Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A new Finnish-funded project was launched on August 4, 2011 in Ho Chi Minh City. The project aims topromote and strengthen Vietnamese NGOs’ pro-active engagement in climate change adaptation in …
New Climate Change Adaptation Project Launched Read MoreA feasibility study on the possibility of establishing a Vietnamese Danish Aquaculture Technology Excellence Centre has received financial support from DANIDA’s Innovative Partnership for Development Programme. Few are aware of …
Danish Technologi Set to Increase Fish Quality Read MoreAn agreement on Corporate Social Responsibility was signed between the Embassy of Denmark and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on 8 August 2011. On 8 August 2011, …
It is About Social Responsibility Read More“Norway is very concerned about the re-imprisonment of Father Ly in Vietnam,” said State Secretary Gry Larsen at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign affairs. The 65-year old Catholic priest Nguyen …
Norway Concerned About the Re-imprisonment of Father Ly Read MoreFinnish customers have come to believe that the quality of Thai-made pickup trucks are “almost the same” as those vehicles manufactured in Japan, according to Timo Vaaranen, chief executive of …
Finn Exec Praises Quality of Thai-made Isuzus Read MoreAarhus, the second largest city in Denmark, has chosen the sculpture Red Memory-Shy Boy by the famous Chinese artist Chen Wen Ling as the winner of exhibition Sculpture by the …
Danish Recognition to Chinese Artist Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai is pleased to report an astonishing growth in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Norway. The number of tourist visas (ADS) issued at …
Chinese Tourism to Norway is Booming Read MoreThe Swedish Government and the Social Democrats have agreed upon the allocation of the funds for the Government Offices. In the case of Vietnam, this means that the Swedish Embassy …
No Bangkok for Hanoi Embassy Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy has since November 2009, in collaboration with the Thai Ministry of Public Health and The World Diabetes Foundation enabled two mobile eye clinics to operate in …
Danish Support to Diabetes Project in Rural Thailand Read MoreThe drug case against Kim Roger Eriksson Sirawan was continued in the Criminal Court Bangkok today, Thursday August 11 2011.At the previous court meeting on June 17 2011 Kim Roger …
The Case against Mr. Eriksson Sirawan Came to an End Read MoreDenmark has pledged US$10 million to help improve labour conditions in Vietnamese enterprises and create jobs during 2011-13 following an agreement signed with the Embassy of Denmark on Monday.The agreement …
Denmark Supports Workplace Safety Read MoreThis Special Issue of Focus Denmark, Invest in Denmark’s magazine, focuses on the challenges of getting to a fossil free future – and the many companies and people who engage …
New Green Issue of Focus Denmark Read MoreThe Royal Smushi House has opened a cafe, restaurant, bar, showrooms and a bakery in Sanlitun, Beijing. The Royal Smushi Cafe has given birth to a new phenomenon in China …
New Modern Restaurant in Beijing Read MoreANGKOR Beer promoters, who had been striking against Cambrew for unpaid overtime and respect, have won their battle. Each will receive retroactive overtime pay totalling as much as US$320, following …
Carlsberg Beer Girls Won Their Battle Read MoreSaab CEO and sole director, Victor Muller, will meet Wednesday with representatives of the four unions at its factory in Trollhättan in western Sweden, who are seeking answers as to …
Saab Unions Demand Answers from CEO Read MoreDistributed every August, the annual Ikea catalogue is currently on its way to most households. It’s like an early Christmas of sorts for homes as Singaporeans troop to the stores, …
A Catalogue of Ikea Ideas Read MorePhilippines vice-president lauds decision of Moro Islamic Liberation Front to drop its agenda of establishing an independent Moro state Vice-President Jejomar Binay rallied all sectors to support President Benigno Aquino …
Binay Urges all Sectors to Back Mindanao Peace Initiative Read MoreThai workers, maybe the last of the Mohicans picking lichen on the island of Hailuoto off Oulu, are crouching down on the ground. ”One must not walk on the ground …
Thai Finnish Heyday of Lichen Picking Looks to Be Over Read MoreAngkor beer promoters will meet again this afternoon with city officials mediating the dispute between them and their employer, as pressure mounts on Carlsberg to bring an equitable end to …
Beer Girl Allies Target Carlsberg Read MoreSwedish automaker Volvo Cars is recalling 1,303 imported S80 3.2 automobiles sold in the Chinese mainland over potential steering problems, China’s quality watchdog said on recently. The cars being recalled …
Volvo to Recall 1,303 Imported Cars in Chinese Mainland Read MoreFrom New Delhi to Shanghai to Johannesburg, a flood of cheap handsets from the likes of China’s ZTE Corp and India’s Micromax Informatics Ltd is destroying Nokia Corp’s top position …
‘No-brands’ Nobble Nokia in New Markets Read MoreManaging Director of Norbreeze Group, the distributor of Pandora in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines, Anders Peter Juel Sauerberg, flew in from the Lion City to join in the …
Pandora Opening Launch Read MoreSanta Fe has now completed the acquisition of Interdean, Europe’s Leading Relocation Company following the due diligence since the agreement was announced on 27 April 2011. Headquartered in London, Interdean offers …
Santa Fe’s Expansion in Europe Completed Read MoreJob opportunities in Sweden may be opened for Filipino nurses after Vice President Jejomar Binay met with Swedish officials there earlier this month. The Vice President met and discussed with …
Sweden Open to Hiring Filipino Nurses Read MoreEmployees at beleaguered car maker Saab are cautiously optimistic after receiving their salaries for July this week and the news that further plans with Pang Da could take place over …
