Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Martin Hedes, who has for the past 5 years been the driving force behind the expansion of Nilfisk-Advance across ten countries within Asia Region, has left Nilfisk-Advance by the end …
Martin Hedes Leaves Nilfisk to Help Others Read MoreVestas is ready to develop China’s rich offshore wind resources with its abundant experience in offshore wind energy projects and cutting-edge technology. This readiness and commitment is underlined by being …
Vestas Introduces New Offshore Windmills to China Read MoreThe police officially activated the new hotline on June 4th, and according to Colonel Luong Minh Thao, the Deputy Director of the Department of Crime Police, there is a great …
Danish Embassy Helps Fighting Poachers in Vietnam Read MoreThis year, 360 people participated in the party, 110 of those were children. This large number reflects the positive development of the relations between Denmark and China. This year …
A Record Number of Guests Celebrates the Danish Summer in Beijing Read More31 year-old Long Zhou, his wife Feng Hong and their 3 year-old son Peng from Jiangsu province had chosen Saturday 5 June to visit EXPO in Shanghai. They started the …
Denmark Celebrated Guest Number One Million in Shanghai Read MoreMore than 50 percent of the Danish Embassy’s staff ride their bike to work in Beijing. The Embassy provides staff with bikes for official meetings. If the rain is not …
Danish Embassy in Beijing Prefers Bicycles Read MoreVietnam is considered one of the five most lucrative retail markets in the world, and the sector provides good opportunities for Danish products. The Embassy in Hanoi has visited two …
Vietnam´s Lucrative Retail Market Open for Danish Products Read MoreOrnithologists in the west of Denmark are ecstatic after logging the country’s first ever occurrence of an Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), a wading bird that is generally only found in …
First Ever Oriental Pratincole Makes It From China to Denmark Read MoreDanish Anna Heckscher, 20, is volunteering at the Danish NGO Stairway’s children’s home in the Philippines. She has left the bikini, backpack, and booze behind instead she uses her year …
Helping Street Kids in Asia and Learning to Know Herself Better Read MoreAnna Høybye has spent most of her adult life with development and relief work. The 35 year old Dane will soon end her assignment at the Danish Red Cross in …
Development Work as a Lifestyle Read MoreToday, the 10 ASEAN countries are the third largest trade partner to the EU after the USA and China. It is important for Denmark and other EU countries to put …
Danish Foreign Minister Sees New Opportunities in South East Asia Read MoreTV3 informs that the taping of this year’s Robinson Expedition will continue, but that the entire production is moving to a different part of Malaysia. Host Jakob Kjeldberg is still …
The Danish ’Robinson Expedition’ Has Been Saved Read More
The Japanese pop duo Vanilla Beans has made a remake of the Danish soccer song, Re-Sepp-Ten – in Danish! The two girls love Denmark and they are strong supporters of …
“Vi er røde – Vi er hvide” in Japanese Remake Read MoreThe civil unrest and the political instability which took place in Bangkok during recent weeks have caused many businesses to suffer economic losses. Thai businesses have been entitled to claim …
Scandinavian Businesses in Bangkok Eligible for Compensation Read MoreWith the new Doha-Copenhagen flight, the Danish capital is the second Scandinavian destination for Qatar Airways. Offering daily flights to Stockholm as well, Doha is becoming a central stop over point …
Qatar Airways Now Flies to Denmark Read MoreA popular SAS Manager is leaving Copenhagen behind and sets out for Thailand. Niels Henrik Hansen has with a varied background and career been appointed Regional Manager of SAS in …
New Regional Manager of SAS Asia Read MoreThe Prachachart Business Newspaper reports that the Danish beer Carlsberg will soon be back in Thailand. The Danish brewery is according to the business paper currently negotiating with Siam Winery …
Carlsberg Returning to Thailand Read MoreWhen Line Jessen had her first day at Harrow International School, she hardly knew any English. Coming straight from a traditional school in Denmark, seeing the other students in their …
Smooth Transition from Denmark to Harrow Read MoreThe 7th Anti-Corruption Dialogue meeting held on 28 May focused on corruption in the education system. Government and donor representatives, NGOs and media learnt that corruption is so widespread that …
Danish Ambassador: Corruption in Vietnamese Education is a Major Burden on Parents Read MoreTo day three brand new Visa Application Centres will start operating in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. For visa applicants with ordinary passports this means easier access to visa centres, longer …
Three New Danish Visa Application Centres in China Read MoreDen Danske Sprogskole – the Danish Language School – is the new additional name that the Danish company Thai Integration has taken to clarify its core services: Danish language training. …
Danish Language School in Bangkok Read MoreThe top Nordic fashion labels will flock to China this coming August to attend the Nordic Fashion Week in Shanghai. The purpose of the event is to expose Chinese consumers …
Experience Nordic Fashion in Shanghai Read MoreFamous female Thai boxer and singer “Kratae” together with her sister “Kratai” perform concert in Aarhus on Fri 4, June from 6.00 pm to 2.00 am. The venue is Gjelleruvej …
Kratae and Kratai Concert in Aarhus Read MoreThe Norwegian and Danish TV-reality show Robinson Expedition has been stopped due to an outbreak of dengue fever. For now all the crew and participants are kept behind closed doors …
Scandinavian Robinson People Behind Closed Doors in Malaysia Read MoreNghe An province has approx. 5000 small fishing vessels, but the majority of them loose part of the value of their catch due to on-board deterioration before landing at the …
