Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, together with DANIDA, has launched the Trade Development Support Program (TDSP) worth 12.6 million U.S. dollars to assist Cambodia to expand its international trade, according …
Denmark Finances Cambodian Trade-Program Read MoreDanish ceramist Michael Geertsen has joined the project with his own 50 metre ceramic mural located on the slope in front of Hang Than Street in Hanoi. “It’s an excellent …
Danish mosaic in Hanoi Read MoreAn increasing number of Norwegian students travel to Bali as a part of their education. “As Norwegian ambassador, I am pleased with this development. It adds a new dimension between …
More and More Norwegians Studies in Bali Read MoreNow the Malaysian children has the chance to get to know the Snorkmaiden from the valley of the Moomins or the folklore-hero Väinämöinen of the Kalevala too. In March the well-known book …
Moomins goes Malaysian Read More‘Good girls go to heaven – Bad girls go to Pattaya’. T-shits with this and similar catchphrases fill up the unstable shelves of the small open-air clothing stalls along the …
Rolf builds ’The new Pattaya’ Read MoreSandy Stuvik has only just become a teenager, but that minor fact does not stop him from having about nine years of racing-experience on his resume. “My secret is to …
Sandy is racing his way to the top Read MoreA hundred thousand people in Cambodia have been forced to move from their land. Sweden drew attention to the humanitarian situation of the homeless in the first dialogue meeting between …
The right to land in dialogue between Sweden and Cambodia Read More“The Finnish development policy programme provides a solid foundation for responding the current development policy challenges: the economic crisis, the food crisis and the climate change,” says Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Director …
The Finnish development policy responds to the challenges in Vietnam Read MoreAccording to Avionnews a Singaporean Jumbo-jet is now turned into a hotel in Stockholm.In the Arlanda airport, a B-747/200 has been parked and turned in an hotel. Seats have been …
Singapore-Buildt Airplane Turned Into Swedish Hotel Read MoreNorway and Bali may be geographically far apart, but the magic of Indonesia’s top tourist destination still lures thousands of Norwegians to its beaches. But there is a new dimension …
Norway-Bali friendship day Read MoreCurrent Ambassador to Stockholm, Apichart Chinwanno, becomes deputy permanent secretary at MFA, one of several such DPS. He is to be replaced in Stockholm by Tanarat Tanaputti, the current Ambassador …
New Thai Ambassador in Stockholm Read MoreNokia plans to cut 1,700 jobs in sales, marketing and technology units due to falling consumer demand according to todayonline. It is not known how Nokia’s operations in Singapore will …
Nokia Singapore Fears Lay Offs Read MoreThe crew on MV Longchamp, a gas tanker on it way from Norway to Vietnam, who were hijacked by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa in January was released …
Pirate-Hijacked Filipinos and Indonesian on Norway-Vietnam Tanker Released Read MoreAs part of a Danish-funded project to promote free press, mass media training course held in the northern province of Quang Ninh in the weekend for representatives from more than …
DANIDA Supports Training of Vietnamese Journalists Read MoreLe Tan Sitek, a Norwegian-based Vietnamese architect, has published a book on s book entitled Mot Minh Tren Duong (Alone on the road). Le Tan Sitek was born in 1939 …
Norwegian-Vietnamese Publishes Book on East Asian Culture Read MoreDenmark’s ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations the Danish ambassador to Indonesia Børge Petersen, who resently presented his letter of appointment to ASEAN Secretary-General Director Surin Pitsuwan, …
Danish Ambassdor in Indonesia Appointed ASEAN-Ambassador Read MoreTwenty-seven ladies from various Nordic women’s networks in Bangkok on 19 March planted 70 trees in a government-owned semi-jungle setting in Samut Prakan. The initiative was organized by Scandinavian Airlines …
Scandinavian Airlines Plants Trees in Samut Prakan Read MoreThe Volvo Assembly factory in Samut-Prakarn outside Bangkok is possibly about to close due to bad sales figures. Volvo Car Thailand, who is responsible for the national marketing and sale …
Volvo Assembly Factory in Thailand Closed Down Read MoreThe Nordic countries continue to be the most “networked” economies in the world, but the US and Singapore are close behind, according to the latest rankings by the World Economic …
Scandinavia and Singapore: The most Networked Economies in the World Read MoreNorwegian Aker Yards and Singapore-based Amanda Group are establishing a shipyard in the form of a joint venture in Vung Tau in Vietnam, where Norway’s Aker Yards will own 70 …
Aker Yards goes to Vietnam Read MoreAccording to a new survey from the official Danish bureau of statistics (DST) the Vietnamese and the Thais immigrants in Denmark is the best to find work of the entire …
Vietnamese and Thais are Best at Getting Jobs in Denmark Read MoreAt the annual general meeting of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commence, Belgium-born Roby Jansens of Atlas Copco Ltd. was unanimously elected as the new president for the board of governors.“With …
Belgian New President for TSCC Read MoreWarships of Denmark and Turkey timely prevented an attack from pirates to a cargo ship of Vietnam on Aden Bay on March 15, said the Turkish Chief of naval staff.According …
Vietnamese Cargo Saved From Pirates by Denmark Read MoreIt is not so often you see the old Nordic Vikings so far away from the Arctic Circle, but on March 14, 2009 they arrived in Saigon! Suddenly the Vietnamese …
Lively VIKING FEST 2009 in Saigon Read MoreA new report by the Swedish-based International Foundation for Science (IFS) finds that Vietnamese scientists require additional funding and improved research environments to meet national development and conservation goals. Young …
