Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis are preparing their performance at the biggest TV-transmitted music award show in Asia, Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) to be held on Friday November 22, …
“The Fox” brothers to perform at Mnet Asia Music Awards Read More
Sotra-karen Kittiphong Pluemjai, who lived in Norway most of his life, went on a vacation that turned out to be bit of a career change. The 20 year-old striker signed …
20 year-old planned vacation, but instead signed football contract Read MoreUPDATE: All missing Danes now accounted for in the Philippines The Foreign Ministry has reason to believe that the remaining missing three Danes are on three separate islands UPDATE, 12:31: …
All missing Danes found in typhoon-ravaged Philippines Read More
For Norwegian insurance companies, 2013 has been a year of record high payouts as the result of huge numbers of sickness claims by travelling Norwegians. Never before have so many …
Travelling Norwegians’ sickness claims hit record high Read MoreIKEA’s store in Xuhui District was forced to remain shut until after noon yesterday after a man threatened to jump from the top of storage racks, the company said in …
Suicidal Chinese forces IKEA store closure Read More
The Finnish Conductor Osmo Vänskä will perform with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in Esplanade Concert Hall on 6 December, which is Finland’s Independence Day, starting at 7.30pm. He performs as clarinettist …
Finnish Conducter Osmo Vänskä to perform in Singapore Read MoreThe outpouring of international aid to the Philippines makes China’s contribution for typhoon relief look like a trickle: even Swedish furniture chain IKEA and beverage giant Coca-Cola have done more …
IKEA outdoes China in Philippines relief Read More
A new retrospective law passed on Wednesday ensures that 7-year old Im and her mother can return to Denmark. Except from Dansk Folkeparti, all the parties in the Danish Parliament …
Im can go back to Denmark due to new law Read More
While most of the Danes on the list of those registered as living in the Philippines have been accounted for following the weekend’s super storm, Typhoon Haiyan, 16 have not …
Search continues for missing Danes in the Philippines Read More
As many as 20 Swedes are feared missing in the Philippines in the aftermath of the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan, which is estimated to have killed up to …
Swedes feared missing after Philippines typhoon Read More
The music concert of “The music of ABBA by Arrival from Sweden” will be held at the People’s Square in Yangon on November 30 according to the event’s organizer, Pee …
Swedish band to perform ABBA music in Yangon Read More
7-year-old Im Nielsen and her mother Suthida were on Sunday November 10 forced to leave Denmark due to the decision of the city court in Hjørring in the Northern part …
7-year-old sent out of Denmark, now on her way to Thailand Read MoreNorway Gives 20 million NOK Humanitarian Aid to the Philippines Norway provides NOK 20 million in immediate humanitarian assistance to the Philippines, hit by a devastating typhoon. -I want to …
Norway gives NOK20-million aid to Philippines Read More
Super Typhoon Haiyan that hit Philippines with a devastating fury on Friday may have left more than 10,000 deaths in its wake while hundreds of thousands of survivors were made …
Scandinavians still missing after Philippine typhoon Read More
According to Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichackchaikul, eight countries have already issued travel warnings to their people, urging them to avoid demonstration sites in Thailand. NNT reported. One of the countries …
Sweden issues travel warning due to Bangkok demonstrations Read MoreThe Swedish government unveiled the new face of “brand Sweden” on Tuesday, a project that was one year in the making and includes a new font, a flag, and classic …
Brand Sweden gets a new logo Read More
Each year several Thai youths go to Norway to study at Norwegian high schools, through the exchange study organisation AFS. The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok met three Thai students to talk …
Thai boys miss Norway after studying abroad Read More
On 2 November the 14th Ambassadors Cup Race took place in Singapore. Denmark’s strong team consisting of Captain Esben Poulsen with his crew Justin and Ambassador Berit Basse on his …
Denmark gets 3rd place in Singapore Ambassadors Cup Race 2013 Read MorePHUKET — A senior Swedish law enforcement official was in Phuket on 4 November 2013 to seek closer cooperation with the Royal Thai Police to better protect thousands of Swedish …
Sweden’s police chief seeks tourist safety cooperation Read MoreWant to visit Denmark, but don’t know how to get there and what to see? Then ask these 30 Malaysian tour operators who just attended a travel planning workshop at …
Malaysian operators trained as Denmark experts Read More
The Danish band Mew has recently given concerts in Kuala Lumper, Jakarta and Singapore, the band tells on its Facebook-page. “Thank you, Singapore! Can’t believe what a warm welcome we …
Danish band Mew toured KL, Jakarta and Singapore Read MoreFinnair celebrated its 90th anniversary on Friday, 1 November 2013. The world’s fifth-oldest airline still in operation, Finnair was established in 1923. Today, Finnair specialises in flights between Europe and …
Finnair celebrates 90th anniversary Read More
Danes move abroad for personal development – not to escape the high Danish taxation. That is one of the findings in a new survey conducted among 1.004 Danes. The surveyed …
Danes move abroad for personal development Read More
On Monday 4 November, the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo will be the next embassy where visitors can apply online for a Schengen visa. This is also possible in Jakarta and …
Online Application for Visa to Sweden Read MoreThe Sixth European Union Film Festival Brings Fresh New Movies to Chinese Audiences The Sixth European Union Film Festival will be launched on 1st November 2013, featuring 22 carefully curated …
EU film fest features Danish, Finnish flicks Read MoreThe OCSC International Education Expo 2013 will run from 2 to 3 November 2013 at the Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon. The expo gathers more than 300 institutions and expected …
