Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Three duels – that was all the Danish badminton comet Viktor Axelsen had in him when he faced the 8th seeded Boonsak Ponsana from Thailand at Indonesia Open in Jakarta. …
Danish badminton comet withdraws from Indonesia Open because of sickness Read More
Representatives from the Danish Agriculture and Food Council (Landbrug & Fødevarer) have recently visited Malaysia and met with Malaysia Department of Islamic Development (JAKIM) to learn more about halal certification. …
Danish Agricultural and Food Council visits Malaysia Read More
TripAdvisor, the world’s popular travel website, on 11 June 2013 unveiled TripIndex Cities 2013 – the third annual cost comparison of an evening out and overnight stay for two people …
Oslo named most expensive city for travellers while Hanoi second most affordable Read MoreChinese Super League club Guangzhou R&F officially appointed former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson as the club’s new coach until the end of 2014. The club was reported to ink …
Football – Swede confirmed as coach for Chinese Super League team Read MoreHer Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit visited Myanmar last week. She was introduced to projects by the Norwegian Red Cross and the Norwegian People’s Aid, who in different ways work …
Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits Myanmar Read More
A female Swedish tourist was found dead in a house in Phuket’s Muang district on Monday 10 June, police said. Marianne Aino, 57, was believed to have been dead for …
Swedish tourist found dead on Phuket Read MoreThis week China launched a public-health campaign to encourage breast-feeding—a new tack in an often-fraught effort to quell widespread fears about the safety of the country’s powdered-milk formula. Health …
Ikea pushes for more breast-feeding in China Read MoreOn 4 June, 2013, the Norwegian Red Cross (NRC) and the Danish Red Cross (DRC) signed a historic cooperation agreement in Yangon, continuing the trend of Norwegian-Danish cooperation in Myanmar. …
The Norwegian Red Cross and the Danish Red Cross sign historic agreement in Myanmar Read More
A hot air balloon featuring the global smash computer game Angry Birds made its world debut in eastern Taiwan at a hot air balloon festival. The two-month festival kicked off …
Angry Birds hot air balloon debuts in Taiwan Read More
Following the success of its first event last year, the second “Thailand Tour De Ski” will be held on 14 – 20 October 2013. This year’s edition of the tour …
Thailand Tour De Ski 2013 to be held in October Read MoreThe Government of Myanmar, alongside the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Norway, today unveiled a Tourism Master Plan which outlines 38 development projects valued at nearly …
Myanmar Unveils Norwegian backed $500 Million Tourism Plan Read More3000 young football players will meet this weekend in Hue, when Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) is arranging the biggest football tournament in Vietnam. With over 300 teams, …
Norway behind biggest children’s football cup in Vietnam Read MoreAddressing stigma and discrimination was underlined as critical to progress on HIV by UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassador Crown Princess Mette Marit, during a site visit to a shelter for children living …
Crown Princess of Norway fights HIV and stigma in Malaysia Read MoreKarl Fredrik “Freddie” Ljungberg, the former Swedish and Arsenal winger, talked online with Vietnamese fans today, June 4, during a program that was covered by tuoitre.vn, tuoitrenews.vn, and broadcast …
Swedish football player thrilled by Vietnamese fans Read MoreFinnish ecotourism operators are aiming at the Chinese market, with many affluent Chinese now eager to travel the world and visit unusual natural beauty spots. In late May, a group …
Ecotourism draws wealthy Chinese travelers to Finland Read MoreEager to prove that a minor incident involving a rude Thai bus driver during a recent trip to Thailand did not affect his love for the country, a Norwegian man …
Norwegian shows his love for Thailand with neck tattoo Read MoreDanish food entrepreneur, co-creator of Noma and founding father of the New Nordic Cuisine movement, Claus Meyer, serves up comfort food the Danish way at the first World Street Food …
Singapore street food event with a Nordic flavor Read MorePop band THEO BERNDT will perform in Shanghai and Suzhou Swedish indie pop band THEO BERNDT has their 2013 China tour, playing at several locations across the country, including Shanghai …
Swedish indie pop band to China Read MoreIt will soon be easier for researchers at Uppsala University to further develop and spread their innovations in China. The University has just entered into an agreement with Beijing …
Uppsala University develops innovations with Peking University Read MoreThe Crown Princess continued her busy schedule on the second day of her visit in Malaysia. At the Women Deliver conference HRH attended a plenary session on “Global Progress on …
Danish Crown Princess gives gift from Lego to Malaysian School Read MoreVice President of Uhrenholt, Morten Staal Jonassen has received the Danish Export Association’s Diploma and HRH Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour in connection with a Business Gala Dinner, where HRH …
Dane in Malaysia receives Medal of Honour Read MoreThe body of a Swedish Muay Thai fighter was found yesterday at the popular tourist island Koh Lanta, across the bay from Phuket. Police and rescue workers arrived at …
Swedish Muay Thai fighter found dead on Koh Lanta Read MoreMalaysia has been chosen as the pilot country for a pre-pregnancy diabetes prevention research project involving young married couples. Known as “Jom Mama”, it sees a private-public partnership between the …
Danish Novo Nordisk fights diabetes in Malaysia Read MoreThe Swedes have given up on Thailand, it seems. The number of trips to what used to be a popular destination has decreased by 25 percent and has slipped …
Swedes abandon Thailand as tourist destination Read MoreThis summer Arsenal will make Asia tour, including Vietnam. As the global ambassador of the team, Fredrik Ljungberg will go before a station in Vietnam in early June. Former …
