Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Ericsson, the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, recently announced the appointment of Elie Hanna as the new President and Country Manager of Ericsson Philippines and …
Ericsson Names Philippine Country Head Read MoreFuneral service for Norwegian Jon Tellefsen, who passed away last week, will be held Monday, 29 August 2011 at 14:00 in Wat Chaimongkol in south Pattaya. Norwegian Priest Jan Olav Johannessen hold …
Jon Tellefsen Has Passed Away Read MoreMAN Diesel and Turbo in Frederikshavn in Denmark will supply complete propulsion systems for four special ships for the Singapore-based shipping company Swire Pacific Offshore Operations. The order is worth …
Danish MAN Diesel Motors to Singapore Read MoreOn Thursday 25 August 2011, about 30 members and friends of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce gathered at Hotel Le Fenix in Bangkok for the traditional Pea Soup Dinner, prepared in …
Pea Soup Dinner with the Swedes in Bangkok Read MoreIt was quite a surprise that no less than 150(!) guests showed up for the Nordic Young Professionals Party at Le Fenix Hotel on 26 August 2011. We were five …
Nordic Young Professionals @ Le Fenix Read MoreDespite concerns that Volvo Car Corp’s sales could tumble after its purchase by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co last August, the Swedish brand has registered solid growth. In the first …
Volvo: Solid First Year Under Geely Read MoreDenmark’s Prime Minister announced Friday that the country will hold general elections on Sept. 15, 2011, by which it will elect members to the Folketing, the Danish national parliament.The coming …
Elections in Denmark on 15 September Read MoreThe body of an expat carrying a Danish passport was found early today by villagers in Chalong, on Phuket. A Honda motorcycle was nearby. The man’s body was being taken …
Danish Man Found Dead on Phuket Read MoreSunday 21 August was the The National Day of Mourning after the terrorist attacked in Oslo and Utøya. This was highlighted in the worship service at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. …
The National Day of Mourning in Pattaya Read MoreDanish Prince Joachim and his French-born wife, Princess Marie, are expecting their second child, the royal court announced on Wednesday. “The birth is expected to take place at the national …
Denmark’s Princess Marie Pregnant Read MoreSino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC) held its second symposium on 24 August in Copenhagen with participation from both Chinese and Danish academics. The SDC, which aims to conduct …
Symposium on Sino-Danish University Collaboration Read MoreThe beginning of year 2010 marked the start of a “new” journey for the three Swedes behind Flow Cocktail in Thailand with the opening of Hyde & Seek Gastro Bar …
Trio of Swedes Gains Guest Success with Gastro Bar in Bangkok Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Banghkok has during August signed two new contracts with international NGOs working in Burma / Myanmar. Common to all projects is that they are part of …
Danish Embassy Boosts Efforts in Health in Burma Read MoreFlybe Nordic – new regional Scandinavian airline owned by British Flybe and Finnair – will start operating on 30 October 2011 serving the Nordic and Baltic countries, says Finnair. Almost all …
Flybe Nordic Starts Operating 30 October Read MoreNordic Investment Bank (NIB) celebrated on 22 August 2011 the 25 Year Anniversary of co-operation between NIB and the People’s Republic of China. NIB operations with China started in 1985, when …
Nordic Investment Bank Celebrates 25 Years in China Read MoreVolvo will make Thailand its regional truck and bus production hub, Burint Opassetthakul, vice-president for Volvo Truck & Bus (Thailand) Co. Ltd., told Bangkok Post. Volvo has two Southeast Asian …
Volvo to Build Regional Truck Hub in Thailand Read MoreAround 30 members of the four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand were quiet as mice when Tom Sorensen, Grant Thornton Thailand, told about the job candidate who during the …
Why Should I Work for Your Company? Read MoreTour arranged by Morten Luxhoi, story by Henrik Friis Viking Wheelers arranged their annual trip to Khao Yai during Mother’s day long holiday on 12-14 August 2011. Viking Wheelers lucky …
Viking Wheelers Annual Trip to Khao Yai Read MoreOn Friday, August 26 2011 at 17 o´clock the Norwegian Church in Thailand will present “The Church on wheels” in front of the police station at the beginning of Khao …
Norwegian Church on Wheels in Bangkok Read MoreForeign investment creates jobs and growth in Sweden. For the third consecutive year, investment promoters from all over Sweden will meet in Stockholm for a conference on foreign investment organized by …
Conference on Foreign Investments in Sweden Read MoreVolvo Car Corporation today announced a new global brand strategy – “Designed Around You” – as an important part of the brand’s global revitalization plan. At the press conference in Beijing, …
New Volvo Brand Strategy Revealed Read MoreNear the Danish town of Slagelse on Zealand in Denmark, it is planned to build a huge tropical adventure park. The tropical park will be established under a huge glass …
Denmark to Build Huge Tropical Park Read MoreThe Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) on Tuesday 16 August 2011 welcomed home the RSS Archer, its first Archer-class submarine. Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Ng Chee Peng, and other senior …
Upgraded Submarine Returns from Sweden Read MoreA red-faced restaurant owner in southern Germany admitted on Sunday she had turned away Sweden’s king and queen when they asked for a table after failing to recognise them. Nadine …
Swedish Majesties Turned Away from German Restaurant Read MoreThe Swedish Royal Court says Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are expecting their first child. Royal Court spokesman Annika Sonnerberg said on Wednesday that 34-year-old Victoria and Prince Daniel …
