Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A seminar on gender equality issues in Sweden and Malaysia will take place at Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on June 5.The Swedish Embassy is organizing the event …
Equal Opportunities Seminar To Set In Malaysia Read MoreThe Swedish leisure wear and accessories company Gant is preparing to launch its line of products in Malaysia and Thailand beginning next spring and summer, according to a press …
Gant Launches Shops In Malaysia And Thailand Read MoreBorneo Child Aid Society runs education project for over 3000 underprivileged children in remote Areas of Sabah, Malaysia.Numerous children in the Malaysian state Sabah on Borneo live in plantations and …
Help For Malaysian Kids Goes Online Read MoreHercules Crane, a Danish hydraulic company in Thailand, has opened a new factory in South Malaysia near Johor Baharu where the company is to produce offshore cranes. The company aims to …
Danish Crane Company Opens New Factory In Malaysia Read MoreThe Supreme Court of India Friday May 12 accepted a public interest petition from Greenpeace asking the court to stop the entry of ‘Blue Lady’ (formerly the SS Norway), a decommissioned Norwegian …
Greenpeace Prevent Scrapping Of Norwegian Cruise Liner Read More“Norway” a 1960’s classic ocean liner that last flew the flag of Norwegian Cruise Line, is on its final journey – a trip from Port Klang, Malaysia, to Alang, India, …
SS Norway Sets Sail On Final Journey – To Scrapyard Read MoreFollowing a heated debate in the media about environmental and health problems caused by open landfills near drinking water reservoirs, the Malaysian government has decided to immediately shut down and seal …
Waste Handling Opportunities Increase In Malaysia Read MoreIn cooperation with the Dansk e-Learning Center, Denmark’s Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs has developed and launched a comprehensive online Danish course at http://www.danskabc.dk.DanskABC is an online language …
Learning Danish Online Read MoreBADMINTON – Denmark got off to the best possible start in the Thomas Cup semi-final against Malaysia, when Danish star player Peter Gade defeated the world’s 2nd ranked Lee Chong Wei …
Denmark’s Gade Wins First Match Against Malaysia Read MoreIn dramatic fashion Denmark managed to beat Malaysia in Friday’s last semi-final at the prestigious Thomas Cup tournament in Japan. The victory was secured after five intense matches – three …
Denmark Faces China In Thomas Cup Final Read MoreThe Asia-Pacific region is growing more and more important to Volvo Car Corp and last year the region contributed approximately 10 percent of the Swedish company’s global sales volume.In an interview …
Volvo Sees Malaysia As Important Market Read MoreConsumers in Malaysia now have the possibility to shop and pay using their mobile phones. The possibility comes after Visa International and Finnish cell phone maker Nokia released the world’s first credit card …
Nokia System Allows Malaysians To Pay By Phone Read MoreUnited Plantations Berhad is looking to add to their business in Southeast Asia, where the Danish-owned company has roamed with great success for decades. The company has made an offer …
United Plantations Looks to Expand in Indonesia Read MoreAccording to Bavarian Nordic Administrative Director Peter Wulff, the company is set to move their research on Japanese cerebrospinal meningitis and dengue from their facilities in Germany to Southeast Asia, where …
Bavarian Nordic Expected To Open New Labs In Malaysia Read MoreMalaysian technopreneurs have been asked to learn from Norway about the process of developing practical solutions that are in line with Malaysia’s industries.Singling out Norway as a good example in terms …
Malaysians Advised To Learn From Norwegian Experience Read MoreAfter the cartoon crisis rocked the world, the “Made in Denmark” brand has, not surprisingly, taken the greatest hit in Muslim countries according to the results of a survey conducted by …
‘Made In Denmark’ Brands Take A Hit In Moslem World Read MoreA.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) may be poised to buy shares of ‘strategic’ harbours in Southeast Asia, according to Reuters news agency.Maersk director Thomas Oerting Jorgensen reportedly told the agency that the Danish giant is considering …
