Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Press release from Forest Peoples Programme Indigenous peoples denounce lack of transparency and participation in French-Norwegian partnership on forests and climate discussions. Indigenous peoples were excluded when forest countries and …
Indigenous Peoples to the Norwegian Government: Listen to Us! Read MoreFive Scandinavians Friday night entertained around 100 Thais at Mingles Pub and Restaurant at the Atrium Hotel at Petchburi Road in Bangkok. The band was the Swedish-Danish-Norwegian JazzKamikaze, which plays …
Hard Rocking Jazz in Bangkok Read MoreText VOVNews Finland will help Vietnamese businesses access other European markets, promote environmentally and socially-sustainable development in forestry, and build a system for the Information Society. The announcement was made …
Finland to Help Vietnam Businesses Improve Export Capacity Read MoreThe Danish part of Greenpeace International criticise Nestle, the world’s largest producer of food, for using palm oil in their products, as for example the popular Kit Kat chocolate, reports …
Nestlé Forcing Out Orang-utans in Indonesia Read MorePress release from the Norwegian Embassy in IndonesiaThe Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has done a tremendous effort to help the country out of the crisis that followed the 2006 riots. …
Norwegian Refugee Council in Timor-Leste Read MoreAt the fifth floor in a huge shopping mall right in the centre of the hot metropolis Bangkok you find a sports centre with the floor covered in ice. Meet …
Flying Scandinavians on Ice in Bangkok Read MoreWednesday night the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand held their annual Go-Kart tournament at the Easykart course at RCA in Bangkok. The Finnish Community Bangkok was well represented at …
Go-Kart for Everyone in Bangkok Read MoreHockey players from Russia, Austria, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo together with Scandinavian expats will Friday 19th and Saturday 20th March play on the ice venue at the 5th floor at Big …
Ice Hockey in The City of Angels Read MoreSunday, 14 March began large demonstrations in central Bangkok with the participation of about 100,000 demonstrators. It is not known how long the protests will continue, that becomes clear when …
Scandinavian Embassies in Thailand: It Is Not Over Read MoreSaturday Denmark came to Bangkok. When the new Cafe Europe at Sukhumvit Soi 20 held Grand Opening. The hostess had lost her voice, but the Danish specialities, soft jazz music and …
Speechless: New Danish Café in Bangkok Read MoreThe music which combines a force of rock with jazz is going to be played at three different venues in Thailand in the coming days.Listen to some of their music on myspaceThe Plan …
Scandinavian JazzKamikaze to Play in Thailand Read MoreThe Muhammadiyah Center has signed an agreement with Swedish Iron Road in order to use VMS to send videos out to their members. The videos will be sent out 2-3 …
Swedish Iron Road Mobile Technology Signs Agreement with Indonesia Muhammadiyah Center Read MorePress release from ABBABB has opened a new facility for manufacturing power products in Vietnam, as the country builds and strengthens its electricity network to meet rising demand created by …
ABB Opens New Factory in Vietnam Read MoreFrederik L. Hesseldahl aka Clean is going to preform at the Tiger Translate festival in Bangkok at Saturday 20th March.Tiger Translate is an event originally made to promote Asian artists. Now …
Danish Street Artist to Perform in Bangkok Read MorePress release from The Royal Danish Embassy in JakartaDue to increasing workload and security issues experienced by Danish missions in connection with receiving and handling visa applications, the Danish Ministry …
The Danish Embassy to Open a Visa Application Centre in Jakarta Read MoreText Nam News Network The Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister Kohilan Pillay did Wednesday meet with his Swedish colleague Frank Belfrag in Putrajaya, according to Nam News Network.The ministers discussed the …
Sweden and Malaysia Met in Putrajaya Read MoreThe Thai government has announced that it will put the Internal Security Act in action from 11-23 March, in Bangkok and seven surrounding provinces, reports BBC News. This happens ahead …
Security Laws In Action Before Rally Read MoreIn future weather warnings for sailing will be improved and the radar will also help to warn of future tsunamis. The radar is able to read the height and speed …
New Tsunami Radar System to Phuket Read MoreA leaked draft to “Criteria for sustainable fuels” shows that the EU Commission plans to water drown the concept of sustainability, claims the Danish NGO Nepenthes, according to the Danish …
NGOs Alarms the EU: Palm Oil Plantations are Not Forest Read MoreNano research in Danish laboratories in close cooperation with Chinese scientists is to pave the way for mass production of cheap solar cells made of plastic, reports the Danish internet …
Denmark and China Cooperate in Solar Cell Project Read MorePress release from UNDPThirty countries have now ratified the convention triggering its entry into force in six months time, as of 1 August 2010. This is a landmark achievement that …
UN: Ban on Deadly Weapons Ratified, Enters Into Force in Six Months Read More10.03.2010 | news Wang Eng Eng, Channel NewsAsia Denmark expects to learn more about Singapore’s growth strategies and education system according to Channel NewsAsia. This follows a one-day stopover by Danish …
Denmark to Learn From Singapore Read More10.03.2010 | news Jan Tommy Fosse | photos Stein Mangersnes The annual Swedish – Norwegian sports day in Singapore took place on Saturday march 6th. This year the event was …
Swedish Victory in Singapore Read MoreA Denmark-funded community development project, which is designed for ethnic minority groups in Vietnam’s northern region, will continue its second phase in Hoa Binh, Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, …
Danish Organization Support Ethnic Minority People in Vietnam Read MoreTo mark International Women’s Day, Amnesty International released two reports looking at sexual violence in locations across the developed and developing world; specifically Cambodia and the Nordic Countries of Denmark, …
Amnesty: Rape Victims Worldwide Denied Justice and Dignity Read MoreWhen Dos Sopheap was four years she stepped on a landmine in his home country of Cambodia and lost his leg. Now she has won the first prize in the …
Miss Landmine to Sweden Read MoreWith attractive economic conditions for local producers and favoritism in public investments China tries to boost its local wind industry. Vestas’s biggest Chinese rival launches massive growth target, writes Berlingske Business.
