Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Per M. Risvedt, former Global Managing Partner of Norwegian firm Wikbor Rein, has arrived in Singapore last night, 28 July 2011, in preparation to take on his duties as Managing …
Wikborg Rein Global Managing Partner for Singapore Read MoreOn July 1 the government made it even more expensive and difficult for couples with one Dane and one non-EU partner to live together in Denmark.Among other changes, the fee …
The Price of Love: 100,000 DKK and Counting Read MoreThe European Investment Bank on Thursday confirmed a loan to Swedish carmaker Saab was approved on condition Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov did not take over, a report said. “The EIB …
Antonov Can’t Be an Owner in Saab: EIB Read MoreSwedish high street brand H&M; is teaming up with football icon David Beckham on a new line of men’s underwear. In what the company is calling “a significant relationship”, H&M; …
David Beckham Designs H&M Men’s Underwear Read MoreDeputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on behalf of the State of Viet Nam, presented a Friendship Medal to Finnish ambassador to Viet Nam Pekka Hyvonen at a ceremony yesterday. …
Honour for Finnish Envoy Read MoreThe body of Finnish national Jouni Tapani Aulosvuo, 43, was discovered in his South Pattaya apartment when police were summoned by neighbours. The man was lying on a sofa with …
Finn Dies of Natural Causes: Police Read MoreAs ThinkProgress reported last April, home furniture giant IKEA has set up shop at a manufacturing plant in Danville, Virginia for the past three years in order to gain access …
Huge Labor Victory After IKEA Outsourced Swedish Jobs Read MoreVestas the Danish Wind Turbine provider which was upstaged by Sinovel as the biggest wind energy company in the world has just got a lifeline.Note Vestas has been facing tough …
Vestas Upstaged by Sinovel Read MoreChina’s Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd (Owner of Swedish Volvo) announced that it will raise $153.8 million through a corporate bond sale aimed at repaying its bank loans and supplementing the operating …
Geely’s Liabilities Surge to $153.8 million Read MoreThe self-described perpetrator of Norway’s deadly bombing and shooting rampage is now held in solitary confinement. Anders Behring Breivik, who has admitted bombing the capital and opening fire on a …
Chinese Reflect on Norway’s Mass Killing Read MoreAre we seeing a second container revolution taking shape? Eivind Kolding, the chief executive officer of the world’s biggest container shipping line, who was in Singapore recently, believes if it …
Time for a Second Box Revolution: Maersk Read MoreSince the two terrorist outrages in Norway on 22 July 2011, the Norwegian Seamen’s Church has had members and visitors at all their branches worldwide sharing the grief of the incident with …
People Seek the Norwegian Seamen´s Church after the Massacres Read MoreInnovation Center Denmark, Hongkong will be the fourth Danish innovation center. The existing centers are located in Silicon Valley (USA), Munich (Germany) and Shanghai (China). The innovation center in Hong …
New Design Innovation Center in Hong Kong Read MoreAnders Behring Breivik (In the picture) is in all likelihood insane, his lawyer said on Tuesday after the anti-Islam radical admitted to a bombing and a shooting spree in Norway that …
Norway Twin Shootings Killer is Likely ‘Insane’:Lawyer Read MoreWhite-collar staff at cash-strapped Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile will not receive their salaries due on Wednesday, the firm has confirmed in a statement. The firm explained that the reason for …
No Payments to White-collar Workers at SaaB Read MoreMalaysia’s Defence Ministry is looking into purchasing Typhoon fighter jets, but Among the alternatives are Sweden’s JAS-39 Gripen and further acquisitions of the Russian Su-30 MKM, Dr Ahmad Zahid. said. reports the …
JAS-39 Gripen Still Among the Alternatives in Malaysia Read MoreYesterday, Danish and Chinese companies shared experiences within energy efficiency and management contracting at a match making session at the Danish Embassy in Beijing. The Danish Embassy in Beijing and …
Danish Embassy Hosts Energy Management Session Read MoreAccording to the Phuket Gazette, the Danish man found dead at a Phuket hotel last Tuesday, July 19 2011, likely died as a result of diabetes and heavy drinking and …
Dane’s Death in Phuket Accidental Read MoreScandAsia Publishing Pte. Ltd. was established on 20 July 2011 as a joint venture between ScandAsia in Thailand and Frank Leong, who has been Sales Manager for the ScandAsia Singapore …
ScandAsia Establishes Company in Singapore Read MoreSingapore has strongly condemned the bombing in Oslo and shooting on the island of Utoeya on 22 July 2011, Friday. The attack was said to be the worst Norway has …
Singapore strongly condemns Norway attacks Read MoreAnders Behring Breivik wants to tell Norway and the World why he killed at least 93 people in a bomb attack and shooting rampage when he appears in court on …
Norway Killer Wants Time in Court to Tell Why Read MoreThai workers are picking berries in Lapland under harsh conditions. Their work day starts at the break of dawn and continues late into the evening—and they get no free days …
Thai Berry-pickers Toiling Away in Lapland Read MoreThis may come as a surprise: Chinese consumers are often more willing to drop a huge chunk of money on fashion—especially Western brands—than consumers in the US and Europe. When …
Fashion-Hungry Chinese Market Expected to Triple by 2020 Read MoreFinland’s Joonas Granberg fired a closing round of six-under-par 66 to edge out Thai teenager Panuphol Pittayarat and win the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in Malaysia on Saturday.The 24-year-old rookie, …
Finland’s Granberg Wins in Malaysia Read MoreThe office of Commercial Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy is introducing new trade opportunities in Asia, Thailand official B2B E-Marketplace website: www.thaitrade.com, that makes it easy for importers and exporters to …
