Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The European Union is “dismayed” by Thailand’s decision to forcibly return thousands of ethnic Hmong aslyum seekers to Laos. The EU also warns that the move could violate refugee law.“The presidency of the …
The Swedish EU Presidency Criticizes Deportation of Lao-Hmong Read MoreSwedish visitors are now coming to Thailand in twice the numbers they did before the 2004 tsunami, says Swedish Ambassador Lennart Linner. ”We had about 200,000 visitors per year before …
Andaman Tourists from Sweden ‘Now Double’ Read MoreDenmark’s Soren Kjeldsen has been added to the European team for next month’s Royal Trophy.Seve Ballesteros and European captain Colin Montgomerie chose Kjeldsen for the tournament in Thailand, and hope …
Danish Golfer Kjeldsen Called up for Trophy in Bangkok Read MoreA Swedish citizen is fighting for his life after being assaulted by two security guards at a nightclub in Angeles City in the Philippines. The 51-year-old from western Sweden is …
Swede in coma after Philippines attack Read MoreIn the early hours Police in Pattaya were made aware of a foreign man who was seen driving a White Pick-up fitted with emergency lights and a Police siren. Police …
Former Swedish Tourist Police Assistant Trainee caught in his home-made “Police Car” Read MoreFrom New Year the entire Maersk Ship Management headquarters will be located in Singapore. This has meant a farewell to 80 people at the oil and shipping giant’s headquarters in …
Maersk Moves Ship Management Headquarters Singapore Read MoreSINGAPORE: Furniture giant Ikea has issued a global recall of the LEOPARD Children’s High Chair because of a defect.The chair has been in the market since October this year. Ikea …
Ikea Recalls Defective Children’s Chair Read MoreA brand new website www.Workinginsweden.se aims to guide and inform anyone who is interested in moving to Sweden for work. The site mainly targets people from outside the EU, because …
New Website to Attract Workers to Sweden Read MoreLukas Hasselgren, a 37 year old Swedish, was arrested on December 8 in Manila for his suspected involvement in robbing a Danish bank of more than US$ 10 million in …
Swede Arrested for Big Robbery in Denmark Read MoreIn Laos, Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is working primarily with development projects. It is about helping local farmers to grow rice, to raise livestock as cows, pigs and goats, to …
Norwegian Church with Focus on Laos Read MoreThe prominent Thai Mechai Viravaidya, who has been named by Time Magazine as one of the most important people in Asia for his work on welfare, criticizes the Danish aid assistance. …
Danish Aid is a Farce Read MoreNorwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday he would put together a group of the world’s most important rainforest countries in order to fight deforestation.The group, initiated “as part of …
Norway Launches Country Group to Fight Deforestation Read MoreA number of Danish Ambassadors will during the coming year 2010 be appointed to new positions as part of the preparations for Denmark’s presidency of the EU in the first …
New Danish Ambassadors in Singapore, Hanoi and Bangkok Read MoreThe Swedish Embassies in Jakarta and Singapore together with the Swedish Business Association in Jakarta and Singapore will organize a Swedish Business Delegation to Indonesia. The business delegation will depart …
Business Delegation to Indonesia Read MoreA homeless couple from Sweden face imminent deportation for overstaying their permits to stay. Lt Col Boonlert Onklang of the Chalong Police identified the couple as Bjorn Lennart Lundqvist, 59, …
Homeless Swedes Face Deportation from Phuket Read MoreA Cambodian policeman has reported that Jørgen K. Hansen most likely will be released before Christmas. Same message came from Jørgen K. Hansen’s Danish lawyer.– I have been informed through …
Paedophilia Charged Dane to Get Out of Prison Read MoreAlex Petersen, owner and founder of the company Bangkok Mold Consultant Ltd. in Thailand, only narrowly escaped being the victim in a Chinese scam. “Maybe the scam is old, and …
Danish Businessman Narrowly Escapes Scam Read MoreDanish Ambassador to Indonesia Borge Petersen on Tuesday 15 December signed agreements to give US$10 million from Denmark to support good governance programs in Indonesia. Transparency International Indonesia (TII) and …
Denmark Gives US$ 10 Mil. for Good Governance in Indonesia Read MoreFinnish nationals will no longer need to apply for visa before visiting India, a move which India hopes will generate more tourist arrivals. Initially, only citizens of Singapore, New Zealand, …
Finnish Visitors to India Don’t Need to Apply for Visa Read MoreEvi Mariani of Jakarta Post on Tuesday covered the Lucia procession held by Swedish Ambassador Ewa Polano for the Swedish community in Indonesia, describing the exotic event as “Bringing a …
Bringing a Piece of Swedish Winter to Jakarta Read MoreCarlsberg was out of the country after a serious disagreement with a former partner, whiskey king and billionaire, Khun Charoen in 2003. The two parties settled in arbitration in London …
Carlsberg Gives up on Thailand Read MoreSøren Holm Jensen, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia, is set to take up a senior post at the group’s headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jensen will take up his new post …
Carlsberg MD to Get New HQ Post Read MoreThe first of two airborne maritime surveillance system from Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) has taken off for Malaysia. The MSS 6000 systems will be operated on board Bombardier 415 MP Maritime Patrol …
First SSC Maritime Surveillance System for Malaysia Read MoreThailand is one country in the world where traffic has become a serious threat against the lives and security of the people. Every hour two people die in traffic accidents, …
Thai Schoolchildren Get Reflectors Read MoreBy Kathrine Gravrok-Butt Anna Karin Byström has been a member of SWEA since she moved to Singapore two years ago. She believes that the network and support they provide is …
