Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
With the more charter flights from Scandinavian countries, the tourism in Phuket enjoys strong tourist ‘low-season’ and has been gradually improving since the tsunami, and will be even better in …
Phuket’s Charter Flights From Scandinavia Read MoreNorway has become the first major donor with a donation of about $3.5 million to the joint initiative of $44-million programme that has been launched by UNFPA, the United Nations …
Norway, First Major Donor to Joint Initiative, Including Indonesia and Malaysia Read MoreThe biggest growth markets in July were those of Portugal, the Netherlands and Thailand. In Portugal, the biggest growth was in salted fish and clipfish, while in the Netherlands growth …
Record Summer for Exports of Norwegian Seafood Read MoreSpeaking to The Nation from an undisclosed location in Sweden, Pattani United Liberation Organisation (Pulo)’s foreign affairs chief Kasturi Mahkuta, maintained that it was not entirely out of the question …
From Sweden, Bangkok and Phuket Could Come Under Attack Read MoreNorway has funded a 5 M USD poverty reduction project which has benefited seven disadvantaged villages in the coastal district of Trieu Phong, central Quang Tri province, Vietnam, reported on …
Norway Funded Project Benefits Vietnam Read MoreIn the Norwegian Grand Travel Awards 2007 held in Oslo, the capital city of Norway, on 8 January, 2007, Thailand was voted by more than 300 traveling companies as “The …
Norwegian Magazine Awards Thailand Read MoreMalene Mortensen, young Danish Jazz singer will be accompanied by one of Denmark’s leading young talents, the pianist Kasper Villiaume who has won several prizes in Denmark and internationally with his …
Malene Mortensen Performs Live in Bangkok Read MoreAs Norway’s result of banning 924 products from China including unsafe lighters and wobby strollers in the month July besides Iceland, Liechtenstein, and EU, Indonesia’s ban on the import of …
Like Norway vs. Others, Indonesia Ban Products Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg posted higher-than-expected operating profit on August 9, 2007 boosted by growth in Eastern Europe and Asia and raised its outlook for the year, sending its shares up …
Carlsberg Gains Higher Profit in Vietnam Read MoreTeam Precision, a contract electronics manufacturer headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, has established a presence in Sønderborg in southern Jutland. It is the first time that the company has located premises …
Thai electronics manufacturer Team Precision sets up in Denmark Read MoreSaxo Capital Markets, the Singapore subsidiary of Saxo Bank A/S Denmark, has formalized a data feed arrangement with the exchange regarding the issue that stock listed on the Singapore Exchange …
Saxo Clients Can Trade Online on Singapore Stock Exchange Read MoreA Thai woman, Pornsiri Semitlow, has been found dead on August 7, 2007 in the house where she lived with her Swedish husband, Jesper Eugen Semitlow, in Chonburi province. The …
A Thai Woman Married to a Swedish Man Found Dead in Their Home Read MoreDanish’s government would continue to support Vietnam in its national development on the basis of the Denmark-Vietnam Cooperation Development Strategy for the year 2006 until the year 2010, which Denmark’s …
Danish Supports Vietnam in National Development Read MoreTo help manage Thailand’s international reserves, like Norway, Thailand should form and independent unit, investing in private equity that provides high returns in the long term, which may entail hiring …
Thailand Like Norway Should Form an Independent Unit Read MoreEricsson has been awarded an expansion contract by PT Excelcomindo Pratama Tbk (XL) to expand its GSM/GPRS and WCDMA/HSPA in Indonesia. Under the agreement, Ericsson will supply both best-in-class 2G and …
Ericsson Secured Network Expansion Contract by XL in Indonesia Read MoreThe leading Danish container shipping company, A.P. Moller – Maersk announced the appointment of Thomas Gullacksen as Thailand Country Manager, effective 1 August 2007. As Country Manager for Thailand, Thomas …
Maersk Announced Thomas Gullacksen as New Country Manager for Thailand Read MoreAre you tired of dark, cold Scandinavia? Or merely lonely? Then why not go to Thailand and enjoy your self with the young beautiful Thai woman?This is what the Norwegian …
