Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Thailand’s ousted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra will visit the United States next week to testify on alleged human rights violations during Bangkok’s deadly April-May political demonstrations after having been invited by …
Thaksin to attend Human Rights Hearing in US Read MoreChina’s Geely Automobile Holdings, the new owner of Swedish car maker Volvo, will start selling vehicles on China’s largest retail website Taobao later this month. The online store, which was …
Volvo’s Owner Geely Now Selling Cars Online Read MoreChinese students can apply for up to 10 months of fully financed studies in Denmark including free tuition and a monthly allowance of 5,000 Danish Kroner. In accordance with the …
Study in Denmark With a Scholarship Read MoreViet Nam News spoke to Finnish Ambassador Pekka Hyvonen on the occasion of his country’s National Day today. Finland is a world leader in terms of clean energy and environmental …
Finland Promotes Education Strategies Read MoreTwo Cambodian mobile phone companies announced Monday they would merge their operations, the first of a number of consolidations expected in the country’s overcrowded mobile telecoms market.Latelz Co Ltd, a …
Two Cambodian Phone Operators Merge Read MoreThe Finnish Cabin Crew Union (SLSY) has rejected a settlement proposal on the collective agreement of Finnair’s cabin staff. The cabin crew strike will continue and no date has been …
Cabin Crew Union Reject Settlement Proposal Read MoreSweden-based private equity group EQT has acquired 30 per cent of Chinese aluminium part manufacturer Modern Metal and Precision Holdings. EQT’s equity will be provided through a new share issue. …
EQT Takes Stake in Chinese Modern Metal Read MoreA new star chef of high calibre has arrived to Singapore, and more precisely to the fine dining restaurant Jaan, and for once stemming from Sweden! Swissotel The Stamford Singapore …
The New Master Chef on the Block – Ebbe Vollmer Read MoreUsers of an online video chat room watched in horror on Sunday as a Thai woman killed herself over an argument with her boyfriend, according to local media reports on …
Thai Woman Commit Suicide During Internet Broadcast Read MoreEricsson chairman Michael Treschow informed the Swedish telecommunications firm on Monday that he will resign from his post next year or in 2012, the company announced in a statement. Treschow …
Ericsson Chairman Announces Resignation Read MoreNorad, the Norwegian agency for administering foreign aid, has a new leader and she’s not the traditional social anthropologist. Villa Kulild recently won government confirmation to lead an agency that …
Aid Agency Gets New Director Read MoreFinnair has announced that it will continue to operate holiday flights, despite a strike by the company’s own cabin crews. As of Saturday, the only cancellation was a flight from …
Finnair Cancel Flight to Phuket Read MoreWith the Asian market increasingly attracting Nordic and German clients, SEB intends to open an office in mid-2011 in one of the region’s major financial hubs – Hong Kong. “Hong …
SEB to Open in HK Mid-2011 Read MoreIn an interview with Jakarta Post journalist Mustaqim Adamrah, Finnish Ambassador Kai Sauer says that Finnish businesspeople are often discouraged by the country’s corrupt image and lack of transparency in …
Finnish Business Discouraged by Corruption Read MoreSwedish car maker Volvo and its new Chinese owner Geely are in talks over new plants in China, a Volvo spokesman said Friday, amid a report that Volvo and its …
Volvo and Geely to Set up New Plants in China Read MoreThe 300 wealthiest residents in Switzerland got richer in 2010, with their assets increasing by 21 billion francs (16 billion euros, 21 billion dollars) from a year ago, according to …
Richest Person in Switzerland – a Swede Read MoreSwedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson said Wednesday it has signed an agreement to acquire Guangdong Nortel Telecommunication Equipment Company Ltd for 50 million dollars. “We are very happy to welcome …
Ericsson Acquires Chinese Firm for $50 million Read MoreMetro Manila bested most other key cities in emerging Asia in terms of cost of living for expatriates, according to the latest report by ECA International. In ECA International’s 2010 Cost …
Metro Manila Among Cheapest Cities for Expats Read MoreMikael Håfström’s latest film noir is a great looking film. The most common dream directors have must be to make it big and then get headhunted to Hollywood, the place …
Mikael Håfström is Back With Shanghai Read MoreAt the Royal University of Phnom Penh, Kent Klich, a Swedish photographer who studied psychology, presents an astonishing series of images on the destruction of the interiors of Palestinian houses …
Homes Bear Scars of Past Conflicts Read MoreVolvo Cars and its Chinese owner Geely appear headed on a collision course regarding Volvo’s expansion in China, the Financial Times reported late on Thursday. Geely, which acquired the Swedish …
Volvo and Geely Clash on China Expansion Read MoreSome 190 happy Scandinavians participated and enjoyed the food at the Great Nordcham Christmas Party in HCMC on Saturday night the 3 December 2010 conducted by Henrik Boserup, the famous …
Can Can & Michael Jackson Read MoreIt wasn’t a box jellyfish that killed the Swedish woman in Cha Am in Thailand two weeks ago, says a spokesman from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to …
Swedish Woman Wasn’t Killed by Box Jellyfish Read MoreA snake bite is thought to have killed a Norwegian Resident of Pattaya in his South Pattaya apartment. On Thursday afternoon, Police and Rescue Workers were called the New Nordic …
Norwegian Man Killed by His Own Cobra Snake Read MoreAfter having only heard about the popular museum, Bangkok residents can now able to enjoy the replicas of Thai and world famous celebrities at the Madame Tussaud wax museum. Madame …