Vietnamese Scientists Need Funding Read MoreFrode Teigen, who lives in Thailand and previously served as director of Naka Racha Ltd in Bangkok has been appointed Board director in the Swedish-based exploration and mining company, a …
Bangkok-Based Norwegian Appointed Board Director in Northland Resources Read MoreDespite financial crises Swedish tourist remain loyal to their long time favourite destination for their Holiday. Thailand is still among the Swedes most preferred countries. Along with respectively Grand Canaria …
Thailand Remains a Swedish Favourite Destination Read MoreIn the current global economic crisis, if workers share the burden of responsibility with their employers and vice versa, every problem can be properly resolved. This is the conclusion from …
Norway and Vietnam build industrial relations Read MoreAccording to Helsinki Times and Channel News Asia, Finland’s Neste Oil’s biodiesel plant will produce fuel for cars around the world. Diesel made from palm oil, vegetable oil and animal …
Singaporean/Finnish bio fuel to run cars in Europe and North America Read MoreUsed dinosaurs, cartoons and videogames will now secure a better future for poor and marginalized children from the opposite side of the world. The Children’s Museum of Stavanger hosted …
Stavanger-Children Donate Toys to the Akha tribe Read MoreThe Scandinavian churches in Southeast Asia are often a social centre and many Danes grow a keen interest in Buddhism, yoga or tribal religions when they go to the region. …
Are Danish Expatriates More Religious? Read MoreLess than half a year ago the Swedish Association in Hua Hin was founded at a meeting in November at “Sweden Retaurang” with 52 participants. Today, the Association has over …
Fast Growing Swedish Association in Hua Hin Read MoreFrom the outside the old wooden building looks like most of its neighbouring houses by the riverside in the centre of Chiang Mai. But don’t be deceived, the old cliché …
Lasse’s Unpretentious Gallery in Chiang Mai Read MoreUnsteady turnouts and a successful fashion show for the Danish Crown Princess. The past year’s ups and downs got evaluated and a new board was carried unanimously on the annual general …
New Board in Danish Women’s Network in Thailand Read MoreThe Danish top winner of the World Series Of Poker 2008, Jesper “Kipster” Hougaard, has been injured in a traffic accident in Thailand. According to the sports website www.bold.dk/poker, the Dane …
Danish Poker Winner Injured in Thailand Read MoreIt was a lovely evening with perfect weather and a nice, cool breeze when 59 people gathered at the Danish Embassy on Thursday 12th of March for the Danish-Thai Chamber …
A Whole New Board at the DTCC Read MoreNorway has planned to build 6,000 houses for cyclone victims in the Laputta township in Burma, according to the local Weekly Eleven News. The organization will build 300 houses as well …
Norway Plans 6,000 Houses in Nargis-Hit Burma Read MoreThe finish epic tale of The Descendant of Mon Man is now published in a special Vietnamese version as a cultural cooperation project between Finland and Vietnam. The project, sponsored …
Kalevala – Now in Vietnamese Read MoreFilipino children literature author Albert Gamos have been nominated in Sweden’s prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest prize for children and young adult literature according to the consulate …
Filipino Author Nominated to Astrid Lindgren Award Read MoreAmnesty International in Stavanger celebrated the International Day of Freedom of Speech by realising hundreds for balloons into the air in memory of the many people around the world – …
Balloons for Vietnamese Political Prisoners Read More“Some 150 years ago the right location was in England, where the industrial production was invented. Afterwards the US became the leading catalyst for the industrialized progress. 40 years ago …
Thailand The Ideal Location Read MoreBecause of a photo-id project, funded by WWF Denmark the whereabouts of the whale shark outsade the coast of Donsul in Sorsogon – the largest known annual congregation of whale …
WWF Denmark Uncovers Whereabouts of Filipino Sharks Read MoreThe estimated 110,000 undocumented Filipinos in Europe are expected to face harder times as employers there were told not to hire illegally staying third-country nationals due to a new EU …
Danmark Refuses to Ban Illegal Filipino Workers Read MoreA proposal to build an express railway between Vietnam’s two biggest cities has been submitted to the Vietnamese Government for approval. Sweden’s SkeriNova Holding Group outlined the proposed …
SkeriNova Plans Vietnamese Express Train Read MorePom Penh Municipal Court is set to hand down its latest verdict against former Phnom Penh police chief Heng Pov and five other men Thursday, in connection with the attempted …
Murder Suspected Cambodian Police Officer Soon to be Sentenced Read MoreThe Philippine government has dropped its precondition of a prolonged ceasefire with the communists as it scheduled another round of informal talks with them in Norway this month, a Vietnamese …
Norway Host Philippine Rebel Meeting Read MoreNorwegian shipbuilder Ulstein Group will soon be inaugurating its Manila Office, the Department of Foreign Affairs of The Philippines said on their website. Accroding to this the Philippine Ambassador to …
Norwegian shipbuilder sets up Manila office Read MoreVietnam and Laos signed a cooperative agreement on culture and art in the 2009-2012 period in Hanoi on March 5. Signatories to the document were the Vietnamese Minister of Culture, …
SIDA supports Vietnamese/Lao Cultural Cooperation Read MoreA 15 year-old Vietnamese student, Tran Le Hong Lien, has defeated 50 other candidates to win first prize in the Swedish Secondary School Mathematics Competition, according to the …
Vietnamese Wins Swedish Mathematics Competition Read MoreThe Cat Tien national park has signed a 500,000 USD project to develop eco-tourism with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Vietnam and Denmark. The project aims to improve the park’s …
Denmark and Vietnam in Joint Venture to Preserve Cat Tien Read More