Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Myanmar has welcomed Norway‘s first ambassador to the once-pariah state, media reports said Monday according to Europe Online-magazine. President Thein Sein accepted the credentials of Ann Ollestad, a former ambassador …
Norway’s first ambassador to Myanmar approved Read More
In late August Danish Water Days took place in Yangon, Myanmar. The event was a great success with Danish companies gaining valuable contacts to Myanmar businesses and government officials, the …
Danish Water Days in Myanmar was a success Read More
The former prime minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland and former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari are in the group of former world leaders, who on Thursday 26 September appealed for …
Former world leaders urge end to impunity in Myanmar unrest Read More
Swedish manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses “Scania” has recently expanded its business in Myanmar with the opening of a new office and service center in Yangon. The inauguration ceremony of …
Scania opens office in Yangon, Myanmar Read More
The new office in Thailand is aimed at improving Gunnebo’s presence in a region that continues to experience fast growth, the company announced in a press release. This will mean …
Gunnebo Security Group has opened offices in Bangkok and Yangon 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
Norway’s Telenor, that recently won the Myanmar telecommunication tender, now says they will recruit around 3000 Myanmar nationals to provide local communication services, Myanmar’s Mizzima reports. The first step for …
Telenor to recruit 3.000 Myanmar staff Read MoreBe among the first movers and enjoy Danish relations already created to Water Days in Myanmar. Danish Water Services, Danish Water Technology Group, the Royal Danish Embassy and the Danish …
Room for two more companies to Water Days in Myanmar Read More
Norway and Thailand are joining hands providing educational opportunities to Burmese students, granting them 60 scholarships to study at Mahidol University, the National news bureau of Thailand (NNT) reports. “Norwegian …
Norway-Thailand giving educational opportunities to Burmese students Read More
The Swedish Oriflame Cosmetic Company has launched its first ever showroom last month in Sangchaung Township, in Yangon. “In Asia, we are now distributing our cosmetic in India, China, Vietnam, …
Cosmetic firm Oriflame opens showroom in Myanmar Read More