Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Yesterday Nokia unveiled its Lumia 1020 in Nanjing in China in cooperation with Suning, China Unicom and Microsoft. The mobile phone features a 41-megapixel camera sensor that is higher than …
Nokia launches Lumia 1020 in China Read More
Thursday night, 15 August 2013, the Danish Chamber of Commerce filled up the inside area in the Stable Lodge Restaurant with networking members as well as non-members of the DanCham …
DanCham’s first networking evening focused on Legal firms Read More
IKEA is issuing a repair kit for some of its Kritter and Sniglar junior beds due to a laceration hazard. The furniture retailer said it has received seven reports of …
IKEA recalls two types of junior beds Read More
The Chinese sculpture and painting artist Yue Minjun has been awarded with the main prize of the upcoming H. C. Andersen Festival in Odense in Denmark for his creation of …
Chinese artist awarded with H.C. Andersen Festival Prize Read More
Norway’s Telenor, that recently won the Myanmar telecommunication tender, now says they will recruit around 3000 Myanmar nationals to provide local communication services, Myanmar’s Mizzima reports. The first step for …
Telenor to recruit 3.000 Myanmar staff Read More
Legoland Malaysia is organizing a special celebration called the LEGO Star Wars Days this weekend. The occasion is to commemorate the newly launched LEGO Star Wars Miniland Death Star Model …
Bring your inner Darth Vader to Star Wars days in Malaysia Read More
Famous Danish architect, Jan Gehl, is coming to Malaysia to participate as a key note speaker at the ‘City with a Soul’ conference in Kuching on 26-27 August 2013. Jan …
Danish architect to conference in Malaysia Read More
In the past month, the Finnish Border Guard has apprehended over 20 illegal immigrants from Vietnam at Helsinki Airport. Organised crime is suspected in the cases. The cases have emerged …
New air route to Helsinki ushers in illegal immigration from Vietnam Read More
As the murder trial of Tommy Soderlund continued yesterday, a police officer told the court that Mr Soderlund was arrested in the hotel room of a Pattaya bar girl who …
Bar girl delivered B100k to Swedish murder suspects, Phuket Court told Read More
The Parliamentary elections in Norway will take place on 9 September. In that occasion the Norwegian Embassy has arranged that Norwegians can pre-vote in the church if they can not …
Norwegians can pre-vote in Singapore on Saturday Read More
Every Friday the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya invites you to join their well-visited jungle tour in the area of Khao Mai Kheow outside Pattaya. The walk takes around two …
Weekly jungle walk with the Norwegian Church i Pattaya Read More
The Viking Wheelers invaded Hua Hin the first weekend of August this year. The trip marks a fresh return on the social scene of the previously very active Scandinavian biking …
Viking Wheelers back and biking in Hua Hin Read More
The wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has booked an order from Chinese gas group Hanas New Energy. Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will be supplying a Chinese regional gas supplier …
Vestas to supply Chinese gas supplier for the fifth time Read More
A Swedish bus with foreign tourists aboard and a Norwegian bus collided on Monday in Western Norway, local authorities said to Swedish The Local The collision tool place late Monday …
Taiwanese tourist killed in Swedish bus crash in Norway Read More
The first Chinese-white operation with stem cell transplantation is about to be performed in Denmark Zhang Yi, a 23-year-old from Tianjin, has donated his hematopoietic stem cell to a white …
Young Chinese donates stem cell to Danish patient Read More
A 19,000-tonne cargo vessel is making the first journey by a Chinese merchant ship to Europe via the Northeast Passage, a shortened route that could revolutionize trade, state media reported on …
Chinese cargo ship opens new trade route to Europe Read More
China has long enjoyed its supremacy in the rare earths field but lately this position has been challenged by an often over-looked, massive island nation: Greenland. The Asian giant produces …
China growing uneasy over Greenland’s rare earth ambitions Read MoreBe among the first movers and enjoy Danish relations already created to Water Days in Myanmar. Danish Water Services, Danish Water Technology Group, the Royal Danish Embassy and the Danish …
Room for two more companies to Water Days in Myanmar Read More
Finnish Outokumpu, the global steel company, is delivering the world’s largest stainless steel facade to China. The facade will be provided for the skyscraper hosting Ping An Finance Centre in …
Outokumpu delivers the world’s largest stainless steel facade to China Read More
The new Swedish priest in Bangkok, Lars Ryderstad, will be officially installed on Saturday 14 September at 18.00 in Christ Church in Bangkok. The installation will be performed by the …
New Swedish Priest installation in Bangkok on 14 September Read More
The colorful Finnish clothing and design company Marimekko just opened a shop in the streets of Shanghai. The store is located at the IAPM Mall at Huaihai Middle Road. The …
Marimekko Shop opened in Shanghai Read More
A human smuggling ring has been broken that moved Chinese citizens into Europe using among others fake passports from Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. More than 70 suspected people-traffickers were …
Gang smuggling Chinese into Europe arrested Read More
Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum has submitted a development plan to Petronas for the Bertam oil discovery offshore Peninsular Malaysia. The company has a 75% operated interest in the surrounding PM307 license, …
Lundin close to sanction for Bertam offshore Malaysia Read More
Every fifth Thai massage parlour in Malmö, southern Sweden, accepts requests for sexual gratification at the end of a session, a Swedish newspaper reported on Thursday The news comes following …
One in five Thai parlours offers ‘happy ending’ Read More9 August is Singapore’s National Day and a Singaporean ad agency has a special agenda for the day: They want to get married to Finland. As a gimmick on Singapore’s National …
