Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Three Swedes visiting the flood hit region of Ladakh in northern India are reported to be missing by relatives with the Swedish foreign ministry unable to confirm their whereabouts, according …
Swedes Missing After Indian Floods Read MoreA month-long closure of the Thai-Burmese border to trade has caused a shortage of consumer items such as televisions and refrigerators in Rangoon, media reports said Sunday. Burmese ruling junta …
Thai-Burmese Border Closure Leads to Shortages Read MoreOrganizers say a Russian finalist at the annual Sauna World Championships in Finland has died, while his Finnish rival was rushed to a hospital before competition closed. Spokesman Ossi Arvela …
Russian Dies in Finnish Sauna Contest Read MoreThe Danish royal family put an end to months of speculation about Princess Mary’s baby bump with a brief statement on its website. “Their royal highnesses the Crown Prince and …
Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary Expecting Twins Read MoreIKEA in the world for the highly localized Marketing Policy. Headquarters in Sweden, under the guidelines, over the introduction of new and peculiar, “deviant” non-traditional marketing on a global scale …
IKEA – Global but Local Read MoreRecently, a group of volunteers representing Maersk Malaysia, a shipping company based here, headed for the 1Malaysia Soup Kitchen in Section 16, here, in two cars. The boots were filled …
Chicken Soup for the Poor Read MoreAfter several weeks battling a serious fire on the foredeck of their vessel, the crew of Charlotte Maersk was welcomed ashore last week in Malaysia. Happy to put the fire …
Charlotte Maersk Crew Honored After Fire Read MoreOver 800 confirmed cases of the potentially deadly dengue fever virus have been reported in the northeastern Thai province of Ubon Ratchathani recently. Thai Health Ministry spokespeople have since revealed …
800 Cases Dengue Fever in Ubon Ratchathani Read MoreLV Technology Plc (LVT) was founded in 1996 by Hans Jorgen Nielsen, a Danish engineer with more than 20 years of experience in developing technology for material sorting machines. It …
“Danish” LVT Cements its Reputation Read MoreAfter being relegated to the shadows for decades by its more powerful neighbors, Laos is finally taking the lead role in a global campaign to ban the use of cluster …
Laos in Front in Cluster Bombs Treaty Read MoreBurma has tripled the size of the world’s largest tiger reserve in an effort to save the endangered species, which now numbers less than 3,000 in the wild, a conservation …
Burma Triples Size of Tiger Reserve Read MoreAs criticism mounts of the Thai government’s response to the deaths of two foreign newsmen during recent political violence in Bangkok, the sister of slain Italian photographer Fabio Polenghi says …
Bangkok: Vows to Uncover Truth Read MoreOne of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes erupted Friday, sending lava and a searing gas cloud tumbling down its slopes. At least four people were feared dead, officials said, and several …
Karangetang Volcano Erupts in Indonesia Read MoreShare15 A Swedish climber died in an accident on the mountain K2 in the Karakoram Himalayas early on Friday morning while taking part in an Austrian-led expedition. Fredrik Ericsson fell …
Swedish Climber Dies in Himalaya Expedition Read MoreA firm in northern Sweden has claimed in a letter to the Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket) that its berry pickers face a slew of dangers including poisonous mushrooms, elk hunters, …
Elk Hunts and ‘Paparazzi’ Threaten Berry Pickers Read MoreWhile China’s economy continues to grow so rapidly its steel producers cannot meet local demand, foreign steel manufacturers and related companies have had to accelerate production and drastically reduce delivery …
ASSAB Steel in China Finds Success in Speed Read MoreAround 120 Chinese seasonal berry pickers in northern Sweden went on a 15 kilometre march overnight on Friday to protest their salaries, a local social services official said. Thousands of …
Chinese Berry Pickers Protest in Sweden Read MoreThemed “Well-being, Competence and Environment”, the Finland Pavilion encourages an exchange of views and interaction among visitors by displaying advanced technologies and interactive activities. “Like a good society or a …
‘Giant’s Kettle’ is Right on the Boil Read MoreThe first live show of Nguyen Tuan Nam, the youngest lecturer at the Vietnam National Music Institute will take place at the Hanoi Opera House on August 22, sponsored by …
Live Show for Jazz – piano in Hanoi Read MoreMaersk Line is in discussions with far eastern shipyards on the construction of a new generation of giant container ships with a much larger capacity than the shipping industry has …
Maersk Eyeing New Generation of Mega Ships Read MoreMr. Per-Arne Hjelmborn, the new Ambassador has assumed his new position in Malaysia on 2nd August 2010.Ambassador Hjemborn has a long experience from the foreign service. He has been posted …
New Ambassador of Sweden Has Arrived to Malaysia Read MoreThe Sino-Danish Wind Energy Development Programme (WED) and the Royal Danish Embassy in Beijing visited the Guang Ai School on the outskirts of Beijing, in order to promote knowledge of …
Wind Energy Can Be Fun Read MoreThe strike has lasted for a week, Per-Martin Johansson told AFP, but a labour conflict which has slowed down production has been going on for about three months, he added. …
Indian Volvo Workers Strike Over Pay Read MoreDanish drummer Kalle Mathiesen is a little unorthodox. He doesn’t just play the drums, he often beats them violently with his fists. He’s also been known to use all sorts of …
Wacky Drummer Plays With Everything Read MoreThe pond with the Little Mermaid statue at the Denmark Pavilion, among others, have become a popular place for visitors to throw or leave coins. Chinese visitors have labeled the pond …
