Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
At lunchtime in Hanoi Thursday the 28th August the sidewalk in front of the Swedish Embassy will turn into a street café. Swedish TV-chef Tareq Taylor will be cooking the …
Swedish TV-chef serves local food in Vietnam Read More
From August the 29th 2014 it will be possible to apply for 30 more days of visa exemption instead of the current 7 days. This means that it is possible to …
New regulations for visa extensions in Thailand Read More
Thai police have caught two ATM skimmer suspects – a Swedish man and a Filipino – in Chiang Mai’s Muang district along with 500 fake electronic cards. Thai newspaper The …
Swede arrested for ATM skimming in Chiang Mai Read More
Evaporating sweat and the sound of squeaking shoes fill the air in the toxic green badminton center. Young Danish badminton coach Nicolai Juulsager has just finished a training session with …
Badminton tour is giving young coaches a unique insight in SE Asian culture Read More
A 45 year old Swedish man begs to survive and sleeps on the sidewalk of Soi Nana (Sukhumvit Soi 4), just 3 months ago he is said to have …
Swede lives on the streets of Bangkok after allegedly being swindled out of his life savings Read More
In order to raise money for Barnhem Muang Mai, a group of young Swedes decided to walk from Bangkok to Phuket. Calle Wollgard was the leader of a group of …
Epic bike journey from Sweden for Phuket’s post-tsunami orphanage Read More
The Royal Thai Police are upgrading their effort to catch traffic offenders. Especially illegally parked cars are targeted. This week hundreds of drivers in Thailand have had their wheels locked as part …
Think twice before you park Read More
Higher prices and a new website for Cambodian e-Visa. A press release from the Cambodian Foreign Ministry says that the new e-Visa is will be put into effect by the …
Cambodia launches new e-Visa site Read More
Thanks to a new pick-up truck, disabled children in Northeastern Thailand will receive a more steady help and treatment. The organization that received the pick-up truck is called Raindrop Foundation they are based …
New pick-up truck will make it easier to help disabled children Read More
In a sting operation, undercover Immigration Department agents arrested a Norwegian national, who had been offering chiropractic treatments without licence from Thailand’s Public Health Ministry. The suspect, identified as Vincens …
Norwegian man nabbed for unlicensed chiropratic care service Read More