Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Swedish-Thai Lovisa Lager is a model, and Instagram sensation who is determined to reshape the way society promotes body positivity and self-confidence. In a recent interview with Vogue, she talks …
Swedish-Thai Model Lovisa Lager keeps things real Read More
On 1 February, Denmark lifted all entry restrictions for vaccinated travelers. This means that from 1 February 2022 onwards, all persons from anywhere in the world with valid proof of …
Denmark lifts all entry restrictions for vaccinated travelers Read More
More than twenty Swedish publishers and writers have, in an open letter to China’s new Ambassador to Sweden, called for the release of Chinese-Swedish bookseller Gui Minhai, who is serving ten years …
Swedish publishers call on China to release jailed bookseller Gui Minhai Read More
After setbacks in the Swedish judiciary, Chinese Huawei goes ahead and sues the Swedish state in an international arbitration tribunal about the country’s 5G ban against the company, media Expressen reports. The …
Chinese telecom giant Huawei sues the Swedish state over 5G ban Read More
The Swedish ice hockey coach Curt Lindström, who became a hero in Finland when he led the Finnish team the Lions to World Cup gold in 1995, has been diagnosed …
Thailand-based Swedish Gold coach Curre Lindström has an incurable nerve disease Read More
The Philippines will officially reopen the country’s borders to fully vaccinated international tourists on 10 February, CNN travel informs. In a statement on 27 January, Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said that the …
The Philippines to officially reopen borders for tourism next month Read More
The Finnish Supreme Court has sentenced the head of a Central Finland berry picking firm to one year and ten months in prison on 26 charges of human trafficking involving …
Finnish Berry picking boss sentenced to prison on charges of human trafficking of Thai workers Read More
European companies ended 2021 more positively and optimistic about Vietnam’s trade and investment environment, according to the Business Climate Index (BCI) from the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham). …
European companies more confident in Vietnam’s Business Environment following the end of lockdown Read More
Denmark and Sweden will be sending the biggest ever delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, Global Times report. In a statement to the news agency, the Embassy of Denmark in China …
Denmark and Sweden to send biggest-ever delegation to Beijing 2022 Read More
Recently the 95-year-old Vietnamese mindfulness master Thich Nhat Hanh passed away. In an interview with DR News, Danish meditation coach Frank Poulsen speaks about how Thich Nhat Hanh over the years …
Danish meditation coach: Thich Nhat Hanh fought to make us live a less stressful life Read More
China has changed the limit values for covid tests on entry to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. This means that the limit values are now adjusted so that it will …
SOK explains why China has change limit values for covid tests on entry to Beijing Olympics Read More
The greenhouse business is expanding rapidly in the city of Närpes in Western Finland, but a recent investigation indicates that it is partly at the expense of vulnerable Vietnamese workers. …
Vietnamese greenhouse workers victims in extensive exploitation case in Finland Read More
Going from the center of Swedish politics to a life beyond the spotlight is not an easy journey. That is the opinion of Jonas Sjöstedt, who left the leadership position …
New STV series showcase two former politician’s journey from Sweden to Vietnam Read More
Is there a healthier place to live than where you are currently living? If you knew where it is, would you move there? Yes, of course, – if it wasn’t …
Best city for healthy living in the world Read More
Thailand’s Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has approved the resumption of the Exemption from Quarantine (Test & Go) entry scheme, the reopening of Pattaya and Ko Chang Sandbox destinations, …
Thailand resumes Test & Go scheme, reopens Pattaya and Ko Chang Sandbox from 1 Feb Read More
The Swedish government has decided to revert to the entry restrictions that applied prior to 28 December 2021 with an exemption for fully vaccinated travelers from, amongst other countries, Thailand …
Fully vaccinated travelers from Thailand and Taiwan exempt from Swedish entry and test requirements Read More
The Norwegian Royal family has announced that they will be watching the Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing on TV, media Nordre reports. The decision is based on the strict travel and infection …
