Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Finnish refiner Neste Oil Corp set up a distillates trading desk a firm in May in Asia’s oil trading hub Singapore, a company source said on Friday.Neste’s trading team in …
Neste Sets Up Singapore Distillates Trading Desk Read MoreCosmoleague, Swiss – Vikings FC 2 – 7 (1 – 3 The Vikings faced Swiss in this match, which were their last game of the season. Despite the heavy downpour …
The Singapore Vikings Bags 7 Goals To Secure Top Half Finish Read MoreElectrolux Professional Laundry Systems is restructuring its international business and has named the team that will lead the operation.Lars Olofsson has been appointed as president and will be based at …
New Electrolux Professional Team Read MoreRenowned Danish shoemaker Ecco announces the addition of international Tour star Arjun Atwal to the roster of elite staff players who prefer the comfort, performance and styling of its luxury …
Golf: Danish Ecco Reports Signing Deal With International Tour Star Arjun Atwal Read MoreYour national team doesn’t have to be sponsored by Carlsberg to fail to qualify for the Euro 2008 championship, but it helps. Four of the countries whose shirts bear the …
Why Carlsberg In Asia Is Hoping It Will Be The Best Tournament Yet Read MoreAgriculture Secretary Arthur Yap has directed the Department of Agriculture (DA) quarantine officers and inspectors at all major airports and sea ports in the country to stop and confiscate all …
Philippines Confiscate Danish Poultry Shipments Read MoreSoftware firm Tanla Solutions said its Singapore unit will acquire Finland-based mobile payment services company Openbit Oy in an all-cash deal that values the Finnish company at $18.60 million. The …
Tanla Aquires Finnish Firm For $19 m Read MoreSingapore’s Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr. Lee Boon Yang, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Copenhagen, Denmark with the Danish Minister for Economic and Business Affairs, …
Singapore-Denmark Cooperation Program On Design To Improve Life Established Read MoreAP7, the Swedish state pension fund, said it will sell all its holdings in munitions companies that make cluster-bombs or nuclear weapons, joining a growing trend among European investment funds …
Cluster-bombs: Swedish AP7 Offload Stakes In Singapore Technologies Engineering Read MoreBy: Brodie GovanRecently confirmed as Asia’s number one brand ahead of Coca Cola and Sony, Finnish giants Nokia believe Asia holds the key to the global market. The year ahead …
Ringing in the Changes Read MoreNot long ago Ann Emilson was a stay-at-home mum taking care of her three children while her husband was busy building his career. But since then the roles have changed …
From Housewife to President of Ericsson Singapore Read MoreHave you ever been searching for someone without finding them or wondering where they are? And would you like to get notified in case your car gets stolen and be …
A Finnish invention hits Asia: Keep track of your loved ones Read MoreRigbuilder Sembcorp Marine said on Wednesday its Jurong Shipyard unit had secured a letter of intent from Norway’s Seadrill to build a deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig worth $640 million. The …
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Wins $640 Milion Rig Deal Read MoreAfter securing an order for the Marina Bay SandsTM Integrated Resort’s three soaring 56-storey hotel towers in Singapore last February, Kone won a second order for this impressive project. The …
88 Kone Elevators More To The Marina Bay Sands Project In Singapore Read MoreISS moves into Singapore by buying Inbuilt which provides mechanical and electrical and building maintenance. With the acquisition ISS strengthen its position in the region. ISS it self stresses …
ISS Take Over Inbuilt In Singapore Read MoreVibeke Rovsing Lauritzen, the Danish Ambassador to Singapore, visited Pilgrim and Skagen on their adjoining Danish design-themed booths at the TFWA Asia Pacific show. Two of Denmark’s leading design …
Danish Design Houses Graced By Ambassadorial Visit Read MoreDamco, the global freight forwarding company in the Danish A.P. Moller – Maersk Group – has established a new Intra-Asia hub in Singapore. The new hub for less-than-container-load shipments has …
Damco Launches Intra-Asia Hub in Singapore Read MoreEricsson has been selected by Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) to expand and enhance its GSM/WCDMA/HSPA networks, providing the operator’s mobile customers with greater coverage and higher data speeds. The contract …
Ericsson To Expand And Enhance SingTel’s Mobile Network In Singapore Read MoreBo Carlsson has been appointed manager of SEB’s branch office and Head of Merchant Banking division at SEB in Singapore and takes on his new position 1 August 2008. Carlsson …
Bo Carlsson New Branch Office Manager At SEB In Singapore Read MoreFugro has placed an order for a cutting-edge Kongsberg Maritime HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). To be delivered Q4 2008, the third HUGIN in Fugro’s AUV arsenal will be …
Norwegian Underwater Vehicle Will Be Based In Singapore Read MoreNordic Maritime Pte Ltd., a Singapore based company ordered a second newbuild accommodation barge from Malaysian shipbuilder NGV Tech Sdn Bhd. As with the first order placed in early …
Norwegian Nordic Maritime Order A Second Barge In Malaysia Read MoreThe organisers of the World Golfers Championships (WGC) Singapore tournaments have decided to open the event to also green (employment) pass holders in Singapore. The first two legs, held at …
Singapore: WGC Event Open To Green Pass Holders Too Read MoreUS authorities on Thursday arrested a 58-year-old man accused of sexually abusing young Asian boys, ending a two-day global manhunt sparked by a rare public appeal from Interpol. Wayne Nelson …
US Nabs Pedophile Suspect, Ending Global Manhunt Read MoreLindman will take over from Alan Wren who has served as interim CEO since Ajay Srinivasan left Prudential in June 2007 to join the Aditya Birla Group in Mumbai. Prudential …
Prudential Hires Swedish Arne Lindman As Asia fund CEO Read MoreColorado Avenue is this year’s Finnish film for the EU Film Festival. And you can meet the film’s director Claes Olsson on Saturday, 10 May, when he gives a presentation …
Colorado Avenue’s Director Will Visit Singapore At The 18th EU Film Festival Read MoreRefiner Neste Oil, who is building a new plant in Singapore, launched its green diesel on Tuesday in Finland, calling it the world’s first renewable fuel suitable for all diesel …
Neste Will Also Produce Bio Fuel For All Diesel Motors In Singapore Read MoreINTERPOL is requesting the public’s assistance to identify this man, assumed to be a Scandinavian, pictured in a series of child sexual abuse images posted on the Internet. The man …
Help find this man in child sex abuse images Read MoreStolt-Nielsen SA said it has been given the permission of the Singapore Economic Development Board to build a chemical storage terminal in Singapore. The project, which would see the terminal …
Stolt-Nielsen Given Permission To Build Chemical Storage Terminal In Singapore Read MoreDamco, a global freight forwarder walked away triumphant at the 22nd Asia Freight Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) held in Singapore 23. Apil 2008, where it was presented the ‘Best Logistics …
Danish Damco Get The Best Logistics Service Provider – Sea Freight Award Read MoreMaersk Line emerged winner of the ‘Best Shipping Line – Asia-Europe’ Award for the 21st consecutive year at the 22ndAsian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA). Specifically on the Asia-Europe …
Maersk Line Wins “Best Shipping Line – Asia-Europe” Read MoreJonas Bergquist gives the thump up to a nervegas detector developed in Singapore. It´s a microfluidic device that can identify exposure to nerve gas. The device could help identify individuals …
Swedish Professor Impressed By Nervegas Detector Developed In Singapore Read MoreNeonode, the Swedish mobile communication company that develops touch screen technologies and designs mobile handsets, today announced that Excel Field International LTD, a major privately held Asian distributor, has placed …
Swedish Mobilephone Handset Entering Asia Read MoreThe 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 More