Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
With growth rate of 60-70% a year, the highest in Asia, the Vietnamese mobile phone market has become an attractive destination for foreign telecom groups. Ola Ree, chief of Norway’s …
Mobile phone market attractive to foreign investors Read MoreAt the annual meeting of Filipinos in Scandinavia “Pulong ng Nayan”, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry promised to lower the remittance fees for immigrants.When immigrants work in Norway and want to …
Norway Vows Lower Remittance Fees for Immigrants Read MoreThe doctors didn’t know what was in the tanks being sprayed on the corpses and on them. The Norwegian Newspaper Aftenposten reported that as many as 30 percent of forensic …
Norwegian And Swedish Tsunami Aid Workers Sick Read MoreYesterday, the winners of Odense Film Festival was revealed. The Danish director Michael Christoffersen won with his documentary “Milosevic – president accused” the largest of the Danish film prizes. …
Danish Film Festival Audience Preferred “The Thai Wife’s” Read MoreTore Naerland and his friends from the Bike For Peace organisation will now push their pedals harder than ever before to get trough with the group’s biggest event, a double …
Bike For Peace Launch Doubletrip To Thailand And Vietnam Read MoreIt’s getting tougher, and more expensive, to get a Norwegian passport. Starting September 1, 2008 persons applying for Norwegian citizenship will have to prove their proficiency in the Norwegian language. …
Norway Toughens Rules For Citizenship Read MoreThe European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of certain assets of Loparex by Mondi. The Finnish group had announced in mid-April that it was …
EU Approves Acquisition of Plants In Thailand Read MoreYesterday was the monthly evening of Danish networking hosted by the Danish Chamber of Commerce. About seventy Danes showed up. The balcony at Sukhumvit House nr. 1 was crowded and …
Seventy Danes Showed Up at a Networking Event in Bangkok Read MoreFor the first time, Ericsson has combined a GSM base station and satellite transmission in a solar-powered site, enabling Cambodian mobile operator Star-Cell to expand its network coverage in remote …
Ericsson deploys rural, solar-powered site with satellite transmission in Cambodia Read MoreNorwegians engaged in the identification of victims from the tsunami in South-East Asia have since been suffering from respiratory infections. And experts believe these are caused by the strong chemicals …
Norwegians Sick From Tsunami Spray Read MoreJohan Dennelind, DiGi’s Chief Executive Officer revealed that the ICT industry is set to surpass the aviation industry as a major contributor of CO2 emissions by 2012, according to a …
DiGi Go” Deep Green” Read MoreMaersk Group announced the appointment of Omar Shamsie as the new Maersk Line Country Manager for Malaysia and Singapore. Omar will be responsible for the development and execution of strategy …
Maersk Line Appoints New Country Manager For Malaysia And Singapore Cluster Read MoreIndonesia and Denmark called for climate negotiators gathered in Africa to speed up talks to clinch an agreement by next year on how to curb the output of greenhouse gases …
Indonesia and Denmark Cooperate During Climate Negotiations Read MoreThe mosquitoes carried virus dengue fever, is raging with massive force in Thailand and Southeast Asia. In Thailand especially Koh Samet, Koh Mun and Koh Kodi devastated by dengue fever …
Deadly Dengue Fever Raging In Thailand Read MoreNorrtalje District Court in Sweden dismissed the case filed against K.T.Rajasingham, Chief Editior of Asian Tribune, based in Sweden by Vijay Eeswaran, a Malaysian National and the Managing Director of …
Case Against Asian Tribune Dismissed By A Court In Sweden With Compensation Read MoreDenmark has reached agreement on the purchase of CO2 credits from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in Malaysia with the Malaysian company Brite-Tech Ventures Sdn. Bhd. and technology from …
Denmark Agree On New Climate Project In Malaysia Read MoreScaberia, a Norway-based Technology and Innovations Consultancy firm, announced on August 20 2008 that it has extended its strategy with a new concept called “Business meets Technology”. The principle idea …
Norway-based Scaberia Extends Strategy and Opens New Office in Singapore Read MoreEstablished in 1834, Danish Selection has distinguished itself as the premier manufacturer of fruit spreads in Denmark, produced only from the finest fruits and berries. Unlike most jams, Danish Selection …
DANISH SELECTION is coming to Singapore Read MoreThailand’s PTT Exploration & Production PLC (PTTEP) has struck a deal with Norway’s Golar LNG Ltd. to pursue investment in floating LNG (FLNG) production projects worldwide. Two parties will jointly …
PTTEP, Golar to develop floating LNG production Read MoreA new freight line has been opened up between St Petersburg and the Port of Gothenburg. The Singapore headquartered shipping line X-Press Container Line has commenced operating a loop from …
New Singapore shipping line between St Petersburg and Gothenburg Read MoreDiGi.Com Berhad (“DiGi”) has announced the appointment of Sigve Brekke as its Chairman, and Non-Independent and Non-Executive Director with immediate effect succeeding Arve Johansen who returns to Telenor Headquarters in …
Sigve Brekke Is DiGi’s New Chairman Read MoreWe want YOU to do more than just switch on your TV and do a wave on your couch! We invite you toenjoy a full day of Soccer and fun. …
GOAL! 4th ECCP Soccer Cup 2008 Read MoreA television team from Singapore pay a visit to the Danish town Hjørring to make a feature on design and architecture. The show will be about libraries, and Hjørrings library …
TV Team From Singapore Visit “Different” Danish Library Read MoreThe Danish Education Minister Bertel Haarder will have hairdressers and lawyers to teach in primary school. “We need to attract hairdressers or lawyers, who may have an old dream …
Learn From Singapore: Hairdressers And Engineers Can Teach Read MoreNorway`s Red Cross is providing Rp15 billion of Rp18 billion needed to build much-needed facilities at Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD)`s Mental Hospital, NAD Deputy Governor Muhammad Nazar said. The start …
