Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
In a newly-released press statement, Saxo Bank announces the appointment of Kevin Ashby as Chairman and CEO of the bank’s Asia-Pacific subsidiary, Saxo Capital Markets Ltd in Singapore. Kevin Ashby …
Saxo Bank Names CEO of New Singapore Subsidiary Read MoreUsing over 75,000 LEGO bricks in eight colours, the world’s largest Singapore Airlines LEGO aircraft model took the entire team of professional LEGO model builders at LEGOLAND more than 600 …
Singapore Airlines Unveiled in LEGOLAND Read MoreThe MoU was signed on August 28 between Chargé d’Affaires of the Royal Norwegian Embassy Lise Nordgaard, representative of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of the Kingdom of Norway, …
Norway, Singapore and China Sign MOU on Maritime Read MoreThe solo Art Exhibition: “Four Seasons” by the Finnish artist, Lasse Kempas from Rauma, will be displayed at Singapore Conference Hall from September 9-19.The “Four Seasons” showcases the watercolor paintings …
Four Seasons Art Exhibition in Singapore Read MoreThe collaboration will unite 2G/3G and WLAN (Wireless LAN) in an integrated dual-mode telephony solution on Nokia E60, Nokia E61 and Nokia N80 Internet Edition. SingTel’s so-called VoIP on mobile …
Nokia and SingTel to Launch Dual-mode Telephony Read MoreYou might get paid up to 45,000 Danish kroner from ATP Pension in Denmark if your Danish spouse or husband/wife should die. But wait! Don’t kill him or her yet! …
Get paid 45.000 DKK when your Danish spouse dies! Read MoreErik Hertzman represented everything a young professional should be. Clean-cut, well-spoken, knowledgeable and just so politically correct and diplomatic that I felt I was interviewing a Scandinavian politician. He got …
Young Professionals At Play Read MoreFrom its headquarters in Gentofte, Denmark, Saxo Bank continues to post solid growth in earnings and overall business during first half of 2006. The bank reported profits before tax of 123 …
Successful Saxo Bank Ready for Singapore Read MoreLooking to play some soccer and expand your social network? Then the Scandinavian Vikings might be something for you.The Scandinavian Vikings are a Bangkok based group of mainly Scandinavian soccer players. All over …
Friendly Vikings Battle In Bangkok Read MoreHowever, in the business world, the postcard has become more than just a collectable postal item. It has transformed into a “free card”, a persuasive marketing medium used by advertisers …
Postcards from Scandinavia to Singapore Read MoreThe two rigs are being brought by A.P Møller-Maersk’s subsidiary “Maersk Contractors” that is running Maersk’s drilling operations.“We are experiencing an increasing demand in the high-end jack-up market. The two …
Maersk Is Buying Oil Rigs for 2.5 Billion DKK Read MoreKeppel Seghers is the environmental technology division of Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE) a subsidiary to the Singaporean Keppel Corp.The plant in Finland will be able to treat 300 tons of …
Singapore Firm Helps Transform Waste To Energy Read MoreThe value of the agreement is 30 million U.S. dollars, according to a statement issued by Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia.With Nokia’s support, M1 is expected to offer its mobile …
Nokia Lands High Speed Deal In Singapore Read MoreGeddy Aniksdal from Grenland Friteater, Norway will perform “No doctor for the dead” on July 11 at the Substation’s Guinness Theatre in Singapore.The show features the poems of Norwegian poet …
Theatre Artist From Norway In Singapore Read MoreThe Singapore-owned ST Technologies has decided to end its operations in the Norwegian city of Stavanger. The move follows plans by one of its major customers, SAS Technical Services, to …
Singapore Firm Shuts Down Operations in Stavanger Read MoreThe Web-based Tidal Atlas for Singapore is the world’s first and it is hoped to be able to help ship and berth operators save time and money.Danish DHI Water and …
Danish Company Maps Singapore’s Tidal Water Read MoreGeddy Aniksdal normally uses his skills at the Grenland Friteater in Norway. His show in Singapore features the poems of Norwegian poet Georg Johannesen set to song. They are performed …
