Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Saturday 22 October was a beautiful day for the Church of Sweden and the Swedish community on the island, when the welcome reception and blessing of the recently arrived new …
Phuket Community Welcomes New Swedish Chaplain Read MoreIKEA, the leading home furnishing company from Sweden, believes the home is the most important place in the world. So during these distressed times when millions of Thais are being …
Help Ikea help Thailand Read MoreI suppose our situation is like many others in Bangkok: We feel the official information has so far been useless. The simple reallity of life is, that we are on …
When will we be flooded? Read MoreSeptember proved auspicious for Swedish premium brand Volvo after posting a 30.5 percent increase, the best month ever in Volvo cars’ sales history.Driven by strong sales on a number of …
The best month ever in Volvo cars’ sales history Read MoreJames Phillips, the managing director of the footwear manufacturer Ecco Thailand, said yesterday, October 19 2011, to Bangkok Post that the Thai unit would ask the parent company’s owner, who …
ECCO´s Owner Arrived In Thailand Read More
Stable Lodge started its Birthday Party this year on 19 October at 6.00 pm with a free flow of finger food and beverage. The dinning tables and line buffet were …
Stable Lodge 19th Anniversary Celebration Read MoreIn the evening of 14 October 2011, the members of HuahinDK showed up at Mondo Vino for the monthly networking. There were about 50 participants. This time there were many …
HuahinDK Networking Read MoreIkea is finally opening a store in Thailand and Swedish Ambassador Klas Molin can’t even try to ignore it, tells the online media www.nationmultimedia.comHe’s constantly being asked when the giant …
Swedish Envoy Hears about Ikea Read MoreNorwegian Peoples Aid “Norsk Folkehjelp” in Thailand is running a public campaign in Pattaya in the coming weekend 22/23rd October to raise funds to be able to clear more mines …
Support Norwegian Mine Clearing Action in Pattya Read MoreThailand’s government has expressed confidence that the capital Bangkok will escape the worst of the country’s current flooding. Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut said there were “good signs” that water levels …
Thai flooding: Bangkok ‘should escape worst of floods’ Read MoreThe Danish Football Association (DBU) has arranged for the Danish National Soccer League Team to play in the Kings Cup in Bangkok in January. The League Team is also known …
Danish National Soccer Team to Thailand Read MoreDenmark has donated 1.7 million Baht in humanitarian emergency relief to assist in alleviating the sufferings Thailand experience at the moment due to the ongoing severe flooding. Thai Prime Minister, Yingluck …
Denmark Donates 1.7 Million Baht to Flood Relief in Thailand Read MoreOn Thursday 13 October, about 50 Norwegian people living in Hua Hin gathered for meeting at City Beach Hotel. As the total number of members is 100 persons, it was …
Meet Norwegian in Hua Hin Read MoreThe second FLC (Fund for Local Cooperation) Regional Meeting for Finnish embassies in Asia was organized recently in Jakarta. The meeting successfully combined a traditional two-day training and experience sharing session …
Regional Meeting for Finnish embassies in Asia Read MoreThe Finnish Embassy in Bangkok has warned travellers in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos of rising flood waters. In some Thai provinces, foreign nationals are being ordered to contact local officials. …
Finns advised to avoid flooded areas in Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand Read MoreMobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson on Friday said it broke even in the third quarter due to a declining sales environment in Europe. The Japanese-Swedish group, now the sixth-biggest player …
Sony Ericsson breaks even in Asia Read MoreSwedish furnishing giant Ikea is undergoing a change and will soon rid their food shelves of anything not bearing it’s name.People outside of Sweden craving Swedish-brand eats have made a …
Ikea to drop famous Swedish food brands Read MoreDanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Villy Søvndal and Minister for Development Cooperation, Christian Friis Bach are pleased that political prisoners were released in Burma earlier this week while noting, at …
Release af political prisoners in Burma: Long overdue, more of the same please Read MoreA Dane was fined 1000 DKK for violating the Washington Convention by bringing two crocodile heads from Thailand to Denmark. It was The Copenhagen City Court, who meted out the …
Fined for Bringing Crocodile Heads into Denmark Read MorePeter Nyman, 48, died October 8 2011 in a motorbike accident in Karon, Phuket. Mr. Nyman ran a guesthouse on Phuket. Mr. Nyman died when he overshot a curve just …
Swedish Expat Died in Motorbike Accident on Phuket Read MoreA media outcry may have helped a Danish man keep his Vietnamese wife in the country while their seven-week-old girl, Sofia, receives vital medical treatment, tells the online media, the …
Vietnamese Mother gets Temporary Deportation Reprieve from Denmark Read MoreProbably, you don’t know that Asia isn’t only the continent where many immigrants come from, but it’s also where many Europeans and Americans decide to go to get a life …
Chinese spring festival: learn about tradition and how to celebrate Read MoreRoyal Copenhagen has decided to move more production to Thailand. Only 10% of the production will be in Denmark according to the news agency Ritzau. Since 2004, Royal Copenhagen has …
Royal Copenhagen Moves More Production to Thailand Read MoreCarlsberg is now selling bottled beer in Thailand. The company established an office in Bangkok in the summer 2011 in order to prepare the relaunch of bottled Carlsberg beer in …
Carlsberg Steps Up Presence in Thailand Read MoreThe government has ordered every available measure be taken to protect Bangkok’s inner-city commercial and residential districts from flooding as torrents of northern run-off began to sweep through floodwalls in …
