Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Euromoney has awarded Nordea as the best provider of private banking services in the Nordic region and the Baltics for the eighth year in a row. Upon learning the …
Nordea wins 2016 Euromoney award for best private banking Read MoreIn February 2016 Thailand gets its very own and new Thailand Yacht Show. With a new charter license for superyachts landed the Thai Government supports… http://www.mynewsdesk.com/th/thai-property-guide/news/Thailand%E2%80%99s-new-yacht-show-on-Phuket-in-2016–148504
Thailand’s new yacht show on Phuket in 2016 Read More
The number of Nordic people who joined this year’s Scandinavian Christmas Service in Bangkok was more than last year and but there were still seats available for a few more in …
Many joined Scandinavian Christmas Service in Bangkok Read More
If a Danish pensioner lives outside of Europe, he must survive on basic pension of less than 6.000 DKK per month less tax to Denmark, will lose his/her right to …
Unfair Danish pension regulations Read MoreBlog post • Dec 25, 2015 17:28 ICT Scand-Media Group celebrated the year end with a party on 25 December 2015 sending thankful thought to the suppliers of the group. …
Scand-Media staff celebrates year end with a profit Read More
The December issues of ScandAsia have been distributed as eMagazines to the entire Nordic community in China and South East Asia. To get the magazine, the subscribers have signed up …
December e-Magazines are out! Read More
The video which was produced by Steen Trolle and Jesper Nymann, DigitalCreative, is now available. The production is rare as the two volunteers shot and produced the whole video as a …
Video from Danes World Wide meeting Read More
When Claus Gundersen of Scandinavian Society Siam started planning for a walk through the old EAC legacy in Bangkok with Poul Weber as special guide, he had no idea that over …
Guided tour with Poul Weber in old Bangkok Read More
So far, around 25 Scandinavians have signed up for the walk and boat ride on Sunday 1 November 2015 visiting the old EAC head quarters, the new Asiatique and the …
Historical EAC walk in downtown Bangkok Read More
The Danish State Visit to Indonesia is now over. In terms of media coverage as quietly as it began. It took place from 21 to 24 October 2015. If you …
Danish State Visit to Indonesia Read More
A video of a Norwegian couple stuck in deep mud who was rescued by a Thai fisherman went viral in Thailand last week. Partly because the fisherman laid himself down …
Norwegian couple saved by Thai fisherman Read MoreAll for editions of ScandAsia – the Thailand edition, the Singapore edition, the China edition and the edition for Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia and Laos – were last week …
All four ScandAsia editions for October distributed as eMagazines Read More
Largest Worldwide Investment into a Dedicated Early Years Facility at the Australian International School The Australian International School (AIS) is opening a new Early Years campus with state-of-the-art facilities and …
Dedicated Early Years Facility at the Australian International School in Singapore Read More
EuroThaiLink is a new market communication service set up by Scand-Media Corp. Ltd. offering European companies to promote their products on Thai social media targeting Thai technical and professional customers in …
Scand-Media starts new PR service Read More
A retiring Dane, Flemming Undercover Johannesen, will as his first job after his retirement will be to collect clothes and toys to Fader Khuong, Bien Hoa to support the poor people in …
HCMC Dane will donate your used toys and clothes Read More
About 100 Danish and Danish related persons in Thailand will get together at the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok on Wednesday 7 October about several issues related to being Danish in …
Big Danish meeting at the Embassy in Bangkok Read More
IFU – the Danish Investment Fund for Developing countries – has developed a new strategy that makes it easier than ever to qualify to be an IFU supported company or …
New strategy makes Danish IFU an attractive investment partner Read More
Peder Madsen Jorgensen, who has been more closely involved with the lives of the poor rural people of Thailand than any other living Dane today, celebrates on Sunday 27 September the …
Peder Jorgensen celebrates 80 years Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam has reminded its members and others that it is now last call for anyone who wants to join the Crayfish Party 2015 – and has not secured …
SSS Crayfish Party: Last Call! Read More
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Protected: Media focus on Dane in Thai prison Read More
The old Thai style house in Moesgaard Museum near Aarhus will now be renovated on the initiative of former Member of the Thai Senate Dr. Pensak Chagsuchinda Howitz. The Thai House …
Old Thai House in Denmark to be renovated Read More
The three best places to live abroad are Ecuador, Mexico and … Malta! This is the result of the InterNations Expat Insider 2015 survey this year. The survey is based on more than 14,000 …
The best country to live abroad is… Read More
Danish TV aired another program in the series “Sporloes” which replicates a search in Thailand for the biological mother of Saichon, a Thai woman who was born 28 years ago …
Danish TV finds adopted woman’s mother Read More
In August 1945, Imperial Japan surrendered and World War II came to an end. That is 70 years ago this year. Tuesday 25 August 2015, Scandinavian Society invites members to …
The Danes during Japanese occupation years Read More
A delegation from the Swedish Tax Agency visited earlier this month Cambodia. In a meeting with the Cambodian minister of economy and finance, the ministry requested assistance from Sweden in strengthen Cambodia’s …
Cambodia asks Sweden to help collect more tax Read More
