Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Do you know how much The Norwegian Pension Fund has invested in the Philippines? Click to see a complete list of the Philippine companies. At the moment, The Norwegian Government …
Norway invests in the Philippines Read MoreDanish Naval Officer Walter Christmas’ sharp eye recorded a very candid picture of Bangkok in the early 1890’s. The year is 1894 and the place a sleepy Copenhagen inside the ramparts. In the provincial atmosphere of the tiny little country …
Walter Christmas – The Fox in the Hen House Read MoreChildren and young adults with disabilities in Roxas City and some parts of Capiz province will continue to benefit from the services of the training and development center here. Roxas …
Danish Support to Polio and Accident Victims Read MoreSaab will submit on Monday an appeal against a Swedish court’s rejection of its request for protection against bankruptcy, the parent company Swedish Automobile announced.“Swedish Automobile announces that Saab … …
Saab to Appeal Court Ruling Rejecting Bankruptcy Protection Read MoreA person tries to kill themselves in China every two minutes, the government and state media said Thursday, giving the country one of the highest suicide rates in the world.China’s …
Finland and China’s Suicide Rates ‘Among Highest in World’ Read MoreA Finnish man who became depressed after he ran out of money apparently jumped to his death from the 4th floor of an apartment block in Central Pattaya. Rescue Services …
Finnish Man Falls to His Death from Apartment Read MoreCrown Prince Haakon will visit China next week, but in an unofficial capacity. The visit nonetheless is significant given the chilly diplomatic relations between Norway and China since the Norwegian …
Norwegian Crown Prince Heads for China Read MoreInter Ikea Center Group (IICG), one of Europe’s leading developers of shopping centers, is launching a 5 billion yuan ($781 million) project in Shanghai.“It is part of IICG’s expansion strategy …
Ikea Plans Shopping Center Project in China Read MoreNorway’s trade with China increased in the first half of 2011, according to Statistics Norway (SSB). The import from China increased by 16 per cent, compared with the first half …
Increased Norwegian Trade with China Read MoreRepresentatives for the Philippine government and the nation’s communist rebels have agreed to make an effort to resume their stalled peace talks in Oslo next month, according to Aftenposten. The …
Philippines Peace Talks in Oslo Read MoreThe onlinepaper, taiwannews.com tells that the owner of cash-strapped car maker Saab filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in a last-ditch attempt to salvage a brand crippled by production stoppages, …
Sweden’s Saab Files for Bankruptcy Protection Read MoreAccording to the online media bernarma.com, Steinar Evensen, Managing Director of Norwegian Conexsus, said that the company is prepared to implement its business plan and aims to turn Vietnam into …
Software Developer Conexsus Choose Vietnam Read MoreThai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce organized the first networking of the season after the summer break at the Huntsman’s Pub, Landmark Hotel on 8 September 2011. It was also the party …
Back From Summer Party & Welcome New Swedish Ambassador Read MorePhilippines Department of Tourism London reports a meteoric rise in tourism arrivals to the Philippines in April as compared to the same period last year. In April 2011, visitor traffic …
North European Arrivals to Philippines up by 42% Read MoreThe Swedish Church in Singapore has a new priest, Lennart Uddling, who arrived in the first week of September from Sweden, after retiring as a priest there. The previous priest, …
New Priest at Swedish Church Read MoreSwedish crystal artwork and glass ware companies Orrefors and KostaBoda will now be intriduced in Thailand together with the Swedish cutlery makers MemaGAB and Gense. Masterpieces of the four brands …
Swedish Crystal and Cutlery Coming to Thailand Read MoreSAS and Singapore Airlines are expected to enter a joint venture with Singapore Airlines. The new joint venture is expected to be signed in the course of a month or …
Joint Venture Between SAS and Singapore Airlines Read MoreMonday September 5 the Danish Consul General in Shanghai, Ms. Susanne Hyldelund, participated in a ceremony celebrating the opening of Danish architect company Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s (SHL) first office in …
First Danish Architect Company to Open in Shanghai Read MoreThe Swedish SEB´s China Financial Index has dropped from 70 to 63.4 since May 2010. The index measuring top executives, from North European subsidiaries in China, views on business conditions …
Faith in China´s Economic Conditions Drops Read MoreThe Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce took their members to visit ECCO factory in Ayutthaya on Tuesday 6 September 2011. There were 23 members and guests who were interested in this …
Interesting Visit to ECCO Shoes Read MoreStairway Denmark has agreed to help the 15 police stations in Manila to organise office environment suitable for interviewing children in connection with violence and abuse. According to Stairway DK …
Hand-made Dolls to 15 Police Stations in Manila Read MoreAt this year’s Filippinsk Kulturaften (Filipino Cultural Evening) in Drammen Norway, Norwegians shared the limelight with Filipino cultural dances to celebrate Filipino culture.Now on its fourth year, the event features …
Norwegians dance to Tinikling in PH cultural show Read MoreLudde Ingvall, big sailing boat legend from Finland, has anchored up his 30-metre-long carbon fibre boat “Audi Ultra” at the Marina Bay for the past week, while searching for crew …
Finnish Sailing Skipper to Pick Singaporean Top Crew Read MoreNorske Skog, the Norway-based global producer of paper for newspapers, has sponsored a competition among newspapers world wide who have done something outstanding in attracting young newspaper readers. Top winners …
