Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Ever tried calling someone in Thailand just to get disconnected before you even get through? That annoyance might be about to disappear as Mach, an international company with Danish roots, …
Danish Help Connects Thai Telephones Read MoreBy Mogens Rasmussen Photos Gregers Moller HRH Prince Henrik was celebrated with a reception on his 72 year birthday on June 11, 2006 at the Royal Danish Embassy. HRH was in Bangkok …
HRH Prince Henrik Celebrated Birthday in Bangkok Read MoreThe security for the one-week visit to Phuket of Swedish Royalty, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, will be tight with more than 100 police officers directly involved in the security …
Phuket Readies For Swedish Royalty Read MoreFinnish Pöyry business group has been commission by South East Asia Energy Limited of Thailand to serve as independent engineer during the implementation of Nam Ngum II hydropower scheme in …
Finnish Pöyry Awarded Contracts in Laos, Thailand Read MoreDuring the first weekend of June the moonlit white sanded beaches in Hua Hin hosted a great display of jazz.Two big stages placed with a few hundred metres of beach-sand …
Danish Jazz on The Beaches Of Hua Hin Read MoreThe Royal Embassy of Denmark, Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce and Danish companies in Thailand have joined hands to feature on a double page in The Nation, English language newspaper …
Danish Supplement In The Nation Read MoreThe Swedish community in Thailand, Thai and international friends celebrated the national day 6 June at the Royal Bangkok Sports Club’s Verandah overlooking the horse race course and Bangkok’s …
National Day At The Sports Club Read MoreScandinavian Airlines recently held its annual SAS EuroBonus Golf Tour for Region Asia & Pacific at Lamlukka Golf Club. More than 50 SAS EuroBonus Gold members in the Asia Pacific …
SAS EuroBonus Golf Tour 2006 Read More“A 44-year-old Dane has been imprisoned in Southern-Thailand for 15 months charged with arson. The Dane, James Christensen, says he is innocent, but he is still waiting to go to …
Imprisoned Dane Waiting For Trial Read MoreCarlsberg may soon find its way back unto the beer shelves in Thailand. After last year’s legal agreement with multi-billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi from Thai Beverage, the Danish-owned beer giant considers …
Possible Comeback for Carlsberg in Thailand Read MoreThe Danes in the cold north seems to be unable to get enough of Thailand and this makes airlines and travel agencies set up extra flights for the Danes looking …
Danes Can’t Get Enough of Thailand Read MoreWhen you travel from Denmark to Thailand, Indonesia or any other long distance flight with SAS the drinks are free. After the 1st of October this will change, but only …
Drinks Are No Longer Free on Economy Class Read MoreFor the second consequetive time, Roskilde Thaiboxing Club will send a fighter to the World Cup in Thaiboxing. The defending Danish champion in the 67-kilo class, the only 18 year-old …
Danish Thaiboxer Ready for World Cup in Thailand Read MoreLars Haugan, 59, has been employed as the new Seamen’s priest at the Seamen’s church in Pattaya (Sjømannskirken).He moves from a position as incumbent priest in Karasjok and will start …
New Seamen’s Priest To Pattaya Read MoreJust one year ago Danish travel agency C&C Travel happily announced that they had brought their very own cruise ship. The Coco Explorer 2 with room for 300 passengers. The …
C&C Travel Sells Cruise Ship Read MoreWhen Danish Marius Pedersen first started Scandinavian Woodworking Machinery, the company consisted of Marius and a few workers. Since then a lot of things have happened. The company has changed …
Out Of The Icebox Into the Future Read MoreThe Swedish leisure wear and accessories company Gant is preparing to launch its line of products in Malaysia and Thailand beginning next spring and summer, according to a press …
Gant Launches Shops In Malaysia And Thailand Read MoreAs the Danish summer holidays are approaching the interest in going to Thailand is increasing.Danes are looking to fly to Bangkok in order to start off their holiday in the …
Danish Tour Operator Hires 747-400 To Meet Demand Read MoreThe Danish Development Minister, Ulla Tørnæs, applauded when the money from last year’s bottle refund collection from Roskilde Festival was donated to DanChurchAid partners in Cambodia, writes the online news-site …
Roskilde Festival Fights Modern Slavery in Cambodia Read MoreThe development will also be a step further in Skanem’s strategy to become a global supplier, the company said.The deal to build a 4,200 square metre factory on a 13,000 …
Label Company Plans Thailand Factory Read MoreBang & Olufsen, the Danish company that designs high end audio products, television sets, and telephones, will celebrate its 80th Anniversary Exhibition during May 24 – June 4 at the …
B&O To Stage Exhibition, Launch Asian Tour In Bangkok Read MoreIn the occasion of Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17 this year 2006, Norwegian expatriates in Thailand started the day by having breakfast with friends and raising the Norwegian flag …
17 May Norwegian National Day In Bangkok Read MoreSome hundred people showed up yesterday evening at the Admiral’s Pub to say an early goodbye to Danish ambassador Ulrik Helweg-Larsen and his wife Christina.The couple is leaving Thailand this …
Danish Ambassador To Thailand Bids An Informal Farewell Read MoreHercules Crane, a Danish hydraulic company in Thailand, has opened a new factory in South Malaysia near Johor Baharu where the company is to produce offshore cranes. The company aims to …
Danish Crane Company Opens New Factory In Malaysia Read MoreArne Christensen is an “old man” in Thailand, so to speak, as he has been in the country for 16 years now. Long ago he started his Thai career working …
