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The previous China manager Tobias Glitterstam has been appointed to lead Business Sweden for the Asia Pacific, from 1 September 2016. Glitterstam will report to CEO Ylva Berg and be …
Business Sweden appoints Tobias Glitterstam to head Asia Pacific Read More
When Slush for the first time entered China and Beijing in 2015 to encourage Chinese entrepreneurs the Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä attended. That speaks volumes about this grassroots event …
Finnish ‘Slush’ front runner event debuts in Singapore Read More
Humans are built to move throughout the day, performing various tasks at various loads. We are not designed to sit still or be stagnant. Therefore, being stuck all day at …
Ergonomic Scandinavia seating solutions gains footing in SEA Read More
As a Swede in Bangkok’s Chinatown Hotelier Nicklas Moberg has jumped on an undertaking that places him in a truly unique setting, and not just that; but in charge of …
Nicklas Moberg: the Swede in Chinatown Read More
Thailand’s ‘start-up scene’ for entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts, has in 2016 gone from what at least in media seemed as close to nothing into high gear; where especially Bangkok …
Scandinavian entrepreneurs at Techsauce in Bangkok Read More
As the first ever, and very timely ‘Sweden–Southeast Asia Business Summit’ is around the corner (21–22 of September 2016), Team Sweden presents the details for the two days in Singapore …
Sweden gears up for SEA business summit Singapore Read More
On 13 September 2016, the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce will throw their annual general meeting. Here, members will have the opportunity to meet the new Finnish Ambassador to Thailand, Satu …
Finncham AGM and networking party Read More
Many university students today take a part of their degree abroad. If you ask the students, the reasons are many: to compliment your degree, improve your CV, learn a language, form an international …
Study abroad: Edu Danmark sends 100 students per year to Asia Read More
Nokia and China Telecom on 12 August 2016 signed an agreement to expand the deployment of 4G technology in 19 provinces in China, allowing China Telecom to enhance coverage and …
Nokia and China Telecom enhance 4G coverage, capacity in China Read More
Nokia has on 17 August 2016 been awarded over 30% of China Mobile‘s project to construct a 100G optical network in support of its rollout of mobile broadband services for …
Nokia optical networking assists China Mobile with Broadband China Read More
Finnish Nokia has extended its leadership position in the global virtual reality (VR) production marketplace with a China launch for OZO, the world’s first VR camera for professional content creators. …
Nokia launches VR camera Ozo on Chinese market Read More
With a networking event on Monday 12 September 2016 Team Norway will introduce itself, consisting in “the most important Norwegian Stakeholders in Thailand including the key staff of the Royal …
Team Norway networking event in Bangkok Read More
On Thursday 1 September 2016 the Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce will throw their monthly networking event. This event’s theme will be positive thinking and how it means a great …
Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce networking event Read More
Norwegian Business Association (Singapore) has announced (on 15 August 2016) that Ms Hilde Nafstad has relocated to Norway to take up new challenges in Statoil. NBAS wishes her the best …
Leonard O. Stornes steps in as Acting NBAS President Read More
The Indonesian startup company, Pinsi Edubox will represent Indonesia at the Creative Business Cup 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark. This was settled at the Creative Business Cup Indonesia, which took place during the …
Indonesian startup Pinsi Edubox to compete at Creative Business Cup 2016 Read More
Thailand’s fastest growing online recruitment platform, Jobnisit, is now operating under the new name WorkVenture. WorkVenture is an online recruitment platform helping multinational and leading companies in Thailand to attract …
Jobnisit changes name to WorkVenture Read More-Annual travel fair NATAS Holidays 2016 is held at Singapore Expo Hall 3 from 12 to 14 August. At the fair you may find different options the local travel agencies …
Finland at Singapore travel fair Read More
Singapore plans to reduce the role of cash and checks in its economy by encouraging banks to switch to digital payments, according to the head of the country’s central bank. …
Singapore Smart Nation: Sweden benchmark for cashless society Read More
Denmark, Finland, Singapore and Sweden are among the top ten countries in the most recent Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2016, with Switzerland retaining the top position for the 6th …
Global Innovation Index: Fourth Industrial Revolution coming Read More
Mr. Jarrod Leak has been appointed as Managing Director, Alfa Laval South East Asia effective 15 August 2016. He is currently Managing Director for Alfa Laval Oceania, combining his new …
Jarrod Leak appointed to lead Alfa Laval South-east Asia Read More
Volvo Cars, the Swedish premium carmaker, and Uber, the world’s leading ride-sharing company, are to join forces to develop next generation autonomous driving cars. The two companies have signed an …
Volvo Cars and Uber start joint autonomous driving cars project Read More
On an airplane, you often see a myriad of small or large trucks that service the aircraft before departure or after arrival. Some of the trucks fill up the plane’s …
Bright future for manufacturer GSEs Vestergaard Thailand Read More
The Swedish world-leading provider in solutions for digital writing, Anoto, on 11 August 2016 signed a contract to sell 120 000 pens to TStudy China for the education market. The …
Anoto signs agreement on 120,000 pens in China Read More
Quickly evolving and fast-growing Vietnamese markets can offer exciting opportunities in several business fields. To support these openings to materialize, Tekes BEAM programme and the Ministry of Science and Technology …
Finnish Tekes’ next SME project funding round in Vietnam Read More
As people are returning from their annual leave, Scandinavian Business Seating (SBS) – a designer and producer of Scandinavian designed office chairs – highlights the extraordinary HÅG Capisco chair from …
