Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A Norwegian television station predicted on Thursday night that the Nobel Peace Prize would most likely go to a Chinese dissident. Norwegian commercial television Channel 2, which correctly predicted the …
Chinese Dissident for Peace Prize? Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Bangkok and the Danish Embassy in Hanoi facilitates an environment an energy event for a regional forum to be held on 26-27 October in Vientiane, Laos. …
Big Environment, Energy Forum in Laos Read MorePT. Musim Mas and the Danish Ministry of Climate and Energy sign Emission Reductions Purchase Agreement (ERPA) in Jakarta.At the Embassy of Denmark in Jakarta representatives from PT. Musim Mas …
Signing of Emission Reduction Agreement Read MoreAlf V. Adeler, head engineer of the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate’s International Sector, has spent more than seven years working in Timor-Leste. Norway has collaborated with Timor-Leste on …
Alf V. Adeler Conferred Order of Merit Read MoreAs a part of a roundtrip to Asia, the Committee recently stopped by Singapore, after first having visited Beijing and Shanghai. The overall aim for this last part of their …
Norwegian Committee Visits Beijing, Shanghai Singapore Read MoreFriday, September 24, the new ambassador to Thailand, Katja Nordgaard, went on her first visit to Pattaya. And in that occasion, she wanted to visit the Seamen’s Church for more …
New ambassador visited the Seamen’s Church Read MoreAnyone selling tobacco products to underaged people in Finland faces fines and a possible six-month sentence. “FINLAND banned selling and giving cigarettes to people under the age of 18, part of …
Finland Makes Giving Tobacco to Youth a Crime Read MoreThe Annual Crayfish Party at Radisson Blu Hotel is about to become one of the most appreciated events at the Swedish Chamber in Beijing, with more guests every year. Almost …
Crayfish Party in Beijing Read MoreEnvironment and sustainability expert and grandfather of four, Nigel McGarry is gearing up for an ultra special UNICEF and Save the Children charity trip to Vietnam this to day. Nigel …
Green IKEA “Ambassador” in Vietnam Read MoreMany foreigners talk about Singapore as “Asia Light” referring to the fact that almost anything is possible and almost nothing is hard in the small island state just south of …
Keeping SBAS Vibrant Read MoreAccording to reports voiced at a recent Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) seminar in Qatar Thailand currently holds a 38% stake in the world’s medical tourism market, the largest of …
920,000 Medical Tourists in Thailand Read MoreThe vast majority of former child sex workers surveyed on behalf of a local NGO said their main clients were Cambodian men. The executive director of the NGO that commissioned …
Sex Trend in Cambodia Read MoreThe Swedish School in Thailand will soon get a sister School in the fishing village Huay Yang south of Hua Hin. Thailand got its first Swedish School in Koh Lanta …
New Swedish School in Hua Hin Read MoreThe New Ambassador to Sweden, Per Arne Hjelmborn and his wife Annette recently moved to Kuala Lumpur from Beijing. Generously they opened their home to The Swedish Women’s Educational Association …
SWEA Kuala Lumpur Crayfish Party Read MoreAt the 36th floor of the Singapore Land Tower the Head of SEB Private Banking in Asia, Mr. Ole Hamre, is sitting in the big conference room. Already in a …
The Right Man For The Job Read MoreThe new Bangkok service will continue Vietnam, with four of the flights heading onwards to the capital Hanoi and three onto Ho Chi Minh City. Qatar Airways has announced plans …
Third Daily Flight to Bangkok Read MoreRival Swedish carmakers Volvo and Saab may start an out of the ordinary cooperation. Both companies actively seek ways to boost efficiency and increase sales – and the best way …
May Team up on Soft-top Cars Read MoreTiger Woods looks set to appear at a one-day skins tournament in Thailand next month, the event held to mark His Majesty the Kings 60th jubilee as Thailand’s monarch.Organisers of …
Tiger Woods Play in Chonburi Read MoreFilipino sailor Jesus Sumook was honoured as a hero in a ceremony at Lynnterm, Port of Vancouver in North Vancouver, B.C., October 5, 2010. In 2006 Sumook was helping to …
Filipino Sailor Awarded by Swedes Read More
“We normally had around 15 to 20 weddings each year. Now though, we have at least 60 a year.” It is good times for the Norwegian company Krabi Specialisten in …
Where dreams come true Read MoreWind turbine manufactur Vestas are losing ground in China, the world’s fastest-growing green energy market. The combined market share for companies such as General Electric and its European rivals Vestas …
Vestas Fall Behind in China Read MoreSeventy suspects were indicted at Sundsvall district court on Tuesday for their involvement in the largest doping ring ever uncovered in Sweden. The charges involve people who smuggled, sold and …
Charges Filed in Huge Swedish Doping Case Read MoreSwedish Women’s Educational Association in Singapore (SWEA) organized the Annual Swedish Crayfish Party on the 18th of September 2010 at Blooies Roadhouse & Grill. 74 guests showed up and had …
Crayfish Party 2010 in Singapore Read MoreOn Tuesday 21 September, the Tuesday group at Norwegian Seamans Church in Singapore went on a day trip to Johor Bahru, for some in the group the first time they …
Tuesday Group At Norwegian Church Had A Day Trip to Johor Bahru Read MoreThe Malaysia Norway Business Council organized the Waterhole Networking Session at Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence on September 23rd. 100 guests joined this event. “I was amazed by how many people attended, …
MNBC Waterhole Networking Session Read MoreShare Volvo Cars has removed its chief operating officer post in a realignment of management roles at the company, President & CEO Stefan Jacoby announced on Tuesday.The previous COO, Steven …
