Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The 6th Bilateral Energy Consultations was held recently in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The Consultations were aimed at discussing developments in the energy sector in both countries, particularly in the oil and gas …
Bilateral Energy Consultations between Indonesia and Norway Read MoreAs of 14 October 2011, Cambodia is part of the Norwegian GSP-system (General System of Preferences). Being a Least Developed Country (LDC), Cambodia now has the benefit of duty and …
Implementation of the GSP-scheme for Cambodia Read MoreOctober 5 2011 ScandAsia published the story “Oslo based Burmese Radio hit by financial scandal We have now received a respond from the Burma Video Journalist Group: We, Burma Video …
Response to Allegations from the Burma Video Journalist Group Read MoreThe government has ordered every available measure be taken to protect Bangkok’s inner-city commercial and residential districts from flooding as torrents of northern run-off began to sweep through floodwalls in …
Flooding Now Threatening Bangkok Read MoreThe Thai company Coverage has sent out advises to companies about how to cope with flooding. Background for the floodingEssentially this is the run-off from the North of 3 major …
How to Cope with Flooding Read MoreThe New Peoples’ Army (NPA) released October 8 2011 four jail guards in the hinterlands of Magpet town, North Cotabato, after 11 weeks in captivity and ahead of the resumption …
Norwegian-brokered Peace Talk Shows Results in the Philippines Read MoreThe Norwegian Seamen´s Church in Pattaya is on wheels these days. The church has planned a bike tour from Pattaya to – and around in – Isaan in order to …
“Tour d’Isan” with the Norwegian Seamen´s Church Read MoreA new Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in Oslo on Friday but Norway is still feeling the ill effects of last year’s prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Ongoing conflict …
Conflict lingers over last year’s prize Read MoreMr. Espen Barth Eide, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Thailand on 6 October – for the second time in 2011. The Deputy Minister was received by Thailand’s new …
Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Thailand Read MoreThe Norwegian Government has allocated NOK 27.8 billion for development in poor countries in 2012. This is a record high aid budget. Efforts on climate change, renewable energy and agriculture …
Norwegian record high aid budget for 2012 Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Innovation Norway co-organized the seminar “Maximizing the value of Indonesian Gas in Co-operation with Norway” at …
Maximizing the Value of Indonesian Gas with Norway Read MoreQatar Airways has ventured further into Northern Europe with the launch of scheduled flights to Norway yesterday. Qatar Airways’ maiden flight from Doha to Oslo, QR953, arrives at the Norwegian …
New Oslo Route Boosts Access to Asia Pacific Read MoreText and Photo by Henrik Friis, President of Viking Wheelers–10 slightly rusty riders of Viking Wheelers showed up for the Ban Pho Riverside resort for the Rustic ride on 24th …
The Rustic Ride in Nong Tin Nok Read MoreNorway has committed up to US$1 billion to help Indonesia meet its emissions reduction target. Norwegian Environment and International Development Minister Erik Solheim said Norway is proud of the partnership …
Norway Donates to Help Indonesia Environment Read MoreAs the Christmas season approaches, many would have several plans made on how to get back in time to celebrate. The biggest dilemma would be travel charges. SAS is offering …
SAS Christmas Deal Read MoreThe Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) Executive Director Aye Chan Naing and Assistant Executive Director Khin Maung Win have temporarily resigned from their posts while police in Norway are investigating …
Oslo based Burmese Radio hit by financial scandal Read MoreIf you’re a diplomat or have tax-free status at an international organization, a special scheme from Volvo means that you can buy a premium car at favourable prices – and …
Volvo gives Diplomats special treatment Read More
The tourist arrivals to Thailand from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland increases 2,29 pct in 2010 to a total of 770.000 Nordic tourists. The tourists from Norway increased most with 10 pct …
Nordic Tourists Spend 44 Billion in Thailand Read MoreTelenor ASA, the largest phone company in the Nordic region, plans to open fourth-generation services in Malaysia, making it the first country in the company’s Asian operations to get the …
Norwegian Telenor Plans to Open 4G Internet Networks in Malaysia Read MoreMalaysia is doing feasibility studies to see whether it could embark on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) by mid next year, according to …
Free Trade Agreement Between Norway and Malaysia Read MoreGuam Philippine Consul General Bayani Mercado has moved to the highest appointment of his diplomatic career and is now the Philippine ambassador to Norway, according to the online media,guampdn.com Mercado …
Bayani Mercado to be Philippine Ambassador to Norway Read MoreThe Philippine National Police has arrested a Norwegian woman accused of abducting her daughter. Hilde Synnove Ottesen, 44, was arrested on September 27 in the capital town of Kalibo in …
Norwegian Woman Held for Abduction of Daughter in the Philippines Read MoreForeign employees to be registered to the Chinese social security system by November 15th, 2011 According to the information received from the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, …
Companies have to register their foreign employees Read MoreStudents from different nationalities received scholarships from King Harald V’s Scholarship Programme on 24 September 2011 as Yunnan University of Nationalities celebrates its 60th anniversary. On 22 September, Minister Counsellor …
Celebrations and scholarships in Yunnan Read MoreA delegation of 13 people from Shanghai Jiaotong University (SJTU) led by Prof. Wang Ruzhu, Vice Dean of the Power and Energy Engineering School, recently visited Norwegian University of Science …