Danida Supporting Access to High Value Fish Markets Read MoreDanish Thai singer Christina Chanée and her partner won the fourth highest votes in the EuroVision Grand Prix Finals on Saturday night in Oslo. Torwards the end of the voting …
Danish Thai Chanée On 4th Place in Oslo Read MoreThe feared tropical disease dengue fever has really got hold on this years Robinson Expedition. Saturday morning its host, Jacob Kjeldbjerg felt badly and was immediately rushed to a hospital …
Robinson Expedition Host Jacob Kjeldbjerg Rushed to Hospital in Malaysia Read MoreDnp denmark has contributed four large dnp Giant Wide Angle (GWA) Screens for the Danish pavilion at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Each one is showing Welfairytales, which presents new …
Dnp Supplies Danish Pavillion at World Expo 2010 in Shaghai Read MoreThailand’s authorities have lifted a night-time curfew imposed 10 days earlier in Bangkok and 23 provinces after deadly anti-government protests, the prime minister said Saturday. “The curfew will be lifted …
Thai Authorities Lift Curfew Imposed After Deadly Unrest: PM Read MoreAsia and Europe is represented in one person at the Eurovision Song Contest. Danish contestant Christina Chanée has a Danish mother and a Thai father. She is born and raised …
Denmark Brought Thailand to Eurovision Song Contest Read MoreThe Danish hope for the Eurovision Song Contest, the Danish Thai singer Christina Chanée and partner passed on Thursday nigh the Semi Finals and will now be in the Finals …
Chanée In The Eurovision Finals Read MoreHenrik Friis is a busy man. As the Managing Director of Dantherm Filtration Ltd in Bangkok, he is responsible for the production and sales of filters produced by almost 100 …
Making Asia a Better Place to Breathe Read More15 primary and secondary schools in Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, and Beijing were visited 12-25 May by a Sino-Danish Wind Energy Development (WED) programme. The purpose of the Danish Wind …
Danish Wind Energy Road Show Hits The Chinese Schools Read MoreThe Group’s revenue for the first quarter ended 31 March 2010 increased by 30.6 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter in the previous year. The higher revenue was mainly …
Carlsberg Malaysia Revenue for the First Quarter Increased by 30.6 % Read MoreToday, Danish Novozymes, and the two Chinese partners COFCO and Sinopec, signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the next steps towards commercialization of cellulosic biofuel in China. As part of …
Danish Novozymes Signs MOU for Production of Cellulosic Biofuel in China Read MoreWhen pictures of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s multi-colored button down shirt started spreading on the Internet, people around the world cringed. But not Peter Crawfurd and Michael Yang with own …
Danes Turns Buck on the Back of Japan PM’s Fashion Read MoreToday at a press conference at the Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi, the Danish ambassador and chairman of the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF), Mr. Peter Lysholt Hansen, presented …
Danish Ambassador Presented CDEF Talent Prize 2010 Read MorePoor children selling their bodies. Men buying children for sex. Child pornography on the internet. Asia is one of the big problem areas: “We all know of the problem but …
Danish NGO: Break the Silence and Stop Child Abuse Read MoreNils Bernstein, the Director of the Danish National Bank, has spent almost 150,000 kroner on a week long trip to Singapore. This was paid for by Danish tax payers and …
Danish National Bank Investigates Overspending in Singapore Read MoreBangkok is progressive recovering from politic crisis. We hope this third time will be lucky. The Board of Scandinavian Society Siam (SSS) arranges new date for 91st Annual General Meeting …
Scandinavian Society Siam Annual General Meeting New Date Read MoreFor the past eight weeks, Per Arne Granbo has had a lot on his mind. He has had to take care of his babies, as he calls them – the …
Thoughts from a Norwegian Red Shirt Read MoreTV3 has been forced to evacuate the Danish and Norwegian team from a tropical island in Malaysia after several of the 200- strong team has been hit by high fever …
Dengue Fever Stops Danish and Norwegian Robinson Expedition in Malaysia Read MoreAs of Monday 24 May the Embassy has resumed operations at the usual address. The Visa Section is in process of finishing pending visa cases (already submitted applications) and we …
Re-opening of the Danish Visa Application Centre Read MoreText and photos: Nicolai Wichmann / Plan Denmark Like many other primary schools in Indonesia, up until a year ago, Kalimaro Primary School on Central Java was rundown, dirty and …
Danish School-Building Teddy Bears in Indonesia Read MoreThe cabinet agreed to extend the curfew in Bangkok and 23 other provinces to Friday night, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday aorund noon. …
Thailand Update: Curfew Extended (Only) to Friday Read MoreDanish Carlsberg and other brewers in Cambodia have been criticized before and in 2006 set up an association to improve conditions. The objectives of the Beer Selling Industry of Cambodia …
Carlsberg: We Pay the Beer Girls Better Than the Garment Factories Read MoreLast year it year it was uncovered that the Danish company Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (BWSC) has been engaged in corruption in the Philippines. Now they are being accused …
Danish Company Accused of Bribery – Again Read MoreLeaders tend to be successful. Market leaders tend to shape the industry, guide its trajectory and weave exciting experiences for customers. By Martin Roll With the advent of the Internet, …
Martin Roll: Nokia’s Fall From Grace Calls for a Return to Its Pioneering Days Read MoreAt 7 PM on Friday Night the news broke that the curfew has officially been lifted in Pattaya, writes PattayaOne. This follows a meeting held at Pattaya City Hall earlier …
Back to Normal – Pattaya Curfew Cancelled Read MoreA Dane and two other foreign mountaineers have reportedly died and one was injured while trying to explore mountains in Tibet during this spring mountaineering seanon, according to the China …
Danish Mountaineer Dies in Tibet Read More