Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
According to the president, Vietnam is looking towards Scandinavia as inspiration when their judicial reform is being made. “Vietnam is integrating deeply into the world, so it hopes to receive …
Vietnam seeks legal assistance from Denmark Read MoreImprovements are needed for Denmark to be perceived as a forthcoming and advanced tourist destination, writes Lars Bernhard Jørgensen, Managing Director of Wonderful Copenhagen, the official tourism and congress organization …
Danish Tourism Organization: “Visa Improvements Needed” Read MorePattaya’s sex tourism has created headlines again. This time the Danish morning paper Jyllands-Posten is running a front cover story on Sunday 5. July with the headline ‘Danish pimps are …
Danish Newspaper: Danish sex-pimps in Jomtien Read More”It is total nonsense. It is drunken rubbish from an old pensioner. Actually, it is harrassment.” There is no mercy when ScandAsia is speaking to the Dane, Eli Pedersen, who …
Drunken Rubbish! Read MoreWhy spend your retirement living as a henchman in Europe when you can go to Thailand living a life suitable for a king asks Jens Brochner Nielsen. During the last …
Thailand -The new Costa del Sol Read MorePattaya City Council and tourism-related business in the city are now making all out efforts to woo tourists back to the resort-city in time for this year’s high season, following …
Pattaya launches ambitious tourist campaign Read MoreTwo-way trade between the European Union and Vietnam is growing and flourishing and the EU wants to boost its trade ties with Vietnam, said the Swedish ambassador to Vietnam, Rolf …
EU and Vietnam in trade negotiations Read MoreIndonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has stated that Scandinavian countries were in a better position to lead world bodies like the United Nations, because they were small, rich, independent and good at …
Indonesia: Scandinavia should lead the UN Read MoreVillage leaders and education authorities in Samphan District, Phongsaly has received 11 new schools from the European Union built by the Basic Education Development in Northern Communities Project BENC.The BENC Project, …
EU hands over 11 schools to Samphan District Read MoreAn increasing number of tourists has been subjected to a very severe scam in Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, where they are accused for theft and held back until a considerable …
Warning: Suvarnabhumi-Scam with terrible consequences Read MoreRemember your helmet when you enter the traffic, this is the message to thousand of Vietnamese who participated in the contest. The contest was held by the AIP Foundation in …
Denmark behind pro-helmet contest in Vietnam Read MoreAccording to the Danish police 43-year old Keld Wulff is arrested in Thailand on suspicion of cheque fraud for more than five million Danish Kroner. Keld Wulff has been waiting …
Dane Arrested on Fraud Charges Deported to Denmark Read MoreShipping giant AP Moller-Maersk wants to expand its share of the intra-Asia container trades six-fold to take full advantage of a sector that is already showing signs of recovery. The …
Maersk feeder arm targets big growth in intra-Asia trades Read MoreThe Philippines will be sending 336 Filipino peacekeepers to join the United Nation (UN) Peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights in Syria this September, the largest group to be sent …
Philippine observers join Danish, Finnish, Swedish UN forces in Golan Height Read MoreNational Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien on June 23 received a delegation of Danish parliamentarians, led by Chairman of the Socialist People’s Party, Villy Søvndal. Kien applauded the Danish delegation’s …
Vietnam welcomes Danish parliamentarians Read MoreThe EU Heads of Mission has expresed grave concern about the arrest of lawyer Le Cong Dinh and the sanctioning of his right to peaceful exercise of freedom of expression. According to …
Denmark, Sweden and Finland criticize the arrest of Vietnamese Le Cong Dinh Read MoreLouise Munch Johannsen is the new head of the vibrant Nordic Club of Jakarta. In an interview published on the website of the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, Louise Munch Johannsen …
New Nordic Club President Read MoreAks Ammundsen passed away very peacefully on June 21th 2009. Aks came to Thailand in 1979 when she married her former teenage boy friend Dr.Einar Ammundsen. Both he and Aks …
Aks Ammundsen Has Passed Away Read MoreThe economic slowdown has badly hurt not just businesses but also non-governmental organisations, as donations dry up. “The situation is grave. In sending out 20 letters to companies, asking for …
NGO: Denmark stopped funding due to Financial downturn Read MoreA poetry festival ‘Northern Europe Meets the Mekong’ that fuses Cambodian and Northern European poetry will take place at various locations around Phnom Penh this week. Following readings in Siem …
Scandinavian poets go Khmer Read MoreThere is a growing consensus that the worst is over for Asia and the rest of the world, but many risks remain, said leaders at the 18th World Economic Forum …
WEForum: Worst of economic crisis over, but Asia still facing risks Read MoreMuch of the artificial light in the rural Philippine area of Barangay Bunog comes from a solar-powered battery system financed by ADB through the Danish Cooperation Fund for Renewable Energy …
Denmark supports solar-powered energy in the rural areas in the Philippines Read MoreThe 2004 Tsunami left both coastal areas and people in ruins, now a book on the people is being published. Danish Church Aid (DCA) is behind the book, which is full of …
DCA publishes book on Tsunami Read MoreDenmark and Norway, which both are aid-Donors to Vietnam, have called on the Vietnamese government to be cautious in a planned bauxite-mining project because it might have severe consequences for the people …
Denmark and Norway caution Vietnam on bauxite mining Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark has announced, that they paln to fund the cultural information website Hanoigrapevine.com which is set up by a Canadian artist to popularise Vietnamese art to the public.Hanoigrapevine.com went online …
