Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Norway-based DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd announced on June 22, 2007 of its continued support to the SMI Association of Malaysia with the sponsorship of the annual Small Medium Business achievers …
DiGi Strengthens Partnerships with Small and Medium Business Read MoreA press conference was held in the Danish Embassy in Hanoi on Tuesday June 19, 2007 to launch this year’s talent prize sponsored by the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund. …
Launch of Modern Dance Talent Prize 2007 in Vietnam Read MoreThe brokerage and direct market access provider now offers trading and brokerage connectivity to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Singapore Stock Exchange.NeoNet already has access to the Tokyo Stock …
Sweden Brokerage Agency Expands in Asia Read MoreSwedish telecom giant Ericsson expressed on Wednesday, June 20 at the event, CommunicAsia in Singapore, to invest further in Southeast Asia, particularly Vietnam, due to strong growth in mobile usage …
Ericsson to Invest Further in Southeast Asia Read MoreA number of Danish men have married Thai prostitutes, who need a husband in order to legally stay in the country. And in a number of these cases, the men have …
Pedophiles Marry Thai Prostitutes to get to their Children Read MoreSwedish mobile video specialist Kamera has been selected as one of the broadcast partners for Singapore’s first live DVB-H mobile TV service TV2GO which will be launched this summer by …
Kamera Trained on Singapore Mobile TV Read MoreNORDIC Heavy Lift subsidiary Avonway has ordered a crane vessel with a record 5,000 ton single mast lifting capacity from Singapore’s Sembawang Shipyard for 2010 delivery. Sea of Solutions, part …
Nordic Orders Giant Crane Vessel From Singapore Read MoreThe Grand Opening of Skanem’s brand new 4,200 square metre factory at Amata Nakorn, Chonburi in Thailand, started at ten in the morning on 20 June 2007 with Mr. Alf Moller, …
Skanem in Bangkok – Ready to Roll Read MoreThe Finnish phone giant, Nokia, has come up with a different marketing approach to reach out to the tech-savvy Singaporeans using interactive outdoor medium.With aim to educate and raise consumer …
Nokia Employed Interactive Advertisements Read MoreThe Danish Government has presented a strategy constituting the Governments proposals for prioritisation of the ways in which Denmark can contribute to tackling the opportunities and challenges in Asia. Asia …
Denmark in Asia – Opportunities for the Future Read MoreThe Denmark Embassy provided US$55,000 to support Vietnam Innovation Day 2007 on Traffic Safety held on June 15, which was a competition for innovative ideas to deal with various traffic problems. …
Denmark Supported Vietnam Innovation Day on Traffic Safety Read MorePattaya’s property developer, Ocean’s Edge Company Limited announced on June 14 an agreement with ThaiEstate Scandinavia ApS for the marketing and sales of Ocean’s Edge luxury beachfront condominiums in the …
ThaiEstate Scandinavia Aps to Market Luxury Condominium Read MoreA Finnish telephone manufacturer, Benefon, has entered the Philippines’ mobile communications market on June 15, 2007 by introducing its first GSM (Global Standard for Mobile Communications) cellular phone equipped with …
Finland-Based GPS Phone Supplier Enters Philippines Read MoreA Swedish national, 42-year-old Hans Patrick Sungberg reportedly branded as a fugitive for allegedly embezzling more than 700,000 euros and large-scale fraud. The Swede was 8 June 2007 arrested by …
Swedish Fugitive Arrested in Philippines Read MoreNorway-based DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (“DiGi”) was named the 2007 Wireless Service Provider of the Year in Asia-Pacific by a leading market reasearch firm, Frost & Sullivan, in Singapore on …
DiGi Awarded 2007 Wireless Service Provider of the Year Read MoreScandinavian Airlines launches a campaign to encourage SAS EuroBonus members to sign up before July 1, 2007 to receive SAS E-newsletter by offering a chance to win a free ticket …
Scandinavian Airlines Launched New Campaign Read MoreA newly approved B2B pilot project between a Danish IT company, Evisions Group, and Vietnamese partner, NetPro will provide after-school education in Vietnam by e-learning with support from DANIDA.The Danish Embassy …
