Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Royal Norwegian Embassy participated at the International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition and Conference (IGEM) held recently at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Together with two Norwegian companies, DNV …
The Norwegian embassy present at the IGEM 2011 Read MoreSpeaking at a Networking Luncheon, the President of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Mr. Hubert d’Aboville, encouraged the Filipino – Norwegian business community to help eradicate corruption. Recently, …
Norwegian companies urged to sign Integrity Pledge Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy extend the Pilot on Residence Permits has been extended until 12th December 2011. Earlier this year, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign …
The Pilot on Residence Permits Continues! Read MoreFinnpartnership organised a side-event seminar to the GreenBiz 2011 Conference on September 16, 2011 in Ho Chi Minh City. The seminar was organised together with Energy and Environment Partnership Program …
Finnpartnership promoted its services in Vietnam Read MorePhilippine Ambassador to Sweden Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson said the Philippines was given its largest and most prominent role so far in the World Water Week 2011 in Stockholm. Eleven …
Pilipino Success Make Splash in Stockholm Read MorePhnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday sentenced a Danish national and his Cambodian girlfriend to one year in prison and a year’s probation for drug possession and use following their …
Cambodia: Dane and Girlfriend In Jail for Drug Possession Read MoreThis morning many people in the country woke up to look out on a frosty landscape outside. This was the first real frost night in Sweden which is a clear …
The frost has arrived in Sweden Read MoreIt is now possible to apply on the Migration Board’s website for a residence permit in Sweden due to family ties. Initially, this will only apply to the embassies in Moscow …
New online service for family members applying for permits in Sweden Read MoreWestern businesspersons and scholars are increasingly requesting constructive introspection from their media and politicians rather than the typical knee-jerk reaction of using China as a scapegoat for problems. Mammo Muchie, …
Media Reports About China Unbalanced: Danish Professor Read MoreFree coffee and conversation at IKEA has made the furniture retailer in Shanghai a hangout for people looking to make new friends. What started out as a “match-making corner” with …
IKEA Clamps Down on Klatch Read MoreSKF Group AB, the world’s top bearing maker by revenue, will put more resources into China’s automotive market in the next few years to demonstrate its commitment to the world’s …
SKF on a Roll in China’s Car Sector Read MoreChina invested more than $18 million in HIV vaccine research and development in 2010, becoming the third largest contributor globally, after the United States and the European Union, according to …
China Sets More Funds for HIV Research Read MoreLi-Lian Ahlskog-Hou screamed “aiya” when she was invited to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to attend a taekwondo get together. She thought it was a novelty. Only later …
Swedish College Student Represents China in Taekwondo Read MoreThe Royal Danish Consulate General in Manila has a new Honorary Consul General, Perry L. Pe, replacing Atty. Ricardo J. Romulo. Ricardo J. Romulo recently retired from his post and L. Pe, who had …
New Consul General in Royal Danish Consulate General Read MoreDanish Thai Chamber of Commerce organised its monthly networking on 15 September 2011 at Crowne Plaza Hotel Bangkok Lumpini Park. SAXO Capital Markets Pte. Ltd was the official sponsor of …
Delightful DanCham Networking Sponsored by SAXO Read MoreOn the 23 and 24 September, a Norwegian production, with Chinese subtitles, of Fosse’s play called The Name, will be performed at the New Space at Shanghai Theatre Academy.The Name is …
Fosse “The Name” in Shanghai Read MoreThe Norwegian film will be shown at the 24th Singapore International Film Festival on 20 September at Lido 2 at 19:30.‘The Troll Hunter’, made in the form of a mock …
Beware! The trolls are coming to Singapore Read MorePetronas will have to wait some two months longer than expected for a Norwegian Songa Offshore unit as equipment delays push back a one-year contract.The semi-submersible drilling rig Songa Venus …
Petronas faces Songa Venus delay Read MoreRegional Business Manager of Volvo Cars Asia Pacific (VCAP) Ai Phing Teh who was recently in the country for an annual business review announced that Volvo is no longer seen …
Reinventing a Staid Volvo Read MoreNorwegian shipping firm Golden Ocean has been listed in both Singapore and the Norwegian capital, Oslo, for over a year. But it is a lonely existence, being the only such …
Singapore-listed companies consider dual-listing in Norway Read MoreThe Danish fur auction company Kopenhagen Fur unveiled a new four-month campaign on 14 September in attempts of finding the ‘Kopenhagen Fur Happiness Spokesperson’.Several surveys have shown that Danish people rank …
Copenhagen Fur Search Campaign in China Read MoreNicolas Winding Refn, the Danish director of acclaimed thriller, Drive, is pushing ahead with upcoming Thai-Boxing movie, Only God Forgives, which he expects to begin shooting in Thailand within the …
Danish Director to Shoot in Bangkok Read MoreMaersk Drilling, a unit of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, has secured a US$51 million contract from Petronas Carigali Bhd to provide a jack-up rig. It said on Tuesday, …
Maersk Drilling Gets US$51m Petronas Carigali Contract Read MoreThe number of people without the right vote has tripled since 1990 – politicians blame immigration tests The demands placed on foreigners hoping to obtain a Danish passport are far …
Citizenship Requirements Way too Demanding: Opposition Read MoreOslo District Court has ruled Anders Behring Breivik’s forthcoming remand hearing must be open for the aggrieved and Press.In the ruling, the Court stipulated that only those with an appointed …
