Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Using a mobile phone while driving increases the risk of a road accident by 300 times. Director-General Datuk Suret Singh of the Malaysian Road Safety Department said on 27 July …
Malaysia Can Use Swedish Research on Mobile Phones Read MoreF-Secure, a leading Finland-based Internet security service company, announced on July 25, 2007 a partnership with SingNet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel), Asia’s leading telecommunications company. “We …
Finland-Based F-Secure and Singapore’s Leading ISP SingNet Announced Partnership Read MoreKusmayanto Kadiman, Indonesia’s State Minister for Research and Technology has cited Norway as a good example for Indonesia to follow when it comes to allocation of funds for Research & …
Indonesia to Boost R&D Spending Like Norway Read MoreNorwegian telecommunications company Telenor on July 24, 2007 reported higher net profit for second quarter 2007, and an increase in turnover. Net profit for Telenor was 3.25 billion kroner (568 million dollars), …
Telenor Gained Higher Second-Quarter Net Profit Read MoreThe Swedish company, Sweden Bio Energy will invest around US$143 million in biofuel development in Indonesia by opening a jatropha curcas plantation on 100,000 hectares of land and setting up a biofuel processing …
Sweden Invests $200 Million in Indonesian Biofuel Sector Read MoreNorwegian Transport company, Harald Grieg Ltd., is investing 594.720 US dollars in the Vietnamese company Ha Tien Transport JSC, Hanoi. Ha Tien Transport plans in the third quarter to issue more …
Norwegian Transport Company Invests in Vietnam Read MoreThe Credit component in the Danida supported agricultural sector programme has successfully provided loan facilities for rural households which are valuable for the agricultural and rural development in Vietnam.Limited access …
Danida’s Loan Program Pays Off Read MoreFinnish engineering and consulting group Pöyry said on July 23, 2007 it had won an €11-million (US$15 million) deal to design a coal power plant for the Vietnam Machinery Erection …
Finns to Build Coal Plant in Vietnam Read MoreTANDBERG, a global leader in visual communications with headquarter in Norway, will be conducting TANDBERG NOW Visual Communication Seminar in Singapore on August 22 and in Malaysia on September 18, …
TANBERG to Hold Seminars Promoting Video-Conferencing Read MoreNorway’s pension fund, which has a stated policy of ethical investments, is now under criticism due to its USD 145 million share in a Canadian mining company, Barrick Gold, that …
Norway’s Pension Fund Investment Under Criticisms Read MoreDiGi will be participating in the Edge-Bursa Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur Rat Race in the year 2007. Stefen Carlsson, the CFO said DiGi decided to have just the finance department …
DiGi Participates in Kuala Lumpur Rat Race 2007 Read MoreThis year it is 110 years ago King Chulalongkorn visited Sweden. To commemorate this visit a Thai Cultural Week is organised in Sweden 14-22 July.During the Thai Cultural Week an …
110 Year Anniversary of King Chulalongkorn’s Visit to Sweden Read MoreA joint-venture project named Kieler Vietnam between Kieler Architecture Denmark and Nha Vui Architect supporting the architectural services in Ho Chi Minh City has been granted with a new Joint Venture …
Kieler Architecture Denmark Recieved Joint Venture License Read MoreVietnamese consumers are among the most confident in the world, surpassed only by India, Norway, Denmark and New Zealand. In a survey conducted by AC Nielsen, the global market research …
Consumer Optimism Could Benefit Danish Retailers In Vietnam Read MoreFinanced by the Swedish government, a project sponsored by an Asian Development Bank was launched during a workshop on July 2, 2007 in partnership with the government’s Department of Health, members of …
ADB Supporting Philippines in Combating Spread of HIV/AIDS Read MoreCrown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand paid a visit to Sweden and resided at the Royal Thai Embassy in Stockholm and has returned to Thailand safely on July 26, 2007. The …
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Visited Sweden Read MoreThis summer a major reshuffle of Swedish Ambassadors will take place in South East Asia. Here’s the summary:Jonas Hafström, Swedish Ambassador to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Burma, has been appointed as …
