Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
In a joint statement on 24 December, the Nordic countries of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland were amongst several countries condemning attacks on civilians in Myanmar’s Karen State. The statement reads: …
The Nordic joint statement condemning attacks on civilians in Myanmar’s Karen State Read More
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) recently welcomed TUI Nordic’s first winter 2021/2022 charter flights to Phuket and Krabi, as part of the tour operator’s series of charter flights from …
Thailand’s Phuket and Krabi welcomed TUI charter flights from Norway Read More
Another 5 host families are needed to volunteer to take in 2 Danish young athletes visiting Bangkok second week of January 2022. You will pick up your athletes on Friday …
Danish Gymnastics team need host families in Bangkok Read More
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) highlights in a recent release the effective rollout of the national vaccination program, the enactment of key economic reforms, and continued …
European Chamber of Commerce bares Wishlist for Philippines economic recovery Read More
The Hong Kong government ruled that the statue violated a new security law, but ignored the Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s desire to bring the statue home. Now workers have begun …
Danish artist shocked as Hong Kong authorities remove his iconic ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue Read More
IKEA Philippines has teamed up with the Filipino technology-logistics company Mober for its last-mile electric vehicle delivery to reduce carbon emissions, PhilStar reports. The Swedish furniture giant is selling more and more …
IKEA Philippines partners with Mober for e-vehicle delivery service Read More
Amanda Yasmin Lam joined the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore in May 2021 as a Student Assistant to the Trade Council and Public Diplomacy Department. Before she heads back to …
Meet Student Assistant Amanda Yasmin Lam from the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore Read More
Maersk has reached an agreement to acquire LF Logistics, a Hong Kong-based contract logistics company, with premium capabilities within omnichannel fulfillment services, e-commerce, and inland transport in the Asia-Pacific region, …
Maersk to acquire Hong Kong-based LF Logistics, a premium omnichannel fulfillment company Read More
The Nordic Innovation House Hong Kong is a program partner for next year’s Azalvo Project by Jumpstart Media. The Azalvo Project is a Hong Kong-based hybrid online and in-person accelerator focusing on …
NIH-HK is a program partner for next year’s Hong Kong-based Azalvo Project by Jumpstart Media Read More
The joint Christmas Market of Finland and Sweden is opening this weekend at The Roof at Shanghai city center. The market will be open from 24 December to 26 December …
The joint Christmas Market of Finland and Sweden is opening on 24 December in Shanghai Read More
On 21 December, the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam and the Ministry of Culture, Sport, and Tourism hosted a full-day workshop and webinar on creating and fostering a creative cities network in …
Denmark and partners hosted a workshop on creating development cities network in Vietnam Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Manila is recruiting a skilled, dedicated, and proactive administrative officer to join the small, dynamic Embassy, representing Denmark and promoting Danish interests in the Philippines. Find more …
Job opportunity: Embassy of Denmark in Manila is recruiting a new Administrative Officer Read More
Santa Claus either lives in Greenland or Lapland according to who in the Nordic region you ask but his workshop is located in the Chinese city of Yiwu, which exports …
Santa Claus lives in the Nordic region but his workshop is located in China Read More
The progress of the Omicron variant is spreading concern in Thailand and yesterday on 21 December, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that Thailand would stop approving new applications at …
Thailand suspend ‘Test & go” strategy – complicates Nordic travelers holiday plans Read More
Noting the outcome of the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong which took place on 19 December 2021, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United …
G7 Foreign Ministers and EU express concern following the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong Read More
Indonesian Senior Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said on 20 December that the two Nordic countries of Norway and Denmark have been added to the list of countries banned from entering …
Indonesia adds Norway and Denmark to travel ban list Read More
In a recent post, the Embassy of Sweden in Manila expressed its great concern over the devastating effects of Typhoon Odette (Rai). “We are in solidarity with the victims and their …
Sweden is in solidarity with the victims of Typhoon Odette Read More
If you are staying in Singapore over the holidays but find yourself longing for a taste of the Nordics, the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore has highlighted three great things with a …
Staying in Singapore over the holidays, but longing for a taste of the Nordics? Read More
Last week, the Embassy of Denmark in Manila hosted an Offshore Wind Webinar in partnership with WWF-Philippines and the Department of Energy Philippines. According to the Embassy, the webinar aimed to …
Denmark and partners hosted Offshore Wind Webinar in the Philippines Read More
Carl Drewsen a Danish citizen and Phuket resident has been missing for about 6 years. Ever since the day he disappeared in December 2015, neither family, friends nor colleagues have …
Danish man missing in Thailand since 2015 Read More
Last week, The Consulate General of Sweden together with Business Sweden and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce organized a seminar on Pioneering the Green Transition in collaboration with the Hong …
Sweden and partners hosted seminar on Pioneering the Green Transition in Hong Kong Read More
A system update delayed over the weekend some people’s PCR test results which ended up costing a Danish family a small fortune as they were departing for Thailand, media TV2 reports. The …
SSI System update cost Danish family a small fortune on PCR test before departing for Thailand Read More
Different areas of Copenhagen have cleaned up their act and are now foodie hotspots. In a recent article, Kate Wickers for the Daily Mail visits various places in the Danish capital and …
Kiin Kiin in Copenhagen: Only Thai restaurant outside Thailand with a Michelin star Read More
The Norwegian football manager and former player Jörn Andersen were recently named as the new manager of Hong Kong’s football team in a statement by Hong Kong Football Association. Jörn Andersen is …
Norwegian football manager and former player to lead Hong Kong’s footballers Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Singapore is looking for a new Trade Advisor. More about the position, the Embassy writes: Do you want to work within international trade to help …
