Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Telenor and Yoma Bank are teaming up in mobile banking, aiming to provide basic financial services for millions of unbanked people in the country. The two prominent firms have already …
Telenor, Yoma mull mobile banking in Myanmar Read More
Norway’s sovereign fund, the world’s largest, plans in 2015 to start investing in real estate in Asia, Karsten Kallevig, its real estate chief, this month told Reuters. Norway’s fund …
Norway’s oil fund to invest in Asian real estate Read More
Norwegian tele-giant Telenor is teaming up with Myanmar’s Yoma Bank to provide mobile banking services to the people of Myanmar. The two prominent firms have already started working together in …
Telenor looks to provide mobile banking in Myanmar Read More
CHINA National Bluestar has agreed to buy solar panel maker REC Solar for 4.34 billion Norwegian crowns (US$640 million), planning to combine it with another Norwegian asset it picked up …
China’s Bluestar acquires REC Solar Read More
Norwegian, Swedish and Danish embassy in Vietnam sold glögg, salmon pie and Christmas decorations at a Hanoi International Women’s Club. According to the Swedish Embassy, the crowd was so pleased …
Nordic Embassies sold Scandinavians goods for charity Read More
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) placed Thailand as 10th most dangerous place out of 162 countries surveyed in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Among Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, …
Thailand ranked 10th on global terrorism index Read More
Friday, 5 December 2014, the 16th Nordic Business Christmas Dinner hosted by Malaysian Danish Business Council Malaysian-Finnish Business Council Malaysia Norway Business Council Malaysian-Swedish Business Association takes place at Mayang Sari Grand Ballroom …
16th Nordic Business Christmas Dinner in KL Read More
Thailand and Norway have agreed to step up trade and tourism cooperation as a way to strengthen bilateral relations which will turn 110 years old in 2015. The cooperation was …
Norway, Thailand to boost bilateral ties Read More
ScandAsia interviewed Norwegian business consultant Claus Gaasvig to hear why Singapore is a good place to setup a company and to get a few tips on how to get the …
What to consider before opening a business in Singapore Read More
One of the first outings that Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand Kjetil Paulsen went on was a visit to Klong Toey slum community, Thailand’s single biggest shanty town right in the …
Meet New Norwegian Ambassador Kjetil Paulsen Read More