The Norwegian Royal family confirm they will not travel to the Beijing Olympics Read More
A 49-year-old Danish man who is accused of scamming a dozen of holiday home renters last year failed for the 6th time to show up in Helsingør court, media SN reports. …
Court hearing canceled again: Fraud accused Dane did not return from Singapore Read More
A Swedish man was reportedly attacked and threatened for no reason by two Thai men while he was enjoying a beer on Pattaya Beach on 14 January. Pattaya News writes that …
Swede reportedly attacked and threatened for no reason while enjoying a beer on Pattaya Beach Read More
Neither SVT nor TV4 will cover the Beijing Winter Olympics on-site in China, SVT’s sports director Åsa Edlund Jönsson has said in an email. Expressen writes the two Swedish media companies …
Swedish media SVT and TV4 will not cover the Olympics from China Read More
From 16 January, passengers from more than 150 countries including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Finland will be banned from entering transit at Hong Kong Airport. According to a statement on the …
Hong Kong airport bans transit flights from more than 150 countries including the Nordic Region Read More
A 63-year-old Norwegian man has died after falling from the fifth floor of his condominium in Jomtien Beach, Pattaya on 11 January. According to reports, the man identified as Roy …
Norwegian man dies in fall from a condo in Pattaya Read More
Sweden will not send any government representatives to the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 due to covid-19, Minister of Sports Anders Ygeman recently said. According to the Minister, it is not …
The Swedish Government will not be represented at Beijing Winter Olympics due to covid-19 Read More
In a new survey, based on Swedish mobile phone roaming traffic in 17 countries, the mobile operator 3 (Tre) reveals that Swedes travel to Thailand over Christmas and New Year …
Roaming traffic reveals sharp increase in Swedes travel to Thailand over Christmas Read More
The year 2022 is coming off to a good start, to say the least for Thai Wanna Isaksson and her Swedish husband Mikael after the couple recently won a total …
Thai-Swedish couple wins over SEK 40 million in Swedish lottery Read More
One of Copenhagen’s oldest Chinese grill bars was allegedly so dirty that the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration saw no other way than to impose a very drastic sanction on …
Chinese grill bar in Copenhagen is too dirty to be allowed to serve food Read More
Thai-Swedish football player Patrik Gustavsson has signed a three-year dream contract with Thai champions BG Pathum United that will make him a multimillionaire within a year or so, he says …
Thai-Swedish Patrik Gustavsson signs dream contract in the Thai league Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Singapore receives many questions about travel and entry into Singapore from travelers who have recovered from covid-19 but continue to test positive and therefore can not present …
Recovered from covid and traveling to Singapore – Do I need a negative test? Read More
On 11 January, Thailand’s sandbox program was introduced at six other destinations and travelers can now choose to undergo their mandatory 7-day stay in either Krabi, Phang-Na, Phuket, or on …
Danish diving instructor in Thailand: We need better and long-term solutions for reopening Read More
The Norwegian tourist Oleheming Borgem Kolstad who recently made headlines across Thailand for disappearing before his covid-19 test results had come back positive is now sitting alone in a quarantine …
Norwegian tourist wanted for positive covid test in Thailand: I got very nervous Read More
In December it became known that the Norwegian police planned on spending up to NOK 100 million on drones from the Chinese company DJI, which is based in Shenzhen. But …
Norwegian political party want’s tender process on Chinese drones stopped Read More
Over two weeks have passed since 32-year-old Swedish influencer and Youtuber Lisa Anckarman suffered a sudden loss of vision in one eye, seizure-like symptoms, and speech difficulties and had to …
Swedish Youtuber about her collapse in Thailand: I thought I was going to die Read More
38-year-old Oleheming Borgem Kolstad from Norway has been found after he reportedly disappeared on the holiday island of Koh Chang in Thailand before his Covid-test results came back positive, The Thaiger writes. …
Norwegian tourist who disappeared after positive Covid-19 test in Thailand found Read More
