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PHUKET — A senior Swedish law enforcement official was in Phuket on 4 November 2013 to seek closer cooperation with the Royal Thai Police to better protect thousands of Swedish …
Sweden’s police chief seeks tourist safety cooperation Read MoreReady…set… run! The doors have just opened at an Ikea furniture store in east Beijing. Even on a weekday morning, this store is packed. In just a few minutes, customers …
IKEA gets its Chinese customers to hang out and spend Read MoreNorway Mulls Investing In Malaysian Firms With Zero Tolerance To Corruption, Practise CSR KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) — Norway is looking at investing in Malaysian companies with zero tolerance …
Norway mulls investing in corruption-free Malaysian firms Read MoreNorwegian’s management and Norwegian Pilot Union (NPU) have reached agreement on a new collective agreement for pilots. This means the flight schedule operate as scheduled. “Both parties are pleased that …
Norwegian reaches deal with pilots, strike averted Read More
Edited by Martin O’Rourke Finnish elevator-equipment company Kone Corporation has established a strong first-mover advantage and is a solid market leader in China which has the fastest growing real-estate market …
Finland’s Kone under the microscope after solid China growth Read More
The Cambodian government should construct an effective annual review system for the minimum wage to ease worker unrest, according to clothing retail giant H&M, just-style.com reported. The Swedish company’s comments …
H&M calls for annual minimum wage review in Cambodia Read MoreBy NANCY TARTAGLIONE Deadline London Knit one, purl … eight-plus hours of live stitching? That’s what’s happening Nov 1 night on Norwegian public broadcaster NRK2 as folks around the country …
A runaway success of Norway’s Slow TV Read MoreWant to visit Denmark, but don’t know how to get there and what to see? Then ask these 30 Malaysian tour operators who just attended a travel planning workshop at …
Malaysian operators trained as Denmark experts Read More
Fed up with being mistaken for Switzerland by the Chinese, Swedish authorities have launched a competition in China to tease out humorous ways to keep the two European countries apart, …
Swedes implore Chinese: ‘We are not Swiss’ Read More
The Danish band Mew has recently given concerts in Kuala Lumper, Jakarta and Singapore, the band tells on its Facebook-page. “Thank you, Singapore! Can’t believe what a warm welcome we …
Danish band Mew toured KL, Jakarta and Singapore Read MoreSIWI hosts Indonesian study visit focused on climate, forestry and sustainable tourism October 13-18 SIWI hosted an Indonesian delegation during a study trip focused on climate, forestry and tourism in …
Indonesian group observe Sweden’s sustainable approach Read More
Scandinavian students from International schools in Thailand – and elsewhere in Asia – are among the over 1.100 players that are on their way to Phuket this coming week-end to …
Ready for Football Tournament in Phuket Read MoreNorway and Indonesian have signed a Mutual Recoginition Arrangement (MRA) on Quality and Food Safety of Fish and Fishery Products. The Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Quality and Food Safety of …
Norway, Indonesia ink seafood safety pact Read MoreFinnair celebrated its 90th anniversary on Friday, 1 November 2013. The world’s fifth-oldest airline still in operation, Finnair was established in 1923. Today, Finnair specialises in flights between Europe and …
Finnair celebrates 90th anniversary Read More
Danes move abroad for personal development – not to escape the high Danish taxation. That is one of the findings in a new survey conducted among 1.004 Danes. The surveyed …
Danes move abroad for personal development Read More
The Finnish Foreign Ministry has been the target of large-scale spying, according to the Finnish commercial broadcasting company MTV3. The espionage has been kept under wraps, with just a few …
Did China hack Finland’s Foreign Ministry? Read More
On Monday 4 November, the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo will be the next embassy where visitors can apply online for a Schengen visa. This is also possible in Jakarta and …
Online Application for Visa to Sweden Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta will provide approx. $2 million dollars to the Sumba “Iconic Island Initiative” to help scale up access to energy on the island using mostly renewable …
Norway to fund island’s renewable energy Read More
A Norwegian man who purchased €17.4 worth of bitcoins and then promptly forgot about it for four years, was able to buy an apartment in central Oslo thanks to massive …
Norwegian buys flat with forgotten €17.4 bitcoin investment boost Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in China hosted the launch of “Gather in Denmark – Organic life” the 28th of October. The Danish dairy company Arla’s organic milk was launched on …
Arla launches organic milk in China Read MoreFinns’ literacy, numeracy and ICT skills are among the highest in the OECD countries, according to a recent international survey. The survey found that younger Finns (16-24 year-olds) scored significantly …
Finns’ practical skills among the best in OECD countries Read MoreThe Sixth European Union Film Festival Brings Fresh New Movies to Chinese Audiences The Sixth European Union Film Festival will be launched on 1st November 2013, featuring 22 carefully curated …
EU film fest features Danish, Finnish flicks Read MoreLundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announced the appointment of Mr Paul Atkinson as General Manager for Malaysia and Managing Director for Lundin Petroleum’s South East Asia (SE Asia) business. Mr …
Lundin Petroleum appoints new MD for SE Asia Read MoreOn 30 October, Mr Håkan Jevrell presented his letter of credentials to the President of Singapore Dr Tony Tan in a ceremony held at the Istana. Mr Jevrell is now …
New Swedish envoy presents credentials in Singapore Read MoreLegoland has opened its largest water park resort in Malaysia’s Johor state, which borders Singapore. Asia’s first Legoland water park has 20 slides and more than 70 Lego models aimed …
