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The world’s second-largest seafood exporter, Norway, has been shipping fresh and frozen seafood into Indonesia since 1988, and is making an aggressive push to be better known in the …
Norwegian seafood making push to Indonesia Read MoreA project spearheaded by a Danish consortium will overhaul Yangon’s aging water supply system. Danish Water Services, VCS Danmark and Grontmij, met with Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) and local …
Danish Water Companies to improve Yangon water supply Read MoreFinnish crane manufacturing company Konecranes earlier this month has signed an agreement to deliver container handling equipment to Indonesian state-owned terminal operator Pelindo III. The order comprises 10 Ship-to-Shore (STS) …
Konecranes wins deal to deliver EUR 100 million order to Indonesia Read MoreVolvo Cars, the Swedish carmaker owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co, has won the approval of China’s main industry planner to begin making vehicles in the country, three people …
Volvo Car gets approval to be produced in China Read MoreForeign investors should consider using Thailand as a regional hub and a springboard to faster-growing Greater Mekong economies given massive infrastructure plans to strengthen regional connectivity, say Thai and European …
Experts say Thailand should be regional foreign investors hub Read MoreSunday morning the Danish Ambassador went to Bac Giang to participate in the launching of the national week for raising awareness of health and working conditions at companies. More than …
Danish Ambassador raises awareness on working conditions in Vietnam Read MoreDiGi.com Berhad – the Malaysian mobile phone operator owned by Norwegian Telenor – will by 15 May change Chief Financial Officer. New CFO is Mr. Karl Erik Broten. He is today …
Terje Borge leaves as CFO of DiGi.com Read More
A businessman from Denmark was Monday last week severely injured and hospitalized in Pattaya with two broken heel bones and severe back injury. According to his own account of the incident, …
Danish businessman attacked and robbed in Thailand Read MoreNonstop Games, a Singaporean-Finnish gaming company just picked up $2.9 million from two Scandinavian venture firms, Creandum and Lifeline Ventures, to build out core games for iOS and Android. “We …
Finnish-Singaporean gaming company bags large investors Read MoreDanish toy maker Lego said on Monday it plans to build its first factory in China next year to support its sales in fast-growing Asian markets. Lego, the world’s third-largest …
Danish Lego builds first factory in China Read MoreIncreased energy demand due to rapid economic development has driven countries in Asia Pacific to reduce their dependency on imported oil and gas by increasing their offshore exploration and …
Norway holds offshore conference in Singapore Read MoreAfter a long break on almost two years Danish breeding pigs are again being flown to the World’s biggest nation of pig consumers and producers – China. On the night …
Danish breeding pigs are flying to China again Read MoreThe past few years, passengers travelling to Thailand from Copenhagen with Thai Airways will have done so on board a Boeing 747 that until Airbus came with the A380 was the …
New Thai Airways planes between Copenhagen and Bangkok Read MoreThe summer shutdown of SAS flights to Bangkok plus a new joint venture between SAS and Singapore Airlines will now have an effect on Thai Airways. For some years now …
SAS cancels codeshare with Thai Airways “beyond Bangkok” Read MoreNorway’s oil based $710 billion sovereign wealth fund has pulled out of 23 Asian palm oil companies after accusing them of causing deforestation, winning praise from environmentalists. It said it …
Norway pulls out of Asian palm oil companies in fight against deforestation Read MoreDanish Water Technology Group has just completed a survey for the Danish Nature Agency, which concluded that Danish companies are interested in more activities to get business at the Chinese …
Shanghai Denmark Water Days Read MoreThe world’s largest container shipping company, Maersk Line, and A.P.Møller-selskabet MCC Transport is opening a direct representation in Myanmar according to a press release. Maersk Line has been represented in …
Maersk Line opens direct representation in Myanmar Read MoreNorwegian state oil and gas company Statoil is still focusing on Indonesia despite several petroleum giants relinquishing their blocks after years of unprofitable exploration, an official has said. Statoil’s spokesman …
Norwegian Statoil stays focused on Indonesia despite lack of results Read MoreDenmark’s Universal Robots A/S may set up a Thai subsidiary once the South-East Asian market has a sizeable demand for industrial robots, probably in the next five years. Rising wages and restrictions …
Danish robot firm sees industrial potential in Thailand Read MoreCentral Retail Corporation (CRC), Thailand’s largest retail operator, has acquired Illum, a famous Danish department store, and plans to invest two billion baht to renovate the Copenhagen store in four …
Thai firm buys Danish department store Illum Read MoreDanish telemarketing company Alpine Saleforce Ltd. celebrated on Saturday 9 March the Grand Opening of its new office building on Petchkasem Road Soi 28 in the centre of the popular …
Alpine Salesforce Celebrated Grand Opening Read MoreA.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s biggest container-shipping company, plans to add more vessels to its Singapore base after making the city-state its biggest hub after the headquarters in …
Maersk Line Adds More Ships to Singapore Base Read MoreDanish windmill giant Vestas has been chosen as the preferred supplier for a large windmill project in Burgos in the Northern Philippines. The project is set to be finished in 2014. …
Danish Vestas expected to receive large order in the Philippines Read MoreGinger is an Asian-Scandinavian lifestyle brand which is now launched by Galanga Living in Singapore. The first product series in the Ginger brand is a collection of melamine table ware and …
Galanga Living launches new brand Read More
Effective April 8, Scandinavian Airlines and Star Alliance partner Thai Airways will expand their present code-share agreement to also cover the direct routes Stockholm – Bangkok, Oslo – Bangkok and Copenhagen …
