Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Finnair has announced that from October onwards its passengers will be able to check-in in advance with only a text message sent from their mobile phones. The service, created by …
Finnair to introduce new text message check-in Read MoreThe Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) recently signed in principle a contract to build ten container ships, each with a capacity of 5,000 tonnes, for the Danish company Clipper. …
Vinashin to build 10 ships for Clipper Read MoreMechanical Factory 45-1 in the southern province of Dong Nai, Vietnam, has exported 33 wind turbine electricity generation towers to New Zealand under a contract worth US$1.2 million signed with …
Vietnam exports wind turbine towers under Danish contract Read MoreCu Lao Cham marine reserve was recently established around Cham island off the central province of Quang Nam in Vietnam, with assistance from Denmark. The marine park is the second …
Vietnam’s 2nd marine park established with Danish support Read MoreThailand’s Wastewater Management Authority (WMA) has recently enlisted the help of the Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) in an effort to boost the capacity of wastewater management in six municipalities …
DANIDA helps Thailand improve wastewater management Read MoreThe Denmark-Vietnam Cultural Fund and the Sweden-Vietnam Cultural Fund together make an effort to reconstruct and preserve the Vietnamese cultural patrimony, which has been left unprotected from the climate in …
Denmark and Sweden help Vietnam preserve cultural legacy Read MoreRamboll and ECCO shoe manufacturing facility in Thailand has signed a novel contract concept for a comprehensive energy efficiency and energy management at the ECCO factory facilities. “Ramboll’s first …
Ramboll signs Energy Efficiency contract with ECCO Thailand Read MoreDanish systems solutions company Intertec A/S was declared bankrupt on July 15, 2004 in Denmark. In this connection, reports the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce on its website, Mr. Dan Christensen, …
Intertec declared bankrupt Read MoreThe office of the Nodic Chamber of Commerce (NordCham), Hanoi Branch, has moved to a new location. From August 26 onwards, the new address is: Nodic Chamber of Commerce, Hanoi …
NordCham Hanoi moved Read MoreSimply Scandinavian, or the Scandinavian Week, will be held for the first time in Singapore between October 12 and 17 this year at The Intercontinental Hotel. The event is a …
1st Simply Scandinavian in Singapore in October Read MoreThe Danish pop boy band C21 will be in Bangkok in October to promote their second album “Listen”. The date has not yet been confirmed but their latest single “All …
C21 to visit Bangkok in October Read MoreAfter a successful visit to South East Asia in April and May, Jyske Bank (Schweiz) is repeating their visit to the region again on October 27 – November 10. The …
Jyske Bank (Schweiz) to repeat South East Asian visit Read MoreThe Danish Business Association of Singapore is holding a special evening with Siegfried W. Andersen, whom will give a speech on people leadership versus management and the difference it makes. …
Personal Leadership with Siegfried W. Andersen in Singapore Read MoreAlexandra Steburg, elder sister of the famous songstress, Natalie Steburg from Grammy label is entering the Miss Thailand World 2004 holding number 43. This 20 year old half Thai …
More luk krueng entering beauty pageant Read MoreThe 10th ASEAN Summit is scheduled to take place in Vientiane, Laos this November. As a new member of ASEAN with a less-developed economy, Lao Prime Minister Bounnhang Vorachit …
10th ASEAN Summit to take place in Laos Read MoreDenmark funded US$ 6 million in an aquaculture project to introduce a new trade, otter clam breeding, to fishermen working in Quang Ninh province. Otter clam breeding was introduced …
Denmark aids otter clam farms in Vietnam Read MoreDanish brewery contractor Danbrew has signed a EURO 6.875 million expansion contract with Lao Brewery Co Ltd, who makes Beer Lao. The deal was inked in Vientiane last Tuesday. Danbrew …
Expansion contract signed in Vientiane Read MoreThe Thai country rock band, Carabao, will perform live in Valbyhallen, Copenhagen on 18 August 2004. It will be the first time Danish audiences get the chance of seeing one …
Carabao-concert in Denmark Read MoreDanish company VTI Vinderup Traindustri As will participate in the furniture and handicraft expo in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The event is organized by the Department of Trade in …
Danish company participate in VN furniture and handicraft expo Read MoreDanish ambassador to Viet Nam, Bjarne Sorensen, has been awarded the “For the Cause of Agricultural and Rural Development” medal for his contributions to Viet Nam’s agricultural sector. It …
Danish envoy gets farming honor Read MoreLars Pinnerup, a student from the Danish School of Journalism has joined Bangkok-based Scand-Media in August to cover Scandinavian news in Thailand and Southeast Asian countries for ScandAsia magazine. He …
Second Danish trainee at ScandAsia Read MoreThe Admiral’s Pub and Restaurant is hosting a Danish and Norwegian Cheese Promotion from August through September featuring a variety of cheese such as Danbo, Nokkel, Klovborg and many more. …
Danish and Norwegian cheese delight Read MoreThe 2004 Compensation & Benefits Survey – jointly organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand, the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand, and the Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce – …
Compensations & Benefits Survey open for Scandinavian chamber members Read MoreDenmark will provide grant assistance of USD 1.1 million for research project related to arsenic pollution of groundwater in the Red River Delta in Vietnam. Arsenic contamination in groundwater …
Denmark supports arsenic contamination research project in Vietnam Read MoreVietnamese Ministry of Fisheries (MoF) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) on July 16 launched a new Marine Turtle Conservation Action Plan to 2010, with an outline based on the …
