Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norway will focus on the following six industry sectors during the state visit by King Harald to Vietnam, scheduled to take place 1 to 5 November 2004: – Oil and …
State Visit to focus on six industry sectors Read MoreEricsson will supply microwave transmission for the Norwegian operator Telenor. The agreement covers all Telenor group affiliates worldwide. Telenor is the largest provider of telecommunications services in Norway and …
Ericsson to provide microwave transmission for Telenor worldwide Read MoreSars put its mark on Scandinavian as well as total visitor statistics to Vietnam 2003. Overall travel to Vietnam fell 7.4 percent 2003 while the number of Scandinavian visitors dropped …
Small but stable Scandinavian stream of visitors Read MoreNorwegians Hanne-Kjersti Jørgensen and Reidar Sten Nilsen have bought two houses in Pattaya. One to live in during their long stays in Thailand – and one to rent out. Both …
One house was not enough Read MoreThe group of houses where the Norwegian couple Hanne-Kjersti Jørgensen and Reidar Sten Nilsen has bought their winter residence is part of the continuously growing real estate empire of likewise …
Norwegians active in Pattaya real estate business Read MoreIndonesia’s state owned oil and gas company Pertamina’s sale of two double-hulled supertankers to Norwegian Frontline has caused an uproar in Indonesia. The sales process of the ships, started this …
Storm around supertanker sale to Norway Read MoreGunnar V. Søiland, Principal Engineer of Norwegian Petroleum Directorate who is based in Bangkok on a regional petroleum policy management project for Southeast Asia, funded by Norwegian Agency for Development …
Gunnar Søiland leaving Bangkok this weekend Read MoreSkal is relocating from Wheelock Place on Orchard Road, to the heart of Raffles Place at OUB Centre, which is the international crossroad of Singapore. The restaurant will be operational …
Skal now at Raffles Place Read MoreTelenor’s Malaysian partners, DiGi.com Berhad and DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd., have appointed Mr. Morten Lundal as Chief Executive Officer, effective from July 26, 2004. He succeeds Mr. Tore Johnsen, who …
DiGi appoints new CEO Read MoreVietnam’s Ministry of Fisheries on June 12 awarded Per Gullik Starvnum, Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam, the “For the Cause of Fisheries Industry’s Development” medal, Viet Nam News reported. Four other …
Norway honoured for supporting Vietnam’s fishery development Read MoreIn a simple tree-planting ceremony at the Church of Sweden and the Norwegian Seamen’s Mission, the Singapore branch of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) marked the start of a programme of …
SEB marks 25 years of growth in Singapore Read MoreA young Norwegian tourist was found dead in his room at Baan Pornpateep rooming house on Taweewong Road, Patong on June 11. Thomas Andreassen, 21, attached a rope to …
Stranded tourist hangs himself Read MoreThe Norwegian paint manufacturer, Jotun is a truly global business. Still, each subsidiary operates very much like a local company. This way, Jotun’s international way of operating business is being …
Jotun’s big family of colourful penguins expanding further Read MoreThe Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has pledged US$20 million to help Vietnamese small- and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) to purchase new technology and produce commodities for export. The businesses can …
Nordic Investment Bank helps Vietnamese SMEs Read MoreAt the meeting, members of NordCham reviewed the chamber’s activities last year and discussed the ways for developing its activities next years. As a Nordic non-profit non-governmental organisation in Vietnam, …
NordCham partners enterprises from Scandinavia Read MoreThe world’s newest copper smelter was handed over from the EPC contractor Aker Kvaerner of Norway to Thai Copper in May. This delivery to the Thai client’s plant in Rayong …
Aker Kvaerner delivers Thai Copper project Read MoreThe Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce organizes a bowling competition at the new SF Strike Bowl, MBK Centre on June 11. The Scandinavian Chamber members are invited to participate in the …
Scandinavian fun game of bowling at MBK Centre Read MoreHow many Thais travel to Scandinavia for work and where? It depends on who you ask. There are big differencies between numbers given by Thai authorities and those from the …
Mysterious Thai employment statistics puzzle Scandinavians Read MoreSAS Executive Vice President of Airline Strategy and Co-ordination, Mr. Sören Belin, will be in Singapore on June 4 to give a breakfast speech to members and guests of the …
SAS executive vice president’s speech in Singapore Read MoreScandinavian Airlines (SAS) will give a presentation to officially introduce its representative in Vietnam, East Sea Travel & Air Service, at the annual general meeting of the Nordic Chamber of …
SAS to introduce representative in Vietnam at NordCham’s AGM Read MoreIndonesian author Pramoedya Ananta Toer has received the Norwegian Authors’ Union award. The prize is given for Pramoedya’s contribution to world literature and struggle for the right to freedom of …
Pramoedya awarded by Norway Read MoreNorwegians across SEA celebrated the National Day of May 17 in commemorating the day of independence with flag parades, activities, games and speeches. The event is considered to be one …
Celebration of Norwegian National Day across SEA Read MoreMembers of the Scandinavian Society Siam elected Gregers Møller as Chairman for the year 2004-2005 at the Annual General Meeting onWednesday 12 May 2004. Gregers Møller, a 51 year old …
New Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreThe Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (NORDCHAM), Hanoi Branch, is holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, June 3, 2004 at the Hilton Opera Hotel in Hanoi. Members …
NORDCHAM Hanoi to hold AGM on June 3 Read MoreNorway has provided economic support for many countries with the aim of helping to improve the socio-economic situation in developing countries within a sustainable development framework. The country is now …
