Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Ten Danish water sector related companies will be presents their expertise and experiences at a water seminar titled “Malaysian-Danish Water Day 2005” in Kuala Lumpur on 22 November 2005. The …
Malaysian-Danish Water Days 2005 Read MoreA wave of fake branded goods from the Far East is flooding Denmark. In 2003, Danish customs nettet 20 mill DKK worth of counterfeit branded goods on their way to …
Fake Goods Flooding Denmark Read MoreSwedish white goods giant Electrolux yesterday presented its third Design Lab Award to Airwash, a waterless washing unit designed by a team of students from Singapore. Students from leading schools …
Singapore students top Electrolux design award contest Read MorePhuket based news agency Phuketgazette reported that the charter flights from Nordic countries flying to Phuket has made a good record on this high season. Mr. Torben Andersen, head of …
Nordic Charters Return to Phuket Read MoreThe glittering spectacle of Viking helmets and Scandinavian flags greeted the European Young Professionals on Wednesday as they descended on Stable Lodge on Sukhumvit Soi 8 in downtown Bangkok for …
Vikings In Style Read MoreMr. Kokko, a member of a Swedish delegation, was a speaker at the “Model of Swedish development” seminar sharing Sweden’s development experiences with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi on 9 November. …
Vietnam should focus on educational development: Swedish expert Read MoreCyclists form Denmark will be among other 25 teams that have confirmed to compete in the 870-kilometer Bangkok-to-Phuket Tour of Siam 2006 bicycle race, to be held between 15-21 January. …
Danes in Tour of Siam Read MoreThe Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Markovic wrote a note on the Swedish Embassy’ website suggesting all Swedish in the Philippines to keep an eye on information about the …
Swedish in PH Urged to be Informed About the Avian flu Read MoreFrom November 1st Tine Falther is the new secretary of the Danish Business Association of Singapore. She will be working from her home, but she will also be doing work …
New Secretary at DABS Read MoreIn his colourful shirt Ib Ottesen could look like any tourist sitting at the restaurant, while an elephant walks by behind him. Well he is not. He owns the Jomtien …
Retirement Is Not An Option Read MoreThe Viet Nam-Sweden Friendship Association made their debut in the city on 8 November 2005. The event was co-hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) …
Viet Nam-Sweden Friendship Association debuts in HCM City Read MoreA conference on cement production was co-organised by the Danish Embassy and the Vietnam Cement Corporation in Ha Noi on 8 November. At the conference, the F.L Smidth Company, a …
Denmark and Vietnam Cooperate in Cement Production Read MoreFinland has submitted seven entries, most of all Nordic countries, to the official Thai tsunami memorial design competition. Sweden comes second with three entries followed by two from Denmark. Norway …
Twelve Nordic entries to tsunami memorial competition Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden in Singapore will organize the exhibition titled “HOME SWEDish HOME”. The exhibition is part of the Singapore Design Festival 2005 which will be held between 9-23 …
HOME SWEDish HOME in Singapore Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden in Manila and the Swedish Trade Council (Exportrådet) are jointly organizing a business delegation to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 6-9 November 2005. The …
Swedish Business Delegation To The ADB Read MoreOver 10 Swedish companies will join Enviro Asia 2005, an second international environmental exhibition and conference at the Singapore Expo, between 9 -11 November. The Sweden pavilion located in …
Sweden Pavilion at Enviro Asia 2005 Read MoreThe representative had working sessions with the executives of the Primary Education for Disadvantaged Children (PEDC) on 31 October, project to discuss its progress, especially in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. …
Norway’s Diplomatic Corps to the Field in Vietnam Read MoreJan-Olov Agrell, Swedish Minister and Deputy Ambassador to Vietnam, and Ms Anna Runeborg, First Secretary of the Swedish Embassy, were presented with “For People’s Health” Badge by the Ministry of …
Swedish diplomats honoured Read MoreThe Finnish airline Air Finland is launching low-cost flights to Bangkok, Thailand every Monday during the winter season. Earlier, Air Finland arranged charter flights to Bangkok.It will be on a …
Air Finland to Fly to Bangkok Read MoreSanta Claus takes flight on the flanks of Finland’s national airline Finnair’s long-haul boeing MD-11 fleet. A happily waving Seven-meter high Santa will be attached onto all Finair long-haul aircraft …
Santa Claus Takes Flight Read MoreTo the surprise – and relief – of both the Danish travel industry and Phuket’s tourist vendors, last year’s Tsunami has not destroyed the Danish desire to go to Thailand. …
Phuket is Booming Read MoreRisk of EU taxes on Chinese shoes is creating a boom in Thailand’s shoe-production. As a result, Ecco is now expanding their production capacity at their factory in Thailand. With …
Ecco Expands Production in Thailand Read MoreSonion A/S got its license to invest in the Saigon Hi-tech Park on Tuesday. According to the contract, the construction of estimated US$25 million facility will be completed by the …
Danish Sonion to Settle in Vietnam Read More“The shipbuilding industry in Vietnam is one of the top priority sectors in the economic development plans of the Vietnamese government. Vietnam has set a very ambitious agenda to become …
Danish Expertise Helps Vietnamese Shipbuilders Read MoreSingapore has bought two second-hand Vastergotland-class submarines from Sweden to further boost its fleet, the Defence Ministry said Friday. “The agreement includes a logistics package and comprehensive training in Sweden …
