Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Police on Koh Samui arrested a 27-year-old Norwegian national after an alleged assault on a Thai driver and the theft of a pickup truck in the Mae Nam area, local …
Norwegian man arrested on Koh Samui after assault and pickup truck theft Read More
On Thursday 6 February, Vietnam–Sweden Uong Bi Hospital in Quang Ninh province, which was established in the early 1980s with assistance from Sweden, donated 200 Tet (Lunar New Year) gift …
Vietnam–Sweden Uong Bi Hospital donates Tet gifts to patients in Quang Ninh Read More
Hong Kong lost 3–1 to Finland on Sunday at Victoria Park in a Davis Cup World Group I playoff in tennis. The defeat means Hong Kong will play in World …
Finland beats Hong Kong in global tennis tournament Read More
Danish bureaucracy has a habit of following you – even all the way to Thailand. On February 6th, around 30 Danes showed up at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, …
Danish Embassy hosted briefing on rules for citizens in Thailand Read More
Two contemporary dance solos by Norway-based choreographers Tony Tran and Sun Phitthaya Phaefuang will have their Thailand premiere at the Chiang Mai Performing Arts Festival, according to TimeOut. Performances began …
Norwegian choreographers present Thailand premiere of dance solos Read More
The Philippines and Sweden signed a grant agreement on 5 February to develop national bus standards. Swedfund will fund technical and performance standards for public utility buses, including minibuses. The …
Philippines and Sweden sign grant to raise national bus standards Read More
Thai police have arrested a Swedish man in Phuket in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a Swedish woman, following a report filed earlier this week, Thaiger reports. The …
Swedish man arrested in Phuket over alleged sexual assault Read More
Nordic Film Festival will take place again next week in Thailand, according to the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The festival has been held in previous years and …
Nordic Film Festival in Bangkok returns Read More
The Royal Malaysian Navy is set to receive deliveries of Norway’s Naval Strike Missile in March, the Strait Times reports. Malaysian defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said Malaysia …
Malaysia navy will receive Norwegian missiles in March Read More
As questions linger over the situation along the Thailand-Cambodia border, Thai authorities have moved to reassure European partners – including Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway – about safety conditions in …
Border concerns lead to review of Nordic travel advisories Read More