Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The National Hydro-meteorological Forecasting Centre reported that tropical Storm Jebi was about 430 km southeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago, with winds of between 75-88 kmph near its center. …
Tropical storm Jebi expected to hit northern Vietnam Saturday morning Read More
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) of Sweden will start exploring a new area offshore north eastern Indonesia. The new area has been awarded Lunding because another area, it had originally …
Lundin Petroleum to explore new area in Indonesia Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line has donated $10,000 USD to the Virlanie Foundation in Manila, the Philippines. The Virlanie Foundation is dedicated to rescuing street children in Manila, by providing shelter, food, …
Norwegian donates to Manila street kids Read More
Many Europeans develop a romantic sommer vacation relationships but few survive into the autumn. A study of summer romances by the dating site Meetic, recently acquired by match.com shows that …
Vacation romances do not last Read MoreLiterally thousands of people flock to Koh Tao each year to obtain their Open Water Diving Certificate. It’s a diver’s heaven, and for a fifth of the price in Scandinavia …
Get wet at Ban’s Diving Resort Read More
The Danish Government has requested Danes Worldwide – the association of Danes living abroad – to comment on a planned new law on citizenship. In the draft of the new …
Danes Worldwide comments on new citizen law Read More
Famous Danish architect and head of the architectural practice BIG, Bjarke Ingels, is coming to Malaysia in September to attend the World Class Sustainable Cities 2013 Conference on 24 September …
Danish architect firm BIG coming to Malaysia in September Read More
MatzForm has recently opened its new shop at 302 Jalan Besar in Singapore, offering high quality, classic Danish designed furniture. Soren Matz, the founder of MatzForm, talks to ScandAsia about …
MatzForm introduces Mid-Century Danish Furniture in Singapore Read More
Vietnam will receive US$30 million from the Government of Norway to conduct the second phase of the National UN-REDD Programme to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation. The support was …
Norway to fund forestry projects in Vietnam Read More
Passenger cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd said on July 31 it and other shareholders will sell a total of 23 million shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. …
Genting Hong Kong and other shareholders to sell 23 million Norwegian Cruise Line shares Read More
A 34 year old man from Hedmark in Norway was in early July transferred from Thailand to Norway where he is suspected of being the mastermind behind a major hash …
Norwegian drug suspect transferred from Thailand to Norway Read More
The Chinese Cultural Tour in Northern Europe, an event to promote Chinese culture, had its grand opening ceremony in the world-renowned Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, on July 20. …
Chinese Cultural Tour in Northern Europe kicks off in Reykjavik Read More
The book “Winning Without Loosing” written by the Danish Entrepreneur Martin Bjergegaard, was launched in Singapore on Thursday 25th of July at The Hub Singapore, National Youth Council Academy, 113 …
Martin Bjergegaard’s book launch: Winning Without Loosing Read More
Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum has agreed on a new production sharing contract off Indonesia to replace existing acreage that has been declared a protected area. The company said on July 30 …
Swedish Lundin Petroleum in Indonesian block swap Read More
Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), a California-based electric car manufacturer, has just started their deliveries for the European market. The company announced on July 27 that its Supercharger station in Europe …
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) expands in Europe and China, building Supercharger in Norway Read More
Scandinavian Shoppe, the shop specializing in selling Scandinavian products in Singapore, is looking for anyone interested in buying the business. Since the shop moved away from 30 South Buona Vista …
Scandinavian Shoppe for sale Read MoreNorway supports Vietnam’s first Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies Training Program in cooperation with the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. The program focuses on training Vietnamese professionals who …
Norway supports Vietnam’s emergency mental health training program Read More
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has invited 19 young foreign journalists and journalism students to attend the 21st Foreign Correspondents’ Programme (FCP) in Finland. The training programme provides an opportunity …
Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites young journalists to Finland in August Read More
Scandinavians along the coast of Rayong province in Thailand hope not to be affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand which since Sunday has devastated the west …
Scandinavians hope Thai oil spill will not reach them Read More
Danish musician Jeff Thomsen is the man behind Music 4 kids, an annual event gathering great bands to perform music to support kids at Father Joe’s project in Klong Toey. …
Music for kids Read More
Monaco business woman Emma Hawker established www.theweddinglist.com.sg offering online wedding list service, gift purchase and shipment, and bridal gowns to Scandinavian and expatriate brides-to-be. Many globe-trotting couples found each other in …
Helping hands for expat brides-to-be Read More
Buddha Center Himmerland is this week offering a special meditation course with Lama Shangpa Rinpoche at this center in the North of Jutland, Denmark. The lama is presented as a …
Singapore Lama leads Danish mediation course Read More
Ratanaporn Thomsen, who has opened a massage clinic in Hjørring in the North of Denmark has written the message loud and clear on the front window of her new Sit …
No happy ending here, says Thai massage clinic owner Read More
The ethnic minorities in the mountain regions of Sapa in Northern Vietnam will experience an unusual group of guests on their small trails, when the first Vietnam Mountain Marathon takes …
Danish Ambassador John Nielsen participates in Vietnam Mountain Marathon Read More
