Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Three months after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) hit the Visayas, the International Labor Organization (ILO) expanded its livelihood programs in typhoon-ravaged areas with the support of the Norwegian and Japanese governments. …
Norway’s aid helps typhoon-hit people find livelihood Read More
The World Bank may be dangling the prospect of affordable cell phones in Burma at the expense of freedom of expression and privacy rights. Foreign investment in Burma’s underdeveloped telecommunications …
Telecom investments threaten privacy rights in Burma Read More
In a ceremony organized at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Yangon on 30 January, Ambassador Ann Ollestad announced that the third tranch of scholarships for Myanmar students to study at …
Norway grants scholarships for Myanmar students in Thailand Read More
Norway’s most high-profile gay politician, Health Minister Bent Høie, plans to bring his husband along to the Winter Olympics in Sochi when he go to Sochi as the country’s government …
Norway’s gay minister to bring husband to Sochi Read More
Thailand’s state oil producer, PTTEP, plans to speed up development of its Canadian oil sands assets once an agreement to split up a multibillion-dollar partnership with Statoil ASA is finalized, …
Thailand’s PTTEP plans to speed up oil sands development Read More
China will speed up the exploration of immigration policies this year to attract skilled foreign workers, a senior official said in January 2014. However, Zhang Jianguo, head of the State …
China to attract global talents with relaxed immigration rules Read More
The Norwegian duo of Maria Arredondo and Torstein Sødal, wellknown Christmas concert singers, held an exclusive concert on Thursday, January 30th, at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Singapore. Torstein Sødal …
Popular Norwegian singers wow fans with intimate concert in Singapore Read More
Agriculture Minister Sylvi Listhaug (FRP) said: “We have eaten pork in Norway for years. It is completely wrong to stop pork because Muslims has arrived to Norway. Anyone who has …
Norway’s minister wants more pork served at state institutions Read More
Tomra Sorting Recycling has officially opened a test center in Xiamen, China, its first test center in China. The company officially opened the test center in December, 2013. In a …
Norway’s Tomra opens test center in China Read More
The nomination was made on 29 January 2014 by two Norwegian politicians, Snorre Valen and Bord Vegar Solhjell, who say Snowden made the world more safe by revealing the scope …
NSA whistleblower nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Read More