Swedish football player to meet fans in Vietnam Read MoreDespite of a brilliant win in men’s doubles, the Danish team had few chances at the semifinals of the prestigious Sudirman Cup – the World Championships for teams. ”We will …
Badminton – Denmark and Thailand takes home bronze in Malaysia Read MoreThe increasingly widespread resistance to antibiotics is a global threat. One of the most vulnerable countries is Vietnam, with 90 million inhabitants. In an attempt to change this development, …
Swedish university studies resistance to antibiotics in Vietnam Read MoreFinnish retailers have much to improve if they are to have ethical supply chains in developing countries. That’s according to a British researcher who is facing legal action in …
Finnwatch researcher slams Thai juice firm’s legal action Read MoreThe Swedish series, SOS Thailand, will be aired during two weeks on Swedish TV3, starting tonight. The show revolves around the people who are involved in helping Swedish tourists, …
New Tv- series about injured Swedes in Thailand Read MoreThe Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai co-organised a salon on the traditional art form of Chinese Kunqu opera on May 19. On May 19 the Royal Danish Consulate General …
Consulate General in Shanghai co-organise Chinese opera salon Read More
On 25 May 2013, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm of Sweden marked its 50th anniversary celebration with the opening of the exhibition showcasing China’s Bronze Age Antiquities from …
China’s Bronze Age antiquities exhibit in Sweden Read MoreFollowing her residency on Svalbard, half way between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole, artist Wyn-Lyn Tan conveys the visually astounding and serene beauty of the High North …
Singaporean artist exhibits art from stay in Svalbard Read MoreTop actor Ryan Gosling plays the main character Julian in Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn’s new film, which was filmed in Bangkok. The film was booed after screening and …
Audience walks out on Thai/Danish film in Cannes Read MoreFrida Andersson is a 25-year-old singer/songwriter from Finland living in Stockholm. She grew up in the south of Finland in a small city called Ekenäs. When Frida was three years …
Finnish artist performs at Shanghai at Daning theatre Read MoreScientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University in Sweden have bio-engineered a molecule which can kill 40 different types of tumor cells. The molecule is based on a natural …
Singaporean and Swedish universities work together on cancer treatment Read MoreA few hundred cycling lovers participated in the third Climate Race organized by the Danish Embassy on May 19, 2013, in Beijing. The one-day-long cycling event in and around Beijing …
Danish climate race in China Read MoreA shelter collapsed injuring 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for H&M, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. The concrete …
Accident at H&M garment factory in Cambodia injures 23 Read MoreLast week several different media brought the story of how the Penan people of Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo, had written a letter to King Harald V of Norway, …
Norwegian CEO in corruption controversy in Malaysia Read More
Alpine Saleforce Ltd., a Danish telemarketing company in Hua Hin, Thailand, is being wrongfully accused in Danish media of threatening employees, cheating them of their salary and fiddling with work …
Danish company faces challenges in Thailand Read MoreFormer Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport’s world governing body. The Dane polled 145 votes Saturday to …
Dane becomes new president of Badminton World Federation in front of Indonesian Read MoreThe Women Deliver conference will take place in Kuala Lumpur from May 28-30. HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be attending as a guest speaker on challenges related to HIV/Aids. …
Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit to be a guest speaker at Women Deliver in Malaysia Read MoreThe Danish Representative office in Cambodia will close permanently from May 31. Questions or requests on business can be directed at the Danish Embassy in Bangkok. Contact information at www.um.dk. …
Danish Representative office in Cambodia will close permanently Read MorePhotographers from Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh and Mali will get their chance to display their photos when the seventh IMAGES festival opens in Denmark in late August. The photo project “Things …
Danish Centre for Culture and Development brings Myanmar photographers to Denmark Read More
On 3 May 2013, global sports good industry player adidas has announced “The adidas Fellowship for Future Data Talents”, a scholarship fund for international students. The scholarship is developed in …
adidas and Hyper Island support future data talents Read MoreIt would not be in the child’s best interest to deport the Thai boy Fimm Na Thiban from Denmark. The case can set precedence for other deportation cases. Six year …
Court rules in Denmark – boy escapes deportation to Thailand Read MoreA Norwegian man in his late 40’s was killed in a traffic accident in Thailand on Sunday, according to the post Hadeland. The man is originally from Vestra Gran in …
Norwegian national killed in motorbike accident in Thailand Read MoreWhen Swedes call ”sjukvårdsrådgivningen” which is a healthcare hotline, in many cases the calls will be transferred to Thailand. Swedish nurses in Hua Hin are answering questions from patients in …
Call center in Hua Hin in charge of Swedish healthcare hotline Read More2012 was a tough year for Swedes in Thailand. 105 died, which is the highest number ever in one year and almost double from the 55 deaths in 2007. …
2012 was record year of Swedish deaths in Thailand Read MoreA Hollywood film loosely inspired by Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao Sze-tsung, who offered HK$500 million to any man able to woo and wed his lesbian daughter, Gigi, will be …
Danish comedians to write script about Chinese lesbian tycoon-daughter Read MoreNorwegian seafood have many ambassadors who do their best to tell Asia about the wonders of the cold water fish. Not long ago, Norwegian Chef Sven Erik Renaa was …
Norwegian seafood makes its way to the Philippines Read More