Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A Danish woman was waiting at the door to her hotel in Hanoi at midnight on January 22 when a man ran by and snatched her bag. Ulla Merete Schmidt …
Danish tourist robbed by snatch-and-run thieves in Hanoi Read More
Pattaya police arrested a 46-year-old Norwegian national for allegedly causing damage to an automated cash machine in Banglamung area on January 24. Pol Lt Kwanchai Namkanisorn said the man, identified …
Norwegian nabbed for vandalizing cash machine in Pattaya Read More
A 76-year-old Norwegian tourist was reported missing after she went out for a late afternoon walk on January 20 in Phetchaburi’s Cha-am seaside town, triggering a massive search operation. An …
Elderly Norwegian lost and found after 26-hour search in Cha-am Read More
Following on Swedish star DJ Steve Angello’s recent performance as among the headliners at the recent sell-out ZoukOut Festival 2014 last December in Singapore, he is now abound also for …
Swedish DJ star headlines new music festival in Bangkok Read More
On the 19th of January the Danish Embassy of Vietnam is organizing one of the largest job fairs in Hanoi together with Hanoi Foreign Trade University. The event is for …
Danish Embassy to host large job fair in Hanoi Read More
Monday the 12th of January a 56 year old Danish man dodged the death penalty and was convicted for smuggling in 1,48 kg of methamphetamine into Indonesia. The Dane was …
Drug smuggling Dane sentenced to 13 years in prison Read More
A 22 year old Finnish woman was riding on the back of a motorcycle in the afternoon sun Thursday the 8th of January when she and her 30 year old …
Finn face deportation after naked bike ride in Cambodia Read More
SOLOS: NEVER ODD OR EVEN, Part IV by Tanel Veenre & Märta Mattsson 7 January – 21 February 2015 ATTA Gallery, the only gallery in Thailand specializes in Contemporary Art …
Swede, Estonian in double-billing art jewelry exhibition in Bangkok Read More
[wzslider] On 13 December 2014 Swedish producer and disc jockey Steve Angello performed at the ZoukOut Festival on Sentosa island, Singapore, an event attended by 40 000 dance music revelers …
Dance music phenomenon part of ‘Brand Sweden’ in Singapore Read More
A 73-year-old Norwegian man died of asphyxia at his home in Thailand’s central province of Saraburi in an apparent suicide, according to police. Saraburi police identified the Norwegian national as …
Elderly Norwegian man found dead in apparent suicide Read More
More than 80 Norwegians were killed in the tsunami that ravaged coastal areas around the Indian Ocean 10 years ago. Most of them were on Christmas holiday in Thailand at …
Norway solemnly marks 10th anniversary of Indian Ocean tsunami Read More
The fastest average mobile networks in the world are in Denmark 21.6 Mbit/s, Singapore 16.7 Mbit/s, and in Switzerland 16.5 Mbit/s. In the US, the average mobile internet speed is …
Denmark, Singapore have world’s fastest mobile networks Read More
A Norwegian cargo ship with 19 Filipino crew members sank off the coast of southern Vietnam with only one man known to have survived, Vietnamese officials said on January 4. …
Norwegian cargo ship sinks off Vietnam, 18 crew members missing Read MoreA Norwegian tourist was fatally injured while scuba diving when she was hit by the propeller of a passing boat near Koh Tao in Thailand’s southern province of Surat Thani …
Norwegian tourist fatally injured in Koh Tao diving accident Read More
Thai broadcaster PBS on Sunday 20 December 2014 broke the news in English about a 24-year-old Swedish man Jens Viktor Bengtson who jumped to his death from a rented condominium room on Soi Sukhumvit 13 …
Swedish youth jumps to death Read More
[wzslider] Cartoon Network’s first ever fully branded waterpark was recently launched south of Pattaya, located in Bang Saray. The unique and impressive Cartoon Network Amazone development comprises 10 themed entertainment …
Fans fly in to world’s first cartoon waterpark with a smile Read MoreFrom September 2015 SAS will operate 5 weekly flights between Stockholm and Hong Kong. According to Swedish newspaper SvD Naringsliv, the business communities in Stockholm have been complaining about a lack …
SAS opens direct Hong Kong route Read More
