Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Ikea, the Swedish retail group, has delayed plans to expand into Thailand due to an increasingly uncertain environment for multinational investors prompted by last year’s military coup and a series of …
IKEA Delays Investing in Thailand Read MoreSwedish card transaction and communication platforms developer Eurovip Group AB announced on Friday 21 September that it has received new contracts within the business area Telecom in Thailand and Nigeria.In …
Sweden’s Eurovip Secures New Contracts in Thailand Read MoreIn order to improve the export and competitiveness of Vietnamese fisheries products, the Danish funded fisheries sector programme (FSPSII) is assisting state authorities and private enterprises in developing strategies for …
DANIDA Supports the Development of Brand Name Strategies in Vietnam’s Fisheries Sector Read MoreThe HCM City-based Asian Trails Co is preparing to receive large groups of European tourists who will come to Viet Nam on regular chartered flights in December.The tour company’s director, …
Vietnam expects more Tourists from Sweden Read MoreThe captain of a Norwegian gas transport ship, Simen Sparre Knudsen, died after he was stabed near the Kata Karon lookout on September 23, 2007.The Norwegian captain aged 47 was …
Norwegian Ship Captain Stabbed to Death in Thailand Read MoreDance athletes from Finland, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are expected to troop to the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel grand ballroom on September 22, 2007 as the second International Dancesport …
Dance Athletes Troop to Philippine Read MoreHandelsbanken is the first Swedish bank to open a representative office in Malaysia. The new office was launched at a cocktail reception held at the Swedish Ambassador Helena Sångelands residence …
Handelsbanken Opens Malaysia Office Read MoreIt is part of his trip to the region, including China, South Korea and Singapore, to discuss the challenges of globalization and share experiences on research, development and growth. The …
Swedish Minister to Visit Singapore from Sep 23 to 24 Read MoreThe debt ratings agency, Fitch Ratings has affirmed Norway-based telecommunications provider Telenor’s Long-term debt with a Negative Outlook. Fitch says that in addition to the recent deconsolidation of 56.5%-owned Ukrainian …
Telenor’s Overseas Problems Confirm Negative Outlook for Debt Ratings Read MoreIn a new strategic plan, 32 new seafood processing plants are to be built in the Mekong Delta by 2010 to increase the production of Pangasius (Basa, Tra fish). At …
Danish Companies See Seafood Market Opportunities in Mekong Delta Read MoreThe Danish work wear corporation Mascot International A/S has managed to establish safety conditions of international standards at Mascot’s construction site in Hai Duong province, 50 km from Hanoi. The …
Danish Mascot Safety Project Reduces Accident Rate in Vietnam Read MoreRuben Madsen who previously was the Danish Ambassador to Serbia was already appointed ambassador to the Embassy of Denmark Singapore but the decision was changed over the summer. He is …
Who is the new Danish Ambassador to Singapore? Read MoreThe Networking Evening for the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian Chambers of Commerce at Silom Village on Thursday 20 September was a cosy and successful event. The networking evening was well-attended by …
Cosy Nordic Networking in several languages Read MoreMichael Nilsson, Executive Director of Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce, will in January 2008 move to Canada with wife Tracy and newly born daughter. Tracy, who has been working with IKEA …
Michael Nilsson Moving to Canada in January Read MoreOpcom Holdings Bhd, a Malaysian company manufacturing fiber optic cables and cable related products is optimistic that its partner, Ericsson Network Technologies AB, Sweden, in a consortium with other companies …
Malaysia’s Opcom Confident Ericsson will Win Job Read MoreDanish brewer Carlsberg AS said it entered into a joint venture with state-owned Hanoi beer &Beverage Corp. to build a brewery in southern Vietnam.Carlsberg and Hanoi Beer & Beverage, or …
Carlsberg Formed A Joint Venture With Hanoi Beer & Beverage Read MoreThe Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to replace the duty phone outside working hours for all Danish Embassies by a centralized 24/7 call centre in the Consular Department …
