Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Passenger cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd said on July 31 it and other shareholders will sell a total of 23 million shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. …
Genting Hong Kong and other shareholders to sell 23 million Norwegian Cruise Line shares Read More
A 34 year old man from Hedmark in Norway was in early July transferred from Thailand to Norway where he is suspected of being the mastermind behind a major hash …
Norwegian drug suspect transferred from Thailand to Norway Read More
Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), a California-based electric car manufacturer, has just started their deliveries for the European market. The company announced on July 27 that its Supercharger station in Europe …
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) expands in Europe and China, building Supercharger in Norway Read MoreNorway supports Vietnam’s first Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies Training Program in cooperation with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. The program focuses on training Vietnamese professionals who …
Norway supports Vietnam’s emergency mental health training program Read More
Scandinavians along the coast of Rayong province in Thailand hope not to be affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand which since Sunday has devastated the west …
Scandinavians hope Thai oil spill will not reach them Read More
The number of Norwegians who have died in Thailand has almost doubled this year. From January until 24 June this year in Thailand there were 56 deaths reported. The number …
Norwegian deaths in Thailand double Read More
This summer, over 150 students from primary and secondary schools across the Norwegian capital city have made the Try Chinese course their choice for the summer school. The summer school program, …
Chinese in Oslo summer school Read More
Immigrants make up 12 percent of the population – 593,000 people according to the annual report of Statistics Norway (SSB). If you include children of immigrants born in Norway, the number is …
Immigrants and their children now 14 pct. of Norway’s population Read More
Organised in turn among the four chambers of commerce (Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark), Nordic Informal Summer Lunch is held every Friday in July in Hong Kong. The summer lunch …
Nordic informal summer lunch in Hong Kong Read More
Yara, the world’s biggest nitrogen fertiliser maker by sales volume, said strong demand from farmers for its premium crop nutrients helped offset pressure on prices from Chinese competitors. The Norwegian …
Yara beats profit forecast on record fertilizer deliveries Read More
Commissioned by Ibsen International for the project Ibsen in China 2013, produced by Phoenix Conceptual Theater (Norway) in co-operation with Simon Abbe Dance Company (China/Cameroon), “CARCASS” will be presented for …
Carcass at Beijing Dance Festival 2013 Read More
China has by far the most Internet users in the world while Scandinavian countries top the penetration rate. In percentage terms, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have the highest Internet penetration, …
China has most internet users – Scandinavia tops internet penetration rate Read More
Loss-making Norwegian solar equipment maker Renewable Energy Corporation will split the company into separate solar and silicon divisions, independently list the two, raise cash and move out of Norway, it …
Norwegian REC to base its solar business in Singapore Read More
On Saturday July 13, the first Scandinavian business fair and summer party was held at Baan Norway on Thapraya Road Soi 15 near Jomtien. The event was not as big …
First Scandinavian business fair and party in Pattaya Read More
Malaysia’s Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) have been commended by Norway. Norway’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Espen Barth Eide, said it was very important for Malaysia …
Norway commends Malaysia’s strategic focus to achieve high income nation status Read More
Alex and Daniel Ytterdahl are half Filipino, half Norwegian. They grew up in Norway, but their mother is from the Philippines. Now, the two have released a music album together …
Fil-Norwegian brothers release music album Read More
Telenor Group has named the management team that will lead its new Myanmar business, including appointing Petter Furberg as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telenor Myanmar, effective from when the …
Telenor moves management team in Thailand to head Myanmar business Read More
Scientists from a Norwegian aquaculture research institute will help Myanmar fish farm operators raise hatchlings to offset declining stocks of hilsa shad, a staple food in rural areas, the Myanmar …
Norway to assist fish farmers in Myanmar Read MoreMyanmar Communications ministry hails operators’ retail rollout roadmaps, which will see cost of SIM cards fall substantially. Ooredoo and Norwegian Telenor, the successful applicants for two mobile licenses in …
Myanmar SIM-cards will be 200 times cheaper with Telenor Read MoreA meeting between EFTA and Thailand was held in Bangkok on July 2, to assess the possibility of reopening negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA). The EFTA delegation was …
Meeting between EFTA and Thailand Read More
Philippine police are filing charges against a 22-year-old waiter accused of raping a 15-year-old Norwegian tourist at the beach resort he works at. Senior Inspector Ryan Retutar says the suspect …
Waiter at Philippine beach resort suspected of raping 15-year-old Norwegian girl Read MoreNorway has established a US$7 million Norwegian ASEAN Regional Initiatives Fund (NARIF) to boost its engagement with the 10-member regional grouping, the ASEAN Secretariat announced on Friday. According to Norwegian …
Norway establishes fund for ASEAN Read MoreThe public prosecutor has decided not to press charges of trafficking in a case where the Oslo University Hospital is accused of having exploited three Filipino workers. The attorneys of …
Filipino trafficking charges against Norwegian hospital dropped Read MoreNorway is going to provide assistance to Myanmar to address the problem of shortage of high-valued hilsa fish in Myanmar sea water, according to general secretary Win Kyaing of Myanmar …
Norway to help Myanmar with resupplying hilsa fish Read MoreOn Wednesday, Indonesian and Norway foreign ministers signed a MoU on the Establishment of Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation that facilitates intensification of bilateral cooperation between the two countries …
