Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Expect a record number of around 1300 Thais traveling to Sweden this summer to earn money as wild berry pickers. That is well over last year’s around 500 seasonal workers …
Berry picking all time high this summer Read MoreHere comes the rain again. And so it does every night, right after the electricity goes and it gets pitch dark. The crickets continue their concert, the waves roll behind …
A little piece of Thai island in Stockholm Read MoreThis is what former management consultant (and newly appointed Chairman of The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce) Leif Thomas Olsen believes could happen – with the right conditions in place. Insights …
Bridging gaps between corporate and local business cultures Read MoreDanish pop band Michael Learns to Rock has been invited to give a private performance for the Thai Royal Family on July 3, Laguna Phuket Resort said in a release …
Danish pop trio to perform for Thai Royal Family Read MoreSchmidt BioMedTech (Thailand) Ltd. is moving to its new office on the 10th floor of B.B. Building on Sukhumvit 21 Road (Asoke). Effective June 1, the full address and contact …
New address of Schmidt BioMedTech (Thailand) Read MoreGlobal brand furniture maker Koefoed last year closed down its plant in Denmark due to operating difficulties. It was also last year that the 70-year-old Danish company has formed a …
Thai furniture maker in alliance with Koefoed Read MoreThe European Union Film Festival 2004 in Thailand this year is participated by two Scandinavian films – “Mona’s World” (“Monas Verden”) from Denmark and “Gossip” from Sweden. The two films …
Two Scandinavian films in three Thai cities Read MoreNorwegians across SEA celebrated the National Day of May 17 in commemorating the day of independence with flag parades, activities, games and speeches. The event is considered to be one …
Celebration of Norwegian National Day across SEA Read MoreThai style houses built with Swedish quality standards is one of the offerings in Stefan Widing’s new venture Logans Thailand. “Another is hotels. The first we have built, Logans …
Thai housing projects built the Swedish way Read MoreAnders Normann, a Danish businessman who has been working and living in Thailand for forty years, will be awarded the title of Knight of the Dannebrog Order on Monday 24 …
Chairman of EAC Thailand to be awarded Danish knighthood Read MoreThe first ever Danish business delegation to Cambodia left the capital Phnom Penh on Tuesday 19 May with a sense of mission completed. The 17 companies taking part in the …
Successful Danish business mission Read MoreEthnically-inspired arts and crafts of Sop Moei will be showcased in Bangkok at the exhibition “The World of Sop Moei Arts: Colours of a Matriarchy” which is to take place …
Swedish-supported project to exhibit handicrafts in Bangkok Read MoreThroughout Southeast Asia, Danish residents and tourists on Friday night 14 May watched live on big TV screens the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik to Mrs. Mary Donaldson – now …
Danes across Asia celebrated the Royal Wedding Read MoreMembers of the Scandinavian Society Siam elected Gregers Møller as Chairman for the year 2004-2005 at the Annual General Meeting onWednesday 12 May 2004. Gregers Møller, a 51 year old …
New Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreSeveral Swedish and Sweden related exhibitors displayed their goods and know how at the recent Architect 04 trade fair in Bangkok. Thailand’s construction market has recuperated a lot since the …
Swedish manufacturers enter Thai housing market Read MoreTommy and Gun Svensson will for the next three months, from 16 May and until mid-August, be working as temporary new priest and assistant at the Scandinavian Church in Bangkok. …
New temporary priest in Bangkok Read MoreOn Sunday, 13 June, 2004 election of members of the European Parliament will take place. Danish, Swedish and Finnish citizens may vote in this election provided they are registered and …
Scandinavians in SE-Asia can vote in European Parliamentary Elections Read MoreRambøll Thailand, the consulting firm from Denmark that provides a full range of multidisciplinary services, has recently moved from its old office on Ladprao Road, Bangkapi to a new premise …
Rambøll Thailand moves to new office Read MoreStomach ache, fatigue and dog bites. That is part of the everyday life at the Euro-Center Thailand office, which is the representative office of six independent insurance companies in the …
Euro-Center Thailand seeing rapid growth Read MoreThe Wedding of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark to Miss Mary Donaldsson of Australia will be broadcasted live from Copenhagen to Bangkok, at the Admiral’s Pub & …
Danes in Bangkok to celebrate Royal Wedding at Admiral’s Read More“Ko Chang has everything! Snorkelling and scuba diving, beautiful beaches, 50 islands nearby, waterfalls and national parks. My hope is just that the island will not develop into the dimensions …
The innovative Dane on the elephant island Read MoreLars Hobaek, DTAC’s advisor to the CEO, will be giving an insight about the latest solutions and strategies in the highly competitive Thai Telecommunication market at the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of …
Breakfast Meeting: Tomorrow’s Mobile Solutions & Strategies Read MoreThe Swedish cosmetics multinational Oriflame grew its Asian turnover by 20 percent to Euro 7.4 million during the first quarter 2004 compared with the same period last year. Growth in …
Oriflame up 20 percent in Asia Read MoreThe story of Norway’s beloved Crown Princess Mette-Marit has now been printed in Thai language again, now as a pocket book titled “Mette-Marit… Chaoying Phu Plick Chom Prawatisart” (Mette-Marit… The …
Mette-Marit’s story told to Thai readers Read MoreIt’s mid-afternoon and the bar, Mellow Head is still very quiet. A Brit sits with his beer at the end of the bar, which faces the street. A girl sits …