Swedish universities at Education Expo Read MoreDanish beer giant Carlsberg, a partner in Cambodia’s largest brewery, Cambrew, said it is not concerned by a call to boycott its popular Angkor Beer brand over a partner company’s …
Carlsberg shrugs off Beer Boycott Read More
VISIT Finland will launch a marketing campaign next year for its top two Asian markets, China and Japan, which accounted for about 10 per cent of total foreign arrivals to …
Finland invests in China, Japan campaign Read More
Singapore Writers Festival highlights Nordic literature with NORDIC LIGHTS: An introduction to Nordic Literature. Singapore Writers Festival is a unique chance to explore the literary arts of the Nordic region, including …
Meet nordic writers to Singapore Writers Festival Read More
Now the thousand chase dinner is on! The Swedish author Mikael Rosengren decided to make a difference. With the help from devoted readers, book lovers and common curious people collect …
Swedish author chasing 1.000 meals for orphanage Read More
An area around Olof Palmes gata in the center of the Swedish capital Stockholm has been suggested transformed into a Thai Town, reports the Swedish newspaper Metro. [wzslider] Photo credit: …
Visit Thailand in the middle of Stockholm Read More
For Thai painter and photographer Woo, the path to career success in Sweden has been anything but a walk in the park. Now planning his first exhibit, Woo tells The …
Thai man took the roundabout way to his Swedish career goal Read More
Several nail salons in Sweden have been found selling illegal work permits to Vietnamese jobseekers for as much as 140,000 kronor ($22,000) according to a new investigation, reported Swedish The …
Swedish nail salons selling ‘work permits’ Read More
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has such a loyal fan-base in China that customers take naps in the exhibition spaces, forcing its employees to change the sheets on a daily basis …
Snoozing Chinese sully Ikea bed sheets Read MoreThe most popular destination for Swedish tourists is not Thailand or London but close neighbours Denmark according to a new survey. According to the survey, which was conducted by travel …
Denmark – not Thailand – is Swedish tourists’ top destination Read More
Norway’s Seamen’s Church has warned that up to 300 children could not be receiving care as a result of families experiencing difficulties, the Foreigner.no reported. Around 10,000 Norwegians are living …
Many Norwegian children in Thailand at risk of neglect Read More
Two professors from the National University of Singapore (NUS) will ride their motorcycles from Singapore to Sweden next March in the name of breast cancer research and education, The Straits …
Professors to ride from Singapore to Sweden for breast cancer research Read More
The Australian Michael Creighton of Norwegian People’s Aid and his father Gordon Bruce Creighton are dead after a plane crash in Laos, The Epoch Times reported. Creighton worked for the …
Norwegian People’s Aid worker dead after Laos plane crash Read More
A seven-year-old girl, Im Nielsen, and her mother, Suthida Nielsen, have been ordered by Hjørring District Court to leave Denmark to move back to their native Thailand, TV2 Nord reports …
Thai 7-year-old to be deported from Denmark Read More
On Wednesday afternoon Pattaya Rescue Services were called to a Central Pattaya condominium to assist an Icelandic resident who had reportedly self-harmed and had lost a considerable amount of blood, …
Icelandic Man self-harms at Central Pattaya Condominium Read More
A Swedish tourist has alleged that a Thai woman has stolen his wallet and withdrawn 100,000 baht from his bank accounts, Khaosod English in Thailand reported. Mr. Issa Barsoma, 60, …
Swedish Tourist ‘Scammed’ Of 100,000 Baht Read MoreThe art exhibition Depth & Deception featuring artworks by Danish painter Charlotte Donvang and Pakistani photographer Ahsan Qureshi was launched recently by Danish Ambassador to Malaysia HE Mr. Nicolai Ruge …
Art opening with depth Read MoreThailand’s Sompop Jantraka, was among those honoured by Sweden-based World’s Children’s Prize Foundation for their contribution to protection of children against exploitation, based on a decision made by 2.2 million …
Thai child rights activist honoured in Sweden Read More
Volvo is lauding the success of its China organisational structure as the country became its number one market last month, posting rising sales up 49% compared to last year, just-auto.com …
Volvo cites China organisational structure for rising sales Read More
According to the Embassy of Denmark in Thailand, Denmark has launched the Red Carpet Program – the Fast Track Business Visa to Denmark. A program to make it easier for …
Denmark launches Fast Track business visa program Read More
On Friday, October 11, Sweden’s Ambassador to Thailand Klas Molin attended Plan International’s event “Because I am a Girl”, the Embassy wrote on its Facebook-page. The event celebrated the International …
Sweden’s ambassador to attend the International Day of the Girl Read More
Source: Mongabay.com Norway’s $760 billion pension fund has divested from two Malaysian forestry companies in Borneo due to ‘severe environmental damage’, Mongabay.com reported. On Saturday, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund …
Norway blacklists 2 Malaysian logging companies Read More
Swedish-Indian lawyer and dive-instructor Aruna Singh protests a coal power plant on the tourist island Koh Lanta. The Island of Koh Lanta and the Krabi province, in Thailand, are battling …
Swedish-Indian lawyer to protests a coal power plant on Koh Lanta. Read More
On Friday 11 October 2013 Ambassador Ewa Polano hosted a very special gathering with members of Alumni Swedia and Swedish Business Community in Indonesia, the Embassy said on its Facebook-page. …
Swedish Ambassador in Jakarta hosted education representatives Read More
Police were called to a Hotel in North Pattaya on Thursday Morning to investigate reports of an injured Tourist in the Hotel Lobby area, who was in considerable pain and …
Finnish Tourists in lovers’ spat in Pattaya Read More