Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Ambassador John Nielsen, who is also Chairman of the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF), on 9 January 2014 hosted an introductory workshop in HCMC on CDEF. CDEF provides support …
Denmark, Vietnam in art, cultural exchange Read MoreMyanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has allowed Norway’s Telenor and another license winner, Qatar-based Ooredoo, with 100 percent investment, said sources quoted by Eleven Myanmar. Read more: Eleven Myanmar
Myanmar grants Telenor full foreign investment Read More
A controversial Burmese peace initiative backed by the Norwegian government is likely to end in the coming months, less than two years after it was launched, a spokesperson has confirmed, …
Norway to abandon Myanmar peace initiative Read More
A Swedish judge recently acquitted a man for drunk driving due to this Asian ethnicity even though the man’s blood alcohol content (BAC) was eight times over the legal limit, …
Swedish judge excuses drunk driver on Asian genes Read More
Professor Ola Winqvist and other delegates of Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet (or Karolinska Institute in English) recently visited Zhongguancun Demonstration Center and signed a strategic cooperation agreement on technical exchanges with …
Sweden’s Karolinska, Zhongguancun in cooperation pact Read More
On Sunday 12 January 2014 at 9 am sharp a group of 9 brave Vikings turned up at Admirals@24 to join the Viking Wheelers Bangkachao Invasion. They were: Bent Laasholt, …
Admirals Bangkachao Invasion by Viking Wheelers Read More
Visibility for Finnish cleantech in Chinese national TV? Yes, please! Chinese broadcasting giant CBN’s made a program series about Finland that featured Finnish cleantech expertise as a key theme. Our …
Finnish cleantech featured on Chinese national TV Read More
Denmark has provided more than 100 million USD in support to Vietnamese farmers and agricultural development. More than one million farmers and their families have benefited from this support. VTV1 …
Denmark granted US$100 million to Vietnam’s farm sector to date Read More
A HANDSHAKE WORTH 295 MILLION KRONERS: DEBT RELIEF The Minister for Development Cooperation Rasmus Helveg Petersen arrived in Myanmar on 10 January 2014. In Nay Pyi Taw he met with …
Denmark writes off 295 million kroners owed by Myanmar Read MoreNorwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende says his country will continue brokering peace talks between the Philippine government and communist insurgents despite the rebels’ withdrawal from negotiations. Source: Taiwan News
Norway to help Philippines in talks with rebels Read More
Hundreds of berry pickers from Thailand who staged a long protest in Umeå , a town in northeast Sweden, over unpaid wages last summer have won their fight for compensation …
Thai berry pickers in Sweden to win compensation Read More
H&M and other major labels that source clothing and shoes from Cambodia have written an open letter to the government, manufacturers and union leaders of the country, expressing major concern …
H&M, major brands decry violence against Cambodian workers Read More
NORWEGIAN Foreign Minister Borge Brende on Thursday said Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, the largest in the world at $850 billion, has invested more than $500 million (P23.385 billion in the …
Norway invests over USD500 million PH stocks, equities Read More
On Thursday January 9 Scandinavian Airlines hosted this month’s Nordic networking event at Admirals Pub in Bangkok. On that occasion the Director and General Manager of SAS Southeast Asia Niels …
Niels Henrik Hansen says goodbye to SAS Bangkok Read More
Volvo Cars reports global sales growth in 2013 thanks to strong China growth. The United States continued to be No.1 market for Volvo Cars, followed by China, contributing to a …
Volvo cars global sales up on strong China growth Read More
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) has launched a Chinese app and website to meet the needs of travellers. The move follows on the success of offering Chinese guides and courses in Chinese …
App for Chinese visitors at Copenhagen Airport Read More
Indonesia is considering Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter and Swedish SAAB JAS 39 Gripen, American F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon, as a replacement for its Air Force’s aging jet fighters, …
Gripen, Sukhoi among shortlisted fighters for Indonesian air force Read More
All Norwegians are now millionaires, or so the statistics tell us. For the first time in history, each Norwegian owns on average assets worth NOK one million. The personal wealth …
Every Norwegian man, woman, child is a millionaire Read More
Over 14 million people were affected by the typhoon in the Philippines. “The Philippines is now in the middle of a critical process of reconstruction. Unfortunately only around 40 % …
Norway raises Philippine aid by NOK50 million Read More
Norway’s Telenor is on the lookout for more projects in the Asia despite the planned expansion into Myanmar, the company’s chief executive told Reuters on the sideline of a conference …
Telenor eyes further Asian expansion Read More
Despite sizable decline in salmon exports to China, which dropped by 5,000 tonnes, overall export value totalled NOK39.8 billon (USD6.4 million) in 2013, or a 35 per cent up on …
Norway’s salmon export value soars despite weak China’s demand Read MoreA Finnish man died in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 9 January 2014 from falling from the 28th floor of a condominium in Bangkok, reports Thai media. Pol Lt …
Finnish man falls to his death from condominium Read More
A Danish Pavilion will be arranged at the Water Expo during the Singapore Int’l Water Week from 1 – 5 June 2014. The export initiative is arranged in cooperation between Danish Water …
Danish Water Pavilion and Danish Water House in Singapore Read MoreThe new Norwegian priest in Pattaya, Ragnvald Seierstad, has been flown in directly from the airport in Oslo in more than one sense. For the last 15 years he worked as …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church gets new priest directly from Oslo Read More
KIS International School is accepting applications for their coveted IB Diploma academic scholarships for the academic year 2014-2015. KIS scholarships are well respected in the international school community and are …