Indonesia and Norway sign agreement on bilateral cooperation Read MoreThailand’s Jay Mart (JMART), the mobile handset retailer, is tapping the undeveloped telecom market in Myanmar with a plan to open 20 shops there this year. The move comes after …
Thai retailer readies for mobile phone rush in Myanmar Read MoreTelenor Group, the major shareholder of Thailand’s Total Access Communication (DTAC), plans to introduce commercial third-generation (3G) mobile service in Myanmar next year after winning a license in a …
Telenor to launch Myanmar 3G Read More
Dr. Kristian Bø, a long time Norwegian resident of Thailand, was on Tuesday 2 July awarded Honorary Membership of the Scandinavian Society Siam. The certificate was presented to him by …
Dr. Kristian Bø awarded Honorary Membership of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreNorway signed an amity and cooperation treaty with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Monday, vowing to further develop ties with the 10-member regional bloc. Norwegian Foreign Minister …
Norway signs amity treaty with ASEAN Read MoreThe Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, is currently on an Asia tour, visiting Brunei and Kuala Lumpur for the 46th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. During his visit, …
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Brunei and Kuala Lumpur Read MoreA former accountant of the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Singapore has been sentenced to five years’ jail for misappropriating more than S$380,000. Lim Seng Hoo, 56, admitted to two counts of criminal …
Norwegian Church in Singapore – former accountant jailed for embezzlement Read More
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in Norway, the Norwegian Consulate General in Guangzhou with its partner Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) organized a seminar on …
Seminar on gender equality in Guangzhou Read More
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana and Norway’s Seadrill have signed a $2.7 billion contract with Brazilian giant Petrobras for three flexible deep-water pipe-laying support vessels. The award was made to the duo’s 50/50 …
Seadrill, SapuraKencana gain $2.7bn order from Brazil giant Read More
Indonesian TV-channel MNCTV followed Norwegian Top Chef Adrian Løvold in his preparations for a Norwegian Seafood Dinner hosted by Ambassador Stig Traavik. Originally from Trondheim, Norwegian-born Chef Adrian Løvold was lured into …
Norwegian Top Chef Adrian Løvold on Indonesian TV Read More
Norway became the first contracting State to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009. The Hong Kong Convention is aimed at ensuring …
Norway is first to accede to Hong Kong ship recycling treaty Read More
Thailand has been removed from a list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of countries that needed improvements to meet global standards on anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing …
Thailand withdrawn from money laundering list Read MoreQatar Airways has announced an expansion of its Boeing 787 services to Europe with the new aircraft being deployed on three Scandinavian routes. Qatar Airways and the Doha airport …
Qatar Airways ready with new aircrafts to Scandinavia Read MoreThe European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the Union of Myanmar signed a Joint Declaration of Cooperation (JDC) on June 24, at an EFTA Ministerial meeting in Trondheim, Norway. The …
EFTA and Myanmar sign Joint Declaration of Cooperation Read MoreThe town of Kirkenes in northernmost Norway used to be further away from Asia than virtually any other European port, but it suddenly seems a lot closer. The reason: …
Melting ice pulls Norway closer to Asia Read More
On Friday 21 June, Telenor celebrated its 16 years of existence in Thailand with a reception and cultural event at its Norwegian headquarters in Fornebu, western part of Oslo. The …
Telenor and Thailand celebrate longstanding affiliation Read MoreNorwegian Air has changed its on-board practices and will now offer free water on its long-haul flights as well as accept cash for purchase of extras like blankets, food …
Norwegian caves in to passenger complaints Read MoreSouthern province of Ca Mau, Vietnam may be at great risk of sinking below sea level in the next few decades. The preliminary results of a joint Norwegian-Vietnamese study …
Norway supports land loss studies in Vietnam Read MoreMembers of the University of the Philippines performing group Kontemporaryong Gamelan Pilipino (Kontra-GaPi) are preparing for Norway’s Førde Traditional and World Music Festival (Førde internasjonale folkemusikkfestival). The festival runs from …
Filipino music ensemble prepares Norwegian music festival Read MoreA fourth round of negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EFTA States and Vietnam was held in Oslo, Norway from June 4 – 7, 2013. During the round, …
EFTA and Vietnam continue free trade talks Read MoreLow-fare carrier Norwegian Air is off to a bumpy start with its new long-haul routes to Bangkok and New York. Passengers have complained bitterly in local media that they …
Passengers wail after flying Norwegian’s new long-haul routes Read MoreFounder and former manager of the Trygg Handel is currently accused of murder along with another Swede. The two are charged with the killing of Swedish-Russian Maksim Schantz. The trial …
The “Trygg Handel murder” back in court Read MoreNorwegian browser software company Opera has opened a regional head office in Singapore today as it seeks to extend its reach in the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on developing …
Norwegian software company expands to Singapore Read More
The Nordic Business Council Philippines (NBCP) gathered the Philippine-Nordic business community for the Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon at the New World Makati Hotel Ballroom on Thursday 6 June 6 2013. More than …
Nordic Ambassadors’ Luncheon in the Philippines Read MoreThe carrier still believes that it is worth to fly winter pale, sun-starved Scandinavians to Thailand. After SAS in the spring temporarily chose to stop flights between Copenhagen and …
SAS to resume Copenhagen-Bangkok route Read MoreIn conjunction with Seed Forum and the visit by the Norwegian School of Entrepreneurship’s 2013 program, the Norwegian Embassy invited investors and start-ups alike to promote the entrepreneurial ecosystem of …
Start-up night at the Ambassador’s Residence in Singapore Read More