Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Thai workers, maybe the last of the Mohicans picking lichen on the island of Hailuoto off Oulu, are crouching down on the ground. ”One must not walk on the ground …
Thai Finnish Heyday of Lichen Picking Looks to Be Over Read MoreFrom New Delhi to Shanghai to Johannesburg, a flood of cheap handsets from the likes of China’s ZTE Corp and India’s Micromax Informatics Ltd is destroying Nokia Corp’s top position …
‘No-brands’ Nobble Nokia in New Markets Read MoreMika Muukkonen picked up mountain biking a decade ago in his native Finland, but “little by little got sort of too old and too fat to ride cross country so …
Extreme Gravity: Downhill Biking with Mika Muukkonen Read MoreNokia Thailand is undergoing a major restructuring by setting up a specific wireless “ecosystem” division to drive its device and application service bundling strategy.New managing director Grant McBeath aims to …
Nokia Restructuring to Protect Lead in Busy Smartphone Market Read MoreA joint Sundowner event, organised by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by DTAC, was held on 3 August 2011, at the Imperial Queen Park Hotel. Around 200 guests …
All Chamber Joint Sundowner Read MoreThe Finnish Embassy in Ha Noi has earmarked 160,600 euros (US$230,000) to help non-governmental organisations based in the south tackle climate-change challenges in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region.It signed …
Finland Pledges Aid for Climate Change Read MoreVietnam ethnic traditional music performed at a recent international music festival in Finland has gained warm feedback from audiences and the press. The local newspaper Kuhmolainen dedicated its first page …
Vietnam’s Folk Music Well Received in Finland Read MoreVietnam Airlines is presently offering a 35 per cent discount on its flights to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, among other destinations i Europe for all Vietnamese overseas students. Vietnamese students studying …
Discount to Overseas Students in Denmark and Finland Read MoreThe Embassy of Finland, Bangkok, recently contracted the team at Pornchai Garden to help them with large scale drainage issues at their nice residence garden at their Embassy quarters in …
Re-grading of Grass Lawn at the Embassy of Finland, Bangkok Read MoreNokia Oyj isn’t just losing mobile- phone market share to iPhone maker Apple Inc. The Finnish company’s dominance in China, the world’s largest wireless market, is being eroded as prices …
Nokia’s China Dominance Under Threat Read MoreDeputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on behalf of the State of Viet Nam, presented a Friendship Medal to Finnish ambassador to Viet Nam Pekka Hyvonen at a ceremony yesterday. …
Honour for Finnish Envoy Read MoreThe body of Finnish national Jouni Tapani Aulosvuo, 43, was discovered in his South Pattaya apartment when police were summoned by neighbours. The man was lying on a sofa with …
Finn Dies of Natural Causes: Police Read MoreThai workers are picking berries in Lapland under harsh conditions. Their work day starts at the break of dawn and continues late into the evening—and they get no free days …
Thai Berry-pickers Toiling Away in Lapland Read MoreFinland’s Joonas Granberg fired a closing round of six-under-par 66 to edge out Thai teenager Panuphol Pittayarat and win the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in Malaysia on Saturday.The 24-year-old rookie, …
Finland’s Granberg Wins in Malaysia Read MoreThe office of Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy is introducing new trade opportunities in Asia, Thailand official B2B E-Marketplace website: www.thaitrade.com, that makes it easy for importers and exporters to …
New Official B2B E-Marketplace Website Read MoreA forum on the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP) took place in Hanoi on July 21. The event was jointly held by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the …
Hanoi Hosts Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme Read MoreOvernight leader Joonas Granberg of Finland stumbled to a 75 in the Asian Tour event to lie tied second with Australian Marcus Both (67) and two other upcoming Thais, Panuwat …
Joonas Granberg of Finland Stumbled to a 75 Read MoreThe Office of the Auditor-General has asked the minister of information and communications technology and the chairman of TOT to examine whether there was collusion in the bidding process for …
Probe Into Possible TOT Collusion Sought Read MoreSlumping into the red, Nokia on Thursday posted a loss of 492 million euros for the three months ended June, as decline in sales continued to hurt the Finnish mobile …
Nokia Slips Into Red; Records Quarterly Loss of 492 mn Euros Read MoreRookie Joonas Granberg of Finland during the first day of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters golf event at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club at Shah Alam. Granberg battled through …
Jet-lagged Finn Golfer off to a Flyer in Malaysia Read MoreA Singapore man, Wilson Raj Perumal, has been sentenced to two years in jail for bribing football (soccer) players in the Finnish football league, as international match-fixing scandals continue to spread …
Singapore Football Match Fixer Jailed in Finland Read MoreUPDATED:According to the Bangkok Post forty-two passengers, 19 Thais and 23 foreigners, were wounded when an express train hit a 10-wheel truck loaded with rubber wood at a railway crossing …
UPDATED: Train Accident in Ratchaburi Read MoreThe blues playing band, Soi Dog Blues Band, is back and ready to entertain their audience on Thursday July 21 at ”DET 5”, a world music bar & restaurant in …
Soi Dog Blues Band Back in Business Read MoreAirAsia X, the Malaysian based long haul, low fare affiliate of AirAsia has announced that beginning 24 October, 2011, AirAsia X will commence flights from Kuala Lumpur Low Cost Carrier …
AirAsia X Change to Gatwick Airport Read MoreFinnair will operate its first biofuel powered flight between Amsterdam and Helsinki from next week, an official said Thursday. Finnair’s flight will use biofuel made from recycled vegetable oil in …
Finnair to Operate its First Biofuel Powered Flight Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to help the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) scale up the use of biomass waste in the agriculture sector to meet its growing need for …
Scandinavia and ADB to Help Boost Biomass Use in the Mekong Region Read MoreA Finnish tourist, Mr Jouni Tapani Aulosvuo, 43, was found dead at a condominium in South Pattaya. The police assumes that he died from heavy drinking and underlying disease Sawangboriboon Foundation …
Dead Finnish Man Found at Condo in South Pattaya Read MoreFinnair passengers from Singapore can look forward to faster and more direct regional flights to countries in the Nordic and Baltic regions via Helsinki Singapore travellers looking to explore new …
Finnair and Flybe Reveal Joint Vision for Nordic Passengers Read MoreFinland’s Development Cooperation in Vietnam: Poorest and Disadvantaged in Focus in the Finnish Support and Technical Assistance to the Programme P135 Phase 2 Managed by the Committee for Ethnic Minorities …
Poorest and Disadvantaged in Focus in Finnish Programme Read MoreWith the long hot summer ahead, it’s time to hunt down some fresh flavors for palates depressed by the heat. Donna Mah says fresh is best, especially if it’s from …
Cool, Classy Nordic Nosh Read MoreBilateral trade between China and Finland rose 29.5 percent year-on-year to reach 2.2 billion euros during the first four months of this year, the Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday. …
China-Finland Trade Rises 29.5% in First Four Months Read MoreIn May 2012 Finnair will introduce a direct route to Chongqing, the largest and fastest-growing city in China. The new route is a logical step in the implementation of Finnair’s …
New Finnair Route to China’s Largest City Read MoreReported 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 More