Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norwegian flotel player Prosafe has secured a contract for use of a semi-submersible accommodation unit off Indonesia. The Safe Astoria will serve offshore gas gathering facilities in the Natuna Sea …
Norway’s Prosafe to rent out ‘flotel’ off Indonesia Read More
Thailand’s Immigration Bureau will ask the Foreign Ministry to reconsider the decision to exempt visa fees for tourists and travelers from 17 countries, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Apart …
Thailand reconsiders visa fee exemption for Scandinavians, others Read More
A Norwegian man driving an electric wheelchair said police stopped him for drunken driving and accused him of stealing the chair. Thor Geir Benjaminsen, 20, whose Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy impairs …
Norwegian man pulled over for drunken wheelchair driving Read More
High school experiment attracts interest from scientists across Europe Does radiation from wi-fi routers and cell phones have health consequences? That’s the question five high school girls in Denmark set …
Danish experiment: plants die when placed next to Wi-Fi routers Read More
IKORNESS, Norway — Upper-end upholstery producer Ekornes has signed a letter of intent to acquire fellow Norwegian producer IMG for an undisclosed price. Ekornes officials said the deal will give …
Norway’s Ekornes acquires IMG Read More
Veteran Foreign Correspondent Bertil Lintner warns foreign businessmen of bitter lessons to be learned in Burma. By Gregers Moller Bertil Lintner, award-winning Swedish Foreign Correspondent based in Thailand, is highly …
Risky Burma Dreams Read More
Senior Norwegian officials have made clear their intention to facilitate trade and investment between Vietnam and European nations, in addition to pursuing bilateral partnerships in line with environmental protection as …
Norway seeks closer bi- and multi-lateral ties with Vietnam Read More
The China-Nordic Arctic Research Center was set up on 10 December 2013 in Shanghai. Ten research institutions from China, Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed an agreement to boost …
China-Nordic Arctic Research Center set up in Shanghai Read More
Olav Thon, one of the world’s richest people, gave away his entire fortune NOK 25.4 billion (US$4.14 billion). The money will go to charitable causes. Property King establishes a foundation …
Norway’s richest man gives away US$4.14 billion Read More
Nordea Bank, the Nordic region’s largest bank, will open a full-scale currency and money markets desk in Singapore to offer clients trading around the clock as it expands services for …
Nordea to open currency desk in Singapore Read More