Danish-funded findings kick-starts Vietnam’s new effort to save marine turtles Read MoreLV Technology’s shares (LVT) rocketed 83 percent above its initial public offering (IPO) price during its debut day in Thailand’s Market for Alternative Investment (MAI) on July 14, 2004. The …
LVT debut sees 83% surge Read MoreWhen I first entered the Grammy building, I was anxious as it is the place that breeds many celebrities and it indeed bears certain formality and fame. But as I …
Half Kid – Full Dream Read MoreThe number of South East Asian tourists going to Denmark is growing significantly. Last year, South East Asian tourists bought 82,831 hotel nights in Denmark. That is an increase of …
South East Asian Visitors Growing Read MoreFive celebrities each from Denmark, Norway and Sweden arrived this Wednesday near Tengah island on Malaysia’s east coast. Their mission: to compete for 30 days in a star-filled version of …
Scandinavian celebrities fight it out Read MoreOn 1 September, 2004 EAC will celebrate its 120th Anniversary in Thailand. The Company will mark this event by hosting a reception for the members of the DTCC at the …
The East Asiatic Company’s 120th Anniversary Read MorePer Johansen was quite happy when a few years back he accepted a request to move back to Denmark to work at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen to …
Singapore – again Read MoreRambøll and ECCO shoe manufacturing facility in Thailand has signed a novel contract concept for energy efficiency and energy management at the ECCO factory facilities. Rambøll’s first task is …
Rambøll signs Energy Efficiency contract with ECCO Thailand Read MoreDanish businessman Carl Friis is fast becoming a Danish “Teak Baron” on the Indonesian island of Bali. So far, some 20 Danish investors have joined his initiative to plant teak …
Bali Teak Baron Read MoreI walked into the newly opened Great American Rib Restaurant on Sukhumvit Soi 36 in downtown Bangkok, and Chanisorn Ounayakovit, the co-owner warmly welcomed me. There is nothing Danish …
A Thai with Danish experience Read MoreDuring the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok July 12-17, 2004, the Danish Embassy in Bangkok co-sponsored a workshop for artists and young students at the Silpakorn University, Thailand’s most prestigious …
Denmark sponsored cultural AIDS event in Bangkok Read MoreThailand’s CAT Telecom Pcl. early July announced a promotion whereby CAT has slashed to seven baht a minute its eFone 009 charges on international calls from Thailand to 30 countries, …
CAT slashes call rates to Denmark, Norway Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in Singapore has together with the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) developed a business course to help more Danish companies break into the booming, but apparently …
Embassy, DI tailor course for Danish firms eyeing Asian markets Read MoreDenmark will provide a grant assistance of US$ 4.2 million for implementation of rural water supply and sanitation in Nghe An Province in Central of Vietnam. The project was approved …
Denmark supports improved rural water supply in Nghe An, Vietnam Read MoreJebsen & Jessen Marketing (M) Sdn. Bhd. has recently made a strategic partnership with a Hong Kong based digital entertainment producer, iRiver, to provide distribution, support and marketing for iRiver’s …
Jebsen & Jessen to solely distribute iRiver products in 3 SEA countries Read MoreWith a target of helping Vietnam develop economy and fight against poverty, the Danish International Development Agency (Danida) set up the Private Sector Development (PSD) programme in Vietnam in late …
Danida’s programme helps private enterprises in Vietnam Read MoreCaptain Hans Einar Fugl-Svendsen has been a pioneer all his life. During the Second World War, in 1942 he was one of the first Danes to join the British Royal …
A lifetime journey Read MoreActivities in Vietnam have helped experts from Danida understand that some water supply and sanitation works in rural areas do not operate after being built or were used improperly, which …
Danida helps improve Vietnam’s rural water supply, sanitation Read MoreOn the 4th of June Mr. Jan Fabricius of Fabricius A/S and Mr. Mogens Poulsen of the Danish Embassy along with some 75 invited guests attended the opening of the …
Sea Saigon Shipping in new premises Read MoreSars put its mark on Scandinavian as well as total visitor statistics to Vietnam 2003. Overall travel to Vietnam fell 7.4 percent 2003 while the number of Scandinavian visitors dropped …
Small but stable Scandinavian stream of visitors Read MoreDANIDA along with the Danish Flooding Agency A/S help Vietnam to provide new technology for flood protection barrier instead of using sandbags. In preventing yearly flood disasters, Vietnam will …
DANIDA supports flood protection in VN Read MoreSkal is relocating from Wheelock Place on Orchard Road, to the heart of Raffles Place at OUB Centre, which is the international crossroad of Singapore. The restaurant will be operational …
Skal now at Raffles Place Read MoreDanish Government aided the Vietnamese aquaculture particularly the fisheries industry through various multimillion projects for more than two decades. Danish Ambassador Bjarne Henneberg Sorensen has received a medal for “Vietnam …
Danish Government supports fisheries industry in Vietnam Read MoreMHE-Demag, a Danish-German provider of lifting and handling solutions, launched its Vietnam manufacturing facility at the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park in May 2004, with an aim to offer state-of-the-art technology …
Jebsen & Jessen’s JV launches manufacturing facility in Vietnam Read MoreIn a simple tree-planting ceremony at the Church of Sweden and the Norwegian Seamen’s Mission, the Singapore branch of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) marked the start of a programme of …
SEB marks 25 years of growth in Singapore Read MoreDanes and fellow Scandinavians who wonder when ‘their’ beer Carlsberg, will return to Thailand should not expect any reentry of the brand this summer. “Unfortunately there is very little news …
Thai reentry for Carlsberg unlikely this summer Read More