Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
While the global fashion world this week assembles in Denmark during Copenhagen Fashion Week, textile workers from two other capitals have joined together in creating their own brand – and …
Thai Clothing Slaves Break free From Chains Read MoreIf you get a tense craving for Scandinavian seafood, maybe FISK will be just the right place for you. Every Tuesday and Friday, FISK in Singapore brings in fresh fish …
Scandinavian Seafood in Singapore Read MoreNordic citizens staying in Thailand have declined with 3.4 pct or 494 persons during the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2009 according to …
Fewer Scandinavians in Thailand Read MoreThe Association of Norwegian Students Abroad (ANSA) invites student from Singapore and elsewhere to visit their ScanArt 2010 Exhibition from September 29 to October 4th at the 1000 Pound Bend, …
Scandinavian Art Students Exhibition Read MoreIf you are planning on spending your Christmas holiday in Thailand, but do not have your flight ticket secured – this is the final call. At Norwegian travel agency Ving, …
Norwegian-Thai Flight Route up 15 Percent Read MoreLocal police arrested a Norwegian national on underage sex charges in Pattaya on Monday. A bust was instigated after an unidentified informant notified police of the offender’s activities with an …
Norwegian in Dubious Sex Bust Read MoreFinnair will acquire two 270-seat Airbus A340 wide-bodied aircraft to meet its growing long-haul traffic needs. The aircraft will be acquired on lease agreements of around four years from the …
Finnair to Expand its Asia Fleet Read MoreForeign companies operating in Thailand are loosing their patience with Thailands inability allow the implementation of new technology that is readily available in other parts of the world and even …
Foreign Companies Tired of Thai Telecom Mess Read MoreConservationists from around the world have concluded their meeting in Bali with a declaration of support for Indonesia’s limited logging moratorium, which they said must be implemented immediately. The 2010 …
Some Industries Are Not Happy Read MoreVizrt, a digital content and real-time computer graphics production company from Norway, plans to use Thailand as its production base to develop software after seeing high potential to grow in …
Norwegian Firm Seeks Digital Niche Read More“There is no excuse for wearing such uniforms because it means that you as a Muslim idolize symbols from a different religion,” says Datuk Nooh Gadot, the Mufti of Johor.The …
Malaysian Leaders: Ban Norwegian Soccer Uniform Read MoreA modern car carrier – the first in a series of four – was delivered from Xiamen Shipyard to Norwegian ship-owner Höegh Autoliners on the 16th of July. Being the …
First of Four Ships to Norwegian Höegh Autoliners Read MoreThe Norwegian participants who have acheived IOCs strict qualification requirements are swimmers Lavrans Solli (18) and Sverre Næss (18), wrestlers Karoline Løvik (15) and Pål Erik Gundersen (17), marksman Malin …
Norwegian Athletes to Inaugural Youth Olympic Games Read MoreA modern car carrier – the first in a series of four – was delivered from Xiamen Shipyard to Norwegian ship-owner Höegh Autoliners on the 16th of July. Being the …
First Chinese Ship to Norwegian Car Carrier Read MoreHer Royal Highness Princess Soamsavali Kitiyara of Thailand is paying a visit to Norway from 25 July until 3 August. After that, she will go to Denmark where she will …
Thai Princess to Visit Scandinavia Read MoreThe new Norwegian Visa Application Centre opened 14 July 2010. The Application Centre is run by VFS Global and is located on the 8th floor at Amarin Tower, which is directly connected to …
New Norwegian Visa Application Centre in Bangkok Read MoreThe government insists that new permits awarded to industrial forest concessions (HTI) to fell 10 million cubic meters of trees in Riau this year did not run counter to the …
New licenses ‘consistent with Norway deal’ Read MoreA Norwegian network for current and former Chinese students in Norway and Norwegian students in China will be launched in September. NorAlumni China is a platform for networking among Norwegian …
New Norwegian-Chinese Alumni Network Read MoreIf you have never needed the help of a locksmith, you certainly are lucky. However, that luck is bound to run out eventually. When it happens, you will be needing …
Locksmith Services Read MoreNordic customs officials have arrested a truck driver after he tried to illegally import 28 tons of Chinese garlic into the European Union. The driver was intercepted last month as …
Swedes, Norwegians Pounce on Chinese Garlic Smuggler Read MoreA new joint venture between Fudan University and 25 Nordic universities facilitates opportunities for Sino-Nordic student networking and research cooperation. A pleasant surprise awaits Nordic students who come to Shanghai …
New Meeting Place for Students Read MoreCooperation between China and Norway on environmental protection has moved forward with the drawing up of lists of projects around the country at the Shanghai Expo 2010 Garden. A two-day …
Norway, China in Ecology Projects Read MoreThe Norwegian renewable energy company SN Power and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have entered into a cooperation agreement that will allow them to help develop sustainable hydro power projects …
Norway to Develop Renewable Power in Vietnam Read MoreExpo organizers on Wednesday pledged to come down heavily on staff members who take advantage of their position to queue up outside pavilions before the opening hours. “(We have) to …
Expo Staff Jump the Queues Read MoreImportant steps towards establishing a system of payments for ecosystem services (PES) were made during the 2010 South East Asia Katoomba Group meeting in Hanoi in late June. Norway provided …
Making Vietnam “REDD- ready” Read MoreThe Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland are all important source markets for visitors to Thailand. Together, they generate over 800,000 visitors each year. In the period prior …
