Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Bang & Olufsen, the Danish company that designs high end audio products, television sets, and telephones, will celebrate its 80th Anniversary Exhibition during May 24 – June 4 at the …
B&O To Stage Exhibition, Launch Asian Tour In Bangkok Read MoreEarlier this week Carlsberg’s chief executive Nils Smedegaard Andersen asked that his employees should be willing to take more risks and declared himself ready to take an economical beating in …
Carlsberg Consider Vietnam Expansion Read MoreThe development will also be a step further in Skanem’s strategy to become a global supplier, the company said.The deal to build a 4,200 square metre factory on a 13,000 …
Label Company Plans Thailand Factory Read MoreThe Kullervo Symphony by Finland’s Jean Sibelius will be played in Singapore for the first time May 20, at the Esplanade, a concert hall famous for its acoustics.The famous Helsinki University Chorus …
Sibelius’ Kullervo Symphony To Play in Singapore Read MoreIn the occasion of Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17 this year 2006, Norwegian expatriates in Thailand started the day by having breakfast with friends and raising the Norwegian flag …
17 May Norwegian National Day In Bangkok Read MoreIn June this year, Sweden and Indonesia will celebrate something special – the return to “Batavia” of the Swedish sailing Ship “Götheborg”, a full scale replica of one of the …
Indonesian Navy Cadets To Participate In Historic Swedish Voyage Read MoreEuropean retailers are uniting to face down the threat of new EU taxes being imposed on children’s shoes. The Children’s Shoe Coalition, includes IBEC’s Retail Ireland and has members from Belgium, …
New Coalition To Fight EU Duty On Children’s Shoes Read MorePerhaps your next dinner could consist of Norwegian salmon with rice, broccoli and sour cream. And if so, now you can access the recipe on a new website www.Nordicplate.orgNordicplate is …
Norway Promotes Nordic Cuisine On the Web Read MoreSome hundred people showed up yesterday evening at the Admiral’s Pub to say an early goodbye to Danish ambassador Ulrik Helweg-Larsen and his wife Christina.The couple is leaving Thailand this …
Danish Ambassador To Thailand Bids An Informal Farewell Read MoreHercules Crane, a Danish hydraulic company in Thailand, has opened a new factory in South Malaysia near Johor Baharu where the company is to produce offshore cranes. The company aims to …
Danish Crane Company Opens New Factory In Malaysia Read MoreArne Christensen is an “old man” in Thailand, so to speak, as he has been in the country for 16 years now. Long ago he started his Thai career working …
Always Recommended To Leave Read MoreThe Norwegian Mission Alliance (NMA) on May 16 revealed plans for continued financial support for the southern province of Tien Giang. The supported projects include 32,000 USD microfinance funds for …
Norwegian Agency Continues Support For Vietnamese Projects Read MoreThe child was identified at the end of March, at which point it emerged that the body had already been handed over to another family, According to Alf Karlsson, Sweden’s …
Tsunami Child Handed To Wrong Family Read MoreThe number of visa-applications received at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok has risen sharply since March this year. At the same time Norway is implementing a new computerized visa-handling system, …
Norwegian Embassy Under Pressure From Surge In Visa Applications Read MoreA photo campaign organized by the Thai government and held to mark the 60th anniversary of Thai King Bhumibol’s accession to the throne, asked people to select the six best …
Danish Royalty Featured In Best Shots Of Thai King Read MoreOn May 17 the Aalborg Industries Vietnam opened its new plant in Haiphong, one of the main centres for the Vietnamese shipbuilding industry.What the joint venture hopes to achieve with …
Aalborg Industries Opens Vietnam Factory Read MoreThailand is more than beautiful beaches and sunny weather – it is also a thriving business country that can be used to start off a career.Swedish Nick Jonsson has during …
PR Yuppie Moves to London Read MoreTwo companies – the Vietnamese DTT and the Danish Globeteam – have joined forces to create a strong team in the area of software development and services. DTT has experience within software …
Vietnam: The Next IT Outsourcing Capital? Read MoreWith technical assistance from the Danish-funded Organic Agriculture Project 17 farmers in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have conducted an experiment in organic farming.The Vietnamese farmers tried producing squash …
Vietnamese Farmers Go Organic With Danish Help Read MoreAt the beginning of April noted Danish writer Hanne-Vibeke Holst arrived in Singapore with the purpose of enjoying a holiday in private. But while there, the writer and her family …
Hanne-Vibeke Holst Visits Church In Singapore Read MoreThe book ranks 61 national and regional economies according to 312 criteria that measure how the nations create and maintain conditions favourable to business.In order for Denmark to climb higher …
Singapore Beats Out Denmark In Country Competitiveness Read MoreThe Supreme Court of India Friday May 12 accepted a public interest petition from Greenpeace asking the court to stop the entry of ‘Blue Lady’ (formerly the SS Norway), a decommissioned Norwegian …
Greenpeace Prevent Scrapping Of Norwegian Cruise Liner Read More“Large demonstrations and other action are planned Tuesday, May 16, to respond to major attacks on ethnic minorities in eastern Myanmar,” said a press release issued last Saturday by the …
Denmark, Norway To Protest Myanmar Minority Attacks Read MoreTyphoon Chanchu killed at least 35 and made almost 50,000 people homeless as it laid havoc to the Philippines. The capital Manila, eastern and central provinces were hit hardest. In …
At Least 35 Dead After Typhoon Hits Philippines Read MoreSome 67,808 Swedish tourist arrivals in Thailand at Bangkok International Airport between January and March 2006 were welcomed to the Land of Smiles, an increase of 16.25 percent compared to the same period in …