Thailand maintains a temporary suspension of the Thailand Pass system for new registrations under the Exemption from Quarantine (Test and go travel scheme) while the country reopens three more Sandbox …
Thailand Test & Go remains suspended – Reopens 3 more Sandbox destinations Read More
An extra show of the Danish Gymnastics World Team currently visiting Thailand has been arranged on Sunday 9 January at 16.30 at Asiatique The Riverfront in front of the tall …
Extra Show Sunday Evening 16.30 – Danish Gymnastics Team in Thailand Read More
The National Danish Performance Team is in top shape prior to the two major appearances in Bangkok on Thursday 14 January at 14.00 at the Nimibutr Arena at the National …
Danish Gymnastics Team in top shape before shows in Bangkok Read More
Swedish journalist Jojje Olsson has been nominated for the first-ever “Selander prize” in Sweden. The Selander Prize is an award given to journalists who have done great reporting that promotes …
Swedish journalist nominated for prize for China reporting Read More
Several countries including the United States, Australia, Belgium, and the UK have already decided to boycott the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympic Games diplomatically in protest against China’s repression of democracy …
Danish government under pressure to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics Read More
Before the pandemic, Thailand was one of the Danes’ favorite holiday destinations outside Europe. Almost 170,000 Danes visited the country in 2019 alone but since the pandemic closed the country’s …
Has Thailand’s reopening plan failed? Read More
As Thailand’s Test & Go program remains suspended and thereby complicating the accessibility to the country, tourists are still rushing to get in before new restrictions are put into play, …
Three Scandinavian countries in Thai top ten of tourist nationalities Read More
Spending New Year in a hospital in Thailand was not quite what Bengt Augustsson and his daughter Isabelle had hoped for when they departed for Thailand on 25 December but …
Swedish family celebrated New Year in isolation in Thailand Read More
The Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has received over 40 inquiries from artists and protesters who want to place a copy of his famous sculpture “Pillar of Shame” to put …
Jens Galschiøt revokes copyright on “Pillar of Shame” sculpture after a storm of inquiries Read More
The Danish journalist and former Vietnam correspondent Henning Becker have died at the age of 78. Henning Becker was in Vietnam during the Vietnam war and will particularly be remembered …
Remembered for rescuing Vietnamese children – Danish Henning Becker has passed away Read More
A Norwegian man residing in Thailand has been found guilty of making up ownerships of phony companies to get a payout for lost revenue from the Norwegian economic covid compensation …
Norwegian man in Thailand guilty of swindling the Norwegian state for Covid compensation Read More
Following Laos’ announcement of their plans to re-open for fully vaccinated travelers starting 1 January 2022, 14 more countries including Denmark, Norway, and Finland were recently added to the list …
Denmark, Norway, and Finland amongst countries added under Laos Green Zone entry plan Read More
We have entered a new year, 2022. A year that many hope will mean the end of the Covid crisis. The disease is however still influencing a lot of daily …
A world apart – New Year’s Eve 2021 celebrations in Thailand and Denmark Read More
A potential explosion in Covid cases in China may keep Danish athletes from participating in Winter Olympics this year, the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF) says. …
Danish athletic federation warns about potentially withdrawing from Winter Olympics in China Read More
Almost two years ago the pandemic shut down the world and Thailand was no exception as the country quickly closed its borders. Tourists went home and for the longest time, …
Swedish restaurant owners in Thailand hopes the worst is behind them Read More
Finnair was recently ordered to suspend its flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong for two weeks as the country saw a total of 12 imported cases of covid-19 on 30 …
Hong Kong order Finnair to suspend flight from Helsinki due to imported cases of covid Read More
In a statement on 26 December, Singapore’s Health Ministry announced that it will be required for foreigners intending to work, study or reside in the country to be vaccinated starting …
Singapore to require vaccinations for foreigners working or residing in the city-state Read More