Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The International Education Expo 2012 will be held the 27 and 28 October at the Royal Paragon Hall in Siam Paragon. The Danish Embassy will participate in this year’s OCSC …
Danish Embassy in OCSC International Education Expo 2012 Read MoreThe public voting process for the photo competition “Swedish inventions through the eyes of Chinese” has begun. The jury have selected 21 most appealing pictures so all that is needed …
“Swedish inventions through the eyes of Chinese” photo competition Read MoreAibel celebrated the completion of the huge 6,000 tons module in October 2012, after a year and a half of intense activity and heavy lifting. Employees and invited guests visited …
Celebrating Gudrun in Thailand Read MoreJoin the Nordic Young Professionals as they host yet another fun night of getting to know new people and catching up with old friends at the Tenface Boutique Hotel on …
NYP entrepreneurial mini speed networking Read MoreSwedish fashion giant H&M denied accusations that it encouraged “slave-like” wages at a subcontractor’s factory in Cambodia on Wednesday, 24 October. “It’s completely incorrect,” H&M chief executive Karl-Johan Persson told …
H&M denies slave wages allegations Read MoreDI, Royal Thai Embassy, Trade Council and Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) invites the citizens of Denmark to a “Thailand – Land of Investment seminar to learn more about Thailand …
“Thailand – land of investment” seminar in Denmark Read MoreAn international NGO, Swiss-based Bruno Manser Fund (BMF), has brought controversy-ridden Sarawak Energy Berhad Chief Executive Officer Torstein Dale Sjotveit to the attention of the Norway government for corruption.BMF has …
BMF requests Norway’s attention on Norwegian dambuilder in Malaysia Read MoreSwedish Ambassador to Thailand Klas Molin and Office of Co-financing Operations (OCO) Head Cecile Gregory signed an administration agreement on 19 October, for a grant equivalent to $7.5 million to …
Sweden, ADB sign agricultural support agreement Read MoreA Programme aimed at supporting the development of an accountable and effective local government system in Timor-Leste will be strengthened with a US$ 1.2 million grant from the Government of …
Norway gives $1.2 million to Timor-Leste’s Local Government Read MoreOctober 24 has been celebrated as United Nations Day since 1948, and the day is an occasion to highlight and reflect on the work of the United Nation. The celebration …
Celebrating United Nations Day Read MoreIKEA, the world’s largest furniture retailer, will shift to renewable energy by 2020 and grow more trees than it uses under a plan to safeguard nature, as it builds on …
IKEA going green by 2020 Read MoreA delegation of five researchers from Swedish Growth Policy Analysis recently visited Singapore on a fact-finding mission.The delegation visited the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the National Research …
Swedish growth policy analysts Singapore trip Read MoreModern machine-to-machine (M2M) communication has expanded beyond one-to-one connections and evolved into a system of networks transmitting data to personal devices.Direct M2M is a broad label describing automated communication between mechanical …
The rise of the M2M technology Read MoreRembrandt Hotel Bangkok relocated their breakfast back to the newly renovated international buffet restaurant, Flavours, on Monday, 22 October. After 3 months of construction, the time had come to reintroduce Flavours, an extensive …
Rembrandt reintroduces Flavours for breakfast Read MoreWorld No. 1 Malaysian Lee Chong Wei almost suffered a cramp and showed nerves of steel to win the Denmark Open on 22 October. Chong Wei had to dig deep …
Malaysian Lee Chong Wei nicks Denmark Open title Read MoreThe Danish embassy in Beijing held an all-day event with focus on educational collaboration between Denmark and China on Monday, 22 October. “More collaboration in the area of student exchange …
Danish embassy hosts Sino-Danish education event Read MoreSwedish digital media school Hyper Island, known for sharpening advertising and communications talent for the industry, opened a branch in Singapore. Dubbed the “digital Harvard” in creative circles, it will …
Swedish digital media school Singapore branch Read MoreAccording to a report in the Aftonbladet daily, a 49-year-old teacher from Sweden in Koh Lanta was riding a motorcycle when she collided with a large truck, dying immediately. She is survived by …
Traffic accident in Koh Lanta kills Swedish teacher Read MoreCarmaker Volvo, which operates under the company named Swedish Motor Assemblies Sdn Bhd (SMA) locally, has chosen to operate out of Malaysia instead and had recently consolidated its Asean operations …
Volvo chooses Malaysia as Asean manufacturing hub Read MoreThe Thai-Swedish Camber of Commerce will be providing scholarships this year for Thai students who wish to pursue their education in Sweden in 2013. There are many differences between Thailand …
TSCC scholarships for Thai students’ study in Sweden Read MoreAnna Julin, a 42-year-old Swedish tourist in Rayong, lost her passport, cellphone, iPad, and camera after two men snatched her bag outside a Rayong market. The thieves had initially asked to use …
Swedish lady in a wheelchair robbed in Rayong Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Beijing hosted a medical pricing and reimbursement seminar on 15 October with the aim to build bridges between the Danish and the Chinese ways of pricing …
Danish Embassy’s medical strategy seminar, Beijing Read MoreThe Nordic Documentary Film Festival, NORDOX, 2012 will begin its seventh anniversary celebrations in China on Saturday, 20 October, with a selection of films from all five of the Nordic countries, …
NORDOX 2012 just around the corner Read MoreFinland will soon be welcoming another wave of nurses from abroad, this time from the Philippines. More than 10 million Filipinos have left their country looking for greener pastures elsewhere. …
Filipino nurses prepare to work in Finland Read MoreThe Norwegian Deputy Finance Minister Hilde Singsaas participated in the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Finance Ministers’ meeting in Bangkok which was held on 14 and 15 October 2012. This participation marked …
