Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The European Union (EU) delegation paid a visit to the southern border of Thailand which separates the country from Malaysia to gain insights about the current situations in the South. …
EU delegation visits Southern border of Thailand Read More
This is the final call for any student who is interested in exploring possibilities in going to study in Sweden as the Sweden Pavilion at the OCSC International Education Expo …
Shout out to students who want to study in Sweden: Sign up now Read More
Recent research conducted by a sleep researcher Tina Sundelin at Stockholm University showed that snoozing in the morning might not be as bad, though it has some positive effects on …
Snoozing in the morning might not be as bad, according to Swedish research Read More
Vietnam ‘s city Hanoi will hold the 8th “VietFood, Beverage, and Professional Packing Machine (VietFood&Beverage Propack)” fair from 8-11 November 2023. The event will feature 300 booths by 250 businesses …
Vietnam to hold international food, beverage, and professional packing machine fair Read More
A 25 year old Swedish woman, Felicia Cedergren, who was in coma after a motorcycle accident on Koh Samui on 8 October 2023, was last night, 19 October 2023 evacuated …
Swedish family raised 735.000 SEK to fly young woman home Read More
The Youth Progress Index conducted by the European Youth Forum and Social Progress Initiative reported that Nordic countries were ranked in the top five of the list, having high quality …
Nordic countries ranked top of having high quality of life for youths Read More
Finnish telecom company Nokia announced on Thursday, 19 October 2023 that it will cut up to 14,000 jobs to reduce costs as demands in some countries such as the United …
Finnish Nokia to cut up to 14,000 jobs to reduce costs Read More
Denmark and Sweden are among the top five countries to live in for remote employees, out of 108 countries evaluated. Southeast Asia can be found further down the line. The …
The best countries to live in for remote working Read More
Malaysia will have its first Finnish HEI kindergarten early next year. Last week, 12 October 2023, the HEI Schools Cyberjaya held its signing ceremony at the Embassy of Finland in …
First Finnish HEI kindergarten opens in Malaysia next year Read More
The floating bookstore, “Doulos Hope” operated by a non-profit organization GBA Ships is currently in Bangkok, Thailand in an attempt to promote literacy and education, cross-cultural co-operation, and social awareness, …
Floating bookstore “Doulos Hope” is in Bangkok Read More
A Chinese ship was observed close to the undersea gas pipeline that suddenly started leaking into the Gulf of Finland. Finnish authorities expect the pipeline to be out of service …
Chinese ship observed close to Finnish undersea pipeline that suddenly started leaking Read More
Mr Stig Wulff, a 65 years old Dane, is currently held in the detention center of the Immigration Bureau in Bangkok, He is caught in a conflicting situation between the …
Long time Danish resident stuck in Thai immigration detention in complicated case Read More
Danish artist LYDMOR will perform in the “Monsoon Festival” in Hoang Thanh Thang Long, Vietnam on Sunday, 22 October 2023. Her recent acoustic album titled NIMUE which she released last …
Danish artist to perform in “Monsoon Festival” in Vietnam Read More
Two Swedish nationals were shot dead in Brussels, Belgium and one more person was injured before a football match between Sweden and Belgium to start on Monday night, 16 October …
Two Swedes killed in Belgium, “terrorism” emerges, all Swedes must be on alert Read More
Prince Christian of Denmark, turned 18 years old on 15 October 2023. Being of legal age and heir to the throne, the young man kicked off his adult life with …
Prince Christian of Denmark throws 18 year birthday party for over 200 Danes Read More
Filipino-Norwegian artist, Hillari Alison appeared on Live CNN Philippines with Christine Jacob Sandejas on Monday, 16 October 2023, talking about her journey in the music industry and her first recent …
Filipino-Norwegian artist Hillari talks about her journey as musician Read More
25-year-old, Swedish Felicia Cedergren is in a coma after a motorbike accident on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand. Her family has now left for the island to try …
25-year-old Swedish girl in a coma after accident in Thailand – her family is struggling to bring her home Read More
A Vietnamese ballerina, Đỗ Hoàng Khang Ninh will perform as Giselle in the classic ballet “Giselle” with the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) in Ho …
Vietnamese ballerina trained in Norway to perform in “Giselle” classic ballet in HCM City Read More
A Vietnamese brand manager at a computing startup based in Helsinki, Hoang-Mai Nguyen, gave an interview with Good News From Finland about her experiences studying and working in Finland. She …
Vietnamese marketer talks about differences between working in Finland and Asia Read More
A Norwegian tourist has been stabbed in Chiang Mai. The man is in critical condition and is currently in the ICU at Chiang Mai Ram 1 Hospital, where he is …
Norwegian tourist stabbed in Chiang Mai Read More
Two Thai citizens has died in a traffic accident on national highway 7 in Hallingdal, Norway on Wednesday, October 11. Another five Thai citizens were in the car during the …
Thai citizens in fatal accident in Norway Read More
Police in Chiang Mai is not as sure as they initially were when on Tuesday 3 October 2023 they told local media that they suspected a 58 year old Norwegian …
Thai Police not sure Norwegian man killed his partner in Chiang Mai Read More
Swedish Chef, Ellinor Strinnholm, is opening Amsterdam’s first Swedish-Indonesian brunch café and aperitif bar together with industry veteran Bunmi Oklosi. The items on the brunch menu are influenced by the …
First Swedish-Indonesian café opens in Amsterdam Read More
Previously ScandAsia reported that the band “The 1975” received very different reactions, when singer Matty Healy shared a kiss with men during their performances in both Denmark and Malaysia on …
Matty Healy defends kissing bandmate during performance in Malaysia Read More
The uprising Swedish fashion brand, Djerf Avenue, officially launched its latest collection “Date Night” on 10 October 2023. The collection features items that are timeless and suitable for daily basis …
