Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A controversial Burmese peace initiative backed by the Norwegian government is likely to end in the coming months, less than two years after it was launched, a spokesperson has confirmed, …
Norway to abandon Myanmar peace initiative Read More
On Sunday 12 January 2014 at 9 am sharp a group of 9 brave Vikings turned up at Admirals@24 to join the Viking Wheelers Bangkachao Invasion. They were: Bent Laasholt, …
Admirals Bangkachao Invasion by Viking Wheelers Read MoreNorwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende says his country will continue brokering peace talks between the Philippine government and communist insurgents despite the rebels’ withdrawal from negotiations. Source: Taiwan News
Norway to help Philippines in talks with rebels Read More
NORWEGIAN Foreign Minister Borge Brende on Thursday said Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, the largest in the world at $850 billion, has invested more than $500 million (P23.385 billion in the …
Norway invests over USD500 million PH stocks, equities Read More
All Norwegians are now millionaires, or so the statistics tell us. For the first time in history, each Norwegian owns on average assets worth NOK one million. The personal wealth …
Every Norwegian man, woman, child is a millionaire Read More
Over 14 million people were affected by the typhoon in the Philippines. “The Philippines is now in the middle of a critical process of reconstruction. Unfortunately only around 40 % …
Norway raises Philippine aid by NOK50 million Read More
Norway’s Telenor is on the lookout for more projects in the Asia despite the planned expansion into Myanmar, the company’s chief executive told Reuters on the sideline of a conference …
Telenor eyes further Asian expansion Read More
Despite sizable decline in salmon exports to China, which dropped by 5,000 tonnes, overall export value totalled NOK39.8 billon (USD6.4 million) in 2013, or a 35 per cent up on …
Norway’s salmon export value soars despite weak China’s demand Read MoreThe new Norwegian priest in Pattaya, Ragnvald Seierstad, has been flown in directly from the airport in Oslo in more than one sense. For the last 15 years he worked as …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church gets new priest directly from Oslo Read More
Interaksyon.com reported on 7 Jan 2014 that Jotun, Norway’s leading producer of paints, coatings and powder coatings is setting up a factory in the Philippines. Michael Thorup Kruse, Jotun (Philippines) …
Jotun to set up paint factory in Philippines Read More