INBC Launches New Modern Web Page
In addition to a more modern look and lay-out the Board added several links to other web pages, which might be of interest to people in the community. The INBC …
INBC Launches New Modern Web Page Read MoreNorwegian Church with Focus on Laos
In Laos, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is working primarily with development projects. It is about helping local farmers to grow rice, to raise livestock as cows, pigs and goats, to …
Norwegian Church with Focus on Laos Read MoreNorway Launches Country Group to Fight Deforestation
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he would put together a group of the world’s most important rainforest countries in order to fight deforestation.The group, initiated “as part of …
Norway Launches Country Group to Fight Deforestation Read MoreGreat Nordcham HCMC Xmas Party
Nordcham Ho Chi Minh City held on Friday 4 December 2009 a great Xmas Party for its members and their guests. A total of 112 people participated, including 8 children. The …
Great Nordcham HCMC Xmas Party Read MoreMinister’s Innovation Award to Norwegian company in Singapore
The Norwegian related company, MARIS Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, has been given the Minister’s Innovation Award from Singapore’s Ministry of Transport. Mr Bhupesh Gandhi, Director Asia Pacific, was presented with …
Minister’s Innovation Award to Norwegian company in Singapore Read MoreNorwegian Business Forum in HCMC
The Norwegian Business Forum was organised by the Embassy in HCMC in November, and gathered many of the Norwegian business companies with a presence in Vietnam. The forum is convened …
Norwegian Business Forum in HCMC Read MoreBook launch “Vietnam 1946: How the War Began”
“Vietnam 1946: How the War Began” is a dramatic account of how the war started and a detailed study of the complex decision-making that lead up to the outbreak of …
Book launch “Vietnam 1946: How the War Began” Read MoreNorwegian companies active in Vietnam
Despite the global financial crisis, Norwegian companies are showing great interest for Vietnam, which is considered a market with great potential. Vung Tau, a city where the oil related industry …
Norwegian companies active in Vietnam Read MoreNew Energy and Environment Partnership in Mekong Open for Proposals
The Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Mekong (2009-2012) aims at supporting wider provision and use of renewable energy by facilitating renewable energy and energy efficiency related cooperation, dialogue and experience …
New Energy and Environment Partnership in Mekong Open for Proposals Read MoreNorwegian Consulate Opened in Phuket
Norway’s Minister of the Environment and International Development, Mr. Erik Solheim, has officially opened the Royal Norwegian Consulate in Phuket.The official opening of the new consulate in Phuket took place …
Norwegian Consulate Opened in Phuket Read MoreTwo Foreigners Drown Off the Coast of Pattaya
A chartered boat carrying 30 tourists from Pattaya to Koh Larn collided with a speed boat. Two foreigners reported drowned in the accident and two others severely injured while another …
Two Foreigners Drown Off the Coast of Pattaya Read MoreBazaar Lid up Christmas at Swedish Church
By Nina MollerThe SSS Christmas Bazaar this year was held at the Swedish Church Sukhumvit 33, where Scandinavians enjoyed the spiritual first of advent service with some Christmas carols by …
Bazaar Lid up Christmas at Swedish Church Read MoreFinnish Hotel Owner Takes Over Sakura Hotel In Phnom Penh
After huge investments in Thailand, Finnish Jussi Ryhänen has taken the consequences of what he call “many and big problems” in Thailand and made his next investment in Cambodia’s capital …
Finnish Hotel Owner Takes Over Sakura Hotel In Phnom Penh Read MoreMormors Hus – a “Norway House” in the Heart of Bali
By Ingebjørg Helland Scarpello Norwegians holidaying in Bali no longer have to worry about missing their favorite food, since the first Norwegian restaurant in Indonesia—and probably in Southeast Asia—recently opened …
Mormors Hus – a “Norway House” in the Heart of Bali Read MoreNew Norwegian Consul in Laos Danish
Henrik Schmith, originally from Espergærde in Denmark, is 48 years and has just been appointed as new Norwegian consul in Vientiane in Laos. He has been in Laos for 10 years …
New Norwegian Consul in Laos Danish Read MoreScandinavia Continues to Aid Earthquake Survivors in Indonesia
The earthquake killed more than a thousand people and displacing thousands more, when it struck in late September, the agency reports on their website Tuesday. ADRA’s initial response after the …
Scandinavia Continues to Aid Earthquake Survivors in Indonesia Read MoreSAS Reduces Prices and Includes All Charges
Scandinavian Airlines has reduced ticket prices between Bangkok and Scandinavia. Economy class prices are now 20% lower than before. SAS has also taken the initiative to include all taxes and …
SAS Reduces Prices and Includes All Charges Read MoreNorway Donates Money to Typhoon Ketsana Victims
The Viet Nam Red Cross has received nearly US$2.7 million in donations to Typhoon Ketsana victims, society chairman Tran Ngoc Tang said Tuesday.Typhoon Ketsana, which struck the central provinces of …
Norway Donates Money to Typhoon Ketsana Victims Read MoreRevival of the Great Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar
The Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar will be revived this year on November 29 in the garden of the Church of Sweden on Sukhumvit Soi 33. The Bazaar used to be a …
Revival of the Great Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar Read MoreNorway’s New Ambassador to Vietnam
On the 7th of September Mr. Ståle Torstein Risa took over as the Norwegian ambassador to Vietnam, replacing former ambassador Mr. Kjell Storløkken. A week after formally being received by …
Norway’s New Ambassador to Vietnam Read MoreDisaster Fund’s Donors Visit Vietnam
Donors from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) are, according to Sai Gon Giai Phong Online, in Vietnam to know first-hand how the country is increasingly becoming …
Disaster Fund’s Donors Visit Vietnam Read MoreScandinavians Unharmed after Earthquakes
For the second day in a row the Indonesian island of Sumatra has been hit by a violent earthquake. According to Reuters the latest earthquake, which hit yesterday, measured 6.6 on the Richter scale. …
Scandinavians Unharmed after Earthquakes Read MoreSwedish, Norwegian Chambers Visit Indonesia
A representative from the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) together with the Norwegian counterpart HSH will visit Indonesia during the period October 4-9. The Norwegian HSH already has ongoing cooperation …
Swedish, Norwegian Chambers Visit Indonesia Read MoreFighting Crime in South East Asia
The Nordic police in South East Asia cover crime areas such as drugs, financial crimes, human trafficking and sexual abuse against children. According to police officer Annethe, who deals a lot with …
Fighting Crime in South East Asia Read MoreNorwegian Woman Mysteriously Dead in Phuket
The body of the 65-year-old woman was found about 1pm at Ao Yon beach, a secluded strip of sand on Cape Panwa, on Phuket’s east coast, Phuket Wan reports on …
Norwegian Woman Mysteriously Dead in Phuket Read MoreStatoilHydro’s Toughest FCO
She is dressed like an attorney, her hair is short, and you would easily believe that she is a marathon runner or a similar athlete. Her movements all have a …
StatoilHydro’s Toughest FCO Read MoreNorwegian Shipping Firm Hires Hundreds of Filipino Seafarers
Torvald Klaveness Group (TKG) expands its fleet on expectations that the world economy to recover. Hundreds of more Filipino seafarers will be needed, businessmirror.com.ph reports. Chairman Tom Erik Klaveness said …
Norwegian Shipping Firm Hires Hundreds of Filipino Seafarers Read MoreScandinavian Tourists Now Return to Thailand
Scandinavian tourists will return to Thailand in the coming high season as their currencies are getting stronger, says TUI Nordic, a tour operator in Scandinavia, according to bangkokpost.com. To accommodate …
Scandinavian Tourists Now Return to Thailand Read MoreSAS Launches Special Fares Today
Scandinavian Airlines in Thailand has launched special prices of 49,000 baht for a roundtrip Economy Extra and 69,000 baht for Business Class to 36 northern European cities. The prices exclude …
SAS Launches Special Fares Today Read MoreMeet Two Norwegian Lawyers in Singapore
Jon Ansten and Christian Bjørtuft Ellingsen are lawyers and directors of Vogt & Wiig Singapore Branch. Together with a third Nowegian lawyer, Pia Grude, they run the Singaporean department of …
Meet Two Norwegian Lawyers in Singapore Read MoreNew Norwegian Priest in Singapore
Jan Tommy Fosse has tried a lot of different things even before he decided to be a priest. He grew up in Østfold south east of Oslo. He was trained …
New Norwegian Priest in Singapore Read MoreNorway Sells Military Planes to Indonesia
Norway offers to sell four Hercules aircraft to RI, according to Rear Marshal Imam Wahyudi, logistics assistant to the air force chief of staff. He said the planes had been …
Norway Sells Military Planes to Indonesia Read MoreFinding a Career in Singapore
By Kathrine Gravrok Butt Many women who come to Singapore with their spouses wish to find a job and continue their working career. However, finding suitable work is not always …
Finding a Career in Singapore Read MoreReactions on New Aung San Suu Kyi Verdict
The Scandinavian governments strongly condemn verdict on Burmese opposition leader. A Myanmar court on Tuesday sentenced pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, to an additional …
Reactions on New Aung San Suu Kyi Verdict Read MoreThai Airways Donates Air-miles to Norwegian Buddhists
Thai Airways has recently offered 3.9 million air-miles to HRH, the late Princess Galyani Vadhana’s Tipitaka Endowment Project. The donated miles will be used to transport a 40-volume set of …
Thai Airways Donates Air-miles to Norwegian Buddhists Read MoreNorwegians Want to Introduce Climate Friendly Paint to Malaysia
An increase in surrounding temperatures result in increased greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, and more energy needed to cool homes and offices. But now the Norwegian-owned paint company Jotun has …
Norwegians Want to Introduce Climate Friendly Paint to Malaysia Read MoreFilipino Peace in Norwegian Hands
After four years of stagnation in negotiations the official Philippines again meet with Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing, the New Peoples Army (NPA). This time …
Filipino Peace in Norwegian Hands Read MoreDiGi CEO, on Green Energy in Malaysia: Incentives Not Enough.
