Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
“Hanoi recitals”, a cross genre musical project leaded by Vietnamese and Danish artists, is being performed and work shopped across Denmark until September 26, ThanhNien News reported. The group of …
Vietnamese, Danish artists bring ‘Hanoi Recitals’ to Denmark Read More
Danish Tom Kristensen who is the nine-time Le Mans 24-Hour race winner has signed up for the 2013 Race of Champions to be held at Bangkok’s Rajamangala Stadium on the …
Tom Kristensen confirmed for Race of Champions in Bangkok Read More
The wellknown Asian tuk-tuk vehicle has found its way to Greenland Tourists coming to Ilulissat in Greenland now have the chance to explore the town from an Asia-inspired tuk-tuk vehicle. …
Greenland had its first tuk-tuk Read More
On September 22, police received a report from Phutasart rescue about an accident on highway number 3145 which resulted in death of a young Swede named Mr. Jhon Olov Eddie …
Young Swede killed in tragic crash in Rayong Read More
As a part of the campaign Culinary Sweden in Malaysia the Embassy of Sweden had invited Malaysian children to learn traditional Swedish cooking at YoungChefsAcademy. The children came from Rumah …
Malaysian kids learned Swedish cooking Read More
On Monday 23 September the Embassy of Denmark in Kuala Lumpur launched the exhibition Copenhagen Solutions together with the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) and Real Estate & Housing Developers’ …
Copenhagen Solutions Exhibition opened in Kuala Lumpur Read More
Representatives from 12 Swedish businesses joined their 200 peers from local firms at a seminar in Hanoi on September 18 to discuss sustainable business with clean water from Sweden. At …
Vietnam learns clean technology from Sweden Read More
A group of popular artists from China visited Sweden on September 20 with performances to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. The event with the Embrace China Performances was organized by All-China Federation …
Stockholm celebrated Moon Festival with Embrace China Performances Read More
In January last year, Lebanese-Swedish Atris Hussein was arrested by Thai Police for having nearly 2.8 tonnes of ammonium nitrate and urea-based fertilizer in his possession at the house he …
Lebanese-Swedish Hezbollah suspect jailed for two years and eight months Read More
EUNIC Thailand and EU joined forces with the BMA and launched the “EUNIC-Bibliobus” in Bangkok on September 11. The mobile library contributed to Bangkok World Book Capital 2013 was officially ready to …
Swedish embassy participates in launch of EUNIC-Bibliobus Read More
The Swedish Government will introduce the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) in Jakarta. That was the message from the Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia spoke at the JakartaCity Hall on Friday 13 …
Swedish government to help Jakarta solving traffic problems Read More
25 berry pickers from Thailand refused to board their flight back home this weekend, Finnish Yle reported. A group of berry pickers in Central Finland issued in a press release …
Berry pickers from Thailand refuse to leave Finland Read More
Despite one of the Gripen jets being hit by lightning in India on the way from Sweden to Thailand, the three planes safely landed in Thailand on September 4. As …
The Royal Thai Air Force receives last batch of Gripen jets Read More
China Operation Center, the Finnish co-operation organisation, has concluded a significant framework agreement with the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration (Shanghai FDA). The agreement will open up a direct sales …
New sales channel for Finnish food safety expertise in China Read More
“China is so big, while Denmark is so small. But we face the same core challenge from the aging society. In Denmark we have had some experience dealing with the …
Denmark and China to share experiences on aging problem Read More
As people often confuse Sweden with Switzerland, the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai and Sweden’s official website – Sweden.cn have joined forces with the Consulate General of Switzerland in …
“Sweden-Switzerland” campaign launched in Shanghai Read More
The Embassy of Norway in Bangkok is looking for at temporary account and consular assistant to start as soon as possible. The job will first of all be to relieve …
Vacancy at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok Read More
Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle on Sunday announced a new technical problem with one of its Boeing 787 “Dreamliners”, as the plane was grounded due to a flaw in its …
Norwegian reports new Dreamliner glitch Read More
While flying over India on its way from Sweden one of the jets set to arrive in Thailand on September 4 was struck by lightening. The delivery of three Gripen …
Lightening delays Swedish fighter jet delivery to Thailand Read More
Denmark opened a new Visa Application Office in Ho Chi Minh City on September 3 in an effort to strengthen exchanges with Vietnam, according to a press release. All applications for …
Denmark opens visa application office in Ho Chi Minh City Read More
Claus Meyer, co-founder of Denmark’s famous Noma restaurant, became a star chef by using local and seasonal Nordic produce. His new Copenhagen restaurant Nam Nam turns that concept on its …
Denmark’s Noma founder gives Nordic twist to Singapore food Read More
When the 2013 edition of the Chulalongkorn International Film Festival ends on Friday September 6 it will be with the Danish film “The Hunt” on the big screen. The film …
Danish “The Hunt” to end Film Festival in Bangkok Read More
Annually The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies invites applications for the Snorry Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships. The Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars (not to university students) in …
Apply for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships now Read More
The Six Tones, a Vietnamese-Swedish experimental music ensemble, will launch its double album “Signal in Noise” in Hanoi on August 30. The CD is a product of The Six Tones’ …
Experimental Vietnamese-Swedish music ensemble releases CD Read More
On Monday 2 September the Swedish city Västerås, 100 km West of Stockholm, is visited by a delegation from the Chinese city Jinan, in the partnership region Shandong. The delegation …