Legoland water park opens in Malaysia Read MoreUnions urge boycott of Norwegian Air Its pilots have been threatening to go on strike, its new long-haul routes are deeply troubled and now Norway’s once high-flying Norwegian Air faces …
Norwegian Air faces boycott over low-cost Thai crew Read MoreThe beauty of the archipelago has charmed a number of foreign investors to pour some of their money into the development of ecotourism on Indonesia’s small islands. Swedish Ambassador Ewa …
Swedish investors eye Indonesian islands ecotourism Read MoreVacuum cleaning, one of the more tedious household chores, has just been elevated to an art form thanks to a collaboration between Electrolux and Thailand’s artist Chalit Nakpawan. An impressive …
‘World’s first’ suction powered artwork Read MoreNorwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro ASA (NHYDY.PK,NHYKF.PK,NHY: Quote) reported signing a binding deal to sell its aluminium rolling mill in Malaysia to Nippon Foil Mfg. Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of …
Norsk Hydro To Sell Malaysian Rolling Mill Read MoreNovo Nordisk has recalled 30 batches of a prefilled insulin product following a dosage error at a manufacturing facility in China. Source: http://www.in-pharmatechnologist.com/Regulatory-Safety/China-plant-dosage-error-leads-to-insulin-recall-for-Novo-Nordisk
Novo Nordisk’s insulin recall traced to China plant dosage error Read MoreOn Wednesday October 23 Ambassador Klas Molin met Joseph Abaya, Secretary of the Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss bilateral cooperation in the …
Sweden, Philippines discuss urban transport Read MoreNokia held an inauguration at its the first cell phone factory in Vietnam on October 28. Located in the northern province of Bac Ninh, the Finnish phone producer’s first project …
Nokia inaugurates phone-making plant in Vietnam Read MoreThe global economy is getting better , and according to the annual ranking of the Legatum Prosperity Index is Norway again at the very top of the list of the …
Norway tops prosperity index – again Read MoreThe arrival of Ambassador Ms Ann Ollestad marked the opening of the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Yangon, this officialy upgrading our presence in Myanmar. Norway has had full time diplomatic …
Norway opens embassy in Myanmar Read MoreFinland featured prominently in an international forum on enterprise innovation held recently in Shanghai, China this year. Experts and officials from Finland, the country of honor at this year’s Pujiang …
Finland shines at China’s enterprise innovation forum Read MoreFor six months of every year, a remote valley village in southern Norway lives in perpetual darkness. But now, thanks to three 183 square foot reflecting mirrors installed atop a …
Artificial sunlight dispels winter gloom from Norwegian village Read MoreAs the first country to outlaw hitting children to discipline them, Sweden has long been considered as a role model for good parenting, but some now wonder if children wield …
Is Sweden ruled by bratty kids? Read MoreThe OCSC International Education Expo 2013 will run from 2 to 3 November 2013 at the Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon. The expo gathers more than 300 institutions and expected …
Swedish universities at Education Expo Read MoreDanish beer giant Carlsberg, a partner in Cambodia’s largest brewery, Cambrew, said it is not concerned by a call to boycott its popular Angkor Beer brand over a partner company’s …
Carlsberg shrugs off Beer Boycott Read MoreJakarta (ANTARA News) – Indonesia and Finland have agreed to continue their collaboration on developing biomass as an alternative source of energy, in particular, as a source of electric power. …
Indonesia, Finland to renew biomass pact Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — Luxury seafood such as lobsters and oysters are among food items that will escape taxation once the upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) is implemented …
Norway lobster windfalls from Malaysia’s new GST Read MoreSTOCKHOLM – Electrolux AB (ELUXB), the world’s second-biggest home appliances maker, said it will eliminate 2,000 jobs after reporting third-quarter earnings below analysts’ estimates, and plans to close a factory …
Electrolux to expand Thai manufacturing base Read More
Martin Toft Sørensen aims to build the biggest fashion platform in Thailand through WearYouWant.com, which currently offers over 900 fashion brands to the Thai market. Some 15 years ago, when …
Danish entrepreneur shows Thailand how to dress Read More
[wzslider] The hard working Christmas bazaar group of ladies in the Norwegian Church promise loads of beautiful handmade stuff when the Christmas bazaar is taking place on 9-10 November. Every …
Christmas bazaar is an all year project Read More
Harmonious folk music from an ancient Chinese harp reverberated Wednesday afternoon through the main building of Finnish parliament, a place often packed with tiresome arguments. This is part of a special …
Chinese music resounds through Finnish parliament Read More
VISIT Finland will launch a marketing campaign next year for its top two Asian markets, China and Japan, which accounted for about 10 per cent of total foreign arrivals to …
Finland invests in China, Japan campaign Read More
ScandAsia met Emelie Heden, the president of YP Singapore, to a quick Q&A to put focus on the group’s presence and activities in the city state. Emelie Heden works as …
Join the network of Young Professionals in Singapore Read More
A positive spin to the October 16 Lao Airlines crash made newspaper headlines in a Finland and Denmark on the basis of a story about a Scandinavian man who could …
Man’s ‘narrow escape’ from Lao Airlines crash is a hoax Read More
In Finland’s annual Wife-Carrying World Championships, winners can win beer. In China, the prize is much bigger – a house, reported WTYV.com A total of 18 couples, winners from their …
China’s wife carrying competition carries house for prize Read More
Lift and escalator maker Kone reported a 14 percent rise in quarterly profit, as strong sales in China helped it buck a weaker trend in Finland’s manufacturing sector, Reuters reported. …
Kone profit rises as China market helps offset weak Europe trend Read More