Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Eyes like deep blue fiords, blond hair like snow covered mountains and a smile like the midnight sun, let me introduce to you Katja Nordgaard, Norway’s Ambassador to Thailand. …
Katja Nordgaard: The Nordic light in Bangkok Read More
Direct flights from Kuala Lumpur and Stockholm will open up opportunities to enhance trade and tourism between the two countries as well as improve training and talent development of Malaysians …
Call for Sweden-Malaysia direct flights Read More
Ambassador John Nielsen gave two lectures about the Danish experience on turning the economy into a greener economy. During the lectures at Da Nang University of Technology and Da Nang …
Danish envoy discusses green economy at Da Nang university Read More
Swedish energy company Lundin Petroleum said Tuesday it spent roughly $127 million on exploration programs during the first quarter of the year without success. Lundin said two exploration wells drilled …
Lundin spent $127 millions on explorations that came up empty Read More
Lotta Sylwander has submitted credentials as UNICEF Representative to the Philippines to Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario. As UNICEF Representative, Ms. Sylwander provides strategic leadership in the …
Swedish Lotta Sylwander joins UNICEF as Philippines Representative Read More
Norway’s parliament has been accused of cowardice after it declined to offer an official meeting to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, when he visits Norway …
Norway MPs slammed for Dalai Lama ‘cowardice’ Read More
Christer Holmvall, an active member of the Golf section of Scandinavian Society Siam, was elected new Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 23 April. …
Christer Holmvall is new SSS Chairman Read More
Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand Katja Christina Nordgaard met with scholars sponsored by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Asian Institute of Technology. Almost all scholarship holders are from Myanmar but the …
Norwegian envoy meets Myanmar scholarship students at AIT Read More
Over one hundred Chinese students gathered in central Shanghai to take part in the information meeting that the Consulate and the Swedish Institute co-organized in collaboration with 11 Swedish universities …
Chinese students get to know Swedish universities Read More
Norway opened a visa application center in Shanghai Tuesday in the Guangdong Development Bank Tower. Oyvind Stokke, Norwegian Consul General in Shanghai, greeted the first applicants, a family of three, …
Norway opens visa application center in Shanghai Read More
Geely and Volvo will make large-scale investments in the research, development and manufacturing of electric drive system for automobiles. Geely and Volvo are discussing on the establishment of a joint …
Geely, Volvo to jointly invest in electric car R&D Read More
A Danish website is turning private homes into take-away restaurants by letting users advertise what they are cooking, when and for what price. “Sometimes I only put one serving up …
Danish website turns private homes into take-away restaurants Read More
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The ingenious petrol plug-in hybrid …
Volvo to unveil S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid at Beijing Auto Show Read More
The visit by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh to Sweden, which ended April 18, have considerably strengthened Vietnam’s bilateral ties and cooperation with the European countries, Deputy Foreign Minister …
Vietnam keen to expand cooperation with Sweden Read More
Swedish firm CybAero recently sold a number of its APID 60 helicopter UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) to the Chinese coast guard, which plans to use the unmanned aerial vehicle aboard …
Swedish firm sells UAVs to Chinese coast guard Read More
A 48-year-old filmmaker from Denmark became the center of attraction in Barangay San Pedro Cutud here when he showed up with nine other locals to be crucified on Good Friday …
Danish filmmaker crucified in Philippines Good Friday re-enactment Read More
China is poised to replace the US as Volvo Car Group’s (Volvo Cars) largest market in 2014 with sales of at least 80,000 cars, up from 61,146 in 2013, highlighting …
China to Become Volvo’s Largest Market in 2014 Read MoreA 52 year old Norwegian man fell two stories down from the Jomtien Hotel on Sunday morning leaving him severely injured. Rescue workers and the police arrived at the hotel …
Norwegian injured in Pattaya Read More
In the upcoming winter season 2014-2015, Finnair will introduce scheduled services to Krabi and Phuket in Thailand, destinations which were previously served on a charter basis. Finnair will operate to …
Finnair to start scheduled Phuket, Krabi services next winter Read More
After two years of downsizing and streamlining the wind turbine giant, Vestas, is ready to once again pursue growth on the Chinese market. Vestas has focused minimally on China recently …
Vestas poised for sensational comeback in China Read More
The trial of a Finnish man charged with attempting to hijack a Cathay Pacific flight has begun in Hong Kong. The South China Morning Post reports that the plane’s crew …
Finnish man’s Toblerone hijack trial starts in HK Read More
The upcoming state visit to China by Danish Queen Margrethe II will cement political trust and promote economic cooperation and cultural exchanges between the two countries, said Danish Ambassador to …
Danish ambassador: Queen’s visit to deepen Sino-Danish ties Read More
The foundation behind the Roskilde Festival has donated 500.000 kr. to the Danish NGO Folkekirkens Nødhjælp to help strengthen women’s status and democratic development in Myanmar. Before the Roskilde Festival …
Roskilde Festival Foundation supports Myanmar’s women’s groups Read More
The Danish documentary “A World Not Ours” is to be screened at the Chopshots Documentary Film Festival Southeast Asia 2014 in Jakarta on the 25th and 26th of April. “A …
ChopShots features Danish documentary Read More
Some twenty Swedish managers participated in an intensive courses on doing business in China during the past week, which is an integrated part of the Gothenburg Extensive MBA program of …
Swedish managers learn how to do business with China Read More
