Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Danish Ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Geert A. Andersen and Mr. Anshari Ritongga, Director General of Budget, Ministry of Finance have signed an agreement between the two countries on rescheduling …
Indonesia given more time to pay back debt Read MoreDenmark’s Colourful Country Foundation on February 3, 2003 expanded its Colourful Country Carecenter with the opening of a newly-furnished dormitory. The 24 hour carecenter is located within the complex of …
Danish-funded care center for handicapped babies expanded Read MoreSome 120 Danes, Swedes, Norwegian and Finns enjoyed the annual Garden Party, which took place Saturday 1st of February in the lovely garden of the Danish Ambassador Mr. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen …
SSS Garden Party 2003 Read MoreSmedvig has entered into an agreement with Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering Sdn Bhd in South Malaysia for the purpose of building a new self erecting tender rig. The new unit …
Smedvig to build new tender rig in Southeast Asia Read MoreSanta Fe, EAC’s Moving & Relocation Services, has developed a web-based Tenancy Management System which give their customers easy access to information about the properties they lease to house their …
Innovation improves service at Santa Fe Read MoreThe Swedish investment company Nordic Capital has taken over Maersk Medical, which among others production facilities in Singapore and Malaysia. Maersk Medical is one of Denmark’s leading med-tech companies. Maersk …
Nordic Capital takes over Maersk Medical Read MoreJesper Bjorn Madsen has been appointed Senior Vice President of Carlsberg Breweries A/S with primary responsibility for the Asian activities as of 1 August 2003 and will return to Copenhagen …
Carlsberg Breweries strengthens its focus on Asia Read MoreBy Nikolaj Jensen 12 October 2002 will be a returning date for the world and especially for the people living and working in Bali. It will always be a nightmare …
The Bali Bombings in Retrospect Read MoreMr. Per Kastrup , one of the most colourful of the long-time Danish residents in Thailand, passed away on January 16, 2003 at the age of 62 at General Hospital …
Per Kastrup has passed away Read MoreThailand has called on Danish expertise to assist with its DKK 1.5 billion (USD 210 million) science park north of Bangkok. Researchers from the Danish food ingredient giant Chr. Hansen …
Thailand calls on Danish biotech expertise Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy, Bangkok, on January 22 held a seminar on Danish Energy Experiences to promote energy conservation and renewable energy. Financial support under a Danish government’s scheme was …
Denmark bringing clean technology to Thailand Read MoreEAC Nutrition is now back on track in Thailand following six months of intensive marketing activities since the company was last summer forced to withdraw two products from the Thai …
Dumex back on track in Thailand Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in Thailand will again this year organise a Danish pavilion at ProPak Asia 2003 in Bangkok, South East Asia’s leading annual food processing and packaging exhibition. …
Danish Pavilion at ProPak 2003 Read MoreArla Foods will from March until June conduct supermarket promotions in all the major cities along the East coast of Malaysia to promote its full range of cheese products. “By …
Danish cheese promotion in Malaysia Read MoreCarlsberg Asia has acquired through its subsidiary Carlsberg Brewery Hong Kong Ltd. the entire share capital of the Chinese brewery Kunming Huashi Brewery Company Ltd. from the Zhejiang K.K. Group.The …
Carlsberg Asia acquires brewery in China Read MoreSanta Fe, EAC’s Moving & Relocation Services, has joined The Johns Hopkins University in Singapore in setting up a fund to support research and treatment of breast cancer. Under the …
Santa Fe supports cancer research in Singapore Read MoreThe Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce has had a prosperous year in terms of new members. The Chamber has welcomed 11 new corporate members and 8 new individual members. Some of …
DTCC: 19 New Dancham Members in 2002 Read MoreThe introduction of Lurpak Spreadable butter in South East Asia has significantly expanded Arla Foods markets in Singapore and Hong Kong. In Singapore, where the product was introduced five years …
Arla Food expanding with Lurpak Spreadable butter Read MoreA major Danish promotion is scheduled to take place in Vietnam from 13th to 21st of September 2003, possibly headed by His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark who grew …
Business delegation to Vietnam in September Read MoreThe Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Ho Chi Minh City elected a new board of directors at its Annual General Meeting in November. The following members were reelected: Sigmund Stromme, …
New Board after AGM in HCMC Read MoreMaersk Group has appointed Mr. Michel Deleuran as the new managing director of Maersk Bangkok Branch. Mr. Deleuran has now started working in his new position, succeeding Mr. Peter S. …
New top management at Maersk Bangkok and Manila Read MoreA football team of selected top players from Denmark will come to Thailand to fight against the Thai national football team in Bangkok in a training match on 29 January. …
Danish football team to Bangkok, Hong Kong in January Read MoreUnless urgent measures are taken to address health safety issues caused by parasitic infections in Southeast Asia, liver and lung diseases may rise significantly, health experts warned during a Danish …
Liver and lung diseases a threat to SEAsia Read More“Had anyone told me that three years ago I would just have brushed it aside as a crazy idea,” says Henning about his current occupation. But here he is. And …
Henning’s chicken farm in Thailand Read MoreDenmark will fund the establishment of a commercial wind power plant in the Philippines, with the ambition of becoming Asia’s largest user of wind to generate electricity. According to the …
