Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Foreigners who wish to apply for the free visit to Thailand to participate in the Tsunami Commemorative Ceremony on 26 December 2005 must provide a number of traumatic evidence to …
Traumatic Application for Tsunami Commemorative Ceremony Read MoreNovember 10 and 11 the 8th Norway-Asia Business Conference will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. It is arranged by Norwegian Business Association Singapore (NBAS) and according to …
Norway-Asia 2005 Read MoreBeing the General Manager of the DnB NOR Bank’s Singapore branch, Erik Borgen is responsible for all the Asian business of DnB NOR. A big responsibility, but Erik Borgen is …
Mr. International Read MoreNorwegian offshore contractor Aker Kvaerner has obtained a deal worth about $200 million from Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard for two deepwater drilling systems, the company reported on 3 October. “The contract …
Aker Kvaerner Signs $200 Million Singapore Rig Order Read MoreThe 8th Norway-Asia Business Conference will take place 10-11 November 2005 at Shangri-La hotel, Singapore. The main objectives of the conference are to gather Norwegian and Norwegian associated businesses representatives …
Norway-Asia Business Conference in Singapore Read MoreWhen Odd Magne Skei grew up on a farm near Stavanger in the Southwest of Norway, his older brother would often return from jobs as an engineer on various ships …
They’ll Make a Sailor out of Any Landlubber Read MorePeder Bohlin, Jotun (M) Sdn Bhd’s managing director and regional director for South East Asia, told Malaysian news agency the Star that the company aims to reach 20 per cent …
Jotun aims to boost share in Malaysia’s decorative paints Read MoreDenmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway were reported on the website oilvoice.com, 24 September, that they are considering to investing in the Philippines’ renewable energy. The country’s emphasis on the development …
Nordic Countries Considering Energy Possibilities in Philippines Read MoreKvaerner Pulping, Norwegian supplier of machines, process systems and service to the world-wide pulp and paper industry, has been honored with the APP Best Partner Award for excellent support in …
Aker Kvaerner Honored by Indonesian Pulp and Paper Company Read MoreThe Malaysia Norway Business Council, MNBC, on 12 September launched a pilot community project titled ‘Reaching Out’. The project focuses on the education and skills building of disadvantaged young people …
MNBC’s New Project to Develop Young Malaysian in Klang Valley Read MoreThe second memorial trip to Thailand for Norwegian relatives of those killed in last December’s tsunami will take place on 3 to 9 October 2005, with around 160 Norwegians participating. …
Second Norwegian memorial trip on 3-9 October Read MoreNorwegian offshore drilling company Smedvig has been awarded a contract extension for tender rig T-3, in which Smedvig owns 49 percent by PTT in Thailand, announced on 9 September. …
Smedvig Secures Extension for T-3 in Thailand Read MoreEver since the tsunami on Boxing Day last year, a lot of tourists, especially Asian, have stayed away from the beaches that were hit. They have stayed away as they …
The Tsunami-ghosts have left the beaches of Thailand Read MoreAker Kvaerner Subsea, a subsidiary of Aker Kvaerner, was awarded a contract recently by Murphy Sabah Oil Co Ltd for the development of the Kikeh deepwater oilfield offshore Sabah. …
Malaysia Could be Aker Kvaerner’s Regional Hub Read MoreOn the occasion of 100 Year Bilateral Relationship Norway-Thailand, Innovation Norway, Bangkok in cooperation with Royal Norwegian Embassy organized an exhibition with seminar and lunch on 18 August 2005 at …
Seminar to Boost Norway-Thai Relation Read MoreIt is 10 years ago, that Merete Fjeld Brattested in 1995 left Bangkok after 3 year as 2nd Secretary at the Norwegian Embassy. Now she’s back. As Ambassador of Norway …
I’m happy to be back Read MoreSelecting a place to live is one of the biggest decisions you make when moving to South East Asia. If you have lived here for some time, finding a better …
Finding a Home in South East Asia Read MoreNorway will take part in the EU monitoring group in the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) in Aceh province of Indonesia. The AMM will begin on 15 September. The monitors’ first …
Norway to Send Representatives to Aceh Monitoring Mission Read MoreNorwegian offshore drilling company Smedvig has been awarded an about US$ 66 million contract extension for The tender rig T-9, in which Smedvig owns 49 percent, by ExxonMobil in Malaysia, …
Smedvig gets contract for T-9 in Malaysia Read MoreNordic Power 2005 is a joint Nordic Energy exhibition and a special Nordic energy seminar which will take place in Manila 21 – 27 September 2005 during the Power Trends …
Nordic Power to the Philippines Read MoreThe European Young Professional Group is officially launched on 13 July at V9, Sofitel Silom, Thailand. There were more than 150 people from 20 different countries attended the event. The …
Launch of the European Young Professional Group Read MoreMalaysia Norway Business Council (MNBC) in association with Malaysian Swedish Business Assosiation (MASBA) hosted the Sixth Annual Malaysian-Scandinavian Business Golf Tournament Mines Golf Club on 22 May. Over 60 golfers …
The Sixth Annual Malaysian-Scandinavian Business Golf Tournament Read MoreThe Nordic Development Fund (NDF) has approved a EUR 8.3 million credit to Vietnam in support of the Central Region Transport Network Project. The credit will be extended in co-financing …
Nordic Council Approved Building More Roads in Central Vietnam. Read MoreOn 22 July the Norwegian drilling company entered an agreements to purchase between 32% and 37% of the enlarged share capital of PT Apexindo Pratama Duta Tbk, Indonesia’s largest national …
SeaDrill Purchased Share in Indonesian Drilling Contractor Apexindo Read MoreThe Norwegian supplier of pulp and paper machines and process systems Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with the Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper. The contract is to renovate …
