Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The problems faced by cash-strapped Swedish carmaker Saab continued on Wednesday with the firm advising that due to delivery problems production has been halted until further notice.All production at Saab’s …
Saab Production Halted ‘Until Further Notice’ Read MoreRecently the Danish company BoConcept officially opened the doors to their first store in Malaysia enabling the Malaysians to furnish their homes with Danish designed furniture. Eventhough the 24th marked …
Danish BoConcept Opens First Store in KL Read MoreAround 130 guests attended the official opening ceremony of the exhibition “Polar Norway – the white adventure” jointly organised by the Royal Norwegian Embassy and Science Centre Singapore. Pål Prestrud, …
Snow and Ice in Singapore Read MoreThe Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs of the Norwegian Storting recently visited Cambodia. In Phnom Penh, the Committee held talks with the Commission on Education, Youth, Sport, Religious …
Official Norwegian Visit to Cambodia Read MoreThe first joint e-mail newsletter from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland promoting trade with develping countries was issued on 4 Aprtil 2011 under the title “Trade Promoition Today”. The joint …
Joint Nordic Trade Promotion Newsletter Read MoreGearing up for the Elephant Parade this summer in Copenhagen the Danish artist, Marco Evaristti took the long way to Chiang Mai to let an elephant do his work painting …
Elephantastic Everestti Read MoreRecently, Professor Chang Kai from the Renmin University and a group of students visited the Danish wind turbine company Vestas in Tianjin to engage in a dialogue on the relationship …
Chinese University Visits Vestas Read MoreSweden’s Queen Silvia has injured her foot and wrist while dodging a persistent photographer who tried to take snapshots of her and Princess Madeleine in New York. A statement from …
Swedish Queen Injured While Dodging Photographer Read MoreHalf of Danish businesses are putting new investment overseas Nearly one in every two big Danish firms with plans to invest in production machinery will be making those investments abroad. …
Danish Industry Emigrating Overseas Read MoreFinnish mobile-phone giant Nokia is committed to building a local developer and mobile ecosystem in Thailand with the launch of an initial programme with three universities. This is the phone-maker’s …
Nokia in Thai University Training Deal Read MoreNorwegian Seadrill has been awarded two new contracts by BHP Billiton Petroleum for Offshore Vigilant in and Trinidad. The three well drilling assignment for Offshore Vigilant is expected to take …
Seadrill Secures new Jack-up Contract in Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish government on Monday launched a new online service – Openaid.se – in a bid to increase transparency within development aid and enable interested parties to follow the entire …
New Swedish aid Portal a ‘Transparency Guarantee’ Read MoreAmbassador Mikael Hemniti Winther made a courtesy call to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Mr. Kasit Piromya on March 31 2011. The visit was an opportunity for the …
Danish Ambassador meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Read MoreLast week 19 Danish companies in the textile and garment sector joined a delegation to Vietnam.The delegation mission set out in Hanoi on 28 March 2011. Close to 250 individual …
Danish Business Delegation Visit to Vietnam was Successful Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Göran Hägglund and a bu business delegation brigs “Health for the Future” to Indonesia 5-7 April 2011. Minister Hägglund will be accompanied by around …
Program Ready for Minister Visit Read MoreHow to get the most out of a 48-hour stay in Copenhagen. Copenhagen’s best-known tourist attraction, the Little Mermaid statue, may be back from a 2010 visit to Shanghai. But …
Port Perfect: How to Sell Copenhagen in China Read MoreSwedish mobile network giant Ericsson has filed three lawsuits in Europe against Chinese rival ZTE for patent infringement, a spokesman said Saturday.“For the UK and Italy it’s patents on mobile …
Ericsson Sues Chinese Rival for Patent Violation Read MoreDanish culture expert believes modern Chinese can learn a lot from the father of existentialism. The wheels of modernization are spinning fast, bringing about enormous lifestyle changes to a new …
The Great Danes and China Read MoreThe Annual General Meeting of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce was held on Tuesday 29 March 2011 at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit. The AGM welcomed the following new members of …
AGM at the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Read MoreA man (25) and a woman (23) died Saturday 2 April 2011 in their hotel room in Ao Nang in the Krabi province. According to Aftonbladet, the couple would take …
Two Swedes Died on Krabi Read MoreForeigners in Denmark should not live by their home country’s norms, according to a large majority of Danes.In an opinion poll by TNS Gallup for Berlingske, 20 percent of the …
Foreigners Should Live by Danish Norms Read MoreA Centre for Environmental Technology – Swedish CENTEC Vietnam is established as a bridge between Sweden and Vietnam to facilitate meetings between Swedish and Vietnamese partners in the environmental field, …
A Key Area of Further Sweden – Vietnam Cooperation Read MoreThe Norwegian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs visited Vietnam in late March in order to get a better understanding about Vietnam and exchange views on issues of …
A Norwegian Visit About Domestic Matters Read MoreAccording to BPS, the total trade figures for 2010 surged to USD 353,8 million, compared to USD 144,6 million in 2009 – marking a total increase of 144 percent relative …
Norwegian-Indonesian Trade Increases 144 % Read MoreThe 7th Simply Scandinavian in Bangkok takes place on 13 – 22 May 2011 at Plaza Athenee Bangkok – A Royal Meridien Hotel – on Thannon Wittayu (Wireless Road), Bangkok. …
