Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Alexandra 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 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 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 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 MoreThe new Malaysian Ministry of Energy building will be a showcase of energy efficiency and low environmental impact as the government asks the Danish organization to scrutinize the design and …
DANIDA aims for energy efficiency in Malaysia 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 MoreThe Chairman of the Dak Lak People’s Committee Nguyen Van Lang and the Ambassador of the Royal Danish Embassy to Vietnam Bjarne Henneberg Sorensen signed on 13 June the Government …
DANIDA Supports PAR Process in Dak Lak Read MoreThe Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has pledged US$20 million to help Vietnamese small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) to purchase new technology and produce commodities for export. The businesses can …
Nordic Investment Bank helps Vietnamese SMEs Read MoreAt the meeting, members of NordCham reviewed the chamber’s activities last year and discussed the ways for developing its activities next years. As a Nordic non-profit non-governmental organisation in Vietnam, …
NordCham partners enterprises from Scandinavia Read MoreThe Euro 2004 is just around the corner and many people are looking forward to cheer their favorite teams. This year, the Danes and Swedes cannot miss to cheer the …
Danish and Swedish teams to battle in Euro 2004 Read MoreThe Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce organizes a bowling competition at the new SF Strike Bowl, MBK Centre on June 11. The Scandinavian Chamber members are invited to participate in the …
Scandinavian fun game of bowling at MBK Centre Read MoreDanish expat in Vietnam, Mr. Preben Hjortlund has taken over the position as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the European Chamber of Commerce from Mr. Juan Rothe in late …
Dane leads EuroCham in Vietnam Read MoreAfter having performed 3 projects during 2003 to the governmental Vietnamese Petro-industry and some of their joint ventures, the Danish company Ro-Clean Desmi (a company in the Maersk group) has …
Ro-Clean Desmi and liaison office in Vietnam performing 4th project Read MoreChang Beer is reportedly bidding against its former partner Carlsberg to sponsor Liverpool, the English Premier League Club which is today sponsored by Carlsberg. The two beer manufacturers were partners, …
Will Beer Chang replace Carlsberg? Read MoreDANIDA, the Danish organization that provides aid to projects for the third world countries, has given a scholarship of money worth 6,500 USD and a DV camera to Knud Brix …
Scand-Media Journalist Wins DANIDA Prize Read MoreHow many Thais travel to Scandinavia for work and where? It depends on who you ask. There are big differencies between numbers given by Thai authorities and those from the …
Mysterious Thai employment statistics puzzle Scandinavians Read MoreEsben Gravlev Rasmussen from Frederiksberg in Denmark and Kristian Svensson from Halmstad in Sweden will be the next two trainees at the combined secretariat of the three Scandinavian chambers of …
Two new trainees soon at chambers’ shared office Read MoreA Danish business delegation will visit Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from 26 September to 1 October this year for Danish companies interested in sourcing or developing and strategic partnerships in …
Danish Business Delegation to South East Asia Read More