Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
As Ikea opens its biggest store in Asia, the furniture group has struck a partnership with location-based platform Jiepang to draw young shoppers through its doors. Shoppers who “check-in” at …
Jiepang Helps Ikea Bring In Young Shoppers Read MoreAt the Norwegian Church in Pattaya on 23 June 2011, about 100 people gathered to celebrate the traditional Midsummer Party 2011. The weather was perfect for BBQ buffet. Enjoy the …
Norwegian Midsummer Party in Pattaya Read MoreDenmark has ratified a new UN Convention ensuring seafarers globally proper working conditions. The Convention is the so-called Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), and it is an important step forward for …
Denmark Ratifies UN Convention Ensuring Proper Working Conditions Read MoreThe development on the container marked must improve more than what is expected at the moment if Maersk Line is to change its mind and exercise the option for ordering …
Maersk Line: No Need for More Than 10 Ships Read MoreVizrt Ltd., a provider of content production tools for the digital media industry, today announced a deal with Channel 7 from Thailand, worth approximately THB 61 million (approximately USD 1.9 …
Thai Channel 7 Rolls Out Second Phase of Upgrades with Vizrt Read MorePhuket’s newest Tourist Police Volunteer Center opened at Chalong Circle this week and is already helping foreigners in need in the south of the island. Within hours of opening their …
Finnish Volunteer Called Out to Accident Involving His Own Car Read MoreEight arrests have been made in connection with the gunshot murder of a 35-year-old man close to Oslo’s Bislett Stadium last weekend. Several of the suspects have now been charged …
Asians Charged With Drug-related Activities in Oslo Read MoreThe Swedish government has confirmed that several members of the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) traveled to Sweden in May as part of Swedish …
Burma Chamber of Commerce in Concact With Sweden Read MoreThe exterior of Asia’s biggest IKEA, to open in Shanghai’s Beicai town tomorrow. After 13 years in Shanghai, IKEA has become a byword for furniture shopping for Shanghaining. The city’s …
Asia’s Largest IKEA to Open in Shanghai Read MoreEyeing increasing demand in the home products sector, Sweden-based retailing giant Ikea is accelerating its expansion in China and plans to have 15 stores in the country by the end …
Ikea Aims for 15 Stores in China by 2015 Read More