An argument about money turned nasty for two Norwegian expats in Pattaya late at night between Thursday the 18th and Friday the 19th December, according to local newsmedia Pattaya One. …
Norwegian stabs Norwegian in Pattaya Read More
Swedish police has launched a new website that vacationing Swedes can report to upon suspicion of individuals of sexual activities involving minors. Tuesday the 16th December a new website that targets Swedish child-sex-tourists …
Swedish website to fight pedophile sex-tourism Read More
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has recently issued a dispatch to guide elementary schools across the city to implement the Danish method of teaching fine …
Ho Chi Minh City to teach fine art using Danish methods Read More
A survey of 2000 Danes shows that Thailand is the second most popular destination for Danes fleeing the cold weather and fatty Christmas food. After Gran Canaria – Thailand is …
Thailand is the second most popular Christmas destination among Danes Read More
Danish tour operator Apollo stops 11 out of 17 elephant tours in Thailand and India with immediate effect. The sudden halt is the result of Apollo’s cooperation with two animal welfare NGO’s. …
Danish tour operator halts 11 out of 17 elephant tours Read MoreThursday the 11th December a 65 year old Swedish tourist died at a beach in Rayong Southeast of Pattaya, local media Pattaya One reports. The man was first seen to go …
Swede died in the gulf of Thailand Read More
On 12-13 December 40,000 revellers gather for the electronic dance music festival Zoukout on Siloso Beach, Sentosa island in Singapore. Over 20 international and local artists over two stages performs, …
Nordic artists among headliners at Zoukout festival Singapore Read More
During UN’s climate Norway announced that they are donating NOK 76 million to a project that work on reestablishing tropical forests in countries like Indonesia. On the 9th December the …
Norway gives NOK 76 million to restoring tropical forests Read More
A Norwegian in his sixties were found dead on Cha-am beach north of Hua Hin, Norwegian news site Thai Nytt reports. In the afternoon Tuesday the 9th of December the …
Norwegian found dead at beach in Thailand Read More
Swedish national Stig Johan Kristian Hammarsten was found dead on Friday 5 December on the 43 floor of an abandoned construction site for Satorn Unit Tower in Bangkok. Mr. Hammarsten …
Swede found after suicide in empty building Read More
Sweden’s coalition government has failed to get its budget through parliament amid a political crisis. Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has announced fresh elections, just three months after voters last went …
Sweden’s Prime Minister calls fresh election Read More
Vietnam’s largest film project, is going to be an adaption of the Swedish book “I’m wanted” and the sequel “I’m Daniel” by Swede of Vietnamese descend Daniel Luthman. Vietnamese firm …
Swedish book is inspiration for Vietnam’s next blockbuster Read More
[wzslider] The Swedish music artists José González and Little Dragon are among the headlines for a brand new music and lifestyle festival Wonderfruit taking place nearby a golf course outside …
Swedish acts lead the pack at new outdoor festival Read More
Vets forced to put down calf suffering from herpes virus which can prove deadly in young elephants Veterinarians at Copenhagen Zoo euthanised a two-year-old elephant name Khao Sok on November …
Copenhagen Zoo euthanises two-year-old Thai elephant Read MoreA Norwegian sold the racing horse Smedheim Solan, that was owned by a cooperative of 10 people, and went to Thailand with the NOK 1 million the new owner paid …
Norwegian sold a shared racing horse and went to Thailand with the money Read More
Starting 14 November 2014, the submission and processing of visa applications will be changed when VFS Global started receiving visa applications for persons travelling to Finland at the Visa Centre, …
New Finland’s visa centre opens for business in Bangkok Read More
[wzslider] A reliable “witness” the Danish Hotel Manager, Michael Gaarde-Nielsen at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket on Karon beach, had already informed ScandAsia earlier in the year that all of …
Unimaginable, new reality: clean, vendor-free Phuket beaches Read More
