Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norway’s Industry Minister Monica Maeland has defended the embarrassing apology forced on state-owned phone company Telenor by Thailand’s military junta, saying the situation for the company is “very challenging”. Read …
Norway’s minister defends Telenor’s Thai apology Read More
The Norwegian subsidiary of the Swedish supermarket chain ICA has withdrawn the one product it sells from Thai producer Charoen Pokphand Foods on alleged poor labour conditions. Read more: Undercurrent …
Norway’s supermarket chain faults Thai labour conditions Read More
CARLSBERG Malaysia has embarked on a new chapter in philanthropy with the launch of the J.C. Jacobsen Foundation. Named after the Danish brewery’s founder, the J.C. Jacobsen Foundation in Malaysia, …
Carlsberg launches philantropic foundation Read More
Students from the Mechai Pattana School in Buriram had the unique opportunity to learn about business as “IKEA apprentices”. Speaking about IKEA Thailand’s inaugural young apprentice program, Supharoek Wichianchot, Deputy …
IKEA Launches Summer Apprenticeship for Thai Students Read More
British researcher Andy Hall returned to court in Thailand on June 18 to hear the fourth charge brought against him by Natural Fruit, a Thai pineapple processing company. Hall, who …
Finnwatch researcher nabbed for ‘defaming’ Thai fruit juice exporter Read More
Chinese shipyard Fujien Mawei Shipbuilding has returned to Norway’s Havyard Group with an order for design package for a Havyard 832 L SE PSV. The vessel is being built for …
Havyard Group sells ship design package to Chinese firm Read More
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT will lead a ground-breaking three-year project called SESAME Straits (Secure, Efficient and Safe maritime traffic Management in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore), which aims to create …
Kongsberg raises bar on ship traffic management Read More
Driven by a major strategic expansion of its operations in Singapore, Denmark’s MacArtney Group is growing its presence and activities in all Asian markets for underwater technology, including repair and …
Denmark’s McArtney steps up Asian presence Read More
The P3 Network will not be implemented following decision by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in China The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on June 17 that they have …
China spurns Maersk’s shipping vessel sharing scheme Read More
Former head of Swedish Trade Council in Bangkok, Håkan Nylander, has been promoted to Chief Operation Officer, DIAKRIT International LTD. DIAKRIT, a leading digital marketing solution provider, is pleased to …
Bangkok’s ex-Swedish trade counseller now Diakrit COO Read More