Shanghai delegation visited Norwegian University Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam was as vibrant as ever this Saturday night 1 October 2011 when the annual Crayfish Party kicked off at the Rembrandt Hotel with ScanDeli as the turnkey …
Lively Scandinavian Crayfish Party in Bangkok Read MoreThe house was packed and not a single ticket was printed in vain when Nordcham HCMC held its annual crayfish party in the Brazilian restaurant Au Lac Do Brazil in …
Partying in HCMC with red crayfish and Linje Aquavit Read MoreNorwegian People’s Aid and Vietnam Bomb and Mine Clearance Action Centre have signed the closing document of their joint mine-action project, partly funded by Norway. Wednesday September 14th marked the …
An important step towards a mine-free Vietnam Read MoreAn Iceland-based seafood company has bought back a catfish processing factory in Vietnam. Other Scandinavian investors have also taken first steps to jump into the industry. According to Agroinfo, a farm …
Scandinavian investors focus on Vietnam’s seafood industry Read MoreHow does a third-generation Norwegian raised in the Midwestern United States become a renowned Italian chef and pasta master? It just evolved from the food that he was familiar with …
Third-generation Norwegian become a Italian chef in Hong Kong Read MoreThe recent car bombs in Su-ngai Kolok district of Narathiwat province have prompted ten countries to warn their citizens against traveling to Southern Thailand, according to the Tourism Authority of …
Travel Warning Issued by 10 Countries against Southern Thailand Read MoreThe Norwegian police has started the murder investigation since a 21-year-old man was found dead in Oslo, according tells the online media, siste.no. The 21-year-old was found dead in the …
2nd Generation Vietnamese Immigrant found Dead in Oslo Read MoreThe Norway-Asia Business Summit in Singapore kicked off on Thursday, 29 September 2011 with a panel discussion themed how the Nordic nation’s business community can stay relevant and grow further …
Norwegian Business Summit kicks off in Singapore Read MoreLocal authorities have been urged to conduct inspections on foreign workers, particularly those involved in foreign-invested projects, according to a new request made by Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social …
Foreign workers now face stricter scrutiny by VN gov’t Read MoreOn rumours that Telenor is looking to sell down its stake in DiGi, Brekke said Telenor is a long-term investor and there are no plans to exit DiGi. “Since our …
No plans to exit DiGi: Telenor Read MoreIndonesia has signed a Letter of Intent to seal US$1 billion fund assistance from Norway to conserve its rain forests under REDD+ projects. In spite of many delays, the government …
Indonesia May Use Norwegian Funds for Oil Palm Plantation Read MoreThe Scandinavian Expats Club in Pattaya organized the bi-weekly meeting at Green Tree Restaurant on 25 September 2011. To the surprise of organizer John A Haerum, about 50 members attended …
Moving on Scandinavian Expats Club Pattaya Read MoreThe Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research (Bioforsk) and Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences last week celebrated the opening of their new joint research center in Harbin, China, Norway’s …
Opening of their new joint research center Read MoreNorway’s currently controversial Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe became the first top government official in nearly a year to be admitted to China and not be ignored. Moe …
Ministerial chat in China after all Read MoreNorway’s energy minister, Ola Borten Moe, was in Beijing Thursday, becoming the first Oslo official to visit China since a spat over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize last …
China Eases Diplomatic Freeze on Norway Read MoreMigrant organizations and advocacy groups supporting migrant rights are appealing to Vice-President Jejomar Binay to address the needs of Filipino au pairs in Europe. They also said the vice president …
Migrant groups in Europe call for protection for Filipino au pairs Read MoreAn event called NOTCH art festival seems to have started on 17 September and is announced to go on until 31 October 2011 in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. NOTCH is …
NOTCH11 seems to take place now in Bejing Read MoreFil-Norwegian stunner, Lynn Kristin Stroemsnes, took home the crown at the Little Miss Philippines-Norway 2011 in Storsalen, Oslo, Sunday, 18 September 2011.The 11-year-old won over six other girls who were …
Little Miss Philippines-Norway 2011 Read MoreThere will be a bike riding directed towards charity as the The Bike Charity for the Baan Jing Jai Foundation which will take place on 29 and 30 October 2011 …
Jing Jai Bike Charity Read MoreNorway’s biggest newspaper is displeased following Chinas’ refusal to allow their journalist entry. Aftenposten wanted to send staff to China to report on Petroleum and Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe’s …
Aftenposten not welcome in China Read MoreThe engineering company China National Machinery Corporation (CMC) is interested in building high speed train services in Norway, according to the financial newspaper Dagens Næringsliv. CMC has estimated that it …
Chinese Wants to Build High Speed Trains in Norway Read MoreSari Thuijs and Nick Jonsson– both 36 years old, form together with the Chairman Sigmund Stromme the “backbone” of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Ho Chi Minh City. The …
Bringing the Nordic feeling to Ho Chi Minh City Read MoreSharing a common vision to create a world of effective and accountable governments, the Philippines and Norway will work together in the Open Government Partnership, launched today in New York. …
Norway and the Philippines together for Transparency Read MoreSpeaking at a Networking Luncheon, the President of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Mr. Hubert d’Aboville, encouraged the Filipino – Norwegian business community to help eradicate corruption. Recently, …
Norwegian companies urged to sign Integrity Pledge Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy extend the Pilot on Residence Permits has been extended until 12th December 2011. Earlier this year, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign …
The Pilot on Residence Permits Continues! Read More