Vestas: China Ready for Wind Battle Read MoreText Petchanet Pratruangkrai, The NationThailand is expected to start a first round of negotiations toward a bilateral free-trade agreement with the European Union by the middle of the year, a move …
Free Trade Talks Between EU and Thailand Likely This Year Read MoreSweden sold weapons to the value of 13.5 billion kronor in 2009, 7 percent more than 2008, according to new figures released by the Swedish Agency for Non-Proliferation and Export …
Sweden Sell Weapons to Southeast Asia Read MoreNew two year plan of action shall make air and water cleaner, make better use of waste and create new Danish jobs. Both in Denmark and foreign countries. Minister for …
Support to Danish Environmental Business Read MoreOne of the leaders of the Islamist terrorist group Jeemah Islamiyah reported killed in the firefight off Indonesian police Tuesday. The terrorist who went by the name Dulmatin, writes Danish …
Bali Terrorist Killed Read More08.03.2010 | news Niels C. Jensen and Pimjai Chaimongkol | photos Niels C. Jensen At the first level in a four storey house in the Somrong area in Bangkok a group …
Garment Workes Start Own Production Read MoreThe tradition of International Women’s Day were founded in Copenhagen one hundred years ago. In 2010 this day is celebrated all over the world, where women face harder life circumstances …
8th of March is International Women’s Day Read MoreDemanding equal rights for both sexes. Up to 1000 women and men representing 43 different organisations walked the streets of Bangkok Monday morning. They met at the Royal Plaza and …
Women’s Demonstration Read MoreText Edison Ong, Manilla BulletinWhere the wind blows, money flows. Vestas Wind Systems, a leading supplier of wind power solutions in the world, has looked to the East where business opportunities …
Vestas Opens Manila IT Hub to Support Global Operations Read MoreDanish companies are absent in the most promising part of China. Denmark risks losing a huge market with 200 million consumers, writes Berlingske Business.
Denmark Misses Billion Dollar Market in China Read MoreThe Singaporean navy warns that a terror group is planning one or more terror attack at oil tankers in the Malacca Strait, and the authorities in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia …
Threat of Terror Attacks in The Malacca Strait Read MoreThe Thai government has donated 20,000 metric tons of Thai rice to for the Haitians. The first load has arrived in Haiti already, flown in for free by Thai Airways …
Thailand and Maersk Line Jointly Relieve Haiti Read MoreKim Dreyer has sent this invitation to join his survey: We are currently investigating whether there is interest in Danish foods and products in Malaysia.We know that there can be …
Danish Food in Malaysia? Read MoreThursday night was Nordic networking night at the cosy Minibar Royale at Sukhumvit Soi 23. Not less than 120 Scandinavians and Thais was packed together at the 75 cosy square …
Swedish Meatballs, a Packed Bar, Cold Beers, and Business Card Swap Read MoreThe Danish PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen visits Singapore, Japan, and South Korea from the 5th-12th March.The mission is firstly to strengthen and consolidate relations with three countries that have growing …
Danish Prime Minister to Asia Read MoreThursday 10 a’ clock around 90 businesspeople, government officials, and representatives from different Chambers of Commerce was gathered at the One Start One Stop Investment Center at the 18th floor in …
Easier To Do Business in Thailand Read MoreReactions from some of the guests at the Joint Foreign Chambers’s visit at the One Start One Stop Investment Center. Two of the guests at the Joint Foreign Chambers’s visit …
A Tender Start To Facilitate Business in Thailand Read MoreUPDATE: There has been giving notice of big demonstrations in Bangkok in the middle of March, especially on the 14th of March. The demonstrations were postponed from the end of …
Keep Away From Big Demonstrations in Bangkok Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg last Tuesday reported higher net profit for 2009, based on market gains in Eastern Europe and Asia. The net profit of 4.2 billion kroner (771 million dollars), …
Brewer Carlsberg Increase Net Profit and New Breweries To Come Read MoreIn order to help Vietnam respond and adapt to climate change, Japan will give Vietnam a preferential loan of 450 million USD, Denmark pledged to support with 53 million USD, …
Denmark Helps Vietnam Respond To Climate Change Read MoreKuala Lumpur: Søren Ravn has replaced Søren Holm Jensen asCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia’s managing director. Carlsberg told this Monday that Søren Ravn had been with the Carlsberg group since 1998 at …
New Søren to Lead Carlsberg in Malaysia Read MoreThree Scandinavian Chambers of Commerce moved office Saturday, February 27, 2010A short move from Tower B to Tower A. DanCham, the Swedish-Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Finish-Thai Chamber of Commerce will …
Trade Chambers Moved Office Read MoreWith natural disasters on the rise, the United Nations is opening its first ever Asian emergency response centre to provide pre-positioned humanitarian aid within 48 hours of a crisis striking, …
Asia To Get New UN Emergency Response Centre For Disasters Read MoreDanish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck is planning to aim at the Asian markets in future as Lundbeck predicts big decline in sales in Europe and the US according to Euroinvestor. Asia …
Lundbeck Dreams of Further Expansion in Asia Read More