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The Swedish Priest and Deacon in China, Lennart and Lis Hamark, will relocate this summer. The couple will say farewell to the Swedish communities in Shanghai on 24 May and …
Swedish Priest couple relocating Read More
Who will do what in the event of a major crisis or large scale incident in Singapore which affects Norwegian citizens or assets? How will Singaporean authorities respond; what are …
NBAS invites for security forum Read More
Finnair customers will soon have the option of dropping their checked baggage at a self-service bag drop unit immediately after check-in. Together with Finavia, Finnair will install 10 self-service bag …
Finnair launches easy-to-use self-service bag drop machines at Helsinki Airport Read More
Customers can taste, shop and enjoy special gifts IKEA Bangna is inviting Thais to join their celebration of the traditional Swedish Midsommar festival(Midsummer celebration) with a range of activities …
IKEA Bangna invites Thais to join in Celebration of Midsommar Festival Read More
Stein Erik Hagen, chairman of Norwegian conglomerate Orkla Asa, told Norwegian newspaper VG that China should qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing hundreds of millions of people out …
At Least One Person Thinks China Deserves A Nobel Peace Prize Read More
People who frequently argue with family and friends or worry too much about their loved ones, are up to three times as likely to die in middle age, compared to …
Constant Arguing With Friends Can Put You In An Early Grave Read More
ScandShop in Thailand is a website dedicated to selling products from back home to Danes, Swedes, Norwegian and Finns living in Thailand – or products that are almost as good …
ScandShop in Thailand open for business Read More“Grundlovsfest” in the Danish Seamen’s Church. “Grundlovsdag” (Constitution Day) is an annual celebration of the introduction of the first Danish constitution in1849. As previous years the Danish seamen’s church marks this day with a fun filled summer party including …
DABS organizes Grundlovsfest Read More
Long separated from its origins in duels between young European aristocrats, fencing has since expanded to become an electrifying sport that challenges both the mind and body. Following the success …
NIST to Host the First Annual Falcon Young Fencer Invitational Read More
Church of Sweden has employed two Christian social workers to help the many Swedes in Thailand in need of assistance. The two new staff – called deacons – will focus …
Church of Sweden starts two year social project in Thailand Read MoreThe Norwegian branch of Coop has replaced all its stock of Yum Yum noodles with a new version of the product that does not contain palm oil. This is the …
No palm oil in Yum Yum in Norway Read More
As global warming melts Arctic ice, the region is being opened to increased commercial activity like shipping, mining and drilling. And along with human activity comes foreign policy and military …
As the World Warms, Navy Strategists Plan for an Arctic Rush Read More
Danish restaurant Noma, renowned for its devotion to local produce and innovative use of foraged ingredients, has once again topped Restaurant Magazine’s influential list of the “World’s 50 Best Restaurants.”
Copenhagen’s Noma regains title of world’s best restaurant Read More
Image: Four years after being treated for breast cancer, many patients who were working prior to diagnosis reported being unemployed. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
Why Do Breast Cancer Survivors End Up Unemployed? Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Malaysia, Business Sweden & MASBA, recently further strengthened their close cooperation by together presenting the first Networking Evening at the prestigious Royal Selangor Golf Club …
Successful MASBA Networking Evening with the Embassy of Sweden & Business Sweden Read More
The annual BMW Malaysian Open ladies tennis tournament was held 14 – 20 April at the prestigeous Royal Selangor Golf Club in the centre of Kuala Lumpur. As every year, MASBA members …
MASBA News: BMW Malaysian Open Read More
Christer Holmvall, an active member of the Golf section of Scandinavian Society Siam, was elected new Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 23 April. …
Christer Holmvall is new SSS Chairman Read MoreIt is not every day that a young woman conductor, who is also celebrated as one of the most compelling conductors of her generation, leads the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra! When …
MASBA – Fiesta Mexicana – Great Violin Concertos at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas Read More
European Commission launches business support programme for EU companies looking to export to South East Asia via Singapore. The new EU Business Avenues programme will assist 40 selected EU companies, …
EU supports entering Asia via Singapore Read More
Finland’s national sport, hockey, has become too expensive for many children to play, a report by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture said. Parents may need to spend as …
Hockey too expensive for many Finnish kids, report says Read More
Norwegian energy company Statoil said Friday it made an oil and natural gas discovery in the Valemon North prospect in the North Sea. “Production start-up is expected fourth quarter 2014,” …
Statoil makes North Sea oil, gas discovery Read More
Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand, together with the public and private sector, independent institutions and civil society, recently organized a seminar in Bangkok on “Sustainable Corruption Prevention and Suppression Reform”. The …
How to prevent and suppress corruption in Thailand? Read More
This year, the Annual pan-Asia Nordic Football tournament Viking Cup is set to take place in Shanghai from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th April 2014. The tournament which is fought …
Viking Cup Shanghai coming up Read MoreJhon Mortensen (62) will end of April 2014 retire from his positions as CEO of Nordea Bank S.A. His interesting career also brought him to Singapore, where he was head …
Mr Private Banking in Luxembourg retires Read More