Flooding Now Threatening Bangkok Read MoreThe Thai company Coverage has sent out advises to companies about how to cope with flooding. Background for the floodingEssentially this is the run-off from the North of 3 major …
How to Cope with Flooding Read MoreThe Danish shoemaker Ecco´s factory in the Saha Rattananakorn Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya is closed due to flooded buildings. The capacity at the Ayutthaya plant was seven milllion pair of …
ECCO Now Busy Taking Care of Homeless Staff Read MoreJorgen Lundbaek celebrated on Wednesday 12 October 2011 his 67 year birthday with a soft opening of the bar in his new Mermaid Hotel in Sukhumvit Soi 29 managed by …
Lundbaek Birthday Party at Admiral’s Soft Opening Read MoreThe Dane Jesper Just just arrived Bangkok to shoot the movie ´Vanishin Women´. He is working together with the award winning film director, Urophong ´Toi´Raksasad from Thailand, tells the Danish …
Danish Video Artist Jesper Just Shooting Movie in Bangkok Read MoreThe Danish shoe maker ECCO SKO A/S is estimated to loose around 360 million dkk due to the flooding, tells the newsagency Ritzau. The newsagency´s sources estimates ECCO to loose …
ECCO Estimated to Loose 360 million dkk in Thailand Read MoreThe Norwegian Seamen´s Church in Pattaya is on wheels these days. The church has planned a bike tour from Pattaya to – and around in – Isaan in order to …
“Tour d’Isan” with the Norwegian Seamen´s Church Read MoreImmigrant from Asia among among other parts of the world and Danish women volunteers achieving milestones through mentorship. KVINFO’s mentor network has inspired new mentorship programmes in Scandinavia and north Africa. …
Sisters doin’ it for themselves Read MoreTwo men suspected of masterminding a series of bomb blasts at several European stores of Swedish furniture giant Ikea from May to September have been detained in Poland, local media …
Police detain Ikea blast suspects Read MoreRecently the Danish Ambassador to Thailand Mikael Hemniti Winther made a courtesy call to the Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Mr. Chalerm Ubumrung. The Meeting was an opportunity to reaffirm the …
Ambassador meets with the Deputy Prime Minister Read MoreMr. Espen Barth Eide, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Thailand on 6 October – for the second time in 2011. The Deputy Minister was received by Thailand’s new …
Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Thailand Read MoreQatar Airways has ventured further into Northern Europe with the launch of scheduled flights to Norway yesterday. Qatar Airways’ maiden flight from Doha to Oslo, QR953, arrives at the Norwegian …
New Oslo Route Boosts Access to Asia Pacific Read MoreIn a push to enhance its smartphone business, Japan’s Sony is nearing a deal to buy out Swedish telecom firm Ericsson’s stake in their mobile phone joint venture, according to …
Ericsson to sell stake in Sony Ericsson: report Read MoreThe Danish shoemaker Ecco will probably lose about 2 billion baht (360 Million DKK) as a result of flood damage to its factory in the Saha Rattananakorn Industrial Estate in …
Danish Ecco shoes among major casualties Read MoreThe intense rains in Thailand has flooded the factory of the Danish shoe brand ECCO in Ayutthaya north of Bangkok. The water is now two meters deep inside the factory …
ECCO Hit by Flooding in Thailand Read MoreText and Photo by Henrik Friis, President of Viking Wheelers–10 slightly rusty riders of Viking Wheelers showed up for the Ban Pho Riverside resort for the Rustic ride on 24th …
The Rustic Ride in Nong Tin Nok Read MoreFrom next month and untill March 2012, Thai Airways will operate three weekly flights directly from Copenhagen to Phuket, Thailand’s largest and most popular island. Thai Airways already flies daily …
Thai Airways: Direct Flights Between Copenhagen and Phuket Read MoreAs the Christmas season approaches, many would have several plans made on how to get back in time to celebrate. The biggest dilemma would be travel charges. SAS is offering …
SAS Christmas Deal Read MoreThe Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) Executive Director Aye Chan Naing and Assistant Executive Director Khin Maung Win have temporarily resigned from their posts while police in Norway are investigating …
Oslo based Burmese Radio hit by financial scandal Read MoreDefence and security company Saab has received an order from the Royal Thai Air Force regarding extension of an Air Command and Control System. The order amounts to 104 Mmillion …
Saab Receives new Order from Thailand Read MoreIf you’re a diplomat or have tax-free status at an international organization, a special scheme from Volvo means that you can buy a premium car at favourable prices – and …
Volvo gives Diplomats special treatment Read MoreDanish Danfoss has reached a settlement with the American Department of Justice in a case concerning illegal price fixings in the American market.The settlement cost the Danish industrial giant a …
Danfoss pays million kroner fine for price fixing Read MoreRuti, his wife Pote and their five grandchildren will soon move from Tham Hin refugee camp in Thailand to Finland.A new and unknown life in Finland awaits Ruti, a 71-year-old …
A new life in Finland Read More
The tourist arrivals to Thailand from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland increases 2,29 pct in 2010 to a total of 770.000 Nordic tourists. The tourists from Norway increased most with 10 pct …
Nordic Tourists Spend 44 Billion in Thailand Read MoreClothing giant Hennes & Mauritz (H & M) reports a profit before tax of 4.85 billion Swedish kronor for the period June-August, the third quarter in the company’s broken business …
Year to Date Better Than Expected for H & M Read MoreThe gymnastics squad, the Flying Superkids from Aarhus, was the only Danish feature at “Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance & Music” in Thailand. The festival is known for highbrow performances …
Flying Superkids Impressed Bangkok Read More