Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
In October this year, Myanmar might be seeing more of tourists from the north as Star Tour Norway starts offering package solutions. “It’s almost a bit historic to be the …
Star Tour Norway aiming for Myanmar Read MoreOn February 17, LEGOLAND Malaysia slithered into the LEGO history books and set a new record by completing a challenge to build the world’s longest LEGO snake. The snake was officially measured …
Legoland in Malaysia builds giant snake Read More
The first big Western oil company has made a move to bid for a license to explore for gas and oil in Myanmar’s coastal waters, the Irrawaddee reports. Norwegian government-linked …
Norway’s Statoil in talks to explore Myanmar Read More
Myanmar government has lauded the decision made by Norway and other creditors to cancel or reissue billions of dollars of external debt. President U Thein Sein stated in a radio address …
Norway applauded for Myanmar’s debt cancellation Read MoreThe Danish brewery Carlsberg is moving into Myanmar calling it an important milestone in an expansion adventure in Asia. “We have been following the development in Myanmar closely and have …
Carlsberg starts brewing beer in Myanmar Read More
Norway has decided to cancel the whole of Myanmar’s debt to Norway – a total worth of NOK 3.2 billion. “This is historic, not only for Myanmar, but also for …
Norway cancels NOK3.2 billion Myanmar’s debt Read More
For third year in a row Finland has been measured as the country that most respects media freedom. Norway, which last year shared the title with Finland falls back to …
Nordic countries tops press freedom index while South-east countries falls to the bottom Read More
Finnair’s partner Malaysia Airlines becomes a full member of the oneworld alliance on Feb 1 following their code-share agreement that began in November last year. The 125 million members of …
Malaysia Airlines becomes oneworld alliance member Read More
A Myanmar sculptor and a female artist from Norway collaborated on an art project on Jan 25, by simultaneously sculpting portraits of one another at Art Plus Art Gallery in …
Myanmar and Danish artists sculpt one another’s face Read More
Myanmar President U Thein Sein is expected to travel to Norway in late February, with cooperation on Inle Lake conservation one of the major topics to be discussed, Norway’s charge …
Thein Sein to discuss Inle in Norway Read More