Norwegian Assistance To Build New Facilities At NAD Mental Hospital Read MoreThailand‘s Total Access Communication PCL said on Tuesday it expected to launch a third generation (3G) mobile service in the first quarter of 2009, which should generate revenue in 2010. …
Thailand’s TAC To Launch 3G Early In 2009 Read MoreCare Danmark, the Danish branch of the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere humanitarian agency, and Dong Energy have entered into a collaboration agreement on the development of energy projects, …
Dong Energy, Care To Collaborate On Climate Projects In Vietnam Read MoreThe distinctive band was founded by Finnish/Thai composer, lyricist, singer, and guitarist Tang. Finland-based band Black Temple – the worlds first Kung-Fu Metal band – will release their highly anticipated …
Thai- Finnish Band Releases Newest Single Read MoreThe Da Nang Centre for Tourism Promotion asked the Finnish Embassy to help tourism companies in Da Nang reach Finnish tourist by introducing them to Finnish tourism companies. According to …
Da Nang Centre Ask Finland To Help In Tourism Read MoreFor now, the quiet seaside town of Rayong is probably known as much, perhaps not always fairly, for pollution as it is for property. However, its flourishing real estate market …
Danish Real Estate: Rayong Market Picking Up Read MoreIngeborg Steinholt has been appointed Executive Director of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce on August 11 2008. She is the successor of John Svengren, who will continue as executive director …
New Executive Director of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta has decided to give financial support to Jakarta International Film Festival (jiffest). The festival will last from 5 – 14 December 2008. The Norwegian …
Norway Support Film Festival In Jakarta Read MoreMaersk Contractors has named the latest addition of high efficiency jack-up rigs to the fleet. The new rig is the second in a series of four identical rigs currently under …
New High Efficiency Jack-up Named In Singapore Read MoreJoanna Phermchai-Nielsen is the new trainee at the Danish Chamber of Commerce. She was born in Roskilde 25 years ago by a Danish father and a Thai mom. Today she …
New Trainee at the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok. Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy welcomes two new trainees, Ida Sophie Tancula Plum and Elaheh Peyman Tabar, who will work at the Embassy until the end of January , 2009.Ida Sophie …
New Trainees at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok. Read MoreAll the transfer gossip is over, as the new cosmoleague season kicked off this weekend. The Vikings managed to sign highly rated Naoki Fukushima on a free transfer to bolster …
Great Ambitions Got A Blow In The Season Opener Read MoreSAS Scandinavian Airlines has noted a growing interest for its upcoming winter program, which offers a new route to Delhi and the return of two popular seasonal routes: Copenhagen-Dubai and …
Strong Demand For SAS’ Asian Routes Read MoreIt is the book that to teach Swedish men how to buy sex. And it is sold in one of Vinge’s largest hotels in Phuket Thai – next to the …
Book Teaches Swedish Men To Buy Sex In Thailand Read MoreIFU, The Industrial Fund for Developing countries, recently signed one more agreement with a Danish company, to set up the production of alternative energy in southern Vietnam. In addition, the …
Huge Increase In Danish Investments In Vietnam Read MoreThree years after the first stone was layed in Fredrika, Sweden, the construction of Europe‘s largest Buddhist temple not yet begun. And no one can today say when, or if, …
Lack Of Funds Delay Europe’s Largest Buddhist Temple Read MoreTwo Swedes, Tommy Wallin and Joakim Nordborg, has the last few weeks written about the plans to organise something which may be Europe’s biggest Thai festival in the summer 2009 …
Exciting Plans For Thai Festival In Östersund In 2009 Read MoreH.E. Eivind S. Homme handed over his credentials to His Excellency President Susilo Bambang Yudhojono during a state ceremony at the Presidential Palace on August 12. Coming from the position …
New Norwegian Ambassador To Indonesia Read MoreKimi Raikkonen achievement in becoming the latest Finnish driver to win the Formula 1 world championship last year is to be honoured by his country’s postal service through a new …
Kimi Gets Finnish Stamp Of Approval Read MoreThe room for the adopted child is already decorated and there is seldom a day, without Sophia and Sören Södö is feeling the desire to be parents. They began …
Record Breaking Waiting Time For Adoption Read MoreVietnamese man charged in large narco trail by the court in the Danish town Odense. The Plant that is on the agenda when the court in Odense in the …
A Danish And A Vietnamese Man Is Indicted For Hashish Nurseries And Hard Drugs Read MoreLundin Petroleum AB, Sweden‘s largest oil explorer, with new licenses in Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia plunged to a six-month low in Stockholm trading after second-quarter profit missed estimates and …
Lundin Petroleum Slumps To Six-Month Low Read MoreIf the oil price of oil stays where it is, Finns would no longer fly to Thailand or other Asian Countries for warmth during their holidays. People would not be …
Expensive Oil Could Stop Finns Going To Asia Read MoreAt least 12 Swedes is stuck in the flood in Vietnamese province of Lao Cai, but they are all doing relatively well. Renée Peyron, the embassy secretary at the …
More Than 10 Swedes Stuck In Vietnamese Floods Read MoreElectromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS), Trondheim Norway, has been awarded a contract worth more than USD 5 million by a repeat customer in Malaysia. The work has commenced and EMGS is …
Norwegian EMGS Awarded Shallow Water Contract In Malaysia Read MoreThe travel agency Exotissimo Travel has made a group on Facebook. The purpose is to make a forum, where Exotissimo travelers can connect and exchange experiences. There will also be …
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