Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A few Danish die-hard hash runners in Malaysia organized a Danish Constitution Day Run for their friends and the Danish community in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, 6 June. The run …
140 Celebrated Danish Constitution Day in KL Read MoreSwedish Ambassador Klas Molin visited Chiang Mai on Thursday, June 7. He attended the press conference for the European Union Film Festival Chiang Mai 2012 together with 13 Ambassadors and …
Swedish Ambassador Visits Chiang Mai Read MoreNordic Film Festival is held on June 11 – 12 at Nordic Center of Fudan University in Shanghai, featuring films from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Each country will screen …
Scandinavian Films at Fudan University Read MoreDenmark confirms its commitment to alleviate poverty in Vietnam with a new Development Strategy focusing on promoting Green Growth. Recently launched by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the new …
Denmark Promotes Green Growth in Vietnam Read MoreMr. Dan – Thanapong Jirapanichakul, CEO of Thanajira Retail Corporation Ltd, recently brought the famous jewellery brand from Denmark “PANDORA” to Thailand, generating positive responses and gossips among high profile Thais …
Danish Jewellery Brand ‘PANDORA’ Hits the Thai Market Read MoreThe Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (C.CAWDU) has been awarded the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights in Norway. C.CAWDU President Ath Thorn and Vice President …
Cambodian Apparel Union Won Norwegian Award Read MoreDanish Ambassador Mikeal H. Winther and his wife, Ratanawadee H. Winther, chaired the ordaining of 60 men as Buddhist monks at Wat Supan, located in the one of the poorest …
Danish Ambassador Chaired the Ordaining Ceremony in Bangkok Read MoreSwedish Ambassador Ingemar Dolfe participated in a full day seminar titled ‘Unravelling the mysteries of doing business in Europe’, organized by the Singapore Polytechnic. Among the speakers were a young …
Swedish Ambassador Participates in Business Seminar for Singaporean Students Read MoreOfficially released by the office of Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt on Wednesday morning, the news about Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to Denmark on June 14-16 has sparked positive …
Danish Media Respond Positively to Chinese President’s Visit Read MoreSingapore’s Prime Minster Lee Hsien Loong talked with Economic Society of Singapore president Euston Quah on Friday night about why Singapore is unlikely to pursue the Nordic welfare benefits model. …
Singapore Unlikely to Pursue Nordic Model Read MoreA 46-year old Norwegian man committed suicide by jumping of the 11th floor of a condominium in Pattaya on June 6 after having an argument with his Thai wife. The body …
Norwegian Man Committed Suicide in Pattaya Read MoreThe Malaysian Swedish Business Association (MASBA) held its 2012 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 6 June in conjunction with the celebrations of Sweden’s National Day which was collaborated with the …
MASBA’s AGM followed by a Swedish National Day Celebration Read MoreIn regards to this year’s launch of the Norwegian Entrepreneurship program (Gründerskolen) in Singapore, a large number of Norwegian students and Singaporean entrepreneurs were gathered at the Ambassador’s residence on …
Norwegian Students Mingling with Singaporean Entrepreneurs Read MoreThe first Swedish Festival in Thailand was held at Megabangna on June 1-10, showcasing Swedish culture and way of life through ‘Live Swedish Life’ exhibition, a range of cultural performances, …
Swedish Festival 2012 at Megabangna Read MoreSome 400 Danes attended the annual summer party organised by the Royal Danish Embassy and the Danish Chamber of Commerce China on Saturday, 9 June 2012.According to a report, everyone, …
Annual Summer Party at the Royal Danish Embassy in Beijing Read MoreLocated in the heart of Bangkok on Sukhumvit Road, Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok will invest over 30 million THB for the restaurant renovations on the first floor, encompassing the Mexican Restaurant …
Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok Renovates its Restaurants Read More120 Danish Young Professionals in Shanghai gathered at Big Bamboo Bar Saturday night June 9, when Denmark was to face against Holland “the group of death”. To show their support,the …
Danish Young Professionals Cheering for Denmark Read MoreIn 1907, the Danish Captain of The Royal Siamese Gendarmerie Erik Seidenfaden was in charge of a huge convoy moving the Thai Governor-general out of the now French Cambodia. The …
Erik Seidenfaden: Exodus Read MoreOver 120 Danish and Thai football fans screamed and cheered as the Danish team scored 1-0 in the European Championship 2012 football match between Denmark vs. Netherlands on Saturday night …
EURO2012 Opening Evening at the Royal Danish Embassy Bangkok Read MoreVietnamese and Danish officials met at the Danish embassy in Hanoi on Wednesday, 6 June to discuss Denmark’s decision to suspend financial assistance to three climate research projects following suspicion …
Vietnam, Denmark Talk Aid Suspension after Fraud Report Read MoreOn Thursday 7 June, it was time for the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce to host their monthly networking event with Swedish defence company SAAB as the big sponsor of the …
Successful Networking with Pyttipanna Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador to China, Mr. Friis Arne Petersen, hosted a luncheon for Vice Minister for Ministry of Environmental Protection, Mr. Li Ganjie on 8 June. Ambassadors from other European …
Danish Ambassador meets vice Minister for Environmental Protection Read MoreThe second and final round of call for proposals under RED C2 has now started and the deadline for all submissions is 10 July 2012. Those who are interested and …
Second Call for Proposals Under RED C2 Begins Read MoreThe conference of foreign experts and young scientists exchange work of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was held in Beijing on 7 June 2012. CAS President Bai Chunli, together …
Norwegian Scientist Receives CAS International Cooperation Award Read MoreMads Beyer, Counsellor (Political) and Deputy Head of Mission at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, was guest speaker at the regular once-a-month Wednesday Dinner of DABGO Bangkok on 6 …
