Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
As volcanologists warned on Wednesday that Mount Merapi remained a serious threat, international airlines once again cancelled flights to Jakarta. “The Mount Merapi play is far from finished. We’re still …
More Flights to Jakarta Canceled Read MoreOle Gunnar Solskjær, often called the “world’s most famous Norwegian” now living, was getting a rousing ”welcome home” this week after more than 14 years playing and working for football …
Football Legend Solskjær Makes Triumphant Return Read MoreA Burmese reporter in Myawaddy Township was shot and critically injured on Tuesday while covering the fighting between an anti-government Karen group and Burmese government troops. Thein Htun, 39, a …
Journalist Shot in Myawaddy Fighting Read More“People were busy watching Al-Jazeera and DVB (Democratic Voice of Burma) TV, but not about the vote,” a Buddhist monk here remarked at the end of election day on Sunday, …
Few Surprises in First Poll in 20 Years Read MoreChina’s only company authorized to print Bibles yesterday produced its 80 millionth holy book, to praise from government officials and overseas church leaders’ blessings. The number means China has become …
80m Bibles Printed in China Read MoreA new book that revealed King of Sweden’s romps in seedy nightclubs owned by shadowy underworld figures has caused uproar among the Swedes. King Carl XVI Gustaf, the stern-looking, bespectacled …
Royal Sex Scandal Leaves Swedes in Shock Read MoreOil-rich Norway remains the best country in the world to live, while Indonesia still ranks outside the top 100 countries, according to the most recent UN human development index (HDI) …
Indonesia Ranks 108 in HDI, Norway Number One Read MoreThe injured — with clothes, blankets and even mattresses fused to their skin by the 750 degree Celsius heat — were carried away on stretchers following the first big explosion …
Blast From Indonesia Volcano Raises Deaths to 122 Read MoreAirlines cancelled 36 flights to and from Jakarta on Saturday, affecting international carriers from Europe to Asia, because of ash from the Mount Merapi volcano, an airport spokesman said. In …
Jakarta Flights Grounded Read MoreThe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will launch its “E-Marketing Campaign for Medical Tourism in Samui” and website www.ThailandMedTourism.com. The marketing campaigns that will run through to April 2011 hopes …
TAT to Promote Samui as Medical Tourism Destination Read More