Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Vietnam Selection Committee recently introduced the 2008 United World Colleges (UWC) Scholarship competition for Vietnamese pupils to study at top universities around the world including Norway. The UWC Scholarship …
Vietnam Kicks off 2008 Colleges Scholarship Competition Including One to Norway Read MoreSubmarine cables from Norway will provide a number of islands in Krabi Province in southern Thailand, on the shore of the Andaman Sea with new power interconnections. The 33.3 km …
Norwegian Cables to Power Thai Islands Read MoreBjorn Hojgaard, a Danish national, has been appointed managing director of the Norwegian company Thome Ship Management, one of Singapore’s leading mangers specialising in oil and gas (LNG and Lpg) …
Norwegian Thome Appoints Danish Managing Director Read MoreSingapore has concluded three bilateral Open Skies Agreements (OSAs) with the Scandinavian countries, comprising Denmark, Norway and Sweden. With these OSAs, airlines of both Singapore and the Scandinavian countries will …
Singapore and Scandinavian Countries Conclude Three Open Skies Agreements Read MoreFirst Secretary Birgitte Hygen from the Norwegian Embassy together with Canadian Ambassador to Indonesia, H.E. John Holmes, and Mr. M. Fakhruddin, Head of Legal Bureau of the Indonesian Department of …
Norway co-sponsors Human Rights Workshops in Banda Aceh Read MoreAt the invitation of the International Peace Foundation’s “Bridges – Dialogues Towards a Culture of Peace”, Professor Finn Erling Kydland of Norway, winner of the Nobel Prize in 2004 for …
Norwegian Winner of Nobel Prize in 2004 to Deliver a Speech in a Thai University Read MoreNorwegian Ambassador, Stale Torstein Risa was a keynote speaker of the the two-day International Maritime Conference hosted by John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JLFMU) in the Philippines which started …
Norwegian Ambassador Attended International Maritime Conference in the Philippines Read MorePresident of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has accepted the offer of the Norwegian government on January 23, 2008 to host the talks on restarting peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the …
Norwegian Government is Welcomed to Host Peace Talks Between the Philippine Government and the Communist Read MoreFrom August 2008 Sweden is closing down its embassy in Laos. Because Norway does not have a representation in Laos, Sweden has so far been taking care of daily visa …
Norway is Looking for New Contact in Laos Read MoreIndonesia participated in the recent Reiseliv tourism fair, Norway‘s biggest annual international travel and tourism trade fair, which was held in the town of Lillestorm from January 10-13, 2008 to …
Indonesia Participated in Norway’s Biggest Annual Tourism Fair Read MoreEnding on Febuary 29, 2008 Malaysian seafood lovers will be drooling over the Norwegian seafood promotion held in Malaysia by the Norwegian Seafood Export Council, the Royal Norwegian Embassy and …
Norwegian Seafood Promotion Attracts Seafood Lovers in Malaysia Read MoreThe Travel News magazine in Norway named Thailand “the Best Tourist Country in the World,” Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Tharit Jarungwat said on January 9, 2008. Thailand had received the …
Norway’s Travel News Magazine Named Thailand As Best Tourist Country in the World Read MoreA Norwegian advocacy group, FIVAS, made a report claiming that the Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Project co-owned by the Lao government, a Thai company and Statkraft, Norway’s state-owned power utility which holds …
Norway’s Statkraft is Claimed by FIVAS to Have Ruined Rivers in Laos Through Its Hydropower Project Read MoreA Norwegian man, Mr. Sorgard Terje Andreas, 71, was found dead in Pattaya’s Ping Pong Beer Bar on January 5, 2008 after he had two bottles of beer. Cause of …
Norwegian Man Died in a Beer Bar in Pattaya, Thailand Read MoreVietnamese conservatory students will be awarded with Norwegian scholarships provided by the Norwegian music organization, Ultima Oslo, which will also sponsor contemporary music festivals, and build international standard recording studios …
Norway’s Transposition Project Will Introduce Vietnam’s Music to the World Read MoreThe three-year plan, titled An Exchange, will draw together musical organizations and academies of two countries to boost exchanges in musical traditions and skills between the two countries. Taking part …