New Official B2B E-Marketplace Website Read MorePost Danmark has teamed up with its Chinese equivalent China Post for a comprehensive collaboration on knowledge sharing and stamp production, which will result in the publication of HC Andersen …
Post Danmark Teamed up With China Post Read MoreEnvironmentalists have voiced concern over the development of an open-pit lignite coal mine and power plant in Mong Kok, eastern Shan State, to import coal and power to Thailand. Large …
Burma Coal Mine Spells Disaster for Environment Read MoreThe deadly attacks in Norway have drawn strong condemnation from around the world. The twin attacks hit the northern European country on Friday. A bomb exploded in downtown Oslo near …
Deadly Attacks in Norway Arouse Global Condemnation Read MoreA supplier to Saab subsidiary Saab Automobile Tools has applied for the firm to be declared banktupt, according to a Reuters report. An official at Vänersborg District Court in western …
Supplier Applies for Saab Subsidiary Bankruptcy Read MoreAt least 87 people died when a gunman opened fire at an island youth camp in Norway, hours after a bomb attack on the capital, Oslo, police say. Oslo police …
Update: 87 Dead in Norway Shooting Read MoreThree men accused of stealing two necklaces from a Danish National, were arrested by Banglamung Police on Thursday Afternoon. The incident occurred in Soi Nong Get Noi, East of Pattaya …
Danish Man Attacked and Robbed in East Pattaya Read More“Champion vs. Champion”, a Muay Thai kickboxing match between among others Danish Ole Laursen and Filipino Eduard Folayang, has been confirmed by the officials from Singapore. The fight will take place at the 12,000-seater Singapore …
Dane in Muay Thai Match in Singapore Read MoreA forum on the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP) took place in Hanoi on July 21. The event was jointly held by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the …
Hanoi Hosts Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme Read MoreA Dane who has been helping those with autism find jobs in his country, told a Singapore audience, today, there is much potential in such employees which can benefit companies. …
Those With Autism Have Much to Offer: Danish Entrepreneur Read MoreEricsson AB, the world’s largest maker of wireless networks, reported a 66 percent increase in second-quarter profit, missing analysts’ estimates, on costs related to job cuts and slower services growth. …
Ericsson Second-Quarter Net Misses Estimates on Job-Cut Costs Read MoreOvernight leader Joonas Granberg of Finland stumbled to a 75 in the Asian Tour event to lie tied second with Australian Marcus Both (67) and two other upcoming Thais, Panuwat …
Joonas Granberg of Finland Stumbled to a 75 Read MoreThe Office of the Auditor-General has asked the minister of information and communications technology and the chairman of TOT to examine whether there was collusion in the bidding process for …
Probe Into Possible TOT Collusion Sought Read MoreSlumping into the red, Nokia on Thursday posted a loss of 492 million euros for the three months ended June, as decline in sales continued to hurt the Finnish mobile …
Nokia Slips Into Red; Records Quarterly Loss of 492 mn Euros Read MoreOne by one, Yan Chornai’s co-workers slumped to the floor of their garment factory in Cambodia’s capital, while producing H&M goods overcome by the sweltering heat, long shifts and choking …
Factory Faintings Put H&M Under Pressure Read MoreThe Young Men’s Christian Association of Singapore (YMCA) has plans to partner with Danish social organisation Specialist People Foundation (SPF) to match autistic workers with high-skilled jobs.At the sidelines of …
YMCA plans partnership with Danish SPF Read MoreSingapore Airlines is looking for an Operational Officer with experience in logistics from the aviation industry is for its department at the Kastrup Airport.The job scope will include being in …
Looking for Cargo Operations Officer for Singapore Airlines Read More
In July Professor Bertil Andersson officially took over the highly prominent position as President of Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. At NTU, he had already been Provost (the person in …
Professor Bertil Andersson Climbs from Provost to President of NTU Read MoreThe Confederation of Danish Industry, The Danish Agriculture & Food Council and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark are organizing the visit of a Danish business delegation to Vietnam …
Danish Business Delegation To Vietnam Read MoreingThe Justice Initiative Facilitation Fund (JIFF) has approved funding of 4,046 million VND to ten new applicants. The Justice Initiative Facilitation Fund, which is part of the Justice Partnership Programme …
Denmark, Sweden and EU Supporting Justice Sector Reform in Vietnam Read MoreVery soon, Thailand’s first ethanol bus will start rolling the streets of Bangkok, as a demonstration project which will increase awareness of environmentally friendly fuels.Ms. Liselott M. Agerlid, Chargé d´Affaires …
Thailand’s First Ethanol Bus on the Streets of Bangkok Read More“It’s not every day we get that kind of money,” said Birgit Dam of the Red Cross i Denmark. An anonymous donor in Denmark has left nearly $200,000 (£120,000) in …
Danish Donor Leaves Fortune in Red Cross Bin Read MoreRenewable Energy Corporation ASA, better known as REC, was once one of Norway’s most successful new industrial ventures. It’s still doing well abroad, but production in Norway is threatened by …
REC May End Production in Norway Read MoreSuppliers to cash-strapped Swedish car maker Saab have tired of the ongoing financing uncertainty and have sought direct contact with Russian financier and would-be Saab investor Vladimir Antonov. The Saab …
Saab Suppliers Seek Antonov Contact Read MoreDuring the summer, a scandal has rolled up involving a Swedish authority, a law firm, and a company that lure Chinese people to Sweden with false work permits. Up to …
Chinese Lured to Sweden With False Work Permits Read MoreRookie Joonas Granberg of Finland during the first day of the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters golf event at Kota Permai Golf and Country Club at Shah Alam. Granberg battled through …
Jet-lagged Finn Golfer off to a Flyer in Malaysia Read More