Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Recently Ambassador Ewa Polano inaugurated Oriflame’s new office located at one of Jakarta’s most prominent business areas.Oriflame Indonesia with its 200,000 consultants is the biggest in Asia, outnumbering China and …
Ambassador Inaugurated Oriflame’s New Office Read MoreOn September 8, Johan Winlöf was stabbed to death by his wife, Ornanong Winlöf, in their apartment in Ekamai Soi 30. At the Swedish embassy in Bangkok the death of …
Winlöf Case: Police Investigation Turned Down Read MoreFish retailers received equipment at the Tan An market, Buon Ma Thuot city, Dak Lak province in order to improve standards of hygiene in fish retailing. The purpose is to …
Danida Assists Fish Market Retailers Read MoreBetween now and December 24, 2010, IKEA will donate 1 euro for every soft toy sold in IKEA stores worldwide to Save the Children projects to help realise every child’s …
IKEA Soft Toys Campaign and Save the Children Read MorePopular Danish soft rock band, Michael Learns To Rock, also known as MLTR, is returning to China after their 1995 tour of the country. They promise to perform “many songs …
Michael Learns To Rock Back in China Read MoreDanish Directors and teachers from about 100 senior high schools gathered here recently to discuss the feasibilIty and ways of opening Chinese language courses. “China is becoming more important to the …
High Schools Discuss Chinese Courses Read MoreSwedish national Mr. Carl Fredrik Lundgren, 41, has been arrested in Thailand for tax fraud valued at over 400 million baht. According to the Thai police, Mr. Lundgren used the …
Swedish Man Expelled for Tax Fraud Read MoreA poisonous jellyfish may have killed a Swedish woman in Cha-Am. Ann Nordh, 59, from Jonkoping died last Sunday in the resort of Cha-am in Thailand when she went swimming, …
Swedish Woman Killed By Poisonous Jellyfish? Read MoreA new high speed catamaran ferry inaugurated today will shorten the distance bewteen Pattaya and Hua Hin to three hours and fifteen minutes. The Thailiving Ferry will provide the exclusive water …
Take the Ferry From Pattaya to Hua Hin Read MoreMany Danish companies have expressed interest in joining a network to counter corruption. After the Embassy organized an Anti Corruption Course on November 5, we received positive interest on behalf …
Embassy Establishes an Anti Corruption Network Read MoreThai police say they have found the remains of more than 2,000 foetuses, thought to be from illegal abortions, hidden at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok. The remains were discovered …
Thailand Police Find 2,000 Foetuses in Temple Read MoreBefore the 8th dialogue on anti-corruption, the Swedish Embassy, the Transparency International, Denmark, UNDP and the World Bank organized a talk on strengthening transparency in land management in Vietnam on …
Land-related Corruption Still a Problem Read MoreHollywood actress Anne Hathaway will co-host this year’s Nobel peace prize concert in Norway with Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington. Barry Manilow, Elvis Costello and Jamiroquai will perform at the Oslo …
Anne Hathaway to Co-host Nobel Peace Prize Concert Read MoreChinese ZPMC, world’s biggest gantry crane maker, aims to boost its market shares in the global wind power industry and plans to set up an assembly plant in Europe. Sweden …
China Looks for Assembly Site in Europe Read MoreNon Governmental Organisations will for the first time be eligible to get financial and technical support to implement their initiatives on judicial reform by submitting successful applications to the Justice …
NGOs Interested in Judical Reforms Read MoreThis year’s Vietwater 2010 Expo demonstrated that the water industry is experiencing increased interest from international companies that wish to engage in the fast development of the sector. In 2011 …
Increasing Interest For Vietnamese Water Read MoreThree Swedish tourists have died after being attacked by the deadly dangerous box jellyfish in Thailand and Malaysia. Still, the larger Swedish agents do not believe that the current situation …
Rejects Warnings Against Deadly Jellyfish Read MoreNiels Kaas Dyrlund, Danish Ambassador in Bangkok from 1997 to 2001 and prior to that from 1994 to 1997 in Singapore, died on Sunday 14 November after a short battle …
Ambassador Niels Kaas Dyrlund Has Passed Away Read MoreThe Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore will make history when it welcomes its first female Vicar, namely Kirsten Hougaard Eistrup, 55.The Danish priest will take over from Ronald Petersen by mid …
First Danish Female Priest in Singapore Read MoreDanish start-up electric car designer Fisker Automotive is negotiating a deal to sell its luxury, plug-in Karma model in China and remains open to partnerships with larger rivals, Chief Executive …
Fisker to Sell in China, Open to Partner Read MoreThe Malaysian-Swedish Business Association (MASBA) organized Monthly Pub Evening on November 11th, 2010. 20 Members and guests delightfully gathered at the Ronnie Q Pub located at Bangsar Baru. MASBA …
MASBA Pub Evening in November Read MoreThe Thai monarchy today is usually presented as both guardian of tradition and the institution to bring modernity and progress to the Thai people. It is moreover seen as protector …
Danish Book Critical of Thai Monarchy Read MoreThe Danish State Department now requires that the Danish Burma Committee will pay 2,075,991 kroner back to the Treasury. This happens after two audit reports have revealed that some of …
Burma Committee to Pay Back Millions Read MoreEscorted by dozens of armed police commandos and with snipers deployed along the route, Viktor Bout was whisked from a maximum security Bangkok prison to a waiting US government plane …
Thailand Extradites ‘Merchant of Death’ to US Read MoreThe Danish company ‘7-Technologies’ and its Chinese partner ‘Best Control Technology’ have successfully established a management information system in Guangdong province.The Business to Business programme facilitated by the Danish Embassy …
