo Car Group sales rise 8.3 pct in July Read More
Free parking, power charging and entry through Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries would make electric cars more attractive to Singaporeans. A conference on August 1 on the future of transportation …
Norwegian envoy: Incentives key to electric car boom Read More
Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Jolla announced on Thursday that its smartphones will be on sale in Hong Kong starting from August 12. Jolla works with mobile operator 3, Hong Kong’s …
Jolla announces Hong Kong launch for smartphone Read More
Putting immigration back at the top of political debate, a Danish opposition politician has urged tougher rules on Muslim immigrants to the western European country, calling for easier rules on …
Danish party pushes for cap on Muslim immigrants Read More
Norwegian fund Norges has allotted RM800mil more to invest in small to mid-cap stocks in Malaysia. A market source said the foreign fund appointed Eastspring Investments Bhd about a month …
Norges invests RM800 million in Malaysian bourse Read More
Statistics Denmark has made a 2014 portrait of the average Danish family. According to the statistics, Mr and Mrs Denmark are named Peter and Anne Jensen. In average, a Danish …
The Average Dane is a Jensen… Read More
The Danish furniture chain BoConcept has opened the first store in Thailand at Bangkok’s Siam Paragon shopping mall. BoConcept, headquartered in Herning, Denmark, is a Danish designer and manufacturer of …
BoConcept opens its first furniture store in Thailand Read More
The quota of almost 6,000 Thai berry pickers employed to work in Sweden and Finland this harvesting season has been filled, according to Thailand’s Ministry of Labour. The Nordic countries …
Sweden, Finland recruit fewer Thai berry pickers this year Read More
Digital navigation specialists Jeppesen of Norway has been awarded a two-year contract with an optional three year extension to develop and implement an Integrated Hydrographic Management System (IHMS) for the …
Jeppesen management system for Singapore Read More
Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther recently visited Myanmar, among other things, to prepare for the opening of the Danish embassy in Yangon on the 1st of August. During the visit, the …
Danish Embassy to open its doors in Myanmar on Aug 1 Read More
In search for Common Ground, Religions for Peace and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta Join Forces to Protect and Respect Holy Sites in Indonesia. Home to world’s major religions …
Norway helps protect, promotes respect for holy sites in Indonesia Read More
Every third week in June is the National Food Safety Awareness Week in China. This year is the sixth consecutive year that China promotes understanding and consciousness regarding food safety …
Plenty of opportunities for Danish food safety sector in China Read More
As part of the strategy to strengthen Danish innovation, a new grant programme has been approved to attract highly talented international students to Denmark. The programme will allocate DKK 25 …
Denmark to attract international talents with scholarships Read More
The number of applicants for a tourist visa to Sweden has increased a lot this summer compared to the same period last year. So far the number of applicants in …
Sharp rise in Chinese tourists to Sweden Read More