Scandinavian Business Seating highlights Håg Capisco Read MoreThe Thai people voted ‘yes’ for a new constitution, on the referendum held on the 7 Ausgust 2016. Peter Sand, Trade Counselor at the Danish Embassy in Bangkok, is certain that the result will …
Danish Trade Counsellor, Thailand: Referendum no impact on Danish businesses Read More
From Beijing to New Dehli, then home to Denmark for six years and now back again; the region of Asia is not an unfamiliar place to Peter Sand, the new Trade …
Peter Sand: new Trade Counsellor Danish Embassy Thailand Read More
Meik Wiking, the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute based in Denmark, recently returned to Malaysia. Last time he visited Southeast Asia, he toured the Danish embassies in Bangkok, Singapore and …
Meik Wiking: Mr. Happiness visits Malaysia again Read More
Due to a drop of pork meat production in China, Danish pork farmers are ready to double their exports to the country. As ScandAsia recently reported, a growing demand for pork meat, especially from …
Danish pork exports to China boomed in 2016 Read More
Magine AB, the Swedish streaming plaftorm, have signed a deal with a Chinese TV operator to establish and operate a video streaming system for the Chinese market. The streaming platform will provide …
Swedish streaming platform signs deal in China Read More
“I will miss Cambodia a lot; there is something with Cambodia that gets to you. So, definitely, I will try to return and visit once a year or so. It …
Swedish Ambassador on Cambodia’s potential Read More
An incubation centre for technological and mechanical businesses opened in Ho Chi Minh City on 4 August. The centre was initiated through the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP). The centre is open …
Finnish-Viet IPP-incubation centre launched in HCM City Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong has announced the date for the Annual Crayfish Party. Taking place on Friday 23 September 2016 Finncham Hong Kong is taking the …
Finncham Hong Kong Crayfish Party 2016 Read More
The annual FBCB Autumn Kick-off Event, arranged by the Finnish Business Council in Beijing, will take place on Tuesday 23 August 2016. This kick-off for members is held at the …
Finns Beijing kicks off with sauna, swimming Read More
As the Danish Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong is celebrating 20 years as an organization in 2016 the ‘Welcome home’ party will this year also be an anniversary party. This …
Danish Chamber Hong Kong invites to 20 Years party Read More
The Swedish tech-giant Ericsson is working together with Singtel (Singapore Telecommunications), South-East Asia’s biggest company of its kind. The goal is to connect all of Singapore with a state of …
Ericsson teams up with Singtel in 5G-venture Read More
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ho Chi Minh City has joined together with the Alliance of Mechanical and Technological Businesses and the Hoa Sen Vocational College to …
Finland supports innovation project in Vietnam Read More
Linak is a Danish supplier of electrical linear actuators. Actuators are devices that convert the rotational motion of a low voltage motor into linear, push and pull movements, making it possible …
Linak: Delivering Danish actuators to Asia Read More
Mycronic AB, the Swedish high-tech company, have obtained 75% of the Chinese company, Shenzhen Axxon Automation Co.,Ltd (Axxon), for the price of SEK 430 million. Axxon develops, manufactures, and sells dispensing equipment, used in …
Swedish Mycronic acquires Chinese tech-company Read More
Summer is barbeque season in northern Europe, but this year’s bad weather conditions have put out the grills and curbed the sales of meat, according to Danish Crown. The summer holiday season is usually …
Asian markets save Danish Crown’s peak season Read More
He is moving up and being part of key conceptualisation projects, as well as branding and marketing exercises, working within AccorHotels – one of the largest and most vibrant international …
Sebastian’s SO creative hotel career Read More
Following the range of terrorist attacks across Europe and the recent turmoil in Turkey, tourism industries in the affected countries suffer. However, in Finland, one man’s pain is another man’s gain. The Scandinavian …
Finland will use peace as tourist draw Read More
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), the international cruise line company, have chosen the famous Chinese artist, Tan Ping, to design the artwork on the hull (the body of a ship) of their newest cruise …
Chinese artist to design cruise liner Norwegian Joy’s hull art Read More
Ericsson (the Swedish world leader in communications technology and services) is in a leadership crisis and being investigated on corruption. The corporation also announced that large lay-offs are imminent. With …
Ericsson in crisis: CEO fired, suspicions of corruption Read More
On 21 July, the Vietnam Creative Festival 2016 commenced in Ho Chi Minh City. The festival promotes creative startup businesses and will look for a team of entrepreneuers that will represent Vietnam …
Vietnam: Creative Festival kicks off Read More
Slush, the global start-up movement based in Helsinki, will make its debut in Southeast Asia in Singapore on the 20 September 2016 during the inaugural Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology …
Slush arrives to Singapore in 2016 Read More
On 20 July 2016, Finnair signed a strategic partnership with Alitrip, a fast growing Chinese online travel service. Finnair projects the partnership to bring around 3000 Chinese tourists to Finland during …
Finnair partners with Chinese travel platform Read More
Kamstrup is a world-leading Danish supplier of intelligent or “smart” energy and water metering solutions. The company produces intelligent metering systems that manage electrical and water consumption. It operates globally with own offices in 24 countries …
Kamstrup: Delivering smart Danish metering solutions to Thailand Read More
On 21 June media reported that the Swedish Saab car brand had been dumped on the scrapyard of automobile history as National Electric Vehicle Sweden, NEVS, launched its new trademark, …
Nevs new trademark launched as Saab brand denied Read More
Carlsberg Group reintroduced its brand to the Thai market in 2012. Now the Danish brewing company hopes to rise in to a beer head position on what they recognize as one …
Carlsberg sees huge potential in Thai beer market Read More