Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norwegian Deputy Minister Robin Kåss headed the Norwegian delegation to the Offshore Wind China 2010 conference in Shanghai. Twelve Norwegian companies took part to explore opportunities for partnerships with China. …
Twelve Norwegian Companies at “Offshore Wind China” Read MoreAfter-work drinks, mid-summer parties, and more! Young Professionals in Singapore is a great way for young expats of all nationalities to meet and interact. The Young Professionals Group is a …
New Energy at Young Professionals in Singapore Read MoreThe Appeal Court on Wednesday postponed a hearing in the case of a Swedish paedophile who in January received a six-and-a-half year sentence for having sex with his 9-year-old adopted …
Swede’s Child Sex Sentence Postponed Read MoreIn May this year, the body of a Swedish woman was found in the streets of Phuket. Gabriella Rose-Marie Strand had become a familiar face on the island as she …
Swedish Phuket Beggar Cremated Today Read MoreDon’t let the five hour time difference between Thailand and South Africa get in the way of following the World Cup and the Danish participation. Two Danish establishments in Sukhumvit …
Cheer for the Danish World Cup Team in Bangkok Read MoreLars Olofsson is not an old Asia hand. He is not even old. He has been in Beijing for only eight months. And had been GM for SAS Australia/New Zealand …
SAS’ Lars Olofsson Wants Shanghai Route Back Read MoreFive Norwegian features have been selected for the 13th Shanghai International Film Festival that will be held between June 12-20. With a screening program of close to 1,000 films, the …
Five Norwegian Features at Shanghai Film Festival Read MoreNew Nordic Landscapes was officially opened the 1st of June in Nordic Lighthouse by representatives from the Nordic Council of Ministers and partners.The exhibition is an outdoor exhibition that presents …
Nordic Landscapes in Shanghai Read MoreMany of the Scandinavian Ambassadors in Southeast Asia hope that Denmark, as the only Scandinavian team in the tournament, will win the gold trophy in the FIFA World Cup 2010. …
Ambassadors Predict World Cup Winner Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Consulate in Vientiane was officially opened recently, with a ceremony that included members from the Government and the diplomatic and consular community, in addition to representatives from …
New Norwegian Consulate in Laos Read MoreThe Finland Pavilion welcomed its millionth guest yesterday afternoon. The lucky visitor, 16-year-old student Sun Zhaopeng from Shandong Province, received a Suunto Core wrist computer from Finnish commissioner general Pertti …
Finland Pavilion Receives One Million Visitors in 40 Days Read MoreThe Swedish Trade Council is together with the Swedish Embassy organizing the pavilion at the most important trade fair in Singapore, CommunicAsia. This is the third year in a row …
Swedish ICT Businesses Market Themselves in Singapore Read MoreChina’s growing global role is one of the most important issues of our time. The fundamental, primary purpose of the Forum is, through regular meetings of an expert group, to …
Stockholm China Forum Discuss China’s Role in the World Read MoreEverybody was clean and keen at the beginning of the 3rd Danish Constitution Day run in Commonwealth Park some 20 km outside Kuala Lumpur. Helle Sejersen Myrthue cut the ribbon …
Jungle, Sweat and Danish Hotdogs Read MoreCarlsberg wants to own a larger share of the Chinese Brewery Chongqing Brewery Co. The Danish brewery plans to buys shares in the company at a value of approximately US …
Carlsberg Gains Access to Chinese Breweries Read MoreBeds, frames, tables and tablecloth, kitchen wear and rugs in every possible colour. You name it, August got it. Thanks to him and his UMA-chain, the Vietnamese and expats in …
Swedish August in Hanoi Read MoreDanish Carlsberg wants to capitalise on the brand’s position as the official beer of the England national football team ahead of the World Cup. Central to the campaign, which has …
England Puts Carlsberg in the Driver’s Seat – In Malaysia Read More“Finland has gained much bigger visibility in Shanghai than its geographic size would entitle it to”, was the common notion among the Finnish business and political elite gathered in Shanghai …
Get a Taxi Ride in Shanghai and Learn About Finland Read MoreThe Swedish company C2SAT is making a mark on a global scale. It already has a subsidiary in Singapore and a Business Supporting Office in Shanghai. Now the antenna producing …
C2SAT Signs Distribution Agreement with VMPC Read More18 years ago, the Cambodian woman Rochom P’ngieng disappeared into the jungle with her sister. She was only eight at the time, and no one had any idea what had …
Lost Jungle Woman Found in Toilet Read MoreThe Dairy Farming Promotion Organisation, the manufacturer of Thai Danish dairy products, will invest 455 million baht to upgrade production facilities of its four milk plants across the country. The …
DPO Upgrading Plants as UHT Milk Demand Rises Read MoreOn a Thursday evening in late April it was impressive to see how the helicopter pad on the top of Southeast Asia’s tallest hotel, Swissotel The Stamford, was filling up …
DJ Stonebridge in Super Vibrant Singapore Read MoreOn Tuesday 25 May, President Halonen and her delegation attended a reception at the Ambassador’s residence to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Finland and …
Finnish President Visited Beijing Read MoreWho would not want to study abroad and for example on a tropical destination like Bali and study in your own native language just as if the studies would be …
Norwegian Students Flock to Bali Read MoreThe Norwegian Ministry of Trade & Industry has granted one million Norwegian kroner to the UN International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to be used in projects relating to anti-piracy and training …
Norway Supports Improvements of Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Read MoreOn June 1, The Swedish Embassy, in cooperation with Volvo Trucks, Ericsson and Oriflame, organized the Swedish National Day celebration at hotel Shangri-La, Jakarta. Among the guests were the Minister …