TAT Stockholm – is Rushing to Regain Thailand’s Share Read MoreNorway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s second largest, will increase investments in Asia, as the region leads the global economic recovery, said Norges Bank Governor Svein Gjedrem, this reports Bloomberg …
Norway’s Pension Fund to Boost Investments in Asia Read MoreOn Friday June 25, the Norwegian pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai EXPO welcomed its visitor number one million.At first, the 48-year-old AC technician Zhu Xingwei from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, thought …
1 million visitors at Norwegian Pavilion at EXPO Read MoreOne of Scandinavia’s most successful writers and cartoonists, Øyvind Sveen, 36, is doing fine combining private life with his Vietnamese wife and their seven months old daughter Annika, and a …
Norwegian Cartoonist in Vietnam Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam (SSS) is in competition with many other organisations. When it was established, it was the only organisation available. But since the eighties and increasingly during the last …
Chairman Søren Wants Things to Move Ahead Read MoreThe Containership Company eyes first profits. For the year ending April 2011 the Scandinavian liner start-up said it expects to report earnings in the region of $6.5 million to $7.5 …
Danish-Norwegian Containership Company Keeps it Simple and Profits Read MoreIn Thailand, there is a saying: Good guys go to Heaven. Bad guys go to Pattaya. When walking through Walking Street, spotting hookers on every corner and dodgy ‘farangs’ drinking …
A Little Bit of God in Thailand’s Sin City Read MoreLast year KA signed a strategically important contract with a Chinese truck producer for the delivery of clutch actuation systems to their new vehicle platform for heavy trucks. Due to …
Major Breakthrough for Norwegian KA in China Read More
Many members of the four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand found their way to the networking sponsored by Finnair at Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok on Monday 28 June …
Finnair Nordic Networking Read MoreThere is an air of peace around the Norwegian church premises in Pattaya. Happy faces, friendly greetings, and warm welcomes and hand shakes are all around. From the moment one …
Songs and Sausages at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in Pattaya Read MoreA Norwegian man, Thiyakaraja Sivakkolunthu, 49, from Groruddalen, Oslo in Norway, was among the injured and hospitalized, after two speedboats collided in Thailand. Marine Police on Koh Samui informs to Scandasia.com …
Norwegian the Only Scandinavian Hospitalized After Thai Boat Crash Read MoreWednesday 23 June the Norwegians in Singapore celebrated St. Hansaften at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. More than 50 young and older Norwegians enjoyed traditional Norwegian summer food, good company and …
Norwegian Shrimps and Korean Strawberries in Singapore Read MoreIt smells like wood. And it looks a little like a forest, made from large pieces of pine tree and bamboo. Norway’s contribution to the World EXPO in Shanghai is …
Norway: Put Nature into the City Read MoreTUI Nordic Chief Executive Christian Clemens announced that the charter operations to Thailand for the winter 2010 will increase the capacity by 30% from the previous year up to a …
TUI Nordic Increase Winter Capacity to Thailand With 30% Read MoreThe terror suspects arrested during a raid in Central Java, Indonesia not only planned to bomb the the Danish Embassy, but also to bomb the Indonesian Police Anniversary Day Celebrations …
Terror Plan to Bomb Danish Embassy in Indonesia Stopped Read MoreToday the Swedish pavilion at Expo 2010 welcomes distinguished guests and experts within clean energy and climate technologies, jointly hosting the Nordic-Chinese Energy & Climate Forum together with the neighbor …
Sweden Share Cases on Clean Tech and Environmental Solutions Read MoreNordic Ways recently held their fourth annual cross country skiing event in China this June. The fact that it is summer in China at the moment did not stop these …
Scandinavians Cross Country Ski in the Chinese Summer Read MoreTo begin with, he was never a shy guy. Back in Norway, he performed at a rock concert – yes, headbanging in tight leather pants before a multitude of music …
The Voice From Norway Read MoreAmbassador Homme and Counsellor Ragnhildstveit recently visited Indonesia’s easternmost province Papua. This is the first Norwegian ambassadorial visit to the province of Papua, situated two time zones and five hours …
The Norwegian Ambassador Visits Papua Read MoreThe anchor from the world’s largest ship, the ex Seawise Giant/Jahre Viking, ended its final journey in Hong Kong today. The legendary Seawise Giant/Jahre Viking measured more than 450 meters …
Giant Anchor Lands in Hong Kong Read MoreThe Nordic-Chinese Energy and Climate Day will take place on the 25th of June 2010 at the Shanghai World Expo, bringing together ministers, business leaders, researchers and other key stakeholders …
Nordic-Chinese Energy & Climate Day at World Expo in Shanghai Read MoreIn commemorating World Environment Day at the State Palace here Tuesday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked talented young singer Sandy Sandoro to sing one of his compositions. The president`s song …
Sandy Sandoro Sings President`s Composition “To Oslo for Our Earth”. Read MoreThe possible deployment of Filipino health workers to Norway will increase the country’s intellectual capital and wealth, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said on Saturday. The Manila Bulletin …
Norway May Hire Filipino Health Workers Read MoreEight weeks after the tragic dead of a Thai woman, the Pattaya Police still hasn’t made their mind up about indicting of the Norwegian tourist Sven Verner Edvardsen. The Norwegian …
Norwegian Tourist in Pattaya Remains a Suspect Read MoreThai Airways can celebrate the company’s one year anniversary of the route between Bangkok and Oslo by inserting a Boeing 747-400 on five selected flights throughout June and July. On …
Thai Boeing 747 to Oslo Read More