Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Swedish investment company Nordic Capital has taken over Maersk Medical, which among others production facilities in Singapore and Malaysia. Maersk Medical is one of Denmark’s leading med-tech companies. Maersk …
Nordic Capital takes over Maersk Medical Read MoreJesper Bjorn Madsen has been appointed Senior Vice President of Carlsberg Breweries A/S with primary responsibility for the Asian activities as of 1 August 2003 and will return to Copenhagen …
Carlsberg Breweries strengthens its focus on Asia Read MoreBy Nikolaj Jensen 12 October 2002 will be a returning date for the world and especially for the people living and working in Bali. It will always be a nightmare …
The Bali Bombings in Retrospect Read MoreMr. Per Kastrup , one of the most colourful of the long-time Danish residents in Thailand, passed away on January 16, 2003 at the age of 62 at General Hospital …
Per Kastrup has passed away Read MoreThe heads of Norwegian telecom giant Telenor and its Thai business partner Total Access Communication (DTAC) had a meeting with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the Government House in January …
Telenor meets PM Thaksin Read MoreThailand has called on Danish expertise to assist with its DKK 1.5 billion (USD 210 million) science park north of Bangkok. Researchers from the Danish food ingredient giant Chr. Hansen …
Thailand calls on Danish biotech expertise Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy, Bangkok, on January 22 held a seminar on Danish Energy Experiences to promote energy conservation and renewable energy. Financial support under a Danish government’s scheme was …
Denmark bringing clean technology to Thailand Read MoreEAC Nutrition is now back on track in Thailand following six months of intensive marketing activities since the company was last summer forced to withdraw two products from the Thai …
Dumex back on track in Thailand Read MoreNammo AS of Norway and SME Ordnance Sdn. Bhd. (SMEO) of Malaysia have signed a long-term agreement covering co-operation on production of 25mm ammunition for the new Malaysian Armoured Combat …
Malaysia buys Norwegian ammunition Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in Thailand will again this year organise a Danish pavilion at ProPak Asia 2003 in Bangkok, South East Asia’s leading annual food processing and packaging exhibition. …
Danish Pavilion at ProPak 2003 Read MoreArla Foods will from March until June conduct supermarket promotions in all the major cities along the East coast of Malaysia to promote its full range of cheese products. “By …
Danish cheese promotion in Malaysia Read MoreThe first networking evening of the year saw many new and old faces turning up. Doc Houlind & his New Orleans All Stars of Denmark Band was last minute announced …
A Jazzy Networking Evening Read MoreThe conference takes place again this year at Beaufort Hotel on Singapore’s Sentosa Island on 13th and 14th March 2003, organised jointly by the Norwegian Business Association in Singapore, the …
Norway in Asia seminar in March 2003 Read MoreNorway in 2002 gained tremendous good will around the globe for its successful brokering of the peace process in Sri Lanka. For the Norwegian image in South East Asia, it …
Norway the Peace Maker Read MoreCarlsberg Asia has acquired through its subsidiary Carlsberg Brewery Hong Kong Ltd. the entire share capital of the Chinese brewery Kunming Huashi Brewery Company Ltd. from the Zhejiang K.K. Group.The …
Carlsberg Asia acquires brewery in China Read MoreSanta Fe, EAC’s Moving & Relocation Services, has joined The Johns Hopkins University in Singapore in setting up a fund to support research and treatment of breast cancer. Under the …
Santa Fe supports cancer research in Singapore Read MoreThe Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce has had a prosperous year in terms of new members. The Chamber has welcomed 11 new corporate members and 8 new individual members. Some of …
DTCC: 19 New Dancham Members in 2002 Read MoreThe Norwegian Businessmen Charity Fund of Thailand in November raised an amazing 1,700,000 Thai Baht in support of a project for HIV Children in Chiang Mai which the Norwegian business …
Norwegian businessmen support Thai AIDS orphans Read MoreThe introduction of Lurpak Spreadable butter in South East Asia has significantly expanded Arla Foods markets in Singapore and Hong Kong. In Singapore, where the product was introduced five years …
Arla Food expanding with Lurpak Spreadable butter Read MoreA major Danish promotion is scheduled to take place in Vietnam from 13th to 21st of September 2003, possibly headed by His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark who grew …
Business delegation to Vietnam in September Read MoreSmedvig’s self-erecting semi-tender rig West Alliance will start production drilling for Unocal Makassar Ltd in Indonesia in January this year. The rig has previously been drilling for Esso Production Malaysia …
Smedvig awarded drilling contract in Indonesia Read MoreThe Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Ho Chi Minh City elected a new board of directors at its Annual General Meeting in November. The following members were reelected: Sigmund Stromme, …
New Board after AGM in HCMC Read MoreThe Swedish consulate in Chiang Mai was permanently closed 26th December 2002. The date also marked the last day of the last Swedish Consul General in Chiang Mai, Khun Vorakit …
Swedish Consulate in Chiang Mai shut down Read MoreMaersk Group has appointed Mr. Michel Deleuran as the new managing director of Maersk Bangkok Branch. Mr. Deleuran has now started working in his new position, succeeding Mr. Peter S. …
New top management at Maersk Bangkok and Manila Read MoreThe Thai cabinet passed a resolution dated 11th September 2001 which has only become common knowledge in the last seven days. The resolution concerns new improvements to immigration procedures and …
New Immigration Rules Read MoreThe total number of visitors to the Thai pavilion in Ragunda during the summer of 2002 was around 65.000, compared to 60.000 the year before and 70.000 the summer of …
