Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
When the Thai Finnish Chamber of Commence (TFCC) invited to a children-friendly twenty years anniversary celebration Thursday the 30th of April they were not exaggerating. Clowns, magicians, face-painters and balloon-shooters …
The Finnish Chamber of Commence celebrates 20 years in Thailand Read MoreAccording to phuketwan.com the latest statistics for guest arrivals on Phuket confirm that the second half of 2008 began exceptionally bad and has set very low expectations for the following …
Scandinavian tourists on Phuket decreases Read MoreCost-cutting may be the buzzword among companies these days. But the labour movement said companies should pay more attention to policies that promote work-life balance rather than scale back on …
Scandinavians promote work/life balance in Singapore Read MoreFinnish food company Raisio’s Thai partner Saha Pathanapibul announce plans to launch Benecol, a dietary supplement drink, in Thailand, indicating that the country still poses an attractive investment opportunity. The …
Finnish diet drink goes Thai Read MoreSets and costumes being packed into containers for May tour the Finnish National Ballet is about to set sail to the Far East. On May 29th and 30th the company’s …
Finland National Ballet to visit Singapore Read MoreThe vacation-expenses on the trip to Thailand have lowered a bit this spring. An official statement from the Thai immigration office states that “All foreigners who apply for Tourist Visa …
Free tourist visa to Thailand Read MoreAll passports issued to members of the European Union after July 2009 will contain fingerprints, as a method to identify the bearer of the passport. According to an official statement …
Fingerprints becomes part of Swedish, Finish and Danish passports Read MoreNokia Siemens Networks plans to increase its operations in Indonesia by setting-up a telecoms equipment distribution hub in the country. The facility will bring new levels of service to the …
Nokia opens regional distribution hub in Indonesia Read MoreImmigrants on average make less money than Finns, specifically the ones from non-western countries. Foreigners have earned less than Finns for some time, but the gap is now widening. According …
Filipinos: The lowest paid minority in Finland Read MoreAbout 80 workers of the finish company Sauna World (SAWO) Inc. Philippines, a sauna and spa-heaters exporter, marched from their factory, reportedly the first time that a rally staged a …
Sauna-workers in the Philipines protest against lay offs Read MoreA week of Finnish film in Vietnam will begin in Hanoi on April 28 as part of a series of cultural cooperation activities between Vietnam and Finland. Announcing the Finnish …
Finland expands cultural cooperation with Vietnam Read MoreGreenpeace in Finland has demanded that the Finnish oil company Neste will stop using palm oil in diesel, according to Finnish broadcasting company YLE. While Neste was holding its annual …
Activists to Neste: Stop Malaysian Palm Oil Read MoreThe Finish Embassy in Hanoi has announced, that it will finance two projects capitalised at 460,000 Euros to help correct and prevent climate change in Vietnam. The first project is …
Finland helps Vietnam cope with climate change Read MoreAn increasing numbers of jobs in the Finnis service sector will be occupied by foreigners, especially in remote places like Lapland. On Hotel Kakslautten in Lapland the current share of …
Thais Go to Lapland Read MoreThe political crisis in Thailand is not ScandAsia news. It is not about us as Scandinavians. If, however you are looking for goods news link to follow the developments. I …
ScandAsia and the Political Crisis in Thailand Read MoreThe new date for the annual TFCC Ambassador’s Cup Golf will be Saturday May 16 2009.The Chamber adds moree reasons to join: Special door gifts for all players (Polo shirt, …
TFCC Ambassador’s Cup Golf rescheduled to May 16th Read MoreStudents at Singapore Management University is planning for a Business Study Mission to Scandinavia to provide students with the opportunity to learn firsthand about Scandinavian business culture and socio-political environment.Through …
Singaporean Master in Scandinavia Read MoreNow the Malaysian children has the chance to get to know the Snorkmaiden from the valley of the Moomins or the folklore-hero Väinämöinen of the Kalevala too. In March the well-known book …
Moomins goes Malaysian Read More“The Finnish development policy programme provides a solid foundation for responding the current development policy challenges: the economic crisis, the food crisis and the climate change,” says Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Director …
The Finnish development policy responds to the challenges in Vietnam Read MoreNokia plans to cut 1,700 jobs in sales, marketing and technology units due to falling consumer demand according to todayonline. It is not known how Nokia’s operations in Singapore will …
Nokia Singapore Fears Lay Offs Read MoreThe Nordic countries continue to be the most “networked” economies in the world, but the US and Singapore are close behind, according to the latest rankings by the World Economic …
Scandinavia and Singapore: The most Networked Economies in the World Read MoreIt is not so often you see the old Nordic Vikings so far away from the Arctic Circle, but on March 14, 2009 they arrived in Saigon! Suddenly the Vietnamese …
Lively VIKING FEST 2009 in Saigon Read MoreAccording to Helsinki Times and Channel News Asia, Finland’s Neste Oil’s biodiesel plant will produce fuel for cars around the world. Diesel made from palm oil, vegetable oil and animal …
Singaporean/Finnish bio fuel to run cars in Europe and North America Read MoreThe finish epic tale of The Descendant of Mon Man is now published in a special Vietnamese version as a cultural cooperation project between Finland and Vietnam. The project, sponsored …
Kalevala – Now in Vietnamese Read MorePom Penh Municipal Court is set to hand down its latest verdict against former Phnom Penh police chief Heng Pov and five other men Thursday, in connection with the attempted …
Murder Suspected Cambodian Police Officer Soon to be Sentenced Read MoreFinland considers employing Vietnamese workers, says Arto Satonen, head of the Finland Parliament’s Employment and Equality Committee, at a meeting held between Vietnam National Assembly’s Social Affairs Committee and Finland …
