Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 MoreScandinavian Society Siam was as vibrant as ever this Saturday night 1 October 2011 when the annual Crayfish Party kicked off at the Rembrandt Hotel with ScanDeli as the turnkey …
Lively Scandinavian Crayfish Party in Bangkok Read MoreA Finnish documentary on the annual phenomenon of Thai berry-pickers, entitled How to Pick Berries and directed by Elina Talvensaari, was given the FEDEORA Award at the Nordisk Panorama Film …
Documentary How to Pick Berries takes Award in Denmark Read MoreFor the full financial year 2011, H&M will add 265 new stores to its business and both Indonesia and Thailand are scheduled to become new H&M franchise markets next year.Swedish …
Indonesia and Thailand new H&M franchise markets Read MoreIKEA, the dominant Swedish home furnishing retailer, yesterday hosted the official launch of its catalogue, which will support the grand opening of its first store in Thailand on November 3. …
IKEA launches 2012 catalogue ahead of first store in Bangkok Read MoreA group of young danes out celebrating their graduation from the European Bartender School in Patong received a lesson in Phuket bar etiquette this week when one man was chased …
Drunk Danish bartender too rough to a Thai barmaid Read MoreThe recent car bombs in Su-ngai Kolok district of Narathiwat province have prompted ten countries to warn their citizens against traveling to Southern Thailand, according to the Tourism Authority of …
Travel Warning Issued by 10 Countries against Southern Thailand Read MoreOn rumours that Telenor is looking to sell down its stake in DiGi, Brekke said Telenor is a long-term investor and there are no plans to exit DiGi. “Since our …
No plans to exit DiGi: Telenor Read MoreHaving lost her husband and most of her friends, 96-year-old Eva Bergdahl from Karlskrona in southern Sweden has decided to pack up and move to Thailand to join her 68-year-old …
Eva, 96, emigrates to Cha Am in Thailand Read MoreKerry Logistics, a global logistics services provider, has secured a contract with IKEA to provide a broad range of services in Thailand.Kerry Logistics will be responsible for a range of …
Kerry Logistics Secures IKEA Contract In Thailand Read MoreThe Scandinavian Expats Club in Pattaya organized the bi-weekly meeting at Green Tree Restaurant on 25 September 2011. To the surprise of organizer John A Haerum, about 50 members attended …
Moving on Scandinavian Expats Club Pattaya Read MoreIkea Group, the world’s largest furniture retailer, will triple the pace of store openings in China to capture faster growth in the second-largest economy, Chief Executive Officer Mikael Ohlsson said. …
Ikea to Triple the Pace of Store Openings in China Read MoreFamilies torn apart by family reunification rules are hoping for another chance from the new government. The case of an eight-year-old girl who is being threatened with deportation has turned …
8-year-old facing deportation Read MoreA 70 plus old Swedish man with marital problems concerning his Thai wife, got drunk and went to sleep in the bushes beside the TESCO sidewalk in Pattaya. The passers …
Drunk Swede Taken For Dead Near TESCO Pattaya Read MoreSweden’s Volvo Group, the world’s second-largest truck maker, said Thursday it would begin using new financial targets measuring not only its own growth but also ranking it against competitors. “This …
Volvo launches new targets ranking competitors Read More