Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Raisio Benecol, Finnish food-ingredient manufacturer has set up an office in Bangkok and plans to use Thailand as a base to expand throughout Southeast Asia, plus Australia and New Zealand. …
Finnish Food-Ingredient Manufacturer Set Up An Office in Bangkok Read MoreSome seventy businessmen attended by the recently held seminar for foreign investors organized by the four Nordic chambers of commerce, Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, Thai-Finnish Chamber …
Nordic Investments Seminar Well Attended Read MoreThe demand in Finnair’s Asian traffic, measured in passenger kilometers, was up 34.9% in August compare to last year. The passenger load factor rose three percentage points to 82.5%. European …
Strong Growth for Finnair’s Asian Traffic and Load Factor on The Rise Read MoreThe government and people of Viet Nam intend to strengthen friendship and multi-lateral co-operation with Finland, particularly in economy, trade and investment, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the new …
New Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Well-Recieved by Vietnamese Prime Minister Read MoreA 45-year-old Philippine sailor has died of rabies in a hospital in the Finnish capital Helsinki on September 5, 2007. Source of the infection remained unclear.“We do not know how …
Philippine Sailor Died of Rabies in Finnish Hospital Read MoreThe Scandinavian Church in Bangkok was Tuesday morning 4 September invaded by 120 active and curious Grade 5 students from New International School of Thailand (NIST) interested in getting to …
NIST Students At Scandinavian Church Read MoreThe Scandinavian investment in the Thai real estate market has been plunging in the year 2007 due to its attempts to amend the Foreign Business Act, says Lars Lang, a …
Solution to The Scandinavian Investment in The Thai Real Estate Market Read MoreAn investigation by Finland’s leading national paper, Helsingin Sanomat, suggests that sex services are available at all parlours offering Thai massage in Helsinki as a team of seven journalists visited 30 …
Thai Massage Parlours in Finland Offer Extra Services Read MoreNokia, Finnish Mobile handset manufacturer introduced Ovi, a new web platform on August 29, 2007 in Singapore, which will enable its consumers to download music, games and other content directly to …
Nokia Introduced New Web Platform in Singapore Read MoreMyWorld phone, a new mobile phone service provided by Next Mobile, Inc. (NMI), the Philippines’ only provider of digital wireless two-way radio communication expanded its services in Scandinavian countries. NMI …
Next Mobile Expanded Its Services in Scandinavian Countries Read MoreThailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) plans to stage another 11 roads show during the rest of the year2007 in Denmark and Finland according to The Nation reported on August 29, …
Thailand’s BOI Stage Another Road Shows in Denmark and Finland Read MoreMikko Alanne, a Finnish screen play writer, has written the script for a new Vietnam film to be directed by Oliver Stone, the Academy Award-winning director of three previous Vietnam …
Finnish Play Writer Wrote Oliver Stone’s Latest Vietnam Film Read MoreFinnish Mobile-phone giant Nokia has appointed Vipul Sabharwal as new general manager for customer and market operations at Nokia in Thailand that came into effective on August 20, 2007. Vipul Sabharwal …
Nokia Appointed New General Manager in Thailand Read MoreFinnish Mobile-phone Nokia besides Mama Noodles and Sony lead the list of the top 10 brands in Thailand, according to a survey by Media magazine on August 28, 2007.The survey, …
Nokia Lead The List of Thailand’s Top Brands Read MoreJapan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) which was signed by President Arroyo and Japan Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on September 9, 2006, in Helsinki, Finland, in aid of legislation, into “the …
JPEPA Signed in Finland to Show Both Pro and Con Read MoreVolvo will be at the 1st Phillippine International Motor Show, which to be held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City on August 9, 2007 until August 12, 2007.Scandinavian Motor Corporation …
Volvo at Philippine International Motor Show Read MoreThe Vinashin-Shinec industrial park (SIP) was formed in September last year and run by the Vinashin Trading and Manufacturing Joint Stock Company (Shinec) which has to date attracted seven major …