Every day a new study seems to come out suggesting that children learn best through discovery and play. Yet this is hardly a new notion, and was perhaps initially postulated …
5 Traits to Give Learners a Head Start Read More
Dancham held a fun Speed Networking event at Danish Loft Design Co. in Sukhumvit Soi 31 on 20 August 2015. The event was attended by about fifty participants who not …
Danish network at Danish Loft Design Read More
Danfoss had invited Danish Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther to perform the opening of a big stand at RHVAC – an exhibition for refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning held in the BITEC …
Big Danfoss presence at Bangkok exhibition Read More
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik from Denmark opens the new Arla office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It will be the main office for all of the company’s activities in …
The Danish Crown Prince opens Arla’s new business region in Asia – Arla Foods Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Bangkok moved on 29 June to a new location on Wireless Road. The embassy was previously located on the 16th floor in the Amarin Tower …
Finnish Embassy in Bangkok has moved Read More
In 2013, the Danish entrepreneur Ole Kassow started a project called Cycling Without Age where volunteers take elderly people on bike rides. It quickly became a success in Denmark and …
Danish cycling project is coming to Singapore Read More[sliderpro id=”14″]
testing slider Read MoreDefence and security company Saab and the Indonesian defence university Unhan have recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding academic collaboration in Innovation, R&D and knowledge exchange. During a …
Saab and Indonesian Defence University Unhan in Academic Collaboration Read More
Erik Borgen has elected to step down as President of NBAS after over 10 years of outstanding service for the Norwegian community in Singapore. He will be going back to …
New President for NBAS Read More
Tanglin Trust School parent Sara shares her views on what she feels makes Tanglin a good school and why she chose it for her family. Sara and her husband are …
What makes Tanglin Trust a good school Read More
Bjarne Wildau Nielsen, a veteran Danish journalist in Asia, celebrated on Saturday 13 June 2015 his 25 year anniversary as an Asia reporter. Bjarne Wildau highlights some of the many changes …
Danish veteran journalist celebrates 25 years in Asia Read More
Kai Thybro Nielsen, a colorful member and staunch supporter of the Danish community in Kuala Lumpur passed away on 26 May 2015. The funeral took place on 4 June i Gladsaxe …
Kai Thybro Nielsen passed away Read More
On 5 June, The Royal Danish Embassy in Beijing celebrated the Danish constitution day, marking the establishment of Denmark as a constitutional monarchy. The commemoration of the anniversary of the …
Danish Embassy in Beijing marks Constitution Day Read More
On the 31st of May the Consulate General of Denmark in Chongqing hosted a Hans Christian Andersen event. The Royal Danish Consulate General in Chongqing hosted a Hans Christian Andersen …
Consulate General in Chongqing hosts H.C. Andersen Day Read More
Nuts and candy are the indisputable favorits among tax free goods that travelers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland buy, when they are traveling. Norwegians want to pamper themselves and …
Danes buy Haribo Matadormix – Swedes buy peanuts.. Read MoreNorwegian carried about 2.4 million passengers in May 2015, an increase of 13 percent compared to the same month previous year. The load factor was 84.9 percent, up 7.9 percentage …
Norwegian reports solid traffic figures and high load factor in May Read MoreIt was change of guards today at the Malaysian Danish Business Council (MDBC). After having served as Chairman of the Board of MDBC since 2007, Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Johari …
Allan Jensen new Chairman of Malaysia Danish Business Council Read More
Danish Planet Saigon invites Danes for the final event of the DPS year, which is Grundlovsdag where the Ambassador will give the traditional Grundlovsdag Speech. Sunday June 7th from 15.30-17.00 at …
Grundlovsdag in Ho Chi Minh City Read More
Viking Wheelers – the Scandinavian bicycle gang in Bangkok – would like to hear from all readers, if they would like to try out a trip from Sathu Pradit, across …
Bicycle trip around Bangkachao? Read More
On Friday 29th May, 7pm at Shrewsbury International School, the internationally acclaimed Desford Colliery Band, one of the world’s premier Brass Band ensembles, will be staging a special one-off performance …
Desford Colliery Band at Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok Read More
Expatriate Nordic families – typically well educated, middle class professionals – with young children living in Singapore – need a school where they can feel sure their children reach their …
Avondale – a different school in Singapore Read More
The Swedish Supplementary School will relocate to Stamford American International School’s centrally-located campus in August 2015, exclusively offering supplementary language classes to the Swedish community in Singapore. The Swedish Supplementary …
Swedish Supplementary Language School Partners Exclusively with Stamford American International School Read More
GPV – the Danish mechanical and electronic EMS partner established in Thailand since 1998 – celebrated the opening of its new factory on 23 April 2015. The guests included the Danish …
GPV opens new factory Read More
Palle Borgselius passed away on 23 April 2015. Palle was fighting a lengthy battle against cancer. His last weeks were spent at the hospice Djursland in Denmark, where at 2.30 …
Palle Borgselius passed away Read More
Lars Andersson was elected as new Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam at the AGM on Wednesday 25 April 2015, replacing outgoing Chairman Christer Holmvall who, however, remains on the board. …
Lars Andersson new Chairman of SSS Read More