Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A 57 years old Dane died Monday 26th of February in The Philippines according to Cyber Divers News Network. Local media reports that the unfortunate man was admitted to the …
Danish Diver Dies in Snorkeling Accident in The Philippines Read MoreAfter a Friday night out on the popular bar, Green Mango in Chaweng on Koh Samui, a 23 year old Danish girl claim she was raped.Before the assumed crime took …
Danish Girl Raped Read MoreAs Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization from January 2007, Danish shipbuilding companies are ready to jump on to a ship that is said to go far. The last week …
The Danish Ship is off to Vietnam Read MoreJorgen Ib Hedes was given a long applause for his many years of devoted work as a Member of the Board of the Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce when his …
Applause For Retiring DTCC Board Members Read MoreThursday night the Ambassador had opened his doors in order to host the DTCC Annual general meeting. At 6 pm the meeting started during which four members of the board …
DTCC Annual General Meeting at The Danish Embassy Read More
“Good morning, Teacher Ejnar”, 25 children yell as they see their teacher by the whiteboard. A peek into the classroom of a bilingual school north of Bangkok reveals a passionate …
Teaching in Thailand With or Without Qualifications Read MorePrime location is an important issue when it comes to real estate agencies. So it’s no coincidence that 2nd-home is located in a big corner building on Poonsuk road, the …
Danish 2nd-home in Hua Hin Read MoreUlla Tørnæs, the Danish Minister for Development, will visit Vietnam from April 21st to 25th 2007. Her main purpose is that she will be co-hosting a conference on the Mekong …
Danish Minister for Development to visit Vietnam Read MoreDanish Ambassador Michael Sternberg invites members of the Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce to join him on a business trip to India to participate in “Danish Days in Kolkata” – …
Danish Days in Kolkata Read MoreSeven years ago Daranee Wolff Kaysfeld opened a hairdressing saloon in Hua Hin. This has proved to be a good idea as the saloon gets a good share of the …
Danish Speaking Hairdresser in Hua Hin Read MoreThe Danish company, BioKube A/S has teamed up with a Malaysian company, Water Care, which produces potable water, automats for potable water as well as cup dispensers. The partnership is …
BioKube gets Malaysian Partner after Ministerial Delegation’s visit Read More150 Danes – including about 50 dressed up children gathered in The Danish Seaman’s Church in Singapore on Sunday for the annual Shrovetide celebration. The family service started at 3 …
Princesses and action heroes battle for buns in Singapore Read MoreBar Baska, the Danish restaurant owned by Erik Winther will be permanently closed down this Sunday on February 25, due to a financial problem. Erik Winther is a Danish Chef in Bangkok. He …
Come What May Read MoreThe DTCC network on February 15th was not with the participation of SAS and Samitivej Hospital as previously announced. Anyway, more than 30 people turned up at The Admiral Restaurant …
DTCC Network Without Pilots and Doctors Read MoreThe Vietnamese team of artists – which includes the popular girl band “5 Lines” as well as traditional music artist Truong Quy Hai – will perform for the Vietnamese communities …
Vietnamese Artists to Perform in Scandinavia Read MoreWisma Denmark, which houses the The Danish Royal Embassy and Kuala Lumpur civil courts, is back on the market after a deal to sell the property to a Singaporean insurer …
Wisma Denmark for sale… again Read MoreScandinavian residents in Thailand with work permits rose sharply during 2006. According to figures obtained by ScandAsia, the total number went up from 2045 Scandinavians holding a work permit in …
Scandinavian Work Permit Holders Up 15% Read MoreConfusion and uncertainty of the future legal situation of the companies, they represent, drove almost one hundred Scandinavian businessmen out of their homes in the early morning of February 6 …
Jittery Business Climate in Thailand Read MoreThe Annual general meeting of SSM was held at the Tropicana Golf & Country Club on Friday the 9th of February 2007. It was supposed to start at 7.30pm, but …
President of SSM Re-elected Read MoreDisappointedly only 20 players turned up for the Puerto Azul golf challenge on February 10 2007, which is the lowest number in many years. The event was held by The …
Low Turnout for Puerto Azul Golf Event Read MoreScandinavian Airlines will launch a new route flying non-stop Stockholm to Bangkok by the end of October 2007. This route will be operated three times a week in both directions …
SAS to fly Stockholm-Bangkok End of October Read MoreRestaurant Akvavit in Singapore will host their traditional Martha Night for the third year in a row on February 22, 2007. “It is called Martha Night, because the menu is …
Martha Night at Restaurant Akvavit in Singapore Read MoreFebruary 1st was the beginning of the internships for three new faces at the Danish embassy. Until the Bangkok summer heat gets to rough, Tanja Thorsen, 27, and Henriette la …
New Trainees at The Danish Embassy in Bangkok Read MoreSurely a submarine is designed for staying underwater, but it was certainly not a part of the plan when a Cold War-era Soviet submarine went to bottom of the ocean …
Submarine Headed for Thailand Sinks near Denmark Read MoreCarlsberg’s shuffle of national directors seems to continue in 2007. In November last year, Carlsberg decided to put fresh faces in charge of their operations in Denmark and Turkey – …
New Carlsberg Director in Malaysia Read MoreTired of having your charter vacations to Thailand get off to a bad start due to crying babies and beeping gameboys? If so, a remedy now seems to be on …
