Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Aker Kvaerner, Norway’s oil and gas engineering group, has signed a long term lease agreement to open a 17.6 ha manufacturing center in Malaysia’s Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ). This …
Norwegian Aker Kvaerner, First Investor in New Malaysia’s Shipping Zone Read MoreNorway’s Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were among royalty from all around the world who gathered in Bangkok on June 12 to honor His Majesty the King Bhumibol …
Norway’s Royalty Attend Thai King’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration Read MoreTuesday morning the air around the Ecco factory half an hour away from Ayuthaya was thick with tension, as managers and employees awaited a special visit from the Danish Prince …
Prince Consort Henrik Visits Ecco Thailand Read MoreEver tried calling someone in Thailand just to get disconnected before you even get through? That annoyance might be about to disappear as Mach, an international company with Danish roots, …
Danish Help Connects Thai Telephones Read MoreBy Mogens Rasmussen Photos Gregers Moller HRH Prince Henrik was celebrated with a reception on his 72 year birthday on June 11, 2006 at the Royal Danish Embassy. HRH was in Bangkok …
HRH Prince Henrik Celebrated Birthday in Bangkok Read MoreAs expected, Sunday’s final in the Singapore Open will feature two Danish players. Seeded first and second before the tournament started earlier this week, Peter Gade and Kenneth Jonassen each …
All Danish Final in Singapore Open Read MoreSweden’s role to help Vietnam in EUSince Sweden joined the EU, Sweden can have a direct influence on European politics and Swedish views are well known and respected. Sweden is …
Sweden – Vietnam Bilateral Ties Read MoreThe Danish-funded project on Vietnamese ethnic minority development was signed by the Agricultural Development Denmark – Asia organization (ADDA) and the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VNFU) on June 1 in Hanoi.This …
Denmark Grants Vietnam For Ethnic Minority Development Read MoreThe security for the one-week visit to Phuket of Swedish Royalty, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, will be tight with more than 100 police officers directly involved in the security …
Phuket Readies For Swedish Royalty Read MoreVietnamese businesses in textile, footwear, crafts and interior decoration sector can get advantage from an entrepreneurs program under coordination of Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises, Swedish Chamber of …
Vietnamese Exporters Learn From North European Read MoreFinnish Pöyry business group has been commission by South East Asia Energy Limited of Thailand to serve as independent engineer during the implementation of Nam Ngum II hydropower scheme in …
Finnish Pöyry Awarded Contracts in Laos, Thailand Read MoreThe stage has been set for another foreign beer battle in Southeast Asia. This time around, Laos is the battlefield of choice for Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) – partly owned …
Carlsberg Faces Tough Competition in Laos Read MoreDuring the first weekend of June the moonlit white sanded beaches in Hua Hin hosted a great display of jazz.Two big stages placed with a few hundred metres of beach-sand …
Danish Jazz on The Beaches Of Hua Hin Read MoreThe Royal Embassy of Denmark, Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce and Danish companies in Thailand have joined hands to feature on a double page in The Nation, English language newspaper …
Danish Supplement In The Nation Read MoreThe Danish Hempel Group, a global producer of protective coatings for marine and industrial applications, officially inaugurated its new paint production plant in the Vietnamese-Singapore Industrial Park in Binh Duong …
Danish Hempel Establishes Factory In Vietnam Read MoreThe Swedish community in Thailand, Thai and international friends celebrated the national day 6 June at the Royal Bangkok Sports Club’s Verandah overlooking the horse race course and Bangkok’s …
National Day At The Sports Club Read MoreThis year’s Singapore Open got off to an expected start on Wednesday, when the two Danish top players Peter Gade and Kenneth Jonassen each won their first round matches.Both of …
Danes Advance in Singapore Open Read MoreDanish investment in VietnamThe Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, Peter Lysholt Hansen, says that even if Danish investments in Vietnam are modest, there is a steadily growing and rather strong interest …
Denmark – Vietnam Bilateral Ties Closer Read MoreApproximately 500 people and special dignitaries were at the opening ceremony of the Gender Equality seminar on 5 June 2006 jointly hosted by the Embassy of Sweden and the Ministry …
500 at Swedish Gender Equality Seminar in KL Read MoreDenmark and other five countries including Ireland, Belgium, England, France, and Holland oppose the anti-dumping tariff on Vietnamese leather shoes which is increased on June 02 by the European Commission …
Denmark Opposes EU Sanction On Vietnamese Shoes Read MoreScandinavian Airlines recently held its annual SAS EuroBonus Golf Tour for Region Asia & Pacific at Lamlukka Golf Club. More than 50 SAS EuroBonus Gold members in the Asia Pacific …
SAS EuroBonus Golf Tour 2006 Read MoreWith a narrow defeat to the host nation’s Taufik Hidayat – who is also the defending Olympic champion – Denmark’s Kenneth Jonassen went out of this year’s Indonesian Open. Jonassen …
Jonassen Knocked Out of Indonesian Open Read More“A 44-year-old Dane has been imprisoned in Southern-Thailand for 15 months charged with arson. The Dane, James Christensen, says he is innocent, but he is still waiting to go to …
Imprisoned Dane Waiting For Trial Read MoreCarlsberg may soon find its way back unto the beer shelves in Thailand. After last year’s legal agreement with multi-billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi from Thai Beverage, the Danish-owned beer giant considers …
Possible Comeback for Carlsberg in Thailand Read MoreA seminar on gender equality issues in Sweden and Malaysia will take place at Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on June 5.The Swedish Embassy is organizing the event …
