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  • Big demand for Pinoy nurses in Finland

    The Nordic health care service provider Attendo says it has had only positive experiences with nurses coming from the Philippines. The company plans to recruit more overseas nursing professionals to plug the gap in the Finnish labor market. The first group of Philippine nurses recruited by Attendo to work in Finland took their vows of service Wednesday. Many of them [...]

    Big demand for Pinoy nurses in Finland

  • Swedish supercar introduced in Singapore

    Swedish made Koenigsegg, one of the fastest and most exclusive cars was unveiled to 200 VIPs and guests at a private launch event at the Ritz Carlton Millenia hoteln in Singapore on June 14. Hand-crafted by skilled artisans in Sweden, the Agera S model is the first Koenigsegg to zoom into Singapore. It was introduced to the global market in [...]

    Swedish supercar introduced in Singapore

  • Bangkok still most popular for Danes

    Once again, the most searched tickets online for the summer is for flights to Bangkok according to an analysis by the popular travel search engine, momondo.dk. Momondo has mapped the most popular searches in the summer period and Bangkok came in at first place. The explanation is low prices and new travel patterns in Denmark. “Bangkok is once again in [...]

    Bangkok still most popular for Danes

  • ScandAsia Test Team – A Segway to the sights of Chiang Mai

    Fed up with temples? Can’t wait to see the next one? Regardsless how you feel about the old architecture of Thailand, a Segway is one way of going about it that suits everyone. By Sebastian Buur and Ida Holt If you’re anything like us, in the past you have looked at a guy on a Segway thinking how much you [...]

    ScandAsia Test Team – A Segway to the sights of Chiang Mai

  • Danish Skt Hans party with bonfire

    The Danish Women’s Network held a well visited traditional Danish Skt Hans evening on Saturday 15 June in the garden of the Danish Ambassador. Chairwoman Susanne Morch entertained in her speech about how difficult it had been to get permission to light up a live bonfire in the garden – but eventually, the Ambassador had agreed. Photos by Disraporn Yatprom [...]

    Danish Skt Hans party with bonfire

  • Delightful Swedish Midsummer Celebration

    Together with Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok once again hosted the annual Swedish Midsummer celebration.  This year’s event was held on Saturday 15 June 2013 from 12pm to 3.30pm. Despite it being the rainy season in Bangkok, a large number of Swedes gathered at the hotel for a fun celebration. This year, rather than being held at the [...]

    Delightful Swedish Midsummer Celebration

  • Danish advent calender to support children in Myanmar

    For some 50 years, a special advent calendar supporting developing countries has been made by public service channel DR and Danida, Denmark’s developing service which is a part of the Foreign Ministry.  The calendar has been a regular part of the tradition of pre-Christmas season for most Danes. In 2012, nearly 200,000 Danish children opened an advent calendar supporting the [...]

  • Swedish company battles counterfeit medical-cosmetics in China

    Consumers often want younger-looking skin, trusting products that reduce lines and wrinkles. Trouble is, product counterfeiters view that desire as a lucrative business opportunity to sell fake products under the name of the original product. In the worst cases, such counterfeits may contain harmful ingredients. The threat posed by pirated medical products is particularly high in China. Therefore, Q-Med, a [...]

    Swedish company battles counterfeit medical-cosmetics in China

  • Chinese telecommunications company causes political unrest in Denmark

    Denmark’s largest telecommunications company, TDC, is considering cancelling their current deal with Swedish Ericson and instead letting controversial Huawei from China be in charge of TDC’s mobile net. TDC’s head of communications, Ib Konrad Jensen, confirms to Danish post Børsen that “TDC is having talks with several suppliers, including Huawei, on operating and expanding the mobile net. Nothing has been [...]

    Chinese telecommunications company causes political unrest in Denmark

  • SAS to resume Copenhagen-Bangkok route

    The carrier still believes that it is worth to fly winter pale, sun-starved Scandinavians to Thailand. After SAS in the spring temporarily chose to stop flights between Copenhagen and the Thai capital, Bangkok, it was predicted that it was the end of the route. However, now SAS announces that the route will be back in business in November. The Scandinavian [...]

    SAS to resume Copenhagen-Bangkok route

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Delightful Swedish Midsummer Celebration

Delightful Swedish Midsummer Celebration

June 16, 2013 at 09:56

Together with Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok once again hosted the annual Swedish Midsummer celebration.  This year’s event was held on Saturday...

Business news »

Norwegian software company expands to Singapore

Norwegian software company expands to Singapore

June 17, 2013 at 13:29

Norwegian browser software company Opera has opened a regional head office in Singapore today as it seeks to extend its reach in the Asia-Pacific region with a focus on developing...

General news »

Big demand for Pinoy nurses in Finland

Big demand for Pinoy nurses in Finland

June 17, 2013 at 13:20

The Nordic health care service provider Attendo says it has had only positive experiences with nurses coming from the Philippines. The company plans to recruit more overseas...

International relations »

Denmark and Sweden – Avoid a tit-for-tat trade war with China

Denmark and Sweden – Avoid a tit-for-tat trade war with China

June 17, 2013 at 13:25

A group of free-trade-oriented northern European nations urged the EU’s trade chief on Friday to defuse a growing dispute with China or risk a negative spiral that...

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ScandAsia Test Team – A Segway to the sights of Chiang Mai

ScandAsia Test Team – A Segway to the sights of Chiang Mai

June 17, 2013 at 11:06

Fed up with temples? Can’t wait to see the next one? Regardsless how you feel about the old architecture of Thailand, a Segway is one way of going about it that suits...

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