DANIDA Supports E-Learning for Vietnamese Read MoreDozens of representatives from the Vulnerable Lao Youth Development Association (VYDA), the Lao National Theatre, the Lao National Puppet Theatre and other educational institutions are getting the chance to learn …
Lao’s Youths Learning New Moves from a Swedish Performer Read MoreA Finnish-Swiss micro-optics manufacturer, Heptagon, announced on June 12 that it is building a 20,000 square-feet manufacturing facility and regional headquarters in Singapore with support from the Singapore Economic Development …
Finnish-Swiss Micro-Optics Expert Settles in Singapore Read MoreThe Danish Ambassador Klavs Holm will be leaving his office in Singapore from September 1st. Klavs Holm’s new work place will be The Foreign Ministry in Copenhagen where he will …
Ruben Madsen new Danish Ambassador to Singapore Read MoreNokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker from Finland, on June 18 introduced three new mobile handsets and said their launch would help boost its global market share from the current …
Nokia Introduced New Handsets and Service Read MoreThe Royal Highlands Development Project Exhibition was held at Bygningskulturens Hus, Copenhagen, on 12 June 2007. The exhibition forms part of the celebrations marking the Celebrations on the Auspicious Occasion …
His Majesty’s Royal Project Exhibition held in Copenhagen Read MoreBasken, born to a Filipino mother and Norwegian father, was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas last year. In April this year, she bagged the Miss Norway crown making her the European …
Filipino-Norwegian Beauty Queen Helps Promote Philippines’ Tourism Read MoreNorway’s DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd is rewarding its customers with a concert and party, the “DiGi-988 A Party 2007”, to entertain Malaysian customers on 21 July 2007 at 7pm …
DiGi-988 A Party 2007 Read MoreSix experts, including a senior Swedish police officer, a German diplomat and prosecutor, a Finnish professor of international humanitarian law and a British prosecutor and expert in international cooperation, will …
Swedish and Finnish Experts to Help Philippines Solve Extra-Judicial Killing Read MoreThe Norwegian conductor Arild Remmereit will appear as guest conductor in the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas in Malaysia from June 15-17.The music of the Malaysian Philharmonic …
Norwegian Flavour to Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Read MoreThe Danish Marine Group, a part of the Danish Export Association, is participating with 41 members in the big Nordic Marine promotion, Norshipping, in Norway starting June 14 which was …
Danish Marine Group Met Vinashin CEO at Norshipping Read MoreSince 2004, Mattila has served as Minister Counsellor in Finland’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. She entered the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1983. She has been …
New Finland’s Ambassador Appointed to Singapore Read MoreAalborg Industries Company Ltd. now employs women in their new Marine Boiler Factory in Vietnam through DANIDA support as certified welders.With the three-weeks intensive training DANIDA-supported in-house welding course, Vietnamese …
Danida Trains Vietnamese Women to Become Certified Welders Read MoreThailand has implemented new aviation security measures for hand-carry bag on all flights departing Bangkok‘s Suvarnabhumi Airport from 1 June 2007. These measures also apply to passengers making transit/transfer connections …
Thailand’s New Security Measures for Hand-Carry Luggage Read MoreKatrine Madsen, the Danish queen of Jazz , accompanied by a world-class trio led by the prestigious Django d’or prize winner “the performance of the year” in 2004 will perform …
Katrine Madsen to Perform Jazz Concert in Bangkok Read MoreA 40 year old Norwegian man, Mr. Jan Roger Håvik, was found dead Thursday morning in his apartment in Pattaya. Apparently, the man had committed suicide by hanging himself. Jan …
Norwegian Man Hangs Himself in Pattaya Read MoreFamous Indonesian actors performed in a drama about conflict-related mental illnesses from June 9-10 in Aceh as part of an International Organization for Migration (IOM) campaign to raise awareness about …
