Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
People who want to help organize the celebration of the Norwegian Constitution Day 17th of May now have the chance to become a part of the 17th May Committee in …
The 17th May Committee in Singapore seeks new members Read More
The Immigration Bureau has published a new regulation that allows tourists, including those who enter Thailand under visa exemption category, to extend their stay in the kingdom by another 30 …
Nordic tourists to get up to 60-day visa-free stay in Thailand Read More
Telenor has found 19 confirmed and suspected cases of underage labourers in its supply chain as part of its ongoing sustainability initiatives, according to Telenor Myanmar CEO Petter Furberg. While the Norwegian …
Telenor is confronting child labour in Myanmar Read More
Norwegian band Staer and the Norwegian-French duo Black Packers put the ears of Bangkokian concert goers and venue neighbors on a test with deafening feedback and a journey through a …
Noisy Norwegians shakes up Bangkok Read More
A Telenor Group study has revealed that young mobile Internet users in Malaysia and Thailand are among the most smartphone-savvy in the world. Known as ‘digital frontrunners’, with ages ranging …
Telenor study: Thais, Malaysians among savviest smart phone users Read More
Another international taxation information-exchange agreement is now in place, this time with Hong Kong China. This is the 44th of its kind in the Nordic Region. Since 2007, a unique …
Nordics, Hong Kong China enter tax information pact Read More
In a sting operation, undercover Immigration Department agents arrested a Norwegian national, who had been offering chiropractic treatments without licence from Thailand’s Public Health Ministry. The suspect, identified as Vincens …
Norwegian man nabbed for unlicensed chiropratic care service Read More
Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia’s plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government, a report commissioned by top forest aid …
Norway says Indonesia risks setback in rainforest protection Read More
Seventeen-year-old blogger Anniken Jørgensen raged against Aftenposten and H & M after she was featured in web series about textile industry in Cambodia. In a post on his blog titled …
Young Norwegian blogger decries Cambodia’s sweatshop conditions Read More
Sweden is among the top ten countries where most vacationers have been naked or topless on the beach. The majority of the Swedes also say they welcome nudity among other …
Swedes welcome beach nudity and toplessness Read More