24/7 Call Centre for All Danish Embassies Read MoreMarine group Ezra Holdings has awarded a S$162 million contract to Norway’s Karmsund Maritime Service to design and build a support vessel. The vessel is expected to be delivered by …
Norway’s Karmsund Martime Service Won Contract To Build Vessel for Singapore’s Marine Group Read MorePhilippine Ambassador Maria Zenaida Angara Collinson said President Halonen wanted to visit Philippines after she presented her credentials in Helsinki last August 30. President Arroyo is the first Philippine President …
Finnish President Plans to visit the Philippines Read MoreOne Swedish woman was among the 89 passengers and crew who died in a plane crash on the southern Thai island of Phuket on Sunday and one Swedish man is …
Fates of Swedish Passengers on One-Two-Go Airlines Flight OG269 Read MoreAn international company of Danish origin, A P Moller Maersk, has appointed Jesper Praestensgaard as chief executive for Maersk in Southeast Asia where he will implement and execute the global …
Maersk’s New Chief Executive for Southeast Asia Read MoreOn the night of 16 September, Peter Wolmeryd, a 22 years old Swede was arrested on drug charges. Pol.Lt.Col Chotiwat Reungwilai and his team from Lumpini Station caught Peter with …
Swede Ex-model Arrested for Drug Possession Read MoreCecilia Hansen, 25, from Copenhagen, Denmark, will be working as trainee at the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce for the next six months. She holds a bachelor degree in anthropology and …
New Danish Trainee at Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce Read MoreAt a workshop jointly held by the Vietnamese Construction Ministry and the Finnish Foreign Ministry in Ha Noi on September 12, 2007 the two sides agreed to discuss a future …
Finland Aids Vietnam in Water Improvements Read MoreKrabi Airlines’ first route to Oslo will launch on November 3, 2007 and it will also bring new cargo business potentials to the market. While driven by tourist traffic from …
New Cargo Capacity from Scandinavia to Thailand Read MoreThe town of Sandvika near Oslo, came alive with the upbeat sounds of the joget and zapin and shouts of Merdeka as members of the Norway Malaysia Association (NMA) celebrated …
Celebration of Malaysia’s 50th Year of Independence Held in Norway Read MoreA joint venture company between the Viet Nam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) and Finland ’s Macgregor group has been licensed to begin operating in the Vihashin-Shinec industrial zone in the …
Finland to do Business with Vietnam’s Shipbuilding Industry Read MoreFinnish cargo-handling solutions provider Cargotec Corporation’s Kalmar subsidiary has received an order for 10 more E-One rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes from Saigon Newport Company (SNP) in Vietnam.The RTGs will be …
Vietnam Terminal Orders 10 More Finnish Kalmar Cranes Read MoreVimpelcom is to set up a mobile services joint venture in Vietnam and will invest up to $1 billion in a GSM mobile network there over the next few years. …
Vimpelcom Sets up Mobile Venture in Vietnam Read MoreVietnamese writers, including Ho Anh Thai, Nguyen Thi Thu Hue, and Nguyen Ngoc Thuan, will travel to Sweden for the Gothenburg International Book Fair 2007 which held from mid-September to …
Vietnamese Writers to Participate in Swedish Book Fair Read MoreThis news story is updated with the latest news at the top. If you are a new reader, you may wish to start from the back.17.09.07 00.2850 Foreigners among 87 …
Two Swedish Passengers injured in Phuket Plane Crash – updated as we know it Read MoreSwedish biotechnology company, Biosensor AB, said on September 10, 2007 that it will deliver Biosens vapour and narcotics detection systems to the Indonesian police.The order made that valued at EUR …
Sweden’s Biosensor AB Supplies Narcotics Detection Systems to Indonesian Police Read MoreVisitors from Europe, especially Scandinavian countries, have already returned to Thailand after the tsunami hit in late 2004, said Pattanapong Aikwanich, former president of the Phuket Tourist Association. To promote …
Scandinavian Visitors Returned To Thailand Read MoreDanish and Norwegian Red Cross Societies have indicated that they are ready to assist with in-cash donations, as well as services to help facilitate any Indonesian Red Cross assessment and …
