Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The famous Angkor Archeological Park in Cambodia has received more than 385,000 foreign tourists within the first three months of 2024. Yesterday, 1 April 2024, Angkor Enterprise published a rapport …
Angkor Wat booming with tourists Read More
The Chinese hacker group APT31 used Swedish routers in cyber attacks against a number of countries. This was revealed by the Swedish Security Police on 1 April 2024. Among other …
Chinese hackers used Swedish routers Read More
A 62-year old Norwegian was arrested on 27 March 2024 in the Cha Am district for overstaying his visa. He is formally accused of “being a foreigner who entered and …
Norwegian man arrested for overstay in Thailand Read More
According to the Tourism Office in Bali, only around 40 percent of foreign tourists pay the new Tourism Levy. Ida Ayu Indah Yustikarini, the head of Tourism Marketing Division of …
Only 40 percent have paid tourism fee in Bali Read More
The Vietnamese music piece Tieng Rung or “The Sound of the Jungle” in English will be performed in Faroe Islands, Denmark at the International Society for Contemporary Music’s (ISCM) World …
Vietnamese music to be played at Faroe Islands festival Read More
Due to the current congestion in the existing flight paths the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Thailand, is discussing establishing new air routes with China and Laos, On 29 March …
Possible new air routes in Asia Read More
The previous Danish Minister Uffe Elbæk accuse China of being responsible for hacking his cell phone back in 2021. He makes this statement after USA says that China was, in …
Danish ex-minister claim China hacked his phone Read More
The Norwegian King Harald appeared on a easter portrait on 27 March 2024 only two few weeks after having a pacemaker fitted. The King appeared in good health as he …
King Harald looks healthy on easter portrait after having pacemaker fitted Read More
The Swedish artist named Snoh Aalegra has been announced as a performer for a concert happening in Manila this May. Snoh Aalegra is an Iranian Swedish born musician currently based …
Swedish Artist will perform in Manila Read More
A 31-year old Norwegian man and his Thai girlfriend complained, that they lost 30,000 baht in cash and a mobile phone due to four pickpockets stealing from them outside a …
Norwegian-Thai couple lost 30,000 baht cash to pickpockets Read More
The Finnish National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) said on 26 March 2024, that one suspect has been identified in an investigation of cyber espionage of the Finnish Parliament’s databases back …
China-linked APT31 group behind Finnish Parliament espionage Read More
Vietnamese experts, postgraduates and scientists in Sweden shared wishes to contribute more to the science-technology in Vietnam. The conversation was had a meeting held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Science …
Vietnamese scientists in Sweden wish to support homeland Read More
It is no longer possible for foreigners from Taiwan to have Taiwan as their origin country on documents in Denmark. Earlier it has been an option, but now it has …
Denmark doesn’t acknowledge Taiwan Read More
The thinktank Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the inter-governmental Mekong River Commission (MRC) have signed an agreement to collaborate on addressing water and natural resource challenges in the Mekong Region. …
Stockholm Environmental Institute and Mekong River Commission sign MoU Read More
The Vietnamese Embassy in Denmark along with the Denmark-Vietnam Friendship Organization (DAVIFO) held an event on 20 March 2024 to introduce Vietnam-Denmark relations to teachers and students of Slotshaven High …
Danish-Vietnamese ties celebrated at event at Danish school Read More
The Danish Ambassador to the Philippines Franz-Michael Mellbin along with the Corporate VP of the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk Anand Shetty and other officials took part in the launch …
Danish envoy participates in launch of Changing Diabetes in Children Program in PH Read More
A motorbike accident involving four individuals has left three dead and one injured. Among the involved was a 52 year old Swedish man. The accident occurred yesterday, 24 March 2024, …
Swedish man dead in Phuket accident Read More
The Norway-based Uyghur Hjelp Foundation broke the news, that the prominent publisher Erkin Emet from the Uyghur minority in China has now been sentenced to prison. The claim was supported …
Norwegian Uyghur foundation says prominent publisher jailed for books on independence Read More
Thai citizens make up a large part of the berry-pickers in Finland and the recent ban on visas for Thai berry-pickers can create a shortage in berry soup and …
Shortage of berry soup and yoghurt in Finland if Thai berry-pickers banned Read More
Finland has once again won the title as the happiest country in the world and Singapore has once again won the title as the happiest country in Asia. This was …
Finland is the happiest country, Singapore is the happiest in Asia Read More
The Finnish Airline Finnair can this year celebrate the 100 year anniversary from the year their first flight took off. The first flight made the trip March 1924 from Helsinki …
Finnair has been flying for a century Read More
The Danish artist Jens Galschiøt is hosting an exhibition in Brussel which includes a model of his famous sculpture “Pillar of Shame”. The exhibition is meant to show China that …
Danish Artist host exhibition to send China a signal Read More
The Appeals Court on Koh Samui convicted yesterday 21 March 2024 the Danish former resort manager Stig Wulff and his wife to two years and five months in prison for …
Appeals Court confirms 2 years jail sentence to Danish resort manager Read More
Journalists and media organizations from Southeast Asia met on 20 March 2024 in Manila to launch the Journalists Against Corruption (JAC) network. The network is supported by the Government of …
Southeast Asian Journalists unite against corruption with support from Sweden Read More
