Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Somaly Mam of Cambodia, who has campaigned against trafficking and child prostitution was Wednesday named winner of the World’s Children’s Prize. Queen Silvia of Sweden, one of the patrons of …
Cambodian Campaigner Get World’s Children’s Prize In Stockholm Read MoreTunisian oud player and vocalist Dhafer Youssef and his Norwegian backing band received massive praise for their performance at the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival on Sunday 10 March. An …
Praise to Dhafer Youssef and his Norwegian band Read MoreThe Honorary Consulate of Finland and Sweden in Medan will be closed temporarily as of 15 April 2008 as the Honorary Consul Mr. Steven Leonardi will move away from Indonesia.Details …
Finnish and Swedish Honorary Consulate in Medan Temporarily Closed Read MoreNeonode, the Swedish mobile communication company that develops touch screen technologies and designs mobile handsets, today announced that Excel Field International LTD, a major privately held Asian distributor, has placed …
Swedish Mobilephone Handset Entering Asia Read MorePhilippine Airlines (PAL) has purchased nearly 100 new mobile terminals for handling sales onboard its aircraft from Danish IT company DataFlight Europe. The terminals to be used onboard PAL’s fleet …
Danish inflight sales system on Philippine Airlines Read MoreMaersk Line has entered a vessel sharing agreement, with Malaysian MISC Berhad on shipping lanes between South East Asia and New Zealand.The agreement, which takes effect on June 9, includes …
Maersk AS in New Agreement with Malaysian MISC Berhad Read MoreWichin Singsorn, 29, a Thai citizen who went to Denmark to give his ill sister one of his kidneys have been trough almost all the feelings in the world since …
Extension of Visa to Thai Who Gave Kidney to Sister in Denmark Read More“This is my first posting in Asia and I’m thrilled to come to this region, which we all realize is growing in importance. I have seen a bit around Jakarta …
Swedish Ambassador Finds Fun in Jakarta Sun Read MoreThe Indonesia Norway Business Council (INBC) and the Danish Business Association (DBA) have decided to join forces and cooperate. The first joint event will be to invite all Nordic business …
Norwegian And Danish Business Communities In Indonesia Join Forces Read MoreTwo of the finalist in the Finnish “Ourvision Immigrant Contest” to go on stage on Saturday 26 April in the Finlandia Hall are from Indonesia. Adi Subari is working at …
Two Indonesians in Finnish Song Contest Read MoreDanish newspaper cartoonist Kurt Westergaard Wednesday managed to have his cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed removed from a controversial anti-Islam film made by a Dutch opposition legislator.“I am very happy …
Danish cartoonist wins battle against Dutch anti-Islam film Read MoreAbdulrahman Saleh, Indonesia’s former attorney general, was on Tuesday 8 April sworn in by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as the Indonesian ambassador to Denmark and Lithuania. Abdulrahman, who was replaced …
New Indonesian Ambassador to Denmark Sworn In Read MoreA 45-year old Danish woman has been arrested in Cambodia for attempting to smuggle narcotics. According to local Camboadian media reports quoted by Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet on Friday, she …
Danish Woman Arrested in Cambodia Read MoreTwo leading employers associations in Indonesia and Norway will conduct brand leadership training for small and medium scale entrepreneurs and facilitate exports of their products to Scandinavian countries.The Indonesian Employers …
Indonesian, Norwegian employers to train local entrepreneurs Read MoreAn annual bilateral dialogue on human rights will be held in Jakarta 15-16 April 2008. At this 7th Dialogue, the Indonesian and Norwegian delegation will respectively be represented by officials …
Indonesia – Norway to hold its 7th Dialogue on Human Rights Read MoreIn a statement prepared for publishing on the website of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (http://www.norcham.com/) President Axel Blom explains the reasons behind the decision to cancel the current office …
Thai Norwegian Chamber Seeking New Executive Director Read MoreTom Rene Dalby, a 61 year old Danish fugitive in the Philippines, was on Tuesday 1 April arrested in a raid at his rented apartment in Parañaque City by police …