Swedish National Day Celebration in Jakarta Read MoreSoeren Wettendorff, a self-confessed former drop-out of the Scandinavian Society Siam, was on Tuesday 8 June elected new Chairman of the Society. “I dropped out a few years ago by not …
Soeren Wettendorff New Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreIn October this year, J.A. Bayona will be shooting his new movie “Impossible” here in Thailand. The story is based on a true account of a family who stayed in …
Want to Be a Movie Star? Read MoreHaving smoked his first cigarette at just eight months old, two year old Ardi Rizak has already been an addict for more than half of his short life. It was …
Two Year Old Nicotine Addict Now in Therapy Read MoreAfter more almost eight years in Singapore the highly respected Danish chaplain Hans Vestergaard Jensen and his wife Anne Hviid have said goodbye to Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore and …
The Danish Chaplain Says Goodbye to Singapore Read MoreSingapore, where painting graffiti can get you caned and drug smugglers are hanged, is trying a new tactic against the city-state’s litterbugs: Embarrassing them in front of their neighbors. After …
Singapore to Shame Litterbugs to Keep Island Clean Read MoreJakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo announced Tuesday that the city would add the frequency of the Car Free Day event to twice a month after the city’s anniversary on June 22 …
Car Free Day in Jakarta Twice a Month Read MorePrime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has told participants and media at the World Economic Forum on East Asia here that if Thailand pursues its reconciliation plans, elections could be held in …
Thai PM Offers Promise of Early Election Read MoreThe Danish soft rock band ‘Michael Learns to Rock’ is visiting India from June 16-21 in order to promote their latest CD release “Eternity’. It will visit Bangalore, Delhi and …
India Will Rock To ‘Michael Learns To Rock’ Read MoreThe Tibetan autonomous government will work with local tourist companies investing huge amounts of money to further develop the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon tourist area into a world-class top tourist spot, …
China Says BrahmAputra Canyon Ready for World Visitors Read MoreA Swedish court is to consider the issue of how much sexual violence is legally permitted between two consenting partners in a case involving a 32-year-old man who came into …
Swedish Court Considers Sadomasochism Case Read MoreWith a six-year flying ban to Europe finally lifted, national carrier Garuda Indonesia relaunched its Jakarta to Amsterdam direct service this week, inviting government officials, legislators, businesspeople and journalists on …
With a Touch Down in Amsterdam, Garuda Enters a New Era Read MoreHasan di Tiro is dead. The Indonesian freedomfigther and Swedish citizen, died due to complications surrounding a respiratory infection at the emergency ward of the Zainal Abidin General Hospital in Banda Aceh, capital …
Hasan di Tiro: The End of an Era in Aceh Read MorePress release from International Trade Union Confederation As the frenzy grows over the upcoming FIFA World Cup in South Africa, there is a part of the World Cup that won’t …
Exploitation of Asian Workes Stitching World Cup Soccer Balls Read MoreA Swedish court has ruled that a Cambodian man should be allowed to change his Tax Agency birth date records, thereby adding 12 years to his age.The man told the …
Cambodian Man Ages 12 Years after Swedish Court Decision Read MoreGuests were greeted by a smiling Ambassador and his wife as they showed up at the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok Monday night where the annual National Day was celebrated Swedish …
Swedish National Day Celebrated in Bangkok Read MoreMartin Hedes, who has for the past 5 years been the driving force behind the expansion of Nilfisk-Advance across ten countries within Asia Region, has left Nilfisk-Advance by the end …
Martin Hedes Leaves Nilfisk to Help Others Read MoreVestas is ready to develop China’s rich offshore wind resources with its abundant experience in offshore wind energy projects and cutting-edge technology. This readiness and commitment is underlined by being …
Vestas Introduces New Offshore Windmills to China Read MoreSingapore’s Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME) plans to open its first business centre abroad in Phnom Penh next year, according to Channel NewsAsia. The centre aims to explore …
Singapore to Open SME Office in Phnom Penh Read MoreFinnish flag carrier Finnair said today the number of its passengers grew by 3.1% year-on-year to 589,100 in May 2010. Moreover, the Asian numbers went up in the air with …
Finnair`s Asian Traffic Strengthened by 28 % in May. Read More“We all know the media playing field is changing quite dramatically,” says Patrick Stahle, the Swedish CEO of Aegis Media Asia-Pacific based in Malaysia. “The question is what to do …
How to Handle the Digital Media Revolution? Read MoreSwedish oil company Lundin Petroleum and the consortium it belonged to in Sudan were involved in war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a new report. The company has …
Swedish Oil Company Accused of War Crimes Read MoreSummer has been a long time coming for Storlien-Visjövalen ski resort in central Sweden, near the Norwegian border, where the last of the snow only melted away last week.The late …
Snow Cover Sets New Winter Record in Sweden Read MoreVisiting Norwegian Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hassen Tuesday met Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Chen Bingde here to discuss military …
China, Norway to Boost Military Ties Read MoreFive years ago, the Karlsson’s made the decision to move to Singapore with their two children. Since then, many things have changed. A third child has made her appearance in …
Maintaining Swedish Roots in Singapore Read More