Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
PT Hero Supermarket which March this year won the rights to franchise Swedish furniture giant IKEA stores in Indonesia, surged as much as 21.89 percent on Thursday after it reported …
Indonesian Ikea partner Hero Supermarket soars on profit jump Read MoreBeing exposed to fraud/corruption could be very costly, affect the company brand, and create a negative work environment for the employees. It all depends on what type of fraudulent activity …
Fraud for Breakfast Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Beijing hosted a medical pricing and reimbursement seminar on 15 October with the aim to build bridges between the Danish and the Chinese ways of pricing …
Danish Embassy’s medical strategy seminar, Beijing Read MoreThe Nordic Documentary Film Festival, NORDOX, 2012 will begin its seventh anniversary celebrations in China on Saturday, 20 October, with a selection of films from all five of the Nordic countries, …
NORDOX 2012 just around the corner Read MoreToday Innovation Centre Denmark, Shanghai opened the doors to the first of two ‘Denmark Days’ in China, where Chinese students can meet Danish universities and companies in Denmark’s biggest ever …
Danish universities and companies side by side in efforts to attract Chinese talent Read MoreIf you are Swedish and have finished a college or university education, are in the mid-twenties and consider yourself a creative business talent, you can now apply for the Anders …
A 150.000 SEK Scholarship to Shanghai at disposal Read MoreHere is a fun activity for anyone who loves travelling and taking photos! In cooperation with Tourism Authority of Thailand, Koh Yao Yai Village is inviting you to join the 2nd …
Photo Contest on Koh Yao, Phang Nga Read MoreNorwegian oil services company Aker Solutions has expanded its subsea business by establishing a subsea lifecycle service base in Labuan, Malaysia. The opening ceremony for the service base was held …
Aker Solutions Malaysian service base opening Read MoreThe Norwegian Deputy Finance Minister Hilde Singsaas participated in the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Finance Ministers’ meeting in Bangkok which was held on 14 and 15 October 2012. This participation marked …
Norway in 10th ASEM Finance Ministers’ meeting Read MoreThe Third Copenhagen Conference on the Handling of Detainees in International Military Operations is taking place in Copenhagen on 18 and 19 October. The international conference will have participation from …
Malaysia participates Copenhagen Conference Read MoreFinland will soon be welcoming another wave of nurses from abroad, this time from the Philippines. More than 10 million Filipinos have left their country looking for greener pastures elsewhere. …
Filipino nurses prepare to work in Finland Read MoreRenewable Energy Corporation (REC) acknowledged that its third-quarter results, due on 24 October 2012, may again fall short of expectations, potentially diminishing the future of its Singapore plant. The company, …
REC cautions impending solar and silicon unit losses Read MoreNordcham Crayfish Party was a big party among 150 friends. Scandinavian and Vietnamese and some other nationalities join the good party, where the Norwegean snaps floated along with the Danish …
Crayfish party in Vietnam – Good food, snaps and wild dancing Read MoreNorwegian Suzann Pettersen is passionate about giving back to society and has promised to give US$200 for each birdie she makes in the ongoing Sime-Darby LPGA Malaysia.And the world No. …
Norwegian Pettersen’s great progress at LPGA Malaysia Read MoreSøren Lyberth, a hotel owner in Maniitsoq, has made headlines both in Greenland and Denmark suggesting a brothel to secure some income to the city with 2,784 inhabitants (2010), if …
Suggest brothel for 2,000 future Chinese workers in Greenland Read MoreUnder the warm tropical night, approximately 140 excited Scandinavians in Singapore gathered in anticipation on Saturday October 13th, 2012 for the Danish folkrock musician and singer-songwriter, Allan Olsen to arrive …
Allan Olsen performed at Danish Church in Singapore Read MoreThe Third Blue Wind Multimedia Art Festival for female artists will be held in Yangon from November 23 to 27, 2012 with highlights including a directing workshop led by Finnish …
Yangon art festival with Finnish cinematographer Pekka Niskanen Read MoreNorway participated for the first time in the European Film Festival in Yangon, Myanmar held from the 4th to 14th October 2012. The 21st edition of the festival was organised …
Norwegian film at European Film Festival in Yangon Read MoreDenmark is famous for its high quality green products for treatments of wood, and good news is that many of these products are also available in Thailand. Bunyarit Rotchanarat is …
Wood Care Read MoreJesper Lejfjord and David Jonsson are two young entrepreneurs and the founders of the Swedish organisation World Volunteer. Based on their experience with volunteering and managing education projects in the …
Eco-bungalow project in Laos Read More
Norwegian expat Dr. Nils B. Vogt spends much of his time searching for temple caves in Thailand. Long journeys and steep hills do not stop him from hunting for his …
Quests for temple caves Read MoreThe annual Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner in Malaysia hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy was a huge success with approximately 650 participants. This year the dinner was held on October …
Impressive show of people at Norwegian Gala Dinner in Malaysia Read MoreThe Swedish Young Professionals Shanghai had a kick-off party for this fall’s activities on the 12th of October, 2012. While this kick-off may have been quite late in the autumn …
Kick-Off Party for Young Swedes in Shanghai Read MoreDanish Georg Jensen hosted a private presentation for the members of Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCC) in Hong Kong about the Exclusive Sterling Silver Ambassador Collection that was being exhibited …
Georg Jensen gave presentation to members of DCC, Hong Kong Read MoreWith a Master of Science in International Business and Politics and Intercultural Communication, Ambassador Berit Basse has always sought challenging assignments, starting with her time in Senegal with the UNDP …
