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The Annual General Meeting 2017 of Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCC) Hong Kong was successfully held at Pandora Jewelry Asia-Pacific on 9 March with 23 members and guest speakers in …
DCC Hong Kong AGM 2017 report Read More
End of April equals Singapore Maritime Week (SMW), which is very significant for the stakeholders within shipping and other related maritime industries from, in particular, Denmark and Norway. It is …
Denmark and Norway attends Singapore Maritime Week Read More
eSmart Systems‘ Managing Director in Asia, Henrik Bache has signed the membership agreement for The Norwegian Energy Collaboratorium (NEC) in Singapore, together with Per Christer Lund, Science and Technology Counsellor …
Norwegian Energy Collaboratorium Singapore joins eSmart Systems Read More
On 31 March the Annual General Meeting of NBAS, Norwegian Business Association (Singapore) elected its new Board. Two new members joined the board, namely Mr Magnus Grimeland (Global Fashion Group) …
New NBAS Board 2017 elected Read More
Changi Airport Group and Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) have announced the arrival of the Scandinavian low-cost airline to Singapore. And as the rumours have finally been confirmed it is not a …
Norwegian launches London-Singapore airline route Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China (DCCC) is inviting you to the annual Danish Spring Ball on 13 May 2017. Restaurant The Georg has created a delicious menu, the …
Danish Chamber of Commerce China invites to Spring Ball 2017 Read More
Two Swedes are currently deeply involved in conceptualising the ingredients that are to form pillars of hospitality excellence for a Thai-owned luxury boutique brand in Thailand. The man steering and …
Swedes in Thai hospitality: Building pillars of excellence Read More
On 4 April 2017, the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai together with Study in Sweden participated in Chinese International Education Exhibition Tour (CIEET) in Jiangsu province. It was the …
Study in Sweden joined Jiangsu international education exhibition Read More
On 21 March Pak Tom Lembong, Chairman of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board, is visiting Denmark. The purpose of the visit is to promote trade and investment between Indonesia and …
Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board visited Denmark Read More
The Dane Jan Mandrup works as Senior Digital Program Manager with IBM Asia, where he is also involved in developing IBM’s Agile Project Management competencies and certifying the company’s senior …
Jan Mandrup, IBM: transforming businesses across Asia Read More
The Finnish xEdu acceleration program alumni companies are starting pilots with 24 schools in Hong Kong at the beginning of April with the support of HKEdCity platform. This is the …
Finnish xEdu acceleration program begins Hong Kong start-up piloting Read More
From March 29th to March 31st 2017 Denmark’s Ambassador to China, H.E. A. Carsten Damsgaard visited Suzhou and Nanjing (in Jiangsu Province) to meet with provincial political leadership and facilitate …
Danish China Ambassador’s Jiangsu Province visit Read More
You are invited to come and experience Finnish business and culture in Hong Kong at the Finland 100 Expo on Wednesday 10 May! This is FinnCham’s (Finnish Chamber of Commerce …
Finland 100 years’ independence Hong Kong celebrations Read More
The School of Business and Economics of Universitas Prasetiya Mulya (UPM-SBE), in collaboration with the Embassy of Finland, Jakarta has launched iGLOOS, a multi-function temporary shelter as a solution for …
Indonesian-Finnish igloos for emergencies introduced Read More
Both Finland And Sweden representatives, as key stakeholders, attended a Hong Kong networking luncheon on 10 March with the theme ‘Global Trend of Green Innovations’. Secretary for the Environment, Mr. …
Hong Kong presentation highlighted Green-tech and innovations Read More
Mr Fredrik Lager has joined the Nordic bank Nordea as Head of Nordea Bank S.A, Singapore Branch. “After 11 years with SEB, I decided the time was right to take …
Fredrik Lager joins Nordea Singapore Read More
On 24 March, China’s Energy Minister Nur Bekri visited Preem‘s refinery in Gothenburg. Preem is Sweden’s largest oil company. The visit took place jointly with a delegation from the Energy …
Chinese minister-led energy delegation visited Preem, Gothenburg Read More
Kone, the Finnish global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to supply 76 elevators and escalators to Indonesia1, a premium integrated mixed-use development located in …
Kone to supply Jakarta’s Indonesia1 with elevators and escalators Read More
The century-old producer of Swedish knives, Morakniv, in 2016 saw record sales growth by 20 per cent paving the way for further investments. It was a successful year for Morakniv, …
Swedish knife producer Morakniv bets on Asian export Read More
Kone Thailand has appointed Anthony Tan, Managing Director of Thailand, also Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, as of 1 April 2017. Anthony Tan succeeds Balaz Branislav (Brano), who will be relocating …
Kone Thailand appoints new MD Read More
Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen visited China from 11 – 13 March, during which he had several meetings with high-level officials in China, including with his Chinese counterparts on foreign …
Denmark’s Foreign Minister’s visit strengthens China partnership Read More
BEACHFRONT VILLA GETAWAY at Aleenta Phuket – Phang Nga Resort & Spa Booking & Staying Period: Now until October 31, 2017 3-BEDROOM BEACHFRONT VILLA Wallow in the spacious beachside sanctuary with 3 separate bedrooms …
Beachfront villa getaway Read More
27 March – 6 April 2017 the Embassy of Denmark, Kuala Lumpur arranged the ‘Cattle trip – or the Market Study Visit: Dairy Production’. The purpose of the trip was …
Danish market study visit dairy production Malaysia Read More
Prime Minister Erna Solberg is during 7 to 10 April leading a Norwegian delegation on an official visit to China. The main purpose of the visit is to meet Chinese …
Huge Norwegian Prime Minister-lead delegation visits China Read More
Mr. Martin Vercouter, who is already know to many in the Chinese-Swedish business community, is as of 1 April 2017 the new General Manager for the Swedish Chamber of Commerce …
Belgian spearheads Swedish Chamber of Commerce China as its new General Manager Read More
