Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The role of innovation in successful business activities and how to access a Finnish-sponsored project in this area have been introduced in the central coastal city of Da Nang.At a …
Finland Helps Innovate Businesses in Da Nang Read MoreThe Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) emphasized the need to target the poor population in future water and sanitation activities at a national workshop recently held in Hanoi. The …
Better Water and Sanitation to the Poor Read MoreDenmark is one of the biggest donors to Vietnam and has actively helped reduce poverty in the country. On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Vietnam – Denmark diplomatic …
Promoting Business Development Support for Vietnam Read MoreMaersk Line has announced an improvement of its Trans-Pacific network by the end of May 2011. Among the improvements will be an expanded coverage of the Yangtze River region. This …
Maersk Promises Improved Trans-Pacific Network Read MoreWhile the Royal Thai Air Force was receiving the first part delivery of its Gripen Fighters, six Thai pilots arrived in Sweden to receive their Gripen training. This is the …
Further Thai Pilots to be Trained in Sweden Read MoreThe Australian Workers Union is calling for a review of the country’s immigration program amid claims four men were under paid while on wrongly obtained short term working visas. The …
Maersk: We Are Not Responsible Read MoreMobile phone manufacturer Nokia is planning to invest EUR 200 million in the construction of a new factory in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. The company’s Senior Vice President Juha Putkiranta …
New Plant Has no Impact on Finnish Production Read MoreDenmark and China have just finished their second annual consultation meeting on maritime transport. The two sides shared information and experiences, and the meeting confirms the historic Sino-Danish cooperation on …
Sharing of Maritime Experiences Read MoreFresh from celebrating Nordic restaurant FINDS’ seventh anniversary, the Finnish chef (and president of Disciples Escoffier’s Hong Kong sub-delegation) shares with us the good and the bad of his mealtime …
Good Food – Jaakko Sorsa at FINDS Read MoreFinnair will begin scheduled flights on 30 May to the sparkling, pulsating five million inhabitant metropolis of Singapore. Singapore will be Finnair’s tenth scheduled flight destination in Asia. Finnair will …
Finnair’s Countdown to Singapore Begins Read MoreFilipino workers paid “slave labour” rates on the North West Shelf could be entitled to tens of thousands of dollars in back pay, the Australian Workers Union says. The Department …
Filipinos Working for Maersk Could Get Back Pay Read MoreNokia’s ambition is to connect the next billion people to the Internet. As a major step towards achieving this goal, Nokia today announced plans to establish a new manufacturing site …
Nokia Establish New Factory in Vietnam Read MoreYesterday the Danish Embassy in Beijing hosted a New Year banquet for the Danish Agriculture & Food Council and their Chinese business partners and associates. The New Year banquet resulted …
New Year Banquet at the Danish Embassy Read MorePolice are not treating as suspicious the death of a Finnish tourist found in his rented room opposite Patong Municipality offices yesterday.Capt Weerapong Rakkittoo of Patong Police said he was …
Finnish Tourist Found Dead in Phuket Room Read MoreVietnam’s leading dairy company Vinamilk has signed with Chr. Hansen among others, a cooperation agreement in research and application of nutrition science into products for Vietnamese children.The signing partners, namely DSM …
Vinamilk and Chr.Hansen Ink Nutrition Deal Read MorePolice in Pattaya in Thailand raided on Wednesday February 23 2011 the Hotel Viking. The goal was a bunch of Swedes and Norwegians who operated a call center cheating hundreds …
Arrested for Fraud in Pattaya Read MoreVolvo announced over $10 billion in investments over the next 5 years as a part of its new strategy in China, following its acquisition by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group last …
Volvo Plans $10 Billion China Investment in Next 5 Years Read MoreDenmark’s Crown Prince Frederick and Princess Mary released official photographs of their newborn twins. The adorable baby boy and girl were born at Copenhagen’s university hospital Rigshospitalet on January 8 …
First Photos Of Danish Royal Twins Read MoreThe Australian Workers Union has accused a Danish company of trafficking Filipino employees to work on Western Australia’s North West Shelf gas project. The AWU says the workers are carrying …
Union Accuses Maersk of Exploiting Filipino Workers Read MoreThe Denmark-Vietnam Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) for the 2011-2015 period made its debut in Hanoi on February 25.Danish Ambassador John Nielsen said cultural development assistance is an important …
Denmark-Vietnam Cultural Exchange Fund Debuts Read MoreThree Danish children and their parents have been snatched by pirates who hijacked their sailing boat in the Indian Ocean, Danish officials say. Denmark’s foreign ministry said the children were …
Pirates ‘Seize Danish Children’ in Indian Ocean Read MoreForgotten voices and stories from the Khmer Rouge period are preserved in a mammoth exhibition available for viewing at Bophana Audiovisual Resource Centre from March 4 to 17. But these aren’t …
KR Soldiers Voice Views on Danish Film Read MoreA 66-year-old Norwegian man was arrested here Monday afternoon for having allegedly bought sex service from a 17-year-old girl.Acting on tip-off, police raided the K2M Apartment in Pattaya and found …
Norwegian Man Arrested for Sex With 17-year-old Girl Read MoreNorwegian businesses are meeting closed doors in China following last year’s Nobel Peace Prize award to dissident Liu Xiaobo. Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske’s trade optimism has become …
Chinese-Norwegian Trade Relations Freeze Over Read MoreA Swedish group of investors may take over shares in Thai Air Asia currently owned by Temasek – the Singaporean investment corporation. According to an article in the Thai newspaper Siam …