Denmark funds Vietnamese cultural information website Read MoreDanish band Michael Learns To Rock is set to take centre stage this September with its “Eternity Tour 2009” concert. Touted as a strong comeback for the band, the world …
MLTR is to play in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreA new Danish-founded report states that the lack of will on the part of authorities to address the problem. In addition to alcohol abuse, cultural norms, traditional attitudes and widespread …
Danish founded report: Traditional attitudes and alcohol lead to abuse in Cambodia Read MoreDanish documentary film maker Tom Heinemann is awarded the price of 13.500 € for his many critical journalism on developing countries. The Jury’s justification for the choice of Tom Heinemann …
Danish Burma-filmmaker rewarded Read MoreAccording to the Danish newspaper Politiken the Danish authorities are now to check those involved in corpse identification after the 2004 Thai tsunami Denmark is to check 166 police officers …
Tsunami work gave Danish police asthma Read MoreLennart Avnby, Managing Director of Herkules Crane Co., Ltd., passed away on Tuesday 09 June 2009 after suffering from a heart attack. The 56 year old well known Danish crane …
Lennart Avnby Passed Away Read MoreA fresh pledge from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will ensure that all the stops are pulled out in order to entice visitors back to the country. This includes …
Thailand plans to re-energise tourism Read MoreHanoi-Vung Tau Brewery Co. on Tuesday began construction of a US$42-million brewery in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. The facility will supply Carlsberg and Hanoi beer. The factory, …
New joint Carlsberg-Hanoi brewery opens in Vietnam Read MoreCarlsberg, the Danish brewer, is planning further expansion in Asia to help reduce its substantial exposure to the volatile Russian beer market. “We do see Asia as being a place …
Carlsberg seeks to extend reach in Asia Read MoreChurch-based emergency and development organizations all over the world – including Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Indonesia and the Philippines – are about to create one of the world’s biggest networks. …
Church aid forms global network Read MoreA lethal cocktail of war, natural disasters and economic volatility led the international Red Cross to paint a picture of rising global instability Wednesday as it announced record annual expenditure. …
Red Cross Reports Record Outlay Read MoreThe European Union (EU) has established its “Blue Card” residence visa for the foreign workers it needs to remain competitive in a globalized post-industrial world. This is seen by Manila …
EU on ‘Blue Card’: Thankfull to Philippine workers Read More“The community supplies us with material nourishment” explained Samsok, one of the five monks of the temle, ‘and in return we offer them spiritual sustenance.’ And that community is a …
Thai temple in Copenhagen a popular turistspot Read MoreKimball Electronics Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Kimball International, Inc., has signed a long-term partnership agreement to manufacture electrical devices for Grundfos. The long-term agreement was awarded for assemblies that …
Kimball Assembles Electronic Pumps for Grundfos Read MoreThe Malay tapir, the largest of the world’s four tapir species, remained largely invisible to science until recently. The other three species of these odd, endearing animals all live in …
Copenhagen Zoo fight for surviving of the Malaysian tapir Read MoreASEAN and the European Union (EU) have temporarily halted negotiations for a planned free trade agreement after two years of talks, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Monday. The decision …
ASEAN and EU suspend free trade talks Read MoreNearly 150 wild Vietnamese animal species are categorised and described in a Danish-supported newly puplished Pictorial Guide. The book is one of the first of its kind in Vietnam. It was put …
Denmark support catalogue of Vietnamese wildlife Read MoreFriday the 30th of May is the last chance for Southeast Asian based Greenlanders to vote for the upcoming election for the local parliament (Landsting) in Nuuk. Every Danish embassy …
Friday last Chance for Greenlandic Voting on the Danish Embassies Read MoreOn June 7, 2009, Denmark elects its members to the European Parliament and a referendum on changes to the constitution regarding succession to the throne. Danes abroad can participate in …
Constitution and EU-parliament election on the Danish Embassies until June the 4th Read MoreScandinavian Airlines in Thailand launches discount for a roundtrip to 36 northern European cities – mainly the Scandinavian. The 36 destinations include major urban gateways in North Europe, including Oslo, …
SAS in Thailand Launches Special Premium Class Fares to Scandinavia Read MoreVietnam has always considered the European Union (EU) as a strategic, comprehensive and important partner, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said. While receiving Czech Deputy PM and Foreign Minister …
EU: An important partner of Vietnam Read MoreEuropean and Asian foreign ministers meet in Vietnam from Monday with the global financial crisis top of the agenda–but with differences over Burma threatening to steal the headlines. The two-day …
Burma main subject at Europe-Asia meeting Read MoreVietnam always tries to avoid polluting the atmosphere and reducing greenhouse gases even though the country is not required to make specific commitments in this field, Minister of Natural Resources …
Minister on Danish television: Vietnam committed to reducing greenhouse gases Read MoreThe most prestigious hospitality competition, the George Baptiste Cup, will come to Asia for the first time when it is held in Vietnam in late May, the Hue Tourism College …
Danish chefs participate in prestigious gastronomy contest in Vietnam Read MoreMs. Anne Gitte Rugaard, current Executive Director of Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, will move back to Denmark in July due to a change in her husbands business plans. The Danish-Thai …
Danish-Thai Chamber Looking for New Executive Director Read MoreLongtime Bangkok resident Anders Normann celebrated his recent birthday with a special announcement to his friends. He is now the official “caretaker” of the beautiful and historic Thai-Danish icon, the …
Royal Thai decoration presented to Danish admiral returns home Read More