Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Two Asian shows in two days. Swedish house producer and DJ John Dahlbäck, will be performing in Shanghai and Singapore this September. Currently touring Mexico and USA John Dahlbäck is …
Swedish producer and DJ visits Asia Read More
Quiet please. If you are travelling with a ferry from Malaysia or Singapore to Indonesia, you might want to keep your voice down in the immigration queue. According to The …
Indonesian immigration office sends noisy visitors home Read More
Cheap drinks and free sandwiches. Yesterday the 14th of August around 60 young or young at heart business types, embassy officials and interns in Bangkok gathered to Nordic Young Professionals’ (NYP) …
New season kicked off at youthful networking event in Bangkok Read More
More than 34.000 views and 705 comments in less than a month. Site administrator “John” believes this amount of activity is unprecedented. The forum thailand-portalen.dk has been the scene of an infuriated debate since …
Heated debate break records in Danish Thai forum Read More
The Crayfish Party is expanding in 2014, hoping to include more guest in this festive Swedish tradition. Last year the annual Crayfish Party in Bangkok sold out a week in advance. This …
Plenty of seats at this year’s Crayfish Party in Bangkok Read More
Get the most out of your life in the city with these events and activities: Moving to Bangkok doesn’t mean you have to give up your favorite interests from home. …
Living in Bangkok and feeling right at home Read More
Thailand Expat Guide 2014 is the second edition of the popular booklet. Packed with practical and useful information, the guide remains an indispensable primer for newcomers and a versatile tool …
Thailand Expat Guide 2014 – Out Now! Read More
In an effort to make it easier being a member, the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce has optimized its website with a fresh look and a few new functions. One of …
DanCham Thailand launches new and improved website Read More
Between the 16th and 28th of August nearly a hundred young Scandinavians will be fighting to prove themselves in the Youth Olympic Games(YOG) held in Nanjing, China. The youths are …
92 Scandinvians will participate in the Youth Olympics Read More
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, now offers customers travelling on Economy Class the choice of securing a Preferred Seat, which are located in exit rows. These preferred seats …
SilkAir to Offer Preferred Seat Selection Read More
To give Bangkok a taste of Elephant Parade 2015, Anantara will showcase ten of the elephants at the 13th Annual King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament which will be held at the …
Anantara and Elephant Parade to bring the world’s largest open air art exhibition to Bangkok in 2015 Read More
IKEA’s new product releases will make a colourful difference in homes and condos of all sizes. “When the weather turns wet and gloomy like it is now, there’s no better …
IKEA New Products Bring Extra Colour and Light Indoors Read More
Before the opening of Bangkok Hospitals first mental department, Bangkok Mental Health Rehabilitation and Recovery Center (BMRC), only a few places have been offering high-end treatment of mental patients in …
New psych ward meets a need for quality treatment Read More[wzslider] In August 21014, a lucky few will be offered to test the world’s first Cartoon Network-themed water park that is about to open in Bang Saray south of Pattaya …
Cartoon Network Amazone Water Park soon to open Read More
The first Meetup in the Scandigan group took place on Thursday 24 August at The Admiral’s Pub & Restaurant in Sukhumvit Soi 24 in Bangkok with about a dozen Scandinavians and …
First Scandigan Meetup Read More
The Scandinavians now have a new social framework for meeting as an alternative to the Chambers’ networking events and the women’s groups. It is called Scandigans Meetup Bangkok and the organizer …
Scandigans – a new meetup group Read More
Update: Mr. René Mølsted Jepsen was immediately alerted by friends who had seen this news item on the morning it was posted. He then contacted editor Gregers Moller and received …
Efterlysning / Missing person Read More
Swedish businessman Hans Wetterberg has a background as colourful as adventurous, spanning 40 years all over the globe. But though officially retired, he keeps on doing what he loves most: …
Bringing a taste of Scandinavia to the world Read More
The Danish Boys Choir will perform a concert at Shenzhen Poly Theater, Poly Theater Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China at 20:00. Repertoire a selection of songs by Danish composers and Chinese …
Danish Boys Choir to perform in Shenzhen on July 3 Read More
On a sunny and warm Saturday afternoon on the 7th of June the final SSS competition was held. This was the Annual Danish Golf Day which also concluded the 2013-2014 …
Danish Golf Day concludes season with aplomb Read More
Swedish expat Lars Goran Dikander, 66, passed away on Monday in Chon Buri surrounded by his family. He will be missed by many, said Wal Brown, head co-ordinator of the …
Long-time Swedish expat, volunteer passes away Read More
The Danish Parliament’s June 4 vote to pass a bill to allow dual citizenship is expected to benefit tens of thousands of Danish expats worldwide who will be able to …
Dual citizenship: a win-win for Danish expats, naturalized Danes Read More
The annual celebration of the Swedish National Day at the Embassy in Beijing came close to being drenched in heavy rain. But the weather cleared up towards the evening and …
1,400 turn up at Swedish National Day bash in Beijing Read More
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church invites all Norwegians with children to come to church on the 26th and 28th of June for a personal conversation with teacher Elisabeth Mork from Globalskolen. …
Globalskolen visits Norwegian Seamen’s Church Read More
MASBA – the Malaysian Swedish Business Association – is going on summer break until the end of August. However, the secretariat will still be reachable and responsive to inquiries as …
MASBA activities planned for the autumn Read More
