Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Martin Toft Sørensen aims to build the biggest fashion platform in Thailand through WearYouWant.com, which currently offers over 900 fashion brands to the Thai market. Some 15 years ago, when …
Danish entrepreneur shows Thailand how to dress Read More
The Danish Christmas Bazaar is once again giving us a taste of the best Denmark has to offer at Christmas time. Mark your calendars the last weekend of November and come celebrate with …
Two days of Danish Christmas Bazaar in Singapore Read More
Danish rapper and top celebrity L.O.C is giving a rare concert in Thailand, when he this Saturday at Overtone Music Cave at RCA, Bangkok gets on stage and performs bangers from his …
Hurry up! L.O.C. Concert in Bangkok this Saturday! Read More
Scandinavian Society Siam’s Crayfish Party 2013 is going on as I write these lines. Below you will find images taken during the night as the evening progressed and uploaded right away. …
Scandinavian Society Siam’s Crayfish Party 2013 Read More
C. Ponciano Manalo Jr. , Undersecretary for Trade and Investment Promotion in the Philippines is visiting Sweden on the invitation of MultiMind, a Swedish company established in the Philippines in the spring …
Philippines’ Government Official visiting Sweden Read More
Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce held its monthly networking night at Huntsman’s Pub in the basement of Landmark Hotel on Thursday 3 October 2013. Members and friends of members shared views …
Huntsman Networking Read More
Mr Keith Schafer has been assigned as new Managing Director for Volvo Car Malaysia. Mr Keith Schafer, who is a native Swede, has worked in management positions with Volvo since 1986 and …
Volvo Car Malaysia has new Managing Director Read More
The Norwegian musician Christina Sandsengen will be playing a classic guitar concert in Malaysia on Sunday the 6th of October 2013. The concert is arranged by Cuenca Guitars Malaysia. The tickets will …
Christina Sandsengen concert in KL Read MoreThe Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore is looking for an administrative assistant. It is a part time function and the person should be fluent in Danish and English. The job …
Danish Seamen’s Church looking for administrative assistant Read More
The Crayfish Party 2013 by Scandinavian Society Siam is sold out a week in advance of the party. The maximum number of participants was set at 150 guests and this …
Crayfish Party in Bangkok sold out! Read More
The Finnish company Just Drink It Co., Ltd which has created the Angry Birds Fruit Juices brand launched in Thailand, has signed up the Finnish Formula 1 Champion, Mika Hakkinen, to …
Finnish Formula 1 star promotes Finnish drink in Thailand Read More
Danish Planet Saigon has announced its calendar of events for 2013/14. The calendar generally consists of events that have run for many years but also has a new event. Friday …
Danish Planet Saigon plan for 2013 / 2014 ready Read More
The Embassy of the Philippines in Oslo will conduct a Consular Outreach Program in Copenhagen, Denmark next weekend on 28-29 September 2013. The outreach days take place at Vibenhus Skole, …
Embassy reaches out to Filipino community in Denmark Read MoreThe Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Helsinki opened on Monday 16 September 2013 to the public and now provides consular services to the Filipino community and the Finnish public. The …
Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Helsinki open for business Read More
Norwegian Seamen’s Priest Jan Olav Johannesen will after four years of impressive dedication leave the Norwegian Church in Pattaya and return to Norway. A Farewell Service is held on Sunday …
Farewell to Norwegian Priest Jan Olav Johannesen Read More
ScandAsia Thailand for September is now available online as an eMagazine. The magazine was distributed over a week later than expected because a machine problem at the printing house, but …
ScandAsia Thailand September 2013 now online Read More
NOT – Norwegian Oil Trading AS – has started up its new office in Singapore, officially by the 9th of September 2013. The bunker broker and trader’s Singapore office will …
Norwegian Oil Trading opens operations in Singapore Read More
The latest edition of ScandAsia Singapore is now available as emagazine. The printed magazine was last week shipped off to Singapore where the postal services will distribute the magazine.
