Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Thailand’s national airline, Thai Airways International (THAI), plans to launch its new direct flights from Bangkok to Oslo three times a week, starting January 1, 2004. The planned introduction of …
THAI to fly Bangkok-Oslo direct Read MoreDanish shipping group A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S and Norwegian marine transportation group I.M. Skaugen ASA on September 29 announced an establishment of a new gas carrier pool to commercially …
Maersk, I.M. Skaugen establish new gas carrier pool Read MoreTelenor’s mobile phone operation in Thailand, Total Access Communications (DTAC), has joined rival and market leader, Advanced Info Service (AIS), in offering a video news clip service as part of …
Telenor’s DTAC links with iTV for news clips downloads Read MoreNorway’s two largest oil producers, Statoil ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA, may bid for some of the 46 areas in the Philippines’ first auction of oil-and-gas-exploration licenses, a global news …
Norwegian companies may explore oil/gas in Philippines Read MoreMalaysia’s number three mobile phone operator DiGi.Com Bhd., which is 61 percent owned by Norway’s Telenor ASA, said on September 22 that its users had alredy grown over two million, …
DiGi.Com’s customers grow over 2 million Read MoreWallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, the world’s largest provider of vehicle and ro-ro (roll-on, roll-off cargo) transportation services, expects a 10-20 percent rise in cargo moved through Singapore this year from the …
Wallenius Wilhelmsen expects 10-20% rise in cargo moved through S’pore Read MoreNorske Skogindustrier ASA’s half-owned joint venture in Singapore, Pan Asia Paper Co. Pte Ltd., announced on September 10 the creation of a 65-35 per cent joint venture with Hebei Longteng …
Pan Asia Paper to form joint venture in China Read MoreTelenor’s mobile-phone operation in Thailand, DTAC, is confident that the company can keep its premium customers when mobile number portability (MNP) is launched in Thailand. MNP, which gives the possibility …
DTAC getting ready for mobile number portability Read MoreThailand is one of the most competitive countries in the world for mobile phone operators. There are not many places in the world, where you have five operators of whom …
Norwegian CEO in Thai mobile phone battle Read MoreNorway’s state-owned power company Statkraft confirmed on September 10 that a Laotian partnership in which it has a one-fifth stake is eyeing assets held by Electricite de France (EdF) in …
Statkraft’s Laotian partnership eyes major stake in Indochina’s biggest dam project Read More