Visitors to Thai Pavilion in Ragunda remain high Read MoreEricsson will provide equipment and services for a complete GPRS network including the latest GPRS equipment, GPRS Management System, IP Security, GPRS Charging equipment, Network Monitoring Tools and training. AIS …
Thai order worth US$ 155 Mill to Ericsson Read Moreinvestigation regarding a suspected case of abduction in connection with one adoption from Thailand to Sweden in 1976 has been closed. “We must be able to prove that the child …
Thai adoption fraud case closed Read MoreThe Philippines Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) and the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) have signed a memorandum of agreement that will facilitate the issuance of …
Easier work permits for Chamber members Read MoreThailand’s northern metropolis Chiang Mai will host 550 Swedish scouts and leaders over Christmas. The city’s mayor has even promised to arrange a real Christmas tree for the guests to …
Swedish scouts to celebrate Christmas in Chiang Mai Read MoreThe announcement was made during the Resmässan, an annual travel and tourism trade show, held between November 8 – 10, 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden. Both honours are based on the …
Sweden votes Thailand Destination of the year 2002 Read MorePrimary Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik of Malaysia will visit Scandinavia next year to counter a growing anti-rubber wood campaign in Scandinavia. The campaign is threatening Malaysia’s …
Malaysia to fight for rubber wood Read MoreA football team of selected top players from Denmark will come to Thailand to fight against the Thai national football team in Bangkok in a training match on 29 January. …
Danish football team to Bangkok, Hong Kong in January Read MoreUnless urgent measures are taken to address health safety issues caused by parasitic infections in Southeast Asia, liver and lung diseases may rise significantly, health experts warned during a Danish …
Liver and lung diseases a threat to SEAsia Read More“Had anyone told me that three years ago I would just have brushed it aside as a crazy idea,” says Henning about his current occupation. But here he is. And …
Henning’s chicken farm in Thailand Read MoreDenmark will fund the establishment of a commercial wind power plant in the Philippines, with the ambition of becoming Asia’s largest user of wind to generate electricity. According to the …
Denmark funds wind power plant in the Philippines Read MoreThe Danish shipping company Fabricius has established a joint venture in Vietnam with Saigon Shipping as its local partner. Fabricius Saigon Shipping Ltd. Ship Management is registered as a local …
Danish shipping company in Vietnam Read MoreTelenor Mobile and Ericsson in December 2002 signed a global framework agreement for Multimedia Messaging Services solutions, the technology that offers enhanced messaging capabilities such as color pictures, photographs, sounds, …
Telenor Mobile signs global MMS deal with Ericssons Read MoreWhen a Norwegian woman went on stage to give a show together with Thai go go dancers at the Pink Panther bar in Patong’s Soi Seadragon on Phuket it became too much …
Norwegian go go show in Phuket too much Read MoreSwedish music export opportunities in Asia was the subject of a seminar held by the Swedish Trade Council in November. Swedish and foreign speakers with experience from Asia in general …
Asia in focus for Swedish music exporters Read MoreNKT Flexibles in December started the delivery of three 245m flexible pipes to the West Seno oil and gas production field off the east coast of Kalimantan, the Indonesian part …
Danish underwater gas pipes to Indonesian offshore project Read MoreLikit Andersson may become the first Thai to make it into the premier league of Swedish ice hockey, “Elitserien” in Swedish. Likit, who is negotiating a deal with the classic …
Swedish-Thai ice hockey player to the top Read MoreA programme supported by a grant from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) to improve Laotion school textbooks, provide educational equipment and upgrade the qualifications of teachers and administrators is …
Swedish supported educational project in Laos moves forward Read MoreHM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and HM Queen Silvia will arrive for a State Visit to Thailand on 25 February 2003. According to the current plans for the …
Swedish State Visit to Thailand in February Read MoreMyanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam are expected to face serious setbacks in their battle against drug crimes due to financial constraints brought on by weakened economies, Swedish expert warns. Mr. …
Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have little money to fight drugs Read MoreMr. Poul Skov-Petersen has been appointed Counsellor, Agriculture and Food Affairs at the Royal Danish Embassy,replacingas of 1 October Mr. Jesper Vibe-Hansen. Mr. Skov-Petersen has a solid background within consumer …
New Danish Agricultural Counsellor in Thailand Read MoreA seminar sponsored by the Swedish International Development Agency, SIDA, was recently held for key officials from the Lao Science Technology and Environment Agency (STEA) on the skills required to become …
Lao leadership training sponsored by SIDA Read MoreMermaid Maritime Co., Ltd., a Danish company in Thailand, plans to flag out its three supply ships serving the offshore installations in the Gulf of Thailand if WTO turns down …
Danish shipowner to flag out if BOI support scrapped Read MoreTwelve textbooks in Lao on Marketing Management and Human Resource Management were recently published by the Business Development Officer of the Mekong Project Development Facility (MPDF) funded by among others …
Books on Lao business with Nordic support Read MoreMr. Niels Holm, currently in charge of Diethelm’s Food and Special Products Division in Thailand as well as Diethelm Trading, Siam Food Services and Customs Clearance Services has as of …
New Danish CEO for Diethelm Malaysia Read More