Denmark funds wind power plant in the Philippines Read MoreThe Danish shipping company Fabricius has established a joint venture in Vietnam with Saigon Shipping as its local partner. Fabricius Saigon Shipping Ltd. Ship Management is registered as a local …
Danish shipping company in Vietnam Read MoreNKT Flexibles in December started the delivery of three 245m flexible pipes to the West Seno oil and gas production field off the east coast of Kalimantan, the Indonesian part …
Danish underwater gas pipes to Indonesian offshore project Read MoreThe Chef of the Royal Danish household, Mr. Takeshi, a Japanese, gathered with other Chefs of world Royalties in Bangkok at the beginning of November for a week of culinary …
Queen Margrethe’s Chef in Bangkok Read MoreA clipping from a Thai newspaper had for weeks been lying on my desk. It was about a Thai monk who had some unusual ideas. For me, the most unusual …
Phra Baitika Walter – the monk from Denmark Read MoreCharlotte Høj and Chris Bradford came to Singapore in 1998. Chris Bradford worked for the Danish bank Unibank in Singapore. Seven months ago, the couple had a daughter, Emma. On …
Support for Danish relatives of Bali victim Read MoreMr. Poul Skov-Petersen has been appointed Counsellor, Agriculture and Food Affairs at the Royal Danish Embassy,replacingas of 1 October Mr. Jesper Vibe-Hansen. Mr. Skov-Petersen has a solid background within consumer …
New Danish Agricultural Counsellor in Thailand Read MoreMermaid Maritime Co., Ltd., a Danish company in Thailand, plans to flag out its three supply ships serving the offshore installations in the Gulf of Thailand if WTO turns down …
Danish shipowner to flag out if BOI support scrapped Read MoreMr. Niels Holm, currently in charge of Diethelm’s Food and Special Products Division in Thailand as well as Diethelm Trading, Siam Food Services and Customs Clearance Services has as of …
New Danish CEO for Diethelm Malaysia Read MoreThe Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce invited all their members for FREE to their yearly Danish Christmas lunch, as it this year marked their 10 Years Anniversary. Around 80 cheerful members …
Celebrated Dancham X-mas and 10 Years Anniversary Read MoreEAC’s strategic business, EAC Industrial Ingredients, has set up distribution services in Singapore. The company has thus taken yet another important step towards becoming a full-service regional distributor covering all …
EAC Industrial Ingredients sets up distribution in Singapore Read MoreViking Life-Saving Equipment (Thailand) Ltd. on 30 October 2002 opened a new 8,600 square meter factory in the free port zone of Laem Chabang Industrial Estate between Cholburi and Pattaya. …
Viking opens factory in Thailand Read More
Ask any Italian and they will tell you, the Oriental Hotel – Bangkok’s most famous hotel – is in fact Italian. After all, it was the Italian architect S. Cardu, …
The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok in a Danish perspective Read MoreThe Danish “old hand” Ib Ottesen and his lovely wife, Kannikar, on Sunday 13 October inaugurated their latest impressive achievement, Jomtien Boathouse, a high quality hotel and restaurant on Jomtien …
Jomtien Boathouse – a dream come true Read MoreKim Poulsen will be coaching Singapore’s national U-18 team as of January 1, 2003. He will be joining Denmark’s former U 21 coach Jan Poulsen, who has been coaching Singapore’s …
Danish football coach to Singapore Read More“It’s nonsense,” Police Colonel Apirak Hongthong, head of Phuket immigration office, says to Reuters. “Our security has been tightened and those blacklisted people can’t get here. This is the world’s …
Phuket rejects Danish terror warning Read MorePrime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen agreed at a bilateral meeting during the ASEM-IV in Copenhagen in September to encourage a further expansion of …
ASEM-IV: Strengthening Thai-Danish business relations Read MoreSririta Jensen, the leading actress in the recently released Thai movie “999-9999 Dat Dor Dai” (Dial 999-9999 to Die), is half Danish – half Thai, but her heart is with …
Sririta Jensen – Danish ‘Luk Krueng’ with a Thai heart Read MoreMærsk Sealand started using the new harbour in the South of Malaysia about eighteen months ago. As the mission of the Danish Seamen’s Church is “To be present whereever Danish …
New Danish Church in Malaysia Read MoreDLH – the largest Danish wholesale company within tropical wood offered its employees in Indonesia to leave the country if they felt insecure after the Bali bombings. “We source wood from …
DLH offers employees to leave Indonesia Read MoreThe tragedy of the bomb at Kuta Beach had several Scandinavian victims, both dead and wounded. A website has been established where all the names are listed as they become …
Scandinavian victims of Bali terror bomb Read MoreThe Scandinavian community in Ho Chi Minh City is shrinking as more non-Scandinavian expatriates take over positions previously occupied by Scandinavian personnel. “The Swedish companies are doing great here – it is …
Fewer Scandinavian in Ho Chi Minh City Read MoreThe Sitachitt family, founders of Mala Chemical Industries in 1961, has bought back all its shares from Rosti of Demark and A.P. Moller. The Sitachitt family previously held a 49% stake …
Family buys Rosti (Mala) Ltd. back Read MoreOne hundred years ago – on October 14, 1902 – a young Danish soldier in the service of HM King Chulalongkorn prevented the whole Northern part of Thailand to fall …
Danish captain Hans Marqvard Jensen in Thai service honoured Read MoreMr. Ulrik Holt Sørensen took up his new position as Head of the Consular Section at the Royal Danish Embassy, Bangkok on September 1, 2002. He succeeds Tove Wihlborg Andersen, …
Ulrik Holt Sorensen new head of Danish Consular Affairs Read MoreECCO on Saturday 21 September opened its second shop in Thailand in Central City Bangna. The opening was performed by Deputy Prime Minister Korn Dabaransi after a short introduction by …
New ECCO Shop opened in Bangkok Read More