Saving Water and Energy Read MoreThis winter likely to see highest ever leisure traffic demand on SAS between Scandinavia and Bangkok – Customer satisfaction levels are up. New “Core SAS” strategies intensify customer focus while …
SAS Prepares for Heightened Demand Read MoreCambodia’s pedophile saga has provided no shortage of headlines in recent months. A Russian investor convicted of buying sex with 17 girls as young as 6 years old had his …
No Longer a Pedophile’s Heaven Read MoreWhile China is trying to pressure other countries into boycotting this year’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, Norway’s King Harald V has made it clear he’ll be attending all the main, …
King to Attend all Nobel Events Read MoreThe purchase of Carrefour’s local hypermarket operations by French retailer Casino Group will break the lengthy market dominance by UK retail giant Tesco Group. After the acquisition, Casino, whose Thai …
Big C Buys Carrefour Thailand Read MoreNext year, sex education will be taught in all primary schools in Malaysia from Year 1, The New Straits Times reported yesterday. The plan follows Thursday’s announcement that sex education …
Sex Education in Malaysian Primary Schools Read MoreWitnesses testifying in the blasphemy trial of an American national on Monday said he would never have insulted Islam, and that the case had been blown out of proportion by …
Witnesses Defend American Blasphemer Read MoreWhile welcoming Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from house arrest, families of Burma’s other political prisoners hold out little hope that their loved ones will soon also be free. Suu …
Families Have Little Hope of Amnesty Read MoreTonight, Danish duo ‘The Raveonettes’ play a one night only gig at Yu Gong Yi Shan in Beijing as a part of their China Tour. The Raveonettes have wanted to …
Danish Rock Band ‘The Raveonettes’ Plays in Beijing Read MoreA 20-year old bargirl was invited for questioning by the Danish cops at the local police headquarters here after she was implicated in the multimillion robbery in Denmark two years …
Danish Police At Work in Angeles City Read MoreVolvo Cars and its Chinese owners Geely have different ideas on how best to market the Sweden-based firm’s models in China. Geely chairperson Li Shufu wants to see large, luxury …
Volvo and Geely in Two Minds Read MoreTelenor, active in Malaysia and Thailand as well, and the parent company of Indian mobile operator Uninor, is confident of outlasting other new entrants as revenues decline and consolidation in the …
Will Outlast New Mobile Operators: Telenor Read MoreFormer Manchester United reserve manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær is now returning to old team Molde in a multi-million kroner deal. Some feel he has played an own goal, others are …
Solskjær: Expensive Manager or Money Magician? Read MoreNorwegian Ambassador to the Philippines, H. E. Knut Solem, witnessed together with Secretary of Science and Technology, Hon. Mario G. Montejo, on the 11th of November the signing of an …
New Agreement on Flood Forecasting Read MoreA regional workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and the protection of civilians was held in Jakarta on 8-9 November 2010, co-hosted by the Foreign Ministries of Indonesia and Norway. …
Indonesia and Norway co-host Regional Workshop Read MoreThe Norwegian company REC recently officially opened one of the world’s largest integrated wafer, cell and module manufacturing facilities in Tuas, Singapore. This milestone is the largest single investment ever …
REC Opens New Facilities in Singapore Read MoreThe Swedish company C2SAT has opened its first production facility in Singapore. It is a collaboration with the local company Fong’s Advance Technology. The Swedish ambassador Mr Ingemar Dolfe was …
C2SAT Opens First Production in Singapore Read MoreRecently, the spouses of the ambassadors of the Scandinavian countries visited a refugee school administered by the UNHCR to tell the children about their home countries and play together. The …
Ambassador’s Spouses Visited a Refugee School Read More50 percent owner of the brewery behind Angkor beer – claimed strong sales in Cambodia over the first nine months of the year, in a third-quarter update that came in …
Indochina Sales up for Carlsberg Read MoreVolvo’s chairman vowed to help Volvo surpass high-end cars like Mercedes-Benz during talks with Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf in east China’s Zhejiang Province. Li Shufu, chairman of Zhejiang Geely …
“We’ll Make Volvo Regain its Past Glory” Read MoreA Burmese senior police officer said on Saturday that Burma’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be released late this afternoon, Krungthep Thurakij Online website reported, citing DPA news …
Freedom for Suu Kyi This Afternoon Read MoreIKEA has begun mailing out a Winter and Seasonal Kitchen Brochure to all Singapore households for customers to browse through a range of ideas and inspiration in preparation for the …
IKEA Kicks off Christmas Drive Read MoreVestas has received an order for 34 units of the V82-1.65MW wind turbine for the Tuppadahalli Wind Farm project in the State of Karnataka, south India.The contract comprises supply and …
Vestas to Supply Wind Turbines in India Read MoreMyanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest Saturday, an official said, as crowds of excited supporters waited outside her home for a glimpse of their …
Myanmar Democracy Icon Suu Kyi Released Read MoreThe corpse of a cow that caused a crash in western Cambodia was confiscated and held at a police station for several hours in an unsuccessful bid to flush out …
Dead Cow Arrested Read MoreA young Norwegian man took his life Friday morning by jumping from the 13th floor of a Phuket hotel. The 26-year-old, whose name is being held pending notification of kin, …
Norwegian Dies Suicide Plunge Read More