Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Volvo Buses Malaysia recently unveiled its new chassis range to the Malaysian market – the new Volvo B7R and Volvo B11R. Launched in the presence of the Ambassador of Sweden …
Volvo Buses launches new chassis range for Malaysia Read More
Swedish fashion giant H&M opened its first highly anticipated flagship store in Sabah on Thursday. Located in 1Borneo Hypermall in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, this is the second store to be opened …
Fashion giant H&M opens its first flagship store in Sabah Read More
Penang-based Disted College and long-established Finnish institution of higher learning Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently. The collaboration is aimed to enhance the activities …
Penang college establishes ties with Finnish university Read More
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) placed Thailand as 10th most dangerous place out of 162 countries surveyed in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Among Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, …
Thailand ranked 10th on global terrorism index Read More
Friday, 5 December 2014, the 16th Nordic Business Christmas Dinner hosted by Malaysian Danish Business Council Malaysian-Finnish Business Council Malaysia Norway Business Council Malaysian-Swedish Business Association takes place at Mayang Sari Grand Ballroom …
16th Nordic Business Christmas Dinner in KL Read More
Stakeholders in what may be the first 2nd generation biomass factory in Southeast-Asia – located in Sarawak – gathered in the Danish residence on Monday. The event was honoured by …
Novozymes to further develop 2nd-gen biofuel in Malaysia Read MoreAsia has been vital for Telenor’s record breaking customer growth. CEO Jon Frederik Baksaas says the advance is driven by massive growth in Malaysia, Myanmar, India and Bangladesh. A happy …
Telenor adds 3,4 million new customers in 3rd quarter Read More
[wzslider autoplay=”true” lightbox=”true”] The 2nd MASBA Networking Evening in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden, Business Sweden, which took place on Tuesday 23 September 2014, was equally successful as the …
Successful second MASBA evening with Embassy of Sweden and Business Sweden Read More
An activist, who is facing sedition charges for allegedly insulting the royalty, is now seeking asylum in Sweden. In his Facebook account, Ali Abd Jalil said he was seeking asylum …
Malaysian activist seeks asylum in Sweden Read More
Badminton’s governing body has asked police to investigate claims by the world number nine and another Danish player that they were approached to throw matches. Badminton World Federation (BWF) president …
Danish badminton players receive match-fixing offer Read More
The opening ceremony was officiated by the President & CEO of the Lego Group, Jørgen Vig Knudstorp Thursday the 16th October and included an award ceremony for the winners of …
LEGO opens new Malaysia office Read More
Statoil has sold its 15.5% participating interest in the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement, 15.5% share in the South Caucasus Pipeline Company (SCPC), 15.5% share in the SCPC holding company, …
Statoil sells stake in Azerbaijan oil field to Malaysia’s Petronas Read More
As a part of a larger plan to cut the number of countries receiving Norwegian aid from 116 to 84, Norway is about to stop its development aid to Thailand …
Norway to stop development aid for Thailand and Malaysia Read More
The Danish Embassy on October 3 held the official welcome reception for Ms. Nina Hvid Talvela at the Ambassador’s residence. Ms. Nina is the newly appointed ‘Minister Counsellor of Food, …
Danish Embassy welcomes food, agriculture counsellor Read More
The board of Telenor has asked CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas, who turns 60 years in November, to prolong his contract throughout 2015. Baksaas has accepted. As of January 1, 2016, …
Telenor Board okays extension of CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas tenure Read More
[wzslider lightbox=”true”]A large group of MASBA members, recently took the time off and made a very informative afternoon visit to Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd with factory in Shah …
Volvo: A passion for customers and cars Read More
[wzslider] A new Swedish chef arrival to Kuala Lumpur ensures some level of influence from the Swedish cooking traditions and definitely, that some specialties from Scandinavia can still be sourced …
New Swedish chef in Kuala Lumpur: Tommy Franssila Read More
A large delegation from the Malaysian state Melaka is in Copenhagen to seek inspiration on energy efficiency and waste management. The delegation is led by the Melaka governor Tun Yaakob …
Malaysian delegation in Copenhagen to learn about green solutions Read More
Malaysian companies have secured sales worth RM528.30 million during a specialised mission for the oil and gas (O&G) sector to Stavanger, Norway. “Sales were generated for waste heat recovery unit, …
Malaysian oil & gas firms clinch RM528 million sales in Norway Read More
Volvo Trucks announced an ambitious plan to expand its Asia operations at the Singapore Productivity Forum 2014. The plan includes substantial investment to upgrade its dealer networks in Thailand and …
Volvo Trucks Rolls Out Plan For Expansion Across Asia Read More
Danish ambassador in Malaysia Nicolai Ruge and Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal, Mayor of Kuala Lumpur took a bike ride together at the KL Car Free Sunday event. A monthly initiative, …
Kuala Lumpur mayor cycling with the Danish ambassador Read More
To reach a the growing middle class and make up for loss related to the Russian boycott on EU goods, the Danish government is presenting a new strategy to increase …
Danish Embassies will be hiring food experts Read More
The Danish ambassador in Malaysia, Nicolai Ruge has started tweeting under @DKAMBinmalaysia. He will be sharing his insights in politics and business culture in Malaysia and Denmark. His first tweets …
Danish ambassador starts tweeting Read More
Carslbergs’ Malay subsidiary has increased the turnover significantly in the year’s second quarter; this resulted in a 29 percent profit jump. According to Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia’s press release the increase …
Carlsberg increase their profits in Malaysia and Singapore Read More
[sliderpro id=”11″] With its brand new resurrected Victory Annexe (based on its 1930’s predecessor) the expanded legendary Eastern & Oriental Hotel, Penang (E&O Hotel) pays homage to a bygone era …