Vietnam Shares Tunes with Norway Read MoreTwenty eight new primary school buildings in the six districts of Pursat province were officially inaugurated on Dec. 17, with the total cost of more than 400,000 U.S. dollars funded …
Save the Children Norway-Cambodia to Build More Schools in Pursat District Read MoreDanish architect firm C.P. Møller has been elected to design the world’s largest solar cell factory by the Norwegian solar energy company REC (Renewable Energy Corporation) in Singapore.It is a …
Denmark’s C.P. Moller to Design Solar Cell Plant for EUR 3 Billion in Singapore Read MoreIndustrial conglomerate Keppel Corp said Keppel Verolme BV, a unit of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has secured two contracts worth 75 million euros from Norway’s Sevan Marine and another …
Singapore’s Keppel Unit Wins Two Contracts Worth 75 Mln Euros from Norway’s Sevan Marine SA Read MoreIn the attempt to help reduce deforestation in developing countries, Norway has committed $5 million U.S. dollars to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) which was launched at the UN …
Norway Committed US$5M to Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Launched in Indonesia Read MoreOn December 4, 2007 Norwegian Ambassador Kjell Magne Storlokken signed a project agreement with Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Cao Viet Sinh to carry out health and safety measures …
Norway Financially Aid Vietnam to Control Environmental Pollution Read MoreNorway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will attend the climate conference held in Bali, Indonesia from December 3-14, 2007 together with the newly appointed Minister of Environment and Development Cooperation, Mr …
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to Attend Climate Conference in Bali Read MoreThe Norwegian Film Festival started on November 29 until December 5. Five exciting and award-winning Norwegian films were screened in the Europe theatre at GV VIVO CITY. On the night …
Opening of 2007 Norwegian Film Festival in Singapore Read MoreOffshore oil services firm NOR Offshore Ltd, a unit of Norway‘s Solstad Offshore, is looking to raise $150 million in its initial public offering in Singapore, a source close to …
Norway’s Solstad Offshore to Raise $150 Million in Singapore’s Public Offering Read MoreMalaysian mobile operator DiGi, a subsidiary of Norway’s Telenor, won the Prime Minister’s CSR Award for best overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme in Malaysia on November 22, 2007. The …
DiGi Wins Malaysia’s Coporate Social Responsibility Award Read MoreThe Norwegian Film Festival starts November 29 and lasts until December 5. Five exciting and award-winning Norwegian films will be screened in the Europe theatre at GV VIVO CITY, Singapore. …
Norwegian Film Festival in Singapore Read MoreNorwegian telecoms group Telenor said on November 15, 2007 it may bid for a stake in state-owned Vietnamese cellco MobiFone, which is planning an initial public offering in 2008 and …
Telenor Considers Vietnamese MobiFone Cellco Bid Read MoreTelenor has reduced its stake in Malaysian cellco DiGi.Com to 49% from 61% following the completion of a share placement to Malaysian investors that saw the Norwegian company raise MYR1.61 …
Telenor Reduces Its Share in Malaysian Cellco DiGi.Com Read MoreOn November 13, 2007 DiGi , the smallest of Malaysia’s three mobile phone companies, is to buy broadband spectrum from Malaysian telecom firm TIME dotCom to plug a strategic gap …
Telenor’s DiGi to Buy Broadband Spectrum from Malaysian Telecom Firm Read MoreForeign investors such as a Norway-based fund are ready to increase their investment in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) if the country’s political climate has improved, according to Thailand’s …
Norway-Based Fund Showed Interest in Investing in the Stock Exchange of Thailand Read MoreA business seminar targeting at companies in Norway and Thailand wishing to start up or expand their operations in Thailand will be held at Conrad hotel in Bangkok from November …
Business Seminar for Norwegian Companies in Thailand Read MoreThe Malaysia Norway Business Council (MNBC) together with the Royal Norwegian Embassy today named Jotun Malaysia as the company that has contribution the most in growing the business relationship between …
Norway’s Jotun Is The Best In Promoting Bi-lateral Businesses Relations Between Norway And Malaysia Read MoreNorway’s Siem Offshore Inc. entered into a long-term cooperation agreement with Singa Star Pte Ltd., an unrelated Singapore-based company involved in the ownership and operation of various types of vessels …