Swedish Ambassadors’ Rotation In S.E.Asia Read MoreIn a newly developed ranking system, PriceWaterHouseCoopers rates Vietnam as the World’s currently most attractive investment country for manufacturing businesses, surpassing China, Poland, Chile and Malaysia. The report suggests that …
Vietnam is a Hot Piece of Cake for Investment Read MoreTelenor ASA’s Malaysian unit, DiGi, announced on July 20, 2007 that its second-quarter pretax profits came in at 344.52 million ringgit, up from 280.61 million the year before.DiGi said sales came in …
Telenor’s DiGi is Doing Well in Malaysia Read MoreThe Viet Nam Cooperative Alliance is coordinating with the Swedish Cooperative Centre to carry out housing programmes at lowest cost for its members.The alliance said when joining the programme, cooperative …
Sweden and Vietnam to Carry Out Housing Projects for Low-income Earners Read MoreSingapore Telecommunications (SingTel) on July 20, 2007 announced its entry into the pay television market, offering an Internet protocol-based service to challenge the monopoly of rival StarHub. SingTel’s Chief Executive for Singapore …
SingTel Launches Internet Protocol TV in Singapore Read MoreThe summer of 2007 marks the halfway point between the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs’) creation in 2000 and the deadlines in 2015. This survey was part of an awareness campaign …
Vietnamese More Aware on Survey about Poverty than Nordics Read MoreECCO shoes, international brand from Denmark, has opened its first “Arena” shop, a global concept shop in Thailand in July 2007 at Central City Bangna. The interior design of the …
ECCO Opened Its First “Arena” Shop in Bangkok Read MoreA new trade policy strategy from the Government of Denmark called “An Assertive Trade Policy Strategy – Danish Trade Policy in a Globalised World” aims at supporting international trade liberalisation …
New Danish Strategy Targets Free Trade With Asia’s Markets Read MoreImpact and lessons learned from the Danish supported Agricultural Sector Programme shows overall good results for thousands of Vietnamese farmers and stress the importance of Vietnamese ownership and institutional capacity …
Danish Agricultural Programme Achieved Good Results Read MoreLate last year, Norconsult, a Norwegian consulting firm, won a US$1.5 million contract to supervise construction work of the Xeset 2 dam in the south of Laos. Norconsult won the …
Norwegian Aid Helps Dam the Xeset River Read MoreEffective 1 July 2007, the Norwegian embassy in the Philippines will not accept cash for visa fee payment. Only MANAGER’S CHECKS payable to “The Royal Norwegian Embassy” shall be accepted. It …
New Mode of Payment for Visa Applications of Norwegian Embassy in The Philippines Read MoreThe Norwegian government launches a plan to cut down greenhouse gas emissions both in Norway and abroad.The government’s white paper, presented in June 2007, includes the world’s most ambitious climate …
Norwegian Government Takes Actions to Reduce Gas Emissions Read MoreNorway aims to be the first country in the world to launch environmentally-friendly ships based on fuel cell technology. Eidesvik Offshore ASA is the architect behind the model of fuel …
Norway Aims to Launch Environmentally-Friendly Ships Read MoreThe 3rd World Vovinam (Vietnamese martial art) Championship 2007 will take place in HCM City on July 20-21 at the Phu Tho Sports House with the participation of 215 athletes …
Vietnam to host World Vovinam Championship Read MorePilot projects are to be carried out on having integrated river basin management systems for Sungai Kedah and Sungai Selangor. The Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) will help with the …
DANIDA Helps River Management Project in Malaysia Read MoreWith the help from the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) , pilot projects are to be carried out on having integrated river basin management systems for Sungai Kedah and Sungai …
Danida to Aid Project on River Management in Malaysia Read MoreHaidic’s hotel offers hunting and fishing tours in Fredrika, 100 kilometres west of the coastal city Umea that is located some 660 kilometers north of Stockholm. But to makes ends …