Eight prominent business figures, among these Swedish CEO at DiGi Telecommunications, Johan Dennelind, concluded at a roundtable talk in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday that the Malaysian government should promote the use …
DiGi CEO, on Green Energy in Malaysia: Incentives Not Enough. Read MoreVietnam wants to boost ties with Norway
On August the 5th the outgoing Norwegian Ambassador in Vietnam Kjell Magne Storløkken meet in Hanoi with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. At the meeting they discussed the two countries bilateral …
Vietnam wants to boost ties with Norway Read MoreNorwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya Gets New Priest
Mr. Jan Olav Johannessen has been appointed as the new priest at The Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattatya. He is replacing the former priest Mr. Lars Haugen who has been …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya Gets New Priest Read MoreCambodia Bans Miss Landmine Contest – Norwegian Organizer Is Disappointed.
The Cambodian government has intervened to prevent a “Miss Landmine” beauty pageant from being held in the country later this week, calling it an insult to the disabled. The Ministry …
Cambodia Bans Miss Landmine Contest – Norwegian Organizer Is Disappointed. Read MoreNo Scandinavians Injured in Samui Crash
A Bangkok Airways flight with 68 passengers and 4 crew members travelling from Krabi to Koh Samui Airport skidded on Tuesday off the runway and crashed at landing. The plane …
No Scandinavians Injured in Samui Crash Read MoreNew Priest Came Straight from the Airport
Jan Tommy Fosse – the new Norwegian Priest in Singapore, his wife Inger and their children Mathias, Daniel and Rebekka landed in Changi Airport in Singapore yesterday afternoon – and …
New Priest Came Straight from the Airport Read MoreVietnam joins UN Convention against Torture after meetings with Norway
From now to the end of 2009, Vietnam will release the Human Rights Magazine, a website on human rights and prepare to join the United Nations Convention against Torture, said …
Vietnam joins UN Convention against Torture after meetings with Norway Read MoreSAS Thailand: Free travel to Scandinavia for children
To be eligible, the adults must sign up at the SAS booth at the Home, Health and Family show at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center 10am-9pm, Thursday 30 July-Sunday …
SAS Thailand: Free travel to Scandinavia for children Read MoreNorwegian organizes Cambodian Miss Landmine contest
The second annual Miss Landmine beauty pageant, a controversial event that debuted in Angola last year, will open in Cambodia next month, with organisers saying they hope the event will …
Norwegian organizes Cambodian Miss Landmine contest Read MoreNorway supports UXO activities in Saravane
The Norway government has recently provided a grant aid worth about US$ 2,200,000 for the project to survey and clear the UXO in the southern province of Saravane, Laos. A …
Norway supports UXO activities in Saravane Read MoreEU congratulates Indonesian president on re-election
The European Union congratulated Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his re-election Saturday. “In peaceful elections, the people of Indonesia have testified to their commitment to democracy and have entrusted …
EU congratulates Indonesian president on re-election Read MoreNorwegian diplomats to attend Suu Kyi trail
Diplomats from the embassies of Norway, Britain, France, Germany and Italy have been permitted to attend the hearing of Aung San Suu Kyi although most of the trial has been …
Norwegian diplomats to attend Suu Kyi trail Read MoreNew Executive Director Thai Norwegian Chamber of Commerce
Originally Vibeke Eidsaae Corneliussen had intended to spend her time with her five-year-old twin sons, when the family decided to move to Bangkok, where her husband Snorre’s dream-job at Telenor …
New Executive Director Thai Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Read More