Saab Investors Line up new Meeting – Reports Read MoreAP Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line, and 14 other carriers will seek a peak-season surcharge two months later than previously scheduled amid weaker-than-expected demand. The …
Maersk, Others seek Asia-US Peak-season Surcharge Read MoreVice President Jejomar Binay has urged overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to patronize the Housing Development Mutual Fund, known more popularly as the Pag-IBIG Fund, which he described as an “ideal …
Filipino Workers in Sweden Urges to Invest Read MoreMika Muukkonen picked up mountain biking a decade ago in his native Finland, but “little by little got sort of too old and too fat to ride cross country so …
Extreme Gravity: Downhill Biking with Mika Muukkonen Read MoreThe Finnish Embassy in Ha Noi has earmarked 160,600 euros (US$230,000) to help non-governmental organisations based in the south tackle climate-change challenges in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region.It signed …
Finland Pledges Aid for Climate Change Read MoreGrand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok and Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, in association with the Banyan Golf Club, organised the Hyatt Open 2011 – the second Hyatt annual amateur golf tournament – …
Hyatt Open Names a 15-Year-Old Swedish Teenager The Champion Read MoreNokia Thailand is undergoing a major restructuring by setting up a specific wireless “ecosystem” division to drive its device and application service bundling strategy.New managing director Grant McBeath aims to …
Nokia Restructuring to Protect Lead in Busy Smartphone Market Read MoreFemale Vietnamese student Ha Vi Chau has won a full scholarship from the United World Colleges (UWC) worth nearly VND1 billion per year to study abroad in the 2011-2012 academic …
Vietnamese Student Receives Scholarship Read MoreThe long running trademark dispute between beverage company Red Bull (originated from Krating Daeng in Thailand) and Swedish event organiser Bad Bull Entertainment has finally come to end, forcing Red Bull …
Red Bull Vanquished by Bad Bull in Swedish Trademark Battle Read MoreAirline company Emirates launched its first passenger service to Scandinavia on Monday by establishing direct flights between Copenhagen, capital of Denmark, and its home hub in Dubai. According to Emirates, …
Emirates Launches Direct Dubai-Copenhagen Route Read MoreA joint Sundowner event, organised by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by DTAC, was held on 3 August 2011, at the Imperial Queen Park Hotel. Around 200 guests …
All Chamber Joint Sundowner Read MoreViet Nam welcomed the Swedish Government’s decision to maintain its embassy in Ha Noi, confident that it would make positive contributions to promoting the two countries’ relations, a Vietnamese Foreign …
Vietnam Happy That Sweden Keep Its Embassy Read MoreCentral Chit Lom is currently hosting a Danish food promotion themed “Topless” Cuisine Danish – Style by The Admiral’s Pub, at The Food Loft on the mall’s seventh floor. The …
“Topless” Danish Cuisine Read More
Norwegians living in the Eastern Seaboard area and interested in voting in the elections in Norway can do it at the Norwegian Consulate in Jomthien. The information below in Norwegian …
Advance Voting in the Norwegian Elections in Pattaya Read MoreThe brutal killing of a Swede by two other Swedes on Phuket has turned the focus ti criminals from Pattaya moving to Phuket.According to sources it was a Pattaya argument that …
Swede’s Killing in Phuket Turn Focus to Pattaya Read MoreMore than 30 beer promoters have been striking since Monday July 25, accusing Angkor brewer Cambrew of refusing to pay overtime despite a July 7 ruling by the Arbitration Council …
Carlsberg Beer Promoters On Strike in Cambodia Read MoreAs the Swedish Government is taking immediate action to stop the closure of Sweden’s representation in Malaysia and Vietnam, the embassies seem to be facing new challenges.Counsellor at the Embassy …
Swedish Embassies Work Hard to Restore Offices Read MoreAccording to the online media, Phuket Wan, a Danish expat has been found dead in his home in Phuket. Police told the media that there are no sign of suspicious …
Danish Expat found Dead in Phuket Read MoreThailand’s immigration police on Thursday arrested a Swedish man who has been hiding in the kingdom for nine years after eluding warrants in Scandinavian countries on 20 million krona fraud …
Swedish National Nabbed on 20 million krona Fraud Case Read MoreJust weeks after five fake Apple stores caused a media uproar, a knockoff Ikea store was found in the same city of Kunming, a location now notorious for its large …
Chinese Furniture Store Painstakingly Mimics Ikea Read MoreThe Swedish Government and the Social Democrats has agreed upon the allocation of the funds to the Government Offices. • The agreement means that the funds for the Government Offices …
The Embassy of Sweden in KL Will be Reestablished Read MorePhuket City Police tonight charged two Swedish men they say confessed to the murder yesterday of 25-year-old Maxim Schantz.According to the online newspaper, Phuket Gazette, police said they caught Tommy …
Two Swedes Murder Charged in Phuket Read MoreAnders Brivik, the mass murder, writes in the online manifesto about his relationship with his stepfather who was a major in the Norwegian army but has since retired before adding: …
My Father Used Thai Prostitutes: Norwegian Killer Read MoreVietnam ethnic traditional music performed at a recent international music festival in Finland has gained warm feedback from audiences and the press. The local newspaper Kuhmolainen dedicated its first page …
Vietnam’s Folk Music Well Received in Finland Read MoreVietnam Airlines is presently offering a 35 per cent discount on its flights to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, among other destinations i Europe for all Vietnamese overseas students. Vietnamese students studying …
Discount to Overseas Students in Denmark and Finland Read MoreThe Embassy of Finland, Bangkok, recently contracted the team at Pornchai Garden to help them with large scale drainage issues at their nice residence garden at their Embassy quarters in …
Re-grading of Grass Lawn at the Embassy of Finland, Bangkok Read More