Love Sex and Fidelity in the Country of Smiles Read MoreThe administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has yet to transmit the JPEPA ( Japan-Phillipines Economic Partnership Agreement) to the Senate since the trade deal was signed in Helsinki, Finland in …
Phillippine to Ratify JPEPA Signed in Finland Read MoreIn January 2008 a Danish school will open in Koh Lah in the Andaman See in Thailand. The school follows the Danish curriculum and is open for children from 1st …
Danish School Opens in Koh Lanta Read MoreWithin the last couple of years Vietnam has experienced a tremendous economic growth. This has lifted a great part of the population out of poverty. As a part of Denmark’s …
Vietnam too Rich for Development Assistance Read MoreChildren of Norwegian fathers and Thai mothers in Thailand often end up as social losers. In many cases the Norwegian father is 30 or 40 years older than the mother. …
Norwegian Children in Thailand Become Social Losers Read MoreAs of December 3, Finnair’s flights to Bangkok will operate twice daily in response to Thailand’s guaranteed warm weather and swimming waters which are attractive to tourists throughout the year, …
Finnair’s Strong Demand in Bangkok Read MoreTom Olafsen, a 47 years old man, who was staying at Thianthong Condominium on Jomthien Soi 7 in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district, Pattaya, Thailand, collapsed and died early on …
Norwegian Tourist Collapses and Dies in Pattaya Read MoreHRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand was on His visit to Sweden in July 2007, accompanied by his wife, HRH Princess Srirasmi, and their son, HRH Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti.The …
The Royal Family Visit to Sweden Read MoreThe defectors had initially requested help from the South Korean Embassy, which was allegedly rejected. After their entry into the Danish Embassy in Vietnam on July 11 compound, the Vietnamese …
North Korean Defectors Left Danish Embassy in Vietnam Read MoreThe St. Regis Hotel, Singapore, which will open in December, now has its full management team in place, headed by the experienced Norwegian hotelier Yngvar Stray.Designed by internationally acclaimed architects …
St. Regis Hotel in Singapore to be Managed by a Norwegian Hotelier Read MoreIndonesian boat reconstruction projects in Probolinggo, which are under development and replica of a 1901 Norwegian lifeboat are a 12-meter twin-screw sport fishing which is also known as service vessel, …
Indonesian Projects Replicate 1901 Norwegian Lifeboat Read MoreSwedish Ericsson has been awarded a contract extension by Indosat, a telecommunication and information service provider in Indonesia, to expand its WCDMA/HSPA network coverage in greater Jakarta. Ericsson said that …
Ericsson Expands WCDMA/HSPA Network for Indosat in Indonesia Read MoreThe Bangkok Flying Farangs Ice Hockey Club will be hosting its 4th annual charity golf tournament on Saturday, August 25th, 2007 at the Phoenix Golf & Country Club in Pattaya. …
The 4rd Annual Flying Farangs Open Charity Golf Tournament Read MoreLike Sweden, both men and women should be given the option to take time off to look after the children in Malaysia, said Maria Chin Abdullah, Women’s Development Collective (WDC) …
Malaysia Adopt Children Policy Like Sweden Read MoreThe Legal Empowerment and Assistance for the Disadvantaged (LEAD) program, focused on West Kalimantan, Maluku, North Maluku, Central Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi, to improve legal literacy levels and provide free …
Norway and Sweden Help Finance Indonesia’s LEAD Program Read MoreOriflame’s local currency sales for Asia in the second quarter increased by 60% driven by a 53% increase in the average sales force and a 4% increase in productivity. Euro …
Oriflame See Higher Profit in Asia Market Read MoreF-Secure Corporation achieved accelerated 11% quarter over quarter growth rate in its strategic Internet Service Provider (ISP) business during Q2, compared to a 6% growth in the first quarter, representing …
F-Secure With ISP Accelerates Strong Growth in Q2 Read MoreWritten by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, Enemy of the People will be staged from August 4-12 at Pentas 2, Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) in Jalan Stratchan during the Black …