Swedish Group Interested in Temasek’s Thai Air Asia Shares Read MoreThe Bangkok Criminal Court adjudicated on the 1st March 2011, at 12.46 pm a Swedish pedophile guilty of having sex with a boy named C[Alias], aged 13. He was sentence …
Swedish Pedophile Gets 4 Years Behind Bars Read MoreThe proposed Xayabury Dam on the lower Mekong River in South East Asia promises to supply much-needed energy to the region, but at a “devastating” (ødelæggende) environmental and personal cost …
Tough Times Ahead for Mekong River Communities Read MoreVThe Norwegian national and his fiancée who were accused in the kidnapping and killing of a six-year-old girl in Cebu will be freed anytime today, according to the newspaper SunStar …
Case versus Sven-Erik Berger Dismissed Read MoreThe Norwegian and Swedish Church in Singapore is organizing the annual trip to visit Baan Chivit Mai in Chiangrai. Diana Wiking and Lise-Beate Ringsby from the church and about 19 ladies …
Scandinavian Ladies from Singapore Arrived in Chiang Rai Read MoreA ground breaking ceremony for a community house was recently organized in Quang Thanh Commune. This activity is under the project Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change and Policy Linkages in Thua …
Finland Support New Community Shelter Read MoreFormer director of Helsinki Police Traffic Safety Unit , Mr. Heikki Seppä, is now working as a consultant in Vietnam`s Road Safety Project. A five-week assignment will soon be over, …
Finnish Insight into the Vietnamese Traffic Read MoreThe ‘Dharma Chedi’ is one of the oldest surviving Buddhist documents. On display at the Bhuddamondol Centre, it was seen by more than 3,000 people day. Exhibit included prayers as …
Buddhist Document From Norway to Thailand Read MoreThe Swedish Minister for Infrastructure Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd was recently in Beijing. During her visit the minister participated in a seminar on Road Safety, Mobility and Infrastructure, met with Minister Li Shenglin …
Swedish Minister Visited Beijing and Tianjin Read MoreThe Standing Committee on Transport and Communications of the Norwegian Parliament recently visited Singapore. The Committee wanted to gain insight into Singapore’s comprehensive, systematic and long term planning of its infrastructure, …
Norwegian Transport and Communications Committee Visits Singapore Read MoreA “media barometer” study for 2010 shows Thailand’s freedom of expression remains curbed by laws such as the Internal Security Act and lese majeste law. This does not include widespread …
Thai Journalists Face Threats to Freedom Read MoreThe Thai Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar was officially launched at the Siam Paragon, Bangkok at 8am today. HRH Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided ovewr the openingHosted by the diplomatic …
Thai Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar Officially Launched Read MoreThe annual Thai Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar is back. Hosted by the diplomatic wives together with the Thai Red Cross Society, the event is set to be held this coming …
Red Cross Diplomatic Bazaar Read MoreIn 2010 EAC, The East Asiatic Company Ltd. A/S, achieved earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, EBITDA, of DKK 329 million, which was below the DKK 360 million which …
Disappointing EAC operating profit Read MoreThailand has won the title of ‘Best Tourist Country’ for the 9th year running from Grand Travel Award, Sweden’s most prestigious tourism industry award, after the kingdom outperformed all other …
Thailand Named ‘Best Tourist Country’ in Sweden Read MoreSydbank (Schweiz) AG is planning a visit to Shanghai and Beijing in March. The two executives undertaking the round trip are Ann Sofie Hansen and Brian Mattich Brian is a …
Sydbank to Visit Shanghai and Beijing Read MoreThe two divisions of EAC, Plumrose and Santa Fe, are to be developed into independent and autonomous entities.On Saturday, March 24, EAC shareholders will be presented with an aggressive growth …
EAC Towards Fragmentation Read MoreSwedish carmaker Volvo hopes to become a global luxury brand and turn China into a major manufacturing base by investing $10-$11 billion over the next five years, a report said …
Volvo Unveils China Investment Plans Read MoreOn the invitation of Philippine Ambassador to Sweden Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson, the Swedish Minister for Integration Erik Ullenhag recently met with Filipino community representatives. Present during the meeting were …
Swedish Minister Assures the Filipino Community Read MoreQ: According to a survey by a Chinese newspaper last year, among 20 Chinese mayors, about two-thirds, think “the Danish Example” illustrates the best way to pursue low-carbon urban development. …
The Danish Model of Low-carbon Cities Read MoreChina’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC) announced Wednesday that it had purchased all equipment and technologies from a Swedish transmission plant for 31 million euros (about 42.5 million U.S. …
China’s BAIC Buys Assets of Swedish Transmission Plant Read MoreThe Philippine Island’s governor has fired the police chief who led the investigation in the Norwegian-Filipino case. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia was unhappy with Chief of Police Erson Digal’s efforts whilst …
Police Chief Fired After the Norwegian-Filipino Arrest Read MoreD’Pelican Inn Pub and Restaurant hosted the monthly traditional Swedish Pea Soup last 17 February 2011. Friends and colleagues came to savour the freshly cooked pea soup by Mr. Tom Norrdell, …
Peasoup at D’Pelican Inn Read MoreNorwegian negotiators were reporting a “breakthrough” on Tuesday after a week of peace talks between the two sides of the Philippines’ 40-year-long internal strife. They reportedly made significant progress in …
‘Breakthrough’ in Philippines Talks Read MoreChinese officials say Volvo Car Corp. plans a manufacturing base in the western Chinese city of Chengdu as it aims for expansion in the world’s biggest auto market following its …
Volvo Planning Factory in Western China’s Chengdu Read MoreFilipino seamen, especially Ilonggos, are urged to fill the global shortage of qualified seafarers. Stein Eriksen, President of the Philippine-Norway Business Council said there is a bigger opportunity for qualified …
Global Maritime Industry Need the Filipinos Read More