Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norwegian branded consumer goods major Orkla ASA is looking for strategic acquisitions in India to expand its presence and tap opportunities emerging in the processed food products segment, a senior …
Norwegian Orkla Eyes More Acquisitions in India Read MoreThe Chinese Health Ministry has warned about the rise of syphilis cases across the country and issued a 10-year working plan with an aim to curb the spread of the …
Rising Threat of ‘Syphilis’ Cases Haunt China Read MoreA Nigerian syndicate that swindled a 73-year-old Malaysian woman of RM155,000 in an Internet love scam has been busted by police. The woman was the latest victim of the syndicate, …
111 Malaysian Women Fall Victim to Internet love Scam Read MorePolice in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality shut the local Hilton Hotel Monday and arrested 22 people suspected of running a prostitution ring. Chinese hotel staff see off the last remaining …
Police Investigate Hilton Hotel Prostitution Ring – Arrest 22 Suspects Read MoreThere were happy faces all around when Bangkok based Elizabeth Romhild opened her new exhibition at Galerie Knud Grothe in Denmark. Her newest series of art, Eros, is now on …
Elizabeth Romhild Art Exhibition in Copenhagen Read MoreJob placement agents authorised to send workers to Sweden to pick wild berries have blacklisted about 200 people who complained last year about “unfair” work contracts. About 200 workers who have …
Berry Pickers: Agents Blacklist 200 Critical Workers Read MorePress release Greenpeace SEAManila, 22 June 2010 – A new report released by Greenpeace shows how Southeast Asia’s economy can be powered almost 100 percent by renewable energy by 2050, …
Greenpeace Calls for an “Energy [R]evolution” in SEA Read MoreThe Philippine based company North Wind Power Development Corp. is about to develop a new wind farm in Aparri in Cagayan. Management is still negotiating the final details but the …
Danida Sponsored Wind Project in Philippines Expands Read MoreA six minute version of a documentary film commissioned by Scandinavian Airlines, Handled with Care tells the story of ‘export porcelain’ bought by the Swedish East India Company in the …
Handled With Care – Chinese Porcelain to Sweden and Back Read MoreThe Philippines can become one of the world’s top markets for refrigerated container services, given the potential of its agricultural sector and exporters’ recent willingness to shift away from break …
Maersk: Philippines Could Become Top Reefer Market Read MoreThe Lions Club is a non-profit aid organization with the intention of helping out during times of need on both local and international scales. At the moment, the Danish division …
Lions Club Denmark Sets Up Thailand Unit Read MoreA couple of months ago, little Sammy was looking for a travel partner. He was going to Denmark, but unfortunately he did not find one. That did not stop him, …
Sammy’s Happy Dog’s Life in Denmark Read MoreNews Danish Chamber of Commerce Hong KongThe Danes in Hong Kong finished as number 8 at the Dragon Boat Race at Stanley Beach. Thanks to all who came to fight …
Danes in Dragon Boat Race and at Soocer Night in Hong Kong Read MoreThe possible deployment of Filipino health workers to Norway will increase the country’s intellectual capital and wealth, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) said on Saturday. The Manila Bulletin …
Norway May Hire Filipino Health Workers Read MoreAutoliv, a main playser in automotive safety systems today announced the opening of its new plant in India. The new facility hosts the country’s first safety center and a new airbag …
Swedish Autoliv Opens New Production in India Read MoreThe Thailand-based correspondents of CNN and BBC on Thursday night defended their work as impartial against relentless criticism in recent weeks by some sections of the Thai media and society …
CNN, BBC Correspondents Defend Coverage Read MoreThe Nordic-Chinese Energy and Climate Day will take place on the 25th of June 2010 at the Shanghai World Expo, bringing together ministers, business leaders, researchers and other key stakeholders …
Nordic-Chinese Energy & Climate Day at World Expo in Shanghai Read MoreAs berry harvesting season begins next month, Northeasterners will flock to Swedish forests in droves for a chance to make money while their rice paddies grow at home.Picking wild berries …
Thai Pickers Reap the Fruits of their Labour in Sweden Read MoreIn commemorating World Environment Day at the State Palace here Tuesday, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono asked talented young singer Sandy Sandoro to sing one of his compositions. The president`s song …
Sandy Sandoro Sings President`s Composition “To Oslo for Our Earth”. Read MoreA Vietnamese single mother was in April given permission by a Danish unemployment office to do a four weeks training course at a brothel in Copenhagen. The woman took part …
Vietnamese Woman Trainee in Danish Brothel Read MoreDenmark’s Minister for the Environment, Ms. Karen Ellemann, will pay a 5-day visit to China this week. The Minister meets with Chinese Minister for Water Resources to finalize Cooperation Agreement.A …
Denmark’s Minister for the Environment Pays a Visit to China Read MoreDo Ngoc Linh and Ma Thi Thuy Tra, two students of Grade 11 from the northern province of Thai Nguyen, won the First Prize at the 7th National Contest, called …
Vietnamese Teenagers to Join the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Read More
Around 40 people participated in Danish Women’s Network’s annual Midsummer celebration Saturday evening. And not only the women enjoyed this traditional event, both husbands and children were also invited to …
Danish Midsummer Evening at the Lakeside Villa Read MoreAmnesty International (AI) has launched an online campaign to collect enough money from donors to buy 4,000 radios to be distributed in Burma next month, according to a press release. …
Amnesty International Launches Radio Campaign for Burma Read MoreFor British backpackers Helen Bonnel and Tom Edwards, several years of travelling around the world is not enough. They have had their share of fun and incredible experiences and now …
