Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will lead a Danish business delegation to Thailand in the period 24.-26. November 2008, the Royal Danish Embassy In Bangkok informs. …
Danish Crown Prince Couple to Visit Thailand Read MoreChildren and young people in Vietnam’s two largest city, Hanio and Ho Chi Min City will now have the opportunity to to experience the film from Denmark and Finland, plus …
Danish, Swedish, And Finnish Films Take Part In EU Festival In Vietnam Read MoreThe great jazz singer from Denmark, Benni Chawes, is making his Bangkok concert debut, which will be the finale of the “Colour Your Life European Jazz” concert series at the …
Danish Benni Chawes in Bangkok with Swedish guest star Anders Bergcrantz Read MoreThe organisers of the World Golfers Championships (WGC) Singapore tournaments have decided to open the event to also green (employment) pass holders in Singapore. The first two legs, held at …
Singapore: WGC Event Open To Green Pass Holders Too Read MoreThree aid flights loaded with shelter kits and other supplies landed in Myanmar without incident. “We are not experiencing any problems getting in, (unlike) the United Nations”, said Danish Red …
Danish Red Cross Spokesman: Three Aid Flights Loaded With Shelter Kits And Other Supplies Landed Friday Read MoreUS authorities on Thursday arrested a 58-year-old man accused of sexually abusing young Asian boys, ending a two-day global manhunt sparked by a rare public appeal from Interpol. Wayne Nelson …
US Nabs Pedophile Suspect, Ending Global Manhunt Read MoreStaff from Maersk in Johor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia spent the weekend bringing cheer and joy to the Orang Asli Community in Johor. As part of plans to kick start …
Maersk Brings Cheer And Goodwill To Local ”Orang Asli” Community In Malaysia Read MoreMichael Akester, an advisor with Denmark’s government aid organization who helped Vietnam develop its coastal management strategy, say that the target of moving people out of the fisheries sector had …
Overfished Vietnam To Subsidize New Fishing Boats Read MorePatong Hospital in Phuket which on Friday informed ScandAsia that the body of a deceased Dane, Kenneth Schou was till in their morgue unclaimed by both the wife and the …
Hospital Apologizes for “Honest Mistake” Read MoreINTERPOL is requesting the public’s assistance to identify this man, assumed to be a Scandinavian, pictured in a series of child sexual abuse images posted on the Internet. The man …
Help find this man in child sex abuse images Read MoreBy Hans Henrik Melchior 15 Adults and 3 children joined the Viking Wheelers weekend arrangement in Khao Yai on May 3 and 4, out of which 12.5 participated in the …
Viking Wheelers in Khao Yai Read MoreA uniquely well preserved gold embroidered Royal robe – a gift from King Chulalongkorn of Siam to Danish Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Navy, Vice Admiral Andreas du …
The Ultimate Danish-Thai Friendship Gift Read MoreHer Excellency Mrs. Cholchineepan Chiranond has recently assumed her position as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Denmark in January 2008. She is the first female Thai Ambassador to ever be …
First Female Thai Ambassador to Denmark Read MoreThe corpse of a 32-year-old Danish man Kenneth Schou has been waiting for more than two weeks at Patong Hospital in Phuket for either his Thai wife or the Danish …
Nobody Wants the Body of Dead Dane Read MoreThis report was by mistake re-published in 2011 on this page.For latest reports on the Thai property market, follow this link:http://www.colliers.co.th/market-reports/index.asp?cat_id=21
Scandinavian Investment in Thailand’s Property Remains Strong Read MoreA show for their money, that’s what 32 participants got Wednesday night April, 30th 2008, when the Indonesian Norwegian Business Council (INBC) and the Danish Business Association (DBA) held their …
First Joint DBA INBC Event A Great Success Despite Heavy Rain And Traffic Jam Read MoreFrom 1 May 2008 the Swedish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur will represent Denmark and Norway in matters concerning visa, residence and work permit matters. Applications for visas, residence and work …
