Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Thailand is in the spotlight with five films selected for screening at the upcoming Stockholm International Film Festival, 13 – 23 November 2003. The films are Fake by Thanakorn Pongsuwan, …
Five Thai films to be screened at Stockholm festival Read MorePeople in the small Swedish city Finspång cheered when 22-year Jenjira “Mix” Kertprasop was crowned Miss Thailand World late Saturday night 25 October at BEC Tero Hall in Bangkok, watched …
Mix from Finspång Miss Thailand World Read MoreSix Swedish teenagers, aged 13 to 17, arrived in Bangkok early Saturday the 25th October invited by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Stockholm office for a week-long trip in …
Young tourism advisors arrives Read MoreMost economical of all or simply stingy? Call it what you like, Swedish tourists are most careful among Scandinavians with their expenditures when holidaying in Thailand. The average Swedish tourist …
Swedes smallest spenders of Scandinavian tourists Read More“Avoid the APEC meting areas if you can,” Mr. John Muller, President – Marketing of the Danish security company, MPA Limited, warned 25 members of Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce …
Danish security company warns of APEC terror risk Read MoreNorway’s exports of traditional commodities (all commodities excluding ships and oil platforms, for exports also excluding crude oil, natural gas and condensates) to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand all fell …
Exports to major ASEAN countries declined Jan-Sept 2003 Read MoreThe Norwegian Trade Council (NTC), Bangkok has recently put up a seafood show and at Vietnam Fisheries International Fair (VietFish) held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 14-17, 2003. …
Norwegian seafood a big hit in Vietnam Read MoreNorwegian Trade Council (NTC), Bangkok was representing Norwegian companies within the environmental sector at Entech Pollutec Asia 2003, which took place at Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) in …
Norway shows off environmental technology at Entech Pollutec Asia Read MoreThe new Norwegian priest in Thailand, Mrs. Hilde Sirnes from Lista near Farsund in Norway, officially began her assignment with a sermon at the Christ Church on Convent Road, Bangkok …
New Norwegian priest at work in Bangkok Read MoreJesper Vibe-Hansen, former Commercial Attache at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok and before that sector expert for agriculture at the embassy in Kuala Lumpur, has been appointed Commercial Officer …
Jesper Vibe-Hansen to Taipei Read MoreAker Kvaerner’s construction work on the 165,000 tonne per year copper smelter and refinery being built for Thai Copper Industries has achieved one million manhours without a lost time accident. …
Aker Kvaerner achieves safety milestone on Thai project Read MoreMr. Lars Bjerrek, Managing Director of SEB Private Bank S.A Luxembourg and Mr. Magnus Prim, Macro Analyst of SEB Singapore together with Ole Hamre, Head of Private Banking, Asia at …
SEB Private Bank in Bangkok Read MoreMore than 200 Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Thai birthday guests joined the festivities on Saturday 11 October celebrating the Danish Bangkok restaurant Stable Lodge’s 11 year birthday. The day was …
Stable Lodge celebrated 11 years Read MoreFormer Executive Director of the three Scandinavian chambers in Thailand, Ms. Monica Holmgren has passed away in Sweden, writes the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce website http://www.dancham.or.th Monica Holmgren succeeded in …
Monica Holmgren has passed away Read MoreChiang Mai court has sentenced a 21 year old Swedish man to one year and a half in prison for sexual assault on a six year old girl. A rape …
Swede convicted on sexual assault charges Read MoreThe Thai mobile phone operator AIS has selected Ericsson as sole supplier for their EDGE system in the Bangkok metropolitan area. EDGE stands for Enhanced Data for Global Evolution and …
AIS signs USD 10 million EDGE contract with Ericsson Read MoreJyske Bank will this November go on a tour of South East Asia to visit Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The bank will this year be represented by Mr. Mads …
Jyske Bank (Schweiz) to visit South East Asia again Read MoreFor Nera, a medium-sized global supplier of fixed wireless and satellite communication equipment and systems, one of the most important business principles is “not trying to just sell the products, …
Nera expects growth in Thailand’s fast growing ICT sector Read MoreThailand’s national airline, Thai Airways International (THAI), plans to launch its new direct flights from Bangkok to Oslo three times a week, starting January 1, 2004. The planned introduction of …
THAI to fly Bangkok-Oslo direct Read MoreThai music star Tata Young is currently in Sweden. But not to cheer her close friend, Thai tennis star Paradorn Srichapan, who will play Stockholm Open this month. Tata is …
Swedish producers behind Tata’s new album Read MoreTelenor’s mobile phone operation in Thailand, Total Access Communications (DTAC), has joined rival and market leader, Advanced Info Service (AIS), in offering a video news clip service as part of …
Telenor’s DTAC links with iTV for news clips downloads Read MoreSell harder! That is the message Swedish exporters active in five major Asean markets – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand – should get after reading the latest market survey …
First half year 2003 fall in Swedish exports to five main Asean markets Read MoreWallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, the world’s largest provider of vehicle and ro-ro (roll-on, roll-off cargo) transportation services, expects a 10-20 percent rise in cargo moved through Singapore this year from the …
Wallenius Wilhelmsen expects 10-20% rise in cargo moved through S’pore Read MoreA dispute between Thai berry pickers and the Swedish companies that buy the berries from them has begun in Fredrika, northern Sweden, reports the regional daily VK. The Thais have …
Thai berry pickers paid less than Swedish colleagues for same work Read MoreThe new swedish priest in Thailand, Mr. Lennart Hamark held his first service at the small but beautiful church at Soi Convent in Bangkok’s central business district on 14 September. …
