Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A troupe of nearly 20 M’nong artists from the Central Highland province of Dak Nong has performed at the International Percussion Festival in capital Copenhagen from January 25 to February …
Vietnamese ethnic minority artists perform in Denmark Read MoreSeeing as China have long been an economic superpower and maintains impressive results in economic growth and development it has attracted huge attention from the Danish industry. In recognition of …
Chinese students visit Danish high school Read More
Danish Seamen’s Church and Church Abroad is investigating if a Danish Church could or should be established in Thailand. Currently, a member of the Executive Board of the Church, Preben …
Should there be a Danish Church in Thailand? Read MoreAccording to Kopenhagen Fur, within the last year at least five Danish mink farms have been bought by Chinese investors, and this is a new tendency. “We haven’t seen this …
Chinese buy Danish mink farms Read MoreLast week, from Thursday till Saturday, the Filipino Ambassador to the Nordic countries, Bayani S. Mercado visited Copenhagen. The Copenhagen post asked the widely travelled Filipino about his favourite places …
Filipino ambassador has a soft spot for the Nordic regions Read More
On Jan 28, Danish singer Yazz (Yasmin Kierkegaard) took to the Bangkok stage at Niu’s on Silom crooning some contemporary and classic jazz repertoire. Yazz is backed by a delightful, drummerless …
VIDEO: Jakob Dinesen and Yazzmin in Bangkok Read MoreThursday, February 7, the Nordic-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) celebrated Chinese New Year at the Mariott Hotel in Copenhagen. The turn up was big and drums, lion dance and speeches marked …
Nordic-Chinese Chamber of Commerce celebrates New Year in Copenhagen Read MoreDanes who enjoys the hobby of collecting newly pressed stamps are becoming a small group. Post Danmark Stamps who produce stamps to collectors say that their number of members have …
Post Danmark reaching for Chinese stamp collectors Read MoreTibet is not a free and independent country but a Danish group of activists wish to change this. That is why, this Wednesday they are opening a Tibetan “embassy” in Copenhagen. …
Danish activists open Tibetan “embassy” in Copenhagen Read More
Danish artist and singer-songwriter Sanne Gottlieb ‘Sunny’ releases “Who are the bells ringing for?” in 2013 whilst continuing fundraising for Emancipasia to fight Human Trafficking. The Singapore-based artist known …
Sanne ‘Sunny’ Gottlieb releases remix of single Read MoreWe all love a good beer now and then and what better excuse to cut loose and indulge our love for brewed beverage than to participate in one of the …
Going All Out at Oktoberfest Read MoreIn Denmark in 2012 688 jobs that were set to be cancelled were saved by foreign investments. The Asian investors were the big players and especially China saved many Danes …
Chinese investments save Danish jobs Read MoreOn Wednesday, February 6, about 34 members of the Danish-Thai Association and Danish Business Association had the chance to meet the new Thai Ambassador to Denmark, HE Vimon Kidchob in …
New ambassador for Thailand, HE Vimon Kidchob meets with Danish-Thai association Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Bangkok is one of the busiest representations of the foreign service where a large number of travelling or settled Danes need to be serviced. The embassy …
Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok looking for new employees Read More
Lego, the Danish maker of colorful toy bricks, said Tuesday it would cut 380 jobs at its main plant in Denmark by 2015 as it moves its packaging activities abroad …
Lego to cut 380 jobs in Denmark, moves abroad Read MoreOn Tuesday, February 5 in Singapore, the Danish Embassy held a networking night for Danish young professionals and students. 15 students and interns participated, mainly NUS. They had defied the …
Networking for young Danes and students by the Danish Embassy in Singapore Read MoreWhen the governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, recently held a meeting with Danish ambassador to Indonesia, Martin Hermann, the flood plaguing Jakarta was one if the issues on the agenda. The governor and …
Denmark offers to aid Jakarta in tackling flood Read More
Hanh Ngoc Nguyen has been selected as Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce’s new Executive Director (effective 11th February), the board has revealed. Hanh is Danish, but of Vietnamese origin. After high …
Hanh Ngoc Nguyen named DanCham’s new executive director Read MoreToday the court in Denmark ruled on whether five year old Fimm Na Thiban would be allowed to stay in Denmark, which has been his home since he was born, …
Court rules on deportation – Five year old Fimm stays in Denmark Read MoreOn 29 January 2013, Ambassador Mikael H. Winther met with Thailand’s Minister of Public Health H.E. Mr. Pradit Sintavanarong. They discussed a possible collaboration between Thailand and Denmark and exchanged views …
Danish Ambassador met Thai Minister of Public Health Read MoreChinese windmill company Envision is chasing foothold on the European market and Danish knowledge is key. Right now the EWEA-windmill fair in Vienna is taking place. Present is Envision who with …
Chinese use Danish expertise to enter European market Read MoreSix months ago, when Hu Jintao visited Denmark, the official site of the Danish royal family has been available in Chinese. It was marketing bureau Schultz Knudsen who approached the Danish court …
Online interest in the Danish royal family from the Chinese Read MoreDanish produced Chinese shoes are a hit. Ulla Hentze has taken the traditional Gong Fu shoe also known simply as “China shoes” and given it a Scandinavian design. It has …
Dane reinvents Chinese shoes Read MoreThe meeting hall inside the Danish Embassy in Ha Noi has turned into a display place for a selection of artwork by Vietnamese painters. Nguyen Thi Tu Quyen’s acrylic painting …
Vietnamese paintings displayed at Danish Embassy until June Read MoreOn 31 January Scandinavian Women’s Association (SWA) in Singapore held their New Years Lunch. The event was held at Marche in VivoCity at noon and was fully booked with 22 …