Norwegian Theatre Artist Performs in Singapore Read MoreScandAsia has joined a research project to help improve the experience of being an expatriate. The research project is set up by Saira Jhutty, a PhD Candidate at Alliant International …
Help Improve the Experience of Being an Expatriate Read MoreVestas, Danish manufacturer of wind power systems, said it has decided to establish a Research and Development (R &D) centre in Singapore.“We have chosen Singapore as the location for the …
Danish Vestas To Establish R&D Centre In Singapore Read MoreEricsson is to deliver a broadband trial network to Singapore’s SingTel. The trial network will enable SingTel to deliver ultra-high speed broadband services deployed over existing copper lines.The trial will …
Ericsson On High-Speed Trial In Singapore Read MoreIn June the Nordic Investment Bank unveiled its new strategy. The bank is a multilateral financial institution, owned by eight member countries, that finances private and public projects in and …
Nordic Investment Bank Strengthens Activities In Asia Read MoreLaying off more than 900 employees at their headquarters in Billund, Denmark, the Danish toymaker Lego Group has announced that it will outsource large parts of its production to the …
Singapore Firm to Take Over Lego Production Read MoreIn order to appeal to the beverage producers in Asia the Danish ingredients company has added new flavour profiles to its water-soluble range, for instance “more citrus” grapefruit profile.This process, …
Danish Company Adds Flavour to Asian Sports-Drinks Read MoreAccording to the Oslo Philharmonic’s webpage, the Norwegian Musicians’ Union has called a strike starting June 16. The strike also affects the Norwegian National Opera, the Bergen Philharmonic and other …
Musicians’ Strike Cancel Concerts in Singapore and Malaysia Read MoreAs expected, Sunday’s final in the Singapore Open will feature two Danish players. Seeded first and second before the tournament started earlier this week, Peter Gade and Kenneth Jonassen each …
All Danish Final in Singapore Open Read MoreThis year’s Singapore Open got off to an expected start on Wednesday, when the two Danish top players Peter Gade and Kenneth Jonassen each won their first round matches.Both of …
Danes Advance in Singapore Open Read MoreThe current Swedish ambassador to Singapore, Mr. Teppo Tauriainen, will soon hand over the baton to his successor, Mr. Pär Ahlberger, who will pick up the new position after …
Sweden Appoints New Ambassador To Singapore Read MoreThe Kullervo Symphony by Finland’s Jean Sibelius will be played in Singapore for the first time May 20, at the Esplanade, a concert hall famous for its acoustics.The famous Helsinki University Chorus …
Sibelius’ Kullervo Symphony To Play in Singapore Read MoreAt the beginning of April noted Danish writer Hanne-Vibeke Holst arrived in Singapore with the purpose of enjoying a holiday in private. But while there, the writer and her family …
Hanne-Vibeke Holst Visits Church In Singapore Read MoreThe book ranks 61 national and regional economies according to 312 criteria that measure how the nations create and maintain conditions favourable to business.In order for Denmark to climb higher …
Singapore Beats Out Denmark In Country Competitiveness Read MoreCarlsberg’s growing sales in Asia has contributed to the Danish beer giant’s global sales increase, according to the company’s newly published sales figures for the first quarter of the current …
Asia, Eastern Europe Boost Carlsberg Q1 Sales Read MoreThe Supreme Court of Victoria in Australia has sentenced the 35 year-old Singaporean Wee Quay Tan to 24 years in prison after he pleaded guilty over playing a significant role …
Singaporean Heroin Smuggler Gets 24 Years for Drug Run Read MoreIn cooperation with the Dansk e-Learning Center, Denmark’s Ministry of Refugees, Immigration and Integration Affairs has developed and launched a comprehensive online Danish course at http://www.danskabc.dk.DanskABC is an online language …
Learning Danish Online Read MoreSingapore Exchange Limited, SGX, and OMX in Stockholm are strengthening their partnership and are to work more closely to provide technology solutions and services for Singapore capital markets.This broadened partnership serves to …
