Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A Finnish tourist is recovering from a gash to his arm after fighting off two young thugs who attacked him with a knife in the heart of Phuket Town before …
Finnish National Fights off Knife-wielding Thugs Read MoreIt was a wonderfully intense buzzing in the air at Linda’s Restaurant in Jomtien on Wednesday 9th. of February at the Ladies Lunch. 26 ladies from Norway, Sweden and Thailand …
Successful Expats Ladies Lunch in Pattaya Read MoreThis is the remark of Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam Pekka Hyvonen during the New Year talk with Vietnam Business Forum reporter Nguyen Mai about economic and cultural cooperation relations between …
Finnish Ambassador: Vietnamese People Work Hard Read MoreWednesday 16 the Thai-Swedish Chamber, Danish-Thai Chamber, Thai Norwegian Chamber or Thai Finnish Chamber of Commerce joined forces and invited their members to Networking at the British Club Bangkok. Some …
Nordic Networking at the British Club Read MoreSven-Erik Berger and his fiancee who were charged yesterday by the police with kidnapping and homicide were telling the truth when they said they were in Cebu City in the …
The Norwegian Has Strong Alibi Read MoreThe health department in Hanoi has had no reported cases of narcolepsy after the World Health Organization introduced the Pandemrix-vaccination. According to Nguyen Nhat Cam, from the Preventive Medicine Center …
No Cases After H1N1 Vaccination in Vietnam Read More
Thailand continues to attract more Danish tourists. Among the Nordic countries, Denmark and Norway were sending more tourists to Thailand in 2010. Sweden and Finland declined in numbers. According to …
Denmark Had the Largest Increase of Nordic Tourists to Thailand Read MoreVoting in advance in the Finnish parliamentary elections 2011 is possible in Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya. In Lao PDR voting takes place in Vientiane and in Cambodia in Phnom Penh. …
Vote in Finnish Elections Read MoreLess than a week after his election, Bo Lundqvist – the new President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines – is now actively exploring ways to improve the SSP. One of …
A More Visible Scandinavian Society Read MoreWärtsilä Corporation Changes in management 10 February 2011 at 9.30 a.m. EET Wärtsilä’s Board of Directors has appointed Mr Björn Rosengren M.Sc. (Tech.), born 1959, as the new President and …
Wärtsilä Finds New CEO in China Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Nordic Development Fund are to help Vietnam draw up and implement detailed climate change action plans for key cities and government departments, the …
Support Action on Vietnam Climate Change Read MoreFinnair’s Asian traffic, measured in passenger kilometres, grew by just over 7% in January compared with January the previous year. Scheduled traffic grew by just over 5% and traffic overall …
Finnair’s Asian Traffic Grew by Over 7% Read MoreThose cute little turtles must have touched the heart of the young Finnish ladies as three of those green turtles were adopted and given the Finnish names Urho, Hilja and …
The Green Turtles Urho, Hilja and Hertta Read MoreBo Lundqvist has been elected as new President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines at the Annual General Meeting last Wednesday. The AGM took place at L’entrecote restaurant in Taguig City, …
New President of the Scandinavian Society Philippines Read More
Norwegian Priest Jan Olav Johannessen and his wife Tone has been announced Scandinavian Citizen of the Year 2011. The announcement took place at the Annual Party of Scandinavian Expats Club …
Priest Awarded Scandinavian Citizen of the Year Read MoreKati Häkkinen and Atte Savisalo are currently enjoying their lives in Khanom, on the main land close to Koh Samui in the south-eastern part of Thailand. In September, their new …
Aava Resort & Spa Ready to Roll Read MoreKhun Chumsri Sikaman told me several times over the phone: “I don’t think it’s a good idea writing about me. It’s much better if you write about the President of …
Chumsri Sikaman: Executive Director for the Finnish Chamber Read MoreTwo years ago, two good friends had a talk about what they could do for themselves and the other 2,000 Finns who stay two or more months a year in …
The Relaxed Finns in Hua Hin Read More“Last year we witnessed much that was positive in the development of our operating environment. Due to efficiency measures, we were able to reap the benefit of improving demand and …
Volcanic Ash and Strikes Tarnish Year of Growth Read MoreRyan Thai is the first Thai restaurant in Finland and in Helsinki, so this place has a long history. This restaurant used to be located where sushi place Day and …
Spacious Space, Delicious Thai Food Read MoreThe aim of the project is to support small and medium women entrepreneurs in developing cooperation, promoting trade and raising business through application on ICT. Awareness and knowledge on ICT …
Hanoi Business Women Start Doing E-commerce Read MoreThe Nordic Development Fund and Asian Development Bank are to help Viet Nam draw up and implement detailed climate change action plans for key cities and government departments. A technical assistance …
Nordic Development Fund Support Vietnam Read MoreThree multilateral agencies have launched an innovative assessment tool that helps identify the most sustainable sites, designs and operation rules for hydro-power development in the lower Mekong River Basin. The …
Hydro-power Assessment Analysis Adopted Read MoreNokia Corp will join forces with Sina Corp and Tencent Holdings Ltd to launch location-based services through its Ovi Maps application during the first quarter of this year. The partnership …
Nokia Join Forces With Tencent and Sina Read More
Another popular networking in Bangkok was the Nordic Young Professionals Networking by the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Thailand. On the night of 21st January, more than 120 young people …
