Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
SN Aboitiz Power Inc., a joint venture of the Philippines’s Aboitiz Power Corp. and Norway’s SN Power, has gotten a $380-million loan to help finance the balance of the $530-million …
A Joint Venture Power Plant of the Philippines and Norway Gets Financial Boost Read MoreNorway’s Colibria, the leading provider of new generation Mobile Instant Messaging (MIM) solutions, has announced a deal with Malaysia’s DiGi. Colibria will provide mobile IM services for over six million …
Norway’s Colibria to Provide Mobile IM Services for Malaysia’s DiGi Read MoreNorwegian banking group DnB NOR said on September 27, 2007 it has opened its first Asian corporate finance office in Singapore to tap the fast-growing market for shipping and energy financing.The team …
Norway’s DnB NOR Opens Finance Office in Singapore Read MoreOn October second two or three nursing students from the nursing school Diakonova in Oslo will commence their week stay at the church. Seven missionary students from the Missionary School …
New Faces at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya Read MoreThe National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) has sought the assistance of the Norwegian government to recover all items that were confiscated by the Dutch police during the raid …
National Democratic Front of the Philippines Seeks Help from the Norwegian Government Read MoreThe captain of a Norwegian gas transport ship, Simen Sparre Knudsen, died after he was stabed near the Kata Karon lookout on September 23, 2007.The Norwegian captain aged 47 was …
Norwegian Ship Captain Stabbed to Death in Thailand Read MoreThe debt ratings agency, Fitch Ratings has affirmed Norway-based telecommunications provider Telenor’s Long-term debt with a Negative Outlook. Fitch says that in addition to the recent deconsolidation of 56.5%-owned Ukrainian …
Telenor’s Overseas Problems Confirm Negative Outlook for Debt Ratings Read MoreThe Networking Evening for the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Chambers of Commerce at Silom Village on Thursday 20 September was a cosy and successful event. The networking evening was well-attended by …
Cosy Nordic Networking in several languages Read MoreMarine group Ezra Holdings has awarded a S$162 million contract to Norway’s Karmsund Maritime Service to design and build a support vessel. The vessel is expected to be delivered by …
Norway’s Karmsund Martime Service Won Contract To Build Vessel for Singapore’s Marine Group Read MoreKrabi Airlines’ first route to Oslo will launch on November 3, 2007 and it will also bring new cargo business potentials to the market. While driven by tourist traffic from …
New Cargo Capacity from Scandinavia to Thailand Read MoreThe town of Sandvika near Oslo, came alive with the upbeat sounds of the joget and zapin and shouts of Merdeka as members of the Norway Malaysia Association (NMA) celebrated …
Celebration of Malaysia’s 50th Year of Independence Held in Norway Read MoreVimpelcom is to set up a mobile services joint venture in Vietnam and will invest up to $1 billion in a GSM mobile network there over the next few years. …
Vimpelcom Sets up Mobile Venture in Vietnam Read MoreThis news story is updated with the latest news at the top. If you are a new reader, you may wish to start from the back.17.09.07 00.2850 Foreigners among 87 …
Two Swedish Passengers injured in Phuket Plane Crash – updated as we know it Read MoreDanish and Norwegian Red Cross Societies have indicated that they are ready to assist with in-cash donations, as well as services to help facilitate any Indonesian Red Cross assessment and …
Danish And Norwegian Red Cross Societies Offer Assistance To Indonesia Read MoreHiQ International Company, a Nordic IT and management consultancy, has developed a game-based training module for Mölnlycke Health Care with Finland, Malaysia, and Thailand as three of its production facilities. …
HiQ International Company Developed A Game-Based Training Module Read MoreVisitors from Europe, especially Scandinavian countries, have already returned to Thailand after the tsunami hit in late 2004, said Pattanapong Aikwanich, former president of the Phuket Tourist Association. To promote …