Age-old relations, cooperation boosted Read MoreOn Sunday, 13 June, 2004 election of members of the European Parliament will take place. Danish, Swedish and Finnish citizens may vote in this election provided they are registered and …
Scandinavians in SE-Asia can vote in European Parliamentary Elections Read MoreMiklos Puskas, Scandinavian Airlines System’s (SAS) Country Manager Vietnam, recently informed Scandinavian community in Vietnam that SAS had finally found a solution to the airline’s representation in the country. “We …
SAS gets representation in Vietnam Read MoreFunding from the Norwegian government and Unesco is injected to complete a culture centre in the fishing village Cua Van fishing village in northern Vietnam’s Halong city. The USD 410,000 …
Halong culture centre ready in November Read MoreEyvind Hellstrøm is responsible for securing the restaurant Bagatelle in Oslo two stars in the prestigious Michelin Guide. This is the only two-star restaurant in Scandinavia. Until recently Terje Ness …
Norway’s top culinary experts impress Singapore Read MoreLars Hobaek, DTAC’s advisor to the CEO, will be giving an insight about the latest solutions and strategies in the highly competitive Thai Telecommunication market at the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of …
Breakfast Meeting: Tomorrow’s Mobile Solutions & Strategies Read MoreThe story of Norway’s beloved Crown Princess Mette-Marit has now been printed in Thai language again, now as a pocket book titled “Mette-Marit… Chaoying Phu Plick Chom Prawatisart” (Mette-Marit… The …
Mette-Marit’s story told to Thai readers Read MoreDiGi.Com Berhad (DiGi) on April 29 announced a pre-tax profit of MYR 103.4 million for the first quarter 2004, a surge of 137 percent compared to the preceding year corresponding …
DiGi’s Q1/2004 pre-tax profit surges 137% Read MoreIt’s mid-afternoon and the bar, Mellow Head is still very quiet. A Brit sits with his beer at the end of the bar, which faces the street. A girl sits …
One day at the time Read MoreNorwegian offshore drilling contractor, Smedvig asa announces on April 2 that it has entered into an agreement with Keppel Shipyard in Singapore to build a new semi-submersible self-erecting tender rig …
Smedvig to build new semi-tender in Southeast Asia Read MoreThe Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast Meeting on April 7 will feature a topic that expatriates working in Thailand and local managers working in a foreign company should not miss. …
Breakfast meeting to address culture shock at workplace Read MoreThe operation to locate and recover the missing crew from the Bow Mariner and remove fuel oil ended Friday, March 26 with the approval of the US Coast Guard. The …
Bow Mariner salvage operation ends Read MoreGenoMar ASA (GenoMar), which specializes in aquatic species, plans to expand its operations in Asia over the next few years and is currently exploring the possibility of locating their regional …
GenoMar looking to make Singapore regional headquarters Read MoreMr. Terje Morten Tollefsen from Yara Asia Pte Ltd was elected new president of the Norwegian Business Association Singapore (NBAS) at the annual general meeting held on March 18, reports …
NBAS gets new president for 2004 – 2005 Read MoreFisherman-turn-resort owner in Prachuap Khiri Khan, the gateway province to southern Thailand, is in the midst of building his second resort on Koh Talu island, aimed at drawing high-end Scandinavian …
New Thai island resort eyes Scandinavian tourists Read MoreScandinavian Airlines may keep on flying to Bangkok and Singapore according to Mikkel Nielsen of SAS’ corporate communications office in Copenhagen. Mikkel Nielsen confirms that “it has been rumoured” …
SAS flights to Bangkok-Singapore may survive Read MoreScandinavian Airlines, SAS, has just announced that there will be a temporary reduction of frequencies on the service Copenhagen – Bangkok – Singapore. SAS goes down from daily flights to …
SAS reduces routes to Bangkok and Singapore Read MoreFor hours, night after night, Steinar Nilssen has visited beer and go-go bars in Pattaya and investigated the meeting between Western men and Thai bar girls. And there are plenty …
Prostitution with compassion Read MoreMT Bow Mariner, a product tanker owned by Singaporean subsidiary of Norwegian chemical transportation company Odfjell had suffered an explosion and sank off the coast of Virginia on the US …
Odfjell’s vessel with Filipino crewmembers sinks off US east coast Read MoreThe SAS management has decided to turn the clock back 60 years, and once again establish a national company in each of the three Scandinavian countries, according to a report …
SAS to be divided into three Read MoreNorwegian Foreign Minister Jan Peterson during his visit to Indonesia February 21-24 discussed strategies to spur bilateral cooperation between Norway and Indonesia with his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirayuda, in Jakarta. …
Norway, Indonesia to increase bilateral ties Read MoreMajor Choakdee Dhamasaroj, vice president and general manager of Nera (Thailand) Ltd., was on February 17 elected by the new board of governors of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC) …
New TNCC president, board members elected Read MoreCrew of Stolt-Nielsen S.A.’s vessel, Stolt Capability, was on February 18 presented the 12th annual Lloyd’s List International Rescue at Sea Award for 2003 at the Lloyd’s List Awards 2004 …
Stolt-Nielsen honored for heroic Vietnamese rescue Read MoreThe Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jan Petersen, will be visiting Singapore on February 26-27, the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore announces on its website . During his visit, …
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit S’pore late February Read MoreA state visit by Norway’s King Harald to Vietnam and Singapore is in the making. Scandasia has learned from several sources that during the recent visit by Norway’s Minister of …
King Harald plans state visit to Vietnam and Singapore Read More“While markets remained challenging through 2003, we improved our position in several market segments,” says Bjørn Ove Skjeie, CEO of Nera ASA. “Nera’s agreement with Nortel in Q4, our strengthened …
Strengthened position in SE-Asia contributes to Nera’s improved results Read More