Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The 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 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 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 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 MoreSwedish Securitas has acquired the security services company ESC and SSA Guarding Company in Thailand. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 27 (MTHB 115). ESC and SSA Guarding Company has …
Securitas Acquires Company in Thailand Read MoreSome young Danes are out to share their culture with China, and they are stopping cyclists in their tracks. Jacob Joergensen, 27, is part of the crew at the Danish …
Biking Diplomacy Read MoreSecret Garden, the best-known Norwegian band in Asia, held a concert with the Zhejiang Symphony Orchestra and Chinese artist Ma Xiaohui on Sept 25. Secret Garden performed their hit songs …
Secret Garden Joins Hands With Chinese Artists 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 MoreNorway favours more international action to slow deforestation in developing nations as the quickest and cheapest way to fight global warming, Prime Minister Jen Stoltenberg said on Friday. He also …
Quick, Cheap Fix to Save Forests Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show Volvo’s CEO Stefan Jacoby told a press conference that the future of his brand lies in electric cars, promising that Volvo will “set a standard …
Volvo C30 DRIVe Electric Is the Future, CEO Read MoreThe first UNESCO exhibition on global underwater cultural heritage to be held in the Asia-Pacific region has now opened in Bangkok. The exhibition is a part of a regional programme …
Saving Our Underwater Cultural Heritage Read MoreA Norwegian Tourist reported an armed theft which occurred on Pattaya Beach, in the early hours of Thursday Morning. Mr. Preben Ellefsen aged 37 made a report at Pattaya Police …
Norwegian Tourist Robbed on Pattaya Beach Read MoreThe Chinese Embassy in Denmark held a grand reception Wednesday to celebrate the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Around 200 guests from Danish government …
The Chinese National Day Celebrated in Copenhagen Read MoreHigh-profile delegates to the first China Eastern Bicycle Expo share their views on the sustainable growth of the industry. Anders Pedersen, senior manager of the Denmark pavilion during the 2010 …
Cycling Experts Anticipate ‘Bright Future’ Read MoreNorway’s highest court put an end on Thursday to a long-running legal battle between Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and its arch-rival Norwegian Air, ordering SAS to pay Norwegian NOK 175 million …
SAS Must Pay Millions to Arch-rival Read MoreA deportee from Sweden, Balaram Chhetri (28), hailing from Lekhnath of Kaski, was found dead in a Department of Immigration detention centre cell in Maitighar, Kathmandu today. Chhetri committed suicide by …
Sweden-deportee Commit Suicide Read MoreEnvironmental activists have called on the government to abandon its business-as-usual approach to granting forestry concessions and suggested an action plan to implement a moratorium on new concessions. Under an …
Activists Call for Ban on Deforestation Read MoreWhat kind of industry invests in dependence on “self-employed tourists” from Thailand? asks a researcher who spent two weeks with the berry pickers in Northern Finland. They fly half-way round …
Berry Pickers Struggle to Make Ends Meet Read MoreThe implementation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) free trade agreement (AFTA) and recent political turmoil in Thailand have opened up an opportunity for Indonesia to become the …
A Very Strong Candidate to Replace Thailand Read MoreFor the fifth year running, Mayor Huang Qifan had gathered more than 20 CEOs and chairmen from some of the world’s largest corporations to discuss future prospects for the city …
Danish Advice to Chinese Mayor Read MoreRetrial starts in Pirate Bay file-sharing case, but one of the four defendants failed to show up in court Tuesday at the start of the second round in the battle …
Pirate Bay Defendant Fallen Ill in Cambodia Read MoreOn the 29th of September 2010, the newly appointed Danish Ambassador to China and Mongolia handed his credentials over to President of Mongolia. At a formal ceremony on Wednesday 29th …
New Danish Ambassador in Mongolia Read MoreScania, the Swedish truck manufacturers will team up with construction equipment specialist Doosan Infracore following a deal between the two companies. The manufacturer will supply engines to all Doosan’s products …
Scania Awarded New Contract i Korea Read MorePeder Jorgensen was on Monday night 27 September 2010 – his 75 year birthday – awarded Friends of Thailand by Tourism Authority of Thailand. The Danish former missionary in the …
Friends of Thailand Award Read MoreBeyond Bali’s calm and serenity lies an upsetting fact. The suicide rate among residents of the island of Gods has been increasing sharply this year. Luh Ketut Suryani, director of …
Poverty Linked to Jump in Bali Suicides Read MoreThe Indonesian government on Tuesday dismissed a provincial lawmaker’s proposal to force teenage schoolgirls to undergo virginity tests before they can enter state schools. Women’s Affairs Ministry official Wahyu Hartomo …
Indonesia Rejects Virginity Tests Read MoreThe websites of The Irrawaddy were under attack on Monday morning, shutting down its English and Burmese online editions. We are now working to restore service to our readers worldwide. …
Cyber Attack Shuts Down Irrawaddy Websites Read MoreThe eighth ASEM Summit (Asia-Europe Meeting) will be held in Brussels, the capital of the current EU presidency country Belgium, on 4-5 October. Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi will represent Finland …
PM Kiviniemi to the ASEM Summit in Brussels Read MoreGeir Lundestad, head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, said that a senior Beijing official told him that awarding the peace prize to a dissident who co-authored Charter 08 could have …
Beijing Putting Pressures on Oslo Read MoreAmerican and European consumers’ preferences for faded jeans have fed a process that has caused the deaths of dozens of garment workers in Turkey, according to an account by author …
Trendy Jeans, Painful Deaths Read MoreA man in custody in Norway on suspicion of plotting bombings with two accomplices, said Tuesday the planned attack was aimed at Chinese interests and not a Danish newspaper, his …
Oslo Suspect Says Chinese Interests Targeted Read MoreA 32-year-old man was on Tuesday acquitted of assault after having violent sex with a teenager in a landmark case testing how much sexual violence is legally permitted in Sweden …
Man Freed in Landmark S&M Case Read MoreWith the ongoing economic reform, huge domestic market as well as a growing middle class, Indonesia has emerged as the hottest investment destination in Southeast Asia, analysts said. Deloitte Asia …
Indonesia the Hottest Investment Destination Read MoreThe number of gay and bisexual characters on scripted broadcast network TV has risen slightly this season to 23 out of a total of nearly 600 roles, according to the …
More Gay Characters on Network TV Read MoreCoordinating Public Welfare Minister Agung Laksono called on Indonesian Muslims on Sunday not to be provoked by a Danish newspaper’s plan to publish a compilation of its cartoons, which include …
Muslims Told to Stay Calm Over Cartoon Book Read MoreThe Government Savings Bank has announced that the two million baht worth of debt bill sent to a three-year-old boy in Phitsanulok province was a mistake made by bank officials …
Bank Bills 3-Year-Old Bt2 Million Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand has concluded the issue of commercial banks’ transaction fees and the new rates will be implemented after the New Year. Banks claim they will each lose …
New Thai Banking Fees Read MoreA conference was held 17 September at the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) to launch the report “Characteristics of the Vietnamese Business Environment: Evidence from a SME survey in …
Evidence From an SME Survey Read MoreOn 25th September 2010, the Vikings Wheelers arranged the Ride to Pathum Thani. Claus Bergenfelt was the one who organized this event successfully. The group rode northward from PT Gas …
The Bergenfelt Ride to Pathum Thani Read MoreThe Norwegian Minister of Culture will be in Shanghai and Beijing until September 29th. This is the first visit to China by the Minister Huitfeldt and she will have a …
Minister to China to Experience Cultural Exchange Read More