The Season so far The Kuala Lumpur Vikings have been playing in a new league this season, the Weir Veterans Football League. So far, the team is reasonably on track, …
KL Vikings geared-up for Viking Cup in Shanghai Read MoreIt is not every day that a young woman conductor, who is also celebrated as one of the most compelling conductors of her generation, leads the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra! When …
MASBA – Fiesta Mexicana – Great Violin Concertos at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas Read More
European Commission launches business support programme for EU companies looking to export to South East Asia via Singapore. The new EU Business Avenues programme will assist 40 selected EU companies, …
EU supports entering Asia via Singapore Read More
On 15th April, the Norwegian Visa Application Centre in Guangzhou was officially opened, with ribbon cutting, speeches, and fresh Norwegian salmon. Although the Norwegian Visa Application Centre in Guangzhou first …
Grand Opening of the Norwegian Visa Application Centre in Guangzhou Read More
Chinese students were invited to the Student Plaza, Fudan University, in Shanghai, China,to take part in Norway Day on 15 April. Norway Day was hosted by the Nordic Centre at Fudan …
Norway Day at Fudan University Read More
On Wednesday, April 16, this week, two groups of students from the Senior High School no. 61 in Jakarta visited the Embassy in order to learn more about Sweden and …
Local high school visit at Swedish Embassy Read More
Volvo Trucks, already leading the premium truck market in Asia Oceania, plans to up the ante even more. This was announced by Mr Christophe Martin, President of Volvo Group Trucks …
Volvo Trucks aims to keep the lead in Asia-Oceania Read More
Stockholm-based underground automated vacuum waste collection specialist, Envac, has secured its largest tri-system contract with Hainan Cancer Hospital, an international centre of healing and research in Haikou City, China. Under …
Chinese hospital orders Envac vacuum waste collection system Read More
Palsgaard, a Danish producer of dairy, confectionery and bakery ingredients, received a visit from Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr Dan Jørgensen, during a recent visit to Malaysia. …
Danish confectionery, bakery ingredients manufactured in Malaysia Read More
Yesterday, April 16, The Danish Queen Margrethe turned 74, and this was celebrated at a well-attended reception at the Danish residence in Malaysia. Photos: Denmark in Malaysia, Facebook.
KL Embassy wishes The Queen a happy birthday Read More
Danish fishmeal and oil producer Triplenine is investing into building a new plant in China, reports Business.dk. The company will invest DKK 105 million into the plant, with another DKK …
Triplenine invests in new fishmeal plant in China Read More
Sweden’s Saab Group, which makes the Gripen Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA), has proposed to lease its fighter jets to the Malaysian government with full warfare capabilities and no restriction. …
Saab pitches Gripen fighter jets to Malaysia Read More
In a gesture that could help ease relations between Norway and China, strained since the awarding of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to the imprisoned democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo, the …
Norway returns rare silent film to China Read More
Denmark-based Sam Serey, president of the Khmer National Liberation Front (KLNF), is, according to Cambodia’s courts, the ringleader of an international organization that planned to topple the government of Prime …
Denmark-based Cambodian dissident sentenced to jail in absentia Read More
Denmark supports small farmers in the Thanh Hoa province as part of the support to private sector development in Vietnam. Recently Danish Ambassador John Nielsen visited a stick lac producing …
Danish farm support pays off Read More
The Danish band “Stoffer&Maskinen” will give two concerts at Hue Festival 2014, Vietnam, next week, on the 15th and 16th of April. The band arrived to Vietnam this morning and …
Danish Electro-pop duo playing at Hue Festival Read More
Finland’s national sport, hockey, has become too expensive for many children to play, a report by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture said. Parents may need to spend as …
Hockey too expensive for many Finnish kids, report says Read More
Norwegian energy company Statoil said Friday it made an oil and natural gas discovery in the Valemon North prospect in the North Sea. “Production start-up is expected fourth quarter 2014,” …
Statoil makes North Sea oil, gas discovery Read More
The European ASEAN Business Centre(EABC) Annual General Meeting of the year 2014 was successfully held on 9 April 2014 at the Sukhothai Hotel Bangkok, with the honorable presence of Mr.Narong Sasitorn, …
EABC General Annual Meeting and Garden Networking Read MoreDPM Vu Van Ninh is heading a high-level delegation to Stockholm, Sweden this week. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen bilateral relations and to exchange views and experiences …
Vietnamese deputy delegation in Sweden Read More
Carlsberg has bought a 51% stake in MayBev, the exclusive distributor for Ashai in Singapore. The deal, confirmed today on 9 April by Carlsberg, will add Asahi’s namesake beer to …
Carlsberg acquires majority share in Singapore’s MayBev Read More
In March 2014 Danfoss celebrated the consolidation of its two separate offices in Singapore. Danish Ambassador to Singapore Berit Basse was happy to give a speech on green technology and …
Danfoss celebration with Ambassador in Singapore Read More
On 8 April 2014 the Chief Minister of Penang, Mr. Lim Guang Eng, and Danish Ambassador in Malaysia, Nicolai Ruge, inaugurated the expansion of Barkath Co-Ro Manufacturing’s facility in Penang, …
Chief Minister of Penang and Danish Ambassador inaugurate Food factory Read More
Ålesund, Norway-headquartered Golden Energy Offshore has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipments Co., Ltd. (ROC) in China for the construction of two Ulstein PX121H …
Golden Energy Offshore orders Ulstein design PSVs Read More
Yesterday, on April 9, The Swedish Embassy had an event for invited Vietnamese, a jazz picnic! The event was a great success with a lot of attendees, happy people and …
Embassy hosts Swedish jazz picnic in Hanoi Read More