Danish Photographer, Ulf Svane, is passionate about capturing everyday moments of ordinary people living and working in Bangkok. He has loved Bangkok for many years and can’t stop coming back …
Dane sets out to document the evolution of Bangkok Read More
The Swedish Muay Thai star, Freddy Castro Gonzalez, was recently involved in a motorcycle accident in Thailand. According to Freddy Castro Gonzalez the accident happened due to a group of …
Swedish Muay Thai boxer in motorbike accident Read More
For the upcoming Khmer New Year celebration traditional Chhay Yam dancers will perform for foreigners in international airport. This idea was suggested by Prime Minister Hun Manet. The Prime Minister …
Cambodia will have traditional dancers in airport Read More
The Norwegian Indie-Folk band named Kings of Convenience just finished their tour in China, and they enjoyed the country very much. The singers Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe both …
Norwegian band enjoyed China Read More
Finland’s ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to suspend visa application for berry pickers from Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. The decision has been made due to allegations about human trafficking …
Finland suspends visa for berry pickers Read More
Eleven Filipino seafarers arrive in the Philippines on Tuesday, almost a week after surviving a Houthi missile attack attack in the Red Sea. One of the seafarers, Mark Antony Dagohoy, …
Filipino seafarers who survived Houthi attack arrive home Read More
A Danish woman and a Danish man were injured in a car crash yesterday on 13 March 2024, while they were on their way to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand. The …
Two Danes injured in car accident Read More
“10 more minutes”, said the man behind the desk on the other side of the glass pane. I walked back to my chair and sat down again, fearing ten minutes …
Visiting a Dane in prison Read More
During the Songkran holidays airlines have decided to give an 20% discount on the early morning and late night domestic flights. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand this …
Discount on red-eye flights during Songkran Read More
The Finnish airline company Finnair has been forced to add stops on long-haul trips to add fuel. The decision has been made due to the strikes that is currently happening …
Finnair forced to make stops on long trips Read More
A new program called ‘Girls Unstoppable’ was launched by the LEGO Group, the LEGO foundation and Save the Children on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024. The program aims to …
LEGO and Save the Children launch new program Read More
The Swedish man identified as Mr. Sten, aged 57 years old, was arrested by the Karon Police and Phuket Immigration for working without a work permit in Karon. He was …
Swedish man arrested for working illegally in Phuket Read More
A Norwegian woman was arrested for on Ko Pha Ngan, Surat Thani Province for driving a guest in her private car. Under Thai law it is illegal for foreigners to …
Norwegian arrested for driving a guest in her car Read More
The Swedish born country singer Jonas Anderson had a heart attack on 4 March 2024, due to blocked arteries. Jonas Anderson was born in Sweden, but has been raised and …
Swedish singer based in Thailand has heart attack Read More
The District Court in Western Uusimaa in Finland has sentenced four individuals to prison for exploitation of Chinese workers. One individual received a two-year unconditional prison sentence for nine counts …
Four sentenced for exploitation in Finnish massage parlors Read More
The Swedish melodic death metal band Arch Enemy announces their Asia tour in 2024. Tour destinations include China, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea. The tour has the …
Swedish metal band Arch Enemy announces Asia tour Read More
Finnish agronomists are successfully farming bamboo in freezing temperatures for two Chinese giant panda’s living in the Ahtari Zoo. After eight years of trial and error the Finnish bamboo production …
Finnish farmers produce bamboo for pandas in freezing climate Read More
The government of Norway and ASEAN have launched phase two of the ASEAN-Norway Cooperation project to reduce maritime plastic pollution in the ASEAN region. Phase two of the so-called ASEANO …
Norway and ASEAN collaborate to reduce plastic pollution Read More
A female baby elephant in Copenhagen Zoo has been named Chin after the Tha Chin river in central Thailand. The elephant was born last week in the Danish zoo. The …
Baby elephant in Copenhagen named after Thai river Read More
The Norwegian King Harald arrived at Rikshospitalet in Oslo on Sunday night on 3 March 2024 after flying from Langkawi in Malaysia on Sunday morning. According to the Norwegian Royal …
Norwegian King Harald arrived at Rikshospitalet Read More
Norway’s King Harald has had a temporary pacemaker implanted on saturday 2 March 2024 at a hospital in Malaysia, where he has been hospitalized since tuesday. According to the Royal …
King Harald has pacemaker installed in Malaysia Read More
Danish leader of the Conservative People’s Party, Søren Pape Poulsen, died 2 March 2024 after suffering from a stroke. He fell ill at the party’s main board meeting in the …
Danish Conservative leader Søren Pape Poulsen died Read More
Indonesia deposited seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. This is the first time Indonesia has contributed, and they join in on a year where the Svalbard Global Seed Vault …
Svalbard vault receive seeds from Indonesia Read More
The University of Aarhus in Denmark has in certain departments pioneered a project screening for spies in research applications from China, Russia and Iran. Now the project is expanding to …
Danish university screens for foreign spies. Read More
The Norwegian King Harald is doing better and it is the aim that he will be flown home by the Norwegian Armed Forces in a couple of days. A SAS …
King Harald to be flown home by Norwegian Armed Forces Read More
The night market in Chiang Mai was bustling as Maja Delić and Emil Kidmose made their way through the array of food stalls. The smell of spices, fish and smoke …
Emil and Maja change travel plans to avoid Death Curve Read More