Eastern & Oriental Hotel’s Victory Annexe Read More
[sliderpro id=”10″] Volvo in Southeast-Asia showcases the 2014 edition of its best-selling model, the XC60 and highlights its upgrades in comparison to previous editions. The XC60 passed the 500,000 units …
The head-turning Volvo XC60 Read More
Norwegian band Staer and the Norwegian-French duo Black Packers put the ears of Bangkokian concert goers and venue neighbors on a test with deafening feedback and a journey through a …
Noisy Norwegians shakes up Bangkok Read More
A Telenor Group study has revealed that young mobile Internet users in Malaysia and Thailand are among the most smartphone-savvy in the world. Known as ‘digital frontrunners’, with ages ranging …
Telenor study: Thais, Malaysians among savviest smart phone users Read More
The water from water vending machines may not be as clean as you would want it to be. Malaysian newspaper The Star tested 29 samples of water from vending machines …
E. coli bacteria found in water from Malaysian vending machines Read More
Quiet please. If you are travelling with a ferry from Malaysia or Singapore to Indonesia, you might want to keep your voice down in the immigration queue. According to The …
Indonesian immigration office sends noisy visitors home Read More
Sweden is among the top ten countries where most vacationers have been naked or topless on the beach. The majority of the Swedes also say they welcome nudity among other …
Swedes welcome beach nudity and toplessness Read More
Danish brewer Carlsberg was on the target list of the Islamist militant group Isis, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. The outlet reports that a Carlsberg …
Islamic State (IS) targets Carlsberg brewery in Malaysia, news report Read MoreA Finnish backpacker who stole a Samsung Galaxy Tablet form fellow tourist was jailed for three months. Veijo Ilmari Nurmi (pic), 28, was also fined RM500 after he admitted to …
Finnish backpacker jailed 3 months for stealing tablet Read More
Telenor Group posted a modest 1.6 per cent growth in second quarter organic revenue, to NOK26.8 billion ($4.3 billion), but was still able to revise upwards its full-year EBITDA guidance as mobile …
Telenor’s Q2 revenue grew in Malaysia, fell 11 % in Thailand Read More
Metso has been selected to supply cutting-edge flow control technology to the PETRONAS Gas Berhad’s gas processing plant modernization project in Kerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia. The new flow control solutions will …
Petronas Gas picks Finland’s Metso for flow control technology Read More
Norwegian fund Norges has allotted RM800mil more to invest in small to mid-cap stocks in Malaysia. A market source said the foreign fund appointed Eastspring Investments Bhd about a month …
Norges invests RM800 million in Malaysian bourse Read More
Lime Petroleum Norway AS, a jointly-controlled entity of Malaysia-based Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad and Singapore-based Rex International Holding, decided to surrender three licenses in the North Sea, the companies said on …
Lime Petroleum gives up 3 licenses after North Sea failure Read MoreAn independent and unbiased investigation into the crash of Malaysia’s Boeing 777 in Ukraine’s east should be carried out, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb …
Russia agrees to Finnish initiative for independent MH-17 crash probe Read More
Malaysia’s Reach Energy Bhd has attracted investors including Norway’s US$890 billion sovereign wealth fund in an initial public offering to fund its acquisitions of oil and gas fields. Norges Bank …
Reach Energy’s IPO attracts Norwegian wealth fund Read More
Kleven on July 21 signed a new shipbuilding contract with Malaysian based Joint Venture Company IES Pioneer Ltd. The contract for the new vessel is of the MT 6015 MPSV …
Norway’s Kleven secures first contract in SE Asia Read More
Across the country there will be held commemoration Tuesday to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks three years ago. In all, 77 people were killed and around 90 wounded …
Norway commemorates the 22 July terror Read More
Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt slammed the the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines flight over the Ukraine as an act by gangsters. Read more: Swedish Wire and ABS-CBN
Swedish FM: Downing of MH17 ‘a 1st class int’l gangster crime’ Read More
Swedish businessman Hans Wetterberg has a background as colourful as adventurous, spanning 40 years all over the globe. But though officially retired, he keeps on doing what he loves most: …
Bringing a taste of Scandinavia to the world Read More
Sweden will release the Malaysian father convicted of hitting his children from jail today upon completing his three-month sentence on July 9, but his wife in the high-profile case that …
Sweden To Release Malaysian Father In Child Abuse Case Read More
In an unusual step, the Norwegian government’s Auditor General Office submitted an in-depth assessment that is highly critical of overseas assistance, focussing on hydroelectric dam projects in poor countries, to …
Norway-funded hydroelectric dams offer little help to the poor Read More
The controversial Danish anti-Islamist Lars Hedegaard is among the backers of a new controversial animation film about the life of the Islamic prophet Mohammed and his marriage to a six-year-old …
Animation film on life of Prophet Mohammed to stir controversy Read More
The newly established global “Good Country” index measures how much each of 125 countries contributes to the common good in the world , and what it takes away. This index …
Scandinavia dominates Top 10 in “The Good Country Index” Read More
CARLSBERG Malaysia has embarked on a new chapter in philanthropy with the launch of the J.C. Jacobsen Foundation. Named after the Danish brewery’s founder, the J.C. Jacobsen Foundation in Malaysia, …
Carlsberg launches philantropic foundation Read More
MASBA – the Malaysian Swedish Business Association – is going on summer break until the end of August. However, the secretariat will still be reachable and responsive to inquiries as …
MASBA activities planned for the autumn Read More
THE Naza Group of Companies expanded its portfolio this week with the official introduction of the Koenigsegg Automotive AB hypercar brand via the group’s new subsidiary, Naza Swedish Motors Sdn …
Sweden’s Koenigsegg supercar now in Malaysia, Indonesia Read More