Equal Opportunities Seminar To Set In Malaysia Read MoreThe Ambassador if Sweden, Anna Lindstedt, will host a reception at the Hanoi Daewoo Hotel on the National Day of Sweden June 6.The reception will start with the performance of …
Swedish National Day Celebration in Hanoi With Piano Concert Read MoreThe four sergeant major cadets, Andromeda Windra Ciptadi, Kresno Suryo Wibowo, Indra Agustian, and Abdul Gofur, all students at the Indonesian Naval Academy, were taken to Fremantle courtesy of Garuda …
Indonesian Navy Cadets On Götheborg To Jakarta Read MoreYesterday Danish daily Jyllands-Posten ran a story explaining how Danida-councillors had brought spouses and children to a seminar on a five-star hotel in Vietnam on the Danish tax-payers expense. The …
Minister: No Families On Danida Seminars Read MoreThe Danes in the cold north seems to be unable to get enough of Thailand and this makes airlines and travel agencies set up extra flights for the Danes looking …
Danes Can’t Get Enough of Thailand Read MoreNormally chloramfenikol is used to treat various deceases in fish, but leftovers of the antibiotic seems to have found its way into a bag of pangasius fish with mushrooms and …
Medicine Leftovers Found in Danish Food from Vietnam Read MoreWhen you travel from Denmark to Thailand, Indonesia or any other long distance flight with SAS the drinks are free. After the 1st of October this will change, but only …
Drinks Are No Longer Free on Economy Class Read MoreSweden, through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has released its first contributions in response to the Indonesian Earthquake which struck on May 29 in and around the surroundings …
Sweden Helps The Earthquake Victims Read MoreThe Vietnamese partner Bac Ninh Company makes handicrafts for foreign markets whereas the Danish partner company Prodex develops, manufactures and markets a range of garden products in Europe. The cooperation, …
Vietnamese Bamboo Fences To Enter Europe Read MoreFour Danish badminton players have arrived in Surabaya, Indonesia – about 300 kilometers from the earthquake-hit city of Yogykarta – to take part in this week’s Indonesian Open. The tournament …
Badminton Players Defy Unrest in Indonesia Read MoreFor the second consequetive time, Roskilde Thaiboxing Club will send a fighter to the World Cup in Thaiboxing. The defending Danish champion in the 67-kilo class, the only 18 year-old …
Danish Thaiboxer Ready for World Cup in Thailand Read MoreSince Saturday hundreds of international relief workers and doctors from the Indonesian Red Cross have been working in the catastrophe area – but language problems makes the corporation difficult. Monday …
Danish Red Cross Sends Catastrophe Team To Indonesia Read MoreFinland has decided to grant 400,000 Euro emergency aid to the victims of the earthquake of 27 May in Yogyakarta. The aid will be channeled through the Finnish Red Cross …
Finland Grants Emergency Aid To Central Java Read MoreLars Haugan, 59, has been employed as the new Seamen’s priest at the Seamen’s church in Pattaya (Sjømannskirken).He moves from a position as incumbent priest in Karasjok and will start …
New Seamen’s Priest To Pattaya Read MoreClean drinking water is in short supply in the southern areas of Vietnam, as salt water from the ocean is mixing with ground water in the low region – rendering …
Danish Technology Creates Drinking Water In Vietnam Read MoreDanish daily Jyllands-Posten today questioned the way Danida spends the tax-payer’s money.“More than a hundred persons with relations to Danida, including spouses, girl/boyfriends and children spend the 10 – 13 May …
Danida Accused of Excessive Luxury Spending Read MoreThe Norwegian government is giving 20 million NKR to support relief work after the earthquake in Indonesia.The quake, measuring 6.3, struck on Saturday morning, flattening buildings in a densely-populated area …
Norwegian Funding To Earthquake Victims Read MoreJust one year ago Danish travel agency C&C Travel happily announced that they had brought their very own cruise ship. The Coco Explorer 2 with room for 300 passengers. The …
C&C Travel Sells Cruise Ship Read MoreThe signing ceremony took place on May 25 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between the Deputy Foreign Minister of Laos, Phongsavath Boupa, and the Norwegian Ambassador to Laos, Kjell …
Norway Assists Laos With Hydropower Read MoreThe Government of Sweden has decided to extend the assignment for six Swedish Sida observers who are part of the civilian EU Aceh Monitoring Mission, which monitors the peace agreement …
Sweden Continues To Support Peace In Aceh Read MoreSmall and Medium Enterprises and 15 business associations in Vietnam have been mobilized to work with HIV/AIDS in the workplace by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), which …
Vietnamese Enterprises Mobilized To Fight HIV/AIDS Read MoreThe current Swedish ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Teppo Tauriainen, will soon hand over the baton to his successor, Mr. Pär Ahlberger, who will pick up the new position after …
Sweden Appoints New Ambassador To Singapore Read MoreOwned by Dane Klaus Krogh Christensen, the Storm P Bar & Restaurant, named after famous Danish cartoonist Robert Storm Petersen, is the only Danish restaurant in Vietnam. It is a …
Storm P, Ho Chi Minh’s Scandinavian Meeting Point Read MoreKrister Kling, a Swedish subject has been appointed Honorary Consul General. Kling, 49 years old, is married with five children and hails from Malmo in Sweden. He was previously Swedish …
Krister Kling Sweden’s Honorary Consul To Vietnam Read MoreWhen Danish Marius Pedersen first started Scandinavian Woodworking Machinery, the company consisted of Marius and a few workers. Since then a lot of things have happened. The company has changed …
Out Of The Icebox Into the Future Read MoreVietnamese and Norwegian sculptors have presented 12 joint works to the central city of Da Nang. The works were made under a Norwegian project to help train highly skilled workers …
Norwegian Sculptors Help Train Vietnamese Artists Read More