Indonesia’s Pulp Mill Extension by Aker Kvaerner Read MoreA total of 84 Norwegians, most of them vacationing in Thailand over the Christmas holidays, were killed in the catastrophe. On Monday, the body of Victoria Kjær Romslo, age five, …
Last Norwegian tsunami victim identified Read MoreAker Kvaerner Subsea has been awarded a contract with Murphy Sabah Oil Co. Ltd for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning assistance of the subsea production systems for the Kikeh …
Aker Kvaerner Subsea contract in Malyasia Read MoreKari Aamodt has been appointed new Executive Director of Malaysia Norway Business Council. She replaces Inger Meyer, who is leaving Malaysia due to her husband’s relocation to Norway. Inger Meyer’s …
Kari Aamodt New MNBC Executive Director Read MoreSmedvig, the Norwegian offshore drilling company, has annouced the purchase of a 72 percent ownership interest in West Setia, a semi-submersible tender rig, from Keppel FELS. The tender rig is …
Smedvig Purchases Tender Rig West Setia Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy in Thailand together with Thavibu Gallery will present a Norwegian art exhibition in Bangkok from 18 June – 10 July, 2005. Kjell Pahr-Iversen, Alfred Vaagsvold and Berit …
Norwegian Art Exhibition at Thavibu Gallery Read MoreDon’t let your kids lose touch with their mother tongue when you move abroad. Children who stop reading, speaking and writing their native language are more likely to face problems …
Don’t Let Your Kids Forget Their Norwegian Read MoreThe success of Jotun in relocating expatriates to managerial positions in South East Asia is no coincidence. The ‘secret’ is the company’s high level of awareness and attention to the …
Jotun’s Successful Relocation Read MoreAt a ceremony that took place yesterday in Madrid, Jorgen Lindegaard,president and CEO of the SAS Group, received the Spanish Golden Master Award. The award, that is dealt out by …
Jorgen Lindegaard receiver of the Golden Master Award in Spain Read MoreNorwegian Government pledged US$1.4 million to increase the quality of Vietnamese vegetables farmers. The fund is signed by the Government of Norway and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation …
Funds for Mekong vegetable farmers Read MoreThe opening ceremony of Roxar’s new office was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6th with number of honorary guests such as His Excellency Mr Arild Haugan, Norwegian …
Roxar’s new office in Vietnam Read More“Vietnam has big potential for mobile telephone market development” says Ola Ree, Chief Representative of Telenor in Vietnam, which recently opened a representative office in Hanoi on April 20. Arve …
Vietnam – promising mobile phone market Read MoreShell in Brunei awarded Smedvig for the new self-erecting semi-tender rig West Setia. The West Setia is designed for both shallow and deepwater drilling operations in combination with dry well …
Smedvig obtained contracts in SEA Read MoreNokia and Thai mobile operator Total Access Communications PLC (DTAC), co-owned by Telenor of Norway, have extended their frame agreement to expand DTAC’s GSM/GPRS/EDGE network in Thailand. For an approximate …
DTAC expands rural network in Thailand Read MoreThe Disaster Victim Identification Center set up in Phuket, Thailand, has been delivered and managed by the Norwegian company Normeca a/s, which is specialized in establishing emergency field hospitals on …
NORMECA’S DVI CENTER Read MoreJotun (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has launched Jotashield Flex, the first tintable and strechable exterior paint for surface cracks. Jotashield Flex is the result of five years of research and development …
Jotun’s new products developed by Jotun Malaysia Read MoreA long discussion about the future direction of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam was the dominating subject of the Annual General Meeting of the Hanoi branch held on …
Nordcham to work closely with EuroCham Read MoreUsing business cards bearing a remarkable resemblance to those of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, a civilian Norwegian man has been offering consular services to Norwegian citizens in Thailand for over …
Norwegians in Thailand Warned Against “Fake Consul” Read MoreLike in a similar report from Sweden recently where the Thai embassy warned Thai women of Swedish men, increasing numbers of women from Thailand marrying Norwegians and moving to Norway, …
Thai women exploited and dumped in Norway Read MoreNorway has cancelled all of Vietnam’s NOK 35 million debt to Norway. In return, the Government of Vietnam has agreed to mobilise an equivalent amount for development and poverty reduction. …
Norway Erases Vietnam’s Debt Read MoreTo the average Norwegian APL (Advanced Production and Loading) is not among the most well known companies. But to anybody in the oil and gas business APL is a name …
APL opens new office in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreSAS Ground Services (Thailand) Ltd. is a wholly owned company in the SAS Group to be established in 2005 incorporating SAS’s Central Departure Control Centre in Bangkok, SAS EuroBonus Retro-Registration …
Axel Blom appointed Managing Director of SAS Ground Services Thailand Read MoreEffective May 1, 2005, Vietnam skips the visa requirement for all citizens holding passports from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. All travelers from those countries …
Vietnam skips visas for Nordic citizens Read MoreKing Harald V was admitted to the national hospital on Tuesday March 15th for planned heart surgery to replace a clogged valve later in the week, the palace said. …
King Harald Admitted to Hospital for Heart Operation Read MoreA conference on peaceful conflict resolution is being organised on 12-13 April, 2005, as part of the activities to mark the centenary of the peaceful dissolution of the union between …
Swedish-Norwegian conference on peaceful conflict resolution Read MoreFour Scandinavian countries are the latest set to receive visa exemptions for travel to Vietnam beginning May 1st, announced Vietnam’s authorities April 19th. Citizens of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland …
Vietnam to waive visas for Scandinavians Read More