Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
As a part of a larger plan to cut the number of countries receiving Norwegian aid from 116 to 84, Norway is about to stop its development aid to Thailand …
Norway to stop development aid for Thailand and Malaysia Read More
While the opening date is yet to be confirmed, Indonesia’s first IKEA store has been constructed in the western vicinity of Jakarta, the building is around 33.000 square meters, approximately the size of …
Indonesia’s first IKEA store is opening soon Read More
An agreement that Norway will use NOK 6 million on defusing cluster munition in Laos was signed by the Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende and his Laotian counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith in …
Norway increase their involvement in clearing Laos of old cluster bombs Read More
Months after the official negotiations between Finnair and their cabin personnel’s union had ended without results a new deal has been made. This means that Finnair’s plan to replace their …
Finnair stops planned outsourcing of cabin crew Read More
Today a new deal, that will lower the costs of cellphone calls between Denmark and China, has been signed. The price of data roaming on a Danish sim-card in China …
New deal will make phone calls between China and Denmark cheaper Read More
Chonburi police on October 3 arrested the man, who misrepresented himself as a motorcycle-taxi rider who had allegedly robbed and raped of a Danish tourist in late September. The man …
Man suspected of rape of Danish tourist arrested Read More
The central province of Binh Thuan granted a Vietnamese-Danish couple who did so much to help poor rural communities throughout Vietnam the land use rights to their remote homestead on …
Vietnamese-Danish heroes awarded land rights Read More
[wzslider] Yesterday at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore three Scandinavian architecture companies were awarded in three different categories. The hattrick consisted of projects drawn by Swedish, Norwegian and Danish …
Scandinavian projects win world architecture kudos in Singapore Read More
On September 23rd, a delegation from the Norwegian Embassy visited the Norwegian Mission Society and its projects in the slums around the Khlong Toey area. The tour included both a …
New Norwegian Ambassador visits Klongtoey daycare Read More
On September 27, the Danish Embassy in Singapore represented Denmark at the Study in Europe – Singapore fair. Armed with brochures, Danish candy and with the help of 10 Danish …
Embassy encourages Singaporeans to study in Denmark Read More
A young Danish tourist reported to police she was raped on September 27 by a Thai man who claimed to be a motorcycle-taxi rider in Pattaya area, according to Banglamung …
Danish tourist raped by Thai man in Pattaya area Read More
Stubbekøbing, Helsinge, Vadum, Esbjerg and Bjæverskov are just some of the places our new Thai friends have been living in Denmark. We are thrilled by the great turnout at the …
Danish-speaking Thais polish up language skills Read More
Simon Grimstrup, the pride of Denmark, savoured the sweet taste of success, securing top place at the 70-km ultra international Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2014 in Sapa on September 21. Simon …
Danish runner finishes first at 70-km Sapa int’l marathon Read More
Danish chef Mads Refslund who is a co-founder of NOMA, currently on top of Restaurant magazine’s list of the 50 best restaurants in the world, and Henrik Yde the owner …
Two Danish Michelin chefs to cook in Singapore Read More
The owner of Legoland, Merlin Entertainments, wants to build up to 5 LEGO themed amusement parks in China. The Legoland parks get a lot of the honor for Merlin Entertainments 15 …
Legoland ready to build amusement parks in China Read More
In October the television crew behind the Thai TV documentary series “World 360 degree” will be travelling to Finland to make a four-episode series about the Finnish educational system. The …
Thai television goes to Finland Read More
The learning concept Me & My City was awarded as the winner of World Innovation Summit for Education on Monday the 15th of September. The programme is meant to promote entrepeneurship …
Finnish school programme wins innovation award Read More
A Norwegian national who was in Singapore for a business meeting and holiday was jailed one month on September 16 for kicking a police officer. Staale Lie Jorgensen, 34, was …
Drunk Norwegian kicks cop, lands in Singapore jail Read More
The Danish embassy in Beijing has experienced a 26 percent raise in visa applications this summer and new agreements are expected to get even more Chinese tourist to Denmark, Danish …
Number of Chinese tourists in Denmark on the rise Read More
Asian air traffic could be heading for “catastrophic gridlock,” if the region’s countries do not start to cooperate more, aviation experts warn. Air passenger traffic in the Asia-Pacific region is …
Asian air traffic might be facing a gridlock Read More
Grundfos has found a new man to lead their ambitious growth plan in the Asia pacific region. His name is Okay Barutçu and he has been promoted from being Grundfos’ …
New Grundfos Chief in Asia Pacific region to double the revenue in 5 years Read More
A new report from the Finnish Ombudsman of Minorities shows that women at some Thai-massage parlors in Helsinki are victims of human trafficking. Even though they work at a massage …
Women in Helsinki’s Thai-massage parlors get no payment for regular massages Read More
“To Singapore, With Love”, a film by Singaporean director Tan Pin Pin has been banned from being shown or distributed in Singapore. The film follows Singaporean trade unionists, student leaders …
Documentary about Singaporean exiles has been banned Read More
More and more Danish children’s books are making their way to the bookshelves in China. Particularly the funny books have caught the interest of the Chinese Denmark’s Radio (DR) reports. 13 Danish publishers …
Children’s books about butts and a cycling mosquito sells in China Read More
Among more than 100 Swedish embassies, the embassy in Vietnam was awarded for being the most successful Swedish Embassy in when it comes to promotion. Camilla Mellander, the Swedish Ambassador …