Swedish Embassy One Stop Office for Visa to Scandinavia Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam on April 29 elected Bente Sustmann as the new Chairman for 2008-2009 succeeding outgoing Chairman Gregers Møller. Also an entirely new Board was elected with only one …
New Chairman and Board of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreDenmark ’s BankInvest will become a strategic partner of Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Corp JSC when it purchases a 5.2 percent of stake of the local company. Under an agreement signed …
Danish BankInvest to Inject Capital in Hoa Phat Corporation Read MoreThe Prime Minister of Vietnam on April 24 gave the go-ahead to the Vietnam Association of Lawyers and northern Thai Nguyen province to receive aid projects funded by Danish and …
Danida Supports Vietnamese Lawyers’ Project Read MoreThe Danish company Intertec Wind A/S is in cooperation with Danish DC Enterprice ApS going to build three windmill parks in Thailand for an estimated sum of 14,6 billion thai …
Danish Company Develops Windmill Project In Thailand For Billions Read MoreIn the early hours of Saturday Morning, Pattaya Police made their way to the Ferdinand Bar located in Soi Diana Inn to deal with a suspected assault on a foreigner. …
Snake Man Attacks Danish Patron At Thai Beer Bar Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in Thailand has published a new book to celebrate the 150 years of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Thailand. The book includes many aspects of the …
New Book: Denmark In Thailand 2008 Read MoreAmbassador Niels Erik Andersen, currently based in Jakarta as Ambassador of Denmark to Indonesia will per 1 September 2008 move back to the Head Quarters of the Ministry of Foreign …
New Danish Ambassadors to Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Read MoreDamco, a global freight forwarder walked away triumphant at the 22nd Asia Freight Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) held in Singapore 23. Apil 2008, where it was presented the ‘Best Logistics …
Danish Damco Get The Best Logistics Service Provider – Sea Freight Award Read MoreDanish drilling contractor Maersk Contractors has been awarded two contracts by Brunei Shell Petroleum for drilling offshore Brunei Darussalam and drilling one well in Malaysia. The first contract is a …
Maersk Contractors Awarded Contracts In Malaysia And Brunei Read MoreMaersk Line emerged winner of the ‘Best Shipping Line – Asia-Europe’ Award for the 21st consecutive year at the 22ndAsian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA). Specifically on the Asia-Europe …
Maersk Line Wins “Best Shipping Line – Asia-Europe” Read MoreCarlsberg will now be able to buy the shares which the Hanoi-based brewer, known as Habeco, wasn’t able to sell in an initial public offering on March 27. The …
Carlsberg May Finally Buy Shares In Vietnam Read MoreTwo hard-up motorcyclists wanting to buy powder to play with the girls on Wan Lai (water playing day), April 19, 2008, were arrested on April 21, outside the Ambassador Hotel …
Two Thais Confess Robbing A Danish Man Read MoreA Danish documentary, “And the U.N. Came,” blames U.N. troops for creating the AIDS crisis in Cambodia. The film documents how U.N. soldiers spread the disease by having sex with …
A Danish Documentary Blames U.N. Troops For The AIDS Crisis In Cambodia. Read MoreThe Danish band “Afenginn” will perform during World Music Festival the first weekend in May, at the Penang Botanic Gardens, in Penang Malaysia. Afenginn means intoxication and strength. With high …
Danish Band At Music Festival In Penang Read MoreThe Danish woman, Axelexen Johanne Vinther, who got arrested for an attempt to smuggle more than 10000 headache pills tablets out of Cambodia, is now held in police custody. And …
Danish Woman In Custody Risk Up To 10 Years in Cambodian Prison Read MoreA Danish man, Kenneth Schou Rodnes, 37, was found dead in his bed Thursday, April 17, 2008 at a resort in Patong Beach Phuket. Police suspect Mr. Rodnes died around 8 pm …
Danish Tourist Dies In Phuket Of Suspected Pain Killer Overdose Read MoreThe Vietnamese government is building a national programme on climate change and hopes that donors will assist the country to cope with this disaster, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said …
