Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
This Saturday, the Annual Charity Gala Ball of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China will take place in the Sofitel Wanda Hotel, Beijing. Danish pop band Alphabeat and Danish …
The Annual Charity Gala Ball in Beijing Read MoreMore than 20 brisk Swedes tied their training shoes on and went for an 18 kilometers hike from Central Hong Kong to Stanley. The hike started on the Sunday morning 19 …
Young Professionals of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Hike! Read MoreAround 180 successful and independent women from 9 different Chambers of Commerce gathered Wednesday 15 February at the bar & restaurant Glo London in Shanghai for their second Ladies Networking Night. An …
Ladies Networking Night in Shanghai Read MoreOnly 34 members of the more than 200 members had bought tickets for Scandinavian Society Siam’s Garden Party that took place on the roof terrace of Oakwood Trilliant in Sukhumvit …
Quiet Garden Party in Scandinavian Society Siam Read More
A motorcycle convoy headed by Danish Ambassador Mikael H. Winther and Tommy Christensen, a Danish member of the Harley Davidson Owners Group of Thailand, roared on 16 February into Phnom Penh, …
Go4 Charity Ride: Historical Motorcycle Convoy Bangkok-Phnom Penh Read MoreThe 49th Young Professionals Cocktail Party on Wednesday 15 February in Hong Kong attracted more than 400 eager party goers. The venue was the elegant Privé Club, the perfect sanctuary …
The 49th Young Professionals Cocktail Party Read MoreAbout 40 members of the Danish-Thai Chambers of Commerce gathered on Wednesday 15 February for their first Networking in 2012. The Danish Networking was held at the best traditional Scandinavian …
DanCham First Networking 2012 Read MoreThe Swedish Women’s Educational Association held its annual meeting on Wednesday 09 February 2012 at the Rembrandt Hotel. This year there were 30 members who participated in the annual meeting. …
SWEA Bangkok – Annual meeting Read MoreAnna Olsson is the lady from Dalarna, Sweden who has worked in some of the most upscale hotels in the world, and now settled down on Phuket in Thailand working …
From a Dubai Pearl to a Hidden Gem by the Andaman Sea Read MoreDanish Network in Hua Hin held its monthly networking on Friday February 10 at the wine bar Mondo Vino. About 60 people attended that evening. Not only because of the …
Danish Network, Hua Hin – Monthly Networking Read MoreA Swedish couple, where the husband has worked for the tax authority since twenty years back, quit their jobs, sells it all and moves with their children to Thailand. That …
Eastern Swedish School Opened in Ban Phe Read MoreThe driver of a truck whose alleged reckless driving killed four young Swedish tourists and their Thai driver in Phang Nga last week has been released on bail. An officer at …
Driver who killed four Swedes released on bail Read MoreKorean-owned Corn Pulp & Paper Holdings (CP&P) mulls the establishment of a $200 million pulp and paper facility in Isabela utilizing corn stalks from the corn growers in the province …
Finnish Poyry prepared Koreans Plan $200M Paper Facility Read MoreThe Swedish Government has appointed Lars-Olof Lindgren as the new Ambassador to Vietnam. Lars-Olof Lindgren is presently Sweden’s Ambassador to India. Earlier he has worked as State Secretary for Foreign …
Lars-Olof Lindgren New Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Read MoreAmbassador Klas Molin recently presented his credentials to the President of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein at the President Palace in Nay Pyi Taw. Present on the occasion …
Swedish Ambassador presented his credentials in Myanmar Read MoreThe CEO of Höegh LNG, Mr. Sveinung Støhle and of CEO of PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (“PGN”), Mr. Hendi Prio Santoso, recenrly, in the presence of Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia, …
Höegh LNG signs Floating Storage agreement in Indonesia Read MoreDanish company gives Chinese fur manufacturers the tools to move beyond the domestic market: Since his first visit to China in 1992, Torben Nielsen has been witnessing the incredible growth of …
The Complete Danish fur outfit Read MoreStartup Sauna, a Finnish initiative that has helped launch entrepreneurs in northern Europe, the Baltic states and Russia by helping to raise $10 million in seed capital, has been taking …
Finnish initiative for Startup Sauna Shanghai Read MoreYou know you’re an audio geek when you’re most interested in the bit of the product demo where you get to hear how it sounds. Well, after about 10 minutes …
Ears-on: B&O’s new Beolit 12 AirPlay speaker Read MoreAward 2011 Exhibition has kicked off its global tour with Singapore as its first port of call. Singaporeans will be the first to see the winning designs and finalists of …
The Danish Ambassador to Singapore launched award Read MoreDespite losing a number of key players over pre-season, Courts Young Lions remain upbeat ahead of the 2012 Great Eastern-YEO’s S.League season.The Young Lions head into this weekend’s season opener …
Young Lions get Danish help Read MoreIn a ‘first man on the moon’ move, Norway’s Statoil has started drilling exploration wells in the Makassar Strait. “We’re starting with a clean sheet of paper as nobody has …
Statoil opens Indonesian treasure-hunt Read MoreNorwegian mobile operator Telenor is considering investing in the telecommunications sector, less than two weeks after Norway lifted some of its sanctions against Myanmar. Mr Sigve Brekke, a member of …
Telenor of Norway eyes investment in Myanmar Read MoreNorwegian synthpop and North Korea are an unlikely combination. But that’s exactly the mix that has spawned the Internet’s latest viral hit. A video of five North Korean accordionists playing …
North Korean Accordionists ‘Take On’ Norwegian Synthpop Read MoreSwedish defence and aerospace group Saab reported Friday a five-fold increase in its 2011 earnings after clinching several major contracts and said it hoped to increase sales this year. “2011 …