KIS International School Invites Super Students for IB Diploma Scholarships Read More
Legalising gay marriage and demoting Swedish as an official language are the two issues most likely lead to heated debate, according to Yle’s Fragmented Finland Survey. The survey, conducted by …
Finns divided over gay marriage, Swedish language Read More
WantChinaTimes reported that Swedish mining equipment supplier Sandvik Mining is one of the latest companies to name a Chinese executive after Gao Dinggui was named as president of its construction …
Sweden’s Sandvik Mining appoints Chinese exec Read More
Interaksyon.com reported on 7 Jan 2014 that Jotun, Norway’s leading producer of paints, coatings and powder coatings is setting up a factory in the Philippines. Michael Thorup Kruse, Jotun (Philippines) …
Jotun to set up paint factory in Philippines Read More
Friday December 10th Danish artist Tarik Arnautovic opens a popup shop in Shanghai, everyone is welcome at the opening, and he promises free posters to the quick ones! Source: Embassy …
Danish graphic artist ‘pops up’ in Shanghai Read More
Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende confirmed on 7 January 2014 that the Norwegian government would help in the reconstruction effort in Tacloban City and other areas devastated by supertyphoon “Yolanda.” …
Norway committed to rebuild Philippines typhoon-hit communities Read MoreNobody likes being served up identical games time after time. Unfortunately, much of the latest casino news these days seems to be full of rehashed plots and characters. The Red …
Red Flush Gaming Winter Update Read More
The landscape will soon be transformed in a part of Mui Dinh, Vietnam. Vestas – the Danish wind turbine company – is about to start the development of Mui Dinh …
Wind energy in Vietnam – powered by Vestas Read MoreThe Danish band Michael Learns To Rock, MLTR, is going to play two concerts in Indonesia, according to the band’s website. The first concert will be played in the city …
MLTR to perform in Indonesia in February Read More
The Swedish author of the trilogy with focus on the topic of human trafficking in Southeast Asia has launched a new effort to promote donations directly to selected NGO’s doing …
Trafficking Author Initiates Campaign Read MorePattaya Police have arrested a Thai musician accused of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old Swedish woman in the early hours of 4 January 2014. Pol Lt Nakornraj Nontsriraj told ScandAsia the …
Man arrested for alleged rape of Swedish woman in Pattaya Read MoreA 20-year-old Swedish woman claimed she was sexually assaulted by a “long time” Thai friend of the family in the early hours of Saturday, September 4 after she called the …
Swedish woman accuses Pattaya musician of sexual assault Read More
China expects to build its new icebreaker before 2016, government officials said, as the veteran Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, remains stuck in Antarctic ice after rescuing 52 passengers from a …
Finland’s Aker to design China’s new icebreaker Read MoreOn Saturday January 4 the 8-years old girl Im and her mother Suthida from Thailand landed in Aalborg airport in Denmark. They were welcomed by family and friends from their …
Deported Thai Girl and Mother now back in Denmark Read More
Denmark’s largest manufacturer of workwear, MASCOT, inaugurated a newly built factory in Laos in early January 2014. MASCOT constructed the 9000 sq m building and the new production unit becomes …
Danish workwear ‘Mascot’ opens Lao factory Read More
Friis Arne Petersen, Danish Ambassador to China, in an interview with Beijing Review, outlined the win-win Sino-Danish cooperation with emphasis on environmental protection and energy conservation. Excerpts of the interview: …
Environment, energy: key to Sino-Danish cooperation Read More
Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende planned a visit 7-9 January to the areas worst hit by Supertyphoon “Yolanda,” according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the …
Norwegian FM to inspect ‘Yolanda’ rehab effort Read More
The beautiful colonial style building, that comprises the Danish church in Singapore, is the perfect setting for a grand event like the yearly Christmas bazaar. With parked cars lined up …
Christmas Bazaar at the Danish Church Read More
Around November each year, a Danish veterinarian Geneviève Jorgensen and her assistant travel to Thailand to lend their local colleagues a helping hand in the desperate campaign to put the …
Danish Vets in Bangkok: Stray dogs’ miserable lives Read More
KONE has won an order to provide 36 eco-efficient elevators and four escalators to Liuzhou Diwang International Fortune Center in China. The four-building mixed-use development will be located in the …
KONE wins order for tallest building in Guangxi Province, China Read More
A new agency to protect Indonesias rainforests is ready to begin work to implement a first of its kind environmental program. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono signed Presidential Regulation No. 62/2013 …
Indonesia to launch rainforest scheme funded by Norway’s US$1 billion Read More
Indonesian cement producer, PT Semen Padang, has ordered a new cement production line with a capacity of 8,000tpd from FLSmidth (Denmark), work EUR40m (DKK 300m), according to a press release …
Indonesian cement plant orders Danish production line Read More
CHIANG MAI – A Swedish businessman lodged a complaint against a Chiang Mai karaoke parlour for alleged overcharging on 29 December 2013. The 49-year-old man reported being unlawfully detained by …
Swede accuses karaoke parlour of rip-off Read More
Danish brewer Carlsberg said in December 2013 it had bought the owner of eight Chinese breweries for 1.4 billion kroner (US$258 million) as it grows outside the sluggish markets of …
Carlsberg buys Chongqing Beer Group Read More
A seminar was held in Beijing recently to discuss how to use Finland’s advanced technologies to help the capital city improve its air quality. The “Beautiful Beijing” Cleantech Cooperation Seminar …
Finland helps Beijing combat air pollution Read MoreAccording to a new study, Norway seems to be the most recommended country to grow old in. While most people immediately associate the land of Norway with dark winters that …
Norway – The Best Place To Grow Old In Read More