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Mikkeller, a Danish microbrewery, will be opening a new bar in Chiang Mai in Thailand. According to a press release from 3 February 2017 the new bar will be opening …
Danish Microbrewery Mikkeller to open in Chiang Mai Read More
18 years and having worked under seven ambassadors at the Embassy of Sweden in Singapore, 22 years with Swedish Business Association Singapore (SBAS), and residing in Asia since the early …
Gunilla Daintry at the heart of Sweden-Singapore relations Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) is again showing a great interest in the Chinese market of seafood. On several dates in February, NSC is inviting the industry to a dialogue …
Norway focuses on Seafood in China again Read More
Combating marine debris and promoting renewable energy solutions Danish support for combating marine debris was discussed when Casper Klynge, Danish Ambassador to Indonesia, met with Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, …
Danish Ambassador meets Indonesian maritime minister Read More
NordCham Philippines held its Annual General Membership meeting (AGM) on January 31, 2017 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati. The AGM elected the members of the 2017 NordCham Board …
NordCham Philippines AGM appoints new board Read More
In early January 2017 the Danish consultancy AndersenB2B and Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) arranged the Andersen Consult Business Delegation to Vietnam. The organisers created …
Danish consultancy’s Vietnam delegation trip Read More
In November 2016 the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok and Business Sweden brought a manufacturing delegation of Swedish companies to Thailand for the second year in a row. This included, …
Swedish business solutions for Thai manufacturing towards Industry 4.0 Read More
The official opening of the exclusive Pressalit Care showroom took place in Singapore on 9 January 2017, where the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore congratulated Pressalit and its appointed local …
Active Aging and Pressalit open Singapore showroom Read More
H.E. Hans Ola Urstad encourages Norwegian companies to look outside Kuala Lumpur H.E. Hans Ola Urstad was appointed the Norwegian Ambassador in Malaysia in 2012. Before coming to Malaysia, Hans …
Norwegian Ambassador on Malaysian strengths Read More
Exploring possiblities for bilateral cooperation in the field of healthcare On the 25th of January 2017, Denmark’s Thailand Ambassador Uffe Wolffhechel met with Minister for Public Health, H.E. Clin. Prof. …
Danish ambassador meets Thai minister for public health Read More
It is sometimes interesting to get a slightly longer, historic perspective, in this ever-increasingly digital world, and Axis Communications, a Swedish IT company, represents this well. The example concerns ‘Internet …
32 years of Internet of Things: Axis Communications Read More
The first ever Sino-Swedish Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum took place in 2016 at Hangxing Science Park in Beijing on 21 November, organized by alumni organization Sweden Alumni Network in China …
Sino-Swedish innovation forum, Beijing Read More
In the context of the Team Sweden in Hong Kong collaboration, the Consulate General of Sweden, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Business Sweden had a joint team building …
Team Sweden in Hong Kong get together Read More
Danish Energy Efficiency Partners Sdn Bhd. (DEEP) has received the prestigious Melaka Green Awards 2016 and a milestone has been reached in January 2016 as the retrofitting of three out …
Danish energy efficiency achievements in Melaka Read More
On 25 January 2017 the Embassy of Denmark, Singapore reported of a visit to the world’s largest container vessel, Triple-E type Margrethe Maersk calling Singapore’s port. Ambassador Dorte Bech Vizard …
Ambassadors visit Maersk’s MS Margrethe in Singapore Read More
A substantial number of Nordic exhibiotors and trade visitors are expected to attend the Asian version of Messe Berlin’s ITB, which wil take place from 25 to 27 October 2017. …
ITB ASIA 2017 – Asia’s leading travel trade show Read More
ScandAsia met up in southern Thailand with Mr Conny Andersson, who can appropriately be seen as a ‘travelling chef’, having been on assignments as a cook to far-flung corners of …
Chef Conny Andersson enhances Six Senses’ healthy concept Read More
Telenor will be the first operator in Sweden to abolish roaming taxes on surfing the internet in countries outside Europe. From 26 January 2017, Swedes with Telenor’s subscription ‘Telenor Frihet’ …
Telenor to abolish roaming taxes in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia Read More
The Nordic counrtries together with New Zealand and Singapore in the Asia Pacific are this year once again on the top of the list of the World’s least corrupt countries. …
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland – and Singapore – least corrupt countries Read More
On Thursday 12 January 2017 the year’s arrival of Swedish students from Jönköping University (JU) to its ‘Campus South-East Asia’ was welcomed by the community at the Thai Swedish Chamber …
2017 Jönköping University students welcomed to Thailand Read More
Ginolis Ltd is a leading provider of assembly automation and high precision liquid handling solutions for the diagnostic and medical device industries. This Finnish company has announced the opening of …
Finnish diagnostics, medical diagnostics provider sets up in China Read More
Inmex China in Guangzhou is the largest and most established international maritime event in the South China Sea region. On 7-9 December 2016 Norwegian companies within the marine industry joined …
Norway maintains maritime industry support at Inmex China Read More
As Indoor Ag-Con (indoor agriculture) returns to Asia for their second annual event on January 24-25, 2017, in Singapore, Norwegian entrepreneur Per Aage Lysaa from Intravision Group is among the …
Norwegian photobiology, Led lights company at Ag-Con Asia Read More
The 2016 Nordic Design and Innovation Week, which was held on 4-13 November 2016, was arrange for the fourth time. The event is a platform to showcase the Nordic concept …
Nordic Design and Innovation Week 2016 Read More
In 2017 there will for the first time in Asia be a Nordic exhibition space at Hofex in Hong Kong, the region’s leading food & hospitality tradeshow. A Swedish Pavilion …
