Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
People who want to help organize the celebration of the Norwegian Constitution Day 17th of May now have the chance to become a part of the 17th May Committee in …
The 17th May Committee in Singapore seeks new members Read More
The Immigration Bureau has published a new regulation that allows tourists, including those who enter Thailand under visa exemption category, to extend their stay in the kingdom by another 30 …
Nordic tourists to get up to 60-day visa-free stay in Thailand Read More
At lunchtime in Hanoi Thursday the 28th August the sidewalk in front of the Swedish Embassy will turn into a street café. Swedish TV-chef Tareq Taylor will be cooking the …
Swedish TV-chef serves local food in Vietnam Read More
From August the 29th 2014 it will be possible to apply for 30 more days of visa exemption instead of the current 7 days. This means that it is possible to …
New regulations for visa extensions in Thailand Read More
Thai police have caught two ATM skimmer suspects – a Swedish man and a Filipino – in Chiang Mai’s Muang district along with 500 fake electronic cards. Thai newspaper The …
Swede arrested for ATM skimming in Chiang Mai Read More
Evaporating sweat and the sound of squeaking shoes fill the air in the toxic green badminton center. Young Danish badminton coach Nicolai Juulsager has just finished a training session with …
Badminton tour is giving young coaches a unique insight in SE Asian culture Read More
A 45 year old Swedish man begs to survive and sleeps on the sidewalk of Soi Nana (Sukhumvit Soi 4), just 3 months ago he is said to have …
Swede lives on the streets of Bangkok after allegedly being swindled out of his life savings Read More
In order to raise money for Barnhem Muang Mai, a group of young Swedes decided to walk from Bangkok to Phuket. Calle Wollgard was the leader of a group of …
Epic bike journey from Sweden for Phuket’s post-tsunami orphanage Read More
The Royal Thai Police are upgrading their effort to catch traffic offenders. Especially illegally parked cars are targeted. This week hundreds of drivers in Thailand have had their wheels locked as part …
Think twice before you park Read More
Higher prices and a new website for Cambodian e-Visa. A press release from the Cambodian Foreign Ministry says that the new e-Visa is will be put into effect by the …
Cambodia launches new e-Visa site Read More
Thanks to a new pick-up truck, disabled children in Northeastern Thailand will receive a more steady help and treatment. The organization that received the pick-up truck is called Raindrop Foundation they are based …
New pick-up truck will make it easier to help disabled children Read More
In a sting operation, undercover Immigration Department agents arrested a Norwegian national, who had been offering chiropractic treatments without licence from Thailand’s Public Health Ministry. The suspect, identified as Vincens …
Norwegian man nabbed for unlicensed chiropratic care service Read MoreA 36 year old Danish man has been hospitalized in Hoi An after a motorcycle accident in the Quang Nam province of Vietnam. This is confirmed by local police to …
Dane severely injured in Vietnam Read More
It is time to tee off the new golfing season in Thailand. Saturday the 23rd of August Scandinavian Golf Thailand starts their new season at Kiarti Thanee Country Club. An …
Golfers in Bangkok are ready for the new season Read More
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