Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Press release from the Norwegian Embassy in IndonesiaThe Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has done a tremendous effort to help the country out of the crisis that followed the 2006 riots. …
Norwegian Refugee Council in Timor-Leste Read MorePress release from Forest Peoples Programme Indigenous peoples denounce lack of transparency and participation in French-Norwegian partnership on forests and climate discussions. Indigenous peoples were excluded when forest countries and …
Indigenous Peoples to the Norwegian Government: Listen to Us! Read MoreFive Scandinavians Friday night entertained around 100 Thais at Mingles Pub and Restaurant at the Atrium Hotel at Petchburi Road in Bangkok. The band was the Swedish-Danish-Norwegian JazzKamikaze, which plays …
Hard Rocking Jazz in Bangkok Read MoreAt approximately 4:00pm on Saturday, police Captain Kriengkrai Buakla (Pattaya Police Investigator) was called to a room at the Sanya Apartments in Soi Bua Khow, South Pattaya. The report was …
Pattaya Bar Girl Woes Cause Swede’s Attempted Suicide Read MoreText VOVNews Finland will help Vietnamese businesses access other European markets, promote environmentally and socially-sustainable development in forestry, and build a system for the Information Society. The announcement was made …
Finland to Help Vietnam Businesses Improve Export Capacity Read MoreThe Danish part of Greenpeace International criticise Nestle, the world’s largest producer of food, for using palm oil in their products, as for example the popular Kit Kat chocolate, reports …
Nestlé Forcing Out Orang-utans in Indonesia Read More
In books and articles, Richelieu has largely been portrayed as either white or black, as an untouchable icon or as an unscrupulous capitalist. We tend to judge the past with …
Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu: The Admiral Who Went Ashore Read MoreAs a full-time secondary school student, teen violinist Selina Tang can only devote herself to music part of the time. But she has been selected to compete at the prestigious …
Singapore Teen Violinist in Oslo Contest Read MoreHenrik Romhild is the 17 year old son of the Artist Elizabeth Romhild and Peter Romhild, President of the Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce. Now it is said. But throughout …
Henrik Romhild’s First Exhibition Read MoreNorwegian dry bulk shipper Golden Ocean Group has completed a secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday. The company is the first group to take advantage of the new …
Norwegian Shipper Scores a First Read MoreNorwegian firm, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has set up a Clean Technology Centre (CTC) in Singapore which aims to be a centre for clean technology innovation and incubation. The facility …
Singapore to Head Norwegian DNV’s Asia Operations Read MoreWednesday night the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand held their annual Go-Kart tournament at the Easykart course at RCA in Bangkok. The Finnish Community Bangkok was well represented at …
Go-Kart for Everyone in Bangkok Read MoreA Finnish woman who had apparently lain dead on the floor of her room at a a Jomtien condominium, without being discovered for two days, led to a police investigation, …
Elderly Finnish Woman Found Dead In Jomtien Condo Read MoreAt the fifth floor in a huge shopping mall right in the centre of the hot metropolis Bangkok you find a sports centre with the floor covered in ice. Meet …
Flying Scandinavians on Ice in Bangkok Read MoreAfter the Annual General Meeting on the 27th February a new committee was formed. See the list of new committee members below: Honorary President – Lisbeth Barclay, (DK) Vice President …
New Scandinavian Society Malaysia Committee Formed Read MoreWärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading ship power system integrator, has received an award for supplier excellence from CNOOC, the China National Offshore Oil Corporation. After rigorous internal evaluation by project …
Wärtsilä Selected Best Supplier in China Read MoreWatch out! An extensive advertising campaign from Telenor on key pan-Asian TV channels, print and digital media will kick off on March 25. The campaign will run for a three month …
Telenor Kicks Off Branding Campaign in Asia Read MoreThe DCC Annual General Meeting was held at The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on Thursday March 11, 2010.Facilitator Mr. Anders Larsen commenced the meeting at 6:30pm and steadily made …
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in Hongkong’s Annual General Meeting 2010 Read MoreThe Annual Bazaar of Thai Red Cross Society arranged by the diplomatic wives was held at Siam Paragon, on the weekend of 27 to 28 Feb 2010. Waltraud Sternberg, wife …
Danish Pavilion Raised 325,000 Baht in Red Cross Bazaar Read MoreDuring the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai the Danish pavilion will host a 4 day workshop on architecture where companies can get inspiration and insight in the business opportunities in …
EXPO 2010: Danish Workshop on Architecture Read MoreHockey players from Russia, Austria, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo together with Scandinavian expats will Friday 19th and Saturday 20th March play on the ice venue at the 5th floor at Big …
Ice Hockey in The City of Angels Read MoreThe Finnish Association in Singapore (SiSu) has now the new Committee members for year 2010. Terhi Wainio-Biese is a new Chairman and Petra Erätuli-Kola is a new secretary. Finns in …
New Chairman of Finns in Singapore Read MoreFor over a decade, Norway’s Telenor has remained a quiet investor in DiGi.Com Bhd. But recently it embarked on an ad blitz to enhance its profile as an investor. StarBiz …
Telenor to Focus on Five Countries in Asia Read MoreCargotec will deliver two large offshore cranes to Singapore-based Ezra Marine Service Pte Ltd in 2010 and beginning of 2011 respectively. The cranes will be fitted to a deepwater anchor-handling …
Ezra Orders Two Large MacGregor Subsea Knuckle-Jib Cranes from Cargotec Read MoreDanish wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Glasfiber has signed its first major contract for delivery of a completely new type of blade for 1.5 MW wind turbines which can extract …