MASBA visited on 4 March 2014 the offices of Tetra Pak Malaysia, Singapore & Philippines in Kuala Lumpur, to learn how Tetra Pak through more than 60 years existence, became …
MASBA visits Tetra Pak Read More
The Calendar of events on ScandAsia crashed on Sunday 02 March 2014 after an advised update from the plugin developer Time.ly. The update reset all calendar entries to 1 January …
ScandAsia Calendar crashed Read More
[icopyright horizontal toolbar]Thomas Nyborg was elected new Dancham President at a quick board meeting after the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 27 February 2014. The Annual General Meeting of the …
Thomas Nyborg new Dancham President Read More
M-Link is a company officially appointed by Nokia (Thailand) to oversee administration of the Nokia Care Center. The company provides comprehensive after-sales services in the areas of Nokia mobile phones …
Nokia Care Center targeted by Thai anti-Shinawatra movement Read MoreThe ScandAsia magazine for Thailand has been distributed by email to all recipients, who have signed up for this distribution form. The email presented the magazine as shown below. The …
ScandAsia for Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos distributed by email Read MoreBy Mr. Thorp Head of KS3 Science at St. Andrews School , Green Valley On Thursday 23rd January 2014, the 3rd SAIS Eastern Seaboard Science Fair came to its dramatic …
Winners of 3rd SAIS Eastern Seaboard Science Fair Read More
The DTCC Dairy Agro group and a visiting trade delegation from Danish dairy industry joined this year’s National Dairy Cow Festival in Muak Lek in Saraburi. The festival was opened …
The Danes are back in the Thai dairy sector Read More
Thai agricultural university students entered fierce competition to win HRH Princess Sirindhorn’s first prize trophy and a study tour to Denmark Students from Suranaree University of Technology from Korat have …
Thai students win trip to Denmark Read More
Flemming Winther Nielsen passed away Tuesday 21 January 2014. He died close to 6 pm at home 65 years old. His wife, Khun Pornpan, called an ambulance that took him …
Flemming Winther Nielsen has passed away Read More
Blue Water Shipping, one of Denmark’s most successful freight forwarders, have opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City. The office has been set up by Flemming Johannesen and six …
Blue Water Shipping opens in Ho Chi Minh City Read More
Passengers on their way from Bangkok to Scandinavia with Air France KLM on economy class can buy a one-day pass to the airline’s VIP lounge in Suvarnabhumi for 1000 baht. …
Air France KLM VIP lounge open for economy passengers Read More
The first delegation to visit the Swedish Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, was lead by the President of Lund University Professor Per Eriksson on 14-16 January, the Embassy told on their …
Swedish University Professor with delegation visited Jakarta Read MoreA Finnish man died in the early hours of this morning, Thursday 9 January 2014 from falling from the 28th floor of a condominium in Bangkok, reports Thai media. Pol Lt …
Finnish man falls to his death from condominium Read More
A Danish Pavilion will be arranged at the Water Expo during the Singapore Int’l Water Week from 1 – 5 June 2014. The export initiative is arranged in cooperation between Danish Water …
Danish Water Pavilion and Danish Water House in Singapore Read MoreAccording to a new study, Norway seems to be the most recommended country to grow old in. While most people immediately associate the land of Norway with dark winters that …
Norway – The Best Place To Grow Old In Read MoreJames Christensen, who was arrested in February 2005 for allegedly trying to kill a chickenfarmer by setting fire to his roof, was today Wednesday 18 December finally acquitted of the …
Danish arson suspect walks free Read More
Veteran Foreign Correspondent Bertil Lintner warns foreign businessmen of bitter lessons to be learned in Burma. By Gregers Moller Bertil Lintner, award-winning Swedish Foreign Correspondent based in Thailand, is highly …
Risky Burma Dreams Read More
“From the Time of the Crocs” is a new book about the Danes in Siam from 1865 and upwards. The book is a selection of some of the best historical …
New book about the Danes in Siam Read MoreThe Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong, which handles all Schengen visa applications for Hong Kong citizens traveling to the Nordic countries, will open in a new location on Friday …
New Schengen Visa office opens in Hong Kong Read More
Sweden has signed an agreement with Hong Kong which will enable prosecutors and courts in Sweden to assist prosecutors and courts in Hong Kong when investigating crimes. The agreement was …
Swedish criminals in Hong Kong facing more problems Read More
Jazz fans in Hong Kong will be delighted to hear that Swedish Anders Bergcrantz Quartet East will give two concerts in HongKong this week. The concerts will be at Fringeclub …
Anders Bergcrantz Quartet East in Hong Kong this week Read More
After 31 December 2013, you will no longer be able to pay with the older versions of the 50-krona and 1,000-krona banknotes that do not have foil strips. The reason …
Old Swedish banknotes not valid in 2014 Read More
Swedish company Midroc Automation has been requested to deliver a fully automated system to manage the World’s largest gold mine in Papua, Indonesia. The client is the American mining company …
Swedish Midroc gets 800 Mil. SEK order in Indonesia Read More
Norwegian pianist, singer and entertainer Ingrid Bjørnov visits Singapore in March next year and will give a concert at the Tanglin Club on 6 March 2014. The concert is a …
Ingrid Bjørnov to Singapore Read MoreGlobalskolen reminds that the deadline for the next semester is 30 January 2014, but early registration simplifies the planning of a new semester. Globalskolen is a tutorial program in Norwegian, …
Sign up for online school for Norwegian children abroad Read More
Maersk Line and the intra-Asia container shipping specialist, MCC Transport, celebrated their 20 years of business co-operation in Cambodia with a major celebration in Phnom Penh attended by Public Works …
Maersk Celebrates 20 years in Cambodia Read More