Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The A.P. Moller – Maersk Group announced on March 19th the appointment of Henrik Jensen as the new Maersk Line Country Manager for Malaysia and Singapore, and Thomas Lindy Sorensen …
Maersk Line Appoints New Country Managers for Malaysia and Singapore Cluster, and Thailand Read MoreA Swedish business delegation is currently on a three-day visit to Brunei Darussalam to explore business opportunities in the country and at the same time, to promote investment opportunities in …
Swedish Business Delegation Currently In Brunei Read MoreThe Norwegian manufacturer of solar panel components, NorSun, will start building a wafer plant in Singapore this year, the company said Tuesday.“Solar energy will be the dominant source of energy …
NorSun To Build 300 Million Dollar Singapore Plant Read MoreSingapore-based artist, Oistein Kristiansen from Norway, is spreading his love for drawing to children in China.His hands-on exhibition in Shanghai has proved to be such a hit that it is …
Norwegian Artist Big Success In China Read MoreScandinavian residents in Singapore will have a unique opportunity to witness the first ever Youth Olympics, when the country will host the inaugural Youth Olympics in 2010. In a close competition …
Singapore To Host First Ever Youth Olympics In 2010 Read MoreThe first International Puppetry Festival drew to a close on Saturday in Hanoi. The performance of ‘Hon Que’ (Country’s Spirit) by the Central Puppet Theatre of Vietnam won the only …
First Ever International Puppetry Festival Held In Hanoi Read MoreThe Finnish President, Tarja Halonen, is currently attending a series of state visits in Southeast Asia. Starting her tour in Indonesia on the 19th of February, President Halonen visited Banda …
Finnish President Touring South East Asia Read MorePresident Tarja Halonen began a state visit to Southeast Asia on Saturday. During the week-long trip, Halonen and her husband, Pentti Arajärvi, will travel to Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam. Minister …
Halonen Begins State Visit to Southeast Asia Read MoreBjorn Hojgaard, a Danish national, has been appointed managing director of the Norwegian company Thome Ship Management, one of Singapore’s leading mangers specialising in oil and gas (LNG and Lpg) …
Norwegian Thome Appoints Danish Managing Director Read MoreSingapore has concluded three bilateral Open Skies Agreements (OSAs) with the Scandinavian countries, comprising Denmark, Norway and Sweden. With these OSAs, airlines of both Singapore and the Scandinavian countries will …
Singapore and Scandinavian Countries Conclude Three Open Skies Agreements Read MoreTarja Halonen, the Finnish president, is to start the official visit of a three-country tour of southeast Asia on 18 February, her office said in a statement on January 24, 2007.The …
Finnish President Has Confirmed the Visit to Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam Read MoreBengt Carlsson has been living as a businessman in Singapore for almost 30 years. However, he still feels “More Swedish than the Swedes”. Therefore he sees the need for an …
More Swedish than the Swedes in Sweden Read MoreDeputy chief executive of Neste Oil, Jarmo Honkamaa, announced on January 15, 2008 that the Finnish oil refiner’s biodiesel plant in Singapore, its largest, will be operational 2010 and initially cater to …
Finland’s Neste Oil to Have Singapore Biodiesel Plant Operatioal in 2010 Read MoreDanish architect firm C.P. Møller has been elected to design the world’s largest solar cell factory by the Norwegian solar energy company REC (Renewable Energy Corporation) in Singapore.It is a …
Denmark’s C.P. Moller to Design Solar Cell Plant for EUR 3 Billion in Singapore Read MoreIndustrial conglomerate Keppel Corp said Keppel Verolme BV, a unit of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, has secured two contracts worth 75 million euros from Norway’s Sevan Marine and another …
Singapore’s Keppel Unit Wins Two Contracts Worth 75 Mln Euros from Norway’s Sevan Marine SA Read MoreFinland-based global provider of container and heavy duty materials handling equipment, automation applications and related services Kalmar has received order for more than 200 terminal tractors from PSA Singapore Terminals, the …
