Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A little-known Danish drugmaker won formal approval in the EU for its vaccine against monkeypox as the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a global health emergency. Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox …
Danish vaccine first in the world against Monkeypox Read More
Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore HE Eivind Homme, the President of the Norway Singapore Business Association Leonard Opitz Stornes and Norwegian Turid Solvang, Founder & CEO, FutureBoards, will be keynote speakers …
Norway supports more women board members in Singapore Read More
MASBA – the Malaysia Swedish Business Association – offers its members a unique insight into the Geopolitics of Energy Transition in Asia which is accelerated by the war in Ukraine. …
MASBA insight into the future of energy in Asia Read More
DABS – the Danish Business Association in Singapore – invites members to the first event after the summer on 25 August 2022 with the title ” What is a robo-advisor …
Can robots advise you on investments? Read More
Globally, health and wellbeing statistics are very different for men compared to women. For overseas employees, the contrast may be even more stark, with different host countries having different attitudes …
Overseas employers should care more about men’s health Read More
Pastor Helle Maria Wolstad has been selected to become the new daily leader and pastor at the Norwegian Church in Pattaya, informs the Church in a newsletter to the congregation. …
New Pastor and leader of the Norwegian Church in Pattaya Read More
Expat stress world wide has reached an all-time high. Almost all expats are having symptoms of burnout. These are some of the findings of a Global Well-Being Survey of 11.922 …
Most expats are ‘burnt out’ Read More
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants award has for the second year in a row crowned a less known restaurant than the famous Noma restaurant in Copenhagen as the best place …
Danish restaurant tops list again – no, not Noma Read More
Janthana Kaenprakhamroy came from Thailand to Sweden when she was 13 and finished her school education there. Later, she moved to London to study. Here, in 2016, she co-founded a …
Gig economy CEO is a Thai-Swede Read More
Asia’s biggest Viking Party is back! Skip the rest and book now! SKÅL: Viking Party Manila will take place on September 24, 2022 at the Harbor Garden Tent, Sofitel Manila. …
SKÅL: Viking Party in Manila Read More
The Thai Nordic Association in collaboration with the Nordic Chambers, SWEA, and the Danish Women’s Network, cordially invites you to join the Crayfish Party 2022 on Saturday, 24 September 2022 …
Crayfish Party in Bangkok Read More
A new survey from Swedes Worldwide, which has just been released, shows that almost 700,000 Swedes are estimated to live abroad. The exact number is just over 685,000 Swedes. This …
700.000 Swedes live abroad Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for July-August 2022 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia 22070800 You can also read the …
ScandAsia Magazine July-August 2022 Read More
HEI Schools, the Finnish award winning pre-school system that opened in Bangkok in September 2021, recently arranged an activity that shows very well, how the concept works. The students participated …
HEI School went to the moon the Finnish way Read More
Caroline Moreau has been promoted to the position as General Manager for Carlsberg Singapore. Caroline has for the past three and a half year been Marketing Director for Carlsberg in …
Carlsberg Malaysia’s Marketing Director promoted to head of Carlsberg Singapore Read More
Are you a small business owner? If so, then you understand the need to have a professional website for e-commerce and to provide other types of resources for your customers. …
How to Craft Scroll-Stopping Blog Titles Read More
Mexico (1st), Indonesia (2nd), and Taiwan (3rd) are the overall three best countries for expats to live and work abroad, according to a newly released Expat Insider survey for 2022. …
New 2022 survey: Best countries to live and work abroad – and the worst Read More
My guess is that nobody had really believed it would happen. Fair enough, it had been an election campaign promise of Thailand’s Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul back in 2019, …
Thailand’s cannabis confusion Read More
After a friendly but fierce competition between the Nordic communities in Singapore, Norway could call themselves winners of the Nordic Green Run for the second year in a row. By …
SGD 25,272 collected for the marine environment through this year’s Nordic Green Run! Read More
ScandAsia sells books of interest to Nordic expats in Asia or Scandinavia. Our prices are excluding VAT but including mailing as a parcel in Thailand. Some have been published by …
Time to read something about Scandinavian history in Thailand Read More
Cover Det Kongelige Siamesiske Provinsgendarmeri og dets danske Officerer สำนักงานตำรวจภูธรและเจ้าหน้าที่เดนมาร์ก The Royal Siamese Gendarmerie, Thailand’s provincial military police force was established in 1897 by the Danish Major Gustav Schau. In …
Book: Det Kongelige Siamesiske Provinsgendarmeri og dets danske Officerer Read More
Cover ฮันส์ คริสเตียน แอนเดอร์เซน (Hans Christian Andersen) This booklet is a Thai language introduction to the life and works of Hans Christian Andersen produced in 2005 as a catalog for …
Booklet: ฮันส์ คริสเตียน แอนเดอร์เซน (Hans Christian Andersen) Read More
Cover In Memory of the Tsunami in Thailand This book was published by Scandinavian Society Siam in November 2006 – two years after the Tsunami – and distributed as a …
Book: In Memory of the Tsunami in Thailand Read More
Cover From the Time of the Crocs This book is a selection of some of the best historical articles written by by Flemming Winther Nielsen and published in ScandAsia over …
Book: From the Time of the Crocs Read More
Cover Scandinavians in Siam This book is a “must” for any Scandinavian working or living in Thailand! The book was first produced in 1980 by the Scandinavian Society Siam to …
Book: Scandinavians in Siam Read More