Child-free Flights from Scandinavia to Thailand and Malaysia Read MoreThe Danish experts are helping Thai police forces analyze various surveillance camera tapes, confirms Anupong Paochinda from the Department of Special Investigation in Bangkok in an interview with the Thai …
Denmark Helps Thailand Investigate Bangkok Bomb Attacks Read MoreThe state-owned brewery Hanoi Beer Company (Habeco) is facing privatization, and Carlsberg is hoping to get a considerable share of the company. However, the government in Hanoi recently decided that …
Carlsberg’s Plans for Vietnam Delayed Read MoreSigurd Hamgaard received the “Pattaya Pojke” award of the year 2006 at the Scandinavian Expats Annual Party held at Green Tree Restaurant and Pub on Beach Road in Pattaya.Chairman John …
Sigurd Hamgaard “Pattaya Pojke 2006” Read MoreOn the top floor of a townhouse building in a Bangkok suburb, a group of Thai women are keenly practicing a language spoken by only five million people in a …
Language of Love Read MoreVisiting Hanoi with the purpose of promoting the use of mixed credits in Vietnam’s private sector, a delegation from the Danish Mixed Credit Secretariat held a press conference at the …
Mixed Credits Now Available for Private Companies in Vietnam Read MoreDanish artist Marianne Hvass Kure will present exhibition titled ‘Zen-erQi’ during the month of love at Hof Art Gallery in Bangkok. The opening of the exhibition will be on Friday …
Danish Artist Exhibits ‘Zen-erQi’ in Bangkok Read MoreDr. Ammundsen’s Memorial Cup Tournament was on January 20 kicked off as the first tournament of the Scandinavian Society Siam Golf Section in the year 2007 at Windsor Park & …
January SSS Golf Kicks Off Read MoreDenmark is set to enhance its relations with Malaysia in all areas, particularly in environment and energy cooperation, following the visit of its Foreign Minister Dr Per Stig Moller here.Despite …
Denmark Set To Boost Relations With Malaysia Read MoreSince January 3 this year, the Hesseldahl family has been held in Thailand in what has become a vacation nightmare for the Danish family of three. Their misfortunes began when the …
Stranded Danish Family Free to Leave Thailand Read MoreThe successful 2nd Joint Nordic Golf Tournament was held during a long sunny day at Bangkok Golf Club on January 19 with a total of 86 participated golfers.The winner of …
A Successful Nordic Chambers Golf Trophy Read More”The Butterfly”, ”Did you fall?”, ”The Thief of Books”, ”When Toad got tired”, and ”The Day Leopold got Evil”. Those are the five books, which have now been translated into …
Danish Children’s Books Translated Into Vietnamese Read MoreThe visit to Malaysia of Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Per Stig Moller and Danish Minister of Environment, Connie Hedegaard kicked off this morning in Kuala Lumpur with a busy …
Danish Double Ministerial Visit Kicks Off Read MoreGrundfos A/S, the Danish pump manufacturing company, in collaboration with the Thai solar cell manufacturer Solartron on January 22 introduced cost efficient solar pump solutions to water problems in non-electrified …
Danish-Thai Solutions for Water Problem in Thai Rural Areas Read MoreThe visit to Indonesia of Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Per Stig Moller and Danish Minister of Environment, Connie Hedegaard ended Tuesday night after an adventurous day for the two …
Danish Double Ministerial Visit Ends Read MoreHe arrived in Kuala Lumpur last week on a stretcher, spending the first few days in a hospital bed. This week, Peter Gade leaves Malaysia’s capitol as the new-crowned champion …
Sick Badminton Star Took the Championship Read MoreEvery day 100 people are newly infected with HIV in Vietnam, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. Now Denmark is about to increase its support to the fight against …
Denmark Puts HIV/AIDS on the Vietnamese Radio Waves Read More“The seminar is very interesting and successful with lot of participants from both sides, and also some interested companies from Philippines” said Kim Kjaer, chairman of the Danish Fishing Equipment …
Successful Danish-Thai Fishing Equipment Seminar in Mahachai Read MoreManaging Director of Dynatest Asia-Pacific Sdn. Bhd. based in Malaysia, Mr. Alauddin Mustafa, is expecting the alliance to pay off well already in 2007, the first year of the alliance. …
Danish COWI and Dynatest in strategic alliance Read MoreThe Danish top player made his decision Tuesday evening, which means he will face the Dutch player Eric Pang in his first Super Series match on Wednesday. The match will …
Peter Gade Will Play Super Series in Malaysia Read MoreAt Gleneagles Hospital in Ampang, doctors are still trying to find out, what the Danish badminton star Peter Gade is suffering from following an extremely uncomfortable flight to Kuala Lumpur. …
Danish Badminton Star Still Stuck in Hospital Bed Read MorePeter Gade was supposed to play his first match at the Super Series badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, yet his poor condition following his heavy migraine on the …
Peter Gade Released from the Hospital Read MoreFor reasons still unknown to Danish police, a man from the Danish city of Elsinore (Helsingor) decided to call in a bomb threat on Saturday morning to the Thai embassy …
Bomb Threat Against Thai Embassy in Copenhagen Read MoreThe night before Saturday, Danish badminton star Peter Gade fell ill during a flight to Kuala Lumpur, where he is to play in the Super Series tournament next week. The …
Danish Badminton Star Hospitalized in Malaysia Read MoreThe blooming aid assistance – which Denmark is giving through the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) – will be channeled through a program to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s), …
Denmark Hopes to Make Vietnamese City Blossom Read More