Chinese delegations visits Swedish city Västerås Read More
In ten days of September the Embassy of Sweden in Malaysia will put focus on Swedish culinary traditions with the event Culinary Sweden. The Embassy if Sweden in Malaysia is …
The Embassy of Sweden to promote Swedish food culture in Malaysia Read More
Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China is looking for a new person to teach in Swedish in the autumn. Since spring 2011 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce has offered several …
New Swedish language teacher in Beijing – is that you? Read More
A Philippine household staff at the Norwegian Ambassador’s residence in Bern, Switzerland was given royal recognition for rendering thirty years of loyal service, the Philippine Embassy in Switzerland said on …
Philippine household worker awarded Norwegian service medal Read More
A 39 year-old man is accused of domestic violence against his 31 year-old now ex-girlfriend during a holiday in Phuket in Thailand last year in December, Danish paper Sjællandske reported. …
Danish man hit girlfriend in Phuket, now waiting for city court Read More
The Embassy of Denmark is handling all visa applications to Sweden. From 2 September 2013 the visa application process for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden will be outsourced to …
Embassy of Denmark to handle visa application to Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Read More
The Danish Embassy in Hanoi opened a Vietnamese art exhibition featuring 26 works by both established and emerging painters on August 29. Pham Luc has contributed five pieces, famous artist …
Embassy of Denmark showcases Vietnamese paintings Read More
A Danish tourist in Phuket woke up on Tuesday 27 August to find his girlfriend for the night, his laptop and 7000 baht in cash missing has at least got …
Thai “girlfriend for the night” robs Danish tourist in Phuket Read More
As LEGOLAND® Malaysia prepares to celebrate its first anniversary next month, its Annual Pass holders already have something to celebrate. They will be able to enjoy another year of exceptional …
Legoland Malaysia offers pass renewal Read More
On September 5 there will be a seminar on the topic ‘service design’ in Bangkok, with speakers from the Oslo School of Architecture. The focus of design has increasingly shifted …
Architechture seminar in Bangkok on “Service design” Read More
Danish film production company Final Cut For Real ApS is supporting free distribution of the genocide documentary The Act of Killing in Indonesia. In a partnership between Drafthouse Films, global …
Act of Killing to be distributed free in Indonesia Read More
Two Vietnamese men had their sentences reduced with one and half year each after growing hemp Taking their case to High Court in Denmark two Vietnamese men were able to …
Danish High Court reduces sentences to Vietnamese pot growers Read More
The Danish politician and member of the European Parliament, Søren Søndergaard, was key speaker at an event at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) on 28 August about the disappeared …
Danish politician concerned over the disappearance of Laotian social leader Read More
Three Singapore students Yinn Jaye Ong, Kang Le Yeo and Wie Jin Gong will take part in the 2013 International Stockholm Junior Water Prize finale held at the World Water …
Students from Singapore compete in 2013 Stockholm Junior Water Prize Read More
The Finnish Embassy invites Singaporeans to come and learn about the what opportunities there are for them to study in Finnish Universities. The European Commission’s Study in Europe 2013 program …
Learn about study-opportunities in Finnish Universities at Finland’s Embassy in Singapore Read More
Copenhagen ZOO in Denmark had huge expectations to the birth of the baby elephant set to happen in the end of August. Unfortunately the elephant was stillborn on Monday 27 …
Baby elephant stillborn in Copenhagen Zoo Read More
Finland’s Minister of Education and Science has been sharply followed by officials and journalists on her trip around South East Asia. Minister of Education in Finland Krista Kiuru went to …
Finnish Minister on well-documented give and take trip in South East Asia Read More
The Danish Ambassador in China Arne Friis Petersen gave a long video interview to People’s Daily Online in China. Denmark is the best destination for Chinese investors. That was how …
Danish ambassador visited People’s Daily in China Read More
Four Thai students namely Cattaliya Laohapotjanart, Thanwarat Jantiwatkun and Patnarin Kattiyasuwong will represent Thailand at the 2013 International Stockholm Junior Water Prize finale, to be held at the World Water …
Thai students will compete at the 2013 International Stockholm Junior Water Prize Finale Read More
The 40 years old Alex from Denmark is living on the beach of Pattaya, along with many other expats who somehow ended up being homeless, the Bangkok Post reports. Alex …
Bangkok Post found homeless Danish man on the beach Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce presented the first two MBA scholarships for Thai students to study in Sweden, sponsored by Electrolux. The two Thai students who just received a scholarship …
Two Thai students receive scholarships to study in Sweden Read More
On August 19 the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok made the official opening of a course focusing on Human Rights of Women in Southeast Asia. Deputy Head of Mission at …
Embassy of Sweden opened Learning Course Read More
The Swedish producer Carl Myren was recently in Vietnam to produce a documentary on the work, achieved from development aid, supported by the Embassy of Sweden. The development aid is …
Swedish producer to shoot documentary in Vietnam Read More
Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid celebrates 100th birthday She is known and loved worldwide. For some people she is even the main attraction on a visit to the capital of Denmark. The Little …
Happy Birthday Little Mermaid Read More
Norwegian Stein Dokset was expected to explain to the court today why he hid the body of his dead girlfriend in a trash can for 2.5 years but the hearing …
Norwegian murder accused smiled as he entered the court Read More
37 people were killed in a car crash in Malaysia on Wednesday. The following inspection from the scene of the accident shows that the bus was loaded with more people …
Crashed tourist bus in Malaysia was overloaded Read More