Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
By Patcharee Lae-ya Thai tourists going to Scandinavia has dropped 20 percent this year. But the decline is mostly due to the increasing prices on airplane tickets and the cost …
Thai Tourists Drop Scandinavia Read MoreAugust 3, 2008 the go-kart people from Kartthai will drive around them self´s once again. The great event will be held at Pattaya’s Bira circuit, wich is situated beside the …
Go-kart Race At Pattaya´s Bira Circuit Read More27-year-old Anette Parviainen came to Indonesia seduced by the Indonesian culture. The internship at the Embassy of Finland in Jakarta from February to July included adapting into a new culture, …
Getting To Know The Indonesian Diversity During An Embassy Internship Read MoreAccording to Finland Ambassador in Vietnam, Pekka Hyvonen, Vietnam and Finland not only promote mutual relationship in economic field. Since 2000, the two sides have had cultural exchanges. During a …
Vietnam Water Puppetry To Be Performed In Finland Read MoreMore and more Finnish people celebrate their holidays in Thailand, while the attendance to leisure cruises to Sweden and Estonia decreased by seven percent. Leisure cruises does not seem to …
Finn’s Prefer Thailand For Long Distance Holidays Read MoreHe has been active as an artist for more than 40 years, but Finnish painter and sculpture artist, Ilja West, is as creative as ever. At age 58 he is …
Finnish Artist Builds Bronze Sculptures In Thailand Read MoreFinnish experts said rainbow trout’s at farms in Sa Pa grow even faster than those raised in Finland. However, Lam Dong is not only the only place in the country …
Finnish Rainbow Trout’s Grow Faster In Vietnam Read MoreA couple of dozen welders from Vietnam arrives in Österbotten in the autumn as an important part of local business projects. It is intended that the welders will be employed …
Vietnamese Welders Needed In Finland Read MoreTourist from Sweden, Finland and Norway have their share in the newest record in Vietnamese tourism, when the country welcomed 2.5 million foreign tourists in the first half of the …
Vietnam Welcomes 2.5 Million Foreign Visitors In Six Months Read MoreFinnair’s long-haul destinations in the winter season 2008-2009 are the following: Bangkok 13, Beijing 7, Shanghai 7, Hong Kong 7, Delhi 6, New York 6, Osaka 5, Tokyo 4, Mumbai …
13 Finnair Departures A Week To Bangkok Read MoreThe Ministry for Foreign Affairs wants to enhance its consular services in order to be able to assist Finns travelling or residing abroad as efficiently as possible. If you have …
Client Inquiry About Finnish Consular Services Read MoreExecutive search firms in India now traverse the map to identify and hire expat talent from Vietnam, Malaysia, Finland, and other contries, to take the country into the next level …
Vietnam And Malysia Can Loose Expats To India Inc. Read MoreThai Airways International (THAI) has bowed to the inevitable again and is passing on higher costs to travellers in a new round of fuel-surcharge increases. The increases, effective on June …
THAI Announces Substantial Increases In Fuel Surcharges Read MoreOn Wednesday 18th of June four enthusiastic Indonesian children arrived to the residence of Ambassador Antti Koistinen for a visit. The theme of the visit was ´Orientation to Finland´ …
Indonesian Children To Join The Summer Village In Finland Read MoreThe Danish UEFA football school coach Peter Rasmussen will head the coming course in football in Bangkok. Peter Rasmussen, 42, is one of the most recognized Internationals in his trade. …
Danish Super Coach Holding Football School In Bangkok Read MoreDeputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung has thanked the Finnish government for making Viet Nam one of its long-term partners. During talks with Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen, …
Finns Get Thanks As Long-term Partners Read MoreTours to Krabi, Thailand Tours of Krabi and the Andaman Sea region of Thailand have been in demand from Scandinavian travellers for well over 30 years, and Southern Thailand as …
Krabi Tours Make Thailand Popular With Scandinavian Tourists Read MoreFinnish refiner Neste Oil Corp set up a distillates trading desk a firm in May in Asia’s oil trading hub Singapore, a company source said on Friday.Neste’s trading team in …
Neste Sets Up Singapore Distillates Trading Desk Read MoreForeign berry pickers in Finland have come from as far away as Vietnam this year. The foreigners, who traditionally come to Lapland to work in seasonal agricultural jobs, are coming …
Berry Pickers Come From As Far Away As Vietnam And Thailand Read MoreMetso Paper will supply Sabah Forest Industries, a subsidiary of India‘s largest paper company Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), a major rebuild of its pulp mill in Sabah, Malaysia. The rebuild …
Metso To Rebuild Sabah Pulp Mill In Malaysia Read MoreThe Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra performed two of the legendary composer’s songs among the music played in a recent concert. The Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (MPYO) recently mesmerised fans of …
Youth Orchestra Performed Finlandia And Peer Grynt Read MoreResearchers know global temperatures are rising. Now scientists from as far away as Finland are studying what that means for the 1 million floating residents of the Tonle Sap Lake. …
Finnish climate-change Research In Cambodia Read MoreSoftware firm Tanla Solutions said its Singapore unit will acquire Finland-based mobile payment services company Openbit Oy in an all-cash deal that values the Finnish company at $18.60 million. The …
Tanla Aquires Finnish Firm For $19 m Read MorePaying your bills electronically may just help you save a few trees and plug that hole in your wallet due to rising energy prices. Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Tan …
Saving With Electronic Transactions Read MoreFinnish telecomms infrastructure company Nokia Siemens Networks, owned by the Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and the German electrical engineering and electronics company Siemens, said on Tuesday (3 June) …
