Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A pathologist hired to investigate the mysterious death of the Norwegian and American women in Phi Phi Island now states that the lung tissue from the women has gorne missing. …
Phi Phi deaths: Lung tissue dissapered Read MoreKimball Electronics Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Kimball International, Inc., has signed a long-term partnership agreement to manufacture electrical devices for Grundfos. The long-term agreement was awarded for assemblies that …
Kimball Assembles Electronic Pumps for Grundfos Read MoreThe Malay tapir, the largest of the world’s four tapir species, remained largely invisible to science until recently. The other three species of these odd, endearing animals all live in …
Copenhagen Zoo fight for surviving of the Malaysian tapir Read MoreASEAN and the European Union (EU) have temporarily halted negotiations for a planned free trade agreement after two years of talks, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Monday. The decision …
ASEAN and EU suspend free trade talks Read MoreCarlsberg, the Danish brewer, is planning further expansion in Asia to help reduce its substantial exposure to the volatile Russian beer market. “We do see Asia as being a place …
Carlsberg seeks to extend reach in Asia Read MoreWilliam Hamilton-Whyte, country manager of Nokia Philippines, formally unveiled in the local market a slew of Internet-enabled entry-level phones and solutions that are specifically aimed at emerging countries like the …
Nokia Phillippines: Touch-screen is booming Read MoreFinland has eclipsed Singapore as the world’s most business-friendly place – but the environment for doing business will worsen in many places because of the crisis, a new survey shows. …
Singapore loses top spot for business-friendliness to Finland Read MoreThe Vaccine and Bio-medical Product Company 1 and the International Vaccine Institute have introduced a new kind of cholera vaccine with 90% efficacy. This product is now being called as …
Vietnam about to beat Sweden in producing the best cholera vaccine Read MoreNearly 150 wild Vietnamese animal species are categorised and described in a Danish-supported newly puplished Pictorial Guide. The book is one of the first of its kind in Vietnam. It was put …
Denmark support catalogue of Vietnamese wildlife Read MoreMinister of European and Migration Affairs Astrid Thors (Swedish People’s Party) and Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund (Nat. Coalition Party) are concerned with reports that Thai women married to …
Finnish ministers: NGOs must help Thai victims of domestic violence Read MoreFriday the 30th of May is the last chance for Southeast Asian based Greenlanders to vote for the upcoming election for the local parliament (Landsting) in Nuuk. Every Danish embassy …
Friday last Chance for Greenlandic Voting on the Danish Embassies Read MoreOn June 7, 2009, Denmark elects its members to the European Parliament and a referendum on changes to the constitution regarding succession to the throne. Danes abroad can participate in …
Constitution and EU-parliament election on the Danish Embassies until June the 4th Read MoreAccording to the Thai newspaper Poochadkjan the Swedish carmaker Volvo’s sales figures from 2009 has dropped 48 percent in Thailand, compared with the first five months of 2008. That is …
Volvo sales drops by 50 percent in Thailand Read MoreScandinavian Airlines in Thailand launches discount for a roundtrip to 36 northern European cities – mainly the Scandinavian. The 36 destinations include major urban gateways in North Europe, including Oslo, …
SAS in Thailand Launches Special Premium Class Fares to Scandinavia Read MoreThe developing potential of the green sector on the Malaysian district of Sabah has caught the attention of Norway. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman from Sabah has stated, that …
Norway looking to strengthen ties with Sabah Read MoreVietnam has always considered the European Union (EU) as a strategic, comprehensive and important partner, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said. While receiving Czech Deputy PM and Foreign Minister …
EU: An important partner of Vietnam Read MoreNorwegian oil giant StatoilHydro opened a new office, as its Asia Pacific headquarters, in Singapore last Monday. Its latest move reflects the importance of Asia for the firm’s growth, said its …
StatoilHydro opens office in Singapore Read MoreThe foreign ministers of 45 Asian and European countries met in Hanoi Monday for talks on the global economy but found themselves wrapped up with the issues of Burma. The …
Carl Bildt: Aung San Suu Kyi must be released Read MoreEuropean and Asian foreign ministers meet in Vietnam from Monday with the global financial crisis top of the agenda–but with differences over Burma threatening to steal the headlines. The two-day …
Burma main subject at Europe-Asia meeting Read MoreVietnam always tries to avoid polluting the atmosphere and reducing greenhouse gases even though the country is not required to make specific commitments in this field, Minister of Natural Resources …
Minister on Danish television: Vietnam committed to reducing greenhouse gases Read MoreA user-friendly handbook for exporters interested in doing business in Finland has been launched, the Finnish Embassy announced recently. The Handbook, “Exporting to Finland,” provides an overview of the Finnish …
Finnish Embassy in Vietnam introduces export handbook Read MoreA “blog opera” entitled Giai Dieu Cuoc Doi (Life Melody) will be performed at the Hanoi Opera House on May 24-25. The opera was arranged by Swedish director Helena Rohr …
Swede arranges Hanoi’s first blog opera Read MoreThe most prestigious hospitality competition, the George Baptiste Cup, will come to Asia for the first time when it is held in Vietnam in late May, the Hue Tourism College …
Danish chefs participate in prestigious gastronomy contest in Vietnam Read MoreDuring the filming of the Norwegian vision of Robinson Ekspeditionen (Survivor) one of the local security-guards was killed after being hit by a falling palm-tree according to the Norwegian TV …
Malaysian guard killed by palm-tree during Swedish Robinson-filming Read MoreThailand’s Siam Future Development Pcl. and Ikano Pte. Ltd. of Sweden on Monday signed an agreement to invest together in building a shopping centre on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok …
