Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The adventure of Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl entertained more than 150 guests Monday 28 September 2015. The Norwegian Embassy in collaboration with the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Thailand (FCCT) welcomed to …
Norwegian screening attracted 150 guests in Bangkok Read More
Sweden’s H&M will open 70 stores in China in the fiscal year ending November 2015, and the largest Asian store yet will open in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on 30 October. …
Largest Asian H&M store will open in Hong Kong Read More
“Danish tourists really miss a lot when dining out in Thailand” freelance writer Sofie Lisby says. After a decade in Thailand she and her co-writer Christina Lund Sørensen noticed a sad …
Message to Denmark: taste Thailand! Read More
This weekend the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Singapore celebrated it’s 60 years in the country. The first Norwegian sailor priest came to Singapore in 1955 where a church committee …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church celebrated 60 years in Singapore Read More
The Swedish-developed exhibition “Facing the Climate” opens in Vietnam 28 September 2015. Here five Swedish and five Vietnamese cartoonists will show their climate-themed cartoons in the exhibition in Hanoi, presented by …
Swedish and Vietnamese cartoonists express worries at “Facing the Climate”-exhibition Read More
With Danish support from Danmission and University of Copenhagen local activists in Cambodia fight against illegal lumbermen and corrupt politicians. By using mobilephones and a special-developed app the activists from Prey …
Forest project in Cambodia funded by Denmark wins UN-prize Read More
A four-week Norwegian salmon-campaign ends today Friday 25 September 2015 in Hongkong. For a month buses and inside MRTs have been decorated with posters and ads featuring pictures of Norwegian …
Final day of Norwegian salmon-campaign in Hongkong Read More
Thursday 24 September 2015, the legendary Danish restaurant “Stable Lodge” in Bangkok was filled with Danish ”hygge”. At the entrance, a giant version of Arne Jacobsen’s classic wooden Royal Guard soldier …
Newcomers and “old and wise” were welcomed by Dancham in Danish style Read More
The 54 year-old Dane should have learnt the decision of his case on Tuesday 22 September 2015. Instead, his prison sentence in the Philippines has been extended indefinitely. The court system …
Danish man imprisoned indefinitely in the Philippines Read More
Finding a proper playgroup for one’s child in as big a city as Bangkok can be a bigger project than expected. Swedish father Robert Akerblom, Danish father Steen Trolle and …
Project Play Group Read More