Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Finnish know-how in glass can be seen in the areas of design, education and art also in China. The interior glass wall of the Wuxi opera house, which opened in …
Finnish glass artists to work in Chinese factories Read MoreA new top-class soccer academy is now open in Shanghai. Representing the first of its kind in Shanghai, the Ebbe Sand Soccer Academy is located in the districts of Pudong …
Ebbe Sand has established soccer-academy in Shanghai Read MoreAccording to a campaign by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs everyone is fashion. If you agree and write a text of approximately 500 words about your interest in Swedish …
You are fashion Read MoreA 37 year old Swede from Gothenburg paid a friend to serve his one year prison sentence, while he himself went to the Philippines. “This kind of scam would be …
Went to Philippines instead of jail Read MoreApproximately 175 Scandinavians joined the Scandinavian Society Siam’s colorful Crayfish Party on Saturday September 29, 2012 which again this year took place at the Rembrandt Hotel in Bangkok. When you …
Scandinavian Crayfish Party celebrated in Bangkok Read More“Private firms are buying the rights to Mekong’s huge and cheap energy resources and Mekong can become the worlds first privately run river.” This rather challenging statement comes from senior …
Mekong to become the first privately run river? Read MoreAt noon time of 27 September, 2012, 38 members and guests of the Philippines Norway Business Council (PNBC) trooped to I’m Angus Steakhouse in Yakal St., Makati City to attend the …
PNBC offers CSR flavour in its new Networking Luncheon Read MoreDespite the unpleasant weather condition on the morning of Saturday 29 September 2012, Bangkok shoppers were queuing – in the rain outside Siam Paragon shopping complex before it opened at 10am. – …
Bangkok shoppers’ craze for Swedish H&M opening Read MoreThe concept of Thainess is being used and discussed in various media, often under the headline: ‘Foreigners don’t understand Thainess’, or ‘Foreigners are not able to reach the core of …
Thainess Read MoreA delegation from Chinese tycoon Huang Nubo’s investment company Zhongkun Investment Group Co Ltd and China Development Bank has been on a three day visit to Denmark. They spent one …
Chinese tycoon and poet remain interested in building H.C.Andersen Park Read MoreA delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) visited Sweden and Denmark this week (September 22-27.) The delegation was led by Hoang Binh Quan head of CPV’s Commission for …
Vietnam seeks closer ties with Sweden, Denmark Read MoreSwedish cool chain logistics company, Envirotainer has opened a new office in Singapore to improve customer access to its active temperature-controlled air cargo containers and cold supply chain management services …
Asia Pacific’s pharmaceuticals market the fastest growing Read MoreOman Reiner, a 30 year old Swede, was found dead at the Jocker Brother Guesthouse, a four room budget guesthouse, in downtown Chiang Mai on Thursday 27 September. The cause …
Swedish man found dead at guesthouse in Chiang Mai Read MoreThai navy has contracted Saab of Sweden to upgrade combat systems on two frigates. The upgrade continues a contract Thailand gave to Saab in 2011, the company said, and is …
Saab to upgrade Thai navy’s combat systems Read MoreAn official says eight people have died after the Norwegian operated tanker Cathinka collided with an Indonesian ferry. The ferry Bahuga Jaya, which links Java and southern Sumatra island, sank …
Norwegian operated tanker collide with Indonesian ferry – eight killed Read MoreNorwegian preschool cartoon “Ella Bella Bingo” has been acquired by the new distribution arm of Singaporean kids’ firm August Media. Ella Bella Bingo follows “the charismatic, creative Ella and the …
Ella Bella Bingo moves to Singapore Read MoreLast year 2011 was a devastating experience for a lot of people in Thailand who suffered through damages the flooding has caused. One of them who suffered a big loss …
ECCO’s Flooding Experience for Breakfast Read MoreNokia has chosen Indonesia to launch two of their latest mobile phones under the Asha Touch series, the Asha 308 and Asha 309, a testament to the country’s key role …
Nokia chooses Indonesia for unveiling their latest feature phones Read MoreIn June Arla (global dairy company and a co-operative owned by Danish, Swedish and German dairy farmers) entered a ten-year contract with Chinese food company Biostime to produce up to …
Chinese food company creates jobs in Denmark Read MoreDanish shoe brand Ecco went all the way, when they celebrated the opening of their fourth store in Bangkok, located on the third floor at Central World. Ecco had succeeded …
Fashion show at opening of new Ecco store Read MoreNicolai Ruge presented on Thursday 20 September 2012 his letters of credence to his Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), making him officially the Ambassador of Denmark to …
Danish Ambassador presents credentials to the King of Malaysia Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Children and the Elderly Maria Larsson will visit Bangkok from September 30 until October 3, 2012. During her visit she will learn about children’s rights in …
Maria Larsson visits Thailand and Vietnam Read MoreAn independent organization that offers legal aid to women in Norway is proposing withdrawal from the international au pair system. 90 percent of the roughly 3,000 au pairs in Norway …
Legal group calls for Norway’s withdrawal from ‘au pair’ system Read MoreThe Swedish singer-songwriter Sophie Zelmani comes to China on a three day- three gigs tour, which brings her to Beijing, Wuhan and Shanghai. It will be her first ever appearance …
Sophie Zelmani on tour in China Read MoreA Danish MP delegation visited Vietnam last week as part of the bilateral relations between the parliaments of the two countries. The Danish MP met with The Vice-President of the …
Danish MPs met with Vietnamese counterparts Read MoreKU DÉ TA has lifted the profile of ladies night in Singapore to a whole new level – presenting their Diamond Life theme event on Wednesday September 19th, 2012. KU …