Norwegian, Swedish and Danish embassy in Vietnam sold glögg, salmon pie and Christmas decorations at a Hanoi International Women’s Club. According to the Swedish Embassy, the crowd was so pleased …
Nordic Embassies sold Scandinavians goods for charity Read More
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) placed Thailand as 10th most dangerous place out of 162 countries surveyed in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Among Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, …
Thailand ranked 10th on global terrorism index Read More
Denmark is well known for its dairy products, ‘Smørrebrød’ (open sandwich with toppings), and bread and pastries such as, in particular the ‘Danish’ (a Viennese bread usually topped with chocolate), …
Dane at Outrigger Phuket satisfies tourists’ insatiable appetite for bread Read More
Danish Consul to Thailand Birgit Sarah Carlstedt has a few recommendations and pieces of advice that will help the tourist to secure a smooth Thailand trip. Buy a travel insurance …
10 pieces of advice for the tourist Read More
Every year Scandinavians without health or travel insurance involuntarily end up putting family members in lifelong debts. Uninsured people who do not have relatives or other means of funding their …
The stakes are high when you gamble on health Read More
Police investigation into the November 1 fatal assault of the Thai wife of a Danish expat in the central province of Uthai Thani has apparently been fast-tracked after the Danish …
Two face manslaughter charge for death of Dane’s Thai wife Read More
According to Thai Newspaper The Nation, Fredrik Neij co-founder of The Pirate Bay was arrested while he attempted to cross the border from Laos into Thailand. Hans Fredrik Lennart Neij, …
Swedish co-founder of The Pirate Bay arrested in Northern Thailand Read MoreThe Phrakhanong Court in Bangkok on October 29 dismissed a defamation case brought against a British human rights activist, by a Thai fruit company, citing failure by Thai law enforcement …
Thai court dismisses defamation case against FinnWatch researcher Read MoreThe new Danish culture center in art district 798 is the first national gallery to open in the famous Beijing neighborhood. Danish Minister of Culture Marianne Jelved and the Chinese …
Danish culture center opens in Beijing’s hip art district Read More
To officially kick of Denmark’s biggest cultural promotion in China ever, Danish Minister of Culture, Marianne Jelved, opened an exhibition with Danish artist Bjørn Nørgaard in Beijing. Bjørn Nørgaard is …
Danish sculptor and artist on display in Beijing Read More
Badminton’s governing body has asked police to investigate claims by the world number nine and another Danish player that they were approached to throw matches. Badminton World Federation (BWF) president …
Danish badminton players receive match-fixing offer Read More
A project recently approved by the Danish Embassy will create new jobs in Vietnam and help to reduce pollution. The venture project is undertaken by Danish C.F. Nielsen and …
Danish wood briquette project to create jobs and reduce air pollution in Vietnam Read More
KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is the largest and oldest technical university in Sweden. No less than one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education capacity at university …
KTH Royal Institute of Technology targets Thai post-grad students Read MorePATTAYA: — Immigration police have arrested a 69-year-old Swedish man, Christian Ingvar Palmgren who is wanted on arrest warrants of the Swedish government and Interpol. He was accused of collaborating …
Swedish arrested in Pattaya for alleged fraud Read More
After handing over his credentials from the Danish Queen to the Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Casper Klynge, the Danish Ambassador to Indonesia cycled back to the embassy on Monday …
Danish ambassador in his own police escorted bike convoy through Jakarta Read More
A convicted Swedish pedophile illegally brought his 11 years old stepson to Thailand last Christmas. The police are still searching for the boy. In November 2013 The Social Welfare Board …
Police looking for 11 year old Swedish boy of Thai descent Read More