Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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Rangsit University signs cooperation agreement with Swedish academics Read MoreThe Swedish high tech company Precise Biometrics has entered a three year business agreement with its partner in Malaysia, Iris Corporation Bhd. Precise develops and sells world leading, user-friendly biometric …
Precise secures contract with Malaysian firm Read MoreDon’t let your kids lose touch with their mother tongue when you move abroad. Children who stop reading, speaking and writing their native language are more likely to face problems …
Don’t Let Your Kids Forget Their Norwegian Read MoreThe success of Jotun in relocating expatriates to managerial positions in South East Asia is no coincidence. The ‘secret’ is the company’s high level of awareness and attention to the …
Jotun’s Successful Relocation Read MoreAt a ceremony that took place yesterday in Madrid, Jorgen Lindegaard,president and CEO of the SAS Group, received the Spanish Golden Master Award. The award, that is dealt out by …
Jorgen Lindegaard receiver of the Golden Master Award in Spain Read MoreABB won a $63 million contract for its part in building an 1100 MW hydroelectric power plant in Laos, which will bring sustainable power to remote regions of Thailand and …
ABB Wins Nam Theun II Contract in Laos Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur in cooperation with The Swedish Pulp & Paper Technology Group and the Swedish Environmental Technology Network held a Seminar on the theme “New …
Pulp and Paper Technology Seminar in Asia Read MoreOwing to its ongoing investment of Bt450 million, Electrolux Thailand will open a new kitchen-product manufacturing line at its Rayong plant. The factory is set to become an export centre …
Electrolux’s Expansion Read MoreThe “Sweden in the Hearts of Vietnamese Children” contest launched to strengthen a bilateral relation on May 19th. The activities is co-operated by the Swedish embassy and the Nhi Dong …
Contest to Tie Relationship Read MoreDuring the visiting in Hanoi on April 19th president Vigo Carlund noted the development in Comvik International Vietnam AB Nam, an affiliate of the Investment AB Kinnevik. The president expressed …
Investment AB Kinnevik Welcomed by Vietnamese President Read MoreDr. Matti Pöyry, Executive Director of Finnish Dental Association and Prof. Dr. Kauko Mäkinen, a global expert on Xylitol, and Professor of the School of Dentistry, Turku University, Finland were …
Finnish dental professors in town Read MoreNorwegian Government pledged US$1.4 million to increase the quality of Vietnamese vegetables farmers. The fund is signed by the Government of Norway and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation …
Funds for Mekong vegetable farmers Read MoreThe opening ceremony of Roxar’s new office was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 6th with number of honorary guests such as His Excellency Mr Arild Haugan, Norwegian …
Roxar’s new office in Vietnam Read More“Vietnam has big potential for mobile telephone market development” says Ola Ree, Chief Representative of Telenor in Vietnam, which recently opened a representative office in Hanoi on April 20. Arve …
Vietnam – promising mobile phone market Read MoreShell in Brunei awarded Smedvig for the new self-erecting semi-tender rig West Setia. The West Setia is designed for both shallow and deepwater drilling operations in combination with dry well …
Smedvig obtained contracts in SEA Read MoreNokia and Thai mobile operator Total Access Communications PLC (DTAC), co-owned by Telenor of Norway, have extended their frame agreement to expand DTAC’s GSM/GPRS/EDGE network in Thailand. For an approximate …
DTAC expands rural network in Thailand Read MoreThe Disaster Victim Identification Center set up in Phuket, Thailand, has been delivered and managed by the Norwegian company Normeca a/s, which is specialized in establishing emergency field hospitals on …
NORMECA’S DVI CENTER Read MoreIf you ever happen to pass through a remote village in the Malaysian Cameron Highlands, the Philippino Bagio Highlands, or a village north of Adelaide in Australia, and you stop …
Planting Danish Seeds in Asia Read MoreHis Excellency Lauri Korpinen came to Kuala Lumpur as the Finnish Ambassador to Malaysia in June last year, having previously been posted in Korea. “Malaysia is very beautiful” Lauri Korpinen …
New Finnish Ambassador to Malaysia Read MoreFinnish Government provided 18.5 million USD (245.7 billion VND) for a construction on the Cau Rao 2 bridge in Haiphong which has started on 9th May. The new Cau Rao …
Finland Supports New Cau Rao Bridge Read MoreElectrowatt-Ekono, the Finnish consulting and engineering firm, has entered agreements with Amata to supply a 60-megawatt gas-fired co-generation power plant in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, 57km southeast of Bangkok. The …
Electrowatt-Ekono Power Supply for Amata Read MoreAspocomp Group will increases its stake in its Thai subsidiary PCB Centre Co Ltd from 51 per cent to 75 per cent by buying a 24-per-cent portion worth Bt150 million …
Aspocomp to boost PCB Centre share Read MoreSingapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Co-Ordinating Minister for Security and Defence, Dr Tony Tan accompanied by the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Second Minister for Trade and …
Singapore Ministers visited Helsinki Read MoreThe Swedish consulting firm Sweco VIAK has won a contract to run the pre project phase for the first environmentally approved garbage depot in the Philippines. The plant will be …
Sweco gets Filipino project Read MoreIn September 2004, Gitte Svarrer and Lone Thier decided to go out on a limb. Armed with Gitte’s marketing experience and the connections of her buying agency in Vietnam, they …
Importing the Tasteful Touch to Homes in Singapore Read MoreMuch has happened since that eventful birthday, and as Chris Petersen sits on the balcony of the Danish Seaman’s Church in Singapore, telling one incredible story after another, it strikes …