Danish Fugitive Caught by Police in the Philippines Read MoreThai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce will from 1 July 2008 discontinue the current office sharing agreement with the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. The current sharing agreement is as old as the …
Thai-Norwegian Chamber Cancels Office Sharing with Thai-Swedish Chamber Read MoreThey have only existed since 2005, but still JazzKamikaze has already become an ambassador to promote Scandinavian jazz and music as a whole.The five brilliant musicians are just finishing up …
Scandinavian Sensation JazzKamikaze In Bangkok Read MoreDanish brewery giant, Carlsberg, may be able to secure more than the 10 percent stake reserved for it in the initial public offering of state-owned Vietnamese brewer Habeco, the Danish …
Carlsberg May Secure More Than 10 Percent Share of Vietnamese Habeco Read MorePolice in Thailand are training volunteers to help patrol the beaches in Phuket, amid concern over the impact on the country’s tourism industry of the brutal murder of three foreigners.In …
Volunteers To Help Police Patrol Thai Beaches Read MoreLee Kim-Poh, who is the honorary vice-consul of the Royal Danish Consulate in Penang, received on Friday 14th March 2008 the First Class of the Knight’s Cross of the Order …
Danish Consul Awarded First Class Knight’s Cross Read MoreOil could turn Cambodia into Asia’s Norway. That was the word in a UN-sponsored conference to discuss strategies to deal with the country’s expected offshore petroleum reserves held this Wednesday.Bangkok-based Norwegian …
Combodia as Asia’s Norway? Read MoreA 64-year-old Finnish man, Mr. Erkki Aaltonen, was stabbed to death in Pattaya, Thailand, late on Monday night. As reported in the local daily Pattaya Daily News, Mr. Aaltonen was found assaulted in his …
Finnish Man Murdered In Pattaya Read MoreThe Department of Tourism, partner travel agent Filtravel and Singapore Airlines has recently concluded a familiarization tour of the country for Denmark’s top travel agencies. The tour is part of …
Danish Travel Agents on Familiarization Tour to Philippines Read MoreDenmark is keen on supporting clean development mechanism (CDM) projects in Sabah, Malaysia, says its ambassador to Malaysia, Borge Petersen. The CDM is one of the systems introduced in the …
Denmark plans to support Malaysia’s green initiatives Read MoreWith only two months before ending its operations in the Philippines, the Swedish Embassy in Manila on Wednesday said it has stopped receiving new applications for residence and work permits. In …
Swedish Embassy In Manila Stop Receiving Residence and Work Permits Before Closing in May Read MoreFor years now the Danish Business Association in Indonesia has been almost non existent. But this is about to change. The 24 year old association gets a revival when the Danish …
DBA revival in Indonesia Read MoreFinnish telecomms infrastructure company, Nokia Siemens Networks, said on Monday (24 March) that it has signed a contract with PT Hutchison CP Telecommunications to strengthen HCPT’s GSM/WCDMA network coverage in …
Nokia Siemens Networks wins contract in Sumatra Read MoreIn addition to providing 2.3 million USD to the Government’s Recycled Energy Fund, Sweden will continue providing technical assistance to Viet Nam in developing recycled energy projects for rural areas, …
Sweden Helps Vietnam Develop Recycled Energy Read MoreThe A.P. Moller – Maersk Group announced on March 19th the appointment of Henrik Jensen as the new Maersk Line Country Manager for Malaysia and Singapore, and Thomas Lindy Sorensen …
Maersk Line Appoints New Country Managers for Malaysia and Singapore Cluster, and Thailand Read MoreA Thai man surrendered late Tuesday night for having allegedly murdered a Swedish tourist on a popular beach in this island provice.Akkaradej Tunkae, 31, who fled to Burma, contacted his …
Thai Man Arrested For Murder On Swedish Tourist Read MoreA two week vacation turned into currently nine months of separation from her mother for six year old Swedish girl, Alicia Elfversson.The mother of Alicia, Maria Elfversson, held a press conference …
Missing: Six Year Old Swedish Girl Abducted To Asia By Father Read More31 year old Ackaradet Tunkea known as Chon or Saichon has been identified as the murderer of Swedish tourist, Hanna Charlotta Backlund. His permanent address has been leaked by www.manager.co.th/local …
