Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Everyone born in the years 1995–1998 from anywhere in the world may apply for the 2014 Millennium Youth Camp through online service. The application process is two-phased. Application for the …
Application for Finland’s 2014 Millennium Youth Camp is open! Read More
The Australian Michael Creighton of Norwegian People’s Aid and his father Gordon Bruce Creighton are dead after a plane crash in Laos, The Epoch Times reported. Creighton worked for the …
Norwegian People’s Aid worker dead after Laos plane crash Read More
Matti Myrberg was appointed Finland’s first ever Honorary Consul of Finland to Laos in August last year. ScandAsia has visited Matti, who resides in a huge villa of his own …
If you can’t find anyone better, I accept Read MoreAn inspection team from the Danish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food found that approximately every fifth piece of imported fruit or vegetables from countries outside the European Union exceeded …
Too high levels of pesticide in imported fruits and vegetables from Asia Read More
Annually The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies invites applications for the Snorry Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships. The Fellowships are granted to writers, translators and scholars (not to university students) in …
Apply for the Snorri Sturluson Icelandic Fellowships now Read More
The Weather Forecasting and Aeronautical Meteorology Department yesterday issued a warning that Tropical Storm Mangkhut is moving closer to northern Laos and it may bring with it heavy rains and …
Tropical storm set to hit northern, central Laos today Read More
The Danish Government has requested Danes Worldwide – the association of Danes living abroad – to comment on a planned new law on citizenship. In the draft of the new …
Danes Worldwide comments on new citizen law Read MoreNorway has established a US$7 million Norwegian ASEAN Regional Initiatives Fund (NARIF) to boost its engagement with the 10-member regional grouping, the ASEAN Secretariat announced on Friday. According to Norwegian …
Norway establishes fund for ASEAN Read MoreNorway signed an amity and cooperation treaty with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday, vowing to further develop ties with the 10-member regional bloc. Norwegian Foreign Minister …
Norway signs amity treaty with ASEAN Read MoreFinnish Pöyry Oyj did not violate OECD Corporate Social Responsibility Guidelines in its dam project in Laos. However, companies should assess the risks of similar projects more carefully and …
Finnish company off the hook in Lao dam project Read More