Ladies Night with Georg Jensen Read MoreWith support from Denmark’s development cooperation (Danida) the most sophisticated laboratory for tissue culture in Vietnam is scheduled for construction. By using innovative tissue culture technology Thuy Son JSC, a …
Danish aid makes agro-forestry commercially interesting for Vietnamese farmers Read MoreThe spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following statement Monday 24. September. “The …
EU calls on Vietnam to release convicted bloggers immediately Read MoreTuesday morning a 36 year old Norwegian nicknamed Bubu, who was wanted by the police for killing the 43 year old Jarle Nygaard, reported himself to the Police in Pattaya. …
Norwegian who killed friend released on bail Read MoreKarl-Johan Persson, CEO of Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), officiated the red ribbon cutting ceremony with Lex Keijser, Country Manager for H&M Greater China, Singapore and Malaysia and Sin Gin, Store …
Swedish retailer opens first Malaysian flagship store Read MoreTongji students had the opportunity to get a closer look at Danish education and career, when Sino-Danish Network presented opportunities at Danish universities and companies at Aalto Design Factory, Tongji …
Danish education and career promoted at Tongji University Read MoreVietnam is expected to be among the first 30 extreme risk countries affected by disasters and climate change, in the next 30 years. In the previous 20 years, 1990-2010, Vietnam …
Norway helps Vietnam cope with climate change Read MoreThe English School of Mui Ne in Vietnam A group of seven professional Swedish women in Singapore founded the charity organization “Together for Charity” a year ago. They realized that …
Swedish women in Singapore founder charity organisation Read MoreThe Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) inaugurated the operation of a new warehouse in Makassar last monday. The warehouse has been built with assistance from Norway worth Rp 3.5 billion (US$369,880). …
New Red Cross warehouse in Makassar built with assistance from Norway Read MoreNorwegian architect firm Niels Torp has won the competition to build China Eastern Airlines new headquarter in Shanghai. The new headquarter will consist of 13 connected buildings totalling 225,000 square …
Norwegian architect creates new headquarter for China Eastern Airlines Read MoreThe Ladies Lunch, which was held at the Jim Thomsen Restaurant on Minden Rd in Singapore gathered approximately 16 women from SWA on Tuesday 25th September, 2012. Most of the …
SWA’s Ladies Lunch Read MoreA special guest added stardust to this year’s Nordic Golf Tournament in Singapore. Danish race driver and 8 times Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen was in Singapore together with another …
Tom Kristensen guest at Nordic Golf Tournament 2012 Read MoreChina’s Tsuji Heavy Industries recently held the steel cutting ceremony for a LNG-fuelled multipurpose vessel for Norwegian ro-ro operator Nor Lines. It is the first of two natural gas-powered (LNG) …
China to build LNG-powered vessels for Norway Read More
“My colleagues often hear me say: Let’s do something different. Let’s do something that really matters to patients and to our partners,” says Mr. Christian Malherbe, the new Country Manager …
Danish Touch at Pfizer Thailand Read MoreIda Auken, Danish Minister for the Environment and Chen Lei, Chinese Minister for Water Resources, met today in Zhengzhou. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the relationship between …
Ida Auken in China to promote Danish water solutions Read MoreOn the 15th day of the 8th lunar month (20 September, 2012), women from the Scandinavian Women’s Association (SWA) walked to the Corner of Pagoda Street and South Bridge Road in …
Mooncake Magic Walk with SWA Read MoreIn the weeks up to the big pool party for the new students in Hong Kong, emails were written and sent out to universities in both Denmark and Hong Kong. …
Pool Party for YP and Students in Hong Kong Read MoreTalented Swedish Electro pop duo, Rebecca & Fiona, is set to make their electric debut in Malaysia on October 3, 2012 at Bianco Vertigo Gardens Kuala Lumpur. Young and exciting …
Rebecca and Fiona debut in Malaysia Read MoreA Swedish national Markus Olson, 22, was sentenced to two years in jail in Phnom Penh yesterday for attempting to post some 8.000 pills, including testosterone supplements and painkillers, which are …
Swedish Backpacker Gets Two Years for Trying to Mail Medicine Read MoreRoyal Thai Navy has allocated a budget of THB 3,300 million for Swedish Saab Group to set up an electronic communication systems on the twin frigates “Naresuan -Taksin’ which will …
Saab to set up communication systems between Thailand’s frigates and Gripens Read MoreDanish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt gave an interview with Chinese media Xinhua about the strategic partnership between the two countries, following a recent visit where business deals worth USD 3.4 …
Strategic partnership between China and Denmark Read MoreOn Thursday 20 September 2012, police received a report on a bar fight at Norwegian-owned Kåres Party Bar in central Pattaya. 43-year-old Norwegian man Jarle Nyegaard was sent to Pattaya …
Norwegian man dies after bar fight in Pattaya Read MoreAfter being convicted in Cambodia with charges of being an accessory to copyright violations for his role in bankrolling the filesharing site, Pirate Bay financier Carl Lundström was initially sentenced …
Pirate Bay financier bankruptcy file Read MoreAt an international conference held in Hanoi on September 19, Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Stale Torstein Risa announced that Norway will share advanced technology for environmental monitoring and responding to …
Norway helps Vietnam advance oil spill strategies Read MoreFollowing the report last year about the plan of Chinese tycoon Huang Nubo to buy the land in an isolated part of Iceland to build a resort being turned down, …
Green light for Chinese tycoon to rent land to build resort in Iceland Read More