Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar is a joint collaboration between diplomatic spouses in Thailand and the Thai Red Cross Society and will take place on March 1-2, at the Royal …
Danish Embassy to join Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar Read More
Total Access Communication Pcl (TAC), Thailand’s second-largest mobile operator and majority-owned by Telenor, forecast lower revenue growth for this year as fierce competition and a weakening economy resulted from unrest, …
Telenor’s TAC sees lower 2014 revenue growth due to Thai unrest Read More
Asia, the hub of world manufacturing, has some rethinking to do. There are two elements that might potentially change the face of manufacturing worldwide. One is 3D printing which has …
Universal Robots to transform Asian manufacturing Read More
Tromsø, Norway – 11 February, 2014: A yak – one of the fearsome giants of Thai myth, and a popular character from the kingdom’s ancient Khon masked dances, recently took …
Thai giant wows visitors at Tromsø’s Snow Festival 2014 Read MoreSweden’s leading medical university Karolinska Institutet is going to offer online MOOCs (massive open online courses) to students worldwide, regardless of background or qualifications, said the university in a statement …
Sweden’s prestigious medical university to offer online courses Read More
The number of victims of human trafficking to Denmark has increased in the past several years, statistics from Center mod Menneskehandel, Socialstyrelsen shows. The majority of them were from Nigeria, …
Human Trafficking to Denmark on the rise Read More
Countries praised by the European Commission for experiencing little or no corruption at home are failing to stop their own companies paying bribes overseas, raising concerns that the squeaky-clean reputations …
Least corrupt Scandinavians fail to police bribery abroad Read More
KONE has been awarded four 2013 GOOD DESIGN awards for its design offering, functional elevator signalization series and sleek new elevator car design. This is the third time KONE has …
KONE wins prestigious GOOD DESIGN awards Read More
A 37 year old Norwegian man hospitalized in Phuket is in desperate need for a O-negative blood transfusion in order to survive, according to Phuket Gazette. The man, suffering from anemia, is in intensive …
Norwegian man in desperate need of rare blood type Read More
It was a well attended get-together last night, when The Swedish Chamber of Commerce held its first networking evening of the year, at The Huntsman Pub, Landmark Hotel in Bangkok. …
Swedes turn up in force at 2014 inaugural networking Read More
Norwegian carried more than 1.5 million passengers in January 2014, an increase of 24 percent compared to January last year. The load factor increased despite major capacity growth. In January, …
Norwegian’s passenger growth continues apace Read More
Im and Suthida Nielsen have finally been granted residence permits in Denmark, three months after they were deported to Thailand. Up until the residence permits came through, both of them …
Im Nielsen and mom finally granted residence permit in Denmark Read More
The application period for Swedish Institute scholarships is now open! SI scholarships cover tuition fees and living costs for master’s programmes in Sweden. Visit http://www.studyinsweden.se/Scholarships/ for eligibility guidelines and to …
Swedish Institute scholarships open for applications Read More
Krabi in southern Thailand is the Norwegians´ preferred travel destination during winter. An opinion poll among thousands of Star Tour customers showed that the limestone cliffs and white sand beaches …
Krabi is favourite tourist destination among Norwegians Read MoreA Phuket public bus driver saved the day for a Finnish tourist who left behind an important bag, containing cash, plane ticket to Finland and passport, in a songtaew on …
Honest minibus driver returns cash, passport to forgetful Finn Read More
Karin Josefsson has spend ten days in a hospital in Phuket, following a speedboat ride through rough waters to Phi Phi Islands, January 19. “The waves were too high and …
Swedish woman severely injured as speedboat hits rough waters Read More
Espoo, Finland — Digital marketplace IT solutions provider Tecnotree is pleased to announce it has been awarded a project to supply a convergent Business Support System (BSS) solution for GMM …
Tecnotree awarded project with Thai digital content provider Read More
In a ceremony organized at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Yangon on 30 January, Ambassador Ann Ollestad announced that the third tranch of scholarships for Myanmar students to study at …
Norway grants scholarships for Myanmar students in Thailand Read More
Thailand’s state oil producer, PTTEP, plans to speed up development of its Canadian oil sands assets once an agreement to split up a multibillion-dollar partnership with Statoil ASA is finalized, …
Thailand’s PTTEP plans to speed up oil sands development Read More
Danish travel-agency Spies just announced that Danish tourists in Thailand can get eleven percent more Thai Baht than normally when converting the Danish krone. This is due to the political …
Weaker Thai currency due to political unrest a boon for Danish tourists Read More
The Danish cattle breeding company, Viking Genetics, announced on Wednesday it has received an order for bull semen from Thailand’s Dairy Farming Promotion Organisation (DFPO). The initial order is for …
Danish breeding company begins cattle-semen export to Thailand Read More
The DTCC Dairy Agro group and a visiting trade delegation from Danish dairy industry joined this year’s National Dairy Cow Festival in Muak Lek in Saraburi. The festival was opened …
The Danes are back in the Thai dairy sector Read More
Thai agricultural university students entered fierce competition to win HRH Princess Sirindhorn’s first prize trophy and a study tour to Denmark Students from Suranaree University of Technology from Korat have …
Thai students win trip to Denmark Read More
Novo Nordisk increased operating profit in local currencies by 15% in 2013. In China Region, sales increased by 13% (12% in Danish kroner). Sales in North America increased by 18% …
Novo Nordisk 2013 China sales up by 13% Read More
