Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The kingdom’s 2013 defense budget rose to US$5.7 billion, a 7% increase from the year before. Increased spending in recent years has allowed an already capable military to modernize and …
Modernizing the Royal Thai Air Force Read More
Swedish home furnishing giant IKEA opens its 14th store in China on Thursday, accelerating the retail expansion in the world’s fastest growing economy, said China Daily. The new store, also …
Beijing opens 2nd IKEA Read More
By Amy R. Remo A paint manufacturer from Norway is now firming up plans to put up a manufacturing facility in the Philippines, barely a month after the Philippine Economic Zone …
Norway firm to put up paint facility in PH Read MoreGaruda Indonesia Agrees to Lease up to 35 ATR 72-600s from Nordic Aviation Capital Indonesia’s national airline Garuda Indonesia has agreed to lease up to 35 new ATR 72-600 turboprops …
Garuda to lease short-haul aircraft from Nordic Aviation Capital Read MoreReady…set… run! The doors have just opened at an Ikea furniture store in east Beijing. Even on a weekday morning, this store is packed. In just a few minutes, customers …
IKEA gets its Chinese customers to hang out and spend Read MoreNorway Mulls Investing In Malaysian Firms With Zero Tolerance To Corruption, Practise CSR KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) — Norway is looking at investing in Malaysian companies with zero tolerance …
Norway mulls investing in corruption-free Malaysian firms Read MoreNorwegian’s management and Norwegian Pilot Union (NPU) have reached agreement on a new collective agreement for pilots. This means the flight schedule operate as scheduled. “Both parties are pleased that …
Norwegian reaches deal with pilots, strike averted Read More
Edited by Martin O’Rourke Finnish elevator-equipment company Kone Corporation has established a strong first-mover advantage and is a solid market leader in China which has the fastest growing real-estate market …
Finland’s Kone under the microscope after solid China growth Read More
The Cambodian government should construct an effective annual review system for the minimum wage to ease worker unrest, according to clothing retail giant H&M, just-style.com reported. The Swedish company’s comments …
H&M calls for annual minimum wage review in Cambodia Read MoreNorway and Indonesian have signed a Mutual Recoginition Arrangement (MRA) on Quality and Food Safety of Fish and Fishery Products. The Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Quality and Food Safety of …
Norway, Indonesia ink seafood safety pact Read More