Norway Court Orders Open Breivik Hearing – but… Read MoreThe award-winning but controversial Danish political cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was supposed to speak in Oslo on Tuesday but police reportedly sent him home. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported that police feared …
Assassination Threat hit Danish Artist in Oslo Read MoreTwo Swedish unions have applied for Saab to be declared bankrupt because the troubled carmaker has been unable to pay wages to its workers. Last week, Saab’s application for protection …
Saab Faces Unions’ Bankruptcy Action Read MoreLindholm received his penalty at Solna District Court in Stockholm on Monday where his conviction for minor drugs offences was announced. The case dates backs to April when Lindholm, then …
Swedish Kid’s TV Host Fined for Cocaine Use Read MoreAfter A Midsummer Night’s Party (Sommaren med Göran/2009), Swedish director Staffan Lindberg reunites with scriptwriter Peter Magnusson and producer Lena Rehnberg for Once Upon a Time in Phuket (En gång …
Swedish Film Institute Backs Phuket Movie Read MoreThailand’s competitiveness ranking further slid, weighed down mainly by the poor political instability which led to poor infrastructure and poor innovation, according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 released by …
Thailand’s Competitiveness Ranking Slips to 39th Read MoreForget signing up for Lavalife, hanging out in the dog park or cruising the aisles at your local supermarket. Shanghai singles have found a brand new place to look for …
In Which Ikea Department Would You be Most Likely to Find Love? Read MoreChonburi Immigration Officers detained a group of 12 Scandinavian’s who were caught playing cards at a bar in Soi Beokoew close to the Grand Hall Market. Initially Officers were convinced …
Innocent Card game leads to arrest of 12 Scandinavian’s at Pattaya Bar Read MoreWith Chinese and Asian markets increasingly attracting northern European clients, Sweden’s third-largest bank, SEB, is making comeback in Hong Kong. In the backwash of the Asian financial crisis in late …
SEB Makes Comeback in Hong Kong Read MoreThe Norwegian TV series “Thai Fjord” about the love between Norwegian men and Thai women has been bought by SVT to be broadcast in Sweden – and may be watched …
Thai Fjord to be shown on SVT Read MoreHubert d’Aboville, the President of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, encouraged at a Networking Luncheon organized by the Philippines Norway Business Council the Filipino – Norwegian business …
Norwegian companies urged to combat corruption in the Philippines Read MoreLeo Pharma, an independent research-based pharmaceutical company from Denmark, expects 10 per cent growth in its business in Malaysia during next year. The growth is in line with the expected …
Leo Pharma in Malaysia Expects 10 pct Growth in 2012 Read MoreVietnam Administration of Tourism (VAT) said on Monday the country had received more than 3.9 million foreign arrivals in the first eight months. That was a year-on-year increase of 18.4 …
Vietnam targets 5.5 million visitors this year Read MoreLife in a Bangkok slum is hard enough for most people, but for a single mother with a disabled daughter requiring 24-hour supervision, the struggle is that much tougher. Wasanna …
Swedish Expat’s Idea Creates Income for Poor Bangkok Women Read MoreMaersk has unveiled a new revolutionary service, Daily Maersk, on the Asia–North Europe trade lane which will dramatically change the way shipping is done. The service offers a daily departure, at …
Daily Maersk: Container on time – or get compensation Read MoreTwo years after an agreement between the Singapore bourse and the Oslo bourse was entered in 2009 to facilitate listing on both stock exchanges, so far only one Norwegian company, …
Singapore and Oslo Stock Exchange Cooperation Limited Success Read MoreMalaysian mobile phone operator DiGi.Com Bhd plans to make a special payment to shareholders in the first half of 2012 as it depreciates more than RM1 billion of equipment and …
DiGi plans dividend payout, share split Read MoreThe ordeal that thousands of ethnic Karen people suffer due to the longest lasting armed conflict in the world between the Burmese military and the Karen people was featured in the …
Swedish Paper Reminds of Karen People’s Plight Read MoreIt was announced on 8 September (Thrusday), that Norway’s peace facilitator broke the impasse in the peace negotiations between the Philippines and the communist rebels, when both agreed to resume …
Peace Talks to Resume in Oslo Read MoreCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd has warned of a hike in beer prices next year due to rising production and operation costs.Managing director Soren Ravn said the Denmark-based brewer had increased …
Carlsberg beer prices likely to go up next year Read MoreNorwegian electronic band, Flunk, will make their first appearance in China touring the cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in the months of September.Their tour will start in Beijing and …
Flunk is the new Pass Read MoreThe Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday heard the case of a Danish national and his Cambodian girlfriend who were arrested in March with $140 worth of heroin and meth-amphetamines …
Dane Await Verdict in Narco Case Read MoreJan Wassenius, General Director of Ericsson Vietnam, said that the solution is believed to help ease the overloading at healthcare centers in Vietnam.“Smart home”, “smart building” and “smart city” are …
Ericsson Takes Part in Smart City Development Projects Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy and Danish Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther invite all to join the Go4 Charity Ride (Bangkok to Phnom Penh) in November to raise funds for Helmets for …
Danish Embassy Sponsors Fundraising Bike Ride to Phnom Penh Read MoreGOME Electrical Appliances Holding Ltd said it had secured a five-year strategic collaborative agreement with global household and appliances maker AB Electrolux. GOME, the Chinese air conditioner distribution partner for …
Closer Ties Between GOME and Electrolux in China Read MoreThe China Development Bank and the Swedish government are jointly accelerating construction of an outbound investment financing platform for Chinese companies to go international, a senior official with Invest Sweden …
China Joins Hands With Swedish Friends Read More