Singapore, Swedes Broaden Ties To Galvanise Capital Market Read MoreThe Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have signed an extension of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on maritime Research and Development …
Norway, Singapore Extend Maritime MOU Read MoreA little over one hundred soccer enthusiasts gathered in Singapore Saturday April 22, as the Danish Seamen’s Church held their yearly Five-a-Side tournament.The tournament is a new-ish tradition, but people …
Singapore Church Not Only Team With Mission To Save Read More“The government of Norway is seriously concerned about both procedural and substantives issues raised by the draft notification,” said a letter from the Norwegian Embassy in Thailand to the NTC, …
Norway Opposes Thai Telecom Draft Legislation Read MoreAs April arrives heralding the coming summer, those of us who spend most of our time under South East Asia’s skies might miss the fresh air and exciting seasonal activities back …
Summer in Finland – A Very Special Time And Place Read MoreCertain airline routes attract more attention than others among airport authorities these days, as the fear of a bird flu pandemic remains high. And there is thus increased suspicion facing flights from parts of Asia …
SIA Flight Prompts Bird Flu Alert In Copenhagen Read MoreThe way in which Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the newspaper Jyllands-Posten handled the crisis, which erupted following the latter’s publishing of 12 controversial drawings of Mohammed, continues …
Singaporean Professor Criticizes Danish Handling of Mohammed Crisis Read MoreYour first priority when living away from home is ensuring that your child’s education is up to the standard you are used to and that your child is confident and …
The Right School For Your Child – All You Need To Know! Read MoreIt was orignally meant to be Norway’s business hub in Singapore. Then the Singapore government suggested a Nordic Centre for all Scandinavians, which was fine with the project’s investors …
Nordic European Centre Broadens Its Footprint To Fill The Floors Read MoreThe 23rd annual general meeting of the Danish Business Association of Singapore was held April 4 and a total of six new committee members were elected. Lars Alstrup was elected as the new president of …
Six New Faces Elected At DABS Singapore AGM Read MoreA.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) may be poised to buy shares of ‘strategic’ harbours in Southeast Asia, according to Reuters news agency.Maersk director Thomas Oerting Jorgensen reportedly told the agency that the Danish giant is considering …
Maersk Eyes Harbour Stakes In Indonesia and Vietnam Read MoreNorway’s Awilco Offshore ASA and Sinvest ASA will share the cost of buying the three offshore oil and natural gas drilling platforms, Marinelog.com reported Wednesday.The Baker Marine Pacific Class 375 deep …
Norwegians Buy Three Oil Rigs For $600M Read MoreThe Singapore Flyer, a three story high ferris wheel to be built in Singapore at Marina Bay and completed by 2008 will offer one of the best views of the …
Singapore Flyer Project Attracts Norwegian Students Read MoreFinnish Defence Minister Seppo Kääriäinen recently hosted two seminars, one in Kuala Lumpur and the other in Singapore, on the subject of cooperation between the Finnish and Malaysian and Singaporean defence industries.Discussions during the …
Finnish Minister Of Defence In Malaysia And Singapore Read MoreThe Orchard Hotel Singapore will be hosting a Norwegian Seafood Festival from April 01 – 31 and a popular Salmon & Seafood buffet will be served at the Orchard Café.Guest Chef …
Norwegian Seafood Comes To Singapore Read MoreThe sale of 67 percent of SAS Component announced December 15 2005 to Singapore Technologies Engineering has now been completed. The closing follows the receipt of regulatory approvals and fulfilment …
Singapore Company Buys SAS Repair Unit Read MoreFor years the USA, England and other European countries in general have been the most popular countries for Danish students to study, but Asia is now attracting more and more aspiring business …
Asia Attracts Growing Numbers Of Danish Students Read More