Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norwegian oil firm Statoil has a won a license to explore for oil and gas in a deepwater block offshore Myanmar together with U.S. major ConocoPhillips, the Asian country’s energy …
Statoil wins deepwater oil license off Myanmar Read More
Ulmatec Handling in Norway has been awarded a contract by China Oilfield Services for four Ulmatec launch and recovery systems (LARS). The LARS will have an advanced control system, electric …
Ulmatec secures LARS contracts for Chinese newbuilds Read More
Two members of The Elders will travel to Nay Pyi Taw and Myitkyina in Kachin State during a three-day visit to Myanmar this week. They will then visit the Thai-Myanmar …
Elders to visit Myanmar this week Read More
The Consul General on 22 March received a total of 49 small journalists at his Residence. After signing the guest book they were treated to a thorough briefing on Norway …
49 small “journalists” at Consuls Residence in Guangzhou Read More
Norway’s DNV GL, a leading ship classification society and one of the world’s leading risk and sustainability service providers, opened Friday a new office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam …
DNV GL Opens New Vietnam Office Read More
Norway’s reliance on oil means it faces a bigger risk than most other countries from a slowing expansion in China, according to Hilde Bjoernland, an economics professor at the BI …
China’s slowdown to hit Norway hard Read More
At the Norwegian Supplementary School in Singapore, children get a sense of their home country a few hours a week. They polish up on their mother tongue language, in a …
Preserving the mother tongue Read More
Vinomarine, the first Norwegian ship equipment production plant in the north of Vietnam, opened in the coastal city of Haiphong on March 20. The Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry …
Norwegian ship equipment plant opens in Haiphong Read More
OSLO — A Norwegian ship on 20 March reached the Indian Ocean area where possible debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane was spotted, shipping company Hoeeg Autoliners said. …
Norwegian ship searches for possible MH370 debris Read More
The Norwegian aid organizations work in Vietnam impressed Crown Prince and Princess, who concluded their visit to this Southeast Asian country on 21 March. Much of the second day of …
Norway’s aid agencies impress Royal couple on Vietnam visit Read More
A 27-year-old Norwegian has built three village-based children’s homes on the Thai-Burmese border for war orphans and victims of neglect and abuse. It must have been a culture shock for …
Ole’s village-based children’s homes Read More
The Dalai Lama has announced that he is scheduled to visit Norway on 7-9 May, adding new complications to Norway’s efforts to mend its troubled relationship with China. The Dalai …
Dalai Lama to visit Oslo in early May Read More
Norway expects to increase the volume of its salmon exports to Malaysia this year by 5% to 10% from 1,900 tonnes previously. Norwegian Seafood Council Regional Director South-East Asia, Christian …
Norway targets up to 10% rise in salmon exports to Malaysia Read More
The Nordic Coordination Emergency Group (NCEG) has recently held a meeting to evaluate the progress made since its establishment in December 2013 to get Nordic embassies and tourist agencies to …
Nordic group: Phuket’s tourist safety – a success story Read More
Norwegian player Ulmatec Handling has secured a Nkr55 million ($9.2 million) deal to deliver ROV-handling systems for a pair of subsea vessels on order for China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL). …
Norway’s Ulmatec wins Chinese order Read More
Seamen’s Church welcomed 250 visitors at its 16 March Sunday service. Worship with confirmations, seafood grills by top chefs and a chat with Arne Hjeltnes. Thanks to all who helped …
250 attend Sunday worship at Seamen’s Church Read More
Crown Prince Haakon Magnus has treasured cooperation between Norway and Vietnam in his interview granted to Vietnam News Agency prior to his official visit to Vietnam from March 18-21. “The …
Norway’s Crown Prince lauds Norwegian-Vietnamese partnership Read More
A highly toxic pesticide used to control bedbugs in some holiday hotels in Asia may have caused the mysterious deaths of two Quebec sisters travelling in Thailand in 2012 as …
Pesticide may have caused mysterious deaths of Norwegian tourist, others Read More
Fewer tourists from Scandinavia – except Norway – visited Thailand in 2013, bucking the trend of higher tourist arrivals from the rest of Europe, according to Tourism Authority of Thailand. …
Fewer Scandinavians visit Thailand in 2013 Read More
Norwegian employees in several companies must be prepared for lower wages in the years ahead, predicts Lars Sørgard at the Norwegian School of Economics. The professor of social economics thinks …
Professor predicts downward pressure on Norwegian wages Read More
Michelin has announced plans to publish a separate guide for Nordic countries in April. The move signals a recognition that the region remains a hotbed of culinary innovation and haute …
Nordic region gets its own Michelin guide Read More
REC, a leading global provider of solar energy solutions, donated 64 REC Peak Energy Series panels to three schools in Thailand. The donation helped the schools – Prep School in …
REC donates solar panels to 3 Thai schools Read MoreFour Chinese tourists, who had lost their way during a trip to a famous tourist site in southwest Norway, were found and rescued on late in the night of 7 …
Chinese tourists rescued from mountains in southwest Norway Read More
Norway’s massive sovereign wealth fund is continuing to invest in coal companies that are destroying forests in Indonesia despite divesting from forestry and plantation companies with poor environmental track records, …
Norway’s pension fund not weaned off coal investment Read More
The abbot of Wat Thai Norway in Oslo and some 200 lay followers, most of them Norwegians of Thai descent, arrived in Bangkok this morning (7 March 2014) to attend …
200 Norwegian-Thais attend senior monks’ funerals in Bangkok Read More