Madame Tussaud Bangkok Opens Read MoreVietnam and Cambodia have held a ceremony to put out to tender a project on national border map making between the two countries.The event drew international bidders such as Blom …
Vietnam and Cambodia to Make Border Map Read MoreNorway says it is examining reports that Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus allegedly diverted millions of dollars of aid money from a bank. International Development Minister Erik Solheim said that …
Grameen Founder in Bangladesh Aid Probe Read MoreChina Thursday said its relations with Norway had been affected by the Nobel committee’s decision to award this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to “convicted criminal” Liu Xiaobo. “I think it …
‘China-Norway Ties Affected by Nobel Peace Prize’ Read MoreLicenses for Roxar software solutions for petroleum mapping and modeling have been donated by Emerson Process Management to two of Thailand’s leading universities in this field; Chulalongkorn and Chiang Mai …
Thai Universities to Use Norwegian Software Read MoreSwedish Technology Contributes in Building a Green Beijing Today, a Memorandum of Understanding on Sustainable Urban Development will be signed between Embassy of Sweden and the Government of Beijing. Four …
Sweden Contributes in Building a Green Beijing Read MoreThe Norwegian who followed his dream Walking the Great Wall is about to reach his goal. After an expedition lasting for 600 days, Robert Loken is expected to reach the …
The Great Norwegian Wall’ker Close to his Goal Read MoreFor the first time, the Norgwegian Seamen’s Church held a Shrimp Evening. One of the regular visitors at the church, Børge Rolfsen, offered to ready and cook the shrimps for …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church’s Shrimp Evening Read MoreFantastic news for Bangkok: tickets for Eric Clapton’s February 16, 2011, Bangkok concert just went on sale, with prices ranging from 1,000 to 6,500 baht per ticket. It’s the third …
Eric Clapton Live in Bangkok Read MoreFinnair expects to fly 40 percent of regular passenger traffic in coming days as it has been seeing some cabin crew return from an ongoing strike, Finland’s flag carrier said …
Strike-Hit Finnair Flying More Planes Read MoreWeeks after revelations of the King’s secret affair with a pop singer, the Sweden royal family has been thrown into fresh turmoil over the Nazi past of the queen’s father. …
Swedish Royals in Fresh Scandal Read MoreWanleaks, the new branch of Phuketwan that specialises in disclosure, can reveal exclusively that tourist numbers visiting Phuket have risen dramatically this year with Indonesia, China and Russia the hottest …
Phuket Visitors From Sweden Sliding Read MoreAccording to a group of Filipino-Chinese businessmen (Anvil Business Club), President Benigno S. Aquino III ranks alongside Singapore’s first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as incorruptible, writes The Royal Danish …
Danish Embassy Website: Aquino is Not Corrupt Read MoreIn collaboration with DBDH-China (Danish Board of District Heating, the organisation for Danish district heating enterprises in China), the Danish Embassy will conduct a large-scale promotion project for Danish district …
Danish District Heating in Urumqi Read MoreResearch In Motion Ltd. (RIM), maker of BlackBerry smart phones, said on its blog Thursday that it will buy Swedish software developer The Astonishing Tribe, which specializes in making phone …
RIM Buys Swedish Software Firm Read MoreThe Danish Offshore Energy Group – a part of the Danish Export Association – is behind the stand that was formelly opened by Dansih Ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Ole Lisborg. …
Danish Industry Courting Singapore Read MoreMore than half of all new diagnosed HIV cases in Sweden every year are among new migrants from high-risk countries, with Thailand and Ethiopia the two most common. “A lot …
Thai Migrants Take HIV to Sweden Read MoreStudents from Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema created an amazing atmosphere on 23 November 2010 when they performed the famous play Peer Gynt by the celebrated Norwegian playwright Henrik …
Peer, mày nói láo! Read MoreNorway participated in the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions in Vientiane on 9-12 November 2010. The delegation to Lao PDR was led by State …
Official Norwegian Visit to Laos Read MoreDenmark is in cooperation with the Danish Red Cross assisting the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in providing immediate relief support in the form of 6,300 sanitation kits to people affected …
Danish Support to Mount Merapi Victims Read MoreDenmark has become the seventeenth Contracting Party to the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) on 20 November 2010.Though Denmark is geographically …
Denmark Joins the ReCAAP Read MoreNorwegian designer Bilal Zia Chaudhry is one of the winners of the Red Dot: Design Concept 2010 Best of the Best award. The enthusiastic designer is visiting Singapore this week …
Norwegian Wins Prestigious Award in Singapore Read MoreRecently the Danish Ambassador signed a contract with Kim Dong publishing house which renews the agreement of Danish support to children’s literature in Vietnam with VND 8.5 billion (DKK 2,500,000) …
Denmark Continues Support to Children Books Read More“Corruption will always hit hard on people with less power over their lives. It can also significantly hurt a country’s investment climate and act as a brake on economic growth”, …
Free Media Ensure Accountability Read MoreBurma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday called on Thais to be kind to migrants and refugees from her country.“We know it is not easy for Thailand to cope …
Suu Kyi Calls on Thailand Read MoreBillionaire John Fredriksen’s Seadrill Ltd. invested $2 billion in the past two months on oil rigs, leading a jump in orders as safety concerns after BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico …
Fredriksen Bets $2 Billion on Rigs After BP Spill Read More