Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Newly appointed Philippine Ambassador to Norway, Denmark and Iceland, Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, and trade representative Mary Borromeo-Hedfors have identified areas for promotion of processed food, information technology, shipping, and …
Agreement on Import from Philippine Read MoreDespite riots in November and various financial disturbances 2008 became a record-breaking year for the number of Danes, who visited Thailand. A recently published report from the official tourist …
More Danes Go to Thailand Than Ever Before Read MoreThe popular Danish band Michael Learns To Rock reached No. 1 last week on the radio station 105.5 Easy FM chart in Bangkok. With the latest hit single ‘Sweetest Surprise’ …
MLTR #1 in Thailand Read MoreThe Singapore-based shipping company Neptune Orient Lines, one of the biggest competitors for Danish shipping giant Maersk Lines – has confirmed a massive decline in the amount of transported containers. …
Maersk Competitor Drops 24 pct Read MoreGert Nisted Møller Christensen, Executive Director of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce until this Friday, died suddenly on Saturday 31 January 2009. Gert had been doing workout at the Landmark Hotel …
Gert Nisted Møller Christensen Passed Away Read MoreIt has come to the Royal Danish Embassy’s attention that some visa applicants and their references are offered assistance to smooth the visa process by various agencies both in and …
Visa Warning Read MoreThe Danish national league soccer team this weekend won the King’s Cup tournament in Phuket.They played against the defending champions from Thailand, and it was an intense match.The first goal …
Denmark Won King’s Cup Read MoreAccording to the management of SafeCom the new sales office will make them prepared to conquer further market shares in Asia.“The economic boom in China the recent years has increased …
IT Company Opens Office in Singapore Read MoreWarinda Saengduean is Thai and has a Thai passport. She came to Denmark with her mother four years ago, when her mother married a Danish man.The marriage didn’t work out …
Thai Student Expelled from Denmark Read MoreAccording to Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Peter Lysholt Hansen, the one and a half day workshop is part of a Strategic Policy Dialogue Process on Climate Change initiated by the …
Danish Embassy Co-organized Workshop on Climate Change in Hanoi Read MoreChief executive, Carsten Mortensen, said that the decision to lay off 37 employees, some 15% of its shore-based workforce, comes after Norden had exhausted all other opportunities following the drastic …
Norden to Lay Off 15% of Office Staff Read MoreUnder their agreement, the Vietnamese partner, Anh’s Style Joint Stock Company, will manufacture high-quality M2M men’s clothing while the Danish company, Enel Aps, will provide the know-how and the management …
New Vietnamese-Danish Clothing Joint-Venture Read MoreCelebrating the Year of the Ox, the Danish firm is urging local consumers that “life favours those who see things differently” and is looking to tap on increased beer sales …
Carlsberg Launches Festive Drive in Malaysia Read MoreAnne Gitte has been in Thailand for 3 years. She was educated Academy Economist from International Business Academy in Kolding, has various diplomas in commerce and administration and also a …
New Executive Director at DTCC Read MoreDanida in Cambodia is looking for a Senior Programme Officer for its new Private Sector Programme. The person must be of Cambodian nationality. Other details like deadline for submission of …
Danida in Cambodia Looking for Senior Officer Read MoreCarlsberg Asia’s Senior Vice President Jesper Bjørn Madsen will step down and leave the Carlsberg Group. A search for his successor is under way, Carlsberg says in a statement released 15 …
Jesper Bjorn Madsen Leaves Carlsberg Read MoreJohanne Axelexen Vinther, 45, was arrested at a post office in the capital Phnom Penh last year as she tried to send 10,761 tablets containing codeine in packages to the …
Dane Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison in Cambodia Read MoreThe Hanoi-based company, which launched its initial public offering last March, expects revenues of 5.26 trillion dong ($310 million) versus 4.16 trillion dong in 2008, it said in a statement …
Partly Carlsberg Owned Brewery Sees 2009 Sales up 26 pct Read MoreThe report ”Hur skor vi oss”? (How do we shoe) by the Swedish network of organizations “Rena Kläder” reveals that the Scandinavian shoe chains fail to control the ethical guidelines, …
Scandinavian Shoe Business beneath Ethical Contempt Read MoreDenmark’s Tine Rasmussen felt as though she was playing at home when she carved out a victory over world number one Zhou Ni in the Malaysian Open women’s singles final …
Rasmussen Wins Malaysia Open Read MoreThe year of 2008 Styromatic moved into a new head office in Brabrand near Århus, the company invested ten million Danish Kroner in machines and it increased its gross profit …
Electronic Company Doubles Profit in Thailand Read MoreAsia clinched its first Royal Trophy match play tournament against Europe on Sunday, winning three of eight singles matches and halving another for a 10-6 victory. Europe could not make …
Asia Clinches Royal Trophy over Europe Read MoreIn the hour-long, closely-fought match, the Malaysian had to give away the first set 24-26 to the Dane, ranked world No 6, but regained his momentum to win the second …
Peter Gade Didn’t Reach the Finals at Malaysia Open Read MoreThe Danish male national soccer team is going to Thailand to play the King’s Cup Tournament in Phuket at the end of January. In this period the Danish travel agency …
Star Tour Takes Danish Tourists to King’s Cup Read MoreFinnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year.In October, Finnair warned of cuts and layoffs after reporting a third-quarter net loss of euro17 million ($22 million), …
