Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Danish shoe manufacturer Ecco shut down a factory in the northern province of Pichit effective yesterday (11 November 2013), reasoning that it could no longer absorb higher production cost following …
Ecco shuts down one Thai factory Read More
7-year-old Im Nielsen and her mother Suthida were on Sunday November 10 forced to leave Denmark due to the decision of the city court in Hjørring in the Northern part …
7-year-old sent out of Denmark, now on her way to Thailand Read MoreAccording to a survey by Bangkok’s The Nation newspaper, property companies are increasing their investment in Phuket, with plans to develop more than THB50 billion (USD1.6 billion) in residential and …
Scandinavians lead the charge in bullish Phuket property market Read More
It is the third time the Danish restaurant Admiral’s opens in Bangkok. Hopefully, it would be the last, said Bent Laasholdt, the owner, who promised a more international slant to …
The Admiral’s opens again for the third time Read More
The kingdom’s 2013 defense budget rose to US$5.7 billion, a 7% increase from the year before. Increased spending in recent years has allowed an already capable military to modernize and …
Modernizing the Royal Thai Air Force Read More
According to Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichackchaikul, eight countries have already issued travel warnings to their people, urging them to avoid demonstration sites in Thailand. NNT reported. One of the countries …
Sweden issues travel warning due to Bangkok demonstrations Read More
Each year several Thai youths go to Norway to study at Norwegian high schools, through the exchange study organisation AFS. The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok met three Thai students to talk …
Thai boys miss Norway after studying abroad Read MorePHUKET — A senior Swedish law enforcement official was in Phuket on 4 November 2013 to seek closer cooperation with the Royal Thai Police to better protect thousands of Swedish …
Sweden’s police chief seeks tourist safety cooperation Read More
Scandinavian students from International schools in Thailand – and elsewhere in Asia – are among the over 1.100 players that are on their way to Phuket this coming week-end to …
Ready for Football Tournament in Phuket Read MoreUnions urge boycott of Norwegian Air Its pilots have been threatening to go on strike, its new long-haul routes are deeply troubled and now Norway’s once high-flying Norwegian Air faces …
Norwegian Air faces boycott over low-cost Thai crew Read More