Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
It’s early morning in Ubud. The scent of freshly baked sourdough, buttery croissants, and slow-dripped coffee drifts through the open-air space at Rüsters Bakery. The low hum of conversation mixes …
From Michelin kitchens to Bali: Danish baker finds creative freedom in Ubud Read More
This is a story about how a Danish woman turned a time of crisis into a thriving school where Balinese children learn to grow and cook their own food — …
A bag of onions, a garden, and a dream Read More
Petra Maria Hellman is from Turku, Finland. She has travelled the world, and, in 2017, her journey brought her to Otres. Like many before her, she planned to stay for …
Meet the villagers: Petra’s Haberdashery Read More
Samuel “Sammy” Salvadores is from Trollhättan, just north of Gothenburg. He first came to Otres in 2009. He is one of the original Nesat villagers and was one of the …
Meet the villagers: Sammy does it right. Read More
Niclas “Nic” Schultz is from Frederikssund in Denmark. He and his wife Aneliya “Nelly” first came to Cambodia in 2017. It was only meant to be a short stop on …
Meet the villagers: Nic, Nelly and Ragnarok Read More
Southeast Asia attracts tens of millions of backpackers and tourists every year, and new destinations come and go. For years, Otres Beach was a popular destination. That was until Chinese …
Rebuilding Paradise: The Story of Nesat Read More
The Malay Mail reports that Malaysia is debating changes to retirement, with the government studying a proposal to lift the civil service’s mandatory retirement age from 60 to 65, while …
Malaysia looks to Sweden as it debates raising retirement age Read More
Norwegian singer-songwriter Per Sørensen, the voice of Fra Lippo Lippi, will give a one-night concert titled The Voice of Fra Lippo Lippi: Per Sørensen at The Theatre at Solaire in …
Norwegian singer Per Sørensen to perform Fra Lippo Lippi set in Manila on 24 October Read More
Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen called for a “tough response” from the European Union to China’s new export controls on rare earths, telling reporters before an EU …
Denmark urges tough EU response to China’s rare earth export controls Read More
Vietnamese-Danish jazz artist Niels Lan Doky (Đỗ Kỳ Lân) will perform the concert Immersed at Gem Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on 15 November, joined by Felix Pastorius (bass) …
Vietnamese-Danish jazz artist Niels Lan Doky will perform in Ho Chi Minh City on 15 November Read More