Norwegian Play Will Be Shown in Malaysia During the Black Box Festival Read MoreThe Asia Commercial Bank ( ACB) in Vietnam has been chosen to carry out the Danish International Development Agency (Danida)’s mixed credit programme targeting small and medium-sized enterprises.Danida loans are …
Danida Provides Credit to Businesses Read MoreKey technical papers and training material are being produced with Danish support to help train poor Vietnamese farmers in sustainable aquaculture practices and techniques, which are important to the overall sustainability …
Danish Supports Vietnam Towards Sustainable Development of Aquaculture Read MoreIndonesia’s second largest telecoms firm by revenues, PT Indosat announced on 1 August, 2007 that, the Swedish vendor will supply core, radio access network and transmission equipment, covering network design, …
Swedish Vendor Supply For Indosat Read MoreThe state-owned one-member Haiphong Water Supply Ltd., Co. has commissioned a water treatment plant, VND 17.4 billion water plant financed by loans from the Finnish Development Agency (FINIDA) designed to …
Finland Financed Vietnam’s Haiphong Water Plant Read MoreWith support from the Danish embassy, the Vietnamese pharmaceutical Mediplantex has obtained the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) Certificate that meets the standards set by World Health Organisation (WHO) to sell …
Danish Embassy Helped Mediplantex to Obtain GMP Certificate Read MoreFollowing the acquisition, EAC Industrial Ingredients is expected to achieve annual sales of around 110 mln dkr in Malaysia, which will make the country the business’s fourth-largest market after Thailand, …
Acquisition Strengthens Danish EAC in Malaysia Read MoreDenmark and Vietnam puppeteers will participate in this year Jerusalem International Puppetry Festival which is held from August 4 to 16. This is the first time Vietnamese puppetry will be performed …
Denmark and Vietnam to Participate in Jerusalem International Puppetry Festival Read MoreThe popularity of Thailand as a holiday destination has exploded in Finland, a Statistics Finland (SF) statement revealed on July 27, 2007.According to SF figures, Finns have had some 90,000 …
More Finnish Holidaymakers Travel to Thailand Read MoreDenmark has granted 806.000 DKK to support the promotion and explanation of the gender equality law and bylaws in the Vietnamese society. The gender inequality in Vietnam is mainly due to …
Denmark Helps Promote Gender Equality in Vietnam Read MoreSupported by Danida, the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) will undertake an electronic publishing project to ensure Vietnamese benefit from the newest developments in the information technology. Danida has …
Electronic Publishing Project Makes Use of New Technology Supported by Danida Read MoreSweden-based Ikea that offers a wide range of home furnishings at low prices and currently has 250 stores in 35 countries, appointed Michael la Cour, a deputy manager based in Vietnam to …
Ikea’s Deputy Manager in Vietnam Transferred to Florida Read MoreThe second phase of the Danish supported Agricultural and Rural Development Sector Programme Support aims to support and improve the women’s position in the agriculture as well as in the …
Denmark Supports Female Farmers in Vietnam Read MoreScania Malaysia, the wholly owned subsidiary of Swedish truck maker Scania CV AB wants to continue its growth in Malaysian market as sees a growing demand in Malaysia for European-made trucks …
Swedish Truck Maker Scania to Continue Its Growth in Malaysia Read MoreFinnish consulting and engineering group Poyry Plc has been awarded an engineering contract valued at US$15.09 million for the Vung Ang power plant project, a 2 x 600 MW coal-fired …
Finland’s Poyry Plc Wins Engineering Contract in Vietnam Read MoreFinland has donated about 2 million US dollars for Cambodia to improve its land registration, officials said to the Chinese news agency Xinhua on 21 July. Mean Chanvanny, chief of Cabinet …
Finland Provides 2 M USD For Cambodia to Improve Its Land Registration Read MoreThe Danish government has pledged nearly 9 million Krone (almost 1.5 million USD) in aid to help Vietnam assess the impacts of environmental sanitation on the health of the local …
Denmark to Help Northern Vietnam Assess Environmental Sanitation Read More