Nokia Siemens Networks Wins Contract In Malaysia Read MorePeace builder Norway is the world’s seventh largest exporter of weapons and ammunition, according to recent figures. Some of the ammunition are produced by Norwegian companies in Malaysia. Norway, …
Norway: Talking Peace, Exporting Scandinavian Weapons And Ammunition Read MoreBy: Brodie GovanRecently confirmed as Asia’s number one brand ahead of Coca Cola and Sony, Finnish giants Nokia believe Asia holds the key to the global market. The year ahead …
Ringing in the Changes Read MoreHave you ever been searching for someone without finding them or wondering where they are? And would you like to get notified in case your car gets stolen and be …
A Finnish invention hits Asia: Keep track of your loved ones Read MoreThe Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) showcases its virtuosity through classical masterpieces on Saturday May 31, 2008 and June 1 (3pm) at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP), KLCC. Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu …
Finnish Conductor Will Lead The Malaysian Philharmonik Orchestra In Classical Masterpieces Read MoreAirports of Thailand Plc (AoT) is preparing to invest five billion baht to expand Phuket International Airport where congestion is approaching a critical level. TUI Nordic, a leading Scandinavian tour …
Five Billion Bath Upgrade For Phuket Airport Read MoreSome call him an environmental ambassador, as he can often be seen on the crowded streets of Ha Noi riding his bicycle around as his daughter takes the public bus …
Finland’s Ambassador To Viet Nam Sets An Environmentally-friendly Example. Read MoreAfter securing an order for the Marina Bay SandsTM Integrated Resort’s three soaring 56-storey hotel towers in Singapore last February, Kone won a second order for this impressive project. The …
88 Kone Elevators More To The Marina Bay Sands Project In Singapore Read More”It was a a very hot week-end at Calatagan, but fortunately no rain during day-time. The course was in superb condition, and the greens were super fast. We played the …
Golf In The Philippines: A Very Hot Weekend Read MoreThe Central Vietnam Puppetry Theatre will take 16 traditional water puppetry items to Finland for the first time this autumn. At the same time, 11 Vietnamese puppeteers will be trained …
Vietnamese Water Puppetry To Go To Finland Read MoreThe former Finnish president and current United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari was named today as the winner of the annual peace prize of the Organization’s cultural agency. ”Mr. Ahtisaari, who …
Veteran Finnish diplomat Named Winner Of Prestigious UNESCO Peace Prize Read MoreMountain Bike Association with Pattaya city joining to organize Koh Larn Mountain Bike 2008, June14- 15 2008, in the patronage of His Majesty the King to promote tourism of Koh …
The 4th Koh Larn Mountainbike Challenge Read MoreVisitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2008 reached 858,244 arrivals to the Philippines, up by 8.5%. Scandinavia countries reflected double-digit growth rates namely: Finland with 49.7% growth (967 arrivals), …
More Scandinavian Tourist To The Philippines Read MoreChildren and young people in Vietnam’s two largest city, Hanio and Ho Chi Min City will now have the opportunity to to experience the film from Denmark and Finland, plus …
Danish, Swedish, And Finnish Films Take Part In EU Festival In Vietnam Read MoreThe Finnish Ambassador to Thailand has met with representatives of the Myanmar military junta. He encouraged them to allow international relief agencies to areas affected by the recent cyclone. Lars …
Finlands Ambassador To Thailand Meets With Myanmar Officials Read MoreThe organisers of the World Golfers Championships (WGC) Singapore tournaments have decided to open the event to also green (employment) pass holders in Singapore. The first two legs, held at …
Singapore: WGC Event Open To Green Pass Holders Too Read More“Immigration to Finland could be made more efficient if all immigration services were centralised and housed under one roof”, says Ole Norrback, an ambassador and politician who has studied how …
Call To Create A Supra-Immigration Service In Finland Read MoreUS authorities on Thursday arrested a 58-year-old man accused of sexually abusing young Asian boys, ending a two-day global manhunt sparked by a rare public appeal from Interpol. Wayne Nelson …
US Nabs Pedophile Suspect, Ending Global Manhunt Read MoreAccording to the recent data of the official sources of Myanmar, the number of people killed by or missing as a result of the Cyclone Nargis that ravaged Myanmar on …
Finland Prepared To Assist Myanmar Read MoreColorado Avenue is this year’s Finnish film for the EU Film Festival. And you can meet the film’s director Claes Olsson on Saturday, 10 May, when he gives a presentation …
Colorado Avenue’s Director Will Visit Singapore At The 18th EU Film Festival Read MoreFinland’s Ambassador to Thailand Lars Backström has been granted a visa to Myanmar. The visa will enter into force on Sunday 11 May.Ambassador Backström will fly from Bangkok to Yangon …
Finland’s Ambassador to Thailand travels to Myanmar Read MoreRefiner Neste Oil, who is building a new plant in Singapore, launched its green diesel on Tuesday in Finland, calling it the world’s first renewable fuel suitable for all diesel …
Neste Will Also Produce Bio Fuel For All Diesel Motors In Singapore Read MoreFinnish greenhouses are increasingly relying on foreign labour. Employers say that they cannot find Finns who want to do this hot, strenuous work.Within the past few years, the proportion of foreigners …
At Finnish Greenhouses Many Workers Speak Thai Read MoreINTERPOL is requesting the public’s assistance to identify this man, assumed to be a Scandinavian, pictured in a series of child sexual abuse images posted on the Internet. The man …
Help find this man in child sex abuse images Read MoreBy Hans Henrik Melchior 15 Adults and 3 children joined the Viking Wheelers weekend arrangement in Khao Yai on May 3 and 4, out of which 12.5 participated in the …
Viking Wheelers in Khao Yai Read MoreWith a shortage of healthcare professionals amid an aging population, Finland is open to having Filipinos fill the gap, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Friday May, 2 2008.Philippine …
Philippine Ambassador: Finland Open To Filipino Nurses Read More