Swedes Return To Thailand As Tsunami Memories Fade Read MoreThe ambassador Markku Niinioja marked his word on a column “from the ambassador’s desk” saying that he had the great pleasure to introduce the Finn Biz news to inform the …
Finn Biz Magazine Launched Read MoreThomas Raldorf, editor of the Scandinavian Bulletin for a number of years was elected new Chairman of the Scandinavian Society Siam on May 10 2006. Other members elected to the …
Scandinavian Society Siam Appoints Thomas Raldorf Chairman Read MoreThe project, which is expected to last for two years, will help provide training skills for young Lao people in the areas of sewing and handicrafts, carpentry, motor mechanics and …
Swedes, Australians Help Laos To Develop Education Read MoreNordCham’s office in Hanoi has moved to a new address:Suite 506-3, Metropole Centre56 Ly Thai To, Hanoi,Vietnam.Tel: (84 4) 9362420Fax: (84 4) 9362419Email: [email protected]
NordCham Hanoi Changes Address Read MoreCarlsberg’s growing sales in Asia has contributed to the Danish beer giant’s global sales increase, according to the company’s newly published sales figures for the first quarter of the current …
Asia, Eastern Europe Boost Carlsberg Q1 Sales Read MoreAfter buying Pan Asia Paper Co Ltd last year, Norway-based Norske Skog, a newsprint producer, will spend up to US$10 million over two years to improve its paper mill facility …
Norske Skog Upgrades Thai Investment Read More“Norway” a 1960’s classic ocean liner that last flew the flag of Norwegian Cruise Line, is on its final journey – a trip from Port Klang, Malaysia, to Alang, India, …
SS Norway Sets Sail On Final Journey – To Scrapyard Read MoreThis week the political party Venstre – the party of Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen – will announce its suggestions for the future distribution of Danish financial aid to the …
Incumbent Danish Party Reportedly Wants End To Vietnam Aid Read MoreThree companies – namely the Vietnamese Mediplantex and the two Danish companies Dansk Famaceutisk Industri and Eurocare Danmark – have joined forces to improve and increase the production of the …
Danish-Vietnam JV To Produce Malaria Treatment Read MoreLate last week Hoang Thach Cement Co., under Vietnam Cement Corp., signed a contract with Danish contractor FL Smidth to install its third production line worth 52.9 million euro and …
FL Smidth Lands Big Contract in Vietnam Read MoreFollowing a heated debate in the media about environmental and health problems caused by open landfills near drinking water reservoirs, the Malaysian government has decided to immediately shut down and seal …
Waste Handling Opportunities Increase In Malaysia Read MoreThe Supreme Court of Victoria in Australia has sentenced the 35 year-old Singaporean Wee Quay Tan to 24 years in prison after he pleaded guilty over playing a significant role …
Singaporean Heroin Smuggler Gets 24 Years for Drug Run Read MoreFrom May 10 to May 28 cinema fans in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are again to be charmed by the films of the 5th European Film Festival. Among …
Danish Film Shown at Vietnam’s European Film festival Read MoreFrom May 10 to May 28 cinema fans in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are again to be charmed by the films of the 5th European Film Festival. Among …
Finnish Film Shown at Vietnam’s European Film festival Read MoreViking Veterans won the Veteran’s Cup in Bangkok for the third time in a row at Patana on May 7.They beat the Winking Frogs team in the final 3-0, making them the first team …
Viking Veterans Win Third Championship In a Row Read MoreSeven months into the current fiscal year, the Danish firm Lodam Electronics is able to present increasing profits and an almost doubled periodical turn-over. Although the company’s business headquarters is …
Placing Production in Thailand Boosts Danish Business Read MoreWhen Vietnam experienced yet another outbreak of the so-called avian flu in 2005, few national aid donors were able to act as swiftly as Denmark. The Danish support was given …
Danish Bird Flu Support Praised in Vietnam Read MoreIn cooperation with the Dansk e-Learning Center, Denmark’s Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs has developed and launched a comprehensive online Danish course at http://www.danskabc.dk.DanskABC is an online language …
Learning Danish Online Read MoreThe Swedish film will play in Hanoi May 15 with Vietnamese dubbing and on May 16 with the original Swedish text and English subtitles. In Ho Chi Minh City, it …
Swedish “Mamma, Papa, Barn” Movie In Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) and the Ministry of Public Health of Laos PDR recently signed a cooperation agreement in Vientiane to help the country build a draft national …
Laos, Sweden Boost Health Cooperation Read MoreA delegation of international cultural experts were welcomed Thursday in Hanoi by Vietnamese Minister of Culture and Information Pham Quang Nghi. The delegation, led by Sweden’s Minister of Culture Bengt Goransson, …
Swedish-led Delegation Studies Vietnamese Culture Read MoreBADMINTON – Denmark got off to the best possible start in the Thomas Cup semi-final against Malaysia, when Danish star player Peter Gade defeated the world’s 2nd ranked Lee Chong Wei …
Denmark’s Gade Wins First Match Against Malaysia Read MoreIn dramatic fashion Denmark managed to beat Malaysia in Friday’s last semi-final at the prestigious Thomas Cup tournament in Japan. The victory was secured after five intense matches – three …
Denmark Faces China In Thomas Cup Final Read MoreThe Asia-Pacific region is growing more and more important to Volvo Car Corp and last year the region contributed approximately 10 percent of the Swedish company’s global sales volume.In an interview …
Volvo Sees Malaysia As Important Market Read MoreIt is only one year ago since Thailand-born Sunisa Daennabua saw her first ice hockey game. This April the now thirteen-year-old Sunisa was awarded the ‘silver puck’ trophy by …
Ice Hockey Goalie Sunisa Rookie Of The Year Read More