Norway in 10th ASEM Finance Ministers’ meeting Read MoreNorwegian oil services company Aker Solutions has expanded its subsea business by establishing a subsea lifecycle service base in Labuan, Malaysia. The opening ceremony for the service base was held …
Aker Solutions Malaysian service base opening Read MoreRenewable Energy Corporation (REC) acknowledged that its third-quarter results, due on 24 October 2012, may again fall short of expectations, potentially diminishing the future of its Singapore plant. The company, …
REC cautions impending solar and silicon unit losses Read MoreThe Third Copenhagen Conference on the Handling of Detainees in International Military Operations is taking place in Copenhagen on 18 and 19 October. The international conference will have participation from …
Malaysia participates Copenhagen Conference Read MoreNorway participated for the first time in the European Film Festival in Yangon, Myanmar held from the 4th to 14th October 2012. The 21st edition of the festival was organised …
Norwegian film at European Film Festival in Yangon Read MoreNorwegian Suzann Pettersen is passionate about giving back to society and has promised to give US$200 for each birdie she makes in the ongoing Sime-Darby LPGA Malaysia.And the world No. …
Norwegian Pettersen’s great progress at LPGA Malaysia Read MoreThe Third Blue Wind Multimedia Art Festival for female artists will be held in Yangon from November 23 to 27, 2012 with highlights including a directing workshop led by Finnish …
Yangon art festival with Finnish cinematographer Pekka Niskanen Read MoreThe Media Development Authority’s (MDA) Singapore has announced success through the trip to Cannes during MIPCOM 2012 last week in as Singapore media companies have closed significant distribution and co-production …
Singaporean and Scandinavian dealings at MIPCOM 2012 Read MoreTDW Offshore Services announced that it completed an offshore pipeline pressure isolation operation ahead of schedule in just 18 hours, resulting in minimum downtime, reduced costs, and no impact on …
TDW pipeline pressure isolation operation completed in record time Read MoreAfter being convicted in Cambodia with charges of being an accessory to copyright violations for his role in bankrolling the filesharing site, Pirate Bay financier Carl Lundström was initially sentenced …
Pirate Bay financier bankruptcy file Read MoreTalented Swedish Electro pop duo, Rebecca & Fiona, is set to make their electric debut in Malaysia on October 3, 2012 at Bianco Vertigo Gardens Kuala Lumpur. Young and exciting …
Rebecca and Fiona debut in Malaysia Read MoreThe Gustavus Center for International and Cultural Education (CICE) has announced the launch of a new Gustavus faculty-led programme called Semester in Malaysia: Living Diversity which will join Gustavus’ Semester in …
Gustavus Malaysia programme joins the Sweden programme Read MoreAt an international conference held in Hanoi on September 19, Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Stale Torstein Risa announced that Norway will share advanced technology for environmental monitoring and responding to …
Norway helps Vietnam advance oil spill strategies Read MoreThe relationship between Sweden and Indonesia has grown undeniably stronger in recent years. In 2011, the trade between Sweden and Indonesia grew by 35 per cent, and the Swedish business …
Swedish business delegation trip to East Kalimantan Read MorePresident of SKF China, Erik Nelander, was awarded with the prestigious Magnolia award at the ceremony of the Magnolia Award on September 14. The award was presented to him by …
Magnolia Award for SKF President Erik Nelander Read MoreNorwegian visual artist, Rita Marhaug, will be presenting her performance series Norwegian Liquid at two different performance festivals in Beijing starting late August right up to early September 2012. Armed …
Rita Marhaug at Beijing Performance Art Festival Read MoreNorwegian telecom and broadcasting operator Telenor, the major shareholder of Total Access Communication (DTAC) in Thailand, is exploring possible opportunities for entering the competitive local digital application market. The move …
DTAC Looks to Expand Services Read MoreMalaysia will be hosting the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Four in a tournament in Kuala Lumpur from 3 to 10 September 2012. There, Denmark’s national cricket team will …
Denmark National Cricket Team to Play for Tournament in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreThe A Cappella Festival in Singapore is back, this time around featuring even more stellar a cappella groups from around the world from 5 October until 31 October 2012 at …
Kongero to Perform at A Cappella Festival Read MoreAfter a whole month of building creatively with Lego bricks, fifteen teams in total from schools across Singapore and Malaysia have been selected as finalists in the second round of …
Voting for Favourite National Icon Built from Lego Contest, Begins Read MoreThe Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing will officially open its new Norwegian Visa Application Centre on 31 August 2012 with an aim to provide better and more efficient service to all its …
Norwegian Visa Application Centre Beijing Opening 31 August Read MoreNorway’s Environment Minister Baard Vegar Solhjell urged Indonesia and Brazil to avoid backtracking on policies to protect tropical forests, saying up to $2 billion in aid promised by Oslo hinged …
Oslo Urges Indonesia to Keep Forest Protection Read MoreWomen sales promoters working in bars in Cambodia are occasionally exposed to harassment by customers varying from being coerced into drinking and in some cases, being subjected to sexual abuse. …
Carlsberg for Better Beer Promoter Working Conditions in Cambodia Read MoreTogether with the latest addition to the ScandAsia family, ScandAsia IndoChina, all five of the August issues are available online on issuu. Some of the interesting stories featured in these issues include, pole dancing …
ScandAsia August available online Read MoreColonel Trond Kaalsaas has assumed the position as the Norwegian Defense Attaché to the People’s Republic of China at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing. He replaces Colonel Jørn Olsen …
New Defense Attaché at the Beijing Royal Norwegian Embassy Read More