Cover Thailand Expat Guide 2022 By ScandAsia ScandAsia has published its guidebook “Thailand Expat Guide” since 2013. Thailand Expat Guide is intended as a help for both newcomers and longer …
Thailand Expat Guide 2022 – now available Read More
ScandAsia has published the 2022 edition of “Thailand Expat Guide”. Read the book online here: ScandAsia Magazine June 2022 This book is intended as a help for both newcomers and …
New book: Thailand Expat Guide 2022 now out! Read More
The landslide of Thai people applying for visa to Denmark and Iceland is causing severe distress among the applicants. Most complaints are about being left in the dark with no …
Danish Embassy in Bangkok hopes visa rush will be over by September Read More
Running a business is a lot of work. There are many challenges to overcome, from developing a clever idea to building a loyal customer base. Managing finances is one of …
5 Tips to Not Use a Credit Card for Your Business Read More
There is a drastic increase in consumer intention to travel. Overall, 69% of Thais intend to travel from June to September, which represents a 25 points increase compared to 2021 …
Thailand hit by travel fever Read More
It is a long way from Asia to Denmark, but once the Asian tourists arrive, they spend a lot of money in the country. The biggest spenders are the tourists …
Thai tourists spend the most money in Denmark Read More
“The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including the Danish Embassy in Bangkok, is working hard to increase our, as well as VFS Global’s, capacity in order to reduce the general …
Danish Embassy in Bangkok: Working hard to increase visa processing capacity Read More Thai citizens will have to apply now if they hope to go to Denmark for Christmas. First they will have to get a time slot for the VFS office in …
Visa for Thais to visit Denmark seriously delayed Read More
For Scandinavian Society Siam the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 16th of June 2022 was the 103rd meeting – but for the association under the new name Thai Nordic Association …
Thai Nordic Association held first AGM Read MoreEffective from 1 July 2022, Thailand ends the Thailand Pass registration and a health insurance of 10,000USD for foregin visitors. The mandatory facemask is also lifted. What’s new: Foreign nationals …
Thailand removes Thailand Pass and requirement for face mask Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for June 2022 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia 220600
ScandAsia Magazine June 2022 Read More
As any successful investor knows, diversity is the key to success when building wealth. Exploring a range of options with your assets and securities will allow you to withstand even …
Exploring the Opportunities of the Gold Market Read More
In the last few years, the global banking industry has been rocked on all sides by evolving market and consumer demands, shifting regulatory requirements, and the rise of new and …
5 Key Insights for Navigating the Current Landscape of Core Banking Read More
Thai Nordic Association was successfully established on 4 March 2022 after a protracted communication between Thailand’s Department of Provincial Administration and the law firm Wissen & Co. that also assisted …
Thai Nordic Association is here! Read More
The first batch of a delivery of more than 1.2 million Moderna vaccines from Denmark arrived in Thailand on 26 May 2022. With this delivery, Denmark has reached its goal …
Denmark donates 1,266,000 Moderna-Spikevax vaccines to Thailand Read More
Mathias Søby Kristensen recalls in a Danish TV documentary how he was drugged and sexually abused by a Thai man during a weeklong nightmare vacation on Phuket. The today 27 …
Danish man recalls being sexually abused for a week in Phuket Read More
Norwegian Bernhard Rønning, who has been coaching the Chinese cross-country skiing team, has extended his contract with another four years. Initially he had planned to step down after the Winter …
Norwegian skiing coach extends China contract Read More
The Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s sculpture in memory of the victims of the Tiananmen massacre in Beijing in 1989 will now be erected at the University of Oslo on 25 …
Tiananmen memorial statue to be erected in Oslo Read More
Swedish municipalities and regions terminate twinning agreements and other collaborations with Chinese counterparts at a rapid pace. In five years, almost half of all collaborations have been terminated or paused. …
More Swedish towns cancel twin-city agreements with China Read More
Thaifex Anuga-Asia 2022 at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand, from 24-28 May 2022 is one of the leading exhibitions in Asia for the food and beverage industry. The event …
Norwegian and Danish presence at ThaiFex Anuga Asia Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for May 2022 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia 220500
ScandAsia Magazine May 2022 Read More
A Thai woman has been arrested in Nakhon Sawan for allegedly masterminding a traffic accident in a plot to kill her Danish husband and cash in his THB 10 million …
Thai Wife arrested for plotting to kill her Danish husband in Nakhon Sawan Read More
As Team Sweden in Vietnam is preparing ”Pioneer the possible” to take place in Ho Chi Minh City the 2-3 June, Ambassador Ann Mawe together with the Embassy team and their newly …
Team Sweden in Vietnam is preparing “Pioneer the possible” in Ho Chi Minh City Read More
On 28 April, the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce’s newly launched Education Committee met at Ambassador Jyri Järviaho’s residence during a new event concept titled “TFCC Business Breakfast”. The Embassy of Finland …
TFCC’s Education Committee met for TFCC Business Breakfast at the Ambassador’s residence Read More
On 27 April, a court set up by the Myanmar State Administrative Council in Naypyitaw sentenced detained State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to an additional 5 years’ imprisonment. …
Statement by EU External Action on the latest sentencing of State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Ky Read More