Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Asia House in Copenhagen is organizing a talk focusing on Myanmar and Danish business opportunities in the country on Nov 20. The two experts on the area scheduled for the …
Burma-Myanmar authors to give talk in Denmark Read MoreThe first Biogas Seminar x3 with the topic Turning Organic Waste into Valuable Energy was hosted by the CENTEC and The Trade Section of the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi on …
First Biogas seminar hosted in Hanoi Read MoreThe Swedish Golf Day which was held at The Vintage Club in Bangkok on November 10th, 2012, was a huge success with over 50 players turning up for the tournament. …
Successful Swedish Golf Day Read MoreDanish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Martin Lidegaard, inspected two Danish-funded climate change adaptation projects in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on November 9, reports the Voice …
Denmark helps Vietnam adapt to climate change Read MoreSchool children at Doan Thi Diem Private Primary School enjoyed the official launch of “Raising Awareness on Climate Change and Energy Saving For Primary School Children” on Thursday Nov 8. …
Danish Minister addressed climate issues in Vietnamese schools Read MoreOn Saturday, November 3rd the Nordic Club of Jakarta hosted their annual charity Crayfish Party in the Grand Ballroom at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. With plenty of imported crayfish and …
Crayfish Party Jakarta Style Read MoreThai Labour Minister Padermchai Sasomsap has encouraged Thai labours to work in the Scandinavian countries during their berry harvesting season, assuring approximately 100,000 baht monthly income. Padermchai has disclosed Labour …
Thailand urges its labour to berry-pick in Scandinavia Read MoreJoshua Oppenheimer, a Danish film-maker, screened his new film in Jakarta last week, “The Act of Killing,” re-imagining the lives of the Indonesian death squads who committed a massacre in …
Danish film-maker documented the lives of Indonesian killers Read MoreMinister of State for Social and Family Development, Halimah Yacob, spoke about her recent trip to Finland and Sweden to look at how preschool education is organised and delivered, when …
Singapore minister calls Nordic preschool a useful concept Read MoreThe Swedish entrepreneur and author Jonas Ericsson launched his book “Can!” in Singapore on Oct 31. The book Can! chronicles his journey and daring vision of bringing Swedish design to …
Launch of “Can!” – a story from a Swedish Entrepreneur! Read MoreNorway is to contribute a US$850,000 technical assistance grant in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank to help update Myanmar’s 30-year old electricity law as part of initial steps towards …
Norway, ADB to fund Myanmar’s expanding power needs Read MoreSwedish citizen Per-ake Ingvar Arvidsson, 67, hanged himself on the eve of November 8 at the back of the HomePro complex in Chalong, reports the Phuket News. His wife told …
Phuket-based Swede, 67, hangs himself Read MoreClubbing in Malaysia doesn’t come any better and the confirmation of many a rumour is that Swedish dance giants Swedish House Mafia (SHM) have selected Malaysia as one of the …
Top-selling Swedish House Mafia set to play ‘One Last Tour’ in Malaysia Read MoreThe Philippines’ representative to the 16th Manhunt International male beauty pageant was crowned winner at the finals night held on Nov 9 in Bangkok, Thailand. June Macasaet, 29, bested 52 …
Swede named 1st runner-up at Manhunt Int’l 2012 in Bangkok Read MoreMultinational consulting and engineering firm Pöyry has signed a contract with the Lao government to supervise construction of the divisive Xayaburi hydropower dam in the country’s north on Nov 9, …
Controversial Pöyry tapped for Xayaburi Read MoreDanish PM Helle Thorning Schmidt concluded on Thursday 8 November 2012 her first official state visit to Vietnam, taking home stronger ties and common ground for further cooperation between the …
Danish PM visit to Vietnam strengthened bilateral ties Read MoreForeign workers have become a major issue in Greenland. Latest example is the numbers of Philippines and Thais cleaning, cooking and serving in the welcoming business. Since January 1st 2011 …
