Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
From January to April this year, 511,000 passengers opted for the quickest route from Scandinavia to Asia via Helsinki with Finnair. That is an increase of 6 percent compared …
Over half a million with Finnair to Asia this year Read MoreThis week a delegation of five Indonesian companies will visit Denmark to explore the opportunities of establishing partnerships with Danish companies The delegation is part of Danida Business Partnerships …
Indonesian companies visit Denmark to develop partnerships Read MoreNorwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Torgeir Larsen concluded a successful visit to Myanmar on May 13-15. In Myanmar, he visited a range of actors involved in the peace processes in …
Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister visited Myanmar Read MoreWARNING: Fraud by travel agent The Swedish Embassy in Norway has sent out the following warning on their website and through Facebook. WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! PLEASE READ A scam has …
Embassy of Sweden in Indonesia warns against travel fraud Read MoreA few hundred cycling lovers participated in the third Climate Race organized by the Danish Embassy on May 19, 2013, in Beijing. The one-day-long cycling event in and around Beijing …
Danish climate race in China Read MoreA shelter collapsed injuring 23 workers on Monday at a Cambodian factory producing garments for H&M, police said, the latest incident to raise concerns about regional industrial safety. The concrete …
Accident at H&M garment factory in Cambodia injures 23 Read MoreLast week several different media brought the story of how the Penan people of Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo, had written a letter to King Harald V of Norway, …
Norwegian CEO in corruption controversy in Malaysia Read More
Alpine Saleforce Ltd., a Danish telemarketing company in Hua Hin, Thailand, is being wrongfully accused in Danish media of threatening employees, cheating them of their salary and fiddling with work …
Danish company faces challenges in Thailand Read MoreFormer Olympics champion Poul-Erik Hoyer has pledged to improve the image of badminton after winning the presidency of the sport’s world governing body. The Dane polled 145 votes Saturday to …
Dane becomes new president of Badminton World Federation in front of Indonesian Read MoreThe Finnish government will continue its supports for Vietnam’s economic growth and poverty reduction, said Kimmo Lahdevirta, Finnish Ambassador to Vietnam, in a recent meeting in Hanoi. Regarding the bilateral …
Finland pledges to maintain supports for Vietnam Read MoreNokia plans to put the factory in Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Zone in Bac Ninh province into operation in June 2013, when it would churn out 30 million products. …
Nokia fighting with Samsung for Vietnam market Read MoreFinnish Ambassador to Indonesia Kai Sauer honored on Friday two Indonesians with first class medals for their meritorious service to the Finnish government. “Our government decided to award the Medal …
Finland honors two Indonesians with medals Read MoreThree Foxconn workers have committed suicide at a factory in China in the past three weeks, state media and a labour rights group said on Saturday. All three jumped …
Nokia supplier, Foxconn plagued by suicides in China Read MoreThe Women Deliver conference will take place in Kuala Lumpur from May 28-30. HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be attending as a guest speaker on challenges related to HIV/Aids. …
Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit to be a guest speaker at Women Deliver in Malaysia Read MoreThe Danish Representative office in Cambodia will close permanently from May 31. Questions or requests on business can be directed at the Danish Embassy in Bangkok. Contact information at www.um.dk. …
Danish Representative office in Cambodia will close permanently Read MorePhotographers from Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh and Mali will get their chance to display their photos when the seventh IMAGES festival opens in Denmark in late August. The photo project “Things …
Danish Centre for Culture and Development brings Myanmar photographers to Denmark Read More
Danes abroad rejoice as a political majority now seems to be in place to permit them to hold dual citizenship. A change in the law will make it possible for …
Danish parliament ready to support double citizenship Read More
The first Danish -Thai Alumni Networking at the Royal Danish Embassy in two years took place in the evening of Tuesday 14 May 2013 with so many Danes participating that …
Alumni evening at the Danish Embassy in Bangkok Read MoreIndonesia has extended a logging ban aimed at protecting rainforest despite fierce industry pressure, the government said Wednesday, although green groups say the move still does not go far enough. …
Indonesia extends rainforest conservation deal with Norway Read MoreSarawak Energy has clarified online reports that the Penans living in Baram want the proposed Baram dam to be stopped, saying that their sentiment did not reflect that of …
Malaysian energy company puzzled by letter to the Norwegian King Read MoreDanish Danfoss, which specializes in energy-efficient and climate-friendly solutions, has just signed a record deal with the Chinese city of Anshan, which aims to make Anshan world leaders in district …
Danish company in charge of China’s biggest district heating project Read MoreThe Danish fashion company IC Companys is working on a large plan to bring some of the company’s more exclusive brands worldwide. As part of the plan, a brand new …
Danish Peak Performance aims for China Read MoreIngela Bendrot, Swedish State Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure, is currently on a visit to China for meetings and activities focusing on transport solutions. Bendrot had a meeting at …
Sweden and China collaborate on transport solutions Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in Phnom Penh announces the award of $ 1.5 million to support the Community Based Adaptation Program. An extension agreement between Sweden and UNDP was signed on …
Sweden awards grant to Civil Society Organizations in Cambodia Read MoreOn 10 May 2013, the Danish ambassador to Thailand H.E. Mikael Hemniti Winther mediated a meeting between the Danish design company Jacob Jensen and King Mongkut’s University of Technology …