Swedish Crown Princess Victoria Pregnant Read MoreNorwegian residents in Thailand and Singapore on Sunday paid tribute to the victims of the Norway massacre at the service in the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. The day before, on Saturday, survivors …
Norwegians Commemorized Massacre Victims Read MoreKent Härstedt, Member of the Swedish Parliament representing the Social Democrats, met with Thailand’s new Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday, August 20, 2011 at 10.00 as one of the very first international …
Swedish MP Meets Thailand’s New Prime Minister Read MoreA couple who moved into their new Phuket home in a quiet neighborhood yesterday have already reported their house being burgled – and losing valuables totaling about one million baht …
Welcome to Phuket: Swede Robbed of B1 million on Day One Read MoreDarunida Kristin Madsen is less than 150 cm tall, has long, black hair and narrow eyes. She looks like most Asians. Sitting in the hotels chair where she works as …
Tragedy Made Her a Stronger Person Read MoreThe Danish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand organized the networking evening on 17 August 2011 at the Four Points by Sheraton, Sukhumvit Soi 15. About 70 guests showed up. Søren …
Dancham Networking with Beer, Food and Birthday Cake Read MoreThai-Swedish Emma Johansson seems like a girl who can do everything she wants. She loves to go to school. What annoys her most is if something interrupts her studies such …
Ready to Conquer the World Read MoreBy Shada Islam *).As the Arab spring turns into summer and autumn, European and Asian policymakers can share experiences with their Arab counterparts on the democratic transformation of former communist …
Asian and European Lessons for the Middle East? Read More
Major General Gustav Schau – known in Thailand as Phraya Vasuthep – started in 1897 building up the Royal Thai Provincial Gendarmerie – an elite military police force under Interior …
Phraya Vasuthep: The Good Danish Soldier of Fortune Read MorePlan your dream holiday ahead with Finnair’s attractive deals at the upcoming NATAS Fair from 26 to 28 August 2011 at the Singapore Expo. These include flights to cities like …
Finnair’s Attractive Deals at NATAS Travel Fair Read MoreResearchers in Singapore and Norway have teamed up to create a device that can crack Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), a technique for securing digital communication originally designed to foil hackers.QKD …
Norwegian and Singaporean Scientists Crack Quantum Cryptography Read MoreA Swedish mother has been accused of child abuse in the United States for leaving her one-year-old in a pram outside a restaurant. The incident took place last Friday outside …
Swede Probed for Leaving Baby Outside US Eatery Read MoreThe Swedish duo charged with the August 1 murder of Maksim Schantz would likely serve out their sentences in Sweden, a consular official told the Phuket Gazette. Johan Sebastian Ljung, …
Phuket’s Swedish Murder Suspects May Not do ‘Hard’ Time Read MoreThe owner of Saab Automobile, Swedish Auto- mobile is now preparing a new issue. This according to a press release. The new issue is the second one in two weeks. …
New fresh Crowns to Saab After New Issue Read MoreAn British man was zapped with a stun gun by a Finn while he was in the hotel with his Thai wife. The victim did not know the suspect and …
Finn Zaps Brit With Stun Gun In Central Pattaya Read MoreA 64-year-old Swedish man, Johan Abrihim Escori, jailed since 2009 on child sex charges in Cambodia, died Sunday at the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh, a prison officially and a …
Swedish Pedophile Dies in Phnom Penh Hospital Read MoreThe court hearing in the case against Mr. Kim Eriksson Sirawan ended last week, but his defense lawyer can still submit a closing statement in writing which will be taken …
The Missing Key Witness Read MoreThe Agricultural Development Denmark Asia (ADDA) Integrated Pest Management project is helping farmers become less dependent on pesticides. ADDA is working with 11,000 Vietnamese vegetable farmers, allowing them to select …
Danish Support to Vietnamese Farmers Read MoreScandinavian Airlines is the world’s most punctual airline. In July, 91.48% of all SAS flights arrived on time. For the past three years SAS has been Europe’s most punctual airline …
SAS Most Punctual Airline Read MoreTwo Swedish men, Mr Ulf Inge Morgan Bersgen, age 36, with a year and a half expired visa and Mr Joel Malik Nordin, age 33, and two Thai women were …
Swedes Arrested at Ya Ice and Marijuana Party Read MoreNokia Corp plans to introduce phones using Microsoft Corp’s Windows operating system, based on China Mobile Ltd’s self-developed third generation (3G) mobile networks in the near future, said the company’s …
Nokia, China Mobile Open the Windows Read MoreThis year, significantly fewer berry pickers from outside the EU have arrived in Sweden since the requirements on the berry businesses has been tightened. After years of scandals with exploited …
Fewer Foreign Berry Pickers This Year Read MoreIn a bid to increase its automobile market share in India, Volvo has announced that it will make more low specification versions of its range available, with fewer safety features …
Volvo Cuts Safety Features on India Market Read MoreThe Danish people is the richest among Nordic nations. Danes are even richer than the Swedes and not to forget Norway. This shows a study by bank Nordea published today. The survey …
The Danish People is the richest in Scandinavia Read MoreThe number of psychiatric patients who, after psychiatric treatment, end up killing themselves is 18 times higher in Denmark than in Sweden.This is evident from a new study of psychiatry …
Suicide Risk is Higher in Denmark Read MoreDr Sven-Thore Holm, Swedish Expert on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, was on Wednesday 10 August 2011 Key Note Speaker on “How to Successfully Combine Innovation Creativity and Entrepreneurship” at the celebration …
Swedish Innovation Expert Speaks at Indonesia’s Technology Day Read More