Filipino and Thai maids “invades” Greenland Read MoreA spectacular performance can be experienced today 11-11.45am and 2-2.45pm at Kim Ma Theatre, 71 Kim Ma Street. The admission is free. The Swedish musician and performer Stefan Ostersjo acts …
Inside/Outside a Swedish, Vietnamese, British installation performance Read MoreWhen words and concepts have been used much and for a long time they become tired from overuse. Not only that: the organizations or firms behind this constant use appear …
What is Networking Read More70 Chinese importers, distributors and procurement managers of seafood participated as eight Danish seafood suppliers displayed their products in Shanghai on the 9th of November. The event was arranged by …
Danish seafood delegation attends B2B event in Shanghai Read MoreToshiba Thailand and Danish designer Timothy Jacob Jensen have launched their new line of highly-advanced televisions in Bangkok on Nov 7. The smart TVs, entitled ‘RW1T Series’ are said to …
Where technology meets design Read MoreTheir Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince Frederik and the Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will visit China in December. On this occasion, H.E The Ambassador of Denmark to China, Friis …
Danish royal visit to China Read MoreOne of the best Danish news photographers, Mads Nissen, who is a photo documentarian and journalist, held a lecture at the Danish Embassy in Beijing on November 7th, 2012, where …
Well-known Danish Photographer held lecture at the Embassy Read MoreOn the morning of November 7th, 2012, the newly appointed customs attaché, Tuomas Liikavainio at the Swedish Embassy in Beijing, invited Swedish companies to a breakfast discussion concerning customs procedures. …
Breakfast seminar concerning customs procedures Read MoreSingapore and Norway have reaffirmed bilateral ties and the close cooperation shared between the two countries, reports ChannelNewsAsia.com.Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide met his counterpart K Shanmugam on Wednesday, …
Singapore and Norway affirm bilateral ties Read MoreLundin Petroleum has kicked off drilling at the fourth well of its 2012 drilling programme in Malaysia.The Tembakau-1 exploration well on Block 307 was spud with the jack-up West Courageous, …
Sweden’s Lundin spuds off Malaysia Read MoreIn Cambodia, faintings occurred every day for five years in a single factory supplying to some of the biggest international brands, according to the Cambodian Legal Education Centre’s recent study. …
Fainting problem at factory of H&M’s supplier in Cambodia Read MoreSweden’s Fredrik Reinfeldt will be the nation’s first Prime Minister to visit Myanmar. The PM in accompany with Swedish Trade Minister Ewa Björling and other two business delegations, will arrive in Myanmar …
Swedish PM to visit Myanmar and Indonesia on Nov 12-14, expects to meet Then Sein and Suu Kyi Read MoreFrom 9 – 11 November, World Robot Olympaid 2012 is held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For several years in a row, Danish LEGO Education has been a main sponsor of …
Danish LEGO Group supports World Robot Olympiad Read MoreDanish internationally-known designer Timothy Jacob Jensen revealed on Thursday his moves to establish a design studio in Thailand. An educational profitable studio would offer young Thai designers a real working experience …
Jacob Jensen CEO eyes to ‘lift up’ Thailand with style Read MoreMore than 50 persons from over 30 companies came to see the Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s seminar on R&D in Shanghai in connection with the Swedish Innovation Exhibition held on …
Swedish Innovation Exhibition in Shanghai Read MoreAt the Nordic Breakfast Seminar on November 8th, 2012, Mr. Jens Werner, Board Chairman of Georg Jensen Thailand, and former Board Chairman of Royal Copenhagen Thailand, enlightened the members of …
Breakfast seminar with Georg Jensen Read MoreOn November 6th, 2012, a seminar about Greenland was hosted at the Danish Embassy in Beijing in order to introduce the opportunities Greenland can offer to China in the area …
Greendland seminar hosted at the Embassy Read MoreMr. Eskil Erlandsson, the Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs, arrived in Guangzhou, Guangdong province on 7 November 2012. The purpose of his visit is to promote Swedish forestry and food …