Maersk Eyes Harbour Stakes In Indonesia and Vietnam Read MoreFinnair is to open another destination in Asia, when flights from Helsinki to Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur commence May 2007. The route will be operated three times a week via Bangkok.“Demand …
Finnair Announces New Kuala Lumpur Route Read MoreFinnish Defence Minister Seppo Kääriäinen recently hosted two seminars, one in Kuala Lumpur and the other in Singapore, on the subject of cooperation between the Finnish and Malaysian and Singaporean defence industries.Discussions during the …
Finnish Minister Of Defence In Malaysia And Singapore Read MoreThe award was given in terms of customer satisfaction and by all accounts, Malaysian buyers preferred the dealer to be Swedish as well as the car, thus the award went to Swedish dealer Marque …
Swedes Best At Selling Volvos Read MoreEtac announced the new distributorship March 15 at a gathering at the Swedish Ambassador’s residence in the presence of the Malaysian Minister of Health, YB Dato’ Dr. Chua Soi Lek. Numerous guests …
Disabled To Benefit From Swedish – Malaysian Tie Up Read MoreDenmark is now the fourth largest exporter to the Malaysian market among the EU-countries – surpassed only by Germany, Great Britain, and the Netherlands. Last year, Danish exports to Malaysia grew …
Danish Exports To Malaysia Recover Ground In 2005 Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Attorney General in Denmark decided that there is no basis for pressing charges against the newspaper Jyllands-Posten for publishing drawings of Mohammed. 27 Danish Muslim organizations have filed a …
Danes Warned Of More Violence in SE Asia Read MoreSwedish telecommunications company Telefon AB LM Ericsson said March 14 that it has received an order from Malaysian company Maxis Communications BHD to provide its Telephony Softswitch solution as part …
Ericsson Wins Maxis Software Order In Malaysia Read MoreNorway’s largest telecoms group Telenor will not reduce its stake in subsidiary DiGi.Com Bhd, Malaysia’s mobile-phone company, despite the disappointment of failing to secure a government 3G license tender March …
Telenor: No Plans To Reduce Stake In DiGi Read MoreETAC, a Swedish company that develops home care products for the physically disabled and elderly, will officially launch their products in Malaysia for the first time in Southeast Asia March …
Sweden’s ETAC Launches Products For Disabled in Malaysia Read MoreThe tour will include shows in Manila, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.Their tour schedule is as follows:Kuala Lumpur:March 23rd at SodaManila:March 24th at UndergroundMarch 25th at AbsyntheMarch 26th at RestdayMarch 27th …
Swedish Interlace Band Touring South East Asia Read MoreFinnish ambassador to Malaysia, Lauri Korpinen, last week announced that his government was eager to step up dealings with Malaysia. Right now the Finns are aiming for defence contracts and …
Finland Steps Up For Malaysian Defence Contracts Read MoreSaxo Bank sees Singapore as only one of its goals, and the company believes its arms are long enough to reach out to the entire South-East Asian region using either …
Danish Bank Eyes South-East Asia Opportunity Read MoreEricsson sees potential in Malaysia for hosting and managed services and hopes to secure more contracts soon, according to its managed services vice-president Thomas Olsson.He said local telecommunication companies showed …
Ericsson Eyes Contracts In Malaysia Read MoreFebruary 21 a chicken in Malaysia was confirmed to be infected by bird flu. The incident is the first in the country since autumn 2004. In an email to Danes …
Bird Flu Re-emerges In Malaysia – No Cause For Alarm Read MoreA group of environmental journalists will be able to share their expertise in a workshop entitled “Enhancing Media Agenda in Environmental Journalism in Malaysia” which is funded by Danish International …
KL Workshop On Media Agenda In Environmental Journalism Read More“Finland –A Way Of Life” exhibition will be held at Melaka Historic City Council in Malaysia on February 20-25 2006. The exhibition provides an ipression of Finland, its nature, and …
Melaka Hosts “Finland – A Way of Life” Exhibition Read MoreMalaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said a formal request from the Danish government has yet to be forwarded to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Wisma Putra) asking for help …