Scandinavian Visitors Returned To Thailand Read MoreKOBAY Technology Bhd’s unit, Bend Weld Engineering Sdn Bhd, has secured a RM28 million contract from Norway’s Aker Kvaerner Subsea AS for the supply of clip riser joints.In a filing …
Malaysian’s Kobay Unit Wins Aker Kvaerner Contract Read MoreTop executives from Telenor ASA, led by its president and chief executive officer, Jon Fredrik Baksaas, discussed with Energy, Water and Communications, Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik, about …
Norwegian Telco Company To Retain Its Controlling Stake in Malaysia’s DIGI Read MoreThe board of ODIM in Norway has resolved to establish a facility in Vung Tau, Vietnam for assembly and testing of automated handling solutions, as a follow up of the …
Norway’s Board of ODM Establish A Facility in Vietnam Read MoreThe Norwegian Government will provide 3.36 million USD for the second phase of a project on compiling Viet Nam‘s Fisheries Law and other related legal documents, and bringing these laws …
Norway Helps Vietnam Bring Fisheries Law into Life Read MoreAn earthquake with a strength of 7.9 on the Richter scale happened off the Southern coast of mid-Sumatra today.An excellent source for precise information about the earthquake is found here: …
Strong Earthquake South of Sumatra Read MoreDeep Sea Supply, a public quoted company listed on the Oslo Børs, has entered into agreements with Norway and Singapore on September 10, 2007 for the acquisition of three new …
Deep Sea Supply Agreements With Norway and Singapore Read MoreUnder the strategy, known in the trade as the “Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions” (MICE) strategy, the Culture and Tourism Ministry’s secretary-general, Sapta Nirwandar, was on the road show to …
Indonesia Aims to Welcome More Tourists from Norway Read MoreSome seventy businessmen attended by the recently held seminar for foreign investors organized by the four Nordic chambers of commerce, Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, Thai-Finnish Chamber …
Nordic Investments Seminar Well Attended Read MoreNorwegian telecom operator Telenor will cut its stake in Malaysia’s DiGi.com to below 50% from 61% currently before the end of the year, a company spokesman said September 10, 2007. …
Norwegian Telenor To Cut Share In Malaysia’s DiGi To Below 50% Read MoreHoi An’s expanded water supply project in Vietnam worth US$6.5 million got off the ground on September 7, 2007, with the investment capital sourced from a grant of the Norwegian …
Norway Helps Bring Fresh Water to Vietnam Read MoreNorwegian white fish products, so far have felt no effect of the imports due to fact that the increase in pangasius (Vietnamese pangasius catfish) imports from Vietnam has coincided with the …
Norwegian Felt No Effect on Its White Fish Products As An Increase Imports From Vietnam Read MoreThe leading Norwegian provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions, Aker Kvaerner, has been awarded a five year contract by Cuu Long Joint Operating Company (CLJOC) …
Aker Kvaerner Wins Major Contract In Vietnam Read MoreSimon Neo, a broker with the Singapore unit of Norway-based Wilhelmsen Bunkers SA said, “Every new refinery wants to produce more gasoline and diesel and cut back fuel oil,” “And …
A Broker With the Singapore Unit of Norway-Based View On Fuel Oil Demand Read MoreNOS Clearing ASA, the Norwegian-based clearing house for freight derivatives, is opening an office in Singapore and is extending clearing to include more of Asian time zone trading hours. The company …
NOS Opens Office in Singapore Read MoreEOC Ltd., an 88 percent-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based Ezra Holdings Ltd., an integrated offshore support and marine services provider for oil and gas operators in Southeast Asia has been given …
Singaporian Marine Services Provider To List on Oslo Stock Exchange Read MoreThe Scandinavian Church in Bangkok was Tuesday morning 4 September invaded by 120 active and curious Grade 5 students from New International School of Thailand (NIST) interested in getting to …
NIST Students At Scandinavian Church Read MoreThe Scandinavian investment in the Thai real estate market has been plunging in the year 2007 due to its attempts to amend the Foreign Business Act, says Lars Lang, a …
Solution to The Scandinavian Investment in The Thai Real Estate Market Read MoreKeppel Offshore, a unit of Singapore’s Keppel Corp’s chairman and chief executive officer, Choo Chiau Beng, told an oil and offshore conference in the Norwegian capital on August 30, 2007 …