Swedish Moose and Deer Antlers Make Asian Love Pills Read MoreSapura Industrial Bhd (SIB) expects its export revenue contribution to reach 20% to 30% in less than five years after it taps new markets such as Norway and Brazil. Chief …
Malaysia’s SIB Taps New Market in Norway Read MoreThe training kits are published by the small livestock component in the agricultural sector programme, supported by Danish Embassy. Copies are available from the National Agricultural Extension Center (NAEC). 14,500 …
Danish Supported Training Kits Help Vietnamese Farmers Read MoreDanida supports Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (VCCI) work to make arbitration and legal contracts more used in the business sector all over Vietnam. In the traditionally less developed …
Danida Supported the Arbitration and Contract Writing Courses Read MoreSwedish anti-paedophile police trying to stop child sex tourism have opened an email address for tourists in Thailand to report child sex abuse. The email address, [email protected] , has been …
Swedes in Thailand Asked to Report Paedophiles Read MoreVietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) which is part of Danida’s Business Sector Program Support collects used children’s clothes among their staff in order to support children living with …
Business Association Helps Danida Supports Children With HIV/AIDS Read MoreSeveral Danish companies see the potential in Vietnam’s metal industry and are already doing business here and the Embassy expects that the sector will continue to attract interest from Danish …
Danish Firms See Potential in Vietnam’s Metal Industry Read MoreFor the second time this year, the Danish rock band Sasha Bach Band has been selected to give a concert at one of Singapore’s biggest music festivals, the SingFest music …
Sasha Bach Band Visits Singapore Read MoreAs from Friday, 15 June 2007, a new EC Regulation on controls of cash movements became effective in all EU Member States. In accordance with the Regulation, travellers entering or …
Passengers Carrying 10,000 Euros or More in Cash Must Declare the Cash at External Border of the EU Read MoreAn Oslo court on June 29, 2007 sentenced a Norwegian man to seven years in prison for sexually assaulting six Thai children aged around 11 to 15 in 2004 and …
Norwegian Jailed for Sexual Assault of Thai Children Read More”Where were you last Wednesday? Are you having an affair?”. This is not marital problems, but the conversation in the ‘locker room’ of The Flying Farangs – Bangkok’s very own …
Flying Farangs – Expat Ice Hockey in Bangkok Read MoreThe famous actor and billionaire Klaus Pagh has marries a Thai woman by the name Nancy. The fact that Klaus Pagh was already 44 years old when Nancy was born, …
Klaus Pagh Marries Young Thai Woman Read MoreThe Universiade is an international sports event for university students that is organised every other year. This year Thailand and Bangkok will host the games. The theme for this year’s …
Sweden Participates in Bangkok Universiade Sports Game Read MoreThis year it is 110 years ago King Chulalongkorn visited Sweden. To commemorate this visit a Thai Cultural Week is organised in Sweden 14-22 July.During the Thai Cultural Week an …
Thai Cultural Week in Sweden Read MoreThe sun, the beach and a tighter stomach. That is what Health Care Denmark (HCD) offers in a combined solution. Plastic surgery and a luxury holiday in one convenient package. …
Thai Plastic Surgery Hospital Critical of Its Danish Agent Read MoreMaersk Logistics announced on July 9, 2007 that they have integrated the Dutch freight forwarding company Damco Sea & Air with Maersk Logistics forwarding activities. The combined business will trade …
Maersk Logistics Damco and Sea & Airforwarding Services Integrate to Form Damco Read MoreThe Finnish Nokia giant is making Skype, software that lets you use your computer and internet connection to communicate with anyone, anywhere in the world, available on the N800 Internet …
Now There’s Skype on Nokia N800 Internet Tablet Read MoreFour people believed to be North Koreans have sought refuge in the Danish embassy in Vietnam, a Danish diplomat said on 11 July 2007.“Three women and one man entered the …
Refugees at Danish Embassy in Vietnam Read More