Enviro, a Swedish company known for it’s sustainable solutions and progressive thinking in the environmental field, has made an agreement with Chinese Vanlead Group, Southern China’s biggest tyre manufacturer and …
Swedish Enviro to build tire recycling plant in China Read More
As the month changed to April, Danish kitchen company Kvik also changed their Master Franchisee in Asia. On Friday 31 March 2017 Kvik threw a launch party at their Kvik Thonglor Store in …
New Master Franchisee to Kvik Asia Read More
On March 16, the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur, Business Sweden and MATRADE (Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation) organised a joint workshop/seminar in Kuala Lumpur on the theme ‘Exploring …
Sweden Matrade Kula Lumpur seminar Read More
There are different approaches for companies to drive change and improve their performance. Business simulations and experiential learning (the process of learning through experience) is one established method, with objectives …
Learning journeys for businesses: Celemi Read More
Stena from Gothenburg, Sweden is a well-known international shipping business, in particular in Northern Europe for its Stena Line – one of the largest ferry operators in the world. Stena …
Stena Bulk Singapore: Asia very significant going forward Read More
The Danish Business Association Singapore (DABS) awarded Lars K. Nielsen of Denjet Marine ‘Business Man of the Year’ 2017 coinciding with the annual Gala Dinner. ”This is the first year …
DABS Business Man of the Year 2017: Lars K Nielsen Read More
On Thursday 2 March 2017 the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by Securitas, held its Monthly Networking event at the five-star hotel St. Regis on Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok. At …
TSCC Monthly Networking with Securitas Read More
Embassy of Denmark in Beijing and Save the Children held a panel discussion on education and innovation in China with Helle Thorning-Schmidt, CEO of Save the Children International and former …
Denmark and Save the Children discuss education in China Read More
The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok and the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce co-hosted an event at DTAC Accelerate, joining together the Thai-Norwegian network for exchange students and the Norwegian-owned company DTAC. …
Norway and DTAC host startup event for Thai-Norwegian exchange students Read More
The future of learning. Quantum physics is usually something older kids learn about while sitting bored and distracted in a classroom, but with their new game, Big Bang Legends, Finnish …
Finnish app teaching quantum physics to 5-year-olds launched in Singapore Read More
Wednesday 22 March 2017 was a big day for the Danish jewellery company Pandora, as they opened their new, highly modernised and green crafting facility in Lamphun near Chiang Mai …
Pandora opens new green crafting facility in Thailand Read More
The 8th Myanmar School of Politics, a programme aimed at enhancing the democratic knowledge and skills of politicians in Myanmar and furthering their practice of multiparty dialogue, was kicked off …
Finnish Embassy at opening of 8th Myanmar School of Politics Read More
Kjetil Paulson, Ambassador of Norway to Thailand, met with representatives of the Thai Ministry of Energy as they stopped by the Norwegian Embassy on Friday 24 March 2017 The representatives …
Norway meets with Thai Ministry of Energy Read More
Defence and security company Saab has appointed Dean Rosenfield as new head of Market Area Asia Pacific from 1 January 2018. Dean Rosenfield is today the Managing Director of Saab …
Saab Asia Pacific appoints new Head of market Read More
Danish Health Tech Group, part of Danish Export Association, in cooperation with the Royal Danish Embassy is inviting companies to join the Pavilion of Denmark at Medical Fair Thailand, 6 …
Invitation to Danish Pavilion at Medical Fair 2017 Thailand Read More
At the annual EU-ASEAN ministerial consultations held in the Filipino capital of Manila on 10 March trade leaders from the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed …
EU and ASEAN: free trade talks possible Read More
Motorcycles are roaring, leaves rattle and every now and then a twig snaps under a shoe as a group of people, trying to protect the place they call home, gather …
Cambodians fight to save their forest against illegal logging with Danish help Read More
The Swedish Business Association of Singapore’s (SBAS) completed Annual General Meeting 2017 brought forward quite dramatic changes. Three big news are hereby announced via ScandAsia. When SBAS on 22 March …
An era comes to an end at SBAS Singapore Read More
The Danish Business Association Singapore held its annual Gala Dinner on Saturday 4 March 207, at Shangri-La hotel. “It was really well attended with 250 people at Shangri-la for the …
DABS Gala Dinner 2017 Singapore Read More
Being a kid of expats you grow up dealing with many languages; the local language which you talk in the streets, the language you speak to your parents at home, …
Swedish teacher: Apps, audiobooks great for improving Swedish Read More
The Swedish Royal Court has announced that Their Majesties The King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will pay a State Visit to Indonesia on 22–24 May 2017 at the …
Their Majesties of Sweden invited on State Visit to Indonesia Read More
Last week Nina Hvid Talvela, Minister Counsellor for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries from the Danish Embassy in Kula Lumpur, went to Bangkok to visit the VIV Asia exhibition in order to …
Denmark at VIV Asia in Bangkok Read More
dtac grows its accelerate success; aiming higher with Batch 5 The importance of start-ups for the business world is of such significance that an accelerator initiative by the Norwegian telecommunications …
dtac CEO Lars Norling: Accelerator programme very important Read More
A new agreement between Denmark and China has opened up for more ecommerce. Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has unveiled a Danish pavilion allowing Danish companies to sell their product through …
Danish brands on big Chinese ecommerce website Read More
Defence and security company Saab will exhibit at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition (LIMA 2017), in Langkawi, Malaysia, from 21 to 25 March. The trade show is held …
Saab returns to Langkawi for LIMA 2017 Read More