Vinashin-Shinec Industrial Park Attracts Major Firms from Finland and Sweden Read MoreBRIT Spencer Henley, The 32- years-old Londoner pointed the pistol at Mr. Jonathan Qvarnstram, The 26-years-old Finnish man in Pattaya as he was jealous of the “man’s intentions” towards a …
Finnish Man Threatened With Gun in Thailand Read MoreMandatory pictures indicating the dangers of smoking which are already in use in Thailand, are to be included on cigarette packages in Finland. Social Services Minister Paula Risikko will sign …
Finland to Follow Thailand in Using Pictures on Cigarette Packages Read MoreTesar Jazz Band from Finland will perform in Bangkok on Wednesday, 24th of October. The concert will be held at the Thailand Cultural Centre, Small Hall. The programme includes timeless …
Tesar Jazz Band from Finland Will Perform in Bangkok 24th October Read MoreThe Finland-based world market leader, Nokia expects strong sales growth up to nine million new handsets to be sold in the Thai market in the year 2007, driven by high …
Nokia Strong Sales in Thai Market Read MoreThe new Finnish ambassador to Vietnam, Pekka Hyvonen, presented his credentials to State President Nguyen Minh Triet on August 8, 2007 to mark the beginning of his mission in Vietnam.At these …
The New Finnish Ambassador in Vietnam Read MoreOver 1.5 million tourists flocked to the Philippines’ tourist spots in the first six months of this year, official figures from the Philippine Department of Tourism has revealed.Scandinavian and Nordic …
Scandinavian Tourism Continues to Increase in Philippines Read MoreMalaysian shipbuilder, Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd, expects to increase its contracts, mostly commercial, by another RM1 billion during the 2008 financial year as it has secured a RM50 million contract from …
Finnish Luxury Cruise to be Constructed by Malaysian Shipbuilder Read MoreWith the more charter flights from Scandinavian countries, the tourism in Phuket enjoys strong tourist ‘low-season’ and has been gradually improving since the tsunami, and will be even better in …
Phuket’s Charter Flights From Scandinavia Read MoreThe administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has yet to transmit the JPEPA ( Japan-Phillipines Economic Partnership Agreement) to the Senate since the trade deal was signed in Helsinki, Finland in …
Phillippine to Ratify JPEPA Signed in Finland Read MoreAs of December 3, Finnair’s flights to Bangkok will operate twice daily in response to Thailand’s guaranteed warm weather and swimming waters which are attractive to tourists throughout the year, …
Finnair’s Strong Demand in Bangkok Read MoreThe Bangkok Flying Farangs Ice Hockey Club will be hosting its 4th annual charity golf tournament on Saturday, August 25th, 2007 at the Phoenix Golf & Country Club in Pattaya. …
The 4rd Annual Flying Farangs Open Charity Golf Tournament Read MoreF-Secure Corporation achieved accelerated 11% quarter over quarter growth rate in its strategic Internet Service Provider (ISP) business during Q2, compared to a 6% growth in the first quarter, representing …
F-Secure With ISP Accelerates Strong Growth in Q2 Read MoreThe popularity of Thailand as a holiday destination has exploded in Finland, a Statistics Finland (SF) statement revealed on July 27, 2007.According to SF figures, Finns have had some 90,000 …
More Finnish Holidaymakers Travel to Thailand Read MoreThe state-owned one-member Haiphong Water Supply Ltd., Co. has commissioned a water treatment plant, VND 17.4 billion water plant financed by loans from the Finnish Development Agency (FINIDA) designed to …
Finland Financed Vietnam’s Haiphong Water Plant Read MoreFinnish consulting and engineering group Poyry Plc has been awarded an engineering contract valued at US$15.09 million for the Vung Ang power plant project, a 2 x 600 MW coal-fired …
Finland’s Poyry Plc Wins Engineering Contract in Vietnam Read MoreFinland has donated about 2 million US dollars for Cambodia to improve its land registration, officials said to the Chinese news agency Xinhua on 21 July. Mean Chanvanny, chief of Cabinet …
Finland Provides 2 M USD For Cambodia to Improve Its Land Registration Read MoreF-Secure, a leading Finland-based Internet security service company, announced on July 25, 2007 a partnership with SingNet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asia’s leading telecommunications company. “We …