SWEA Singapore’s Active Chairwoman Read MoreThe president of Maersk Shipping Lines is set to arrive Monday to meet up with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Davao City Police Office (DCPO). This after 16 kilos …
Maersk Top Executive to Arrive in Davao After 16 kilos of High-grade Cocaine From Malaysia Was Discovered Read MoreResources Jaya Teknik Management Indonesia (RMI) and the Danish company Union Engineering on 10 December signed an agreement to develop the application of CO2 technology in Indonesia. RMI is active …
Danish-Indonesian CO2 Business Deal Read MoreFinland’s Formula One driver Hekki Kovalainen and Italy’s Jarno Trulli will together with Malaysia’s Fairuz Fauzy spearhead Malaysia’s Team Lotus F1 next year. The new F1 team will start its …
Finnish Racing Driver on Lotus’ Team Malaysia Read MoreCarlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd has appointed Soren Ravn managing director effective March 1, 2010. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, it said Ravn, the managing director of Carlsberg Hong Kong …
Carlsberg Malaysia Makes Ravn New Managing Director Read MoreSometimes you need changes and to be part of a bigger brand in order to grow and expand. It was the case for Patima Jeerapaet. He was general manager in …
Wanted: Better Property Rights for Foreigners Read MoreVichai Jirathiyut is Managing Director of Scania Siam, which has its headquarters east of Bangkok in the area Bangplee. In late 2008 he made a startling statement. Scania Siam’s goal …
Scania Ambitions Read MoreIn 1986 a young Praphan Yentharua joined Volvo family as a sales consultant in Bangkok. 24 years later he is still in business and a very well-known person within the …
My Nickname is Praphan Volvo Read MoreCelebrating his 75 year birthday, Peter Rehn is doing status over his busy and exciting life. He only regrets one single thing looking back. “I should have found Thailand earlier,” he …
Adventurer Peter Rehn: Born with Wings Read MoreThe Swedish makeup story started little over a decade ago in the Swedish capital Stockholm. Former model Mika Liias (born in 1968) opened a make-up school in Sweden but quickly …
Swedish Make Up Stores Expand in Thailand Read MoreWhen Anders Lundquist looks back on the past 20 years he has spent in Thailand, he has every reason to be proud of his achievements. Not only is his own …
Anders Lundquist Looks Back Read MoreSwedish Eric Johansson is 45 years old. He moved to Thailand all by himself in 1992 to try his luck as an independent businessman. Now he has a wife and …
Construction Pro in Thailand Read MoreBy Tobias Jagd After three years of searching, and many more of planning, the Singapore based company Ikano has finally found the right spot for the first Thai IKEA. …
IKEA Will Finally Open in Thailand Read MoreLovisa Möller, 46, started her new job as priest of the Swedish church in Bangkok in April 2009 replacing former priest Lennart Hamark, who moved to Hong Kong with his …
Reaching Out – Not Closing Down Read MoreBy Henrik Friis and Hans Henrik Melchior On Friday 4 December a team of 13 Viking Wheelers started out on their annual marathon cycling tour, this year a distance of about 425 km …
Viking Wheelers Complete Great Ride to Surat Thani Read MoreIn anticipation of a new report (“Collateral Damage: How the Bogus Campaign Against Palm Oil Harms the Poor”) scheduled for release at the UN climate change negotiations this week, Alan …
Bogus Anti-Palm Oil Campaigns Fuel Poverty Read MoreRacha is about 40 minutes by speedboat from the most frequently used departure point on Phuket, the pier at ChalongThe man arrived at the resort, about 20 minutes walk from …
Swedish Tourist Dies in Thai Resort Read MoreMore than 100 guests had a festive experience under the pavilions in the garden at Danish Seamen’s Church. Line Klitgaard from DABS were among the guests, and after the event …
Danish Christmas Party Successfully Accomplished in Singapore Read MoreNordcham Ho Chi Minh City held on Friday 4 December 2009 a great Xmas Party for its members and their guests. A total of 112 people participated, including 8 children. The …
Great Nordcham HCMC Xmas Party Read MoreShaken and stirred is how the Swedish General Manager of bar Nest (and also F&B Manager of the hotel Le Fenix Sukhumvit), Johan Davidsson describes the effect caused to the …
Johan of Nest: Part of Bangkok’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ Read MoreThe Norwegian related company, MARIS Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, has been given the Minister’s Innovation Award from Singapore’s Ministry of Transport. Mr Bhupesh Gandhi, Director Asia Pacific, was presented with …
Minister’s Innovation Award to Norwegian company in Singapore Read MoreThe programme for poverty reduction in Vietnam, funded by Sweden continues its Phase 2 until 2012. The Swedish support is 75 million SEK for the implementation and monitoring of the …
75 million SEK to Support Vietnam’s Poverty Reduction Pledged Read MoreHad anyone suggested only a few weeks back that the Danish table at the annual Hanoi international Women’s Club Charity Bazaar would contribute significantly to the coming year’s charity work; …
Another Record Breaking Bazaar For Danish Table Read MoreThe Norwegian Business Forum was organised by the Embassy in HCMC in November, and gathered many of the Norwegian business companies with a presence in Vietnam. The forum is convened …
Norwegian Business Forum in HCMC Read More“Vietnam 1946: How the War Began” is a dramatic account of how the war started and a detailed study of the complex decision-making that lead up to the outbreak of …
Book launch “Vietnam 1946: How the War Began” Read MoreDespite the global financial crisis, Norwegian companies are showing great interest for Vietnam, which is considered a market with great potential. Vung Tau, a city where the oil related industry …
Norwegian companies active in Vietnam Read More