Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
On 6 November, the Nordic Golf Tournament took place at the newly refurbished Jurong Country Club in Singapore, SBAS (the Swedish Business Association Singapore) said on their website. The Golf …
Nordic Golf Torunament held at refurbished club in Singapore Read MoreHydropower dams are poised to exacerbate and even outstrip the impact of climate change, according to a report by Finland’s Aalto University and NGO Southeast Asia START. “Within the next …
Dam, climate: a bad mix, says Finnish report Read MoreForeign businesses, including those from Finland, will enjoy a number of preferential treatments when they invest in the Mekong delta city of Can Tho. Profitable investors in the field of …
Finnish firms urged to invest in Vietnam Read More
Volvo just unveiled plans for the world’s first large-scale trial of self-driving cars. The ‘Drive Me’ project will see 100 autonomous vehicles take to the streets of Gothenburg, Sweden in …
Volvo: self-driving cars to hit Sweden’s roads in 2017 Read MoreA SWEDISH man jumped from the elevated highway close to Pudong International Airport’s Terminal 2 at 9am on 2 December. He was declared dead on the way to hospital. The …
Swede leaps to death at China airport Read MoreDenmark and New Zealand were the nations seen as most free of corruption and Somalia was ranked last, according to this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index. The report, released today by …
Denmark ranked cleanest in global corruption index Read More
Much of Tacloban city in the central Philippines is still littered with debris, weeks after a super typhoon. A welcome addition to the clearing effort is this unmanned aerial vehicle, …
Danish firm launches ‘good drones’ in Philippines typhoon cleanup Read More
The Sports Authority of Thailand and the organisers of the 2013 Race Of Champions have announced that the event cannot take place as planned on December 14-15 due to the …
Race of Champions cancelled due to Bangkok unrest Read More
Bjørn Kjos and his low-cost carrier Norwegian Airlines now have a total of 55 routes from Copenhagen Airport. Latest they opened one to Fort Lauerdale in Florida. In an interview …
Bjørn Kjos and Norwegian aim at Asia in the future Read MoreTwo-way trade value between Vietnam and Finland totalled US$304 million in 2012 and both countries aim to raise the amount to US$1 billion in the coming years. The figures were …
Finland, Vietnam target US$1 billion in trade Read MoreA “vertical cemetery”, in which the dead are buried in a modular high-rise tower, has been commended as “a highly original contribution” at an Oslo conference for Nordic cemeteries and …
Norway’s vertical cemetery wins praise for originality Read MoreChairman of Hanoi’ s Peoples Committee Mr. Nguyen The Thao and Danish Ambassador John Nielsen met to discuss cooperation between the Municipality of Copenhagen and Hanoi. They agreed to promote …
Copenhagen, Hanoi to cooperate on urban development Read MoreSWEDISH ENGINEERING group Sandvik recently inked a deal with Inframachineries, a leading Filipino provider of construction tools and equipment. The brand will be the exclusive distributor of Sandvik’s mobile crushers. …
Sweden’s Sandvik enters Philippines market Read More
It’s the brainchild of two women in Sweden and their creation that has been nicknamed the “invisible bicycle helmet” is going viral. Their concept took the internet by storm after …
Swedish women design ‘invisible’ bike helmet Read MoreChina’s Haiyan and Denmark’s Sonderborg became sister cities after they reached a consensus on building ecological and low-carbon cities. The two cities vowed to deepen cooperation in machine manufacturing, electronics …
Denmark’s Sonderborg, China’s Haiyan now sister cities Read MoreABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has appointed Chunyuan Gu as head of its business in China and the North Asia region as of Jan. 1, 2014. Gu, …
Chinese robotics expert leads ABB China operations Read MoreMost striking workers have returned to work at the Nokia factory in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan after their recent industrial action, but experts have warned that the strike …
Nokia strike, lesson for transnational mergers Read More
National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB has started the production of the Saab 9-3 Aero Sedan with a petrol powerhouse. The first car will roll out of the assembly lines in …
Saab cars to roll out of reopened plant in Sweden Read More
After five days in a boat house you are ensured recharged batteries and scores of stunning views on the inner memory board. To wake up on the lake, go to …
Float away in the magic of silence Read MoreNorway’s REC is supplying the solar panels for two utility-scale solar energy projects for self consumption to go ahead in Singapore this year and early 2014. Developed and operated by …
REC panels in Singapore’s largest solar project Read More
Swedish fashion giant H&M said on Wednesday it would stop making clothing containing angora hair after an animal rights group released video showing fur being plucked from live rabbits on …
H&M halts angora products after rabbit torture video Read MoreChinese officials continue to give Norway the cold shoulder for awarding the Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo some three years after the fact. Consignments of semen from mixed-race breed the …
China still taking no bull about Nobel Read More
PHUKET: Big Phuket waves at Karon Beach claimed another tourist’s life Wednesday afternoon November 27. Swedish national Ann Gorli Teres Fjellner, 59, was knocked over and dragged out by heavy …
Swedish tourist drowns at popular Phuket beach Read More
Danish Police Force West accused the kingpins in a comprehensive case about pot growing in Denmark. 23 persons have already been sentenced in the case. Seven Vietnamese, one Dutch and …
Seven Vietnamese accused in huge pot and drug case in Denmark Read More
As always was the annual Christmas bazaar in the Norwegian Church in Singapore a popular event. This year, it was held on November 9-10 and around 660 people visited the …
Magical Christmas Bazaar in the Norwegian Church Read More
Gymnastics athletes from Denmark visit Asia next year to share the concept of living an active and healthy life. Ahead of the tour the list of things to be planned …
