Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A couple of years ago the famous Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist decided to replace the freezing winter of Sweden with the heat of Thailand. The actor, who is known for …
Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist’s second home is in Thailand Read More
The progress of the Omicron variant is spreading concern in Thailand and yesterday on 21 December, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that Thailand would stop approving new applications at …
Thailand suspend ‘Test & go” strategy – complicates Nordic travelers holiday plans Read More
Noting the outcome of the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong which took place on 19 December 2021, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United …
G7 Foreign Ministers and EU express concern following the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong Read More
Indonesian Senior Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said on 20 December that the two Nordic countries of Norway and Denmark have been added to the list of countries banned from entering …
Indonesia adds Norway and Denmark to travel ban list Read More
Carl Drewsen a Danish citizen and Phuket resident has been missing for about 6 years. Ever since the day he disappeared in December 2015, neither family, friends nor colleagues have …
Danish man missing in Thailand since 2015 Read More
Norway has established a new defense commission which job will be to assess the contemporary national thread situation. One of the main threads that the commission will try to work …
New Norwegian defense commission will prepare against Chinese cyber-attacks Read More
A system update delayed over the weekend some people’s PCR test results which ended up costing a Danish family a small fortune as they were departing for Thailand, media TV2 reports. The …
SSI System update cost Danish family a small fortune on PCR test before departing for Thailand Read More
The Norwegian football manager and former player Jörn Andersen were recently named as the new manager of Hong Kong’s football team in a statement by Hong Kong Football Association. Jörn Andersen is …
Norwegian football manager and former player to lead Hong Kong’s footballers Read More
The regional government of Southeastern Finland offers Hongkonger and Japanese professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs on green technology the opportunity to live and work for 90 days in the happiest country …
Finland invites green investors from Hong Kong and Japan to settle in “world’s happiest country” Read More
The Swedish region of Skåne is forced to pay SEK 155.000 in customs duties after importing face masks from China which has shown to be declared and classified with an …
Swedish region must pay customs duty after importing face masks from China Read More
Many Swedes encounter problems when they have to prove that they have taken all their vaccine doses to be able to travel outside the EU and for Swedish comedian Måns …
Sweden’s vaccine certificate makes applying for Thailand Pass difficult Read More
The Evergrande liquidity crisis is, as of now, an unresolved financial crisis centered around the financial difficulties of Chinese property developer Evergrande Group. For a long time, a possible bankruptcy …
Analyst: Danes do not have to fear for their pensions even if Chinese Evergrande goes bankrupt Read More
Jens Dao’s mother was pregnant with him when his family came to Denmark as boat refugees from Vietnam over 30 years ago. Today he is a hardworking individual and he …
Vietnamese Jens Dao in Denmark: I have taken the best of two cultures with me Read More
Another European covid-19 vaccine donation recently arrived in the Philippines with 3,789,600 doses of the Janssen vaccine from Sweden, Austria, and the Netherlands, GOV.PH reports The shipment arrived on 14 December and …
Sweden and other EU nations donate nearly 3.8M vaccine doses to the Philippines Read More
Danish students from grade three to five at “Aabenraa Friskole” in Aabenraa have together with members from the Innerwheel NGO collected 52 kg. soda can tabs that they have handed …
Danish school children have collected soda can tabs for leg prostheses in Thailand Read More
Norwegian Professor Øystein Tunsjø at the Norwegian Defense College is worried about how the growing great power rivalry between China and the United States could ruin the climate goals. In …
Norwegian Professor concerned about how the conflict between China and the US can ruin climate goals Read More
In an arranged hearing focusing on “Swedish citizens imprisoned abroad” which took place in the Swedish national assembly “Riksdagen” the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs were criticized for the way …
Swedish government criticized for its handling of Gui Minhai’s Chinese imprisonment Read More
The students at Denmark’s Frederiksborg Gymnasium & HF have for the third year in a row raised money to renovate a school in Vietnam, and this year the amount is …
Danish High school students raise nearly DKK 400,000 for Vietnam Read More
20-year-old Katrine Lund from Denmark is to celebrate Christmas on a boat in Indonesia. She has traveled around Mexico and Central America since September on her own to experience freedom, …
Danish Katrine swaps traditional Christmas in Denmark with a boat in Indonesia Read More
There is still no answer as to how the pandemic began, but there have been many hypotheses. Some hypotheses are that the virus originated from a bat. Others claim that …
Danish researcher met Patient 0 in Wuhan – she has a preliminary theory Read More
On 10 December, Maria Ressa from the Philippines was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize during a pomp-filled ceremony in Oslo, Norway. She was awarded the prize together with Russian Dmitry …
Filipino journalist receives Nobel Peace Prize, just as the number of imprisoned journalists is breaking records Read More
The Royal baby elephant Prince has died at the Swedish Kolmården’s zoo after becoming ill last Friday, Aftonbladet writes. Prince’s mother is Bua, which Carl XVI Gustaf received as a gift from …
Thai Baby elephant owned by Queen of Denmark and King of Sweden dies Read More
Norwegian author Jo Nesbø is known primarily for his crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole. In a recent interview with local media VG, he reveals that he is working on …
Jo Nesbø reveals new Harry Hole book which he plans to write in Thailand Read More
Nine Swedish multinational companies in Singapore, including pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca and clothing retailer H&M, have pledged to double their paid paternity leave benefits from two to four weeks starting next …
9 Swedish firms join SwedCham pledge for double paid paternity leave for employees in Singapore Read More
A Swedish man was recently hit on the head while waiting for a dolphin show to start at Safari World in Bangkok, The Thaiger reports. According to a Facebook post by the …
Swedish man hit in the head at Bangkok zoo reportedly for taking his mask off to eat Read More