Swedish Minister visits China Read MoreOn 7 November 2012, Myanmar’s President U Thein Sein met with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw to discuss the ongoing peace efforts in Myanmar. …
Norwegian PM talks with Myanmar’s president Read MoreOn 7 November 2012, Norwegian ambassador to Malaysia Hans Ola Urstad met with Tan Sri Abu Zahar Ujang, the president of Malay Dewan Negara, at the president’s office in the …
Ambassador promotes business relationship between Norway and Malaysia Read MoreOn 7 November 2012, Danish Prime Minister Ms. Helle Thorning-Schmidt visited Xa Dan School as the first activity during her two-day visit in Vietnam. Later on the same day, she inaugurated …
Danish Prime Minister visits school and opens Diabetes care program in Hanoi Read MoreOn 6 November 2012, Swedish ambassador Camilla Mellander presented her credentials to the President of Vietnam, Truong Tan Sang. After the ceremony, the two had a friendly talk where they …
Ambassador Mellander presents her credentials to Vietnam’s president Read MoreTwo Norwegian companies, Trapia Malaysia Sdn Bhd and Jordan Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd, are expanding their business operations in Malaysia. Trapia Malaysia Sdn Bhd, a vertically integrated company with fish …
Two Norwegian companies to expand massively in Malaysia Read MoreJohn Dyrholm, a Danish resident of Thailand since 1954 passed away on Monday 5 November 2012 in his home in Bangkok. John Dyrholm was 81 years old. He is survived by his life …
John Dyrholm passed away, 81 years old Read MoreSapuraKencana Petroleum Bhd., a Malaysian oil and gas service provider, plans to acquire rigs owned by Norway’s SeaDrill Ltd. for an enterprise value of $2.9 billion, as part of plans …
Malaysian group to merge with Norway’s Seadrill, makes the World’s largest rig unit. Read MoreThe Nordic Young Professionals (NYP) Entrepreneurial Night & Mini Speed Networking event was held at the TenFace Boutique Hotel in Bangkok on Friday 2 November, 2012 and received a high …
One Speedy Night in Bangkok Read MoreTheir Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will pay an official visit to Indonesia on 26-28 November 2012 to strengthen and further develop collaboration between the two …
Norwegian Royal visit to Indonesia Read MoreRoyal Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur organized the Norway and Norwegian Consumer Goods Exhibition at the Gurney Plaza, Penang on Nov 1-4. The opening ceremony was presided over by Chief …
Norway and Norwegian Consumer Goods Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreOn 20 September 2012, the Danish Family Planning Association (DFPA) and Center for Gender, Family and Environment in Development (CGFED) held a conference in Hanoi highlighting the result of a …
Denmark supports sexaulity education for young people in Vietnam Read MoreThe European Union Film Festival (EUFF) is returning to Malaysia bigger and better than ever! The Orange Girl, based on Norwegian author Jostein Gaarder’s novel, will have five screenings in …
Norway’s ‘Orange Girl’ to screen at 13th European Union Film Festival in Malaysia Read MoreDanh Vo, a Vietnamese Danish artist, has won Hugo Boss Prize – the award honoring young contemporary artists with outstanding achievements, reports VietnamNetBridge. The award is sponsored by the Solomon …
Vietnamese-danish artist wins int’l award for contemporary art Read MoreIn connection with the Singapore Writers Festival running on 2-11 November, Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore H.E. Mr. Tormod Cappelen Endresen organised a small gathering and invited people from the Singaporean …
Norwegian crime author talks in Singapore Read MoreOn 2 November 2012, Mr. Nicolai Wammen, the Danish Minister for European Affairs, participated in a roundtable meeting in Harbin city to share Danish experience in district heating with China.The purpose of …
Danish Minister shares district heating experience with China Read MoreNorwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg meet with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao monday on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe summit in Vientiane. It was first official contact since pro-democracy dissident …
First official contact between Norway and China in two years Read More