Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The question was put forward by President of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Mr. Nils-Gunnar Hjellegjerde at the Thai-Norway Business Seminar held on Wednesday 16 October 2002 at the Hotel …
First Thai-Norway Business Seminar Read MoreSwedish State Secretary, Ms. Gun-Britt Andersson, on Monday 7 October 2002 opened the conference “Promoting Gender Equality to Combat Trafficking in Women and Children” in Bangkok. The three-day conference is being …
Swedish State Secretary opens conference in Bangkok Read MoreA legend in his own time in the Norwegian community in Thailand and a long time resident of Thailand, Mr. Tove Bjerkan on 19th of May 2002 celebrated his 80th …
Tove Bjerkan celebrated his 80 years birthday Read MoreMs. Gun-Britt Andersson, Swedish State Secretary for Development Cooperation, Migration and Asylum Policy, will on Monday 7 October 2002 open a 2-day conference on Promoting Gender Equality to Combat Trafficking …
Sweden leads fight against trafficking in Women Read MoreAlthough the smallest among the four Nordic Chambers in Thailand, the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce has for many years been able to donate several million Baht to a home in …
Helping AIDS children survive Read MoreViking Life-Saving Equipment (Thailand) Ltd. on 30 October 2002 opened a new 8,600 square meter factory in the free port zone of Laem Chabang Industrial Estate between Cholburi and Pattaya. …
Viking opens factory in Thailand Read MoreThoresen Thai Agencies Plc in April signed a landmark contract in the development of the Thoresen Group to enter into a 49% joint venture with the Sharjah Port Authority in …
Thoresen breaks into Port Management Read More
Ask any Italian and they will tell you, the Oriental Hotel – Bangkok’s most famous hotel – is in fact Italian. After all, it was the Italian architect S. Cardu, …
The Oriental Hotel in Bangkok in a Danish perspective Read MoreThe Thoresen group of companies is one of the largest conglomerates within the Thai shipping sector and the Thai shipping services sector. At the centre of the group is Thoresen …
Thoresen Group in Thailand : Shipping and all related services Read MoreThe Danish “old hand” Ib Ottesen and his lovely wife, Kannikar, on Sunday 13 October inaugurated their latest impressive achievement, Jomtien Boathouse, a high quality hotel and restaurant on Jomtien …
Jomtien Boathouse – a dream come true Read MoreSix young Norwegians have joined together in establishing a small hotel in Siem Reap close to the famous Angkor Wat in Northwestern Cambodia with a vision to expand – on …
Norwegian Hotel in Cambodia Read MoreKim Poulsen will be coaching Singapore’s national U-18 team as of January 1, 2003. He will be joining Denmark’s former U 21 coach Jan Poulsen, who has been coaching Singapore’s …
Danish football coach to Singapore Read MoreNorwegian telecoms group Nera said in early August that its Singapore unit Nera Telecommunications was expected to have “significantly better” results for 2002 than 2001. Nera said gains from an …
Nera sees better 2002 for Singapore Read More“It’s nonsense,” Police Colonel Apirak Hongthong, head of Phuket immigration office, says to Reuters. “Our security has been tightened and those blacklisted people can’t get here. This is the world’s …
Phuket rejects Danish terror warning Read MoreDr Bengt Ageros, Regional Representative of Save the Children Norway on October 4 signed an agreement with the Lao National Commission for Mothers and Children to provide financial and technical support …
Norway sponsores Child report on Laos Read MorePrime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen agreed at a bilateral meeting during the ASEM-IV in Copenhagen in September to encourage a further expansion of …
ASEM-IV: Strengthening Thai-Danish business relations Read MoreHM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden will participate in the 20th World Scout Jamboree in Thailand in 2003. The King is Honorary Chairman of the World Scouting Foundation. He …
Swedish King to Jamboree in Thailand Read MoreSririta Jensen, the leading actress in the recently released Thai movie “999-9999 Dat Dor Dai” (Dial 999-9999 to Die), is half Danish – half Thai, but her heart is with …
Sririta Jensen – Danish ‘Luk Krueng’ with a Thai heart Read MoreThe materials valued at US$ 7,980 were in October handed over by the Public Health Service of Bolikhamsay province to the villagers in Bolikhanh district. At the hand-over ceremony, the chief …
SIDA funds Laos village wells, toilets Read MoreMærsk Sealand started using the new harbour in the South of Malaysia about eighteen months ago. As the mission of the Danish Seamen’s Church is “To be present whereever Danish …
New Danish Church in Malaysia Read More“Cancel Adoption Centre’s (AC) license to adopt from Cambodia!” demands the Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Swedish National Board for Inter-country Adoptions (NIA) issued a license on …
Swedish Adoption License Scandal in Cambodia Read MoreDLH – the largest Danish wholesale company within tropical wood offered its employees in Indonesia to leave the country if they felt insecure after the Bali bombings. “We source wood from …
DLH offers employees to leave Indonesia Read MoreThe license by the Swedish National Board for Inter-country Adoptions (NIA) to allow the Swedish Adoptions Centre (AC) to adopt children from Cambodia will for many an eerie reminder of how Swedish …
Baby trafficking to Sweden again? Read MoreThe tragedy of the bomb at Kuta Beach had several Scandinavian victims, both dead and wounded. A website has been established where all the names are listed as they become …
Scandinavian victims of Bali terror bomb Read MoreThe terror bombing in Bali may have political repercussions for Sweden. Several leaders of separatist organisations from South East Asia, who fight against democratically elected governments in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines …
Asian separatist leaders in Sweden Read MoreThe Scandinavian community in Ho Chi Minh City is shrinking as more non-Scandinavian expatriates take over positions previously occupied by Scandinavian personnel. “The Swedish companies are doing great here – it is …
Fewer Scandinavian in Ho Chi Minh City Read MoreA representative of the Philippines Ministry of Foreign Affairs will meet the Foreign Ministers and high juristic officials of Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France and Spain during a trip between 14 …
Philipino communists in Scandinavia Read MoreSweden will be among the seven foreign commercial services who will have a booth at the Expo 2002 to be held by the Ho Chi Ming City’s Department of Trade …
Swedish booth at Expo 2002 in Vietnam Read MoreThe Asia Europe Business Forum (AEBF) organized this year in Denmark by the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) in connection with the ASEM meeting in Copenhagen in September looked at …
EU to increase its business in Asia Read MoreMr. Jarkko Harmala, Finnair’s new Sales Manager for Thailand and Australia, will be going more actively for among others the local business community flying frequently to Scandinavia. “One of my …
Finnair aiming for business travellers Read MoreOne hundred years ago – on October 14, 1902 – a young Danish soldier in the service of HM King Chulalongkorn prevented the whole Northern part of Thailand to fall …
Danish captain Hans Marqvard Jensen in Thai service honoured Read MorePhuket remaintains a top spot for Swedish travellers according to reports from Swedish tour organizers. In an interview with Star Tours, Thai daily Poochatgarn writes that this operator alone brought …
Phuket remains top Swedish destination Read MoreMr. Ulrik Holt Sørensen took up his new position as Head of the Consular Section at the Royal Danish Embassy, Bangkok on September 1, 2002. He succeeds Tove Wihlborg Andersen, …
Ulrik Holt Sorensen new head of Danish Consular Affairs Read MoreSweden’s official presence in Thailand has been strengthened with the decission to locate the Swedish Environmental Secretariat in Asia at the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok. “The secretariat, which is …
Sweden sets up Environment Office in Bangkok Read MoreECCO on Saturday 21 September opened its second shop in Thailand in Central City Bangna. The opening was performed by Deputy Prime Minister Korn Dabaransi after a short introduction by …
New ECCO Shop opened in Bangkok Read MoreOver 300 students from Sasin and Chulalongkorn University on June 27th gathered at Sasin Hall to participate in the student business day, named Sweden Day. The event was arranged by …
Successful Sweden Day at Chulalongkorn University Read MoreEAC Industrial Ingredients has been appointed agent in the Philippines for distribution of refrigerant gases for Honeywell, the U.S. group. Honeywell is active in many commercial sectors and is the …
EAC boosts business in the Philippines Read MoreNorwegian shipbuilding and oil services group, Kvaerner has made Singapore one of its two regional business hubs. The other is Houston, Texas. The move is to strengthen its oil and …
Kvaerner picks Singapore as its Asia-Pacific hub Read MoreNORWEGIAN oral care company Jordan aims for a double-digit sales growth in Malaysia this year in spite of the shrinking toothbrush market. Its president (Asia-Pacific) Knut Leversby said the total …
Jordan targets double-digit growth Read MoreOver thirty members of mostly the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce but also the other Scandinavian Chambers on Saturday the 31 August enjoyed a visit to Amata City and Hjellegjerde in …
Norwegians in Thailand visited Amata City and Hjellegjerde Read MoreThai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce and the Royal Norwegian Embassy is seeking to establish a “Team Norway” in Thailand where the efforts of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, the Chamber, and the …
Thailand to set up a Team Norway Read MoreDraw a big cross on the map of Bangkok on the west bank of the Chao Phaya river. Put the North-South line in the middle between the river and the …
Norconsult mega project takes shape Read MoreWhen Khun Vivat Antaprasit, CEO of Asia Paper Bag Co Ltd. visited a paper bag factory in Sweden in the early 1970’s he got the idea to establish a similar …
Swedish paper bag concept 30 years in Thailand Read MoreJakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) has dicided to implement a complete human resources solution from the Swedish software supplier IFS. The IFS purchase is part of the terminal’s commitment to …
Swedish IFS to implement software solution in Jakarta Read MoreThe Swedish FDA has issued a report warning that recent samples of spices from Thailand have been contaminated with salmonella (Typhoid?!). The positive tests were made in shipments of coriander, long …
Swedish authorities detect contaminated spices from Thailand Read MoreDon’t be surprised if the stamp on the next postcard from Thailand shows an image of the Royal Castle in Stockholm. Or a picture of the Grand Palace in Bangkok …
Joint Thai-Swedish stamp issued on 5 October Read MoreSweden will provide 24.5 million Swedish krona (US$2.5 million) in non-refundable aid to Vietnam to help the latter implement a ten-year socio-economic development strategy (2001-2010) and study anti-corruption solutions. Two …
Swedish gives Vietnam 2.5 Mill. US-dollars Read MoreIKEA in Singapore is more crowded than ever, especially around lunchtime on weekdays, despite not being located downtown. The popular restaurant is so packed at noon that IKEA has posted …
IKEA Singapore popular lunch restaurant Read MoreKhun Pichet Sathirachawal, Deputy Minister of Industry, on Thursday 26 September told the Thai daily Matichon that on Friday 27th September a board meeting will be held at Potash Asean …
Swedish construction giant Skanska interested in USD 544 Million Thai potash project Read MoreWhen Jorgen lb Hedes arrived Thailand in 1990, Sun Paratech was only a plan about to be realized. The factory floor had been cast, but the design of the buildings …
Jorgen lb Hedes 70 Years Read More