Saab shares dive despite strong 2011 report Read MoreThings can seem so unlikely that it is striking sometimes what is actually achievable in Thailand, given its micro-society rules and sluggish bureaucracy: in August 2010 the Quality Swedish School …
Quality is Key for Thailand’s First Officially licensed Swedish School Read More‘Excellence in Research and Innovation’ booklet launch: Ambassador Ingemar Dolfe attended a launch of the booklet “Excellence in Research and Innovation” organized by The Delegation of the European Union in …
Ambassador Ingemar Dolfe attended a launch of the booklet Read MoreHugo Raunholt Thomsen, a Danish long time resident in Thailand passed away on 6 February 2012 only 56 years old. The following obituary is written by John Larsen, a friend …
Hugo Raunholt Thomsen Has Passed Away Read MoreTaking over from where the former priest of five months, Lennart Uddling, left off, the church’s new priest Gudmund Erling is ready to lead. He and his wife arrived in …
New Swedish Priest Gudmund Erling Read MorePolice suspects an underlying illness to be the main cause of the drowning of the Swedish tourist Anette Aberg, age 68, that died on Long Beach, Krabi on Sunday 5 …
Swedish Tourist Drowned in Krabi Read MoreRecently, The Jakarta Post ran a report about the Education International (EI) consortium, whose five members (Australia, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the US) have pledged their commitment to strengthen the Indonesian’ Association …
Norway and Sweden joins other countries to help teachers Read MoreNorwegian firm Telenor Friday junked reports that it would quit India following revocation of its telecom licences by the Supreme Court and said its joint venture Uninor’s services are in …
Telenor won’t quit India Read MoreLess than 24 hours after Chinese firm Youngman reportedly placed a bid for Saab, another interested party has apparently joined the race to snap up the bankrupt carmaker. Mao Hai, …
New bidder in the Saab saga shows its hand Read MoreDanish professor Flemming Besenbacher has received the Award for International Scientific Cooperation by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Danish embassy announced. It is the highest award a foreign researcher …
Mr. Nano doctor of at least nine Chinese universities Read MoreThe Swedish embassy announced that the boy band Immanu El will begin its Asia tour in Beijing on Feb 10. The five pop musicians will perform in 13 Chinese cities …
Swedish boy band will begin its Asia tour in Beijing Read MoreLast week Swedish telecom giant Ericsson shocked the market when it reported a profit drop of 77 percent. Now Reuters says that when Huawei Technologies posts its annual results in …
China’s Huawei overtakes Sweden’s Ericsson Read MoreBesides his passion for motorcycles, Danish Ambassador to Thailand Mikael Hemniti Winther wants to demonstrate the importance he places on road safety. The ambassador is joining in a Bangkok-Phnom Penh …
Danish ambassador to hit the road to raise safety awareness Read MoreThe district of Hua Hin is particularly attractive to Scandinavian visitors accounting for nearly 44% of foreign hotel guests in 2010. Also in terms of residential purchases this group accounts …
The Scandinavian propety connection in Hua Hin Read MoreVolvo Group, the world’s second-largest truck maker, announced Friday a 63-percent jump in its 2011 net profit boosted by record sales and margins, and a 43-percent hike in the fourth …
Volvo group announces record sales for 2011 Read MoreChinese carmaker Youngman has placed a bid for bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab, public broadcaster Sveriges Radio (SR) reported on Thursday. “A first bid has been submitted for carmaker Saab,” SR …
Multi-billion-kronor bid for bankrupt Saab: report Read MoreAffected by price pressure and increased costs for raw materials, the income of the Swedish multinational appliance manufacturer Electrolux fell by 48 percent last year compared to 2010, the company …
Electrolux income drops in 2011 Read MoreContainer ships can’t go any slower. Shipping lines are running out of options to stop losses as sailing speeds reach their lower limit, exhausting a solution that helped restore profitability …
Back to the 19th-century – slow, slower, Maersk Read MoreAt the Sundance closing ceremony on Saturday, “Teddy Bear” was honoured with the award for best direction in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. The film is Mads Matthiesen’s feature debut. …
Danish Thai Film Won Prize at the Sundance Festival Read MoreNorway’s government has said it wants non-European immigrants to carry residency cards equipped with data chips bearing their fingerprints.In a proposal presented on Friday, the justice ministry said the new …
Norway wants migrants to carry fingerprint ID Read MoreThai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce organized the monthly networking at Huntsman’s Pub, Landmark Hotel on Thursday 2 Feb 2012. The rain was pouring down outside the hotel but still about 40 …
Swedish Networking on a Rainy Night Read MoreThe Danish Economic and Commercial Office in Ho Chi Minh City expands their office with 90 square meters. Pia Starbæk Szczepanski, commercial counselor at the embassy, is excited over the …
More Danish ‘Newbie Offices’ in Ho Chi Minh City Read MoreFinland will double its support for green energy projects in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia from 4.9 mil. Euro to 9.1 mil. Euro. Finnish Ambassador to Thailand, H.E. Mrs. Sirpa …
Nordic Countries Increase Green Energy Funding in the Mekong Region Read MoreThe Filipino community in the CNMI could lose its Philippine Consulate General as the office is reportedly among the 12 embassies and consulates that the Department of Foreign Affairs plans …
PH Embassies in Sweden and Finland risk closure Read MoreConsidering recent events, not many people can say that living in Libya was one of the best things that could have ever happened to them, but that’s exactly what happened …
From Sweden with love Read MoreBali Native Dewa Made Juniarta Sastrawan Appointed Indonesian Ambassador to Sweden President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has appointed a Bali native as the new Indonesian Ambassador to Sweden. Sworn in as …
Bali’s Swedish Connection Read More