Norway’s Siem Offshore and Singapore’s Singa Star Enter AHTS Cooperation Agreement Read MoreFrom November first Siem Reap in Cambodia will have its very own Soria Moria. It might not completely resemble the Soria Moria Castle, which Asbjørnsen and Moe describe in their …
Soria Moria in Siem Reap Read MoreAker Kvaerner has signed contracts on October 29 for the delivery of two complete drilling riser systems and associated equipment. The two customers are undisclosed. Total contract value is NOK …
Drilling Riser Contracts to Aker Kvaerner in Malaysia Read MoreThe manufacturing complex will be developed in stages, to incorporate wafer, cell and module production facilities and will have the potential of becoming the world’s largest complex of its kind. It …
Norwegian Firm to Build World’s Largest Solar Manufacturing Complex in Singapore Read MoreOn october 26, well known paint maker and supplier Jotun Malaysia has received the “Malaysia-Norway Innovative Business Award” from the Malaysia-Norway Business Council (MNBC) and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in …
Jotun Wins Award for Promoting Malaysia-Norway Ties Read MorePhilippines’s SMART Communications inc. said it has tied up with foreign telecom firms which include Maritime Communications Partner (MCP) from Norway to offer mobile roaming connectivity on board cruise ships and luxury …
Norwegian Telecom Firm Joined with Philippines’s SMART to Provide Mobile Roaming on Cruise Ships Read MoreIn a small classroom in Tatouk Village Primary School 35 children between 8 and 13 years old are bend over their wooden tables. With painting brushes in their hands and …
Love Cards, Bicycles and Clean Drinking Water Read MoreAs usual on the last Thursday of the month, members of Nordic Chamber of Commerce Vietnam and other Scandinavians meet to network, talk and have a beer at the Danish …
A Salmon for Your Business Card Read MoreAn overwhelming 88 percent of Norwegian companies operating in Singapore are predicting high growth in business relations between the two countries according to a recent survey carried out by the …
Norway and Singapore Strengthen Business Ties Read MoreTelenor ASA said its 70.6 percent-owned Thai unit, Total Access Communications Ltd (DTAC), posted third-quarter EBITDA of 828 mln nkr, up from 732 mln nkr last year, but marginally below …
Telenor’s DTAC Reports Latest Earnings in Thai Market Read MoreNokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has received an order to supply fixed line network equipment and related services from Thai GSM operator DTAC to support the launch of international voice telephony …
DTAC Invests in International Direct Dial Services with Nokia Siemens Networks Read MoreTelenor’s DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (DiGi) has launched D’podCast, a first-of-its kind service in Malaysia on October 23, 2007 bringing what is normally associated with the computer to the mobile …
DiGi Launches D’podcast Read MoreMalaysian mobile phone operator DiGi.Com Bhd. said on 19 October its net profit jumped 51 percent from a year ago in the quarter through September, thanks to a rise in …
DiGi Posts High Rise Profit in the 3rd Quarter Read More“In this business you need a big amount of patience” says the brain behind Telenor’s movement in Asia, Arve Johansen, Senior Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of …
Telenor to Set More Footprints in Asia Read MoreScandinavian Airlines International is offering thrice weekly flights between Stockholm and Bangkok launches October 29 and ends March 25, 2008.The Airlines are also adding two new seasonal routes between northern …
Scandinavian Airlines Offer Thrice Weekly Flights Read MoreNorway has pledged to support Viet Nam in solid waste and waste water treatment and drainage, pursuant to two agreements signed on October 16, 2007 by Deputy Minister of Planning …
Norway Supports Vietnam in Solid Waste and Waste Water Treatment and Drainage Read MoreSingapore-based offshore marine vessels contractor Ezra Holdings Ltd. successfully listed its production and construction arm EOC Ltd. on the mainboard of the Oslo Stock Exchange on October 3, 2007 under the …
Singapore’s EOC Sucessfully Listed on Oslo’s Stock Exchange Read MoreOn October 8, 2007 Norway’s Seadrill Ltd. sold its entire 32 percent stake equivalent to 835 million shares in Indonesian drilling company PT Apexindo Pratma Duta Tbk at US$0.26 per share …
Norway’s Seadrill Sells All shares in Indonesia’s Apexindo Read More