Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
By Ingebjørg Helland Scarpello Norwegians holidaying in Bali no longer have to worry about missing their favorite food, since the first Norwegian restaurant in Indonesia—and probably in Southeast Asia—recently opened …
Mormors Hus – a “Norway House” in the Heart of Bali Read MoreThe earthquake killed more than a thousand people and displacing thousands more, when it struck in late September, the agency reports on their website Tuesday. ADRA’s initial response after the …
Scandinavia Continues to Aid Earthquake Survivors in Indonesia Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden and STC work closely together to promote Swedish products and services and to increase bilateral trade relations between Indonesia and Sweden.“We are pleased that the HSBOT …
Swedish High Speed Boat Operation Training in Bali Read MoreBy Urban JendelidSwedish citizens living abroad pay a special tax called “SINK-skatt” which is 25 percent on their income. A fast growing number of these Swedes find this tax unfair, out …
Swedes Living Abroad Protest Read MoreMonday was the seven year anniversary of the 2002 Bali bombings which killed 202 people – including nine Swedes and three Danish girls. The three Danish girls were 19-year-old Lise Tangus …
Danish and Swedish Terror Victims Commemorated in Bali Read MoreKLM Royal Dutch Airlines will resume flying between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Denpasar Ngura Rai Airport Bali effective 6 December. The Amsterdam-Bali service was last operated on 15 October 1997.The …
KLM Resumes Service to Bali Read MoreIt was just after twelve and the Indonesian woman was about to take the bus home when the Sharia police stopped her. When they found makeup in her bag, they …
Helping Battered Indonesian Women Read MoreAn earthquake on 30 September near the town of Padang in Western Sumatra, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people and injured some 3,000 more. The dwellings of more than 400,000 …
Finland Grants EUR 300,000 for Earthquake Assistance in Indonesia Read MoreAccording to a press release from the Danish Foreign Ministry, Denmark will provide additional relief to victims of the earthquakes that hit Sumatra in Indonesia. Danida has granted an additional 10 million DKK …
Denmark Donates Millions to Earthquake Victims Read MoreA 7.6-magnitude quake rocked West Sumatra province last Wednesday, killing more than 1,000 people and devastating scores of villages and towns. Since then aid and condolences for quake victims in …
The King of Sweden Sends Letter of Condolence to Indonesia Read MoreFor the second day in a row the Indonesian island of Sumatra has been hit by a violent earthquake. According to Reuters the latest earthquake, which hit yesterday, measured 6.6 on the Richter scale. …
Scandinavians Unharmed after Earthquakes Read MoreA representative from the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) together with the Norwegian counterpart HSH will visit Indonesia during the period October 4-9. The Norwegian HSH already has ongoing cooperation …
Swedish, Norwegian Chambers Visit Indonesia Read MoreFirst a typhoon hit the Philippines and Vietnam, then a tsunami hit Samoa and Tonga, and now an earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra.While the number of deaths and injuries rise, …
Danish Red Cross Overloaded by Natural Disasters in Asia Read MoreThe event, co-organised by Hanoi and ASEAN artists, will draw 19 artists from Indonesia, Malaysia, Denmark and Vietnam, working in a variety of media, including oils, acrylics, mixed media, digital …
ASEAN and Danish Artists Exhibit in Hanoi Read MoreComptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), the leading vendor of dynamic Operations Support System (OSS) software, announced yesterday that Indonesian service provider PT Indosat tbk has deployed Comptel Convergent Mediation. This …
Indonesian PT Indosat Deploys Finland’s Comptel Convergent Mediation Read MoreMrs Polano is currently coordinator at the office of Minister for Trade Ewa Björling and chairs the Ministry for Foreign Affairs promotion team. She has previously served as Sweden’s Ambassador …
Sweden Appoints New Ambassador to Indonesia Read MoreShe is dressed like an attorney, her hair is short, and you would easily believe that she is a marathon runner or a similar athlete. Her movements all have a …
StatoilHydro’s Toughest FCO Read MorePeder Damm has been there, done it all, and his behavior and body language underlines that fact. It simply feels good to be around one of the most respected “soldiers” …
Preparing Indonesia For Disasters Read MoreMrs Chloé Marchand has been appointed Air France KLM’s new Commercial Director for Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. She succeeds Mr Olivier Benoit who will be relocating to Paris …
Air France KLM Appoints New Commercial Director Read MoreNorway offers to sell four Hercules aircraft to RI, according to Rear Marshal Imam Wahyudi, logistics assistant to the air force chief of staff. He said the planes had been …
Norway Sells Military Planes to Indonesia Read MoreDABGO is an online networking targeting specifically Danish business people all over the world. In Singapore, there are currently 80 members, In Vietnam 29 and in Thailand 27 members.Jesper Løvendahl, …
DABGO Coming to Asia? Read MoreC2SATs Board has decided to establish its own subsidiary company, C2SAT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, to enable a stronger focus on the rapidly growing South East Asian …
C2SAT Strengthens Position in South East Asia Read MoreDespite the Influenza A scare and the economic slowdown, the number of tourists last month in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia increased compared to last year. Danish tourists visit more and …
Tourism Boom Despite Financial Crisis Read MoreThe popular Danish dating game show Dagens Mand (Man Of The Day) on TV2 has now reached Indonesia as the first Asian country. The dating show with the original game …
Danish Dating Show in Indonesia Read MoreThe Danish comapny FLSmidth has signed a contract worth approximately 55 million Euros with the Indonesian cement producer PT Semen Gresik for an 8,000 tonnes per day cement production line. …
FLSmidth wins large cement order in Indonesia Read MoreThe European Union met with nations of the Asia-Pacific to discuss security policy in the region at the ASEAN regional forum on July 22-23 in Phuket, Thailand. On the agenda …