Keppel Offshore’s Chairman At Conference in Norwegian Capital Read MoreMyWorld phone, a new mobile phone service provided by Next Mobile, Inc. (NMI), the Philippines’ only provider of digital wireless two-way radio communication expanded its services in Scandinavian countries. NMI …
Next Mobile Expanded Its Services in Scandinavian Countries Read MoreVolvo will be at the 1st Phillippine International Motor Show, which to be held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City on August 9, 2007 until August 12, 2007.Scandinavian Motor Corporation …
Volvo at Philippine International Motor Show Read MoreSkanem is one of the largest suppliers of self-adhesive labels in Europe dating back to 1905. The company specializes in making all kind of labels serving large national and multinational …
Step-by-Step with Skanem in Thailand Read MoreNorway’s Government Pension Fund (US$300bil) apart from Government Investment Corp of Singapore (US$200bil), the China Investment Corp (US$200bil), and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (estimated US$500bil) are sovereign funds that have …
Malaysian Reported Norway’s Fund Read MorePolice Lieutenant Colonel Grit from Pattaya Police Station was called to a house in Soi Bongkot, Central Pattaya, Thailand just after daybreak on the morning of August 23, 2007 after …
Norwegian-Owned House Has Been Ransacked Read MoreAban Offshore’ Singapore subsidiary after acquired Norway-based Sinvest last year, enable it to have 20 offshore assets by the year 2010 which is the biggest beneficiary of the current deficit …
Aban Offshore’ Singapore Subsidiary Acquired Norway-Based Sinvest Read MoreNorwegian Awilco Offshore through Premium Drilling has entered into a 6 months contract with Premier Oil Vietnam Offshore BV, value approximately USD 40 million, initiate during the first quarter 2008 …
Norwegian Awilco Offshore Contract With Premier Oil Vietnam Offshore BV Read MoreStar Cruises, founded as an associate of the Genting Group of Malaysia, is using funds obtained from the recent sale of a 50percent stake in its North American arm, Norwegian …
Star Cruises With Profitable Norwegian Cruise Line’s Operations Read MoreTour operators in Vietnam has been organizing high-power motorbike tours which attract tourists from Norway and Denmark, preferring to hit the road on their own terms, exploring Vietnam’s must-see sights …
Trans-Viet Motorbike Tours Turn on Norwegian and Danish Travellers Read MoreOn 11 August 2007, media company Singapore Press Holdings announced that SPH Search, a joint venture with Norwegian media group Schibsted ASA, has started crawling and indexing websites for a …
SPH and Schibsted to Launch Singapore’s Premier Local Search Engine Read MoreWith the more charter flights from Scandinavian countries, the tourism in Phuket enjoys strong tourist ‘low-season’ and has been gradually improving since the tsunami, and will be even better in …
Phuket’s Charter Flights From Scandinavia Read MoreThailand is one of the markets with highest growth in the month of July in terms of its export of seafood from Norway, reported by The Norway Post on 14 August, …
Norway Exports Seafood To Thailand Read MoreOver 1.5 million tourists flocked to the Philippines’ tourist spots in the first six months of this year, official figures from the Philippine Department of Tourism has revealed.Scandinavian and Nordic …
Scandinavian Tourism Continues to Increase in Philippines Read MoreNorway has become the first major donor with a donation of about $3.5 million to the joint initiative of $44-million programme that has been launched by UNFPA, the United Nations …
Norway, First Major Donor to Joint Initiative, Including Indonesia and Malaysia Read MoreThe biggest growth markets in July were those of Portugal, the Netherlands and Thailand. In Portugal, the biggest growth was in salted fish and clipfish, while in the Netherlands growth …
Record Summer for Exports of Norwegian Seafood Read MoreAs Norway’s result of banning 924 products from China including unsafe lighters and wobby strollers in the month July besides Iceland, Liechtenstein, and EU, Indonesia’s ban on the import of …
Like Norway vs. Others, Indonesia Ban Products Read More