On 14 June 2014, Thai – Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) together with a number of sponsors organised one of the biggest event of the year ‘Midsummer 2014’. As it …
Thai – SweCham Midsummer Party Read More
More than 300 Thai expats, their Danish spouses and members of the Denmark-based diplomatic corps attended a traditional dance show by a performing art troupe from Thailand’s Department of Fine …
Performing art troupe entertains Thai expats in Copenhagen Read More
[wzslider autoplay=”true”] The Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok hosted a very different event along with an exclusive screening of the Danish award-winning film, ‘The Hunt’ at Paragon Cineplex in Bangkok. Tickets to …
“The Hunt” screening and exclusive networking event Read More
The MASBA Annual General Meeting 2014, which was held on 5 June, was very well attended. The Chairman Mr. Olof Rapp, skillfully guided the audience through the procedures of the …
Annual General Meeting in MASBA well attended Read MoreAbout 200 people gathered at the Polo Club in Singapore on June 6, to celebrate the Swedish National Day. The chairman of the Swedish Women’s Educational Association Maggan Kullberg-Stampe welcomed …
Swedish National Day Celebrations in Singapore Read More
The Malaysian Danish Business Council held a unique and entertaining dinner show at the Danish residence yesterday, June 11, with guest speaker Thomas Brandt, GM of the German Chamber of …
“China in those days” Chamber dinner Read More
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated its 25th anniversary in Thailand in conjunction with the National Day of Sweden. In the image, from left, are Peter Bjork -Executive Director, Jan …
Double Thai-Swedish Celebrations Read More
Next to embedding a chip in your shoulder, registering yourself on Danskerlisten is one of the smartest things you can do to give you family and friends peace of mind …
Register yourself @ Danskerlisten Read More
On Saturday, June 7, The royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok, hosted a midsummer party arranged by the Danish Womens’ Network. The Danish ambassador Michael H. Winther gave a speech and …
Midsummer Party at the Embassy Read More
The theme for the Swedish National Day 6 June 2014 in Hanoi is “Fire and Ice”, with Sweden symbolizing ice and Vietnam symbolizing fire. The Swedish Embassy chose this theme thinking …
National Day Celebrations at Swedish Embassy in Hanoi Read More
Sunday, June 8, the day of the pentecost-service at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church, also the marked the farewell to reverend Eva Marie Jansvik and her husband, day to day church-conductor …
Reverend farewell at Seamen’s-Church in Singapore Read More
Diva Thanh Lam together with Tri Minh and Martin Jacobsen Trio in Danish Ambassadors John Nielsen´s garden yesterday when the Danish Constitution Day was celebrated. Vice minister Tran Hong Ha, …
Diva Thanh Lam celebrated the Danish Constitution Day in Vietnam Read More
A broad majority of parliament today approved dual citizenship in Denmark on June 4. The new law will permit Danes to apply for citizenship of another country without losing their …
Dual citizenship approved by Danish parliament Read More
Danish Women’s Network arranges for the annual Midsummer’s eve celebration on June 7, at the Ambassador’s garden. Everyone is invited to bring family and friends for hotdogs, potato salad, and …
Midsummer’s eve in Ambassador’s garden Read More
By Christer Holmvall On Saturday May 24th, the second last SSS golf tournament was played. It was played at Alpine Golf and Country Club and this format was a bit …
Five birdies seal SSS Club Championship victory Read More
Scandinavians interested in following the news have a several options open, as the ICT Ministry has announced that it will not shut down the Internet. This Friday morning, the live news …
Suggested Thai news sources Read More
What would happen, if the world knew Danish fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen, and the characters from his fairy tales travelled into the future and met the children of …
Danish Fairy Tales at European Literature Days Read More
The former professional footballer, Jan Mølby, will visit the British Club in Singapore in June. On that occasion The British Club will host a Gentlemen’s Black Tie Dinner and all …
Ex-Footballer Jan Mølby to visit Singapore Read More
May 17 is the day Norwegians everywhere celebrate their National Day. To add to the significance of the annual event, this year also marked the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian …
Norwegian National Day Celebrations in Bangkok Read More
Danes living in Beijing are invited to participate in the year’s biggest Danish garden party in China, jointly hosted by the Danish Embassy and the Danish Chamber of Commerce on …
Danish Embassy, businesses jointly host Midsummer celebration in Beijing Read More
By Christer Holmvall On a great Saturday in late April the Blufox-Oakwood Asia golf tournament was held at Rachakram Golf outside of Bangkok. The tournament saw Bjarne Kjersner (first from …
Bjarne Kjersner clinches MVP, with two tourneys to go Read More
The Swedish Priest and Deacon in China, Lennart and Lis Hamark, will relocate this summer. The couple will say farewell to the Swedish communities in Shanghai on 24 May and …
Swedish Priest couple relocating Read More
Who will do what in the event of a major crisis or large scale incident in Singapore which affects Norwegian citizens or assets? How will Singaporean authorities respond; what are …
NBAS invites for security forum Read More
ScandShop in Thailand is a website dedicated to selling products from back home to Danes, Swedes, Norwegian and Finns living in Thailand – or products that are almost as good …
ScandShop in Thailand open for business Read More“Grundlovsfest” in the Danish Seamen’s Church. “Grundlovsdag” (Constitution Day) is an annual celebration of the introduction of the first Danish constitution in1849. As previous years the Danish seamen’s church marks this day with a fun filled summer party including …
DABS organizes Grundlovsfest Read More