ScandAsia Singapore September 2013 now online Read More
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya celebrates the annual “Warm Heart Day” by serving heart shaped waffles on Wednesday 18 September from 12.00 and onwards. “The Seamen’s Church has served …
Warm Heart Day in Pattaya Read More
A ribbon cutting ceremony and dinner party to celebrate the launch of Norwegian’s new long-haul flights between Bangkok, Oslo and Stockholm for members of Thai-Norwegian and Thai Swedish Chamber of …
Norwegian’s launch party postponed Read More
[wzslider autoplay=”true”] Lars Ryderstad, the new Swedish priest in Bangkok, was installed in his new assignment in grand style on Saturday evening the 14 September. The Bishop of Visby, Sven-Bernhard …
Grand style installation of new Swedish priest in Bangkok Read More
Asia’s first LEGOLAND will mark a very successful year when it celebrates its first birthday on Sunday. The Danish concept family theme park, which has become a key driver of tourism …
LEGOLAND celebrates 1 Year Birthday Read More
Vikingdom, the Malaysian produced movie based on an old Viking poem, had its world premiere in Malaysia on Thursday 12 September 2013. It stars among others the half-Norwegian, half-Malaysian actress Natassia …
Vikingdom movie released in Malaysia Read More
Finnish elevator and escalator company Kone is supplying 37 elevators and 62 escalators to move people up, down and around in a new a commercial complex to be built in …
Kone will move people in Jinan City Read More
Finnish food company Raisio has launched its Benecol yogurt drinks in Hong Kong, as part of its efforts to enter new markets in Brazil, Russia, India and China. Benecol products are …
Raisio launches Benecol yogurt drinks in Hong Kong Read More
Rovio, the Finnish company known for its Angry Birds games, is now expanding its wings to education. The company is exporting Finnish educational expertise to the world, first to China. …
Rovio opens first Finnish Education Center in Shanghai Read More
Students from the School of Textiles Fashion Design under University College of Borås in Sweden will show their graduation collections in Shanghai this autumn. It is the first time that …
China Next Stop for Swedish Fashion Designers Read More
Norwegian was awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in Anaheim, California last night. Norwegian takes home the award …
Norwegian wins international award for its inflight WiFi Read MoreA Swedish-Vietnamese business seminar, “Sustainability by Sweden: Sustainable Business with Swedish Cleantech” will take place on Monday 16 September in Ho Chi Minh City. The seminar is organized by Swedish …
Sweden offers sustainable business to Vietnam Read MoreSwedish executive Jonas Engwall has been named the new CEO of RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network, the recently formed joint venture between CBS Studios International and pan-European broadcaster RTL targeting …
Swedish Jonas Engwall to launch RTL CBS in Asia Read More
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for restraint and calm from all parties in the escalating Syria conflict. In an interview quoted by the official Chinese news agency Xinhus, …
China calls for political solution to Syria crisis Read More
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will launch direct air services between Singapore and Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 25 November 2013, increasing its Indonesian network to 12 destinations. Subject to …
SilkAir to Fly to Yogyakarta Read MoreDanish artist Charlotte Donvang Parks and Pakistani photographer Ahsan Qureshi are scheduled to open a joint exhibition at the Westin Kuala Lumpur on Jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur on …
Depth and Deception Read More
The Danish kids studying Danish with the DSS – Danish Supplementary School in Singapore started their autumn term at the OFS – Overseas Family School on Tuesday 20 August. The class …
Danish Tuesday classes started Read More
It is back to school for the children in the Finnish community on Tuesday, 10 September. The day term starts at 15.45 in the H-wing on the third floor of OFS …
Finnish School opens 10 September Read More
The Norwegian Supplementary School in Singapore will start the new autumn term on Thursday 29 August at the OFS – Overseas Family School where all the classes take place. The school …
Term starts at Norskskolen i Singapore Read More
The Swedish school in Singapore “Svenska skolan i Singapore” starts up the autumn term on Friday 30 August 2013. The term starts with a roll call at 16.00 in room …
Back to school @ Svenska Skolan Read More
A Vietnamese woman Yen Ngoc living in Aarhus in Denmark with her husband this week avoided to be sent out of Denmark by being hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital. According …
Vietnamese in Denmark avoids expulsion because of hospitalization Read More
Asbjorn Overgaard Christiansen, Birgit Sarah Carlstedt and Annette Rosenqvist all started in key positions at the Royal Danish Embassy this August. The Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok has welcomed three …
New Key Members of Team Denmark Read More
The Viking Wheelers invaded Hua Hin the first weekend of August this year. The trip marks a fresh return on the social scene of the previously very active Scandinavian biking …
Viking Wheelers back and biking in Hua Hin Read More
The new Swedish priest in Bangkok, Lars Ryderstad, will be officially installed on Saturday 14 September at 18.00 in Christ Church in Bangkok. The installation will be performed by the …
New Swedish Priest installation in Bangkok on 14 September Read More
A human smuggling ring has been broken that moved Chinese citizens into Europe using among others fake passports from Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. More than 70 suspected people-traffickers were …
Gang smuggling Chinese into Europe arrested Read More
Danish Novo Nordisk has been investigated along with other Western pharmaceutical companies suspected of bribery by the Chinese authorities. Novo revealed on Thursday, that a production facility in Tianjin on …
Novo Nordisk drawn into bribe scandal in China Read More
The Swedish fashion retailer H&M’s first Penang store in Gurney Paragon Mall opened on Wednesday 7 August. Though doors only opened at 11.00, some turned up in the wee hours …
H&M opens shop in Penang Read More
‘Klik.Villas’ is a complete holiday home rental management system that ensures you sustain the distribution and bookings for your home on channels like Agoda, Booking.com, Flipkey among others. Scandinavian home …
Let Klik rent out your holiday home Read More
DABS has announced the date of its Annual Ball to be Saturday 12 October 2013. The fundraising event is so far sponsored by Grundfos, DubaB8, faststream recruitment, Urban Fairways, IPP, …
DABS Annual Ball on 12 October Read MoreA Swedish father panicked as his wife gave birth to the couple’s third child in the family car en route to the hospital, causing the car to roll over four …
Swedish baby survives crash after birth Read More
“I hope that it will be 140 degrees and that all the Chinese will burn, so the world will be free of that Chinese filth.” That was the dramatic statement …
Cultural background to Danish politician’s hate of Chinese Read More
On a scale from 1 to 30 – who are the most rude people in the world? Skyscanner, an international travel site, ranks French, Rusians and British people as the top …
Danes are more polite than Norwegians Read More
Finnish phone maker Nokia in the Philippines announced on Thursday the local launch of its newest flagship device, the Nokia Lumia 925. The Lumia 925 is a thinner, lighter, and …
Nokia Lumia 925 launched in the Philippines Read More