CEO of Pandora to step down
PANDORA, the Danish jeweller brand with production in Thailand has announced on 9 August that Anders Colding Friis will step down as President and CEO effective at the end of …
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Diakrit founders buy out News Corp, entices entrepreneurial investors
Bangkok-headquartered DIAKRIT, a successful Swedish start-up and the largest employers of Swedes in Thailand, has announced a change in ownership where the original founders are buying the majority shares from …
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China-Norway coop held in Shanghai
China and Norway joined hands in a financial cooperation seminar held in Shanghai. The cooperation between China and Norway has flourished in many areas, including political, cultural, environmental, educational, sport, science, …
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Pandora inaugurated yet another Thai production facility: Triple A
On 15 June 2018 the Danish global company Pandora celebrated the grand opening of its new innovative crafting facility ‘Triple A’ in Gemopolis, Bangkok, Thailand as part of its long-term …
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New network opportunity presentation
Andersen Consult’s presentation of the offer to join their networking platform was the main take-away from the Dancham networking evening in Bangkok on Thursday 15 June. The network currently has …
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Augmented reality and machine learning next for games producer Jakob Lykkegaard
Jakob Lykkegaard Pedersen, known from the gaming company Playlab, is clearly one of those uniquely talented entrepreneurs – and who is making it in Asia while having the whole world …
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Danish business minister Brian Mikkelsen, delegation visited the Philippines
A Danish delegation headed by The Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Brian Mikkelsen has visited the Philippines. Along the minister, the Confederation of Danish Industry, Healthcare Denmark, …
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Chinese Chamber of Commerce launches in Copenhagen
On the 8th of May, a Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CCCD) finally opened in Denmark, with 16 founding members to cut the ribbon and promote trade between the two countries. …
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Danish Design Fair in the Danish Seamen’s Church
Half a thousand people showed up for the Danish Design Fair at the Danish Seamen’s Church. The event included delicate Danish Design at advantageous prices, smørrebrød and special brewed Danish …
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China is one of today’s biggest and most profitable markets and a true Eldorado for anyone wishing to expand their product to a consumer group consisting of more than 1,3 …
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Nordic Innovation House opening in Singapore
After gaining success with innovation houses in Silicon Valley and New York, Nordic Innovation has decided to fund the establishing of an innovation house in Singapore. The house will be …
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Crown Prince Frederik to open Danish Exhibition at Beijing Design Week
The Crown Prince of Denmark is set to open the Danish Exhibition at Beijing Design Week, which will run from the September 26th till October 5th. The theme of this …
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TMAS established in Vietman – support growing textile industry
Textile Machinery Association of Sweden (TMAS) is now firmly established in Vietnam with the purpoise of assistance in making Vietnam one of the world’s leading textile and garments manufacturer. According …
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DABS invites to roundtable about the Philippines
If you’ve managed to either start a succesful company or expand a company from your home country to SE Asia, chances are that the next logical step is to continue …
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Business Sweden in Philippines’ market outlook 2018
“Now is a good time to enter the Philippine market!” states Business Sweden, with a recently established office in Manila since September 2017. “Last year we saw an all-time high …
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Danish architect reveals mind-blowing skyscraper in Singapore
280 meters tall, reigning in the center of Singapore with the grey metal bending to make room for trees growing out of the building. That is the basic idea behind …
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Swedish design and education: Prince Carl Philip in Hong Kong
On the 5-7 December, HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden visited Hong Kong together with two business delegations. The purpose of the visit was to promote Swedish business and raise …
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Rasmus Kristensen: Back in Asia – as Denmark’s Ambassador to Indonesia
Rasmus A. Kristensen arrived in Jakarta in September 2017 appointed as the new Danish Ambassador to Indonesia replacing Casper Klynge (who prematurely left in the summer to become Denmark’s first …
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Finland at Hong Kong Christmas Market
Finnish Christmas Wonders are available in Hong Kong! The 2017 Christmas Market in shopping centre Stanley Plaza has an amazing Finland theme! The market takes place in two consecutive weekends …
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Finnish art exhibition with Soile Yli-Mäyry
During 14 – 22 October the new solo exhibition ‘Digidream’ by Finnish artist Soile Yli-Mäyry took place at Goshen Art Gallery, Millennia Walk, Singapore. A crowd of art enthusiasts came …
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Volvo Cars, Geely launch new car brand: Polestar
Volvo Cars, the premium car maker of Sweden, and its Chinese owner Geely Holding has announce they will jointly invest RMB 5 billion (EUR 640 million) in a new standalone …
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Finnish design firms in Shanghai relocated
Two visionary and internationally recognised companies of Finnish design and architecture, PES-Architects and Avarte Shanghai Showroom have relocated to a joint studio space in Shanghai’s Yangpu District. To celebrate the …
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Historical Thai-Danish house for sale in Ebeltoft, Denmark
In Ebeltoft, a romantic town near Randers and Arhus in Denmark, a house carries the intriguing name “Lille Siam” or in English “Little Siam”. And yes, indeed it has a …
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Ground breaking ceremonies in China for Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
CaoHeJing Guigu Creative Headquarters, Shanghai Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects’ design for the new CaoHeJing Guigu Creative Headquarters in Shanghai broke ground on Monday 18th September. Developed by government-backed CaoHeJing Hi-Tech …