New Years Luncheon in SWA Read MoreWanted Danish man Dennis Knudsen, 24, the intended target of last month’s shooting by an Aussie, was arrested in Phuket on February 3, The Phuket News reported. Knudsen was allegedly …
Danish shooting target arrested in Phuket Read MoreTomorrow in Denmark, a lot of people will be following a controversial trial that might rule to deport a five year old boy to Thailand. The trial has raised public protests …
Five year old is set to be deported to Thailand – court rules tomorrow Read More
Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen visited Mongolia from 30th of January to 1st of February. Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen, visited Mongolia to meet with ministers from the government of Mongolia, …
Danish Ambassador to China visits Mongolia Read More
The Danish business delegation headed by the Danish Minister for Trade and Investment Pia Olsen Dyhrto will travel to Indonesia on March 4-6 2013. The visit will leverage the position …
Danish Minister to lead business delegation to Indonesia Read More
The state-run Dairy Farming Promotion Organization of Thailand (DPO), maker of the Thai-Danish milk brand, is moving into other Asean markets with the hope of developing regional recognition, according to …
Thai-Danish milk company enters Asean market Read MoreThe Danish brewery Carlsberg is moving into Myanmar calling it an important milestone in an expansion adventure in Asia. “We have been following the development in Myanmar closely and have …
Carlsberg starts brewing beer in Myanmar Read More
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort of Denmark is paying a private visit to Vietnam from January 30 to February 5, according to the Embassy of Denmark to Vietnam. The …
Prince Consort of Denmark visits Vietnam Read More
For third year in a row Finland has been measured as the country that most respects media freedom. Norway, which last year shared the title with Finland falls back to …
Nordic countries tops press freedom index while South-east countries falls to the bottom Read More
Former finance minister and leader of the liberal Venstreopposition party, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, has warned against China’s ambitions in Greenland. In recent months, several Chinese companies have begun exploration projects or negotiations with …
Denmark’s Liberals warn against China’s Arctic Council push Read MoreThe Danish toy giant Lego is considering to start its production base in Asia. “There are many places we are considering the options: Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, and China,” Lego head of …
Lego can be ‘Made in China’ Read MoreDanish luxury stereo and television maker Bang & Olufsen said on Jan 29 it had signed a deal with Chinese partner Sparkle Roll to open more than 50 new stores …
B&O partner to open 50 ‘Play’ stores in China Read More
Hanoi brewery Habeco and Denmark-backed brewery Carlsberg are negotiating for a higher-level strategic cooperation deal, according to Vietnam Investment Review. The local press stated that under the potential deal, Carlsberg …
Carlsberg set to raise presence in Vietnam brewery Read More
Danish Wind turbine giant Vestas is losing market share in the Chinese wind market, which is currently dominated by local manufacturers such as Goldwind, Guodian United Power, Sinovel and Ming …
Vestas losing ground in China Read More[wzslider autoplay=”true”] On January 20-25, The Danish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee visited Myanmar, where they met with the Parliament, political parties and civil society groups. The program of the 6-day …
Danish Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee visited Myanmar Read More
When Danish pigs are slaughtered and the meat exported, it is not just bacon and ham that are being sent off. The containers filled with Danish pig tits have been …
Danish pig tits proved ‘hit’ in Thailand Read More
“The Seducer’s Diary,” a famous philosophical work adapted to stage, is set in a decadent 1930s Shanghai cabaret and explores choices between hedonism and ethics, self-indulgence and responsibility. The play …
Danish drama group to stage adapted play in Shanghai Read MoreDelegations from the EFTA states and Vietnam met from January 14-17 in Hanoi for a third round of negotiations of a comprehensive free trade agreement. Expert meetings were held for …
Vietnam’s third round of free trade negotiations Read More
Kirsten Andersen and Lena Pedersen, both members of Inner Wheel Denmark accompanied by their spouses will travel to Thailand to hand over a donation of 800,000 baht, recieved from the …
Four Danes to hand B800,000 donation to Prostheses Foundation Read MoreMr. Yagn Zehngraff, 57, from Denmark was arrested after trying to drive through a police checkpoint near Pratumnak Hill. The drunk Dane was fleeing from an accident in Jomtien. Police …
Police shoot at Drunk Dane’s truck; bullet hit officer Read More
Police arrested a thickset tattooed Australian man about 10pm in Patong after two German tourists were shot. The Australian man was aiming at a Dane who had failed to pay …
Aussie aimed at Dane but misfired at Germans Read More
Scandinavian airline SAS on Jan 14 sought a deal with the last union opposing its plans for severe cost cuts aimed at avoiding bankruptcy and securing the airline’s long-term future. …
SAS eyes final union deal for survival Read More
EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang, have completed final negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) between the European Union …
EU and Singapore ink landmark free-trade deal Read More18-year-old Morten Budtz Berthelsen who was found guilty of falsely reporting a gang attack on Phuket’s Kamala Beach on New Year’s Eve has been fined 500 baht and handed down …
Dubious Dane fined, sentenced for reporting false claims Read MoreSu Siqi was named the winner of Miss Happiness Competition 2013, a beauty pageant searching for a new image ambassador, spokesperson for Kopenhagen Fur in Beijing. Over 500 VIP guests …
Kopenhagen Fur selected Miss Happines 2013 Read MoreSu Siqi was named the winner of Miss Happiness Competition 2013, a pageant searching for the new image ambassador, spokesperson for Kopenhagen Fur in Beijing. Over 500 VIP guests attended …
Kopenhagen Fur selected Miss Happiness 2013 Read More