Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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
Ambassador of Norway for Indonesia Stig Traavik sometimes prefers to choose cycling rather than driving a car to his office in Jakarta in order to stay healthy. “I like cycling …
Norwegian ambassador spotted cycling to work in Jakarta Read More
Sigve Brekke appointed interim Chief Executive Officer in dtac Mr. Sigve Brekke, the Vice Chairman of Total Access Communication PLC (dtac), will assume the role as the interim CEO of …
Sigve Brekke appointed interim CEO of dtac Read More
Norwegian Embassy staff visited the Stolthaven Terminals together with students from NTU to learn more about chemical shipping. Many of them are taking an exchange semester in Oslo. To be …
Students visit Norway’s Singapore-based shipping terminals Read More
A group of importers that includes some of Scandinavia’s largest retailers has publicly criticized the Thai food industry’s response to reports alleging human rights abuses. In a letter to the …
Scandinavian buyers decry Thai food industry’s actions Read More
There are a small number of citizens of Nordic countries among some 16,000 foreign inmates in Thai prisons, according to Thailand’s Department of Corrections. As of August 2014, nine Swedes, …
Nordics a tiny minority among 16,000 foreign inmates in Thai prisons Read More
Norwegian feed producer Ewos boosted its profit and revenue in the first half of the year, driven by strong growth in Norway, alongside improvements in Vietnam, Chile and Canada. Also …
Ewos makes inroads into Vietnam’s feed market Read More
People who want to help organize the celebration of the Norwegian Constitution Day 17th of May now have the chance to become a part of the 17th May Committee in …
The 17th May Committee in Singapore seeks new members Read More
The Immigration Bureau has published a new regulation that allows tourists, including those who enter Thailand under visa exemption category, to extend their stay in the kingdom by another 30 …
Nordic tourists to get up to 60-day visa-free stay in Thailand Read More
Telenor has found 19 confirmed and suspected cases of underage labourers in its supply chain as part of its ongoing sustainability initiatives, according to Telenor Myanmar CEO Petter Furberg. While the Norwegian …
Telenor is confronting child labour in Myanmar Read More
Norwegian band Staer and the Norwegian-French duo Black Packers put the ears of Bangkokian concert goers and venue neighbors on a test with deafening feedback and a journey through a …
Noisy Norwegians shakes up Bangkok Read More
A Telenor Group study has revealed that young mobile Internet users in Malaysia and Thailand are among the most smartphone-savvy in the world. Known as ‘digital frontrunners’, with ages ranging …
Telenor study: Thais, Malaysians among savviest smart phone users Read More
Another international taxation information-exchange agreement is now in place, this time with Hong Kong China. This is the 44th of its kind in the Nordic Region. Since 2007, a unique …
Nordics, Hong Kong China enter tax information pact Read More
In a sting operation, undercover Immigration Department agents arrested a Norwegian national, who had been offering chiropractic treatments without licence from Thailand’s Public Health Ministry. The suspect, identified as Vincens …
Norwegian man nabbed for unlicensed chiropratic care service Read More
Brazil has made good progress in safeguarding the Amazon rainforest but Indonesia’s plans for its forests could face setbacks under a new government, a report commissioned by top forest aid …
Norway says Indonesia risks setback in rainforest protection Read More
Seventeen-year-old blogger Anniken Jørgensen raged against Aftenposten and H & M after she was featured in web series about textile industry in Cambodia. In a post on his blog titled …
Young Norwegian blogger decries Cambodia’s sweatshop conditions Read More
Sweden is among the top ten countries where most vacationers have been naked or topless on the beach. The majority of the Swedes also say they welcome nudity among other …
Swedes welcome beach nudity and toplessness Read More
The peace process undertaken by Burma’s government and the country’s ethnic armed groups could take several generations to complete, according to an analyst watching the negotiations closely. The government of …
Norway-brokered peace in Myanmar to take generations to complete Read More
Thailand Expat Guide 2014 is the second edition of the popular booklet. Packed with practical and useful information, the guide remains an indispensable primer for newcomers and a versatile tool …
Thailand Expat Guide 2014 – Out Now! Read More
Between the 16th and 28th of August nearly a hundred young Scandinavians will be fighting to prove themselves in the Youth Olympic Games(YOG) held in Nanjing, China. The youths are …
92 Scandinvians will participate in the Youth Olympics Read More
Telenor Myanmar, the local unit of Norway-based telecom operator Telenor, is planning to sell 10 million low-priced SIM cards in three main cities of Myanmar — Yangon, Mandalay and Nay …
Telenor to introduce low-priced sim cards in Myanmar Read More
From Pippi Longstocking to dark humored comic novels. It seems like Singaporeans have figured out that Nordic literature has more to offer than gloomy crime novels. Even though Nordic Noir …
Singaporeans are exploring Nordic literature Read More