Finland considers taking in Vietnamese workers Read MoreThe National Bureau of Investigation has launched a preliminary investigation into suspicions of bribery involving National Conciliator Juhani Salonius and Veikko Sievänen, executive of the Finnish airline, in connection with …
Finnair Accused of Bribery for Cheap Thailand-tickets Read MoreFinnish Berry farms and suppliers invite thousands of seasonal workers from Thailand to Finland to pick wild berries next summer. According to First Secretary Vesa Häkkinen from the Unit for …
Thousands of Thai Berry-Pickers Invited to Finland Read MoreThe design store STYLE:NORDIC in Singapore, which is specialized in selling Scandinavian designs, is now introducing the Finnish carpet company Kevin, which will be available in the store from next …
Kevin Hits Singapore Read MoreThe Philippines should take advantages on the increasing interest from Scandinavian youngsters and focus on youth tourism and intra-Asian travel programs according to ASEAN, tourism Undersecretary of Oscar Palabyab said …
ASEAN Requests Philippines to Focus on Youth Travel Read MoreAccording to several mobile-forum at the internet, Nokia plans to easy the access to their new music service Comes With Music. At the launch of the Nokia Music Store and …
Nokia in Singapore Rumoured to Remove Music-Protection Read MoreSingapore offers the world’s lowest rates for making mobile phone calls and surfing the Web, according to a new study by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Released Monday, the report …
ITU: Singapore Mobile Net is the World’s Cheapest Read MoreSome “rarely seen” creations including short films by Vietnamese filmmakers will be screened at the 39th Tampere Film Festival in Finland next week. The five-day festival (March 4-8) will show …
Finnish Festival Shows Vietnamese Vintage Films Read MoreThe Finnish Embassy is promoting Finnish literature in Malaysia by organising a rare exhibition of the covers of various Finnish translated literature in cooperation with FILI (the Finnish Literature Exchange …
Finnish book covers on view at the Malaysian National Library Read MoreThe fragile peace in Indonesia’s Aceh province could unravel as tensions mount ahead of landmark elections, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari warned Wednesday. The former Finnish president who helped …
Ahtisaari Warns Indonesia Over Fragile Aceh peace Read MoreFinland could be the road to Europe for Vietnamese goods and services, so it is wise to look up north if you plan to enter the European marked. This is …
Finland to Vietnam: Export to Europe Trough Us Read MoreDuring his four days visit, the former Finnish president and Nobel laureate Martti Ahtisaari met with the Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla to discuss the situation in the Aceh province …
Finnish Ex-President Meets with Indonesian Vice-president Read MoreFinnish refiner Neste Oil starts the construction on a biodiesel plant on 6 March in Singapore. The plant will be the company’s largest and will be operational from 2010 and …
Neste Oil Builds Biodiesel Plant in Singapore Read MoreNokia Siemens has helped the Indonesian telecom company Telkomsel increase its mobile phone speed by increasing Telkomsel’s socalled high-speed downlink packet access throughput. To do this, Nokia has introduced a …
Nokia Siemens Ensures Faster Internet in Indonesia Read MoreThe war crimes tribunal in Cambodia against five of the leaders of Khmer Rouge regime that has finally started, is supported among others by all the Nordic countries. The Nordic …
Nordic Support for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Trial Read MoreThe Finnish company Venyon, which provides Near-field communications solutions (NFC) and services, has teamed with Kasinkorn Bank in Thailand, to evaluate contactless mobile payments in that country for a potential …
Finnish Firm Cooperates with Thai Bank on Mobile Payment Read MoreBecause of the global economic crisis, last year’s airport closures and continued local political uncertainty have combined to reduce the numbers of tourists in Thailand. The travel industry has asked …
80000 Thai Travel Workers Faces Unemployment Due To Financial Crises Read MoreDespite the many speculations, that have been floating on the internet the last couple of weeks, it is still uncertain, which European countriest the Finnish mobile giant Nokia chooses to …
Singapore: The Clear Choice For Nokia-Music Read MoreDuring an official meeting Vietnam and Finland signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on education and training cooperation, under which Finland will assist Vietnam in doctoral training in IT, health …
Vietnam and Finland sign Education Cooperation Read MoreDuring the official visit by Vietnamese Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan in Helsinki, Finland affirmed that it will continue prioritising ODA for Vietnam. The European country committed to support the …
Finland confirms cotinued ODA-support for Vietnam Read MoreThe conditions of the press and the political freedom have improved in Malaysia during the last year according to the annual report from Freedom House, the American human rights organisation. …
Malaysia Improves Freedom Read MoreRenewable sources of energy are now a global necessity as fossil fuels dwindle, and biodiesel produced from fish waste is a promising source of alternative fuel. The ENERFISH project, which …
Finnish Research Centre Develops Biodiesel from Vietnamese Catfish Read MoreDr Li Haizhou who specialises in improving the way people and computers communicate with each other has been picked by the Nokia Foundation to work and lecture in Finland, one …
Singaporean Scientist Wins Nokia Award Read MoreAccording to the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok, the recent news of the death of the young man is the only information that is to be reported relating to the …
Finnish Man Dies from Infected Wound in Thailand Read MoreFinnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year.In October, Finnair warned of cuts and layoffs after reporting a third-quarter net loss of euro17 million ($22 million), …
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008 Read More