Always Recommended To Leave Read MoreThe child was identified at the end of March, at which point it emerged that the body had already been handed over to another family, According to Alf Karlsson, Sweden’s …
Tsunami Child Handed To Wrong Family Read MoreThe number of visa-applications received at the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok has risen sharply since March this year. At the same time Norway is implementing a new computerized visa-handling system, …
Norwegian Embassy Under Pressure From Surge In Visa Applications Read MoreA photo campaign organized by the Thai government and held to mark the 60th anniversary of Thai King Bhumibol’s accession to the throne, asked people to select the six best …
Danish Royalty Featured In Best Shots Of Thai King Read MoreThailand is more than beautiful beaches and sunny weather – it is also a thriving business country that can be used to start off a career.Swedish Nick Jonsson has during …
PR Yuppie Moves to London Read MoreSome 67,808 Swedish tourist arrivals in Thailand at Bangkok International Airport between January and March 2006 were welcomed to the Land of Smiles, an increase of 16.25 percent compared to the same period in …
Swedes Return To Thailand As Tsunami Memories Fade Read MoreThomas Raldorf, editor of the Scandinavian Bulletin for a number of years was elected new Chairman of the Scandinavian Society Siam on May 10 2006. Other members elected to the …
Scandinavian Society Siam Appoints Thomas Raldorf Chairman 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 MoreAfter buying Pan Asia Paper Co Ltd last year, Norway-based Norske Skog, a newsprint producer, will spend up to US$10 million over two years to improve its paper mill facility …
Norske Skog Upgrades Thai Investment Read MoreViking Veterans won the Veteran’s Cup in Bangkok for the third time in a row at Patana on May 7.They beat the Winking Frogs team in the final 3-0, making them the first team …
Viking Veterans Win Third Championship In a Row Read MoreSeven months into the current fiscal year, the Danish firm Lodam Electronics is able to present increasing profits and an almost doubled periodical turn-over. Although the company’s business headquarters is …
Placing Production in Thailand Boosts Danish Business 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 MoreIt is only one year ago since Thailand-born Sunisa Daennabua saw her first ice hockey game. This April the now thirteen-year-old Sunisa was awarded the ‘silver puck’ trophy by …
Ice Hockey Goalie Sunisa Rookie Of The Year Read MoreFor the next 11 days, Finland’s capital of Helsinki will be celebrating various Asian art forms as the so-called “Asia in Helsinki” festival kicks into gear. It is the 10th …
Asian Festival Opens in Helsinki Read MoreThe new ambassador appointment comes hard on the heels of news that current ambassador Ulrik Helweg-Larsen is about to end his term in Bangkok. Ulrik Helweg-Larsen will move to become ambassador to Romania, …
New Danish Ambassador To Thailand Appointed Read MoreEricsson has successfully completed a large scale project bringing network coverage to cell phone users in Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. The project gives passengers the possibility to use six different mobile …
Ericsson Completes Milestone Contract In Thailand Read MoreThe Marimekko exhibition comprises of more than 150 examples of fabrics, fashion clothing, accessories, and architecture. This exhibition examines the design company’s remarkable history from its early years through the …
Marimekko Exhibition In Bangkok Read MoreSwedish Ambassador to Thailand, Jonas Hafström, together with Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand, Merete Fjeld Brattested, and Governor of Phuket Province Udomsuk Assawarangkul presided over the opening of the Royal Norwegian Consulate General …
Sweden, Norway Share New Consulate In Phuket Read MoreHer Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will join other monarchs and heads of state and government at this special gathering in Stockholm to honor the Swedish monarch at the royal palace on his …
Thai Royal Visit To Sweden Read MoreRepresentatives from Norway and three other countries – United States, Singapore and Australia met April 28 with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to clarify some questions over the new draft regulations on foreign dominance …
Diplomats To Discuss Telecom Draft Rules Read MoreSigve Brekke, chief executive of Ucom and DTAC, said he believed DTAC was on the right track, noting an increase of 11 percent in subscriber-base growth and a 38 percent gross …
DTAC Expect To Maintain Profit Growth Rate Read MoreThe course focussed on how partners or couples – even family members and friends, neighbors and work colleagues – can successfully relate to each other. The course also provided guidance …
Couples, Neighbours, Friends Learn To Relate Read MoreWhen the Hua Hin Jazz Festival puts kicks off with two beach stages from the 2nd to the 4th of June it is going to be a wonderful showcase for Danish jazz.The …
Danish Jazz Acts Dominate Hua Hin Jazz Festival Read MoreA fleet of 50 fire trucks and a corresponding number of fire fighters were not enough to save a large storage building at Ecco’s factory facilities near Ayhudhya in Thailand, when …
Staff Work Flat Out To Restore Ecco Xmas Stocks Read MoreHaggling over your pension or your rights as a retiree are not problems that many face, it must be said. Fewer still anticipate any such problem as they work their …
Distance Cuts Danish Pensions Read MoreBoarding schools are well known for their academic excellence. With small class sizes, diverse curricula, and individual attention from teachers and advisors, the boarding school experience gives students many distinct advan-tages. …
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