Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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
IKEA has become the largest foreign landowner in China. The China division of the Dutch interior decor firm with Swedish roots has opened 12 retail outlets in the country, with …
IKEA becomes biggest foreign landowner in China Read More
Swedish company Probi and BiO-LiFE, a healthcare company in vitamin and dietary supplements category, have entered into a partnership agreement to launch a probiotic product within the gastrointestinal field in …
Swedish Probi and BiO-LiFE partner to launch probiotic medicine in Malaysia Read More
China has by far the most Internet users in the world while Scandinavian countries top the penetration rate. In percentage terms, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have the highest Internet penetration, …
China has most internet users – Scandinavia tops internet penetration rate Read More
Loss-making Norwegian solar equipment maker Renewable Energy Corporation will split the company into separate solar and silicon divisions, independently list the two, raise cash and move out of Norway, it …
Norwegian REC to base its solar business in Singapore Read More
The 2014 IKEA Catalogue will be launched in Sweden, many parts of Europe and the United States in early August. In Thailand, the catalogue will be launched at the IKEA …
2014 IKEA Catalogue to be launched in Thailand on August 27 Read More
In response to significant growth in the market and the global demand in many enterprises, Double A has invested USD 6.1 million to upgrade its pulp production line in Thailand …
Double A invests in technology from Finland to upgrade Thai pulp plant Read More
Mark Hallum will take over as managing director of Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd from David Stenstrom, who has moved on to the role of senior director of Manufacturing Engineering …
Volvo Malaysia appoints Mark Hallum as managing director Read More
Directed by Danish Nicolas Winding Refn, filmed in Bangkok, Only God Forgives is now in Bangkok cinemas! For the opening, the Danish director discusses what happens when the logic of …
Only God Forgives now in Bangkok cinemas Read More
The Appeals Court in Thailand on Monday sentenced a Thai witch doctor to six years in prison for the murder of Duangsamorn, who had lived in Denmark over twenty years before …
Witch Doctor convicted of murder of Thai-Danish woman Read More
On the night of July 16, a passenger train of State Railways of Thailand (SRT) from Bangkok to Chiang Mai derailed in the mountainous area of Phrae province in the …
No injured Scandinavians in train accident in north of Thailand Read More
The food fair SIAL 2013, Shanghai was a great success for Scandic Foods Asia; the interest for Swedish food was constant throughout the entire fair, reports the company. More than …
Scandic Food a success at SIAL Shanghai Read More
Sweden’s food safety watchdog said on Tuesday it had found “extremely high” levels of arsenic in a Chinese herbal remedy, posing a “very serious health hazard.” The news was reported …
Arsenic found in a Chinese herbal product Read More
FLSmidth, a Danish industrial conglomerate, has settled out of court a civil lawsuit in the Philippines by accepting to be paid $415,000 in compensation for damages. The agreement was signed on …
FLSmidth wins Philippine law suit Read More
Danish educated head of Google in China, Dr John Liu, will leave Google after six years as the head of its business in China. John Liu earned his Ph.D. in …
Danish educated head of Google in China steps down Read More
Swedish Healthcare has started training Chinese medical staff With the Beijing-based Intech Rehabilitation Hospital as their partner. A recent course focuses on the management of startup nursing homes and rehabilitation …
Swedish Healthcare training Chinese medical staff Read More
This year, 559 Finnish tourists enjoyed the Visa on Arrival option that India has granted so far only Finland out of the four Nordic countries. In Asia, the other nationalities …
Finns can get visa on arrival to India Read More
Patrik Brummer, founder and chairman of the Swedish hedge fund Brummer & Partners, expressed his faith in the Philippine economy over the next decade when he on 9 July introduced …
Swedish faith in the Philippine economy Read More
Digi Telecommunications – the Malaysian-Norwegian mobile operator – is pushing ahead its plans to provide “Internet for All”. A new promotion package is offering DG Postpaid bundled with a free …
Digi: Internet for All Read More
On Saturday July 13, the first Scandinavian business fair and summer party was held at Baan Norway on Thapraya Road Soi 15 near Jomtien. The event was not as big …
First Scandinavian business fair and party in Pattaya Read More
According to the Ministry of Education and Training, five Vietnamese students participated in the International Physics Olympiad 2013 in Denmark from July 5-15. All of them won medals, including two …
Vietnamese students win gold medals at International Olympiad in Denmark Read More
Malaysia’s Government Transformation Programme (GTP) and the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) have been commended by Norway. Norway’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Espen Barth Eide, said it was very important for Malaysia …
Norway commends Malaysia’s strategic focus to achieve high income nation status Read More
Norwegians in the Eastern Seaboard area of Thailand may cast their voting in advance of the Norwegian general election at the Royal Norwegian Consulate in Pattaya up until the 22 …
Advance voting in the Norwegian elections Read More