Statoil and the Thai exploration and production company PTTEP have signed an agreement to divide their respective interests in the Kai Kos Dehseh (KKD) oil sands project in Alberta, Canada. …
Statoil and PTTEP swap Canadian oil sands assets Read MoreA 25-year-old Danish man was hospitalized for stabbing wounds after he was attacked by two European men in South Pattaya in the early hours of 31 January 2014. According to …
Dane hospitalized after knife attack in Pattaya Read More
For nine excruciating days, the mother of an 8-month-old boy feared for the worse when her Swedish husband ran away with the baby. The disappearance of the husband, identified as …
Swede gone missing with toddler, reunites with wife Read More
A Swedish resident of Phuket rescued all of the several diving students, including Scandinavians, to safety when their boat capsized off Phuket on 29 January 2014. Dennis Karlsson, 46, told …
Scandinavians among those rescued from sinking boat off Phuket Read More
Mikkeller, the exclusive Danish beer bar brand, celebrated its Grand Opening in Bangkok Wednesday evening 29 January 2014. The launch of the high-end craft beer outlet, the first of its kind …
Danish Beer Bar Mikkeller grand opening in Bangkok Read More
Chris Beaufait has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President of Vestas and President of Vestas Asia Pacific & China. Chris, who comes from a position as President and General …
Vestas appoints new Asia/China chief Read More
Captain of the Swedish national football team, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the star of Volvo’s latest campaign. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, his wife and their two sons were filmed in the north of …
Zlatan stars in new Volvo commercial Read More
Finland’s biggest retail groups say they are studying a report by the NGO Finnwatch alleging abuses at a juice factory in Thailand that supplies many Finnish stores. On 28 January …
Finnish grocery chain probes ‘abuses’ by Thai juice supplier Read More
The Norwegian embassy’s yearly information meeting for Norwegian citizens was held at an Udon Thani hotel on 27 January 2014. Representatives of the Norwegian Embassy and NAV/HELFO informed Norwegian citizens …
Strong turnout of Norwegians at Udon meeting Read More
Linköping FC beat Thai Women National team 3-0 in a 25 January 2014 friendly at Duphatemi Stadium, Don Muang. The Swedish women led with 1-0 by the end of the …
Linköping FC beat Thai women national team 3-0 Read More
The Norwegian embassy’s yearly information meeting for Norwegian citizens will be held in Pattaya on Friday January 31 at 11.00 am at Jomtien Garden Hotel & Resort. Representatives from the …
Embassy staff to meet Norwegians in Pattaya on Jan 31 Read MoreThe Phuket Gazette reported that Swedish national Johan Sebastian Ljung, 28, was sentenced on 24 January 2014 to life imprisonment for the stabbing murder of Maxim Schantz in Phuket two …
Swede sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of compatriot Read MoreA Swedish man was killed after he crashed his motorbike on a curve on his way to the beach in Thalang, Phuket in the morning of 22 January 2014, according …
Swedish tourist dies in motorcycle crash Read More
Since September last year where it was announced that the Danish Beer Bar and Brewery Mikkeller was planning to open a branch in …
Danish Beer Bar Mikkeller to open in Bangkok Read More
Flemming Winther Nielsen passed away Tuesday 21 January 2014. He died close to 6 pm at home 65 years old. His wife, Khun Pornpan, called an ambulance that took him …
Flemming Winther Nielsen has passed away Read More
Bangkok and Sweden’s city of Ostersund have formally signed an agreement to establish a sister cities relationship to promote trade, cultural exchange, tourism and sports. The agreement was signed by …
Ostersund, Bangkok become sister cities Read More
Linköping FC will play a football match against the Thai Women National Team on 25 January at Duphatemi Stadium, Don Muang. SAAB and the Royal Thai Air force are sponsoring …
Linköping Women to play Thai national squad Read MoreThailand’s tourist agency launched a new slogan to promote travelling in Thailand, told the agency’s office in Stockholm. “For many visitors it is precisely the population of Thailand who makes …
Tourist agency launches new slogan for Thailand: Amazing Thailand. It begins with the people. Read MoreWith the implementation of ASEAN economic cooperation in less than two years, the Danish dairy industry is well placed to tap into a huge market of 650 million consumers. The …
Great opportunities for Danish dairy technology in Southeast Asia Read MoreOn Wednesday January 15 the Danish network in Hua Hin sent out an invite to a networking event on January 25. Already on Thursday the next morning a new message …
Danish networking event in Hua Hin already fully booked Read More
With a sharp drop in number of non-EU students coming to Sweden since tuition fees were introduced, industry and university heads argue that the only way Sweden can compete internationally …
Sweden needs foreign students to stay competitive Read More
Norwegian has been awarded “Best European low-cost airline” by AirlineRatings.com. The jury praises Norwegian’s ability to offer its passengers an innovative quality product at a low fare. ”I am very …
Norwegian awarded ‘Best European low-cost airline’ Read More
Norgesskolen is an opportunity for children ages 9 to 18 from around the world to live in Norway for three weeks, between July 13th and August 1st. Students will receive …
Learn Norwegian language, culture in Norway Read MoreDue to the political instability in Bangkok, DTCC regretfully inform its members and non-members that the Nordic and Irish chamber’s networking event scheduled for the 16th January has been cancelled. …
DTCC cancels 16 Jan Nordic-Irish networking Read More
On Sunday 12 January 2014 at 9 am sharp a group of 9 brave Vikings turned up at Admirals@24 to join the Viking Wheelers Bangkachao Invasion. They were: Bent Laasholt, …
Admirals Bangkachao Invasion by Viking Wheelers Read More
Hundreds of berry pickers from Thailand who staged a long protest in Umeå , a town in northeast Sweden, over unpaid wages last summer have won their fight for compensation …
Thai berry pickers in Sweden to win compensation Read More