Adventurous Sailor Settles Down in Singapore Read MoreExecutive director Hanne Poulsen and her Malaysian husband have been running a moving company, Atlas Worldwide Movers, in Kuala Lumpur for 13 years. Initially, they had no intentions of branching …
Closer to the Grocery Shop, Please! Read MoreThe Danish football team in Kuala Lumpur, the KL Vikings, has had a successful season recently ending up in the finals of The SSL Cup for the first time. The …
KL Vikings in The SSL Cup final for the first time Read MoreFour members of the Swedish parliament will attend a seminar in Vietnam 28 to 30 June. The seminar focuses on improvement of the work with social issues, equality, labour market, …
Parliamentarians attend seminar Read MoreJotun (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has launched Jotashield Flex, the first tintable and strechable exterior paint for surface cracks. Jotashield Flex is the result of five years of research and development …
Jotun’s new products developed by Jotun Malaysia Read MoreMalaysian cell phone operator Maxis has selected Ericsson’s push e-mail solution, Ericsson Mobile Organizer, and Ericsson’s video telephony solution as the platforms for two of its first third generation mobile …
Maxis picks 3G-solution from Ericsson Read MoreThe 14th EU Film Festival is held in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket, Thailand, between May 26th to June 26th. Nordic movies this year paraded into the 2005 festival. Stared …
Nordic movies joined EU Film Festival Read MoreDanish shipping company MAERSK A/S’s Vietnam agent became the first foreign owned business operating in marine shipping services in Vietnam. The 20 year licensed was granted by Vietnamese government. the …
MAERSK A/S is the first foreign-owned shipping agent in Vietnam Read MoreMatti Pullinen, Deputy General Director of Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ Asia and America Department, and Le Huu Phuc, Chairman of the Quang Tri People’s Committee, signed an agreement of …
Finland signed Quang Tri development agreement Read MoreA long discussion about the future direction of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam was the dominating subject of the Annual General Meeting of the Hanoi branch held on …
Nordcham to work closely with EuroCham Read MoreIt is rather unusual for a Danish communication company to expand towards the East and a first that a Danish PR agency opens offices in places like Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, …
Danish Spin Doctors in Asia Read MoreUsing business cards bearing a remarkable resemblance to those of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, a civilian Norwegian man has been offering consular services to Norwegian citizens in Thailand for over …
Norwegians in Thailand Warned Against “Fake Consul” Read MoreThe only thing to keep Thomas Raldorf out of Formula 1 racing was Grand Prix racer Jan Magnusson! Tom and Jan joined the same Go-Kart club in Denmark as teenagers. …
A Danish Champion in Thailand Read MoreJanne Miikkulainen of Raya Divers in Phuket and his Finnish colleagues were by the end of March 2005 awarded by the Ministry of Education in Finland for their prompt dissemination …
Finnish divers awarded Read MoreSeveral well known Danish companies – including Maersk, Aalborg Industries, Lyngsø Marine and MAN B&W – are already active in Vietnam, and several other companies are showing a strong interest …
Shipbuilding in Vietnam Attracts Danish Companies Read MoreCopenhagen-based airline Sterling continues its constant growth in number of passengers, will double its number of flights in the near future in 2005, and is considering starting low-cost flights to …
Icelanders purchase Sterling – might start flights to Thailand shortly Read MoreDag Hammarskj๖ld of Sweden, Secretary General of the United Nations 1953-1961 and one of the most admired and respected international leaders of our time, will be commemorated by the Swedish …
Jonas Andersson stars TV-broadcasted Dag Hammarskjöld Centenary show in Laos Read MoreThe liveaboard yacht MY Rhapsody, operated by Phuket-based Oceanic Divecenter, that takes divers to Similan Islands, sank in early April near Surin Islands. After a seven-hour ordeal six passengers and …
Swedish dive boat sank in the Andaman Sea Read MoreLike in a similar report from Sweden recently where the Thai embassy warned Thai women of Swedish men, increasing numbers of women from Thailand marrying Norwegians and moving to Norway, …
Thai women exploited and dumped in Norway Read MoreSweden showcases it’s know how in telecommunications with a country pavilion at this year Communicasia is held in Singapore 14 to 17 June. Six companies from Sweden exhibit in the …
Swedish pavilion at Communicasia 2005 Read MoreAkzo Nobel’s business unit Decorative Coatings International has opened a plant in Dong Nai province in southern Vietnam. The inauguration 1 June was presided over by Akzo Nobel’s chairman Hans …
Akzo Nobel inaugurates plant in Ho Chi Minh City Read MoreIn September 2004 Stuart Ward moved from the position as MD for the Polar Music Prize (one of the biggest and most unique music prizes in the world) to a …
Swedish music’s ambassador now with the Embassy of Bangkok Read MoreTommy Hansen, Managing Director of Viking Life Saving Equipment (Thailand) Ltd. has resigned from his position with Viking Thailand and the Danish Headquarters is currently looking for his successor. …
Tommy Hansen leaving Viking Thailand Read MoreThe Finnish pulp and paper corporation Metso Paper has been awarded a contract for upgrading of the oxygen delignification process at the mill of Siam Cellulose in Thailand. Introducing the …
Metso closes Thai deal Read MoreRed Card, a pr agency based in Singapore, has announced it opens its first office outside Asia in Sweden’s capital Stockholm. The Stockholm office will serve as Red Card’s European …
Lion city pr agency opens shop in Stockholm Read More