Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Late last year Indonesia made global headlines with a bold pledge to reduce deforestation, which claimed nearly 28 million hectares (108,000 square miles) of forest between 1990 and 2005 and …
How Norwegian Money Will Save Indonesian Rainforest Read MoreNo more trying to guess the specials of the day at a restaurant. No more asking the shop assistant to repeat the price of a dress again and again. No …
Pass English before Entering Singapore Service Sector Read MoreThe sound of enthusiastic and excited children was all over Hue last week, when the 3rd Cross Boarder Norway-Vietnam-Lao-Thailand Cup was arranged. – The attendance in this cross boarder tournament …
Football as a Tool for Life Skills Training Read More– It is remarkable to see how fast Quang Tri has developed after the war. The landscape here today is nothing like the moon resembling landscape after the intense bombing …
Norwegians Clearing Cluster Bombs in Quang Tri Read MoreSTX Vietnam Offshore recently handed over the first made-in-Vietnam offshore-vessel named ”Skandi Emerald”. The grand opening of the STX Vietnam offshore shipyard and naming ceremony of the yard’s first vessel, …
First Made-in-Vietnam Offshore Vessel at New Shipyard Read MoreAs part of an extensive trip to China that included participation at the EXPO in Shanghai, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Trond Giske, also visited Guangdong in the …
Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Visits Guangdong Read MoreBusiness students from SMU travelled to Norway to visit Norwegian companies and experience Constitution Day celebrations in Oslo. Before travelling to Norway, the SMU students were gathered at the residence …
SMU Students on Study Trip to Norway Read MoreLars Rune Solberg, a 40 year old Norwegian Fraudster on the run from a sentence in Norway was caught in Thailand during the weekend. Now the Norwegian authorities make them …
Norwegian Fraudster on the Run Caught in Thailand Read MoreThe government’s plan to impose a moratorium on the development of peatland and primary forest areas as a follow-up to a conservation agreement with Norway has prompted the palm oil …
Palm Oil Industry Seeks Clarity After Agreement With Norway Read MoreThursday night a young Norwegian woman made herself known among journalists and others at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Bangkok. In the end of a two hour long debate on …
Linda Renland – a Farang with Opinions Read MoreLast year, Joachim ‘DiskJokke’ Dyrdahl travelled to the Indonesian city of Bandung, a cultural centre on West-Java, to join forces with musicians from the gamelan orchestra Samasunda, lead by Ismet …
Indonesian-Norwegian Project at Music Festival in Oslo Read MoreChina and Norway signed here Friday eight documents on cooperation in finance, energy resources, environmental protection and culture. He Guoqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau …
China, Norway Sign Eight Documents to Boost Trade Read MoreSaturday 12 June 2010 was a great day for Victoria Karlsson, and one she had been looking forward to for a long time. After taking over STYLE:NORDIC from its previous …
New STYLE:NORDIC Opened Doors in Singapore Read MoreNorwegian Deputy Minister Robin Kåss headed the Norwegian delegation to the Offshore Wind China 2010 conference in Shanghai. Twelve Norwegian companies took part to explore opportunities for partnerships with China. …
Twelve Norwegian Companies at “Offshore Wind China” Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Consulate in Vientiane was officially opened recently, with a ceremony that included members from the Government and the diplomatic and consular community, in addition to representatives from …
New Norwegian Consulate in Laos Read MoreFive Norwegian features have been selected for the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival that will be held between June 12-20. With a screening program of close to 1,000 films, the …
Five Norwegian Features at Shanghai Film Festival Read MoreNew Nordic Landscapes was officially opened the 1st of June in Nordic Lighthouse by representatives from the Nordic Council of Ministers and partners.The exhibition is an outdoor exhibition that presents …
Nordic Landscapes in Shanghai Read MoreMany of the Scandinavian Ambassadors in Southeast Asia hope that Denmark, as the only Scandinavian team in the tournament, will win the gold trophy in the FIFA World Cup 2010. …
Ambassadors Predict World Cup Winner Read MoreWho would not want to study abroad and for example on a tropical destination like Bali and study in your own native language just as if the studies would be …
Norwegian Students Flock to Bali Read MoreThe Norwegian Ministry of Trade & Industry has granted one million Norwegian kroner to the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to be used in projects relating to anti-piracy and training …
Norway Supports Improvements of Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Read MoreSoeren Wettendorff, a self-confessed former drop-out of the Scandinavian Society Siam, was on Tuesday 8 June elected new Chairman of the Society. “I dropped out a few years ago by not …
Soeren Wettendorff New Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreIn October this year, J.A. Bayona will be shooting his new movie “Impossible” here in Thailand. The story is based on a true account of a family who stayed in …
Want to Be a Movie Star? Read MoreVisiting Norwegian Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hassen Tuesday met Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Chen Bingde here to discuss military …
China, Norway to Boost Military Ties Read MoreA Security man foiled a robbery when he witnessed a gang of fake police in the process of robbing a Norwegian National, Thomas Einar Nes, at his rented home in …
… And Then the Pattaya Police Arrested the Norwegian Victim Too Read MoreTypically, it’s been scientists at state-owned laboratories who’ve researched and sold new rice varieties to farmers. Now it’s Quang Nam province farmers who are taking the lead. With a little …
Vietnamese Farmers sell an improved “Norwegian” Rice Variety to USA Read MoreNorway’s ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Ståle Risa, visited Danang Sculpture Center in Non Nuoc (Marble Mountains) village on a roundtrip in Central Vietnam in late May. This village renowned is …
