Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Nicolas Winding Refn, the Danish director of acclaimed thriller, Drive, is pushing ahead with upcoming Thai-Boxing movie, Only God Forgives, which he expects to begin shooting in Thailand within the …
Danish Director to Shoot in Bangkok Read MoreThe number of people without the right vote has tripled since 1990 – politicians blame immigration tests The demands placed on foreigners hoping to obtain a Danish passport are far …
Citizenship Requirements Way too Demanding: Opposition Read MoreAfter A Midsummer Night’s Party (Sommaren med Göran/2009), Swedish director Staffan Lindberg reunites with scriptwriter Peter Magnusson and producer Lena Rehnberg for Once Upon a Time in Phuket (En gång …
Swedish Film Institute Backs Phuket Movie Read MoreThailand’s competitiveness ranking further slid, weighed down mainly by the poor political instability which led to poor infrastructure and poor innovation, according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012 released by …
Thailand’s Competitiveness Ranking Slips to 39th Read MoreChonburi Immigration Officers detained a group of 12 Scandinavian’s who were caught playing cards at a bar in Soi Beokoew close to the Grand Hall Market. Initially Officers were convinced …
Innocent Card game leads to arrest of 12 Scandinavian’s at Pattaya Bar Read MoreLife in a Bangkok slum is hard enough for most people, but for a single mother with a disabled daughter requiring 24-hour supervision, the struggle is that much tougher. Wasanna …
Swedish Expat’s Idea Creates Income for Poor Bangkok Women Read MoreMaersk has unveiled a new revolutionary service, Daily Maersk, on the Asia–North Europe trade lane which will dramatically change the way shipping is done. The service offers a daily departure, at …
Daily Maersk: Container on time – or get compensation Read MoreThe ordeal that thousands of ethnic Karen people suffer due to the longest lasting armed conflict in the world between the Burmese military and the Karen people was featured in the …
Swedish Paper Reminds of Karen People’s Plight Read MoreThe Norwegian TV series “Thai Fjord” about the love between Norwegian men and Thai women has been bought by SVT to be broadcast in Sweden – and may be watched …
Thai Fjord to be shown on SVT Read MoreDanish Naval Officer Walter Christmas’ sharp eye recorded a very candid picture of Bangkok in the early 1890’s. The year is 1894 and the place a sleepy Copenhagen inside the ramparts. In the provincial atmosphere of the tiny little country …
Walter Christmas – The Fox in the Hen House Read More