Yuan Longping, father of China’s hybrid rice, has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, according to the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten. Yuan, an 84-year-old academic from the Chinese Academy …
China’s hybrid rice researcher nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Read More
MANILA – The joint venture between Aboitiz Power Corp and Norway’s SN Power Invest AS has signed an agreement with the National Grid Corp of the Philippines (NGCP) for the …
NGCP signs up AboitizPower-Norwegian JV for back-up power supply Read More
Finnmarksløpet, the longest sled dog race in Europe, takes place on Saturday, March 8. The race starts from Alta centrum in the Finnmark county, Norway. NRK broadcasts with official opening, speaker, …
The longest sled dog race in Europe – Live! Read More
Mu The village is in a tight spot. Not only is it in Karen National Union-held territory abutting Burmese government-controlled territory, but it is geographically remote as well. Virtually no …
Despite Norway’s Best Efforts, Peace Remains Elusive in Myanmar Read More
The Norwegian author Endre Lund Eriksen and illustrator Endre Skandfer will attend the annual Shanghai International Literary Festival on March 16th and the Capital M Literary Festival in Beijing on …
Norwegian author of children’s book visits China Read More
DNV GL has opened a new laboratory in Singapore to deliver innovative and integrated solutions for the marine and offshore industries. The laboratory located at Gul Circle demonstrates DNV GL’s …
DNV GL triples size of marine, offshore lab in Singapore Read More
NBAS(Norwegian Business Association, Singapore) in cooperation with its sister organizations in Asia have established a Norway – Asia Business Award (NABA Award). The Award will be presented at Norway – …
Candidate for NABA Award announced Read More
[wzslider] Keen on a Scandinavian classic? Something that is, for Scandinavians in particular, exotic over in tropical Thailand? In Bangkok, on-going until March 16 to celebrate the Fat Tuesday (this …
A First for Bangkok: Scandinavian ‘Semla’ Pastry Read More
The annual Scandinavian Sports Day in Singapore, held on Saturday, March 1, took place at Jurong West Stadium and turned out to be a great success with 263 participants. The …
Delightful atmosphere at Scandinavian Sports Day in Singapore Read More
The Norwegian DNV GL, the world’s leading ship classification society and one of the world’s leading risk and sustainability service providers with more than 500 employees in Singapore, consolidates its …
DNV GL opens new Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore Read More
The Norwegian rock band Young Dreams will be playing at the MAO Livehouse in Beijing on the 12th and at the JUE Music Festival in Shanghai on the 13th of …
China to experience Young Dreams Read More
Norwegian group REC Solar has announced that it will expand its $2.5 billion integrated plant in Tuas to meet strong market demand, in a marked turnaround from having reduced its …
REC Solar to expand solar plant in Singapore Read More
The Calendar of events on ScandAsia crashed on Sunday 02 March 2014 after an advised update from the plugin developer Time.ly. The update reset all calendar entries to 1 January …
ScandAsia Calendar crashed Read More
Despite Thailand’s ongoing political unrest that continues to make headline news around the world, the beautiful beaches, unspoiled islands of Krabi continue to attract planeloads of visitors from everyday, according …
Scandinavians, foreign tourists flock to peaceful Krabi Read More
The joint venture of Aboitiz Power Corp and Norway’s Statkraft Norfund Power Invest AS is set to develop its string of greenfield power projects in the Philippines. In a media …
AboitizPower, Norwegian venture to install Luzon hydropower plant Read More
European envoys, led by Norwegian Ambassador Katja Nordgaard, have expressed their hope to see peace between the Thai government and insurgents in the deep south of Thailand. They traveled to …
Norwegian envoy leads EU tour of Thailand’s restive South Read More
Norway’s REC Silicon will build a polysilicon and silane gas plant in China through a joint venture as the maker of materials used in solar panels seeks to take advantage …
With Chinese venture, REC Silicon enters world’s biggest solar market Read More
The Norwegian owned, U.K. Based, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ flagship, Balmoral, has celebrated calling at Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. The 1,350-guest ship stayed for two nights in the city, …
Norwegian Cruise liner makes maiden call at Myanmar Read More
Residents in Pattaya and the Eastern Seaboard can now store their luggage, motorcycles or other personal belongings at a Self Storage facility for instance during the summer holidays, moving house …
Self Storage in Pattaya Read More
Norway’s Jo Nesbø’s second Harry Hole novel has topped the prestigious New York Times’ bestseller list on its American release. “This is the first time Nesbø tops what it is …
Fiction on murder of Norwegian envoy in Bkk tops NY Times’ bestsellers Read MoreA 49 year-old man from Birkenes in Norway died Monday in an drowning accident. Press officer Frode Andersen from the Norwegian Foreign Department could Monday confirm that a 49 year-old …
Norwegian man drowns in Koh Samui Read More
The Malaysian unit of Norwegian telecom firm Telenor reported sales and core earnings slightly above average forecasts for the fourth quarter and expects sales to grow by four to six …
Telenor’s Malaysia unit beats Q4 earnings forecasts Read More
Due to ongoing fierce competition from low-cost airlines, SAS is considering dropping flight routes to and from Bangkok completely. Scandinavian Airline Service made a decision last year to discontinue its …
SAS considers discontinuing flights to Bangkok Read More
The Philippine government on Friday said it has sought the assistance of Norway to determine how peace negotiations with leftist rebel group Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) can move …
Philippines Wants Norway to Mediate Talks With Rebels Read More
A federal lawmaker urged Putrajaya today to set up a special oil fund for Malaysians like Norway’s pension fund, which recently ballooned to US$828.66 billion (RM2.7 trillion) and turned every …
Malaysian lawmaker wants Norway-style oil fund Read More