Swedish Embassy in Vietnam awarded for its innovative communication Read More
Despite some strengths and signs of progress a new report claims that Cambodia’s integrity system remains weak. Swedish Ambassador Anna Maj Hultgård spoke in support the Cambodian efforts to fight …
Swedish ambassador speaks at Cambodian corruption report launch Read More
A recent report made by Bank of America Merril Lynch says that home prices in Singapore can fall 20 percent by 2016 depending on how the government moves on its …
Gloomy predictions for property prices in Singapore Read More
Tomorrow the 10th of September China stops all import of whole Norwegian salmon until it is guaranteed that the salmon is virus free. No transitional period was offered when the …
China stops import of Norwegian salmon Read More
Danish ambassador in Malaysia Nicolai Ruge and Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur took a bike ride together at the KL Car Free Sunday event. A monthly initiative, …
Kuala Lumpur mayor cycling with the Danish ambassador Read More
To reach a the growing middle class and make up for loss related to the Russian boycott on EU goods, the Danish government is presenting a new strategy to increase …
Danish Embassies will be hiring food experts Read More
Pattaya Police took into custody a Thai woman in Pattaya in the early morning hour of September 4 for allegedly peddling Ecstasy pills on the streets of this well-known tourist …
Finn arrested in Pattaya’s Ecstasy drug bust Read MoreYesterday Swedish Television SVT could reveal that the Swedish Defense Research Agency (FOI) negotiated a deal on export of software used to develop the Swedish fighter jet Gripen. For years …
Swedish Defense Research Agency secretly cooperated with China Read More
The trial of a British researcher from the Finnish NGO Finnwatch has begun. The researcher, Andy Hall, face up to seven years in prison for comments he made about the …
Researcher from Finnish NGO is on trial in Bangkok Read More
The last half year has been extraordinarily windy in Denmark. Combined with a larger amount windmills this has made the windmills share of the power supply jump from 31 percent the first …
Windmills has made up a record breaking 41,2 percent of the Danish power supply in the first half of 2014 Read More
A Swedish micro-insurance company that sells insurances for less than USD 1 a month just made a USD 10.000 payout after a 90 year old woman died from a fall. According …
Swedish company behind first death related micro-insurance payout in Cambodia Read More
Last week the Danish Ambassador to Cambodia and Thailand, Mikael Hemniti Winther, sat down with Pnhom Penh Post and talked about Danish businesses in Cambodia. Even though there is relatively …
Danish ambassador talks corruption and business opportunities in Cambodia Read More
There are a small number of citizens of Nordic countries among some 16,000 foreign inmates in Thai prisons, according to Thailand’s Department of Corrections. As of August 2014, nine Swedes, …
Nordics a tiny minority among 16,000 foreign inmates in Thai prisons Read More
The Danish ambassador in Malaysia, Nicolai Ruge has started tweeting under @DKAMBinmalaysia. He will be sharing his insights in politics and business culture in Malaysia and Denmark. His first tweets …
Danish ambassador starts tweeting Read More
There must be a significant number of Sweden-based Thais who go mushroom-hunting without enough knowledge to tell the difference between edible and poisonous varieties. The Swedish health authorities found it …
Foraging Thais told to steer clear of Sweden’s poisonous mushrooms Read More
Koh Pha Ngan authorities have warned people to beware of box jellyfish after a French boy died on Saturday shortly after being stung while swimming at a beach of this …
Jellyfish warning issued after the death of a 5 year old Read More
A 41-year-old Finnish man was found dead in a room filled with cooking gas at a Bangkok guesthouse in an apparent suicide, according to police. An investigator was quoted by …
Finn found dead by cooking gas inhalation in Bkk guesthouse Read More
After a long table tennis career Jan-Ove Waldner has a legendary status in China. According to Swedish newspaper Expressen he plans to launch his own clothing brand in the country. …
Swedish table tennis legend to launch clothing brand in China 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
The water from water vending machines may not be as clean as you would want it to be. Malaysian newspaper The Star tested 29 samples of water from vending machines …
E. coli bacteria found in water from Malaysian vending machines Read More
A newly build house in Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak neighborhood is currently home of the world’s highest square meter price. More precisely a staggering 1,89 million HKD per square meter, …
Home in Hong Kong has the world’s highest price per square meter Read More
A taxi driver in Hanoi was put in police custody on August 14 for snatching a mobile phone from a Finnish woman after having attempting unsuccessfully to overcharge her and …
Vietnam police nab cabby for snatching phone from Finnish tourist Read More
Danish brewer Carlsberg was on the target list of the Islamist militant group Isis, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. The outlet reports that a Carlsberg …
Islamic State (IS) targets Carlsberg brewery in Malaysia, news report Read More
The Danish cobra-inspired artist and communication consultant, Jens Overgaard Bjerre, 65, was on July 17, 2014 murdered by his former Filipino girlfriend with three stab wounds, including one through his …
Danish artist murdered by ex-girlfriend in the Philippines Read More
From Pippi Longstocking to dark humored comic novels. It seems like Singaporeans have figured out that Nordic literature has more to offer than gloomy crime novels. Even though Nordic Noir …
Singaporeans are exploring Nordic literature Read More
Thai visitors in Denmark have overtaken the Chinese when it comes to the consumption of luxury goods. According to Berlingske Business, Thai visitors spend an average of 6.627 kroner in …
Thai tourists are on a shopping spree in Denmark Read More