The 7th Simply Scandinavian in Bangkok Read MoreRecently the Danish Ambassador to China Friis Arne Petersen visited Guangdong Province to meet local officials, companies and students. The Ambassador met with vice governor of Guangdong Province, Xiao Zhiheng, to …
Danish Ambassador Visists the Guandong Province Read MoreABB has won an order worth about $165 million from State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) to supply 800 kilovolt (kV) UHVDC (ultrahigh voltage direct current) transformers for both converter …
ABB Wins Transformers Order in China Read MoreThe Swede Per Bruun and Keong Loh have been appointed by Tribal DDB China as Digital Strategist and Director of Operations respectively to strengthen its digital operations in Shanghai. In …
Tribal DDB Gets Swedish Director Read MoreThe Danish non-profit organization INDEX: announced a pioneering partnership model with three of the world’s leading design capitals. This innovative alliance will raise awareness of design as a significant way …
Launches Partnership with Helsinki, Singapore and Copenhagen Read MoreZTE Corp. has won a landmark contract with Hi3G Access AB in Sweden and Denmark to roll out what could be the first dual-mode 4G networks that support both Long …
ZTE Scores Deals in Sweden and Denmark Read MoreThe Norwegian Finance Ministry sets the investment mandate for the fund, which held 2.4 billion Norwegian crowns ($428.7 million) worth of palm oil-related stocks in its portfolio as of end-2010. The …
Oil Fund to Keep Investing in Palm Planters Read MoreThai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting was held 21 March at Sheraton Grande Hotel. A number of new board members were elected or re-elected at the meeting in which …
New Board Members of TNCC Read MoreTo celebrate the Danish Oscar film “In a Better World”, the Royal Danish Embassy hosted a successful and glamorous screening of the film. The special invited guests were all dressed …
Celebration the Danish Oscar Film “In a Better World” Read MoreThe seminar featured opening speeches from The Danish Ambassador John Nielsen and the Vietnamese Vice-Minister for Trade and Industry Tran Tuan Anh. Subsequently the participants were able to benefit from …
Vietnam – Denmark Partnership in the Textile and Garment Industry Read MoreThe ceremony was attended by the vice chairman of the Hanoi People Committee, the director of the Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs as well as Ambassador John Nielsen …
Improvement of the Reintegration of Former Drug Addicts into Society Read MoreModerators chose to erase an image posted on the Swedish underwear giant Björn Borg’s Facebook page, after deeming the contents to be pornographic. The image shows two naked men in …
Naked Scandinavians too Much for Facebook Read MoreTransport company DB Schenker has stopped delivering goods to Saab Automobile because they haven’t gotten paid by the Swedish automaker.Rather than shipping supplies to Saab’s Trollhättan factory, DB Schenker is …
Unpaid Bills Halt Saab Car Production Read MoreAccording to reports in Thailand, Newin Chidchob, the owner of Buriram PEA who are currently leading the Thai Premier League, is trying to get City to face the Gunners to …
Leicester City to Play Against Arsenal in Thailand Read MoreSwedish Minister for Social Affairs Göran Hägglund will visit Malaysia and Indonesia on April 4 – 7, 2011. Mr. Hägglund will lead a delegation of fifteen Swedish companies operating in …
Swedish Minister to Visit Malaysia and Indonesia Read MoreThe situation for the stranded tourists from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland on Koh Samui, Koh Pangnan and Koh Tao stabilized during Thursday. The rain has stopped but it is …
Flooding Situation in Thailand Better Read MoreAn earthquake of magnitude 7.0 on the Richter scale and 10 km depth struck close to he Thai border in Myanmar on 24th March. There are reports of a number …
Norway Supports Mapping of Seismic Activity in Myanmar Read MoreToday, the Danish Embassy officially launches its Sina microblog with a design competition. The price is an exclusive tour of the residence of Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen. Since the Danish …
Danish Embassy Launces Microblog Read MoreThe book “Training of Trainer on Climate Change” was just introduced in Hanoi on March 23, 2011. This is an activity of the project “Capacity Building on Climate Change for …
Introduction of a New Book on Climate Change Read MoreWith the closure of a flagship Barbie concept store in Shanghai this month, the American doll has sashayed her way out of the Chinese high street and turned her back …
Barbie Humbled by China Read MoreSome 1,000 people, including 900 engineers, will be hired in Sweden, while 200 new employees will be hired to work at Volvo’s largest plant in Ghent, Belgium. Volvo cars employed …
Volvo Plans to Hire 1,200 new Staff Read MoreNo big welcome, just a normal hotel room with two windows, no filming or direct broadcasting the show are among the requests of Bob Dylan when for when he comes …
Bob Dylan’s Simple Requests to Come to Asia and Denmark Read MoreVietnam and Norway should expedite state visits and information and experience exchanges between legislators to boost co-operation between the countries’ legislative bodies, said National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong. …
Vietnam, Norway Look for Stronger Legislative Ties Read MoreSwedish veteran Asia reporter Bertil Lintner had his computers and mobile phone taken away and investigated when he arrived at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport in Sweden last week on 23 march …
Swedish Police Checks Passengers Computers Read MorePrime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva visited flood victims in Nakhon Si Thammarat Wednesday morning.He was accompanied by PM’s Office Minister Sathit Wongnongtoey. They Left on an Army plane, which took off …
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva Visited Flood Victims Read MoreThere was no let up to the heavy rain and associated flooding across southern Thailand on Tuesday, disrupting transport, tourism and day-to-day business. The National Disaster Warning Centre forecast is …
Torrential Rain, Rising Waters Down South Read More