Crazy Cyclists Pedal Along Vietnam in Pyjamas Read MoreMen who harass women are insecure and unable to control their emotions. They are also unable to handle attractive and intelligent women who demand respect. This has led to some …
Sexual Harassment a Hallmark of Insecure Men Read MoreUnidentified gunmen shot and killed a 50-year-old newspaper reporter in the southern Philippines at the weekend, the third journalist slain in just a week, police said on Sunday. Nestor Dedolido …
Third Journalist Killed in a Week in the Philippines Read MoreToyota Motor Corp. stopped production at its main factory in China after a strike at its plastic parts supplier, the carmaker said on Saturday, the latest in a series of …
Toyota Shuts Main China Plant; More Strikes Reported Read MoreChina-Maersk Line, a part of the AP Moller-Maersk Group, has landed three awards, Best Global Shipping Line, Best Shipping Line Transpacific and Best Shipping Line Asia-Europe at the 24th Asian …
Maersk Line Wins Three AFSCA Awards 2010 Read MoreThe Cambodian government is threatening to burn the homes of almost 100 families who are living at the site of a gold deposit recently discovered by an Australian mining company. …
Cambodia May Burn Homes for Australian Mine Read MoreEvery city needs a bit of fairytales in it”, he says. Former Danish ambassador to China and current Commissioner General of Denmark, Christopher Bo Bramsen, leans forward. “It is not …
Every City Needs a Little Bit of Fairytale Read MoreThe Swedish expat Per Ola Eriksson, 54, died yesterday in Phuket. He tumbled downstairs to his death at a Kata guesthouse, police believe. His body was found by a maid about 11am, …
Phuket: Swedish Expat Dies in Fall Read MoreIn May 2010, a review of eight water supply and sanitation projects which received support from the Danish mixed credits programme in Vietnam concluded that these projects have been successful. …
Danish Mixed Credits for Better Watersupply and Sanitation Read MoreThis was the theme of the first ever workshop, held in Hanoi early June by a Vietnamese non-governmental organisation under a project funded by Sweden. Present at the workshop were …
Workshop: Lesbians – Information Need to be Shared Read MoreBurma and Iran vowed to increase their economic and diplomatic cooperation as a high-level delegation led by the Iranian deputy foreign minister concluded a three-day visit to Naypyidaw on Thursday. …
Burma to Boost Ties with Iran Read MorePeople admire her, support her, love her, miss her and want to shake hands with her during the celebration of her birthday. She, perhaps, also wants to join the celebration. …
Happy Birthday to Aung San Suu Kyi Read MoreThe National Police said they had detained 6 people to be questioned as witnesses in the sex tape scandal believed to be involving three Indonesian celebrities — Nazriel Irham, or …
Six People Questioned Over Sex Tape Scandal Read MoreThailand has announced a series of measures designed to target migrant workers who have failed to comply with a controversial registration process implemented earlier this year – a group that …
Thailand Toughens Migrant Measures Read MoreAccording to the UN group, almost all those it interviewed said they were tortured or mistreated in Malaysia’s detention centres. Malaysia says it is amending the laws, but has not …
Malaysia Pressed by UN Over Detentions Without Trial Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg said on Friday a strike at a major brewing plant in China in which it has a stake had ended after negotiations, but the Chinese firm said …
Carlsberg Says China Brewery Strike Ends… But… Read MoreKey opinion leaders from the Chinese healthcare sector and World Health Organisation met at seminar on safety for newborn babies in China. A broad assembly of top level doctors, scientists …
Danish Seminar Focus on Babies Health Read MoreAt the Shanghai World EXPO 2010, one of the main messages from Finland comes in the form of six keywords: freedom, creativity, innovation, community spirit, health and nature. The main …
Finnish Eco-Furniture Read MoreEight weeks after the tragic dead of a Thai woman, the Pattaya Police still hasn’t made their mind up about indicting of the Norwegian tourist Sven Verner Edvardsen. The Norwegian …
Norwegian Tourist in Pattaya Remains a Suspect Read MoreThai Airways can celebrate the company’s one year anniversary of the route between Bangkok and Oslo by inserting a Boeing 747-400 on five selected flights throughout June and July. On …
Thai Boeing 747 to Oslo Read MoreMalaysia has passed the stage of being a developing nation and is in a transitional phase to become a full-fledged developed country, a Finnish expert in the knowledge economy said. …
Finnish Expert: Malaysia no Longer a Developing Country Read MoreAfter a hard day’s work, Bounpheng Wattana and his friends like nothing better with a cold beer than a mouthful of creepy-crawlies. In his opinion, insects are the ultimate organic …
Laos: Critter Cuisine Could Feed a Nation Read MoreA Swedish family was on their way to Thailand when the staff at the security checkpoint at the airport in Sweden found a green laser-pointer in their son’s hand luggage. Since then …
Swedish Father Charged for Crimes Against Radiation Law Read MoreDanish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has won an order for 25 turbines with total capacity of 50 megawatts from China Datang Renewable Power for a project in Inner Mongolia in …
Vestas to Deliver 25 Turbines to Inner Mongolia Read MoreMany foreigners in Thailand participate actively in the political discussion. They write Letters to the Editor in the international newspapers, they state opinions in panel discussions and elsewhere. They speak …
No Role for Foreigners in Thai Politics Read MoreTo celebrate and contribute to the restoration of the majestic city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Leonard Cohen will perform at the Olympic Stadium on November 27, 2010. To aid victims …
Leonard Cohen to Play in Phnom Penh Read More