Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
An honest Bangkok taxi driver was on May 24 given more than Bt10,000 cash as a reward for returning a forgotten handbag with cash equaling over Bt300,000 to the owner …
Thai taxi driver rewarded by Norwegian Read MoreHis Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand will in September this year present two Thai elephants as gifts to the Swedish royal family. The elephants, which belong to Somrot Khujittikasem, …
H.M. King Bhumibol’s present for Swedish royal family Read MoreNorwegian global provider of engineering and construction services, Aker Kvaerner, recently through its Canada-based subsidiary Chemetics entered into two new contracts for equipment supply and engineering services for two integrated …
Aker Kvaerner wins USD30-million contract in Indonesia Read MoreThe Importers Association of Indonesia (Ginsi) said at a press conference on June 5 that its members had begun a boycott of all imports from Sweden in a protest over …
Indonesian importers to boycott Sweden over Aceh Read MoreSwedish Falungong practitioner, Pirjo Svensson, who had been arrested and detained by Thai authorities for over a month without being charged, left the country on June 5 night after being …
Swedish Falungong member deported from Thailand Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) on May 16 provided technical assistance to radio stations of Savannakhet and Luang Prabang provinces as part of the local radio station improvement project. …
Lao radio stations receive SIDA’s assistance Read MoreThe Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) will provide NOK 15 million to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Bangkok as its assistance in human resources development for the …
NORAD to give AIT 15 million NOK for human resources development Read MoreThe Swedish government has taken part in supporting Laos’ Ministry of Education with a donation of USD 12 million in the latter’s second phase of educational improvement project. The second …
Laos’ educational improvement phase 2 launched with Swedish support Read MoreLaos’ Tax Department on May 27 received 214 computer sets from the National Tax Board of Sweden to computerize tax administration in the country. The hand-over ceremony took place at …
Sweden helps computerize Laos’ taxation system Read MoreThe Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in May re-launched its magazine under the new name “Thai-Norwegian Business Review”. The new quarterly magazine came with visually attractive design and new concept for …
TNCC re-launches quarterly magazine in Thailand Read More