The only farang in town
If you drive 70 miles east of Udon Thani on the highway, you will see a small bridge leading away from the road. Crossing that bridge will lead you down …
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Norwegian arrested on child porn charges in Thailand
A Norwegian citizen has been arrested by Thai police, charged with possession of child pornography. On Thursday the 3rd of May, Thai police and soldiers raided the Norwegians house and …
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Dragon Slide: Learn about start-ups in China
“For anyone with true global business and career ambitions, China is no longer an elective course, it is core curriculum.” As written numerous times before, not only by ScandAsia but …
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Scandinavian embassies call to release of jailed Burmese journalists
The two jailed Burmese journalists still causes uproar in the international society, including embassies based in Myanmar. And on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the embassies and …
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Danish Youth Café in Bangkok off to a steady start
Loneliness and solitude is often a bi-product of relocating to a strange city in a strange land with no prior connections and only the local knowledge found in a Lonely …
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SE Asia is arming up – and so is the world
Southeast Asia is constantly increasing the amount of money spend on military expenditure, arming up like the rest of the world and signalling that maybe the peaceful times are soon …
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Danish school in Bangkok seeks new teacher
The Danish School in Bangkok is looking for an extra teacher for the year 2018-2019. The teacher the school is looking for is to have the sufficient educational level in …
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Norwegian Minister of Fisheries to visit China once again
The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, Per Sandberg, is due to pay a visit to China once again. “China is an important market for Norwegian seafood. Meanwhile it is an enormous …
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A brief guide to making it big in China
China is one of today’s biggest and most profitable markets and a true Eldorado for anyone wishing to expand their product to a consumer group consisting of more than 1,3 …
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Danish national first to be convicted of Malaysia fake news law
A Danish national has been convicted of “with ill intent, publishing fake news through a video on YouTube”. That makes him the first person in Malaysia to be convicted of …
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Thailand detains Cambodian opposition leader based in Denmark
Thailand has detained the leader of the Cambodian opposition party Khmer National Liberation Front, Sam Serey, who lives in Denmark. He was detained by Thai police on Thursday the 28th …
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SE Asia low on freedom of press
The recent imprisonment of two Myanmar journalists is only one of several incidents creating a general image of Southeast Asia as a region with little freedom of press. And in …
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DTCC invites to Bangkok networking event
For most Danes, the phrase “free flow of beer” is something that will attract them like flies to flourescent light. And the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce got that one pretty …
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The Nong Khai oasis
The signs outside doesn’t necessarily give it away. Pale green background – a bit faded – with white letters that spell out Park & Pool Resort and may as well …
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Swedcham Hong Kong field trip to treatment plant
SwedCham Hong Kong is inviting members to join them on a field trip to Alba WEEE PARK. Although it may sound like a theme park filled with rollercoasters, WEEE PARK …
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IKEA to open in the Philippines in “less than three years”
Citizens of the Philippines will still to wait a bit before they can shop the “do most of it yourself”-furniture in IKEA, according to Manila Times. The coming store is …
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Danish Ambassador Myanmar: Freedom of Press crucial to Myanmar’s development
Today the two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, once again appear before the court in a case that has been internationally criticized as an attack …
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Swedish Embassy warns against fake recruitment agencies
The Embassy of Sweden in the Philippines has issued a warning against fake recruitment agencies in the hopes that fewer Filipinos will fall for their schemes. The embassy writes as …
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Danish Embassy of Myanmar: Reuters journalists were set up, release them now!
“WA LONE AND KYAW SOE OO WERE SET UP, RELEASE THEM NOW” This unusual statement comes from the Danish Embassy of Myanmar, who urges the Myanmar judicial system to release …
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Norway, Singapore, Philippines to cooporate on green shipping
On the 26th-27th of April, Norway, Singapore, Germany and the Philippines will host the conference Green Shipping. Blue Business. Moving Forward Together. The conference will deal with the topics of …
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Thai cabinet cancels May 5th holiday, adds two new holidays
Coronation Day, which falls on May 5th, is no longer a public holiday in Thailand, according to Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce. This means that people working for Thai companies will …
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Nordic Innovation House opening in Singapore
After gaining success with innovation houses in Silicon Valley and New York, Nordic Innovation has decided to fund the establishing of an innovation house in Singapore. The house will be …
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Celebrate Nasjonaldagen in Hong Kong with Klubb Norge
Seemingly every country in Southeast Asia hasome sort of celebration of the Norwegian Nasjonaldagen on May 17th – but often on varying dates. In Hong Kong Klubb Norge will host …
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The Danish Church in Thailand hosts first weekly youth café
Although there certainly is a Danish community in Bangkok, it can be difficult for younger people to find like-minded and like-aged people in this enormous city. To solve that issue, …
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Celebrate Vappu with TFCC
Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce offers members, relatives, friends and colleagues to celebrate the annual Vappu with fellow Fins in Thailand. The Vappu is an annual celebration of Saint Walpurga. She …