Delightful Nordic Young Professionals Night Out @ Le Fenix Read MoreThe Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) will carry out three simultaneous tourism promotions to Cambodia, Finland and Singapore this week, its tourism manager Megat Shaharul Azman Abas said. The events will …
Langkawi Will Promote Itself in Finland Read MoreA female patient lies unconscious in the operating theatre of the Eye and Ear Hospital in Meilahti in Helsinki. A tube is coming out of her mouth, and a metal …
Nurses From the Philippines Adjust to Life in Finland Read MoreAt 00:25 am of Sunday (16th), the Pattaya Police led by Investigation Inspector Pol. Lt. Col. Wallop Gangtaratip, were informed by a doctor at Pattaya Memorial Hospital that there was …
Finnish Expat Stabbed by Thai Ex-wife Read MoreThe University of Lapland is planning to carry out research into the situation of foreign nationals working in Finland as seasonal berry-pickers.Each summer around 2,500 Thais, among others, enter Finland to …
University to Chart Situation with Berry-pickers Read MoreTwo-time defending Thai Premier League champions Muang Thong United have signed former Fulham player Toni Kallio. Nicknamed the “Bonecrusher” because of his physique and his playing style, the Finland defender …
Finnish Kallio Signs With Thai Club Read MoreNederman Holding AB has today signed an agreement to sell all shares in Dantherm Filtration Oy to Indutrade Oy. Indutrade’s subsidiary Tecalemit Oy has distributed Nederman’s products in Finland during …
Nederman Sells Finnish Dantherm Filtration Read MoreScandinavian furnishers ride on Chinese popularity in booming property market China’s home furnishing business, dominated by “Eurostyle”, is set to ride on the country’s booming property market. Chinese homeowners’ preference for …
Building on ‘Scandinavian Style’ Read MoreNorwegian Air Shuttle ASA, Europe’s fourth-largest discount carrier, expects to reach a cooperation agreement on feeder traffic with Finnair Oyj in the first quarter. “We’re working on it and we …
Norwegian Air and Finnair Getting Closer Read MoreThe Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat reported on Tuesday that at least 16 Finns had been injured during a fireworks display in Khanom in southern Thailand last week. According to the paper …
Several Finns Injured by Fireworks in Thailand Read MoreThailand’s elevator and escalator market next year is banking on aggressive expansion of the residential and hotel market with expected growth of up to 20%, says Marc Spiegel, managing director …
Finnish Kone Banking on Aggressive Expansion Read MoreFinland-based Rovio, the group behind the runaway hit, started out as a work-for-hire company and made games for other companies like Electronic Arts before it struck gold with Angry Birds. …
Finnish Game Maker in China Read MoreA delegation representing 15 Finnish enterprises said here on Tuesday they wanted to look for local partners to develop renewable energy, wastewater treatment, industrial waste management and other environmental technologies.Some …
Finland Wants to Develop Clean Technologies Read MoreAn additional amount of 2.1 million EUR was awarded to the UN Vietnam who will continue the implementation of the One UN Program until the end of 2011 after completion …
Finland Supports One UN Process in Vietnam Read MoreA total of 1453 applications for the 2011 international Millennium Youth Camp (MY Camp) were received before the deadline, an increase of almost 50% compared to the number received last …
Time for Applications to Mllennium Youth Camp 2011 Read MoreThe International Conference on The Role of University in Smart Response to Climate Change was organized at Vietnam National University (VNU) for December 11-13, 2010 by VNU, Ministry of Natural …
Smart Response to Climate Change Read MoreFinnair is particularly interested in a biofuel that utilizes wood waste from Finland’s own forests.The Finnish airline Finnair Oy is to move towards fuels made from renewable sources. From next …
Finnair to Switch to Renewable Fuels Read MoreA firefighter looks on as a colleague operates a 90-meter Bronto skylift truck that was imported from Finland. The 20-million-yuan vehicle went into service on Monday at the fire department’s …
Firefighters Using new Finnish Crane Read MoreSix years after disaster struck Asia, the sizeable aid programme mounted by the Finnish Red Cross is nearing completion in those countries hit by the Boxing Day tsunami. On December …
Finnish Tsunami Programme is Almost Done Read MoreFinland wants to continue promoting cooperation with Vietnam in clean technology, Ambassador to Vietnam Pekka Hyvonen said at a workshop in Hanoi on Dec. 13. 2010.He said Finnish experts and …
Finland, Vietnam Cooperate in Clean Technology Read MoreWednesday 15 December marks the 30 year anniversary of Secretary Maria Rode working for the Finnish Foreign Ministry in Kuala Lumpur. When starting at the embassy, she was only 25 …
Maria Rode’s 30 years in the Foreign Ministry Read MoreText by Tuomas Vesterinen, Embassy of Finland Photos by Tuomas Vesterinen and Gai KitThe traditional Finland’s Independence Day Reception in Singapore was held at the Shangri-La Hotel on Monday December …
Finland’s Independence Day Reception Read MoreText by Tuomas Vesterinen, Embassy of Finland Photos by Tuomas Vesterinen and Kirsi SiiraThe Embassy’s annual film screening had a delight to offer this year: A Finnish animation movie called …
Niko Brought Christmas to Children in Singapore Read MoreAmong the guests were some Vietnamese influencers for example Vietnams former Vice-President, Mrs Nguyen Thi Binh and the Vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Mr. Dao Viet Trung and many …
Finland`s Independence Celebrated in Hanoi Read MoreVietnam’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to participate in the MATKA tourism expo in Finland next year as part of 27 events planned for 2011. This month, the …
HCMC Celebrates Its 3-Millionth Tourists Read More
Text by Henrik Friis Sunday, 5th December Ride 70K Around Sakhon Nakhon Water Reservoir The 2010 Viking ride started officially on 5th December at 6.30 hrs when the 5 Vikings, …
Viking Wheelers on Annual Tour Read More