Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Malaysia Norway Business Council (MNBC) in association with Malaysian Swedish Business Assosiation (MASBA) hosted the Sixth Annual Malaysian-Scandinavian Business Golf Tournament Mines Golf Club on 22 May. Over 60 golfers …
The Sixth Annual Malaysian-Scandinavian Business Golf Tournament Read MoreOn 22 July the Norwegian drilling company entered an agreements to purchase between 32% and 37% of the enlarged share capital of PT Apexindo Pratama Duta Tbk, Indonesia’s largest national …
SeaDrill Purchased Share in Indonesian Drilling Contractor Apexindo Read MoreThe Norwegian supplier of pulp and paper machines and process systems Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with the Indonesian company Asia Pulp & Paper. The contract is to renovate …
Indonesia’s Pulp Mill Extension by Aker Kvaerner Read MoreA total of 84 Norwegians, most of them vacationing in Thailand over the Christmas holidays, were killed in the catastrophe. On Monday, the body of Victoria Kjær Romslo, age five, …
Last Norwegian tsunami victim identified Read MoreAker Kvaerner Subsea has been awarded a contract with Murphy Sabah Oil Co. Ltd for the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning assistance of the subsea production systems for the Kikeh …
Aker Kvaerner Subsea contract in Malyasia Read MoreKari Aamodt has been appointed new Executive Director of Malaysia Norway Business Council. She replaces Inger Meyer, who is leaving Malaysia due to her husband’s relocation to Norway. Inger Meyer’s …
Kari Aamodt New MNBC Executive Director Read MoreSmedvig, the Norwegian offshore drilling company, has annouced the purchase of a 72 percent ownership interest in West Setia, a semi-submersible tender rig, from Keppel FELS. The tender rig is …
Smedvig Purchases Tender Rig West Setia Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy in Thailand together with Thavibu Gallery will present a Norwegian art exhibition in Bangkok from 18 June – 10 July, 2005. Kjell Pahr-Iversen, Alfred Vaagsvold and Berit …
Norwegian Art Exhibition at Thavibu Gallery Read MoreDon’t let your kids lose touch with their mother tongue when you move abroad. Children who stop reading, speaking and writing their native language are more likely to face problems …
Don’t Let Your Kids Forget Their Norwegian Read MoreThe success of Jotun in relocating expatriates to managerial positions in South East Asia is no coincidence. The ‘secret’ is the company’s high level of awareness and attention to the …
Jotun’s Successful Relocation Read More