Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
In response to the devastating earth quake and tsunami which hit Japan last week, AP Moller Maersk has donated free freight for the European relief aid that has been urgently …
Maersk Donates Free Freight to soppurt Japan Read MoreIBM Corp. has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations that it bribed Chinese and South Korean government officials for more than a decade to win contracts. The Securities …
IBM Agrees to Settle China, S.Korea Bribery Case Read MoreThe great-granddaughter of former president Suharto allegedly used drugs in the company of a National Police officer because she “felt safe,” said the Jakarta Police on Monday. According to police, …
Suharto`s Great-granddaughter Used Narko with Police Officer Read MoreDenmark is a pioneer of clean technology. For example, the country generated 22% of its electricity from wind power last year (more than any other nation) and plans to achieve …
Why is Denmark Suited to the Pioneer Clean Technology? Read MoreSweden’s Volvo Group, the world’s second biggest truckmaker, said Tuesday it was halting the operations of its Japanese subsidiary UD Trucks until next Monday amid growing fears of radiation from …
Radiation Fears Promt Volvo / UD Shut Down in Japan Read MoreAn Australian blogger with a passion for Saab cars who, in the words of Saab board chair Victor Muller “played a key role in saving Saab” has been rewarded with …
Saab Hires Aussie Who ‘saved’ the Car Read MoreIkea and H&M are among a slew of Nordic firms who on Wednesday offered to help their Japanese employees to leave Tokyo and relocate further south due to growing fears …
Swedish Firms Help Staff Leave Tokyo Read MoreAll Finnish citizens who were in Japan on Friday when the country was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami have been accounted for. A list maintained by the Ministry …
All Finns in Japan Accounted For Read MoreNorwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Friday sent his condolences to his Japanese colleague Naoto Kan, following the major earthquake that struck Japan. “Our thoughts are with all those who …
Norway’s PM Sends Condolences to Japan Read MoreThe Finnish Foreign Ministry said Sunday that most of the around 800 Finns in Japan when Friday’s earthquake and tsunami stuck have been located. None of those contacted by Finnish …
Around 40 Finns Still Unaccounted For in Japan Read More