Climate Change: Ambassador promises 25 Mio. $ To Vietnam Over The Next Five Years Read MoreInternational nature fund WWF Greater Mekong and TRAFFIC have launched a print design contest in an effort to raise awareness on wildlife protection in Vietnam. The “A Matter of Attitude” contest …
WWF Launches Design Contest On Wildlife Protection Funded By DANIDA Read MoreOn The Last Day of the Biggest Thai Festival, The Songkran, The Dane, Jorgen Christian Rasmussen, 63, was robbed and stabbed, on his way back home after spending an afternoon …
Danish Man Robbed And Stabbed In Jomtien Read MoreA delegation from the Vietnamese National Assembly visited Denmark from April 14-16 to learn from one of it´s most important donor’s experiences in parliamentary operations and socio-economic policies.The NA delegation, …
Vietnam Learns From Denmark’s Parliament Read MoreAt least 120 Danish women travelled to Thailand in 2007 to save money on their so deeply desired breast implant operation. That number is higher than ever before. And the …
More Than 120 Danish Women Got Bigger Breasts In Thailand In 2007 Read MorePhilippine Airlines (PAL) has purchased nearly 100 new mobile terminals for handling sales onboard its aircraft from Danish IT company DataFlight Europe. The terminals to be used onboard PAL’s fleet …
Danish inflight sales system on Philippine Airlines Read MoreMaersk Line has entered a vessel sharing agreement, with Malaysian MISC Berhad on shipping lanes between South East Asia and New Zealand.The agreement, which takes effect on June 9, includes …
Maersk AS in New Agreement with Malaysian MISC Berhad Read MoreWichin Singsorn, 29, a Thai citizen who went to Denmark to give his ill sister one of his kidneys have been trough almost all the feelings in the world since …
Extension of Visa to Thai Who Gave Kidney to Sister in Denmark Read MoreThe Indonesia Norway Business Council (INBC) and the Danish Business Association (DBA) have decided to join forces and cooperate. The first joint event will be to invite all Nordic business …
Norwegian And Danish Business Communities In Indonesia Join Forces Read MoreDanish newspaper cartoonist Kurt Westergaard Wednesday managed to have his cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed removed from a controversial anti-Islam film made by a Dutch opposition legislator.“I am very happy …
Danish cartoonist wins battle against Dutch anti-Islam film Read MoreAbdulrahman Saleh, Indonesia’s former attorney general, was on Tuesday 8 April sworn in by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the Indonesian ambassador to Denmark and Lithuania. Abdulrahman, who was replaced …
New Indonesian Ambassador to Denmark Sworn In Read MoreA 45-year old Danish woman has been arrested in Cambodia for attempting to smuggle narcotics. According to local Camboadian media reports quoted by Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet on Friday, she …
Danish Woman Arrested in Cambodia Read MoreTom Rene Dalby, a 61 year old Danish fugitive in the Philippines, was on Tuesday 1 April arrested in a raid at his rented apartment in Parañaque City by police …
Danish Fugitive Caught by Police in the Philippines Read MoreThai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce will from 1 July 2008 discontinue the current office sharing agreement with the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. The current sharing agreement is as old as the …
Thai-Norwegian Chamber Cancels Office Sharing with Thai-Swedish Chamber Read MoreThey have only existed since 2005, but still JazzKamikaze has already become an ambassador to promote Scandinavian jazz and music as a whole.The five brilliant musicians are just finishing up …
Scandinavian Sensation JazzKamikaze In Bangkok Read MoreDanish brewery giant, Carlsberg, may be able to secure more than the 10 percent stake reserved for it in the initial public offering of state-owned Vietnamese brewer Habeco, the Danish …
Carlsberg May Secure More Than 10 Percent Share of Vietnamese Habeco Read MoreLee Kim-Poh, who is the honorary vice-consul of the Royal Danish Consulate in Penang, received on Friday 14th March 2008 the First Class of the Knight’s Cross of the Order …
Danish Consul Awarded First Class Knight’s Cross Read More