Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Väyrynen will visit China from 11 to 16 October to promote Finnish exports and internationalization. The Minister’s itinerary encompasses the Hong Kong Special …
Minister On a Promotion Trip to China Read MoreDanish-based maritime education centre Marstal Navigationsskole has launched four courses in Singapore. Three are aimed at the tanker sector and will run starting in late October through mid-November. They are …
Danish Tanker Courses in Singapore Read MoreIndonesian police have taken into custody a former editor of the local edition of Playboy magazine who was sentenced to jail for indecency, so he can serve his punishment, a …
Indonesian Playboy Editor to Face Jail Read MoreChild pornography and other explicit films are still being sold openly along Sukhumvit Road despite a police promise to crack down on the illicit sales. After the Bangkok Post Sunday …
Child Porn Still on Sale Despite ‘Crackdown’ Read MoreAwarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese Liu Xiaobo desecrated the prize and could harm China-Norway ties, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said. Ma made the remarks in a …
Nobel Peace Prize Pick Distorts Award’s Aim Read MoreChinese women’s vulnerability to contracting AIDS has almost doubled in the past 11 years, the latest figures show. By the end of 2009, women accounted for more than 30 percent …
More Women Gets HIV in China Read MoreThe Finnish foreign ministry said in a statement Friday it would close two embassies as part of a range of measures aimed at cutting annual spending by about 1.3 million …
Finland to Close Manila Embassy Read MoreA 40-year-old housewife in Singapore has been charged with seven counts of maid abuse. Koh Bee Choo allegedly hurt 33-year-old Catalina Galvez Calibayan in a flat at Block 711 Tampines …
Housewife Often Slapped Her Maid Read MoreSwedish democracy activists praised the choice of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, but emphasised that although his work is very important, he is not the …
Swedish Activists Praise Peace Prize Winner Liu Read MoreThe Danish printing company Formula A/S has won the Ballerup Municipality Environmental Honors 2010. Formula is the Danish partner in the Joint Venture DanViet, which is supported by the Business-to-Business …
Danes Wins Environtmental Award Read MoreMr Staffan Herrström highlights that one of his major tasks as the new Swedish Ambassador in Hanoi is to promote commercial and partner driven cooperation between Sweden and Vietnam. Another …
The Swedish Ambassador Presents His Credentials Read MorePriorities have been set and great progress has been seen in China’s rural medical reform, said Chen Zhu, Minister of Public Health of China, recently in Stockholm. Speaking at the …
Progress in Chinese Rural Medical Reform Read MoreA 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 MoreA woman in the northern province Phetchaboon was arrested last month for cutting off her husband’s penis and throwing it into a trash can at the local bus station. Buariow …
Woman Trashes Husband’s Penis Read MoreOn the 30th of September, the new Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. John Nielsen, presented his Letter of Credentials to the President of Vietnam H.E. Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet. The …
Received in the Presidential Palace Read MoreMekong River: The Danish Minister for Development Cooperation has approved a grant of 25 million DKK (approximately 4 million USD) to the Mekong River Commission’s efforts to ensure sustainable management …
Denmark Approve a Grant of four mio.$ 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 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 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 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 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 More