EU at ASEAN regional forum in Phuket Read MoreThe European Union congratulated Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his re-election Saturday. “In peaceful elections, the people of Indonesia have testified to their commitment to democracy and have entrusted …
EU congratulates Indonesian president on re-election Read MoreThe tragic bomb attacks that took place on 17 July 2009 have undeniably shocked Jakarta and the entire country. However, the latest UNWTO mission, carried out by Xu Jing, Regional …
UN: Jakarta will recover fast Read MoreThe small university in the third biggest city of Denmark is among the few European Universities, who now will receive EU-support on around three million Euros to their Erasmus Mundus …
Aalborg University joins Erasmus exchange program with Asia Read MoreIn April 2009, Indonesians voted over 800 new representatives to the national, provincial and district parliament in Aceh. The Finnish Embassy, based in Jakarta, uses the ’local cooperation fund’ to …
Finland trains new-elected Acehnese Female Politicians Read MoreThe Scandinavian embassies in Indonesia, which were closed due to the terrorist attack on Marriot Hotel and Hotel Ritz-Carlton, will reopen on Tuesday, as Monday is an official Indonesian holiday. The …
Scandinavian Embassies in Jakarta to Reopen Tuesday Read MoreThere are currently no definitive informations if there were any Scandinavian casualties in the huge terror bomb explosion in Jakarta this morning, Friday 17 July 2009. Indonesian police officials have told Reuter that …
Three Scandinavian Embassies Evacuated After Bombs In Jakarta Read MoreThe Indonesia-European Union bilateral consultation forum agreed to sign a partnership cooperation agreement (PCA) at a two-day meeting which ended in Yogyakarta last Tuesday.The forum was called to discuss various …
Indonesia signs agreement with EU Read MoreAlong with Norway Indonesia encourages disarmament efforts in the Asian region, the director of international security and disarmament of the ministry of foreign affairs, Desra Percaya, said at the Berlin …
Indonesia, Laos and Norway plan Asian meeting on cluster munitions Read MoreDenmark’s biggest annual music event, Roskilde Festival, has donated $373,500 to support humanitarian projects on climate change. The recently concluded event focused on climate campaign, the Green Footsteps, this year. …
Roskilde Festival Donates Profit to Indonesian Climate Project Read MoreImprovements are needed for Denmark to be perceived as a forthcoming and advanced tourist destination, writes Lars Bernhard Jørgensen, Managing Director of Wonderful Copenhagen, the official tourism and congress organization …
Danish Tourism Organization: “Visa Improvements Needed” Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has acknowledged the significant role of Vice President Jusuf Kalla in the success of the peace negotiations over Aceh in Helsinki, Finland in 2005. “Jusuf Kalla …
Jusuf Kalla’s Role in Aceh-peace negotiations in Helsinki acknowledged Read MoreIndonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono has stated that Scandinavian countries were in a better position to lead world bodies like the United Nations, because they were small, rich, independent and good at …
Indonesia: Scandinavia should lead the UN Read MoreShipping giant AP Moller-Maersk wants to expand its share of the intra-Asia container trades six-fold to take full advantage of a sector that is already showing signs of recovery. The …
Maersk feeder arm targets big growth in intra-Asia trades Read MoreIllicit financial flows hamper development in poor countries. A government-appointed commission proposes a number of measures to reduce the adverse effects of tax havens. The Commission on Capital Flight from …
Solheim will fight tax havens to help developing countries Read MoreBill and Melinda Gates visited Norway in the beginning of June. They held an open meeting at the Opera House along with Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to discuss cooperation between …
Bill Gates: Norway has become our development-fund’s best partner Read MoreSida and The Program on Humanitaran Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University (HPCR) has presented new platform for the Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action (ATHA).According to Sida’s homepage, …
SIDA releases new platform for conflict and humanitarian work Read MoreLouise Munch Johannsen is the new head of the vibrant Nordic Club of Jakarta. In an interview published on the website of the Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, Louise Munch Johannsen …
New Nordic Club President Read MoreThere is a growing consensus that the worst is over for Asia and the rest of the world, but many risks remain, said leaders at the 18th World Economic Forum …
WEForum: Worst of economic crisis over, but Asia still facing risks Read MoreNokia, the world’s biggest phone maker has stated, that thau intends to stay ahead of its rivals in Asia with a new range of handsets aimed at the region’s increasingly …
Nokia eyes Asia’s untapped markets Read MoreThe 2004 Tsunami left both coastal areas and people in ruins, now a book on the people is being published. Danish Church Aid (DCA) is behind the book, which is full of …
DCA publishes book on Tsunami Read MorePaying people to protect forests can be an effective way to tackle deforestation and climate change but only if there is good governance of natural resources. This is the conclusion …
Norwegian study: Paying people doesn’t protect the forests Read MoreA delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway visited the ASEAN Secretariat on 4 June 2009. Led by the Director General covering Asia and Oceania, Mrs. Aud Marit …
Norwegian delegation discuss cooperation with ASEAN Read MoreChurch-based emergency and development organizations all over the world – including Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Indonesia and the Philippines – are about to create one of the world’s biggest networks. …
Church aid forms global network Read MoreA lethal cocktail of war, natural disasters and economic volatility led the international Red Cross to paint a picture of rising global instability Wednesday as it announced record annual expenditure. …
Red Cross Reports Record Outlay Read More