LM Glasfiber Establish a Fourth Factory in China Read MoreThe new Global Innovation Center based in Silkeborg is the company’s first establishment outside of China. Envision Energy expects to employ up to ten people this year. Invest in Denmark …
Chinese Turbine Company, Envision Energy Establish Center in Denmark Read MoreThe number of Norwegian students going to Bali fell dramatically after two bombs hit Kuta, Bali in 2002, but the last years there have been a steadily increase in number …
Norwegian Students in Bali Reach 500 Read MoreText and Photo by Kia Brodin-Olsson SWEA Bangkok held its annual meeting at Rembrandt hotel on 11 February 2010. We had the honour of having our Regional chairman Madeleine …
SWEA Celebrates 10 Years Annivarsary in Bangkok Read MoreSaturday Denmark came to Bangkok. When the new Cafe Europe at Sukhumvit Soi 20 held Grand Opening. The hostess had lost her voice, but the Danish specialities, soft jazz music and …
Speechless: New Danish Café in Bangkok Read MoreSunday, 14 March began large demonstrations in central Bangkok with the participation of about 100,000 demonstrators. It is not known how long the protests will continue, that becomes clear when …
Scandinavian Embassies in Thailand: It Is Not Over Read MoreThe music which combines a force of rock with jazz is going to be played at three different venues in Thailand in the coming days.Listen to some of their music on myspaceThe Plan …
Scandinavian JazzKamikaze to Play in Thailand Read MoreThe Muhammadiyah Center has signed an agreement with Swedish Iron Road in order to use VMS to send videos out to their members. The videos will be sent out 2-3 …
Swedish Iron Road Mobile Technology Signs Agreement with Indonesia Muhammadiyah Center Read MoreA 69-year-old Norwegian tourist sustained a fractured nose and other facial injuries after he was reportedly attacked while enjoying his morning coffee in Phuket on March 12. Kristian Kristiansen claims …
Norwegian’s Nose Broken in Phuket Punch-up Read MoreThe Malaysian foreign minister has asked Sweden to take action against newspapers which reprinted a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog last week.“Malaysia strongly denounces …
Malaysia Slams Sweden Over Cartoons Read MoreFear of unrest during the polical demonstations in Bangkok has made the Danish Star Tours in Phuket cancel the usual two days trips to Bangkok for their guests. “We follow …
Star Tours in Phuket Cancels Trips to Bangkok Read MoreWith support from among others Swedish SIDA and Danish DANIDA, Cambodia has recently launched a fresh initiative aimed at tackling the challenges posed by climate change to support sustainable development …
New Danish and Swedish initiative to address climate change impacts Read MoreWorld known Norwegian freelance journalist and author Åsne Seierstad is currently doing a short, but intensive China tour; paying visits to Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing. In addition to being one …
Åsne Seierstad in Shanghai Read MoreExcess Luggage is once again back in China. Excess Luggage’s 2010 China tour looks to be among the most extensive ever undertaken by a jazz band in China. Excess Luggage …
Excess Luggage Back in China Read MoreLaos is to receive grants of $3.1 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Nordic Development Fund to help the country become more climate resilient in the face …
Nordic Development Fund to Help Laos Fight Climate Change Read MoreIt was a big investment when Fibertex in Denmark chose to expand the production of Personal Care products to Malaysia even though the market was not very big. However, the …
Full Speed Ahead for Fibertex Malaysia Read MoreWhen the Norwegian batchelor Erik Esdaile finished his studies in Australia, he decided to see a bit of Asia before returning to Norway. In the Philippines, he met the love …
Love and Immigration – in the Fast Lane Read MoreAre you from China or Malaysia and interested in the work of a correspondent in a foreign country? Would you like to spend the month of August in Finland learning …
Go to Finland to Attend Foreign Correspondents’ Programme ? Read MoreTiger Airways is to increase its services to Thailand. Starting from 20 April 2010, the low cost airline will fly daily from Singapore to Krabi and Hat Yai. This is …
Tiger Airways to Increase Flights to Krabi, Hat Yai and Phuket Read MoreDanish foreign minister Lene Espersen has given the election in Myanmar, the first in 20 years, a cautious welcome. The election is expected to take place in October or November. …
Nordic Countries Cautious on Burma Elections Read MorePress release from The Royal Danish Embassy in JakartaDue to increasing workload and security issues experienced by Danish missions in connection with receiving and handling visa applications, the Danish Ministry …
The Danish Embassy to Open a Visa Application Centre in Jakarta Read MoreFrederik L. Hesseldahl aka Clean is going to preform at the Tiger Translate festival in Bangkok at Saturday 20th March.Tiger Translate is an event originally made to promote Asian artists. Now …
Danish Street Artist to Perform in Bangkok Read MorePress release from ABBABB has opened a new facility for manufacturing power products in Vietnam, as the country builds and strengthens its electricity network to meet rising demand created by …
ABB Opens New Factory in Vietnam Read MoreAker Solutions Sdn Bhd is vying for projects worth between US$50 million and US$500 million (US$1=RM3.30) each in Asia Pacific, writes the official Malaysian news agency Bernama.Its president (subsea Asia …
Aker Solutions Eyes Asia-Pacific Contracts Read MoreJotun has plans to make Malaysia its regional manufacturing hub for its advanced product lines with the launch of the first phase of its RM160 million plant in Nilai which …
Jotun to Build New Factory in Nilai Read MoreText Nam News Network The Malaysian Deputy Foreign Minister Kohilan Pillay did Wednesday meet with his Swedish colleague Frank Belfrag in Putrajaya, according to Nam News Network.The ministers discussed the …
Sweden and Malaysia Met in Putrajaya Read More