Ikano plans Asia’s largest shopping centre in Bangkok Read MoreLongtime Bangkok resident Anders Normann celebrated his recent birthday with a special announcement to his friends. He is now the official “caretaker” of the beautiful and historic Thai-Danish icon, the …
Royal Thai decoration presented to Danish admiral returns home Read MoreThroughout the world, cattle inhabit a range of climatically diverse environments: common taurine cattle, for example, are kept in temperate zones, zebus in hot, dry climates and yaks at the …
Swedish DNA Analysts Reveals Prime Stock Of Indonesian Cattle Read MoreEven though the low populated Norwegian city of Stjørdal, close to the Arctic Circle and the tropical metropolis of Bangkok doesn’t seem to have much in common, but recently the …
Stjørdal – Bangkok’s new friendship-city Read MoreOn the 12th May 2009 Pattaya police arrested three men (two Swedish and one British), all in their 60s, on charges of sexually abusing minors. The Police Colonel Suwitpol Imjairat, …
Swedish men arrested for paedophilia in Pattaya Read MoreAn Indonesian prominent college set up cooperation with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) to train appraisers who will be assigned to audit the environment impacts of construction projects across the …
Indonesian college cooperates with DANIDA in audit training Read MoreMs. Anne Gitte Rugaard, current Executive Director of Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, will move back to Denmark in July due to a change in her husbands business plans. The Danish-Thai …
Danish-Thai Chamber Looking for New Executive Director Read MoreFinnish investors from mutual pension insurance company, Ilmarinen and Pohjola believe Malaysia has more economic potential and growth prospects according to a local newspaper. “We see more potential and growth …
Finnish Investors Believes In Economic Growth in Malaysia Read MoreThe HCM City University of Technology and Norway-based Roxar group signed a memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation in HCM City on may the 19th. The ceremony was attended by …
Norwegian group to assist Vietnamese university in building lab Read MoreNorway has made a book donation to the National Library of Vietnam to set up a temporary book display in recognition of the May 17 Constitution Day. The set of …
Norway donates books to National Library of Vietnam Read MoreThe producers of reality television show Robinson Ekspiditionen (Survivor) have apologized to the Malaysian people and authorities for the scene depicting a naked race on an island around Mersing, Johor …
Danish reality show apologizes for Malaysian nude scene Read MoreWhat does Norway look like to a young Indonesian artist? This question can now be answered by the Norwegian ambassador in Jakata. Due to a request by the embassy the …
Indonesian art-students paint Norway Read MoreHassan Wirajuda and Jonas Gahr Støre, the two ministers of foreign affairs from Indonesia and Norway, has formally opened the 8th annual Human Rights Dialogue meeting in Oslo. The two …
Indonesia and Norway discuss Human Rights Read MoreNorway has been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council together with the US. “I am pleased that Norway has now been elected as a member of …
Norway elected to UN Human Rights Council Read MoreLiving up to its position as the host of this year’s global Climate Conference, Denmark is looking to introduce its green technologies to Indonesia’s small and medium sized companies, Danish …
Denmark introduces its green technology to Indonesia Read MoreMalaysian authorities launched an immediate search for all who had come into contact with two Swine-flu infected Malaysians. That includes passengers on Malaysian Airlines MH 091 from Newark via Sweden, …
Plane from Sweden searched for Swine-flu in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreFamous compositions from the Finnish composer J.J.C. Sibelius , including Finlandia and Valse Triste, will be performed by the rewarded Finnish musicians violoncellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Rait Karm at …
Finnish musicians play Sibelius in Hanoi Read MoreDenmark-based CO2 technology company Union Engineering has revealed it is to open a new service centre in Singapore, to better support the company’s large installed base in the South-East Asia …
Union Engineering opens Singapore service centre Read MoreA week of celebrating Swedish literature in Vietnam has opened at the East-West Culture and Language Centre in Hanoi on May 18, with the debut a selected collection of Swedish …
Swedish literature week in Vietnam Read MoreThai Airways in Sweden has entered into a four-year IP telephony contract with Swedish IT company Carl Lamm under the agreement the IT company will provide Thai Airways with hardware, …
Thai Airways contracts Carl Lamm for IP telephony Read MoreNominated MP Siew Kum Hong has made a police report against netizens posting defamatory comments about him. He revealed this in his blog. He has also requested forums which hosted …
Singaporean MP accused for illegitimate Swedish funding Read MoreAs many as half of women who have moved from Thailand to Finland are believed to be living “underground”, beyond the reach of social safety nets, according to a fresh …
Violence and Residence permit drive Thai women underground in Finland Read MoreChurch of Sweden on Thursday 14 May hosted an evening for the Nordic community in Thailand to explain its decision to terminate renting its current villa on Sukhumvit Soi 33 …
Church of Sweden to Terminate Permanent Place in Bangkok Read MoreA new website for Nordcham in Hanoi was presented at the Annual General Meeting of Nordcham held on Thursday 7 May 2009 at Press Club in Hanoi. The Hanoi Branch …
Nordcham Hanoi Launches New Website Read MoreRecent theories are emerging in the mysterious death the Norwegian Julie Michelle Bergheim and American women Jill St. Orge who were vacationing in Thailand. Now the boyfriend of Jill St. …
New theories and questions on women’s death in Phi Phi Read MoreNew Swedish movie discuss globalisation, and its winner and losers. It is directed by Lukas Moodysson, who is behind international successes like ‘Fucking Åmål’, ‘Tilsammans’ and ‘Lilja 4-ever’ The movie, …
Moodyson makes movie on Philippines maids and Thai prostitutes Read More