Malaysians Pledge To Help Cool Cartoons Controversy Read MoreFriday thousands of Muslims rallied in Malaysia, while smaller demonstrations were held in Indonesia and for the first the Philippines was hit by the worldwide demonstrations against the ofending cartoons. …
Demo Numbers Grow As Controversy Abates Read MoreRecently established Denmark Solar Industry (DSI) – based in Copenhagen – is to build several large factories in Kemaman, Malaysia producing solar panels. The factories contract is worth 179 million …
Young Danish Firm Scores Giant Deal in Malaysia Read MoreThe Friday demonstration will be the first mass demonstration in mainly muslim Malaysia, prompted by the Danish cartoon controversy. Some 1000 protesters are expected to gather after Friday prayers and …
Muslims In Malaysia To Protest At Danish Embassy Friday Read MoreUmno Youth, a wing of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) which is the biggest party in Malaysian Government, wants the Editor-in-Chief of the Sarawak Tribune newspaper to resign for …
Umno Youth Demands Editor-in-Chief Quit Read MoreThe non-Muslim editor of the Sarawak Tribune, an English local newspaper in Malaysia, has resigned after publishing controversial cartoons satirizing the Prophet Mohammed in Saturday’s edition. The Sarawak Tribune reprinted …
Malaysian Editor Resigns After Posting Caricatures Read MoreFinland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has told embassy staff to keep their guard up after the attack on the Danish embassy in Indonesia. Finland shares buildings with other Nordic countries …
Finland Tells Jakarta Embassy Staff To Be Cautious Read MoreDespite the angry reaction to the Danish Mohammed newspaper drawings, there is little evidence that Malaysians might boycott Danish products. The Malaysian organization of Muslim consumers recommended on Wednesday that the …
No Evidence Of Malaysian Boycott Of Danish Products Read MoreIn the period until the Annual General Meeting on March 30, 2006, EAC will complete two share buyback programmes for a total value of DKK 1.1bn. The first programme will …
EAC To Initiate DKK 1.1bn Share Buyback Read MoreTelenor President and Chief Executive Officer Jon Fredrik Baksaas, speaking in Kuala Lumpur has announced the establishment of a Research and Innovation Center for Asia Pacific in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. The …
Telenor to Open Research And Innovation Center in Malaysia Read MoreScania, the Swedish heavy truck and bus manufacturer, has made a firm commitment to make Malaysia the hub for its Southeast Asia operations. This is mainly because of the growing …
Scania Chooses Malaysia as SEA Hub Read MoreSAS says ongoing contract negotiations with unions are not progressing toward the cost-saving goals it needs, according to a recent edition of the company’s internal newsletter. As a result, it …
SAS to Downsize Unprofitable Scandinavian Units Read MoreDanish engineer Mr. Poul Erik Kristensen’s vision is to build comfortable office buildings with full electrical capacity and still save energy. To many, this may sound like an impossible task …
Danes Making Zero Energy Office Buildings in Malaysia Read MoreFinnish meteorological and aerospace instrument maker Vaisala is to outsource some of the company’s measurement systems division production functions to Malaysia, the company said January 12. Vaisala is to start …
Finland’s Vaisala to Outsource in Malaysia Read MoreAccording to the calculations made by the polling stations themselves, the number of Finns who came to vote at the Finnish embassies, consulates and other polling facilities abroad was well …
More Than 29,000 Finns Voted Abroad in the First Round of Presidential Elections Read MoreFrom January 2006, Nicklas Liss-Larsson is the new First Secretary at the Swedish Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Liss-Larsson will be attached to the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur for a period of three …
Sweden’s New First Secretary In Malaysia Takes Up Station Read MoreThe 10-man Danish modern jazz band, the New Jungle Orchestra, played at the “No Black Tie” jazz club in Kuala Lumpur on 3rd and 4th January 2006 in front of …
New Jungle Orchestra a Success in KL Read More