Suspect in Murder of Swedish Tourist Identified Read MoreA Swedish woman was Saturday 15 March around noon found stabbed to death on Mai Khao beach on Phuket only 300 meters from Mai Khao Beach Bungalow, where she was …
Swedish Woman Murdered on Phuket Read MoreThe Private Equity New Markets (PENM), a fund owned by Denmark’s investment group BankInvest, yesterday signed a strategic partnership contract with Vietnam Fan Joint Stock Co. to acquire a 25% …
Danish BankInvest Aquires Stake In Vietnam Fan Read MoreToday (March 14th) Nokia Siemens Networks announced that Indonesia’s biggest mobile service provider, Telkomsel, will be using the company’s market-leading location based services (LBS) solution in its mobile network.The new solution …
Indonesian Telkomsel To Use Nokia Siemens Network Services Read MoreThe Norwegian Maritime Business Delegation (NMBD) was in Hanoi this week to attend the 4th international exhibition on shipbuilding, marine technology and transportation, Vietship.Viet Nam News’ reporter, Tran Phuong Hoa, …
Norwegian Maritime Business Delegation Visits ‘Vietship’ Exhibition Read MoreSweden has pledged to work with Vietnam across a range of health services including primary health care, care for cancer patients and the treatment of hospital waste. The cooperation plan …
Sweden To Help Boost Vietnamese Health Care System Further Read MoreIt was an excited but peaceful crowd that gathered in Lumphini Park, Bangkok, early yesterday morning to protest the reprinting of the Danish Muhammad drawings and what they call ‘a …
Muslim Protesters Not Interested In Dialogue With Danish Government Read MoreA group of Muslims, who call themselves Muslims for Peace, are preparing a demonstration in Bangkok on Wednesday the 12th of March to urge Muslims in Thailand to boycott Danish …
Muslim Anti-Denmark Demonstration In Bangkok Wednesday Read MoreA Swedish business delegation is currently on a three-day visit to Brunei Darussalam to explore business opportunities in the country and at the same time, to promote investment opportunities in …
Swedish Business Delegation Currently In Brunei Read MoreDanish workwear maker Mascot_International has opened a new 10 million dollar factory and bonded warehouse in Tan Truong Industrial Park in Vietnam’s northern Hai Duong province.The company has leased another …
Danish Workwear Company Builds 10 Million Dollar Factory In Vietnam Read MoreIn beautiful settings in the Royal Danish Embassy garden, the DTCC Annual General Meeting 2008 took place on March the 6th. Around 60 people, representing most of the Danish leading …
The DTCC Annual General Meeting 2008: Goodbye to Leo Alexandersen. Read MoreThe Philippines will host this year’s International Conference on Gender, Migration and Development: Seizing Opportunities, Upholding Women Migrant Workers’ Rights” that will tackle the impact of migration on developing countries …
Philippines To Host 2-day International Conference On Women’s Rights Read MoreCommunist guerrillas raided a large gold mine in Mindanao, burning equipment and stealing firearms, the military said Friday. The New People’s Army attacked the Masara mine, jointly operated by Crew …
Norwegian Gold Mine In The Philippines Subjected To Guerrilla Raid Read MoreInformation technology security company F-Secure Corp has received a research grant in the total amount of 6.5 million Malaysian ringet from Multimedia Development Corp (MDeC) to the Malaysian branch of …
Finnish Company Receives Malaysian Grant Read MorePhilippine chef, Oscar Perez, has recently been appointed the new executive chef of the renowned St. Regis Bali. Graduating from the Hotel and Restaurant School, Mester Laeren, in Denmark, he …
Philippine Chef educated in Denmark appointed Executive Chef of the St. Regis Bali Read MoreA total of 34 people, mostly from Vietnam, went on trial in southern Sweden on Tuesday accused of trafficking people from Vietnam to Sweden, judicial sources said. The suspects are …
Vietnamese Smugglers On Trial In Sweden Read MoreThe Asian Institute of Technology has joined with Vietnam Electricity and Norwegian Electricity Cooperation to establish a three-year cooperative program for MBA graduate education, research, training, and consultancy activities designed …
Norwegian NEC Funds Scholarships In Vietnam Read More