Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia

ScandAsia is the only website, magazine and online publication serving Nordic communities across Southeast Asia and China with independent English-language news and features.

General News

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India cancels Norwegian journalist’s visa after she challenged Modi

Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng Svendsen has been prevented from travelling to India after Indian authorities cancelled her visa shortly before her planned departure from Oslo on Wednesday, 11 November 2026. …

Business in Asia

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IKEA prepares to open second Philippine store in Cebu

Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is preparing to open its second store in the Philippines on 16 December 2026, expanding beyond Metro Manila for the first time. The new 4,000-square-metre store …

International News

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Nordic Community News

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Train your face – change your life!

November is already here, yet the rain continues to pour down from time to time. It has been an unusually long rainy season this year, and many of us may …