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008 Read MoreHe was said to be the “go to” man for a loan, if you were of Chinese descent and wanted to do business in Denmark. A former Singaporean, Copenhagen restaurant owner …
Singaporean Businessman Shot in Denmark Read MoreAu pairs in Denmark are entitled to a “monthly allowance” of 2,500 kroners, or about P20,000, with free board and lodging. They are expected to perform daily chores for three …
Filipino Au Pairs Go for ‘Black Work’ in Denmark Read MoreThis weekend January 9-11 the best golf players from Europe will play against the best players from Asia competing in a spectacular series of matches for stewardship over the perpetual …
Dane to Battle for the Royal Trophy Read MoreNorthWind, a joint venture with Danish investors, borrowed $13.1 million from the Danish International Development Agency in October last year to raise the Bangui facility’s capacity to 33MW at a …
Biggest Wind Farm to Rise with Danish Investors Read MoreThe website was launched on Friday January 2 2009, which according to the organisers is “because Fridays are good and noble days for all people of Aceh.” Aceh is a bastion …
Aceh Launching Website from Danish Exile Read MoreFormer European Champions Denmark will contest the annual King’s Cup Tournament later this month with hosts Thailand, North Korea and Lebanon.Coach Morten Olsen has decided to bring five new names …
National Male Soccer Team to Contest in Thailand Read MoreThe Danish Government will grant US$40 million in a non-refundable aid to help Vietnam carry out a programme on climate change adaptation and mitigation in the 2009-2013 period. The aid, …
Denmark Helps Vietnam Cope With Climate Change Read MoreMs. Yuwadee Chirathivat, President of Central Department Store Ltd., received the Diploma of the Danish Export Association and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik’s Medal of Honour in honour of her …
Thai Business Women Recieve Medal Of Hounour Read MoreLinda Jakobsen, Commercial Counsellor at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, has been appointed Head of Globalisation for The Danish Chamber of Commerce, known in Danish as Dansk Erhverv. The …
Linda Jakobsen Head of Globalization in Dansk Erhverv Read MoreThe last DTCC networking evening of the year at Sukhumvit House No. 1 was filled with members and friends who came to celebrate the evening before Christmas and New Year. …
Last Networking Event Of 2008 Read MoreCapital Technology Ventures, Inc. (ICTV) has partnered with a foreign and local company to develop one-way communication technology similar to the one used by walkie-talkies. ICTV told the bourse …
ICTV To Offer Push-to-talk Read MoreDenmark will provide 1.46 million Danish Kroner for the central province of Quang Nam to increase its environmental management capacity, the Danish Embassy here announced yesterday. The project is part …
Denmark Support Quang Nam Improvements Read MoreDanish ambassador to Indonesia Borge Petersen has offered financial and technical assistance to East Java to develop alternative energy sources to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emission in the province, …
Danish Ambassador Offers Help To Java Read MoreVietnamese-American footballer Lee Nguyen looks likely to sign a contract to play for V-League former champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club next season. Nguyen is now playing for Randers FC, …
From Danish To Vietnamese Football Read MoreIt has been three years since Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi first announced the Iskandar Development Region to boost the economy in south Johor. Some 37 months and …
Legoland In Malaysia: Yet To Reach Public’s Pockets Read MoreThe Royal Ballroom at The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok was on Thursday 11th December the venue for the grand celebration of the Independence Day of Finland. His Excellency Lars …
Grand Celebration of the Finnish Independence Day Read MoreThe Lucia service will NOT be held in Christ Church as originally plannend. Insteadt it will be held in Church of Sweden at Sukhumvit Soi 33 6.30 PM.
Today´s Lucia-service: Change Of Venue Read MoreThe World Bank and Vietnam’s Government Inspectorate set “Reducing corruption and clarifying government responsibility” as the topic of the Vietnam Creativity Day 2009 ideas contest, inspectorate deputy chief Mai Quoc …
Finland And Denmark Support Anti Corruption Contest Read MoreWork on the first Legoland theme park in Asia is expected to start in Nusajaya next year. Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) will sign a deal with the Lego Group, …
Legoland Theme Park Coming To Malaysia Read MoreMaersk Line announced plans to transfer its intra-Asia services to its Singapore-based subsidiary, MCC Transport, beginning in 2009. The Danish carrier in a statement said it has identified the intra-Asia …
Maersk Transfers Intra-Asia Services Read MoreTransport-to-construction group MMC Corp may sell its stake in a southern Malaysian port to raise funds, a local daily said on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. MMC has received interest for …
Malaysia’s MMC May Sell Port Stake Read MoreOn Saturday Night, Police Major Wittaya from Pattaya Police Station, Thailand, was called to the Sombat Condominium in Soi 5 off the Pratamnuk Road in South Pattaya following reports that …
Danish Man Attacked In Pattaya Read MoreNissan together with Kjaer Group A/S, took another step toward an increased business presence in Vietnam by creating Nissan Vietnam LLC . The new joint venture will start operations in …
Nissan Partners With Danish Kjaer In Vietnam Read MoreSwedish professional golfer Annika Sorenstam will be designing a 63-hole golf course to be completed in 2010, her first sojourn into course design in Southeast Asia. The first phase of …
Annika’s Maiden Venture In Malaysia Read MoreA 202.4 billion VND project on construction of a television technical centre, funded by the Danish government’s ODA, started in the northern mountainous province of Son La on Dec. 6. …
“Danish” TV Technical Centre In Son La Read More