Meet H. E. Berit Basse, the new Danish Ambassador to Singapore Read MoreDenmark’s Consul General to Thailand, Mr. Anders Normann has established Thailand’s first privately owned museum in a building he bought in the late 1990’s just off the deep end of …
First Private Museum Read MoreThe working conditions for Thais in Greenland have troubled Siverth K. Heilmann, member of the Greenlandic parliament Inatsisartut. His concern is both about their working condition and if they with …
Member of the Greenland Parliament concerned about Thais Read MoreTDW Offshore Services announced that it completed an offshore pipeline pressure isolation operation ahead of schedule in just 18 hours, resulting in minimum downtime, reduced costs, and no impact on …
TDW pipeline pressure isolation operation completed in record time Read MoreThe Media Development Authority’s (MDA) Singapore has announced success through the trip to Cannes during MIPCOM 2012 last week in as Singapore media companies have closed significant distribution and co-production …
Singaporean and Scandinavian dealings at MIPCOM 2012 Read MoreWhile Europe is in crisis Asian countries maintain growth, albeit at a slightly lower level. Lots of European companies look at Asia and not at least Southeast Asia to find …
No Nordic ministers at the Asia-Europe Finance Ministers’ Meeting Read MoreMinister for Finance Anders Borg and Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson visited Beijing on 10 October.The two ministers attended a joint meeting with Wang Jiarui, Minister of the …
Swedish Ministers visited Beijing Read MoreTo celebrate its seventh anniversary, the Nordic Documentary Film Festival (NORDOX) will be held in Beijing from 20 to 31 October this year, featuring a selection of films from all …
Nordic Documentary Film Festival in Beijing Read MoreExports from Denmark to Malaysia have increased by 14 percent when comparing the export figure from the first quarter with the second quarter of 2012. The increase is mainly caused from …
Trades between Denmark – Malaysia and the Philippines Read More“When children are born at almost two million per year and a population of 100 million touches, the Philippines is running an intense and emotional debate on the prevention and …
Finnish documentary on Philippine birth control cause debate Read MoreBomanbridge Media Singapore introduces Angel’s Gate, the world’s first transmedia business reality format, to Finland. The Singaperian company has signed a deal with Finland’s leading crossmedia production company Intervisio for …
Singaporean transmedia business reality format sold to Finnish production company Read MoreHosted by the Embassy of Sweden, a meeting between the consular sections of all the Nordic Embassies in Bangkok was held on 9 October 2012. The meeting is a part …
Nordic consular meeting at Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read MoreOn 10 October, Chinese author Mo Yan was announced the winner of 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature at at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden. “Yan is an author who with hallucinatory …
Chinese author Mo Yan won Nobel Prize in Stockholm Read MoreMost Scandinavians and particular Danes know the name “Daloon” (Great dragon in Chinese). For more than 50 years Daloon has produced spring rolls being the first firm to introduce this …
The story of a great dragon Read MoreComing visitors and customers to the Danish Embassy on 10 Sathorn soi 1, Southern Sathorn Road in Bangkok, must be aware that the access is extremely difficult, even dangerous, for …
Inferno outside the Danish embassy to Thailand Read MoreThe Swedish ambassador to Singapore Ingemar Dolfe recently hosted a popular and much appreciated BBQ-evening at the Swedish residence for about a hundred Singaporean former exchange students to Sweden. During …
Student reception at the Swedish residence Read MoreOrganised by the Hanoi School of Public Health and the Norwegian Embassy, a workshop “Training and Research Needs on the Psychological/Mental Perspectives of Disasters” was recently held in Vietnam. The …
Workshop on psychological responses to disasters in Vietnam Read MorePrincess Marie of Denmark is on a charity visit to Cambodia this week. On Tuesday, the Princess met with important Danish and Cambodian business people to support Danish business activities …
Princess Marie met Danish businessmen in Cambodia Read MoreOn October 10th, 2012, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, arranged a breakfast seminar for Chinese employees working for Swedish companies. Vanessa Wang from GP Strategies was the facilitator …
Working with Swedes Read MoreHeld on 22 September to 24 October, the fourth “Salihara Festival” features great performance art from many countries around the world. This year, Finnish Susanna Leinonen Company will perform on …
Finnish dance at Salihara Festival in Jakarta Read MoreWhile investigations are pending and the cause of fire on KRI Klewang remains unclear, news about the Indonesian’s stealth warship caught fire on 28 September has raised questions in the …
PT Lundin believe the fire not caused by vessel’s material and design Read MoreRoyal Thai air-force had Wednesday invited to a welcome celebration for their Saab 340 AEV aircraft. The second of two ordered together with 12 JAS-39 Gripen fighters in 2008 with …
How to welcome a surveillance aircraft Read More
Wood has always been a main material for the creation of furniture, walls, floors and many other home decoration products in Thailand. To maintain its charm and beauty, wood requires …
Woodcare Read MoreMacau has become world renowned for one thing and one thing only – casinos. The island on the opposite side of the Pearl River Delta to Hong Kong is home …
Some of the best casinos in Macau Read MoreThe Philippines government hopes to resume peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in Norway this month, though neither side has given ground on the main issue …
Philippines plans to talk with its communist party in Norway Read MoreThe Kyauk Kyi Pilot Project is the first pilot project that was initiated under the Myanmar Peace Support Initiative (MPSI), aiming to provide much needed assistance to conflict-affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). …
Norway supports Kyauk Kyi pilot project in Myanmar Read More