Wishful Thinking at Expo Read MoreAfter three months some of the World Expo’s security guards and armed police finally got to see why millions of people are coming to see the world fair. The Shanghai …
Denied Access to the Sweden Pavilion Read MoreMove over, Vietnam brides. Here come the Myanmar maidens. Aged between 20 and 35, they are ethnic Chinese who can speak Mandarin and cook Chinese meals. So they would find …
Now Myanmar Brides? Read MoreAfter One Year, Over 500,000 IKEA SUNNAN Lamps Purchased and Matched for Donations to Children in India and Pakistan The sunshine story continues. Since the IKEA SUNNAN campaign began June …
Over 500,000 Lamps Help Children to Read Read MoreThe Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has said job opportunities for Filipino nurses in Denmark among other European countries remain to be “minimal.” The POEA issued the clarification that only …
Small Chances for Filipino Jobs in Denmark Read MoreSwedish AVEVA Group announced that Thai-based The Bangkok Dock Company have concluded a contract for the use of AVEVA Marine solutions. Established in 1865, The Bangkok Dock Company has a …
AVEVA Ink New Contract i Thailand Read MoreDamco, the logistics division of Denmark-based shipping group AP Moller Maersk, has expanded its operations in Thailand by starting operations at a new export freight hub in Bangkok and by …
Damco Connect Bangkok with Cambodia and Vietnam Read MoreFor the first time in history a Sumatran tiger cub has been born in a Swedish zoo in Eskilstuna, a few hours south of Stockholm. The Sumatran tiger is one …
Sumatran Tiger Cub Born in Sweden Read MoreDon’t tell this to Moomin, it’s a surprice! The Dancing Moominvalley Shanghai EXPO Crossmedia Artwork celebrates the Birthdays of Moomintroll and artist Tove Jansson at Shanghai Expo on August 9th …
Moomintroll’s 65th Birthday Party in Shanghai Read MoreEnergy and Environment Partnership (EEP) with Mekong region countries is a grant offering program to promote the use of renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean technologies, financed by the Ministry …
New Call for Mekong Proposal now Open Read MoreA Vietnamese competent software company, IMT Solutions Corporation has joined hands with Danish Conscensia A/S to build up a Business Processing Outsourcing Centre in HCMC with support from the Business-to-Business …
New Business Processing Outsourcing Centre Read MoreThe days when foreign paedophiles and criminals could retire in peace in Pattaya – a Thai beach resort infamous for its prostitution and sleazy nightlife – are numbered, at least …
Tough Times for Pattaya’s Criminal Migrants Read MoreOne Danish woman and two Swedes join the Volvo board after Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group after completing the acquisition of the Swedish carmaker from Ford Motor Co. Chairman Li Shufu …
One Dane and two Swedes in Volvo’s New Board Read MoreThe life of 50 Thai pickers in Kemijärvi’s Luusua school in Finnish Lapland is clearly defined: picking berries and sleeping, sometimes sacrificing on the sleep component.Chaliao Tubtim, aged 28, is …
Thai Berry-pickers Working All Hours Read MorePattaya Police received a report of a Danish Tourist, Thomas Hansen, who was in a semi-conscious state at a bar located in Soi 16 off Walking Street, in the early hours …
Dane Drugged at Pattaya Beer Bar Read MoreA Malaysian state’s decision to allow child marriages caused an outcry Wednesday, with rights groups condemning new rules that allow Muslim girls below 16 years to wed. The decision by …
Outcry as Malaysia Allows Child Marriages Read MoreWith its recent decision to register an additional 22 newbuildings, a total of 39 vessels in the AP Moller-Maersk Group will be under Hong Kong flag. Maersk Shipping Hong Kong, …
Maersk Ups Hong Kong Flagged Ships Read MoreIKEA’s combination of low prices and easily assembled products is a hit with China’s growing number of middle-class homeowners. Some customers have taken the store’s hospitality too far and are asleep …
China’s Middle-class Loves IKEA Read MoreEast Asiatic Company (EAC) Thailand, one of the oldest foreign companies in Thailand with Danish roots, will soon be history as the German company Brenntag Holding has purchased its industrial …
EAC Disappear From Thailand Scene Read MorePippi Longstocking is a vital part of the Swedish exhibition in Shanghai, an exhibition praised for its balance between being child-friendly and at the same time interesting from a business …
Pippi Longstocking and the ”Spirit of Innovation” Read MoreThe sale of the Swedish car brand completes the sale of all off the foreign brands that were once part of the company’s Premier Automotive Group and gives China’s fast-growing …
Ford’s Sale of Volvo to Geely a Done Deal Read MoreThai Airways, Thailand’s flag carrier, is teaming up with Singapore’s budget carrier Tiger Airways to launch a new low-cost airline to capitalise on the growing Asian leisure travel industry.Called Thai …
Thai Airways and Tiger to Launch new Airline Read MoreDanish wind energy company Vestas has announced a new order from China’s largest developer of wind energy, Longyuan Power Group. The order is for 18 units of its V80-2.0 MW …
Vestas Confirms new Chinese Order Read MoreA number of Vietnamese berry pickers in Särna in central Sweden have begun shooting small birds with catapults and arrows as their situation becomes increasingly precarious, local newspaper Dalarnas Tidningar …
Hungry Berry Pickers Shoot Birds for Food Read MoreFans of IKEA in Hangzhou will have to accept a rain check from IKEA. Back in October of 2008, IKEA China’s vice president for real estate purchasing Gao Feng and …
IKEA Plans on Hold for Hangzhou Read MoreZhejiang Geely Holding Group Co is expected to complete it takeover of Swedish luxury car brand Volvo from US automaker Ford Motor Co on Monday after getting government approval for …
Geely Takes Over Volvo Monday Read More