Norway Giving Spirit to Vietnamese Stones Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led Thursday a plenary Cabinet meeting which discussed follow-up actions of a newly agreed forestry partnership between Indonesia and Norway. The President said that while 2010 …
Forestry Partnership Between Indonesia and Norway Turns Into Hard Work Read MoreFor the first time ever, Kongsberg Maritime has taken an order from Malaysia to supply a HUGIN AUV. The full name of the product, which has been bought by the …
Malaysia Buys Underwater Vehicle from Norway Read MoreThe civil unrest and the political instability which took place in Bangkok during recent weeks have caused many businesses to suffer economic losses. Thai businesses have been entitled to claim …
Scandinavian Businesses in Bangkok Eligible for Compensation Read MoreA popular SAS Manager is leaving Copenhagen behind and sets out for Thailand. Niels Henrik Hansen has with a varied background and career been appointed Regional Manager of SAS in …
New Regional Manager of SAS Asia Read MoreThe billion dollar deal signed by Indonesia and Norway will only be used for preserving forests and peatlands and will not finance tree-planting in deforested areas, says a presidential aide. …
Norway Won’t Fund Indonesia Tree Planting Program Read MoreThe top Nordic fashion labels will flock to China this coming August to attend the Nordic Fashion Week in Shanghai. The purpose of the event is to expose Chinese consumers …
Experience Nordic Fashion in Shanghai Read MoreThe Swedish School in Lanta Sanuk is expanding. In 2011, a sister school will open up in the fishing village of Huay Yang just south of Hua Hin.In Thai, Sanuk …
New Swedish School Opens in Huay Yang Read MoreThe Norwegian and Danish TV-reality show Robinson Expedition has been stopped due to an outbreak of dengue fever. For now all the crew and participants are kept behind closed doors …
Scandinavian Robinson People Behind Closed Doors in Malaysia Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he would personally monitor implementation of the Indonesia’s new forestry partnership with Norway. “I will be active in at least two things: Monitoring implementation in …
SBY Vows Direct Oversight of Norway-financed Projects Read MoreDanish Thai singer Christina Chanée and her partner won the fourth highest votes in the EuroVision Grand Prix Finals on Saturday night in Oslo. Torwards the end of the voting …
Danish Thai Chanée On 4th Place in Oslo Read MoreCrown Prince Haakon of Norway today opened the celebrations for Norway’s National Pavilion Day at the Expo Center, featuring music by the Trondheim soloists. Haakon said the Pavilion Day of …
Crown Prince Haakon Opened the Celebrations of Norway’s National Pavilion Day Read MoreThailand’s authorities have lifted a night-time curfew imposed 10 days earlier in Bangkok and 23 provinces after deadly anti-government protests, the prime minister said Saturday. “The curfew will be lifted …
Thai Authorities Lift Curfew Imposed After Deadly Unrest: PM Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s journey to the Norwegian capital for a two-day Climate and Forest Conference has inspired him to write a song, which he titled “Oslo.” The composition, which …
Indonesia President Write Song About Saving the Rainforest Titled “Oslo” Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is slated to meet the Prince of Wales, better known as Prince Charles of the United Kingdom in the Norwegian capital. Presidential spokesman Julian A Pasha …
Indonesian President Yudhoyono, Prince Charles to Meet in Oslo Read MoreCash-strapped Indonesia remains committed to protection of its rainforests as part of the global initiative to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) Plus scheme, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono …
Indonesia Committed to Rainforests Protection Despite Financial Constraints Read MoreIndonesia will honor palm oil companies’ existing contract despite its pledge to suspend new concessions to clear the nation’s natural forests and peat lands for two years, President Susilo Bambang …
Indonesia: We Will Honor Palm Oil Contracts Despite Huge Donations Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and first lady Ani Yudhoyono arrived in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday morning local time, noon Jakarta time, for a three-day visit to attend climate change and …
Indonesian President Arrived in Oslo Read MoreIndonesia and Norway signed a letter of intent to reduce deforestation and degradation in Oslo on Wednesday, in which Norway will provide up to US$1 billion in grant for Indonesia …
Indonesia and Norway Agree to Reduce Deforestation Read MoreMerete Fjeld Brattested calls the Norwegian Data Inspectorate far-fetched when they accuse the Embassy of sending out unwanted e-mails to registered Norwegians in Thailand, reports Aftenposten. The Foreign Ministry of …
Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand Denies Wrongdoing Read MorePresident Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to depart for Oslo, Norway, on Tuesday evening, to attend a climate change conference. “Several Indonesian delegations and I are about to leave for …
Indonesian President Yudhoyono leaves for Oslo to Attend Climate Change Forum Read MoreBangkok is progressive recovering from politic crisis. We hope this third time will be lucky. The Board of Scandinavian Society Siam (SSS) arranges new date for 91st Annual General Meeting …
Scandinavian Society Siam Annual General Meeting New Date Read MoreFor the past eight weeks, Per Arne Granbo has had a lot on his mind. He has had to take care of his babies, as he calls them – the …
Thoughts from a Norwegian Red Shirt Read MoreTV3 has been forced to evacuate the Danish and Norwegian team from a tropical island in Malaysia after several of the 200- strong team has been hit by high fever …
Dengue Fever Stops Danish and Norwegian Robinson Expedition in Malaysia Read MoreThe cabinet agreed to extend the curfew in Bangkok and 23 other provinces to Friday night, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday aorund noon. …
Thailand Update: Curfew Extended (Only) to Friday Read More