SAS and Thai expand code-share agreement to include Thai nonstop flights Scandinavia – Bangkok Read MoreCarlsberg is now realizing promises of investing heavily in Asia. The Danish brewery has put in a bid for stocks in Chongqing Brewery (CBC). Carlsberg is already the largest shareholder …
Carlsberg bids on Chinese brewery Read More
Carl Bildt, Foreign Minister of Sweden, signed on March 4, 2013 an agreement – the “joint plan of action” – with Thailand during the visit to Sweden of Thailand’s Prime …
Carl Bildt comments on Thai Swedish Agreement Read MoreFinnish-based Konecranes, the world leader in crane manufacturing and services, has positioned itself to tap growth in Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific. Konecranes chief executive Pekka Lundmark has relocated his office …
Finnish Crane Giant Eyeing Indonesia Read MoreSwedish Ericsson has received a very large order from DTAC Network for the roll-out of 3G networks in Thailand. Ericsson is one of Sweden’s largest companies and what was at …
Swedish Ericsson gets contract for 3G rollout in Thailand Read MoreUniversal Robots, a Danish developer of industrial robots, has experienced great success in Malaysia for providing its robotic technology. The company is hoping to establish its presence in the Malaysian …
Danish robots a success in Malaysia Read MoreIn Denmark, one of the biggest consumers of beer worldwide, microbreweries and craft beer have long been a big trend and it seems that every other day a new brewery …
Danish craft beer hits Thailand Read MoreFrom April 1, Danish airline SAS will no longer be flying from Scandinavia to Bangkok after having done so for 64 years and all personnel has been laid off. The Thai …
SAS shuts down in Bangkok Read More
Swedish companies, which previously had little interest in the Philippines, are expected to turn their attention to the country’s growing business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, according to Business Sweden, Malaysia …
Swedish wave expected to hit Philippines’ BPO sector Read MoreA number of Danish architect firms have won competitions in China and are now realizing big projects. Bjarke Ingels and his Big, for example, designed a 500 meter high tower …
Danish architects are in high demand in China Read MoreSwedish company Electrolux, a global leader in household appliances, has found it self in somewhat of a storm in its productions in Thailand. Representatives from Electrolux in Sweden, together with IF …
Swedish Electrolux negotiates with demonstrating Thais Read More
China has surpassed Volvo’s home country Sweden to become the automaker’s second-largest market after the US. Its January sales in China hit 4,776 units, an increase of 75.8 percent from a year ago. The company said it sold 29,614 vehiclesacross the globe in the same month. The imported mid-sized S60 sedan and imported SUV XC60 both set records for single month sales in China. Source: China Daily
Volvo: China beats Sweden Read More
Swedish food can break new grounds in China as the middle-class Chinese grow and the consumers’ behavior favor more safe food, said a Swedish sourcing company based in China. “A …
Swedish food welcomed by growing Chinese middle-class Read More
Upon the Monday (Feb 18) release of Carlsberg’s 2012 financial report, which revealed a net profit of 5.6 billion kroner, the Danish beer giant saw its stock drop by six …
Carlsberg looks to Asia after slow year Read More
Star Alliance has launched an enhanced Asia Airpass for travel across the Asian continent. “The new Asia Airpass, with its extended routing possibilities, reflects the growing desire for travellers to …
Star Alliance Introduces enhanced Asia Airpass Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark in Thailand is hiring three new interns from August 1 till January 31. The interns will be a part of three dynamic teams in the areas Politics, …
Danish embassy in Bangkok seeking three new interns Read MoreNorwegians who wish to travel to Thailand might stand to save money in the future. This summer, Thai Airways who had had the direct route from Oslo since 2009 and …
Competition between Norwegian and Thai Airways means cheaper flights Read MoreFaced with the growing demand for oil storage, coupled with the scarcity of industrial land, Singapore’s JTC Corporation ventured underground in search of an innovative solution for more industrial space. …
Norwegian know-how contributes to underground oil storage in Singapore Read MoreA few months ago ScandAsia brought an article on how it was announced that Carlsberg would be re-entering Thailand through a new partnership with Singha brewery. Now more numbers and …
Carlsberg – Singha deal is now in place Read MoreAccording to Kopenhagen Fur, within the last year at least five Danish mink farms have been bought by Chinese investors, and this is a new tendency. “We haven’t seen this …
Chinese buy Danish mink farms Read MoreThursday, February 7, the Nordic-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) celebrated Chinese New Year at the Mariott Hotel in Copenhagen. The turn up was big and drums, lion dance and speeches marked …
Nordic-Chinese Chamber of Commerce celebrates New Year in Copenhagen Read MoreDanes who enjoys the hobby of collecting newly pressed stamps are becoming a small group. Post Danmark Stamps who produce stamps to collectors say that their number of members have …
Post Danmark reaching for Chinese stamp collectors Read More
The first big Western oil company has made a move to bid for a license to explore for gas and oil in Myanmar’s coastal waters, the Irrawaddee reports. Norwegian government-linked …
Norway’s Statoil in talks to explore Myanmar Read MoreIn Denmark in 2012 688 jobs that were set to be cancelled were saved by foreign investments. The Asian investors were the big players and especially China saved many Danes …
Chinese investments save Danish jobs Read MoreThe Danish Embassy in Bangkok is one of the busiest representations of the foreign service where a large number of travelling or settled Danes need to be serviced. The embassy …
Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok looking for new employees Read More
Lego, the Danish maker of colorful toy bricks, said Tuesday it would cut 380 jobs at its main plant in Denmark by 2015 as it moves its packaging activities abroad …
Lego to cut 380 jobs in Denmark, moves abroad Read More