Nordic exhibition at Hofex 2017 Hong Kong Read More
Business Sweden in Southeast Asia kicks off 2017 by inviting companies to participate in an executive 4-day program within healthcare and innovation. A Swedish delegation will during 13-16 February visit …
Swedish healthcare delegation to Singapore, Hong Kong Read More
The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) and the Andersen Consult Group of Denmark co-hosted a networking programme on 10 January to boost partnerships between Vietnamese …
Danish enterprises explore Vietnamese market Read More
In the times where ‘good-old-fashioned’ industries and business models are under extreme pressure, the employers are looking for new configurations, new products and services and new business models. They are …
IME Singapore: Stay relevant in this constantly changing world of business Read More
Towards the end of 2016 thirty entrepreneurs and Team Finland network representatives gathered for an afternoon at the new residence of the Finnish Ambassador Satu Suikkari-Kleven in Bangkok. Their task …
Team Finland Thailand, companies agree on actions Read More
Customers at 3 (a mobile voice and data connections provider via 3G, 4G and 4G + mobile network) in Denmark with 3LikeHome in their subscription can from 23 January also …
Telecom company 3 adds roaming-free China, Indonesia for Danes Read More
A Swedish Gripen 39C fighter jet crashed during a Children’s Day air show in south Thailand on Saturday 14 January. The air show took place at 56 Wing air base, …
Saab Gripen crashes in south Thailand Read More
Finland-based HMD Global says it’s launching its first smartphone — the Nokia 6 — in China, under license from the network provider — once the world’s top cellphone maker. The …
Finland’s HMD to launch new Nokia Android phone Read More
Sweden’s Minister of Policy Coordination and Energy, Mr Ibrahim Baylan is leading an energy delegation to Jakarta, Indonesia on 14-17 February 2017. Business Sweden, the Swedish Energy Agency and Embassy …
Swedish Energy Minister delegation to Indonesia Read More
Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company has announced it will expand it regional manufacturing footprint in the Asia-Pacific with a US$110 million factory in Vietnam. …
Tetra Pak builds new factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Read More
[sliderpro id=”20″] In 2016 the Swedish-American trio at Sapparot Group boosted Rocket Coffeebar to be more distinctly Scandinavian, adding ‘Nordic Café’, currently with outlets on Sathorn Road, soi 12; Sukhumvit …
Sapparot Group: Nordic Café and Thonglor outlets Read More
Holistic solutions in elderly care, covering remote population areas are increasingly in demand in the rapidly ageing Asian countries. Heta Hytönen, from FinlandCare program writes about Vietnamese-Finnish cooperation within elderly …
Finnish-Vietnamese co-operation in elderly care takes off Read More
In December 2016 Vestas announced the order for 40 V110-2.0 MW turbines, placed by Titan Wind Energy for a project in Licun Town, Heze City of eastern China’s Shandong Province. …
Eastern china wind turbines order for Vestas Read More
If you are interested in a look into Google’s corporate culture and hearing about the next big trends in APAC, here is your chance. For the price of SGD 45 …
DABS invites you to meet Google Read More
At last, ScandAsia has caught hold of a Trade Commissioner to learn more about Business Sweden (since the organisation was changed and renamed) and their activities, scope of work, clients …
Business Sweden in Southeast Asia busier than ever Read More
Using no rule books, no conventions and no traditions a new Chinese-Swedish next-gen vehicle concept is born to cater to the Millennials. The brand new global car brand LYNK & …
Volvo Cars’ owner launches new brand Lynk & Co Read More
Michael Andersen is looking forward to start his new job as Secretary-General for the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC). 18 December That day was the first workday for Michael Andersen. …
New leader wants to strengthen the Danish business community in Thailand Read More
Danish-founded Executives Global Network (EGN) is an independent and unique knowledge-sharing Peer Group Network currently expanding to more countries in Southeast Asia to widen its reach further. It’s lonely at …
Knowledge-sharing via Executives’ Global Network, Singapore Read More
Finnish sells without pretties [sliderpro id=”18″] Three boats of the Finnish boat brand Axopar had arrived by ship all the way from Poland, via Singapore, just in time for Ocean …
Axopar debuts Pattaya boat show Read More
[sliderpro id=”19″] Having worked as a bar consultant and bartender executive for the entertainment (nightclub and dining) brand Ce’ La Vi (previously named Ku De Ta) in Bangkok and Singapore, …
Dictador from Colombia next for Swedish bartender Read More
On Thursday 15 December 2016, Ms. Martina Fors Mohlin, First Secretary at the Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh, participated in the National Conference on Business Integrity organised annually by …
National Conference on Business Integrity in Phnom Penh Read More
Banks, for instance, have an increasing need to hire talent with IT skills (the type of talent who does not traditionally view them as an attractive employer). And most companies …
Universum: Southeast Asia is in need of employer branding! Read More
Just in time for Christmas Singapore Airlines has handed the Scandinavians a nice gift: come May 2017 the airline will open its new route to Stockholm via Moscow, adding its …
Singapore Airlines launches Stockholm route in 2017 Read More
Due to conflicting calendars of several of the key attendees, it has been decided to postpone the planned Norway-Asia Business Summit 2017 in Cebu, the Philippines to 21-23 November 2017. …
Norway-Asia Business Summit 2017 Postponed Read More
Beijing’s City Council has selected Copenhagen to co-host Beijing Design Week 2018, ahead of New York City. “This is a unique chance to show off Danish design in front of …
Copenhagen to co-host Beijing Design Week Read More
Mr. Lars Norling, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Sverre Pedersen, Chief Financial Officer, Total Access Communication PLC (dtac), on 15 December welcomed institutional investors in Telenor Group across Europe and …
Telenor investors visit dtac Read More