Norske Skog Award for Newspapers Attracting Young Readers Read MoreDanish CEO Klaus Nyborg’s announcement that he planned to resign as CEO and Executive Director of Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd. in March 2012 made the stock of the company plunged …
Company Stock Dropped as Danish CEO Resigns Read MoreDalarna, a Swedish region, is this week host to a 100-man large delegation from the Chinese town Wuhan in Hubei province. Some 50 members of the delegation consists of representatives …
Chinese Business Delegation Visits Dalarna Read MoreLesjöfors, the Swedish market leading spring manufacturer, is pleased with its investments in the Chinese market. Both traditional springs and other components produced by Lejjofors have met increased demand. The …
Lesjöfors Expands in China Read MoreEricsson and Singapore Telecommunications Limited – SingTel – on Monday 5 September announced a partnership to provide emergency communications services to support disaster relief efforts in South and Southeast Asia …
Ericsson and SingTel Partners in Disaster Communications Read More24 Solutions – a Swedish IT company specializing in data storage and accessibility – is opening a new office in Singapore to expand its offering to clients. Through a presence …
24 Solutions Opens Office in Singapore Read More“Lady of No Fear” , The Danish-made film about Burmese political activist and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, was shown at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) on …
Full House Applauded Danish Aung San Suu Kyi Film Read MoreSeptember 7 Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen participated in the opening ceremony of Mengniu-Arla Nutrition Research Centre in Beijing. The new Nutrition Centre focuses on creating better nutrition for children and …
New Mengniu-Arla Nutrition Research Centre in Beijing Read MoreScandinavian Airlines (SAS) set a punctuality record in the month of August and thereby became the world’s most punctual airline for the second month in a row.In August, 93.84% of …
SAS, Most Punctual Airline Again Read More“Highly relevant and fully justified” states the recent preliminary evaluation on the firefighting project, which is implemented with concessional credit. The supply contract was signed in June 2009 between the …
Updating Firefighting and Rescue Equipment Read MoreThis October, Finnair will go all out to raise awareness of breast cancer and research as part of its involvement in Pink Ribbon work. Ever since the Komen Foundation started …
Finnair goes pink in October Read MoreMore than 1,500 people got in line for the official opening of Swedish high street fashion label, H&M’s, first flagship store in Singapore on Saturday, 3 September 2011. The crowd had …
H&M Singapore Official Opening Read More“Lady of No Fear” is the title of a Danish-made film about Burmese political activist and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. A newly updated and extended version will be …
Danish Film on Aung San Suu Kyi Shows This Week in Bangkok Read MoreA delegation from the Danish Board of District Heating (DBDH) headed by Minister Counsellor Søren Jacobsen visited Xining in Qinghai which is located in the western part of China, on 2 September. The …
Embassy Helps Promote Danish Heating Tech in Qinghai Read MoreA Phuket estate manager terrified a team of Thai workers when he fired warning shots over their heads in an effort to get them to stop making noise yesterday morning, …
Gunfire Silences Phuket Construction Clamor, Says Swede Read MoreKent Melmblom, 52, got heart problems when he was in Thailand and was hospitalized. So long that his tourist visa in Thailand run out. Then began the worst 12 days …
Overstay in Paradise – Swede With Hearth Problem Thrown in Jail Read MoreA taxi driver was arrested in Nonthaburi’s Pak Kret district yesterday for allegedly robbing and attempting to rape a 38-year-old Norwegian woman. Police identified Cha-um Thongchai, 40, as the suspect. …
Taxi Driver Confess Raping a Norwegian Woman Read MoreAn unbelievably lucky 46-year-old Swedish man, who won 2.1 million SEK on two lottery tickets, was asked by the media, what he would spend it on. Well, he told the Swedish …
Swedish Lottery Winner Plans Vacation to Thailand Read MoreSweden is to halve the number of countries to which it pays foreign aid. The number of recipient countries is to be cut from 70 to 33, with China, Vietnam, …
Sweden to Scrap Aid to China, Vietnam, Philippines, Laos Read MoreThe first LEGOLAND in Asia is currently under construction in Johore in Malaysia – just north of Singapore – with a scheduled opening next autumn. Korea now seems to become …
More LEGOLAND Parks in Asia Read MoreAPM Terminals, the port operating arm of Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk, has agreed to sell a 25 percent stake in Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal, the company told …
Maersk to Sell 25 pct Stake in Xiamen Port Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur will host the annual Seafood Gala Dinner on Friday 14 October 2011, starting at 7.00 PM. A unique opportunity to invite your business contacts. …
Invitation to Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner in KL Read MoreXpress Money – a money transfer service similar to Western Union – has now moved into Denmark through an arrangement with its first agents in the country, Quick International Money …
Xpress Money Expands to Denmark Read MoreThe global wind turbine market will only grow by 10 percent annually in 2011-16 and not 11 percent as earlier estimated, wind energy specialist MAKE Consulting said in a report. …
Growth in Wind Energy “Only 11 Percent Annually” Read MoreManila Mayor Alfredo Lim has ordered the arrest of a rookie policeman who is being sought for the killing of a Filipino-Norwegian in Quezon City on July 31. Lim directed …
Policeman Sought for Killing of Filipino-Norwegian Read MoreNorway is to send a special envoy to the Philippines in a bid to kickstart stalled peace talks between Manila and communist rebels waging a decades-long insurgency, officials said Thursday. …
Norway Seeks Philippines Peace Talks Revival Read More