About Joakim Persson

Freelance business and lifestyle photojournalist

Emil Akander, Vice President and Head of Region for the Asia-Pacific - Business Sweden
Banking, Fintech / Business in Asia / Construction, infrastructure / Energy / Healthcare / Innovation & Technology / International relations / Sustainability / Transportation, maritime

Emil Akander, Business Sweden, Asia-Pacific: Sweden’s biggest economic growth potential at the crossroads of emerging economies and the world’s major economies

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In the region he has already called home for the past decade, Emil Akander was in early 2025 appointed by Business Sweden (BuS) as Vice President and Head of Region …

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Denmark / Entrepreneurship / Indonesia / Malaysia / Singapore / Thailand / Traveling around / Vietnam

Destination management specialist Peter Stenberg thrives and expands within the world of travel

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At ITB Asia (travel trade show) in Singapore Peter Stenberg represents his Kota Kinabalu-based Rustic Travel. As a buyer, he there meets with various hospitality groups and local tour operators, …

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H.E. Kirstine Vangkilde Berner
Agriculture, fishing, forestry / Denmark / Energy / Food & Beverage / Innovation & Technology / International relations / Malaysia / Sustainability

Denmark is back on the scene: new embassy and Ambassador in Kuala Lumpur

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Denmark has made a strategic return to Malaysia, rebuilding its diplomatic presence with renewed ambition. Leading this resurgence is H.E. Kirstine Vangkilde Berner, a seasoned diplomat with two decades of …

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Denmark / Food & Beverage / Thailand

New Danish Thailand-based sourdough bakery café business thrives in unexpected circumstances

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100% sourdough. No cheating – is what is promised from the Danish-Norwegian-owned bakery, artisanal sandwich-café concept called BARTELS, with operations in Bangkok, Phuket and Saigon. Bartels, which is the surname …

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Kubikle sleeping pods
Construction, infrastructure / Denmark / Estonia / Hospitality / Innovation & Technology / Retail & Wholesale / Thailand / Vietnam

Danish-owned Kubikle rolls out innovation to deliver space-efficient, customisable living spaces

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Its ‘Micro housing’ is making inroads in Oceanian countries Despite all the hardships, many new businesses and ideas could be brought to fruition as a result of Covid-19. Kubikle, a …

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Visit Rovaniemi at ITB Asia, Singapore
Business in Asia / China / Finland / Hospitality / Indonesia / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Taiwan / Thailand / Vietnam

Finland of Santa Claus: Rovaniemi, a globally recognised destination – promoted in Asia

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– Now aiming also at increased midnight sun tourism There is at least one place on this planet that people wonder – when coming across it for the very first …

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