Finland-Based F-Secure and Singapore’s Leading ISP SingNet Announced Partnership Read MoreFinnish engineering and consulting group Pöyry said on July 23, 2007 it had won an €11-million (US$15 million) deal to design a coal power plant for the Vietnam Machinery Erection …
Finns to Build Coal Plant in Vietnam Read MoreIn a newly developed ranking system, PriceWaterHouseCoopers rates Vietnam as the World’s currently most attractive investment country for manufacturing businesses, surpassing China, Poland, Chile and Malaysia. The report suggests that …
Vietnam is a Hot Piece of Cake for Investment Read MoreThe summer of 2007 marks the halfway point between the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs’) creation in 2000 and the deadlines in 2015. This survey was part of an awareness campaign …
Vietnamese More Aware on Survey about Poverty than Nordics Read MoreAs from Friday, 15 June 2007, a new EC Regulation on controls of cash movements became effective in all EU Member States. In accordance with the Regulation, travellers entering or …
Passengers Carrying 10,000 Euros or More in Cash Must Declare the Cash at External Border of the EU Read More”Where were you last Wednesday? Are you having an affair?”. This is not marital problems, but the conversation in the ‘locker room’ of The Flying Farangs – Bangkok’s very own …
Flying Farangs – Expat Ice Hockey in Bangkok Read MoreThe Finnish Nokia giant is making Skype, software that lets you use your computer and internet connection to communicate with anyone, anywhere in the world, available on the N800 Internet …
Now There’s Skype on Nokia N800 Internet Tablet Read MoreInternational conference on poverty reduction and forests tenure, market and policy reforms will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 3-7 September, 2007 which is organized by the Regional Community Forestry …
International Conference on Poverty Reduction and Forests Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms Read MoreMika has been working in telecommunications and IT filed for more than 20 years. He started in Ascom Fintel in Finland responsible for the sales of telecommunication products and systems. …
Comptel’s New Managing Director in Malaysia Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand has come up with the marketing strategies for 2008 with wedding couples and young travellers as the target groups from places like Japan, Scandinavia and …
Thailand Looks to Quality, Trendy Tourists to Boost Tourism Revenue Read MoreThe donors are the World Bank, the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the Irish Agency for International Development (IrishAid), the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the International Fund …
Finland and SIDA Donate to Vietnam’s Development Programme Read MoreThailand will charge a unit of Finnish Poyry with colluding on bids for work at Bangkok’s new multi-billion dollar Suvarnabhumi airport, a Thai official said on June 27, 2007. The head of …
Finnish Poyry Faces Thai Airport Charges Read MoreVietnam will lift visa requirements for citizens from Scandinavian countries starting May 1, 2007 to help boost tourism, investment and business, a Foreign Ministry official said. Citizens from Sweden, Norway, …
Vietnam Gives Visa Exemption to the Scandinavians Read MoreOne of my first surprises doing business in Thailand was when a prominent Scandinavian company here announced that they had changed their supplier policy. “As of today, our company will …
Weird accounting ways Read MoreAn excursion for members of the Scandinavian Society Siam to visit the Ko Kret island in the Chao Phraya river took place on Saturday 30o June, despite a heavy downpour …
Scandinavian Excursion to Ko Kret Read MoreNokia introduced a new technology called Near Field Communications (NFC) which will allow mobile phones to replace keys and credit cards at the Nokia Connection 2007 conference in Singapore from …
Nokia Introduced Near Field Communications Technology Read MoreMonthly Breakfast Meeting organized by the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce was held on June 5th, 2007 at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit and the topic for the Breakfast Meeting was “Changing …
Breakfast Meeting With Swedish Trade Council from Taiwan Read More