Ambassador mediated meeting with Thai university to set up Danish design studio Read MoreUnder the framework of the Program on Enhancing Coastal Community Resilience to Natural Hazards in Vietnam (M2CCR Project) supported by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), a …
Norway Supports National Disaster Risk Reduction Training Course in Vietnam Read MoreIn an unusual bid to stop a series of dams that will flood their rainforest home, a group of tribesmen in Borneo are urging King Harald V of Norway to …
Borneo tribe writes Norwegian King to stop dam project Read More
On 3 May 2013, global sports good industry player adidas has announced “The adidas Fellowship for Future Data Talents”, a scholarship fund for international students. The scholarship is developed in …
adidas and Hyper Island support future data talents Read More
Norwegian Fashionista Merete ‘Mera’ Mei-Jin Noer has done quite a few things beyond an average lady at her age. After being on Malaysian TV, modeling, being in a band, she is …
Miraculous Mera Read MoreIt would not be in the child’s best interest to deport the Thai boy Fimm Na Thiban from Denmark. The case can set precedence for other deportation cases. Six year …
Court rules in Denmark – boy escapes deportation to Thailand Read MoreNorwegian pianist and composer Ingolv Haaland will perform at Meta House Sunday 26th May 6.30 p.m., featuring Khmer singer Ouch Savy and Tro player Yun Theara. The music is …
Norwegian pianist to perform with Khmer singer in Cambodia Read MoreThe Myanmar government is prepared to relax limits on foreign ownership of breweries on a case-by-case basis, as it seeks to improve the appeal of the country to foreign investors, …
Myanmar ready to relax limits on foreign ownership of breweries Read MoreBiohit Oyj (BIOBV), the Finnish health-care company whose shares have gained 71 percent this year, sees China as a promising market for the Acetium product to prevent stomach cancer, Chief …
Finnish healthcare company aiming for China with new medication Read MoreAs a replacement for the current F16 fighter jet long found in the Danish air force, talks have been to buy the new Joint Strike Fighter Jets, but according to …
Chinese hack new Danish super fighter project Read MoreA Norwegian man in his late 40’s was killed in a traffic accident in Thailand on Sunday, according to the post Hadeland. The man is originally from Vestra Gran in …
Norwegian national killed in motorbike accident in Thailand Read More[wzslider autoplay=”true” interval=”1300″] Some thousands years ago the Vikings would make their way from Scandinavia to England on quests to rape and plunder. This Saturday the quest was on Chao …
Scandinavian Viking fest plunders Bangkok Read MoreIf you are Norwegian you have undoubtedly made plans for this Friday. The date is May 17, which marks the Norwegian Constitution Day and is celebrated not only in …
Norwegian Constitution Day to be celebrated all over Southeast Asia Read MoreWhen Swedes call ”sjukvårdsrådgivningen” which is a healthcare hotline, in many cases the calls will be transferred to Thailand. Swedish nurses in Hua Hin are answering questions from patients in …
Call center in Hua Hin in charge of Swedish healthcare hotline Read MoreSunborn Marine (M) Sdn Bhd, the Malaysian affiliate of Finland’s Sunborn Group, and Boustead Heavy Industries Corp Bhd (BHIC), have completed the construction of the first luxury floating hotel …
Finnish company behind first luxury floating hotel built in Southeast Asia Read More2012 was a tough year for Swedes in Thailand. 105 died, which is the highest number ever in one year and almost double from the 55 deaths in 2007. …
2012 was record year of Swedish deaths in Thailand Read MoreA Hollywood film loosely inspired by Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao Sze-tsung, who offered HK$500 million to any man able to woo and wed his lesbian daughter, Gigi, will be …
Danish comedians to write script about Chinese lesbian tycoon-daughter Read MoreThe Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai attended the opening of a Nordic film festival at Nanjing University on May 8. On May 8tthe Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai …
Consulate General in Shanghai attendsopening of Nordic film festival Read MoreIn 2013, the 8th Nordic Documentary Film Festival launches a brand new spring section – the NORDOX University Tour. It will take place from 18 May to 16 June, collaborating …
Nordic documentaries to tour China Read More
The new Swedish priest to replace Lovisa Moller, who has been stationed in Thailand since April 2009, at the Church of Sweden in Bangkok is Lars Ryderstad. He was born …
New priest at the Church of Sweden in Bangkok – Lars Ryderstad Read MoreTEKES, the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, Employment and the Economy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organized by Team Finland China Day,which was held this Tuesday, attracted more …
Team Finland China Day sought business from China to Finland Read MoreSeeking investment opportunities and promoting Vietnam-Finland trade links were the focus of a seminar held in the central city of Danang on May 6. Participants were briefed about the city’s …
Finland and Vietnam fosters trade links Read MoreHRH Crown Princess Mary will visit Malaysia on the 27th to 30th of May. During the visit, the Crown Princess will attend the international conference, Women Deliver, which aims to …
A busy schedule for Crown Princess Mary in Malaysia Read MoreThe Nordic embassies and Nordcham Vietnam are hosting the event Shaping Nordic Business Interests in Vietnam on May 15, inviting all Nordic companies in Vietnam to presentations from the …
Shaping Nordic Business Interests in Vietnam Read More
The Ambassador of Sweden to Indonesia HE Mrs Ewa Polano is visiting Surabaya on May 10-11, 2013. During her visit, Ambassador Polano on Friday presented the exclusive Royal Decoration – …
Swedish Consul Villy Nielsen receives Royal Knight Order Read MoreBy Shada Islam Asian and European ministers for education meet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 13-14 to study ways to strengthen and develop an education partnership for the 21st …
Asia and Europe focus on education partnership Read More