One day at the time Read MoreEarly last year EnPro – an energy management system jointly developed by Energy Maintenance Service Co., Ltd. and Danish company Orbital A/S under Danida’s Private Sector Partnership Facility (PF) programme …
Thai energy SME successfully partners Danes Read MorePrateep Ungsongtham Hata from Thailand on April 16 received World’s Children’s Prize and the Global Friends’ Award at Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred, Sweden, where Her Royal Majesty Queen Silvia of …
Slum angel from Thailand wins WCPRC’s main prizes Read More”Ecologic disaster looms in the wetlands of Laos and Thailand. It is high time for the world to react,” says Swedish researcher Nils O L Carlsson at Lund University. The …
Hungry snail threatens Asian wetlands Read MoreAs a consequence the Swedish company founds a new company, Boll Business Management and partners with Aspectum to secure ultimate customer relationship management solutions. Successful customer relationship management, CRM, solutions …
Q-Matic Technologies Asia launches new products and new directions Read MoreHåkan Wallenius was born in the Chinese year of the dragon though this may not have meant much in his birthplace Träskvik, a village in the woods in the southwest …
The dragon from Träskvik’s got it all in Thailand Read MoreAir Force Inspector Maj Gen Jan Andersson, Chief of the Swedish Air Force, was the only European air force head to attend the RTAF, Royal Thai Air Force, 90-year jubilee …
Air Force Chief honoured RTAF 90 year jubilee Read MoreDanish artist Elizabeth Rømhild will showcase her latest collection of oil-on-canvas paintings, “Bliss”, at H Gallery in Bangkok from April 5 until May 1. The sixth solo exhibition by this …
Danish painter’s solo exhibition in Bangkok Read MoreThe Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce’s Breakfast Meeting on April 7 will feature a topic that expatriates working in Thailand and local managers working in a foreign company should not miss. …
Breakfast meeting to address culture shock at workplace Read MoreThe Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok will lead the first ever Danish business delegation to Cambodia on May 17 and 18, 2004. Danish Ambassador Ulrik Helweg-Larsen will himself be leading …
Danish business trip to Cambodia Read MoreThe ground is swampy and soft. The whole area on the banks of the Chaopraya River is only a feet or two above the water level of the majestic river …
Old Danish graves – who cares? Read MoreThe home appliances, motorcycles and sewing machines supplier Singer has signed a USD 1.9 Million contract with Swedish software provider IFS. This is the largest contract ever for IFS Asia …
Largest deal ever for IFS Asia Pacific signed with Singer Read More“The most exciting has for sure been to meet the local people on the way. We have received a lot of attention and have been met by big smiles and …
Tuk-tuk journey to Denmark continues Read MoreIn March this year the northern city of Chiang Mai, which is already famous for its beautiful art and handicraft, has become even more colourful when a Dane together with …
Dane brings moonlight to Chiang Mai art scene Read MoreAutoliv, a Swedish multinational in automotive safety systems, is investing in six new crash-test sleds in Malaysia, Thailand, China, Korea and Australia. The sleds can perform a variety of crash …
Crash-test sleds increase automotive safety Read More”Sssssssssssssssssssss!” hisses professor Michael Meschke imitating a cymbal the Thai classic instruments orchestra forgot for today’s rehearsal of the old epic Ramayana. We drop in just days before the first …
A puppeteer and his students Read MoreFisherman-turn-resort owner in Prachuap Khiri Khan, the gateway province to southern Thailand, is in the midst of building his second resort on Koh Talu island, aimed at drawing high-end Scandinavian …
New Thai island resort eyes Scandinavian tourists Read MoreScandinavian Healthcare has decided to scrap the original location of Bangsaen for its rehabilitation center and relocated to Pathum Thani north of Bangkok. According to Scandinavian Healthcare is the move …
Rehab center relocated to Pathum Thani Read MoreThe seven months long fight between Carlsberg and its former Thai partner, Carlsberg Brewery (Thailand) Company Limited (CBTL) has taken a new turn. In a statement of claim handed to …
Thai side claims USD 500 million damages from Carlsberg Read MoreScandinavian Airlines may keep on flying to Bangkok and Singapore according to Mikkel Nielsen of SAS’ corporate communications office in Copenhagen. Mikkel Nielsen confirms that “it has been rumoured” …
SAS flights to Bangkok-Singapore may survive Read MoreScandinavian Airlines, SAS, has just announced that there will be a temporary reduction of frequencies on the service Copenhagen – Bangkok – Singapore. SAS goes down from daily flights to …
SAS reduces routes to Bangkok and Singapore Read MoreSome 600 Swedish travel agents voted Thailand number one destination again. For the third time in a row did Thailand take the top spot in Travel News’ annual survey, Grand …
Third time in a row on the top Read MoreFor hours, night after night, Steinar Nilssen has visited beer and go-go bars in Pattaya and investigated the meeting between Western men and Thai bar girls. And there are plenty …
Prostitution with compassion Read MoreThe Swedish privately owned cosmetics company Oriflame will send out a prospectus to potential investors this week, reports Swedish daily DN. The intent is to have Oriflame listed on the …
Oriflame prepares listing in Stockholm Read MoreBuddharama Temple, a Thai Buddhist association in Sweden, likes to raise a Buddhist temple in the outskirts of Fredrika, a municipality in northern Sweden. “This is good central location for …
Thai temple in Lapland Read MoreThe Swedish industry group SCA has acquired the Asian baby diaper company Drypers, which is based in Kuala Lumpur, for SEK 640 million. Dryper’s sales in 2003 reached SEK 550 …
SCA purchases Drypers Read More