Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norwegian, Swedish and Danish embassy in Vietnam sold glögg, salmon pie and Christmas decorations at a Hanoi International Women’s Club. According to the Swedish Embassy, the crowd was so pleased …
Nordic Embassies sold Scandinavians goods for charity Read More
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) placed Thailand as 10th most dangerous place out of 162 countries surveyed in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Among Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, …
Thailand ranked 10th on global terrorism index Read More
Friday, 5 December 2014, the 16th Nordic Business Christmas Dinner hosted by Malaysian Danish Business Council Malaysian-Finnish Business Council Malaysia Norway Business Council Malaysian-Swedish Business Association takes place at Mayang Sari Grand Ballroom …
16th Nordic Business Christmas Dinner in KL Read More
Thailand and Norway have agreed to step up trade and tourism cooperation as a way to strengthen bilateral relations which will turn 110 years old in 2015. The cooperation was …
Norway, Thailand to boost bilateral ties Read More
ScandAsia interviewed Norwegian business consultant Claus Gaasvig to hear why Singapore is a good place to setup a company and to get a few tips on how to get the …
What to consider before opening a business in Singapore Read More
One of the first outings that Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand Kjetil Paulsen went on was a visit to Klong Toey slum community, Thailand’s single biggest shanty town right in the …
Meet New Norwegian Ambassador Kjetil Paulsen Read More
Telenor Myanmar has teamed with Norway-based software company Opera to help customers surf the web more cheaply, the telco announced November 1. The partnership accompanies Telenor Group’s “internet for all” …
Telenor, Opera team up for Myanmar’s low-cost Internet Read More
Swedish communication technology provider Ericsson has been awarded a five-year deal as part of Norwegian owned dtac’s LTE expansion program to deliver the technology in several major cities across Thailand …
Ericsson hired to upgrade DTAC’s cellular network in Thailand Read MoreNorwegian continued its rapid expansion with three new routes having been added during the course of last week. On 30 October, the LCC commenced its third route to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi …
Norwegian adds 3rd route out of Scandinavia: CPH-BKK Read More
Norwegian Business Association in Singapore(NBAS) have hired a new coordinator. Her name is Ingvild Doyle and she has lived in Singapore since April 2013. Ingvild is a former employee of …
NBAS hires new coordinator Read MoreThe Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung expressed his wish that Norway will continue granting official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam in order to help the country deal with climate …
Vietnam asks Norway for support to protect the country from climate change Read More
The joint venture of Aboitiz Power Corp and Statkraft Norfund Power Invest AS of Norway has broken ground for a new hydropower project in the provinces of Ifugao and Isabela. …
Norwegian firm to install hydropower dam at Philippine reservoir Read More
University of London and University of Edinburgh are jointly conducting a research project in ‘Cross-cultural leadership’ which will identify and analyze the challenges that foreign business leaders experience in leading …
Leading Thai subordinates – what are the challenges? Read MoreAsia has been vital for Telenor’s record breaking customer growth. CEO Jon Frederik Baksaas says the advance is driven by massive growth in Malaysia, Myanmar, India and Bangladesh. A happy …
Telenor adds 3,4 million new customers in 3rd quarter Read More
REC, a leading global provider of solar energy solutions, is exhibiting at the RE@SIEW Expo where clean technology and renewable companies profile their services and products during the annual week-long …
Norway’s REC showcases solar energy solutions Read More
European Union has decided on a “trial basis” to relax some Schengen Visa procedures for Chinese travelers. The good news is shared by the Danish Embassy in Beijing where Ambassador …
Easier Schengen visa procedure for some Chinese travellers Read More
Norwegians are asking in bigger numbers than ever before to be cremated instead of buried, revealed a recent study. Norstad, which conducted the research for funeral company Jolstad, found that …
Cremation surges in popularity among Norwegians Read More
Apparently oil is more important than who gets the Nobel prize and official visits by Dalai Lama. At least for State owned Cnooc that, according to Bloomberg, has ignored diplomatic tensions …
Chinese company considers oil exploration in Norway Read More
Well over a hundred Scandinavians of all ages swooped Sunday evening 19 October 2014 in on the popular Danish restaurtant Stable Lodge in Sukhumvit Soi 8 in Bangkok to help …
Stable Lodge’s 22 Year Birthday Party Read More
Norway’s DNV GL announced Tuesday that energy demand in South East Asia is expected to grow at twice the rate of the rest of the world. The firm has appointed …
DNV unveils LNG & Gas consulting unit in Singapore Read More
Statoil has sold its 15.5% participating interest in the Shah Deniz production sharing agreement, 15.5% share in the South Caucasus Pipeline Company (SCPC), 15.5% share in the SCPC holding company, …
Statoil sells stake in Azerbaijan oil field to Malaysia’s Petronas Read More
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has divested its 100% interest in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Financial Centre (MLFC) located in City of London for £582.5m to Norges Bank …
Singapore’s GIC sells landmark London asset to Norges Bank Read More
As a part of a larger plan to cut the number of countries receiving Norwegian aid from 116 to 84, Norway is about to stop its development aid to Thailand …
Norway to stop development aid for Thailand and Malaysia Read More
An agreement that Norway will use NOK 6 million on defusing cluster munition in Laos was signed by the Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende and his Laotian counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith in …
Norway increase their involvement in clearing Laos of old cluster bombs Read More
King Harald and Queen Sonja will travel on a state visit to Myanmar from the 1st to the 3rd of December. Accompanying the royal couple will be Foreign Minister Børge …
Norwegian King, Queen to visit Myanmar in December Read More
Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, a Nobel judge from the right-wing Progress Party, was quoted by the Associated Press as saying: “Right now we are all former politicians, but it doesn’t have to …
Norway mulls Nobel Peace Prize jury shakeup Read MoreDespite having a deforestation rate that now outpaces that of the Brazilian Amazon, Indonesia is beginning to undertake critical reforms necessary to curb destruction of its carbon-dense rainforests and peatlands, …
Indonesia turns corner in fight against deforestation Read More
The board of Telenor has asked CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas, who turns 60 years in November, to prolong his contract throughout 2015. Baksaas has accepted. As of January 1, 2016, …
Telenor Board okays extension of CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas tenure Read More
[wzslider] Yesterday at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore three Scandinavian architecture companies were awarded in three different categories. The hattrick consisted of projects drawn by Swedish, Norwegian and Danish …
Scandinavian projects win world architecture kudos in Singapore Read More
On September 23rd, a delegation from the Norwegian Embassy visited the Norwegian Mission Society and its projects in the slums around the Khlong Toey area. The tour included both a …
New Norwegian Ambassador visits Klongtoey daycare Read More
Anniken Huitfeldt, chair of Norway’s Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs and Defence, stressed the importance of press freedom in Myanmar’s transition towards democracy during her recent visit to the Southeast …
Norwegian MP: Press freedom vital in Myanmar’s democratization Read More
Norway has committed to supporting Vietnam to develop green growth, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deal with the challenges of climate change. The commitment was declared during talks between the …
Norway pledges support to Vietnam’s green growth Read More
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg praised China’s policy measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In an interview carried by Norwegian-language newspaper DN on September 16, Stoltenberg said that he …
Ex-Norwegian PM lauds China’s climate policy Read More
A Norwegian national who was in Singapore for a business meeting and holiday was jailed one month on September 16 for kicking a police officer. Staale Lie Jorgensen, 34, was …
Drunk Norwegian kicks cop, lands in Singapore jail Read More
A 52 year old Norwegian for man from Steinkjer Norway lost his life in a motorcycle accident this Saturday. Local Norwegian newspaper Tronder Avisa has been in contact with the …
Norwegian killed in motorcycle accident in Bangkok Read More
A proposed radar mainly funded by the Chinese that was to study the polar atmosphere and solar winds, will not be built at Svalbard. After an overall assessment from the …
Norway says no to Chinese radar on Svalbard Read More
Thai Union Frozen Products Public Company Limited (TUF), for the second time within a month, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the …
Thai Union Frozen Products takes over Norway’s King Oscar Read More
Two small architecture and design exhibitions are defying the cold diplomatic air between Norway and China. From today the 15th of September till the 4th of October, there will be …
Norwegian architecture and design exhibitions in Beijing Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council would like to reassure the public that Norwegian salmon is safe and healthy to eat. The Chinese Government has alerted a full stop in import of …
Norwegian salmon is safe to eat despite China’s ban Read More
Malaysian companies have secured sales worth RM528.30 million during a specialised mission for the oil and gas (O&G) sector to Stavanger, Norway. “Sales were generated for waste heat recovery unit, …
Malaysian oil & gas firms clinch RM528 million sales in Norway Read More
Sounds from everything between ram horns and Jew harps will fill the Piano Music Hall the 17th of September when the Norwegian musician Odd Sylvarnes Lund performs his “Enchanted Norwegian Musical …
Experience odd Norwegian music in Bangkok Read More
Tomorrow the 10th of September China stops all import of whole Norwegian salmon until it is guaranteed that the salmon is virus free. No transitional period was offered when the …
China stops import of Norwegian salmon Read More
A total of 54 500 persons with non-Nordic citizenship immigrated to Norway to work in 2013. This is a decrease of 2 200 persons compared with the record year of …
1,900 Filipinas applied to work as au pair in Norway in 2013 Read More
Almost 200 companies are members of Norwegian Business Association Singapore (NBAS) that hosts around 20 events every year. This makes NBAS one of the major players in the Scandinavian community. NBAS …
Norwegian Business Association seeks new coordinator in Singapore Read More
The share of foreign criminals in Norwegian prisons has been quadrupled in 14 years. Norwegian prisons are not frightening enough, police and attorneys say. The share of foreign citizens who …
Surprise! Norwegian prisons do not deter would-be criminals Read More
This week more than 20 Norwegian companies should have participated in what would have been the first large Norwegian-Chinese business summit since Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. …
China cancelled Norwegian business conference 1 week in advance Read More
Presenting the ABBA legacy in Bangkok is The Arrival, from Sweden. Ever since its inception in 1995, this troupe of musicians and singers has toured over 50 nations and appeared …
The next best thing to an ABBA reunion Read More
One of Northern Europe’s leading contemporary dance companies, Danish Dance Theatre, is set to wow the audience during the upcoming Bangkok’s 16th International Festival of Dance & Music 13 September …
Danish Dance troupe descends on Bangkok Read More
Demand for high-end aluminum products will continue to grow in China over the next few years due to the renewed focus on energy conservation and sustainable development, a top industry …
Sapa Group sees sustained demand growth of aluminium in China Read More
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg came close last year to approving a secret document aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations between Norway and China, reported newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) on …
Former Norwegian PM rejected apology to China Read More