Volvo Scraps COO Post in Reshuffle Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg on Wednesday opened books for a seven-year euro bond sale, a source close to the deal said. The fixed-coupon offering will be priced later on Wednesday, the …
Carlsberg Offers Seven-year Euro Bond Read MoreThe Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will increase its diplomatic presence in a number of countries in 2011, Indonesia and China among others. In order to free resources for these …
Increased Presence in China and Indonesia Read MoreSwedish industrialist and scholar Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), who made a substantial fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, established the Nobel Prizes in his will. His 1895 testament stipulated …
Alfred Nobel’s Last Will and Testament Read MoreThe legacy of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, who made a fortune off the destructive power of dynamite, has become synonymous with peace, in large part due to a small twist …
How ‘Merchant of Death’ Became a Champion of Peace Read MoreEight Vietnamese artists have been selected for the final round of a painting contest launched by the Denmark-Vietnam Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF). According to the Danish Embassy’s announcement …
Eight Vietnamese in Danish Painting Contest’s Final Read MoreThe minister told them the good news that an arrest warrant had already been issued for their Thai agent, Mr Phumkacha Nakham from Chaiyaphum province. Mr Issara Somchai explained to …
Berry Pickers Recieved by Minister Read MoreFrom more than 5,200 applicants, Finnair has selected four expert Quality Hunters, who during a two-month period will visit Finnair’s destinations aroundthe world and observe quality on flights, in airports …
A Dane Among Finnairs New Quality Hunters Read MoreSven Goran Eriksson has once again arrived in English football, following his appointment at the head of the Thai-owned Leicester City Football Club, now playing in the nation’s second-tier Championship …
Swede Appointed at Thai-Owned Leicester Read MoreMicroelectronics Technology in Taiwan announces that it has signed equity and intellectual property purchase agreements with the Danish company RadioComp ApS Both Boards have approved the agreements, whereby the Taiwanese …
Danish RadioComp Sold to Taiwan Read MoreText by Lea StroemScandinavian Society Philippines (SSP) has over 150 members and they have been celebrating this age old practice in Manila since 1997, just like in many parts of …
Crayfish Party in Manila Read MoreThe Rapper/ artist “Ribkat” and band members are asked to leave their Hotel “Nasa Vegas Complex Luxury Hotel” in Bangkok because as they were told by the hotel manager “they …
Hotels in Bangkok Refuse Blacks and Indians Read MoreChild pornography is being openly sold on the footpaths of the city’s busiest road, outraging both tourists and residents who said it would not be tolerated in any other country. …
Child Porn on Streets Stirs Outrage Read More
Scandinavian Society Siam (SSS) organized the Swedish Crayfish Party 2010 at Bangkok British Club backyard on the evening of 2 October. The rain was pouring down but it was not …
Wet Crayfish Party in Bangkok Read MoreThe 43-year-old Finn Juha Honkanen is a trouble shooter. Computer trouble that is. About a year ago the cold Nordic country was swapped with year-round warm Singapore. Here Juha started …
Small Finnish IT Fish in a Large Market Read MoreThe Ambassador of Sweden, Mr Staffan Herrström and representatives from some Swedish companies who are doing business in Vietnam met and discussed how the Swedish business community can contribute to …
How Can Swedish Business Help Vietnam? Read MoreAround 135 Thai berry pickers left Åsele in Sweden’s north on Saturday evening to return to Thailand empty handed after the owners of their employer, Lömjsö Bär, allegedly emptied the …
Thai Berry Pickers Head Home Empty Handed Read MoreAfter its Obama bombshell last year, the Norwegian Nobel Committee could make waves again this year, some predict, by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. The Nobel …
Chinese Dissident Might Win Nobel Peace Prize Read MoreCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd, the country’s biggest brewery company, will look to introduce up to two new premium beer brands in the local market within the next year. Although its …
Carlsberg Plans Two New Premium Brands Read MoreThe second meeting under the Sino-Norwegian Environmental Cooperation took recently place at San Ya, Hainan Province. The bilateral cooperation was established in 1995, and renewed by a Memorandum of Understanding …
The Sino-Norwegian Environmental Cooperation Read MoreA workshop to discuss a report aiming for technical assistance in the Development of the National REDD programme (United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation …
Workshop on Finn Funded Deforestation Project Read MoreVietnam is about to enter a second phase in its efforts of reducing green house gas emissions from deforestation through the UN-REDD programme. The province of Lam Dong has been …
Fighting Deforestation in Lam Dong Read More“I was blind inborn and grew up in inferiority complex. My own world was just a dark space in my small house. Now, I can read and write the Braille. …
New Life for Blind People Read MoreThe project “Capacity Building for Sustainable Deveopment, Trade and Export Promotion for Members of HAWASME” aims through capacity building of the organisation’s members, to the strengthening of the their businesses …
Business Women Project Get 170.000 € Read MoreSwedish furniture giant Ikea finished off the most recent fiscal year with record-setting profits, according to media reports.The company hauled in $31.3 billion in revenues over the past year, up …
Ikea Assembles Record-breaking Profits Read More