Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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
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