Finland’s Kalmar Won Order for Tractors from PSA Singapore Terminals Read MoreFinland’s VTT Technical Research Centre and ASTAR Agency for Science, Technology and Research from Singapore have developed remote healthcare services that allow patients to be treated globally regardless of time, …
Research Institutes from Finland and Singapore Develop Remote Healthcare Services Read MoreNeste Oil, the Finnish oil refinery with also a 40 % share of gasoline stations in Finland, has been under attack by environment activists since the company in late November …
Will Finnish Bio Fuel Plant Cause Deforestation? Read MoreThe Norwegian Film Festival started on November 29 until December 5. Five exciting and award-winning Norwegian films were screened in the Europe theatre at GV VIVO CITY. On the night …
Opening of 2007 Norwegian Film Festival in Singapore Read MoreFinland’s Neste Oil to build the world’s largest bio-diesel plant in Singapore to convert palm oil into fuel for cars, trucks and other vehicles. The cost for Neste Oil will amount …
Finland’s Neste Oil to Build the World’s Largest Bio-Diesel Plant in Singapore Read MoreOffshore oil services firm NOR Offshore Ltd, a unit of Norway‘s Solstad Offshore, is looking to raise $150 million in its initial public offering in Singapore, a source close to …
Norway’s Solstad Offshore to Raise $150 Million in Singapore’s Public Offering Read MoreAs a Singapore Design Festival Partner, the Embassy of Sweden in Singapore together with its close partners Alfa Laval, Volvo AB, Saab, SKF and Tetra Pak is organizing an informative …
Swedish Embassy Organizes Outdoor Exhibition During the Singapore Design Festival Read MoreInspired by the essence of design-thinking, the theme for Singapore Design Festival 2007 is ”Always a Better Way”’. The festival will run from 28 November to 8 December 2007 and …
Sweden Takes Part in Singapore Design Festival 2007 Read MoreThe Norwegian Film Festival starts November 29 and lasts until December 5. Five exciting and award-winning Norwegian films will be screened in the Europe theatre at GV VIVO CITY, Singapore. …
Norwegian Film Festival in Singapore Read MoreIf Danes who are living abroad were entitled to vote at the national election the Conservative Party would be much more powerful. This is the obvious conclusion when comparing the …
Danes Abroad are More Conservative Read MoreOn Wednesday the 14th The Danish Embassy in Singapore had arranged an election morning for the “Danish Colony” in Singapore, on the occasion of the national election in Denmark on …
Danish Election in Singapore Read MoreThe National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) doctors and the Singaporean-owned DanDrit Biotech of Denmark have developed the the colon cancer vaccine using dendritic cells from a cancer patient’s own blood …
Singaporean-Owned DanDrit Biotech of Denmark Has Developed Colon Cancer Vaccine Read MoreA head of the up coming election in Denmark on November 13th, Danes World Wide has held an unofficial election to see how the political picture would appear in Denmark …
Result of Unofficial Election by Danes Abroad Read MoreThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) has teamed up with seven cargo airlines, freight forwarders and ground handling agents to kick-start the move to a paper-free air cargo environment with …
Sweden and Singapore Took Part in e-Freight Pilot Projects Read MoreThe Nordic exchange operator and technology house OMX has won a contract to supply and implement a new clearing system for the Singapore Exchange (SGX).The system is expected to go live …
Nordic Exchange Operator to Provide New Clearing System for Singapore Exchange Read MoreNorway’s Siem Offshore Inc. entered into a long-term cooperation agreement with Singa Star Pte Ltd., an unrelated Singapore-based company involved in the ownership and operation of various types of vessels …
Norway’s Siem Offshore and Singapore’s Singa Star Enter AHTS Cooperation Agreement Read MoreThe manufacturing complex will be developed in stages, to incorporate wafer, cell and module production facilities and will have the potential of becoming the world’s largest complex of its kind. It …
Norwegian Firm to Build World’s Largest Solar Manufacturing Complex in Singapore Read MoreAn overwhelming 88 percent of Norwegian companies operating in Singapore are predicting high growth in business relations between the two countries according to a recent survey carried out by the …