The number of Norwegians who have died in Thailand has almost doubled this year. From January until 24 June this year in Thailand there were 56 deaths reported. The number …
Norwegian deaths in Thailand double Read More
Swedish meatballs are back on the menu at the IKEA Bangna store restaurant. The IKEA meatballs will be available for sale in Thailand again on Friday, 2 August 2013. The …
IKEA meatballs back on the menu in Thailand Read More
Nokia Indonesia unveiled on Friday its new low-cost phone variant the Asha 210 that bridges the feature phone and the smart phone. The dual-SIM phone would be available in August …
Indonesia gets new Nokia Asha 210 Read More
The Yuan or Renmimbi as it is officially called in China overtook Thailand’s Baht and the Norwegian Krone, SWIFT said in a statement today, adding that its usage slipped 1.3 …
Yuan overtook Thai Baht and Norwegian Krone Read More
China’s solar panel manufacturers have received surprise help from Danish Trade Minister Pia Olsen Dyhr in their dispute with the European Commission which on June 4 decided to impose provisional …
Danish Trade Minister against EU blockage of China’s solar panels Read More
Helsinki Business College, Finland’s leading private vocational institution, has launched the Creating Leadership programme in China to target middle management professionals looking to hone their qualifications. The Finnish educational institution …
Helsinki Business College goes China Read More
This summer, over 150 students from primary and secondary schools across the Norwegian capital city have made the Try Chinese course their choice for the summer school. The summer school program, …
Chinese in Oslo summer school Read More
Thai travelers are likely to increase their budgets over 92 percent on their next trips according to the latest Visa Global Travel Intentions Study. The study indicates Thai’s travel budgets will …
Thai tourists are doubling their travel budgets Read More
Immigrants make up 12 percent of the population – 593,000 people according to the annual report of Statistics Norway (SSB). If you include children of immigrants born in Norway, the number is …
Immigrants and their children now 14 pct. of Norway’s population Read MoreSweden’s trade surplus declined to SEK 4 billion in June from SEK 5 billion in May, a report from Statistics Sweden showed Friday last week. But there is still a surplus on …
Swedish Trade Surplus Declined In June Read More
Sweden is becoming a more popular travel destination than ever before, with tourist figures rising from 8.9 million in 2008 to 10.9 million in 2012, according to a new report …
Swedish tourism up by 2 million over 4 years Read More
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce has recently presented the first two MBA scholarships for Thai students; Mr. Kanin Sasivongpakdi (2nd from the left) and Ms. Kanyanut Sukpool (2nd from the right) to study in …
Thai students receive scholarships to study in Sweden Read More
To celebrate Swedish roots, IKEA Bangna is holding the first Swedish Crayfish Party on Friday August 16. The party will take place from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. “We’re pleased to host …
IKEA brings Swedish crayfish party fun to Bangkok Read More
Organised in turn among the four chambers of commerce (Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark), Nordic Informal Summer Lunch is held every Friday in July in Hong Kong. The summer lunch …
Nordic informal summer lunch in Hong Kong Read More
Yara, the world’s biggest nitrogen fertiliser maker by sales volume, said strong demand from farmers for its premium crop nutrients helped offset pressure on prices from Chinese competitors. The Norwegian …
Yara beats profit forecast on record fertilizer deliveries Read More
Finnish paper and packaging group Stora Enso deferred a 1.6 billion euro ($2.1 billion) project in China in a move to safeguard cash flow that analysts said pointed to a …
Stora Enso delays China investment to protect cash Read More
Commissioned by Ibsen International for the project Ibsen in China 2013, produced by Phoenix Conceptual Theater (Norway) in co-operation with Simon Abbe Dance Company (China/Cameroon), “CARCASS” will be presented for …
Carcass at Beijing Dance Festival 2013 Read More
The renowned Finnish contemporary dance groups Susanna Leinonen Company has been invited to the distinguished Beijing Dance Festival on 26 July 2013. The company is performing Leinonen’s work Blinded Mind, which combines film and dance …
Susanna Leinonen Company to perform in Beijing Read More
Hosted by Southeast Asia General Manager Jean-Louis Macey, the grand opening of Sandvik Coromant Productivity Center in Bangkok was held on July 10 in presence of Swedish ambassador Klas Molin. …
Opening of Sandvik Coromant Productivity Center Read More Stora Enso is suffering from falling demand from print media in Europe. The group said it wanted to accelerate its development in China after receiving Chinese approval to build two …
Finnish paper maker Stora Enso eyes China project Read More
Maersk Line has deployed the world’s largest container ship on its China services to serve the nation’s growth in foreign trade. The first of the series of Triple-E vessels owned …
Maersk’s massive container vessels to deploy on Asia-Europe route Read More
Finnish mobile maker Nokia shipped fewer phones than forecast in the second quarter, despite a 32 percent rise in sales of its flagship Lumia smartphone. Shares traded down 4.26 percent after …
Nokia misses estimates; sales to China halve Read More
Swedish experts have warned that a newly discovered flu virus in China shows worrying signs that it could spread around the world this autumn. “The virus seems new to …
Swedish experts warn of new global bird flu virus Read More
Investors in China may feel more upbeat if they consider the evidence of growth there in the latest results from Swedish company Alfa Laval, which makes equipment for heat transfer, …
Sweden’s Alfa Laval points to stability in Chinese market Read More
Rare earth giant China is concerned that Greenland will become a major competitor in this field of activity, according to analysts. They argue that Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent three-day …
China recognises Greenland’s rare earth potential Read More
The alleged killer of a New Zealand man stabbed to death in Pattaya, Thailand has changed his name to Andreas Karlsson and moved to the small town of Nynashamn. In …
Swedish murder suspect changed his name and moved to small town Read More