Are you the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore’s new Trade Advisor? Read More
Last week, the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi together with BuS had the chance to reconnect with the Swedish community in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since …
Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi reconnected with the Swedish community in Ho Chi Minh City Read More
The relationship between the Finnish city of Lappeenranta and the Chinese city of Xuzhou has officially been recognized after a Sister City Agreement was signed during a ceremony on 15 …
Lappeenranta and Xuzhou sign Sister City Agreement Read More
In a statement on 17 December, the Embassy of Sweden Section Office in Yangon said that free media is essential for the protection of human rights while expressing concern over the recent …
Sweden is concerned about the recent rise of attacks against media in Myanmar Read More
The regional government of Southeastern Finland offers Hongkonger and Japanese professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs on green technology the opportunity to live and work for 90 days in the happiest country …
Finland invites green investors from Hong Kong and Japan to settle in “world’s happiest country” Read More
On 24 December at 1pm at Christ Church in Bangkok there will be a traditional Nordic Christmas service and everyone is welcome to join. The Danish Church in Thailand states that Christmas …
Christmas in Bangkok: Danish and Finnish Christmas service on Christmas eve Read More
The Swedish region of Skåne is forced to pay SEK 155.000 in customs duties after importing face masks from China which has shown to be declared and classified with an …
Swedish region must pay customs duty after importing face masks from China Read More
Many Swedes encounter problems when they have to prove that they have taken all their vaccine doses to be able to travel outside the EU and for Swedish comedian Måns …
Sweden’s vaccine certificate makes applying for Thailand Pass difficult Read More
The Evergrande liquidity crisis is, as of now, an unresolved financial crisis centered around the financial difficulties of Chinese property developer Evergrande Group. For a long time, a possible bankruptcy …
Analyst: Danes do not have to fear for their pensions even if Chinese Evergrande goes bankrupt Read More
Sweden is a big funder in the institution for peacekeeping in the BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao), Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Thunborg recently said in a …
Sweden supports peacekeeping in the BARMM Read More
The Swedish-Swiss processing and packaging solutions company Tetra Pak, along with 50 other leading companies and NGOs, signed an MOU to further drive the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) initiative in …
Tetra Pak teams up with Government and Industrial partners to drive EPR in Thailand Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Singapore welcomes the new Head of Public Diplomacy & Partnerships, Annette Oestergaard Joergensen who recently joined the Embassy in the city-state. In her role, Annette Oestergaard Joergensen …
Embassy of Denmark in Singapore welcomes new Head of Public Diplomacy & Partnerships Read More
In a statement by the Spokesperson on verdicts against human rights defenders, the European Union calls for the release of Vietnamese journalist and blogger Ms. Pham Doan Trang, who has been sentenced …
The European Union calls for the release of Vietnamese journalist and blogger Read More
Sjømannskirken in Pattaya will be serving up a traditional Norwegian Christmas dinner on Christmas eve 24 December at 6.30 pm. The evening will also involve music entertainment and the traditional …
Celebrate a Norwegian Christmas at Sjømannskirken in Pattaya Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for December 2021 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia Magazine December 2021
ScandAsia Magazine December 2021 Read More
A new project between TotalEnergies and Vanco Industries to install 750kWp of rooftop solar in the province of Kandal in Cambodia will help garment manufacturers such as the Swedish retailer …
A new project in Cambodia offers solar solutions to garment manufacturers such as H&M Read More
Jens Dao’s mother was pregnant with him when his family came to Denmark as boat refugees from Vietnam over 30 years ago. Today he is a hardworking individual and he …
Vietnamese Jens Dao in Denmark: I have taken the best of two cultures with me Read More
Eleven women Ambassadors including the Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand Kjersti Rodsmoen, together with 13 women leaders from the United Nations in Thailand, have launched the 2022 edition of the #AmbassadorForADay …
Become Ambassador for a day in Thailand – video contest is now open Read More
Another European covid-19 vaccine donation recently arrived in the Philippines with 3,789,600 doses of the Janssen vaccine from Sweden, Austria, and the Netherlands, GOV.PH reports The shipment arrived on 14 December and …
Sweden and other EU nations donate nearly 3.8M vaccine doses to the Philippines Read More
A delegation from the Embassy of Finland in Kuala Lumpur together with Business Finland has just concluded their visit to Penang, Malaysia. According to the Embassy, Team Finland’s visit has been …
Team Finland visited Penang Read More
On 13 December, The Embassy Of Denmark in Bangkok, in cooperation with Novo Nordisk Pharma (Thailand) Ltd., organized a seminar on Obesity and Women’s Health at the Danish Ambassador Residence. According …
Denmark and Novo Nordisk increase awareness about obesity in Bangkok Read More
The great upheaval in China with the green transition and the rise of the middle class opens up new opportunities for Finnish companies in the country. Conquering China however is …
Course towards China for Finnish companies Read More
To help improve the livelihood of small-scale farmers in Myanmar, Denmark supports the Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development (MIID) to strengthen the resilience of rural communities in Southern Shan State. …
Danish livelihood support local farmers in Myanmar’s Southern Shan State Read More
Norwegian Ambassador Eivind S. Homme recently met CEO of Snorre Food Company Mr. Frank Næsheim in Singapore, the Norwegian Embassy in Singapore shared. Frank Næsheim arrived in Singapore 34 years ago …
Ambassador Homme met with CEO Snorre Food Company in Singapore Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok recently co-hosted a digital Brown Bag session on Youth Empowerment in Climate Action as part of the Human Rights Week 2021. The event was …
Sweden and partners hosted Brown Bag session on Youth Empowerment in Climate action Read More
The Avenue75 Bar & Eatery in Hong Kong promotes a Finnish winter and art during the next two months. Inside the venue, a stunning large painting by Finnish artist Riitta …
Enjoy Finnish winter, art, and Nordic spirits in Hong Kong Read More