Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The couple who walked nude at Singapore’s Holland Village in January, were fined S$2,000 each on Thursday. However, they escaped a jail term as Singapore’s Miscellaneous Offences Act stipulates that …
Swedish/Singaporian couple who walked in nude fined 2000 dollars Read MoreThe working environment in Singapore is not supportive enough for women, and as a result, many sacrifice their careers. Singapore aims to take a cue from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, …
Singaporean Working Women Want Scandinavian Conditions Read MoreCost-cutting may be the buzzword among companies these days. But the labour movement said companies should pay more attention to policies that promote work-life balance rather than scale back on …
Scandinavians promote work/life balance in Singapore Read MoreSets and costumes being packed into containers for May tour the Finnish National Ballet is about to set sail to the Far East. On May 29th and 30th the company’s …
Finland National Ballet to visit Singapore Read MoreThe vacation-expenses on the trip to Thailand have lowered a bit this spring. An official statement from the Thai immigration office states that “All foreigners who apply for Tourist Visa …
Free tourist visa to Thailand Read MoreA Swedish MP states, that a bodyguard of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe roughed him up in Singapore for taking a picture of the African leader. Mugabe is believed to be making …
Swedish MP Roughed up by Mugabe’s bodyguard In Singapore Read MoreDanish brewery Carlsberg sees Asia as a key driver of growth for the brewery in the medium to long term, said president and chief executive officer Jorgen Buhl Rasmussen to …
Asia saves Carlsberg’s economy Read MoreA Swedish exchange student has been arrested along with his Singaporean girlfriend for taking a naked 15-minute walk trough the streets of Singapore. The naked couple were charged of walking …
Naked Swede arrested in Singapore Read MoreStudents at Singapore Management University is planning for a Business Study Mission to Scandinavia to provide students with the opportunity to learn firsthand about Scandinavian business culture and socio-political environment.Through …
Singaporean Master in Scandinavia Read MoreAccording to Avionnews a Singaporean Jumbo-jet is now turned into a hotel in Stockholm.In the Arlanda airport, a B-747/200 has been parked and turned in an hotel. Seats have been …
Singapore-Buildt Airplane Turned Into Swedish Hotel Read MoreNokia plans to cut 1,700 jobs in sales, marketing and technology units due to falling consumer demand according to todayonline. It is not known how Nokia’s operations in Singapore will …
Nokia Singapore Fears Lay Offs Read MoreThe Nordic countries continue to be the most “networked” economies in the world, but the US and Singapore are close behind, according to the latest rankings by the World Economic …
Scandinavia and Singapore: The most Networked Economies in the World Read MoreAccording to Helsinki Times and Channel News Asia, Finland’s Neste Oil’s biodiesel plant will produce fuel for cars around the world. Diesel made from palm oil, vegetable oil and animal …
Singaporean/Finnish bio fuel to run cars in Europe and North America Read MoreThe Scandinavian churches in Southeast Asia are often a social centre and many Danes grow a keen interest in Buddhism, yoga or tribal religions when they go to the region. …
Are Danish Expatriates More Religious? Read MoreThe Norwegian company Simtronics ASA has through its new office in Singapore, Simtronics Ptd Ltd, received an order for delivery of fire fighting equipment. The system should be delivered to …
Simtronic Lands Singaporean Fire Fighting Order Read MoreThe design store STYLE:NORDIC in Singapore, which is specialized in selling Scandinavian designs, is now introducing the Finnish carpet company Kevin, which will be available in the store from next …
Kevin Hits Singapore Read MoreDanes from the western part of Denmark can now be spared the trip to Copenhagen on their way to Southeast Asia. Because of a new agreement with Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines …
Singapore Airlines Plans Billund-Route Read MoreNorwegian salmon is the most exquisite and delicate fish in the world – At least if you ask the people of Singapore. In the newest addition of the official Japanese …
Salmon From Norway Sought After on Singaporean Menus Read MoreAccording to several mobile-forum at the internet, Nokia plans to easy the access to their new music service Comes With Music. At the launch of the Nokia Music Store and …
Nokia in Singapore Rumoured to Remove Music-Protection Read MoreSingapore offers the world’s lowest rates for making mobile phone calls and surfing the Web, according to a new study by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Released Monday, the report …
ITU: Singapore Mobile Net is the World’s Cheapest Read MoreNorwegian oilfield services firm Nexus Floating Production, located in Singapore, informs that its first production vessel upon delivery in June is delayed because of a lack of projects. According to …
Nexus delays vessel Read MoreThe fusion between the Danish and the Swedish shipping giants will lead to major structural adjustment in the two concerns, for example in Singapore where the local Broström office is …
Mærsk-Broström Fusion Causes Singaporean Layoffs Read MoreThe climate summit in Copenhagen in December has raised the awareness on the fulfilment of the Kyoto-protocol in Southeast Asia. As a large and fast-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions …
Coal undermine ASEAN climate hopes Read MoreFinnish refiner Neste Oil starts the construction on a biodiesel plant on 6 March in Singapore. The plant will be the company’s largest and will be operational from 2010 and …
Neste Oil Builds Biodiesel Plant in Singapore Read MoreNorwegian oil service company PetroMena has agreed with its Singaporean rig-builder to postpone for a year a payment of 105 million dollars instalment that originally was due on January the …