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Norway launches quality trademark in Thailand
When you see yourself as an exporter of quality goods, it’s vital that the customers are aware that the product actually has its origin from you. And in an effort …
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Crown Prince Frederik to open Danish Exhibition at Beijing Design Week
The Crown Prince of Denmark is set to open the Danish Exhibition at Beijing Design Week, which will run from the September 26th till October 5th. The theme of this …
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Celebrate the coming of Spring with DCCC Shanghai
The springtime in Denmark is probably the only time during the year that Danes abroad look envious back at their home country. After dwelling in the darkness of winter for …
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Norwegian company to supply Malaysia with Naval Strike Missiles
The Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS has landed a large deal with the Royal Malaysian Navy to deliver Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) with a worth of $153 million, …
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Tibetan exile charged with spying denies charges
The Tibetan man recently charged with spying on his fellow exiles for the Chinese government denies charges. Read also: Sweden charges Tibetan resident for spying on fellow exiles for China …
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Norwegian metal veterans to visit Singapore
Although many may believe that the metal scene is rather non-existant in Southeast Asia, one just has to look a bit further for the same kind of hardcore underground metal …
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China and Finland to increase Arctic research coorporation
China and Finland has signed an agreement to enhance and coorporate on Arctic research. The countries will establish a joint research center for Arctic space observation and data sharing services, …
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Introducing the first Danish pastor in Thailand
It’s not easy starting a church up from scratch. There’s the administrative process, rooms to be found, furniture to be installed, raising funds, creating logos, building a website and setting …
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Norwegian attacked by shark in Hua Hin
A 54-year old Norwegian tourist was attacked and bitten by a shark while swimming along one of Hua Hin’s highly praised beaches, according to AEC News. On April 15th a …
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Norway to support mine clearance in Vietnam
The mines from the Vietnam war are still there, laying beneath the ground in the Vietnamese jungles even though the war ended more than 40 years ago. And since the …
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Back in Denmark we often celebrate the weekends coming with a beer with the colleagues. Unfortunately this tradition isn’t necessarily fully adapted here in South East Asia (yet!). But this …
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Scandinavian films to screen at European Union Film Festival, Singapore
On May 10th to May 20th the 28th edition of the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) will show contemporary cinema from 24 European countries. And among those 24 countries, every …
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Sweden to return 400.000 packages to China
The Swedish postal service, Postnord, is forced to return 400.000 letters and parcels to non-EU countries after a loophole in the VAT-charge has been closed, according to the Swedish news …
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SwedCham Beijing on new R-Visa regulations
It’s important to stay on top of the changing visa requirements in the country of residence, and recently China has issued a highly exclusive R-Visa, which is given to people …
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Network event with NordCham Vietnam
Nearly 30 members showed up for the NordCham Vietnam networking event held on April 11th. Sponsor of the event, the Swedish software company Niteco, opened the night and afterwards Chairman …
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Norwegian Constitution Day in Manila
For Norwegians abroad, most countries in the region offers a chance to celebrate the Norwegian Constitution Day on May 17th. And the Philippines are no exception. On a slightly of …
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Sjømannskirken Singapore invites to a tour through the old country
Singapore has undergone unimaginable changes over the past couple of decades and probably faster than most countries in the world. Therefore it can be hard to fathom what Singapore was …
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Take the 7-day challenge with the Swedish Embassy in Vietnam
The Earth Day is coming up on April 22nd and thereby also the last chance to participate in the 7-day challenge in Vietnam, a joint initiative between the UN, the …
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Scandinavian embassies wishes Thailand a happy Songkran
The water has slowly dried from the streets and people are returning to the cities after the yearly trip to their family in the country side (which also means that …
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Tibetan community leader Jamyang Choedon has thanked Sweden for arresting the Tibetan who allegedly was spying on fellow exiles for China. Speaking to the BBC, Ms. Choedon said that the …
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Famous Danish architects to design Chinese ‘footpath’
According to The Copenhagen Post the Danish architecture company Dissing+Weitling has been commisioned to design a project in Xiamen in the south of China called ‘Xiamen Footpath’. The footpath will …
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Sweden charges Tibetan resident for spying on fellow exiles for China
According to The Guardian, Sweden has charged a Tibetan living in the country for spying on his fellow exiles for the Chinese government. The 49-year old man was working for …
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Danes Worldwide critizes new restrictive tax bill meant for Danes abroad
Corrected on the 18th of April at 10:50 a.m. See below In the beginning of March the Danish government launched a new tax bill with the purpose of ‘modernizing the …
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Last chance to visit Thailand with Team Finland
Tomorrow on the 13th of April marks the last chance for Finns to join the Minister of Economic Affairs, Mika Lintilä, on a trip to explore the business opportunities of …
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Last chance to register for ‘Activity Based Working’ DABS event
Today on April 12th it is the last chance to register for the members exclusive DABS event ‘Activity Based Working’ (ABW) at LEGO Singapore. The event will be held by …
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