Timeless items of Swedish Djerf Avenue “Date Night” collection are here Read More
The British-Norwegian boy band, A1, announced to perform in concerts in Manila, the Philippines to celebrate its 25th Anniversary. The concerts will be held on 12 October at SMX Convention …
British-Norwegian boy band A1 to perform in its 25th anniversary concerts in Manila Read More
Norwegian airline announced that it will set up an extra flight for departing Norwegians and other Nordic citizens out of Israel to Oslo. According to a press release, the flight …
Norwegian airline to set up extra flight for flying Nordic citizens out of Israel Read More
A 33-year-old Swedish national was in 10 October 2023 arrested for possession of a large amount of firearms and weapon bullets on Samui Island in Surat Thani province, Thailand. Immigration …
Swedish businessman arrested for possession of weapons on Thailand island Read More
Police confirmed that the suspect in the murder of former Thai Ambassador to Denmark, Vichit Chitvimarn, was a 19-year-old Burmese named Sai Myat Moe and informed that he had fled …
Burmese suspect in murder of former Thai Ambassador to Denmark fled to Myanmar Read More
A new research released on 10 October 2023 by World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe reported about mental health of girls and women in Europe and Central Asia, …
New research released about girls and women mental health in Europe and Central Asia Read More
Mayor Joy Belmonte and her team aimed to turn Quezon City, the largest city in Manila of the Philippines, to the cycling capital, having Copenhagen’s cycling-friendly infrastructure as a role …
Manila has Copenhagen as role model in turning its city to cycling capital Read More
“China opposes and condemns violence against civilians in Israel and the Palestinian territories,” the country said on Monday, October 9. “China is highly concerned about the recent escalation of conflict …
China among the latest to condemn civilian deaths in Israel Read More
Thailand’s foreign minister has stated that 12 Thai citizens have been killed in Israel. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also specified, that eleven Thai citizens are among those abducted …
12 Thai citizens killed in Israel Read More
Singapore and Taiwan were amongst the top six countries with the longest average working hours last year, according to a report on international labor by the the Taiwanese Ministry of …
Taiwan and Singapore has the longest work hours Read More
Last week ScandAsia reported that three Cambodian activists have been banned from going to Sweden to accept a Right Livelihood Foundation award. Now, the three environmental activists are back out …
Cambodian activists challenges travel ban to Sweden Read More
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok celebrated “Ostomy Awareness Day” on Saturday, 7 October to give attention to colostomy and ostomy care. “Ostomy is a reality for many individuals both in …
Ostomy Awareness Day at the Danish Embassy in Bangkok Read More
Flights in Hong Kong were cancelled on Sunday, as Tropical Storm Koinu is closing in on the city. This is after the same storm has left one dead and more …
Flights cancelled as Hong Kong prepares for Tropical Storm Read More
Thai police arrested four people on Thursday, suspected of illegally selling modified firearms to the teenager who opened fire inside the Siam Paragon shopping center in Bangkok, Reuters reports. Two …
Four arrested for selling guns to mall shooter in Thailand Read More
Former Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Denmark, H.E. Vichit Chitvimarn was on Saturday 7 October 2023 found murdered in a villa he had owned for a while but …
Former Thai Ambassador to Denmark murdered Read More
Six Danish tourists traveled to Thailand for the first time have chosen to stay at a accommodation named “Baanrimklong Homestay” in Samut Songkhram of Thailand where they were warmly welcomed …
Danish tourists enjoy learning about Thai traditional cultures in Samut Songkhram Read More
Norwegian author Jon Fosse is a novelist, essayist, poet, children’s author but also a playwright, and he just won the Nobel Prize in Literature on 5 October 2023. The Swedish …
Norwegian Jon Fosse wins Nobel Prize in Literature Read More
Denmark and Singapore were ranked in the top ten over the safest countries in the world – an annual ranking done by the Institute of Economics and Peace to determine …
Denmark and Singapore in top ten over safest countries Read More
In response to the recent increased violence going on in Sweden, increased security measures are to be expected during this month. On 5 October, the Swedish government deployed the military …
Increased security in Sweden in October Read More
Thailand will take some steps to improve the safety for foreign tourists, officials said on 4 October 2023, a day after a teenager shot dead two people, a Chinese visitor …
Thailand enhances safety for tourists after mall incident Read More
Min, a Singaporean woman currently living in Sweden, says raising children is definitely different in Sweden from back in Singapore. Min – a mother of two children aged 7 and …
From Singapore to Sweden: The difference in parenting Read More
A 50-year-old Norwegian man was arrested this week under the crime of murder his 39-year-old Thai boyfriend, Charit at a village in Pa Dad district of Chiang Mai province, Thailand. …
Norwegian man kills Thai partner in Chiang Mai Read More
The Thai-Swedish actor and professional volleyball athlete, James Rusemeekae Fagerlund appeared on aThai entertainment program titled “30 Young Joi,” of The Matter channel, giving an interview about their experiences during …
Thai-Swedish actor “Rusemeekae” gives interview on “Journey of the Black Sheep” Read More
World famous jazz pianist and Swede Håkan Andersson Rydin is in Vietnam, where he will be playing at the National Academy of Music on 7 October 2023. Håkan Rydin formed …
Famous Swedish pianist in Vietnam for jazz concert Read More
In 2022 it came to light that Danish doctors had inserted IUD’s into women and girls from Greenland as young as 13 without their consent in the 1960’s, as part …
Denmark’s injustice towards Greenland doesn’t go unnoticed in Asia Read More
A consortium of Air France-KLM, Castlelake, Lind Invest and the Danish state is investing 12.9 billion SEK in the airline. SAS said in a press release on Tuesday, October 3. …
SAS secures billions while shareholders lose their shares Read More