Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
By Rikke Bruntse-Dahl Wednesday 23 March 2011 saw the official opening of two new Borneo Child Aid Society schools for children of the stateless Bajau Laut people in the Semporna …
Danish-directed NGO Opens New Schools for Sea Gypsies in Borneo Read MoreLast month, to celebrate their Walk In Style Awards, Ecco Shoes sent me to Copenhagen to attend the ceremony and check out a bit of Scandinavian design. But before Copenhagen, …
Ecco and the Vertical Integration Read MoreThe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is working on a plan to make one visa for all of ASEAN in the same way Europe’s unified visa system works, eports …
One Visa for All Asean Countries Read MoreI remembered growing up doing the same while enjoying different cultures at different diplomatic postings.Regarding the punctuality in this country has not frustrated me a bit…knock on wood for business …
My Jakarta: Erica Sauer, Wife of Finnish Ambassador Read MoreMale foreigners who arrive in Cambodia will have to be under the age of 50 if they want to marry a Cambodian woman. Foreigners who earn less than $2,550 per …
Cambodia Sets Age Limit for Foreign Husbands Read MorePolice in Indonesia are investigating the fatal shooting of a Norwegian national, who was visiting his home town in Aceh. Police are still searching for the shooter. Jakarta Globe reporting …
Norwegian National Gunned Down in Indonesia Read MoreA fund that helped set up a tsunami early-warning system in the wake of the December 26, 2004 disaster that claimed 240,000 lives in Asia on Monday expanded its scope …
Tsunami Trust Fund Expands to Include Other Disasters Read MoreTine Rasmussen, 36, a citizen of Denmark, was arrested by Bali Police for the illegal trafficking of 218 grams of hashish which she had ingested in capsules. Bali Police narcotics …
Bali Police Nabs Danish Woman With Hashish Read MoreThe hydropower plant (10 MW) is the first Norwegian plant financed and built in Indonesia by KF Fjellsikring and Tinfos. The project included Norwegian expertise and management traditions in terms …
First Norwegian-Indonesian Hydropower Plant Read MoreMaersk Line has announced an improvement of its Trans-Pacific network by the end of May 2011. Among the improvements will be an expanded coverage of the Yangtze River region. This …
Maersk Promises Improved Trans-Pacific Network Read More