Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Reported By Marites Canlas-PastorfideOn May 31 2011, Scandinavian Society in Philippines organized SSP Goes BIG Binondo Food Wok. Coffee was brewing at 7:30 a.m. while I was waiting at Starbucks …
SSP Goes BIG Binondo Food Wok Read MoreThe Innovation Partnership Program (IPP) is a non-refundable aid by Finland for Vietnam to carry out a program that supports progress toward an industrialized, middle-income knowledge economy by 2020. Dau Tu …
Finland’s Fund Helps Local Firms Cash in on Innovation Read MoreFinnair has bagged the Best Airline in Northern Europe award at the recent World Airline Awards™ 2011. The decision is a result of global research based on direct passenger assessments.World …
Finnair Wins Best Airline in Northern Europe Read MoreEvery year the Embassy of Finland supports selected projects run by Malaysian non-governmental organizations through the Fund for Local Cooperation (FLC). The projects to be sponsored in the first round …
Finland Supports Important Malaysian Initiatives Read MoreScandinavian design emerged in the 1950s in the four Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, as well as Finland. It is a design movement characterized by simple designs, minimalism, …
Manila: South Forbes Presents Scandia Suites Read MorePhuket’s newest Tourist Police Volunteer Center opened at Chalong Circle this week and is already helping foreigners in need in the south of the island. Within hours of opening their …
Finnish Volunteer Called Out to Accident Involving His Own Car Read MoreChangchun Vasaloppet Museum, the first museum putting skiing as a theme in China, opened here on Saturday. Supported by headquarters of Vasaloppet in Sweden and International Ski Federation and fans …
China Opens 1st Skiing Theme Museum Read MoreNokia Corp. said Wednesday it has completed a deal to outsource Symbian software development to Accenture, including the transfer of 2,800 workers to the global management-consulting firm. The announcement came …
Nokia to Transfer 2,800 Staff to Accenture Read MoreThe N9, a touchscreen handset running on the MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan operating system, will be launched later this year, according to Nokia, which declined to disclose the specific date or …
Nokia Unveils First MeeGo Phone Read MoreDeep in the Laotian countryside a village chief has good things to say about a large Nordic forest company. In a short film produced by Stora Enso he tells how …
Social Conscience Means Good Business Read MoreA delegation of representatives of Finnish enterprises in China, which also included representatives of Finpro, Tekes and FECC, visited the autonomous region of Honghe in Yunnan province from June 9th …
Finnish Delegation Visited Yunnan Province Read MoreAirline company SAS is planning to shut down several routes outside the Nordic countries. According to a statement released by SAS on Friday, this move is part of the company’s …
SAS to Close Several non-Nordic Routes Read MoreThe Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Thailand organized the networking night on 16 June 2011 at the Westin Grand Sukhumvit. About 150 guests braved the pouring rain and showed up. …
Nordic Networking with Colliers International Read MoreFocused efforts to strengthen the way aid is used were necessary as Viet Nam becomes a middle-income country. These efforts should be clearly reflected through the revision of the Official …
New model Needed to Maximise Aid Effectiveness Read MoreVesa Kalenius is the new Chairman of Board for the Finnish Business Council (FBC) as well as a corporate banker at Handelsbanken in Singapore, with vast experience of Asia. In …
Banker Vesa Kalenius in the Midst of Brisk Business Read MoreA tourist bus with fifty Chinese tourists on their way from Finland to Denmark went off the road near Arboga west of Stockholm this afternoon.Around twenty people have been taken …
Bus in Accident with Chinese Tourists Read MoreTUI Nordic, a leading Scandinavian tour operator, is urging Thai hotels to diversify their client base, saying too large a share for any one particular group could make some guests …
Scandinavian Operator Warns Against Group Dominance Read MoreNine players from Zambia and Georgia and a Singaporean man accused of bribing them went on trial Thursday in a match-fixing investigation that has rocked the Finnish football league. The …
A Singaporean Man Accused of Bribing in Finland Read MoreFinnish State Secretary Pettri Torstilla is in Manila for bilateral talks. Earlier in May, Ambassador Angie Sta. Catalina addressed Helsinki high level seminar on Finland-Philippines trade and investments opportunities. Finns find …
Finnish State Secretary Visits Manila Read MoreText by the Finnish Embassy in Singapore / Photo by Yahoo News SingaporeFor the Finnish Food Week 2011 in Singapore, the Goodwood Park Hotel’s award-winning European restaurant, Gordon Grill, is …
Finnish Food Week 2011 in Singapore Read MoreCargotec, a provider of cargo handling solutions, will establish a global competence center for container terminals development in Singapore, the company said in a press release on June 1. The …
Finnish Cargotec to Set up Global Center in Singapore Read MoreStephen Elop, Nokia’s chief executive, has silenced rumours that the mobile phone maker’s partnership with Microsoft could lead to a takeover. Elop’s announcement comes one month after he revealed that …
Nokia Reassures Staff Amid Takeover Speculation Read MoreA multi-agency task force will be set up to investigate timeshare companies operating in Phuket, especially Patong. Tasked with investigating the companies, their workers and any officials involved in allowing …
Timeshare: Phuket Steps up Fight Against Illegal Touts Read MoreThe Philippine Embassy in Finland promoted the government’s Public- Private Partnership (PPP) Program during the 1st High Level Seminar on Philippine-Finish Bilateral Relations, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.The …
The Philippine Embassy Promotes PPP in Finland Read MoreThai Biogas Energy (TBEC) plans to invest about US$4 million to set up a second biogas plant in Laos and is looking for further opportunities in Vietnam and Cambodia. The …