New Swedish Priest at work in Bangkok Read MoreA number of Swedish citizens and dozens of tourists from other countries have the past week been rejected to leave Thailand when immigration staff has discovered fake Thai entry and …
Swedish embassy warns against fake Thai visa stamps Read More“This is completely unacceptable,” says Mr Arne Andersson, head of the National Food Administration’s, NFA, control unit to Swedish daily UNT in a comment to the findings on imported Thai …
Thai vegetables hit in Swedish pesticide analysis Read MoreEAC has signed an agreement with Alpharma ApS which is expected to lead to a legally binding agreement for the acquisition of the full ownership rights of the Dumex trademark …
EAC acquires the Dumex trademark on a global basis Read MoreTelenor’s mobile-phone operation in Thailand, DTAC, is confident that the company can keep its premium customers when mobile number portability (MNP) is launched in Thailand. MNP, which gives the possibility …
DTAC getting ready for mobile number portability Read MoreThey moved abroad because of the adventure: How would it be to live and work somewhere else? They are mostly well educated and thought it might strengthen their skills and …
Danes of no return Read MoreLuxcare Co., Ltd. is a new Thai-Danish joint venture set up this year between Loxley Utilities Services Co., Ltd., Thailand and Envicare Aps., Denmark. The main objective of the new …
New Danish-Thai joint venture within waste water Read MoreFor those who wish express their sympathy to Sweden’s Foreign Minister, Mrs Anna Lindh, who died Thursday 11 September, following a brutal stabbing attack in Stockholm the day before, books …
Book of Condolences opened at Swedish Embassies Read MoreThailand is one of the most competitive countries in the world for mobile phone operators. There are not many places in the world, where you have five operators of whom …
Norwegian CEO in Thai mobile phone battle Read MoreJanus Kortsen is a 24 year old suburban Copenhagen-kid with a quick remark and a teasing smile. Early August he arrived Bangkok to take over the job as post graduate …
New Danish Chamber trainee in Bangkok Read MoreTrade consellors and export advisors from the Danish embassies in Indonesia, Singapore, New Zealand, Australien, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand will jointly visit five Danish cities from 10 -14 November this …
Asean/Oceania export counsellors on tour Read MoreNorway’s state-owned power company Statkraft confirmed on September 10 that a Laotian partnership in which it has a one-fifth stake is eyeing assets held by Electricite de France (EdF) in …
Statkraft’s Laotian partnership eyes major stake in Indochina’s biggest dam project Read MoreThe Swedish IT company Vision House Co., Ltd. recently won the contract to be webmaster of www.norcham.or.th – the website of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce. Vision House won the …
New webmaster for www.norcham.or.th Read MoreMunching away on morning rolls and sipping coffee or tea, about eighteen members of the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Tuesday 9 September listened to a presentation by Niels-Gunnar Hjellegjerde about …
First Thai-Norwegian Breakfast Read MoreThe new Norwegian priest in Thailand will be Mrs. Hilde Sirnes from Lista near Farsund in Norway. She replaces Mrs. Gro Haaversen Barth, who left for Norway by the end …
New Norwegian Priest in Thailand Read MoreMost Thai’s know who Peter Corp. Dyrendal is. If they don’t remember all his hits, at least they remember that the young half-Thai singer was three years in a row …
Peter Corp. Dyrendal Read MoreDanfoss has increased its profitability in Thailand every year since Mr. Prasansak Suwanpotipra five years ago was handpicked for the job as General Manager of the prominent Danish company in …
Danfoss Thailand increasingly profitable Read MoreThe Swedish Womens Group in Bangkok, SWEA, has recently visited Samitivej Sukhumvit Hospital, the hospital that is known for its services to expatriates living in Bangkok and South East Asia. …
SWEA Bangkok visits Samitivej Hospital Read MoreMedical tourism is one of the hottest terms in Thailand’s leisure and wellbeing industry. While many only talk about it a group of Swedish investors just do it. Land filling work …
Scandinavian Care launches medical tourism tours to Thailand late 2003 Read MoreElleven families gathered on Monday 23 June at the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok on the invitation of Margretheklubben – Danish Women’s Network – to celebrate a traditional Danish Sct. Hans …
Sct. Hans Feast in Bangkok Read MoreMargretheklubben – the Danish Women’s Network in Thailand – is considering a change of its name. The decission will be made on an extraordinary general meeting which will take place …
Margretheklubben considers name change Read MoreThe Swedish dehumidification solution supplier Munters saw its Asian operations for the first six months of 2003 negatively affected by SARS and the Iraqi war. Customers postponed investment decisions and …
Munters’ Asia sales first half 2003 hit by SARS Read MoreFive sawmills in Jämtland province, central Sweden, have reached an SEK 100 Million agreement to supply hardwood and semi finished wood products to a Thai company. “The customer is a …
Thailand places SEK 100 Million order with Swedish sawmills Read MoreA 45-year old Swedish man has been granted a transfer from Bangkwang Central Prison in northern Bangkok to Sweden where he will serve an 18 year sentence. The man was …
First Swedish prisoner gets transfer home under new rules Read MoreAn almost hour-long talk with Thailand’s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a telecom tycoon turned politician, was one of the highlights when Ericsson’s new Chief Executive Officer, Mr Carl-Henric Svanberg, visited …
Ericsson’s new CEO says financial crisis over Read MoreTwo Swedish players, Chris Stafford and Bjorn Richardson, will take part in the King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament 2003, which is held from 16th to 21st September 2003 in Hua …
Chris and Bjorn Swedish players in Elephant Polo 2003 Read More