Danish Constitution Speech in Bangkok Read MoreNokia officially released the Nokia PureView 808, a smart-phone that features a large, high-resolution 41 megapixel sensor with high-performance Carl Zeiss optics, to the Indonesian market on Thursday, 7 June. …
Nokia launches 808 PureView in Indonesia Read MoreThorbjorn Holm, Junior Assistant at the Danish Church in Singapore, assisted on Sunday 3 June 2012 Danish Vicar Kirsten Eistrup with the Christ Service for the last time during his tenure at …
Staff Changes at the Danish Church Read MoreThailand continues to be one of the favorite go-to places of millions of backpackers on a yearly basis. The allure of this place is mostly given by its wild scenery …
Safety Tips For First-Time Travelers To Thailand Read MoreThe Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is preparing a new issue of the exclusive Thai Property Guide (TPG) which is due to be launched around September this year, 2012, as part of …
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Property Initiative Read MoreDenmark’s Petersen Machinery has registered and started up a Sales and Service company based in Shanghai, China. The company, named CIDAN Machinery Trading Shanghai Co. Ltd., will sell and service …
Petersen Machinery Expands to China Read MoreThe Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce held a Summer Party for their members and friends on Wednesday 6th June. The chamber had reserved a room at the 23rd floor of Hotel …
Norwegian Summer Party at Hotel Muse Read MoreThe George Town Festival in the state of Penang, Malaysia is back with music, dance, film, arts, food and visual works from local and international artistes. The month-long event kicks …
Choreographer Susanna Leinonen at George Town Festival Read MoreFilipino ultra-marathoner Cesar Guarin is heading to Stockholm in June 2012 to start his 13-day run in Sweden as leg of the second part of his England to Sweden Run, …
Filipino Ultra-Marathoner Heads to Stockholm Read MoreThe Swedish Festival 2012 will be held at the Fashion Galleria, Level 1 at Mega Bangna to celebrate the 144th anniversary of Thai-Sweden relations. Throughout the festival from 1 to …
Mega Bangna Swedish Festival 2012 Read MoreOver 200 guests from the government and embassies, members of the Swedish community as well as business people joined Sweden’s Ambassador Anne Hoglund to celebrate the Swedish National Day at …
Swedish National Day Celebrated in Phnom Penh Read MoreFinnair has adjusted its flight schedules to Asia this summer due to delays of scheduled heavy maintenance work and a shortage of over flight rights during the busy summer season. …
Finnair Altered Flights to Asia This Summer Read MoreNorwegian actress Liv Ullmann will be making her way to the Videocon IIFA Weekend between the 7 and 9 June 2012 as the 13th edition of the Indian Film IIFA …
Norwegian Actress Liv Ullman at IIFA Singapore Read MoreSwedish Café Fika launched its second branch on Millennia Walk in the heart of Singapore’s luxury hotel area on 30 May 2012. The new branch features all the Swedish signature …
Swedish Café Fika Millennia Launch Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy together with Save the Children International and the institute of Studies of Society, Economy and Environment (iSEE) hosted a workshop on May 31 to discuss relevant policies …
Norwegian Embassy Promotes Human Rights for Transgender and Homosexual Street Children Read MoreSweden is keen on building a stronger partnership with Indonesia with a main focus on enhancing economic links, democracy, human rights and climate change, says the Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia, …
Sweden – Indonesia Trade Hits US$1 Billion Despite Crisis Read MoreThe Swedish Chamber of Commerce Shanghai (SCCC) in good fashioned kicked off the summer with the Nordic Summer Mixer. On Saturday 2nd of June the Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and Norweigian …
Nordic Summer Mixer in the Heart of Shanghai Read MoreApproximately 300 business associates of the Danish Embassy in Beijing and other invited guests attended the celebration of Danish National Day on Tuesday 5th June. The guests including Mr. Song Tao, …
ECCO Received Diploma at Danish National Day Celebration Read MoreDeputy Minister of Commerce in Thailand Mr. Siriwat Kajornprasart recently held a meeting with Swedish Deputy Minister of Commerce Mr. Gunnar Oom to discuss future Swedish business investments in Thailand. …
Sweden to Expand its Investments in Thailand Read MoreFinnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong held an Extraordinary General Meeting in the 31st of May 2012 with a purpose of making amendments to the Chamber constitution and electing …
Finnish Chamber held Extraordinary General Meeting Read MoreToday, 5 June 2012 marks the National Day of Denmark. This time, the celebration with the Danish community was held halfway around the world from Denmark at the Danish Consulate General in Shanghai earlier this …
Danish National Day Celebrated in Shanghai Read MoreNorwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Torgeir Larsen, was in Myanmar last week with the regional military commander, Karen National Union officials and Kayin internally displaced people in Kyaukkyi …
Norway to Work out Peace Initiative in Myanmar Read MoreThe first recurrent film festival dedicated to cinema from the Philippines in Europe will open later this month from 11 to 17 June in Copenhagen and from 14 to 20 …
Denmark Homes Filippinsk Film Festival 2012 Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador to Thailand, Mikael Hemniti Winther visited DABS – the Danish Business Association of Singapore on Monday 4th June. The Ambassador made a briefing about the current situation …
Danish Ambassador talked about Burma/Myanmar in Singapore Read MoreNordic Industrial Park, in cooperation with the Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai and Utvikling.org on Friday June 1st held a whole day seminar and workshop on (Corperate Social Responsibility (CSR) …
Nordic Companies Gained Insight on Implementing Nordic Values in China Read MoreThe 35 years of Sweden-Vietnam research cooperation conference took place in Hanoi on May 30th 2012. The event attracted more than 100 people including researchers, professors, diplomatic representatives and many …
Sweden – Vietnam Research Cooperation Program Concluded Read More