Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Press Release from the Norwegian Embassy in IndonesiaNorway and Indonesia has signed an agreement regarding Norwegian assistance to establishing a system for monitoring the vessel traffic off the coast of …
Indonesia and Norway to Cooperate on Improving Maritime Security in Malacca Straits Read MoreCement sales in Indonesia are expected to increase by as much as 6 percent in 2010. Says Urip Timuryono who is chairman of the Indonesian Cement Association, to Bloomberg News. …
Cement Sales in Indonesia On the Way to New Heights Read MorePress release from the Norwegian Embassy in IndonesiaThe Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has done a tremendous effort to help the country out of the crisis that followed the 2006 riots. …
Norwegian Refugee Council in Timor-Leste Read MorePress release from Forest Peoples Programme Indigenous peoples denounce lack of transparency and participation in French-Norwegian partnership on forests and climate discussions. Indigenous peoples were excluded when forest countries and …
Indigenous Peoples to the Norwegian Government: Listen to Us! Read MoreThe Danish part of Greenpeace International criticise Nestle, the world’s largest producer of food, for using palm oil in their products, as for example the popular Kit Kat chocolate, reports …
Nestlé Forcing Out Orang-utans in Indonesia Read MoreThe number of Norwegian students going to Bali fell dramatically after two bombs hit Kuta, Bali in 2002, but the last years there have been a steadily increase in number …
Norwegian Students in Bali Reach 500 Read MoreThe Muhammadiyah Center has signed an agreement with Swedish Iron Road in order to use VMS to send videos out to their members. The videos will be sent out 2-3 …
Swedish Iron Road Mobile Technology Signs Agreement with Indonesia Muhammadiyah Center Read MorePress release from The Royal Danish Embassy in JakartaDue to increasing workload and security issues experienced by Danish missions in connection with receiving and handling visa applications, the Danish Ministry …
The Danish Embassy to Open a Visa Application Centre in Jakarta Read MoreA leaked draft to “Criteria for sustainable fuels” shows that the EU Commission plans to water drown the concept of sustainability, claims the Danish NGO Nepenthes, according to the Danish …
NGOs Alarms the EU: Palm Oil Plantations are Not Forest Read MoreOne of the leaders of the Islamist terrorist group Jeemah Islamiyah reported killed in the firefight off Indonesian police Tuesday. The terrorist who went by the name Dulmatin, writes Danish …
Bali Terrorist Killed Read MoreThe Singaporean navy warns that a terror group is planning one or more terror attack at oil tankers in the Malacca Strait, and the authorities in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia …
Threat of Terror Attacks in The Malacca Strait Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassay in Jakarta, Indonesia has just recently hired a new adviser, Hege Karsti Ragnhildstveit, for the Norwegian government on how to imply the Government of Norway’s International Climate …
The Norwegian Embassy in Indonesia Focus on Deforestation and Climate Change Read MoreThe Norway-based paint producer PT Jotun Indonesia is optimistic that it will be able to increase its sales by about 40 percent to at least Rp 550 billion (about US$58 …
Jotun Expects 40 Percent Growth in Indonesia Sales This Year Read MoreBo Tromborg is true a fighter. More than 10 years ago the now 37 year old Danish wood technician died three times during his hospitalization at Rigshopitalet – Copenhagen University Hospital …
Cheated Death Three Times Read MoreThe French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis has entered 2010 with a new and aggressive pricing strategy for a number of countries in Southeast Asia and Novo Nordisk will inevitably be affected …
Novo Nordisk Threatened in Southeast Asia Read MoreDanish Poul Erik Kristensen is the owner of consulting firm IEN Consultants, which advises companies in Malaysia and construction companies on how they can create new buildings that are energy …
Danish Environmental Consultant Expands in Southeast Asia Read MoreIn addition to a more modern look and lay-out the Board added several links to other web pages, which might be of interest to people in the community. The INBC …
INBC Launches New Modern Web Page Read MoreA brand new website www.Workinginsweden.se aims to guide and inform anyone who is interested in moving to Sweden for work. The site mainly targets people from outside the EU, because …
New Website to Attract Workers to Sweden Read MoreNorwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he would put together a group of the world’s most important rainforest countries in order to fight deforestation.The group, initiated “as part of …
Norway Launches Country Group to Fight Deforestation Read MoreThe Swedish Embassies in Jakarta and Singapore together with the Swedish Business Association in Jakarta and Singapore will organize a Swedish Business Delegation to Indonesia. The business delegation will depart …
Business Delegation to Indonesia Read MoreDanish Ambassador to Indonesia Borge Petersen on Tuesday 15 December signed agreements to give US$10 million from Denmark to support good governance programs in Indonesia. Transparency International Indonesia (TII) and …
Denmark Gives US$ 10 Mil. for Good Governance in Indonesia Read MoreFinnish nationals will no longer need to apply for visa before visiting India, a move which India hopes will generate more tourist arrivals. Initially, only citizens of Singapore, New Zealand, …
Finnish Visitors to India Don’t Need to Apply for Visa Read MoreEvi Mariani of Jakarta Post on Tuesday covered the Lucia procession held by Swedish Ambassador Ewa Polano for the Swedish community in Indonesia, describing the exotic event as “Bringing a …
Bringing a Piece of Swedish Winter to Jakarta Read MoreBy Tobias Jagd After three years of searching, and many more of planning, the Singapore based company Ikano has finally found the right spot for the first Thai IKEA. …
IKEA Will Finally Open in Thailand Read MoreResources Jaya Teknik Management Indonesia (RMI) and the Danish company Union Engineering on 10 December signed an agreement to develop the application of CO2 technology in Indonesia. RMI is active …
Danish-Indonesian CO2 Business Deal Read MoreIn anticipation of a new report (“Collateral Damage: How the Bogus Campaign Against Palm Oil Harms the Poor”) scheduled for release at the UN climate change negotiations this week, Alan …
Bogus Anti-Palm Oil Campaigns Fuel Poverty Read MoreBy 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 More