Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Asian Development Bank, ADB, did on Monday 17 February select a Swedish company for a USD 572 000 contract regarding second lower secondary education development in Vietnam. In the …
Swedish company gets USD 572 000 contract in Vietnam Read MoreThe recent sudden departure of Flemming Jacobs, a 59-year-old Dane who headed Singapore’s state-linked shipping company Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), has sparked a comment from Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. …
PM comments on Danish CEO’s departure Read MoreA Danish investor has according to the newspaper Bisnis Indonesia pledged US$17 million in soft loans to the district administration of Kutai Timur in Indonesia to finance expansion of the …
Dane to invest in local Indonesian airport Read MoreBombardier Transportation (Signal) Sweden AB is confident in promoting its Thai office as a regional engineering hub to serve potential train-signalling projects in Asia. Bangkok Post quoted Mr. Staffan Hakanson, …
Bombardier makes Thai base its Asian HQ Read MoreGlobalization is the word that has been on everybody’s lips for quite a while. To most people it mainly concerns economical matters. But to most polices around the globe it …
Swedish drug buster in Thailand Read MoreOn the Philippines’ local front of global war against harmful ozone-depleting substances (ODS), Sweden has joined the World Bank in helping the country implement a landmark chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) phaseout plan. …
Sweden joins Philippine National CFC Phaseout Plan Read MoreNorwegian and Lao officials recently discussed ways to disseminate anti drug information and improve the criminal law in a high calibre meeting. The gathering was part of a visit to …
Norway, Lao find ways to fight drugs, criminals Read MoreA Norwegian businessman who is among owners of the bars and shops that were razed to the ground on Sukhumvit Soi 10 filed a complaint with Lumpini police on February …
Norwegian bar owner files suit Read MoreThe number of foreigners from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland living in Thailand declined last year compared to 2001. The number of Scandinavians classified by the Thai immigration authorities as …
Declining number of Scandinavian in Thailand Read MoreBolikhamsay province in Laos has received over 7.8 billion kip (75,000 USD) in non-refundable aid from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) for repairing roads that link district centres to …
Swedish Govt helps rebuild roads in Laos Read More