Denmark should follow the United States and implement a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China, according to several political parties in the Danish parliament (Folketinget), media NordJyske reports. Other Danish …
Several political parties want a Danish diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China Read More
Three months ago, 10-year-old Wasuthon Guide Nielsen was told he had to travel back to Thailand because the family’s application for a residence permit for him had been rejected …
Agency of Family Law formally launch Wasuthon’s Danish adoption case Read More
In 1991, Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize – 30 years later she has been indicted by those she has dedicated her life to …
Norwegian Nobel chair: Myanmar’s process against Suu Kyi has low credibility Read More
During a democracy forum on 5 December, an associate professor at the Department of Ethnology of Saxo Institute at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, Niels Jul Nielsen, spoke highly …
Danish Expert: Chinese system of democracy is successful Read More
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod took to Twitter to condemn the Myanmar Military’s actions after security forces on the morning of 5 December drove a car into anti-junta protesters in Myanmar. …
Danish Foreign Minister condemns Myanmar military after protest turns deadly in Yangon Read More
In a new book titled ”G som i gärningsman” (P as in perpetrator) the now 75-year-old Swedish director and writer Staffan Hildebrand admits to having sexually abused two younger boys …
Director admits to sexually abusing young boys and forging documents to take Thai boy to Sweden Read More
In a ruling on 3 December the Philippine court of appeals granted Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa’s request to travel to Norway to accept her Nobel Peace Prize in person …
Philippines court allow Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa to go to Norway Read More
On 28 November, the travel company TUI sent its first charter flight from Copenhagen to Phuket in 21 months, JydskeVestkysten writes. TUI operates in many countries and not only was the flight …
The first Danish charter flight in 21 months arrive in Phuket Read More
Earlier this week Hong Kong banned non-residents from entering the city from four African countries together with nine other countries including Denmark while Sweden and two other countries were added …
Hong Kong bans entrance from non-residents from Denmark and Sweden due to Omicron concerns Read More
Thailand will be easing entry rules for international arrivals, including returning Thais and foreign residents, under all three schemes – TEST & GO, Sandbox Programme, and Quarantine – from 16 …
Thailand ease and update entry rules for international arrivals amid reopening Read More
Not only is Danish badminton player Victor Axelsen the proud winner of Indonesian Open 2021, but he is also a very proud dad. It takes a lot to balance your …
Danish Viktor Axelsen introduces daughter to Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew after Indonesian Open win Read More
Norwegian NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warns of China’s increasing military presence and during a recent episode of STV’s TV Program ‘Utrikesbyrån’ (the Foreign Office) he said that the country’s power …
Norwegian NATO Secretary-General on China: The balance of power is changing Read More
The UN has urged the Philippines to allow Filipino Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa to travel to Norway next month to receive her award, the Straits Times writes. She is currently on …
UN urges the Philippines to let Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa travel to Norway Read More
More than 300 applications from Asian au pairs are pending with the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) due to entry restrictions. At the same time, the Ministry of Justice is …
Hundreds of Asian au pair applications unprocessed in Norway due to entry restrictions Read More
Danish Lars Christensen who earlier this year was sentenced to prison in Bali convicted of kicking a sacred temple after an altercation with his ex-girlfriend has been released and deported …
Dane convicted for blasphemy deported from Bali Read More
The entire crew on board a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong has gone into isolation after a Finnish pilot on the flight tested positive to covid-19 upon arrival …
Finnair crew may face weeks of quarantine in Hong Kong after pilot test positive of covid-19 Read More
On Friday November 26th 2021, the latest Fitness studio 24/ Seven opened on Sukhumvit Road near Nana Bts station. The first was established in 2018. Who stands behind this gym? …
New Fitness studio 24/Seven opened in Nana area on Friday the 26th of November Read More
The small Danish railway town of Vejen in the south of Denmark now has a Thai massage clinic – SaligThai.dk. The new clinic is run by two Thai women Sawan …
Small Danish railway town gets a Thai massage clinic Read More
47 cameras from the controversial Chinese technology company HikVision are used in the Danish city of Kolding to monitor its citizens. The company is banned in the US on suspicion …
47 cameras from controversial Chinese technology company monitor citizens in Danish city Read More
Lawyers from the government of the Philippines have in court documents classified Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa as “a flight risk’ and therefore opposed her traveling to Oslo, Norway …
Philippines classify Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa as a flight risk and oppose her going to Oslo Read More
The EU wants China to provide “verifiable evidence” of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai and her condition, JydskeVestkysten writes citing news agency AFP. “We call for a full and …
The EU wants Chinese evidence for Peng Shuai’s condition Read More
Almost four years ago, Danish Simon Grimstrup, owner of the travel agency Trailtours, made a big decision. He would no longer fly and instead offer more climate-conscious travel with, among …
Danish Tour operators flight to Vietnam was his last – Now only offers climate-conscious tours Read More
Finnish prosecutors have dropped the charges of aggravated fraud against a former payday lender and businessman Onni Sarmaste and his business partner related to a 4.9 million-euro deal to supply …
Finnish prosecutor drops charges against payday lender over failed Chinese mask deal Read More
Naalakkersuisut, which is the government of Greenland, has stripped a Chinese mining company of its license to an iron ore deposit near Nuuk. “Naalakkersuisut has decided not to grant further …
Greenland strips Chinese mining firm of license to an iron ore deposit Read More
Danish Danni Steger’s trip to Singapore earlier this month turned into quarantine when he tested positive for covid-19 on arrival. The Straits Times writes that Danni Steger, who works as an …
Dane’s Singapore trip turned into quarantine when tested Covid-19 positive Read More