Finland, will you marry me, Baby? Read More
The Weather Forecasting and Aeronautical Meteorology Department yesterday issued a warning that Tropical Storm Mangkhut is moving closer to northern Laos and it may bring with it heavy rains and …
Tropical storm set to hit northern, central Laos today Read More
Norway and Thailand are joining hands providing educational opportunities to Burmese students, granting them 60 scholarships to study at Mahidol University, the National news bureau of Thailand (NNT) reports. “Norwegian …
Norway-Thailand giving educational opportunities to Burmese students Read More
Danish Novo Nordisk has been investigated along with other Western pharmaceutical companies suspected of bribery by the Chinese authorities. Novo revealed on Thursday, that a production facility in Tianjin on …
Novo Nordisk drawn into bribe scandal in China Read More
The Swedish fashion retailer H&M’s first Penang store in Gurney Paragon Mall opened on Wednesday 7 August. Though doors only opened at 11.00, some turned up in the wee hours …
H&M opens shop in Penang Read More
‘Klik.Villas’ is a complete holiday home rental management system that ensures you sustain the distribution and bookings for your home on channels like Agoda, Booking.com, Flipkey among others. Scandinavian home …
Let Klik rent out your holiday home Read More
Norway has increased its numbers of Chinese tourists this year, the travel industry unit of Norwegian employers’ organisation NHO reports. That might be a sign of that the Chinese tourism …
Numbers of Chinese tourists in Norway never seen bigger Read More
A group of Chinese tourist were treated for minor smoke inhalation after a tunnel fire in Norway, the Chinese embassy said on Tuesday. A group of 23 Chinese tourists and …
23 Chinese tourists hospitalized for smoke inhalation in Norway Read More
The Danish drummer Lars Ulrich and his American band Metallica is playing in Singapore on August 24. The world famous heavy metal band Metallica is touring Southeast Asia this month. …
Danish drummer plays in Singapore Read More
DABS has announced the date of its Annual Ball to be Saturday 12 October 2013. The fundraising event is so far sponsored by Grundfos, DubaB8, faststream recruitment, Urban Fairways, IPP, …
DABS Annual Ball on 12 October Read More
Swedish telecom supplier Ericsson is approaching a huge and vital business assignment in China. The world’s largest telecommunication company China Mobile is about to order China’s new 4G network at …
Ericsson can get huge business in China Read More
The Norwegian company Ragasco has been invited to put up a new factory in the Philippines, its local partner says. The world’s leading producer of composite liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) …
Norway’s Ragasco may put up manufacturing plant in Philippines Read More
China’s next five-year energy plan is inspired by Danish thinking, says Martin Lidegaard, Denmark’s Minister for Climate, Energy and Building. In an interview with Copenhagen Capacity the minister says that the Danish …
Danish thinking inspires Chinese five-year energy plan Read More
China is investigating global packaging giant Tetra Pak for “abusing” its dominant market role, an official said Friday, the latest in a series of probes aimed at foreign companies. According …
Tetra Pak probed by China for ‘market abuse’ Read More
An association of fishermen in the Philippines on Monday urged the Danish construction firm Ramboll to stop pursuing a reclamation project in Cavite City for the construction of an international …
Philippine group tells Ramboll to back off on reclamation project Read MoreA Swedish father panicked as his wife gave birth to the couple’s third child in the family car en route to the hospital, causing the car to roll over four …
Swedish baby survives crash after birth Read More
“I hope that it will be 140 degrees and that all the Chinese will burn, so the world will be free of that Chinese filth.” That was the dramatic statement …
Cultural background to Danish politician’s hate of Chinese Read More
On a scale from 1 to 30 – who are the most rude people in the world? Skyscanner, an international travel site, ranks French, Rusians and British people as the top …
Danes are more polite than Norwegians Read More
In a unique cooperation between the royal houses of Thailand and Denmark the Danish musician Michael Hanson has produced a CD, which he gave HM the King of Thailand in …
Danish musician in audience with Thai Crown Princess Read More
Finnish phone maker Nokia in the Philippines announced on Thursday the local launch of its newest flagship device, the Nokia Lumia 925. The Lumia 925 is a thinner, lighter, and …
Nokia Lumia 925 launched in the Philippines Read More
This weekend, the first ever China Festival took place in Kungsträdgården in Stockholm, attracting hundreds of locals and tourists. The opening was performed by the Chinese Ambassador to Sweden on Friday afternoon. …
China Festival in Stockholm Read More
Finland-based consulting and engineering company Pöyry has been awarded the owner’s engineer services assignment for the Van Phong 1 2×660 MW coal-fired power plant project in Vietnam by Sumitomo Corporation. …
Pöyry awarded power plant project in Vietnam Read More
The political tensions in Thailand has again surfaced. Several thousand anti-government demonstrators assembled on Sunday evening in Lumpini Park in the centre of the city. Eight kilometers away, hundreds of …
Political tensions flare up in Bangkok Read More
Thousands of foreign berry pickers are descending on Finland for the annual harvest ritual. In some cases the workers have been on the receiving end of hostile attitudes. However the …
Foreign berry pickers not welcome by all Read More
The Swedish Oriflame Cosmetic Company has launched its first ever showroom last month in Sangchaung Township, in Yangon. “In Asia, we are now distributing our cosmetic in India, China, Vietnam, …
Cosmetic firm Oriflame opens showroom in Myanmar Read More
The Finnish company Scanfil with production facilities in among other places China has upgraded its expected turnover for 2013 following its newly released half year result which showed a EUR …
Scanfil upgrades expectations for 2013 Read More