Norway and Singapore Strengthen Business Ties Read MoreSingapore’s Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning Experimentation Centre (REC) has been working with overseas partners since August this year to enhance its capabilities to tackle various threats. One of its …
Singapore Works With Swedish Defence Research Agency to Monitor Threats Read MoreHelsinki-based Finnair announced plans to expand its coverage to Asian destinations, citing booming demand that has brought the airline’s weekly Asian flights to fifty-nine, from nine in the year 2001.The …
Finnair’s New Asian Flights Read MoreSwedish Truckmaker Scania AB has received its largest bus and coach order to date in Asia, selling 500 city buses to the leading public transport company SBS Transit in Singapore. …
Scania Sells 500 City Buses to Singapore Read MoreSingapore-based offshore marine vessels contractor Ezra Holdings Ltd. successfully listed its production and construction arm EOC Ltd. on the mainboard of the Oslo Stock Exchange on October 3, 2007 under the …
Singapore’s EOC Sucessfully Listed on Oslo’s Stock Exchange Read MoreSwedish specialty chemicals company Perstorp has acquired Lonza’s manufacturing plant for Purified Isophthalic Acid (PIA) in Singapore for $138m.The Swedish company will assume complete ownership of Lonza Singapore Pte Ltd, …
Swedish Chemical Firm Buys Maufacturing Plant in Singapore Read MoreNokia Corp. plans to use Intel Corp. chips in tablet-style devices that will communicate using a technology known as WIMAX. The companies also agreed to engage in testing to ensure …
Nokia To Use Intel’s Chips in 2008 Read MoreSwedish Perstorp,Specialty Chemicals Company has acquired Lonza’s manufacturing plant for Purified Isophthalic Acid (PIA) in Singapore for $138m on September 28, 2007.For Perstorp, the deal widens its product portfolio and …
Acquisition of Swedish Specialty Chemicals Company in Singapore Read MoreStock market operator Singapore Exchange (SGX) has said it will roll out a new, state-of-the-art trading platform called QUEST which is supplied by Sweden’s OMX AB in July next year, …
Singapore Exchange to Roll Out New Trading Engine Supplied by Sweden Read MoreDance athletes from Finland, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are expected to troop to the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel grand ballroom on September 22, 2007 as the second International Dancesport …
Dance Athletes Troop to Philippine Read MoreIt is part of his trip to the region, including China, South Korea and Singapore, to discuss the challenges of globalization and share experiences on research, development and growth. The …
Swedish Minister to Visit Singapore from Sep 23 to 24 Read MoreRuben Madsen who previously was the Danish Ambassador to Serbia was already appointed ambassador to the Embassy of Denmark Singapore but the decision was changed over the summer. He is …
Who is the new Danish Ambassador to Singapore? Read MoreThe Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to replace the duty phone outside working hours for all Danish Embassies by a centralized 24/7 call centre in the Consular Department …
24/7 Call Centre for All Danish Embassies Read MoreMarine group Ezra Holdings has awarded a S$162 million contract to Norway’s Karmsund Maritime Service to design and build a support vessel. The vessel is expected to be delivered by …
Norway’s Karmsund Martime Service Won Contract To Build Vessel for Singapore’s Marine Group Read MoreAn international company of Danish origin, A P Moller Maersk, has appointed Jesper Praestensgaard as chief executive for Maersk in Southeast Asia where he will implement and execute the global …
Maersk’s New Chief Executive for Southeast Asia Read MoreAn earthquake with a strength of 7.9 on the Richter scale happened off the Southern coast of mid-Sumatra today.An excellent source for precise information about the earthquake is found here: …
Strong Earthquake South of Sumatra Read MoreDeep Sea Supply, a public quoted company listed on the Oslo Børs, has entered into agreements with Norway and Singapore on September 10, 2007 for the acquisition of three new …
Deep Sea Supply Agreements With Norway and Singapore Read MoreNash Computer Electronics, The Singapore-based Company currently boasts a market presence in Finland, and supplies a range of consumer electronics products, including LCD TVs, DVD players, MP3 players and digital …
Nash Computer Electronics Boasts Market Presence in Finland Read More