PetroMena Pushes Back $105 Million Yard Instalment Read MoreWould you mind being eaten alive by small fish? The Danish newspaper Politiken praises an unusual kind of spa-treatment in Singapore, where small Garra Rufa fish simply eat the dead …
Danish Newspaper Recommends Singaporean Fish-Spa Read MoreDue to the COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen in December 2009, Denmark offers a number of full scholarships within studies of climate change. In line with the overall aim of securing …
Denmark offers Climate Scholarships Read MoreThe Danish libraries are among the most organized in the world, at least if you ask the Singaporean TV-crew, who recently went the long journey from Southeast Asia to almost …
Singapore Makes Documentary on Danish Library Read MoreThe Singaporean man, who was shot in Denmark last month, has returned to his homeland and is now hospitalized at Singapore General Hospital. The 53-year-old Ong Yiew Soon, was discharged …
Victim of Danish Shooting Incident Returns to Singapore Read MoreA massive effort from local salmon distributors have now resulted in a weekly express flight with about 60 ton of fish directly to Asia. The salmon cooperation from Troms in …
Norwegian Salmon – From the North Sea to Asia on Less Than 24 hours Read MoreDespite the many speculations, that have been floating on the internet the last couple of weeks, it is still uncertain, which European countriest the Finnish mobile giant Nokia chooses to …
Singapore: The Clear Choice For Nokia-Music Read MoreThe Nordic ambulance company Falck is now working world wide by offering travel assistance to customers all over the world – including Southeast Asia. Falck has bought the international assistance …
Falck Enters the Marked of Travel Assistance Read MoreThe Singapore-based shipping company Neptune Orient Lines, one of the biggest competitors for Danish shipping giant Maersk Lines – has confirmed a massive decline in the amount of transported containers. …
Maersk Competitor Drops 24 pct Read MoreChief executive, Carsten Mortensen, said that the decision to lay off 37 employees, some 15% of its shore-based workforce, comes after Norden had exhausted all other opportunities following the drastic …
Norden to Lay Off 15% of Office Staff Read MoreCarlsberg Asia’s Senior Vice President Jesper Bjørn Madsen will step down and leave the Carlsberg Group. A search for his successor is under way, Carlsberg says in a statement released 15 …
Jesper Bjorn Madsen Leaves Carlsberg Read MoreThe report ”Hur skor vi oss”? (How do we shoe) by the Swedish network of organizations “Rena Kläder” reveals that the Scandinavian shoe chains fail to control the ethical guidelines, …
Scandinavian Shoe Business beneath Ethical Contempt Read MoreDr Li Haizhou who specialises in improving the way people and computers communicate with each other has been picked by the Nokia Foundation to work and lecture in Finland, one …
Singaporean Scientist Wins Nokia Award Read MoreFinnair traffic grew 10 percent in 2008 compared to the previous year.In October, Finnair warned of cuts and layoffs after reporting a third-quarter net loss of euro17 million ($22 million), …
Finnair Traffic Grew Ten Percent in 2008 Read More“Our partnership with Ericsson, the leading provider of mobile telecommunication infrastructure, puts us in a strong position to always bring world-class services and innovations to our customers. This demonstration of …
Ericsson to Present “Live” Showcase of Mobile Broadband in Singapore Read MoreHe was said to be the “go to” man for a loan, if you were of Chinese descent and wanted to do business in Denmark. A former Singaporean, Copenhagen restaurant owner …
Singaporean Businessman Shot in Denmark Read MoreNorway´s PetroJack, an offshoot of Larsen Oil & Gas, named its latest deep-drilling offshore jack-up rig at a ceremony at Singapore’s Jurong Shipyard last weekend. The rig, PetroJack IV, is …
New PetroJack Rig On Charter To PTT Read MoreNorwegian siesmic vessel operator Scan Geophysical is once again looking for debt finance after failing to complete a second vessel sale and lease-back deal in two months. Pacific First Shipping …
Scouts For Funding As Second Deal Collapses Read MoreSwedish Electrolux launched its regional headquarters and design lab here on Wednesday. Located in the Jackson Square industrial park, the Design Innovation Centre will serve as its main design hub …
Electrolux Launch New Regional HQ In Singapore Read More‘Hemorrhoid patient’ gets ten years for heroin smuggling. A 52-year-old woman was sentenced to ten years in prison on Friday for trying to smuggle nearly five kilogrammes of heroin into …
Woman From Singapore Smuggle Heroin From Malaysia Into Sweden Read MoreSwedish interactive terminals and payment systems developer West International AB (OMX First North:WINT) said on Friday (12 December) that it has received an order for special printers from Hewlett Packard …
Swedish West International Wins Singapore Order Read MoreMaersk Line announced plans to transfer its intra-Asia services to its Singapore-based subsidiary, MCC Transport, beginning in 2009. The Danish carrier in a statement said it has identified the intra-Asia …
Maersk Transfers Intra-Asia Services Read MoreThese days, though, with the economic downturn, style is not the only focus of home owners. Affordability is a major issue too, said Mr Yung Ong, director of Danish furniture …
Danish Style Stars In Singapore Read MoreThailands Suvarnabhumi International Airport prepared to restore full operations today for the first time since an eight-day blockade by anti-government protesters ended on Wednesday. The smaller domestic Don Muang …
Airport Resumes Full Services Read MoreThe navies of Singapore and Sweden are participating in a threat reduction exchange program aimed at advancing mine countermeasure tactics. The Singapore government says its navy is conducting mine …
Singapore and Sweden In Naval Cooperation Read MoreSingapore‘s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has signed two new memoranda of understanding with counterpart agencies in the UK and Sweden, in a bid to further strengthen its links with other …
Singapore Sign MOU With Sweden Read More