Finnish Biogas Producer Expands in Laos Read MoreNokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has revealed that it expects revenue growth of 25% from Thailand this year thanks to the country finally getting its act together over the deployment of …
Thai 3G Deployments Boost NSN Amid Global Pressure Read MoreOn Thursday, they and 14 Philippine nurses working at surgical wards of the Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH) will graduate as nurses from the Laurea University of Applied Sciences. In …
Filipino Nurses Receive their Finnish Nursing Degrees Read MoreFinnair began its daily direct flights from Singapore to Helsinki yesterday 31 May. Travellers from Singapore can now take the fastest connecting route to Northern Europe via Helsinki.Finnair flights depart …
Finnair’s inaugural flight Touchdown at Changi Airport Read MoreFinnair celebrated its inaugural flight from Singapore to Helsinki yesterday evening (31 May 2011) with a cocktail reception at the beautiful, Chijmes. Finnair CEO, Mika Vehviläinen, was present especially to …
Finnair’s Singapore Touchdown Celebration Read MoreThe Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) between Finland and Indonesia was receltly launched in the National Bio Energy Summit held in Jakarta. Deputy Head of Mission, Ms. Päivi Alatalo was invited …
Energy and Environment Partnership Between Finland and Indonesia Read MoreFinland’s largest airline Finnair Tuesday said that it has started direct flights to Singapore with a timetable devised especially for the needs of business travellers. “Finnair’s Asian strategy has worked …
Finnair Begins Direct Flights to Singapore Read MoreThe 20th of May 2011 was the 10th ENO Tree Planting Day. The Tree Planting Day is organised twice a year, in May and in September, and in the past …
Children Took Part in Tree Planting Day Read MoreMore and more Finnish men marry a Thai woman. Now there are more Thai women than Russian women who have married a Finnish man. The amount of Thai woman – …
2,600 Thai-finnish Couples in Finland Read MoreThe summer holiday season is one of the busiest periods at Helsinki Airport. Particularly the beginning of June and the week after Midsummer will be busy. So, if you are …
Passengers requested to be early at Helsinki Airport in June Read MoreConcessional credit financing has been a sought-after financing mechanism in Vietnam. The priority sectors of environment, climate change mitigation and innovation development will focus the cooperation on areas that are …
Seminar on Concessional Credits in Vietnam Read MoreFinland has entered into bilateral development cooperation with Laos PDR. Finnish support to Laos Renewable Energy (RE) is the pioneer step to mark the start. The Lao Vice Minister of …
Finland Support Renewable Energy in Laos Read MorePhoto by Londal Consulting Co., Ltd.The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce would like to express their warmest appreciation to all the players, who joined in The Ambassador’s Cup on Saturday 7 …
The TFCC Ambassador’s Cup 2011 Read MoreInternational development aid has increased 6,5% between 2009 and 2010, according to a report released by the OECD in the beginning of April. Finnish development aid increased 8,8% between 2009 …
OECD: Finland’s Development Aid Increasing Read MoreMay 13 the ”Simply Scandinavian” was launched at the Plaza Athénée Hotel Bangkok and will last until May 22.Simply Scandinavian promotes both Scandinavian food and jazz. Guests will enjoy the …
Scandinavian Food & Jazz Week in Bangkok Read MoreThe world’s biggest music show took off Tuesday night in the German city Düsseldorf. 19 countries competed in the first semi-final in Eurovision Song Contest for a place in the …
Finnish Success at Eurovision Song Contest Read MoreAfrican cleaners, Nepalese waiters, Estonian snow-shovellers, Thai cosmetologists, Balkan taxi drivers and Polish construction workers all work long hours in Finland, and many of them do so with low pay.Many …
Finland Attracts Cheap Labour from Abroad Read MoreStory by Henrik FriisThe yearly Bang Phra ride was scheduled on Saturday 23 April 2011 arranged by Finn Sorensen. I don’t know if it was because the previous trip have …
Bang Phra 2011 – A Tour for the Few Chosen Read MoreSome 950 people will lose their jobs in Denmark where the Nokia Development Department in Copenhagen is to close, according to Ritzau, which says that there are some 1,200 employees …
Nokia to Lay off 950 in Denmark Read MoreSamui and surrounding islands are as wonderful as ever! That is the bottom line after ScandAsia visited Koh Samui, Koh Pangan and Koh Tao by the end of April to …
Dry, Clean, and Ready Read MoreAccusations of mismanagement of over hundred thousand baht were raised against the outgoing board of the Scandinavian Society Siam at the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 26 April 2011 …
Stormy Annual General Dinner in SSS Read MoreNokia is “outsourcing” development of its Symbian OS to Accenture and making massive job cuts, as the handset manufacturer concentrates its efforts on Windows Phone 7.The Finnish manufacturer says 3,000 …
Nokia Slashes 7000 Jobs in Major Strategy Shift Read MoreWhile Finnair is about to restart direct flights between Helsinki and Singapore Finland’s current ambassador to this Southeast-Asian hub country is preparing to leave back to the head quarters of …
Satu Mattila Sums Up First Stint as Ambassador to Singapore Read MoreFormer Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari arrived in Beijing on Easter Sunday with an international team of negotiators seeking to reduce tensions between North and South Korea. Winner of the Nobel …
Ahtisaari Joins High-Profile Team Addressing Korean Tensions Read MoreIt was an unexpected end for the Viking Cup match yesterday as the KL Vikings played against their opponents the Hong Kong Vikings. The KL Vikings were leading with 1-0 as the score …
Stormy Viking Cup Finale Read MoreAs it is a Viking Cup tradition, every year after the long string of matches with various opponents, the one affair all the players practically wait for is the Beer …
Viking Cup Beer Galore Read More