Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norwegians are asking in bigger numbers than ever before to be cremated instead of buried, revealed a recent study. Norstad, which conducted the research for funeral company Jolstad, found that …
Cremation surges in popularity among Norwegians Read More
Apparently oil is more important than who gets the Nobel prize and official visits by Dalai Lama. At least for State owned Cnooc that, according to Bloomberg, has ignored diplomatic tensions …
Chinese company considers oil exploration in Norway Read More
Well over a hundred Scandinavians of all ages swooped Sunday evening 19 October 2014 in on the popular Danish restaurtant Stable Lodge in Sukhumvit Soi 8 in Bangkok to help …
Stable Lodge’s 22 Year Birthday Party Read More
Norway’s DNV GL announced Tuesday that energy demand in South East Asia is expected to grow at twice the rate of the rest of the world. The firm has appointed …
DNV unveils LNG & Gas consulting unit in Singapore Read More
Statoil has sold its 15.5% participating interest in the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement, 15.5% share in the South Caucasus Pipeline Company (SCPC), 15.5% share in the SCPC holding company, …
Statoil sells stake in Azerbaijan oil field to Malaysia’s Petronas Read More
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has divested its 100% interest in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Financial Centre (MLFC) located in City of London for £582.5m to Norges Bank …
Singapore’s GIC sells landmark London asset to Norges Bank Read More
As a part of a larger plan to cut the number of countries receiving Norwegian aid from 116 to 84, Norway is about to stop its development aid to Thailand …
Norway to stop development aid for Thailand and Malaysia Read More
An agreement that Norway will use NOK 6 million on defusing cluster munition in Laos was signed by the Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende and his Laotian counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith in …
Norway increase their involvement in clearing Laos of old cluster bombs Read More
King Harald and Queen Sonja will travel on a state visit to Myanmar from the 1st to the 3rd of December. Accompanying the royal couple will be Foreign Minister Børge …
Norwegian King, Queen to visit Myanmar in December Read More
Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, a Nobel judge from the right-wing Progress Party, was quoted by the Associated Press as saying: “Right now we are all former politicians, but it doesn’t have to …
Norway mulls Nobel Peace Prize jury shakeup Read More