Indonesian Actors Helped the Norwegian-Funded Project Read MoreA new minor project supported by Denmark fights against human trafficking and protects the women and children’s rights in Vietnam has been implemented in the Lang Son, Thanh Hoa and …
Denmark Helps Fight Against Human Trafficking in Vietnam Read MoreVisiting a deluxe haven as the new upscale Four Seasons resort on Samui can be purely about indulging in luxury. “And what else?” you might ask, as the resort offers …
Balancing the Five Elements at Four Seasons, Samui Read MoreWhen Scandinavian Village, basically as the sole Scandinavian developer on the market at that time, was trying to introduce its project in Thailand for Scandinavian retirees back in 2003, it …
Scandinavian Village Moves Forward Adding Riverside Park Read MoreBorn out of the Thailand Island Foundation, IT entrepreneur Johan Staël von Holstein’s initiative to help out local victims from the tsunami on Phi Phi Island, the Swedish Microcredit Foundation …
The Swedish Microcredit Foundation Aided 230 Families in Thailand Read MoreThe development so far of the company Travel Insight on Koh Lanta (an island outside Krabi) is an especially inspiring example of what can happen when a couple of Swedes …
Taking Thaim-out Immensely Popular Among the Swedes Read MoreWhen calling up Phyathai hospital it’s not a problem at all to get through to Mr. Fredrik. And when showing up at the hospital asking for Mr. Fredrik the receptionist …
Phyathai’s Mr. Fredrik Read More“Every time I succeed in opening the eyes of someone to Thailand, making them see what I see, feel what I feel towards this country and its people, that’s when …
A Passion for Thailand Read MoreSwedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Markovic disclosed her government’s donation during her farewell call on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo at Malacanang’s Music Room on 11 June 2007.Markovic was accompanied by …
Sweden Donates P100 mln to Strengthen Philippines’ Tax Law Read MoreTo start, Apostrophe will roll out three unique and innovative creative arts programmes which will be held throughout this year, each running for three months. The first to be rolled …
DiGi Encourages Malaysians to Express Their Creativity Read MoreAleenta Resort & Spa is a Thai resort company and developer, so far with two boutique resorts on prime beach locations in Pran Buri and Phang Nga (north of Phuket). …
Nishaville – Beach Front Villa Resort Aiming at Swedes Read MoreNow to improve bird flu drugs for humans. Still at Mahidol University’s faculty of tropical medicine, they analyze how the anti influenza drug oseltamivir and a similar medicine are received, …
Battling Bird Flu Read MoreA Singapore-Vietnam oil and fat manufacturer commissioned Vietnam’s largest plant, Cai Lan Oils and Fats Industrial Company (Calofic), on June 9, 2007 at a cost of US$34 million in Ho …
Singapore-Vietnam firm opens $34 mln cooking oil plant using Danish technology Read MoreLate during dry season the landscape in most places in Thailand is commonly dry, simply due to lack of rain.But a huge valley with open fields, 10 kilometres inland from …
New Swedish Initiative Opens Golf Course in Hua Hin Read MoreCan design traditions from minimalist Sweden blend smoothly with the melting pot of influences from Thailand? The result, no doubt, would be incongruous. However, after finishing this project, my conclusion …
Thai-Swedish Design Read MoreHans O. Karlsson was elected President of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce at the Annual General Meeting of the members in April this year. The 47 year old Managing Director of …
TSCC Chairman Karlsson Read MoreOn Friday 1 June 2007, the Lego Festival Event was held at Thong Nhat Park in Hanoi on the occasion of International Children Day which was hosted by Lego and …
Lego Festival Event on the International Children’s Day in Hanoi Read More“Relying only on overseas Filipino workers’ remittances is not a sustainable way. The Philippine government must find ways to invest in the knowledge OFWs have gained from other countries to …
Sweden’s Comments on Overseas Filipino Workers Read More