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Assigned to re-write Denmark’s identity: Create Business Cup
The Creative Business Cup (CBC), a global ecosystem, network and start-up competition for creative, each year gathers the national winners to compete in its global finals in Copenhagen, including participants …
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Finland and Helsinki comes to Singapore
– Brings huge delegation, hosting a range of events As Finland celebrates 100 years as an independent nation in 2017 the Nordic country is strongly stepping up cooperation and partnerships …
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Arne Jacobsen’s Egg chair with Thai buffalo leather
Denmark and Thailand came together in Bangkok at the opening of the House of Fritz Hansen, Bangkok. At the event, a craftsman of Fritz Hansen hand-stitched the iconic piece of …
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Johan Uddman – a Swedish Fintech start-up investor in China
Johan Uddman is the Swede in Shanghai who is strongly involved in building the local ecosystem for financial technology, or fintech start-ups. He is responsible for JadeValue (a CashBUS subsidiary) …
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Nevs presented InMotion Concept in Shanghai
Former Saab Automobile, Nevs, offering a global portfolio of fully electric premium cars, mobility solutions and sustainable city offerings, displayed the new InMotion Concept for the very first time at …
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From an industrial era to the businesses of the future: Göran Seifert
Mr Göran Seifert, MD at Anda Pacific, a consultancy firm, is a long-term resident of Singapore. Sitting on a wealth of experiences over the course of his 40-year career, he …
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The Cabinet’s 20 years and business expansion celebrated in Hua Hin
Friday 9 June 2017 was an auspicious day for Thai-Swedish business relations, consisting in celebrations of ‘20 years in Business’ combined with dealership expansion and the launch of an additional …
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Snøhetta architecture in Bangkok
Dr. Ole Gustavsen, rector at the Norwegian College of Architecture, gave a lecture at the Bangkok Arts and Cultural Center about the famous Norwegian architecture company, Snøhetta. Several hundred Thai …
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D2 Real Estate: A new concept
The former Danish top travel agent, who established one of Europe’s biggest charter travel bureaus in the late 1990s, Jens Brochner Nielsen, who was originally educated as accountant, came to …
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Danish ambassador visited B&O Play Singapore
Danish Ambassador H.E. Dorte Bech Vizard in early May paid a visit to B&O PLAY‘s regional office in Singapore. Bang & Olufsen is regarded as leader of Danish creativity. It …
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New Master Franchisee to Kvik Asia
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 …
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Pandora opens new green crafting facility in Thailand
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 …
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Branding consultants LynxEye ensures digital relevancy
Swedish branding consultants makes brands stay relevant in the digital world Fast increasing digitalisation and disruption are on everybody’s lips, with many businesses, based on yesterday’s models, struggling in this …
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Danish architecture exhibit at Malaysian Gallery
“Architecture with People” is the name of the Danish exhibition that opened on Monday 20 February 2017 at the Galeri Serdang, which is part of the Faculty of Design and …
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Much more than cabinets – Thai-Swedish business celebrates 20
After 20 years in business The Cabinet (equally representing a Hua Hin-based furniture store, a kitchen and interior designer etc.) have achieved more than even those who think they know …
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Danish consultancy’s Vietnam delegation trip
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 …
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Nordic Design and Innovation Week 2016
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 …
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Volvo Cars’ owner launches new brand Lynk & Co
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 & …
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Danish Food and Fashion return to Chongqing
The 3rd Danish Food and Fashion Show 2016 was held in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. The event that took place on 5 November, hosted by the Royal Danish Consulate General …
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Marja Kurki China new Beijing office
In November the Managing Director of Marja Kurki China, Ms. Caroline Xue invited the Embassy of finland in Beijing, along with several bloggers and other fashion influencers to the Marja …
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Design web shop brings Scandinavian brands to Southeast Asian market
Singaporean Alvin Tan has launched a design web shop that offers shipping of home accessories, furnishings and furniture items to customers in Southeast Asia, including a selection of Scandinavian brands. …
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Scandinavian office design Senab Interior opens in Shanghai
On 18 November 2016 Senab Interior opened their newly designed showroom in Shanghai – also constituting a modern office space that introduces a more flexible and efficient view on office …
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Colour matters, new hues for Håg Capisco Puls
Scandinavian Business Seating Asia brings colour into focus in 2016 as the rolling out of fresh new shades for HÅG’s all-purpose Capisco Puls has been announced. Think of Scandinavian design, …
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Scandic introduces “Design For All” in Singapore
Magnus Berglund, Scandic’s Director of Accessibility, was invited to speak at the AccessAbility Perspective Seminar in Singapore on 22 November. The event was arranged by the Embassy of Sweden in …
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Finnish Lifestyle Asia promotes brands
On 13 – 16 October 2016 Finpro arranged a match showroom for its ‘Lifestyle Asia Growth Programme’ held in in Mode Shanghai, the official showroom tradeshow (for selected brands) of …
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Swedish fashion giant plans debut in Vietnam
Hennes & Mauritz is known my almost everyone in Europe and the west. Now they want to make their brand known in Vietnam as well, announcing an undisclosed number of stores …
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