National Danish Performance Team hits Asia on world tour 2014 Read MoreSTOCKHOLM, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) — Chinese scientist Dr. Qin Dahe was awarded here the 2013 Volvo Environment Prize Tuesday night for his outstanding scientific contribution in the field of climate …
Chinese scientists awarded Volvo environmental prize Read MoreJanitor gifts fortune to ‘coloured kids in need’ Despite their meagre salaries, a janitor and his wife, who worked in a Swedish school kitchen, left 2.5 million kronor ($380,000) in …
Swedish janitor gifts fortune to ‘coloured kids in need’ Read MoreHONG KONG, Nov. 26 — Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive CY Leung met visiting King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at Government House here on Tuesday. Leung welcomed the king, …
Swedish king visits Hong Kong Read MoreSweden Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Visits Jakarta Zoom Out Zoom In Normal TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Swedish Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Frank Belfrage starts his two-day visit to Jakarta today, …
Sweden’s Vice FM visits Jakarta Read MoreIn the third quarter of 2013, Telenor Group reported revenues of NOK 26.0 billion, representing an organic revenue growth of 1%. EBITDA before other items was NOK 9.6 billion, EBITDA …
Telenor gains ground in Thailand, Malaysia Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador to Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar Mr Mikael H. Winther attended a celebration of the 2nd anniversary in Thailand of the Danish accessories and jewellery brand, Pandora. Pandora, …
Pandora marks 2nd anniversary in Thailand Read More
On Saturday November 23 a bus left from the parking lot behind Hotel Mermaid at Sukhumvit soi 21 half filled with members from Scandinavian Society Siam. After a two hours …
SSS visited Thai-Danish Dairy Farm on a weekend trip Read MoreA team led by the Swedish Global Health Ambassador Dr. Anders Nordström together with Ann Måwe and Ulrika Ferenius from the Swedish Foreign Ministry accompanied Tomas Lundström from the Swedish …
Swedish envoy assesses Myanmar’s healthcare Read MoreVietnam – a country with more than 37 million registered motorbikes – seems like the right destination for the Danish company Ergofloor A/S to set up a business recycling rubber …
Danish-Vietnamese firm turns waste into flooring materials Read More
High-flying women executives and a management guru took centrestage at Nordic/Franco-Thai Chambers Breakfast Seminar on 26 November 2013. Insightful viewpoints and valuable lessons were shared by distinguished speakers from such …
It’s Women on Top at Nordic-Franco Chambers Breakfast talk Read More
NEW PORTRAIT OF THE ROYAL FAMILY Here is the new portrait of the Danish Royal Family that has attracted much attention in the last days. What do you think about …
‘Creepy’ Danish royal family portrait draws ire Read MoreAlmost all technologies being transferred in Vietnam are of the same advanced level or better than existing ones in the country, but they do not compare well with those in …
Technology transfer to Vietnam below par Read MoreVolvo has officially pulled the wraps off the 2014 S60L during the 2013 Guangzhou Motor Show, in China. The Swedish based automaker’s Volvo latest creation is named the S60L and …
2014 Volvo S60L unveiled in China Read MoreH&M has pledged to pay a living wage to 850,000 textile workers after expressing frustration over a lack of action by governments to address working conditions in Asian factories in …
H&M to pay ‘living wage’ in Cambodia, Bangladesh Read More
World’s first IKEA Pop-Up store opens in Siam Square IKEA’s world-first pop-up store opened in Bangkok’s Siam Square fashion district over the weekend. “Bangkok is an amazing international city, well …
IKEA “Pops-Up” in Central Bangkok Read MoreAlthough the justice minister says things are getting better, the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner disagrees. The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner, Nils Muižnieks, is the latest to …
EU Commissioner: Denmark’s immigration violates child rights Read MoreMyanmar Launches Initiative for Natural World Heritage Nay Pyi Taw: Seven natural sites have been identified for Myanmar’s World Heritage “Tentative List” during a meeting conducted in Nay Pyi Taw …
Norway urges international effort to protect Myanmar’s nature Read MoreThe Danish company, ISS A/S, is not very well known around the world, but the facility services provider has two very impressive qualities. The first is that the company is …
Denmark’s ISS cleans up China Read MoreDanish Pharmaceutical Novo Nordisk’s headquarters in Denmark, together with Southeast Asian countries Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines and Australia, donated a collective amount of 650,000 Danish kroner or an equivalent …
Novo Nordisk donates $100,000 for typhoon victims Read MoreFinnair’s traditional Change for Good collection in cooperation with UNICEF is once again being carrying out over the holiday period on international flights. This year the collection target is the …
Finnair, UNICEF jointly support education in Asia Read MoreJOHOR BARU: IMMIGRATION officers are dusting off a provision in the law books to deny unsavoury characters from setting foot in the country. They have alerted all personnel at air, …
Malaysia to clamp down on ‘visa runs’ Read More
[wzslider] On Wednesday 13 November, MASBA held yet another of its successful events, the Ambassador’s Dinner, a tradition since many years. Apart from the delicious menu presented to the 60 members …
Annual Ambassador’s Dinner held in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreSunday night defied big and small in Oslo winter cold to show their sympathy for typhoon victims in the Philippines. Torchlight procession, with Culture Minister Thorhild Widwey (H) in the …
Oslovians show solidarity with Philippines Read More
Despite the weather the restaurant Little Denmark in cooperation with Dansker Klubben in Hua Hin managed to host a successful and fully booked networking on Friday November 8. The …
Great networking night at Hua Hin’s Little Denmark Read More