Danish And Norwegian Red Cross Societies Offer Assistance To Indonesia Read MoreHiQ International Company, a Nordic IT and management consultancy, has developed a game-based training module for Mölnlycke Health Care with Finland, Malaysia, and Thailand as three of its production facilities. …
HiQ International Company Developed A Game-Based Training Module Read MoreCharoenpong Punsiri – or ‘Jack’ – is one of the most active members of the Activities Committee of Thai-Danish Club.“Studying in Denmark built up my self-confidence,” Jack says when trying …
Danish Environmental Know How In Thailand Read MoreThe issue that Finland will further help Vietnam upgrade safe water supply systems in small towns throughout the country was being discussed at a workshop jointly held by the Vietnamese …
Future Cooperation Between Finland And Vietnam Read MoreThe board of ODIM in Norway has resolved to establish a facility in Vung Tau, Vietnam for assembly and testing of automated handling solutions, as a follow up of the …
Norway’s Board of ODM Establish A Facility in Vietnam Read MoreThe Norwegian Government will provide 3.36 million USD for the second phase of a project on compiling Viet Nam‘s Fisheries Law and other related legal documents, and bringing these laws …
Norway Helps Vietnam Bring Fisheries Law into Life Read MoreKOBAY Technology Bhd’s unit, Bend Weld Engineering Sdn Bhd, has secured a RM28 million contract from Norway’s Aker Kvaerner Subsea AS for the supply of clip riser joints.In a filing …
Malaysian’s Kobay Unit Wins Aker Kvaerner Contract Read MoreA Danish agribusiness firm, SKOV A/S, is seeking market opportunities in the Philippines and Asia. It is joining Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink 2007 which will be staged at the World …
Danish Agribusiness Firm to Showcase at Agrilink 2007 in Philippines Read MoreA massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia‘s Sumatra island on September 13, 2007 was felt by those working at the Danish embassy in Jakarta as reported …
Danish Response to Indonesia’s Earthquake Read MoreTop executives from Telenor ASA, led by its president and chief executive officer, Jon Fredrik Baksaas, discussed with Energy, Water and Communications, Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik, about …
Norwegian Telco Company To Retain Its Controlling Stake in Malaysia’s DIGI Read MoreFollowing a report published by Finland’s leading national paper Helsingin Sanomat two weeks ago, Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund (National Coalition Party) made a statement on September 10, 2007 …
Finnish Minister of Interior Calls for Police Investigation into Thai Massage Parlours Read MoreFinnish companies which are Esperi Care, which specialises in care for the elderly, Opteam, a personnel services and recruiting firm, and Amiedu, a vocational adult education company, have begun hiring …
Finnish Firms Recruiting Nurses from the Philippines Read MoreFinnish amateur photographer Ari Saaski will organize a photographic exhibition, Pasola, on September 15, 2007 in which images on exhibition are the result of his five-day journey to the isolated southern …
Finnish Photographer Organizing Photographic Exhibition in Indonesia Read MoreAn earthquake with a strength of 7.9 on the Richter scale happened off the Southern coast of mid-Sumatra today.An excellent source for precise information about the earthquake is found here: …
Strong Earthquake South of Sumatra Read MoreDenmark-based conglomerate A.P.Moller-Maersk has outsourced the development of e-learning tools for its seafarers to Headstrong’s office in the Philippines as reported on September 10, 2007.Headstrong provides outsourced application and product …
Philippines’s Headstrong to Make E-Learning Tools for Danish Firm Read MoreNash Computer Electronics, The Singapore-based Company currently boasts a market presence in Finland, and supplies a range of consumer electronics products, including LCD TVs, DVD players, MP3 players and digital …
Nash Computer Electronics Boasts Market Presence in Finland Read MoreUnder the strategy, known in the trade as the “Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions” (MICE) strategy, the Culture and Tourism Ministry’s secretary-general, Sapta Nirwandar, was on the road show to …
Indonesia Aims to Welcome More Tourists from Norway Read More