Singapore Buys Two Second-hand Swedish Subs Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian embassy in Bangkok presents a solo dance “SLOWFLY/V.i.c.t.o.r.i.a” performed by Monica Emilie Herstad at the Patravadi theatre in Bangkok on 16 December. The performance is based on …
Norwegian Solo Dance in Bangkok Read MoreH.E. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen, Danish Ambassador to Thailand, has on behalf of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed agreements with a Thai private enterprise on the purchase of carbon credits, …
Denmark’s Carbon Credit Agreement With Thai Company Read MoreSweden’s Ecton AB group announced US$ 250 million investment in Vietnam’s telecommunication infrastructure from now till 2010 on November. Ecton will invest in a production chain of C3Play equipment that …
Swedish Telecom Group to Invest US$ 250 Million in Vietnam Read MoreSindie Jensen, a lovely 21 year old half Thai girl from Frederiksberg in Denmark will represent Thailand in the Miss World finals to be held in China on 10 December …
Danish Sindie Jensen Miss Thailand 2005 Read MoreThe Bangkok offices of SENSA, the Swedish environmental secretariat in Asia, have welcomed Stuart Ward as its first information and communication officer. This is a newly-created position reflecting the increasing …
SENSA Appoints New Officer In Bangkok Read MoreThe Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) is interested in investing in Malaysian Information Technology. Jan Zneider, the head of DI stated in a press conference on 24 October 2005, …
Danish Firms Keen to Invest in Malaysia Read MoreThe business delegations from Denmark will go to Malaysia this November and they are expected to see Danish businessman offering solutions to the government and local companies to the …
Danish Solutions to Water Wastage in the Offing: Envoy Read MoreEnvoys from Sweden visited Cebu this year to encourage exporters to sell more products to their country as the gateway of the Philippines’ goods to the EU market and …
Sweden Opens Market to Cebuano Exporters Read MoreA signing ceremony on the extension of VIE 02/001 project for the period 2005-2010 was held in Hanoi on 17 October, the International Day for Poverty Reduction and Hunger Eradication. …
UNDP Funds Extension of Poverty Reduction Project in Vietnam Read MoreFinland is interested to assemble armoured vehicles in Malaysia, said Mari Kiviniemi, the Foreign Trade and Development Minister. For the primary stage, they want to export this technology into Malaysia …
Finland Keen to Assemble Armoured Vehicles in Malaysia Read MoreOn 8 November 2005 the Embassy of Denmark in cooperation with Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VNCC) will host a seminar for the Vietnamese cement industry. At the seminar, the …
FLS Shares Knowledge With the Vietnamese Cement Industry Read More“While there’s a large number of Scandinavian living in Pattaya and Rayong, there’s no center for them to get together”, Helde Sirnes openly says to ScandMedia. “Pattaya is already home …
An Evening at Pattaya’s Newest Church Read MoreThe Swedish embassy in Vietnam and the Swedish trade council there will make a road show to companies all over Sweden between 14 and 18 November. The purpose is to …
VN road show to Sweden Read MoreThe Swedish Export Credit Corporation, SEK, has signed a USD 10 million framework agreement with the Development bank of the Philippines, DPP, aiming at financing small and medium sized projects …
New credit facility for Filipino projects Read MoreFor the first time, The Piano, leading Scandinavian piano jazz trio band, and Malene Mortensen performed live exclusively together at a luxurious Bangkok Theatre on October 26, 2005. There were …
All That Jazz with The Piano and Malene Live in Bangkok Read MoreThe Swedish IP surveillance vendor Axis Communications has together with Singapore Telecom launched a broadband based video service targeted at small and medium sized corporate users. Named SingTel/Expan eSurveillance the …
Axis and Singtel launches new service Read MoreSince Denmark began its financial support of Vietnam’s fishing industry in 1993, the country has gone from being mainly self-providing to being one of the world’s leading exporters of treated …
Danida Adds Another Chapter to its Vietnamese Fishing Fairy Tale Read MoreCarlsberg has tightened its grip significantly on Laos’ beer market, which is almost completely shaped around the state-owned Lao Brewery. Lao Brewery’s beer enjoys a market share of 99 per …
Carlsberg Gains Ground in Laos Read MoreDanish pensioners loose half their pension if they settle outside EU, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, or Norway. The basic amount of 4.262 Danish kroner per month will still be paid out, but …
Move to South East Asia and Loose Half Your Pension Read MoreDiving is a passion for Mikko and for many years Koh Samui was his favourite diving destination. One day a Norwegian friend who managed a hotel on Samui asked him …
Where Dining Is a Symphony Read MoreOn October 20, 2005 press conference, Norway’s telecom giant Telenor ASA (TELN), which has a telecom business in 12 countries around the world, have bought additional 39.9 percent stake in …
Telenor taking over DTAC and UCOM Read MoreThe fear of catching the deadly Bird Flu virus has spread almost as fast as the news of the incidents around Asia and, lately, southeastern Europe. With several victims having …
Hanoi Embassy Keeps Danes in the Loop about Bird Flu Threat Read MoreThey have been pop stars for 15 years, sold more than 10 million records and played hundreds of concerts. However this concert is special to the Danish band, Michael Learns …
Cambodia Learns To Rock Read MoreThe four band members has arrived in Cambodia to carry out the first international rock concert ever in this poor country.“This will be the beginning of getting more artists to …
Michael Learns To Rock Set to Conquer Cambodia Read MoreOlof Skoog Director General for Political Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden visited Indonesia on 11-14 October 2005 to discuss the latest development in Aceh. In Jakarta, Olof Skoog …
Swedish Political Aceh Visit Indonesia Read More