Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A Norwegian family’s Christmas holiday in Thailand has turned into a covid-19 nightmare after their 9-year-old son tested positive upon arrival in the country and the family was placed in …
Travel agency TUI receives more criticism after Norwegian family was isolated in Thailand Read More
Although Norwegian Ellen Høiness will never get her daughter back after she was found murdered in the jungle in Laos almost two years ago, it gives her peace to know …
Mother of Norwegian woman murdered in Laos: Finally I can sleep peacefully again Read More
Following Thailand’s decision to suspend the ‘Test and go’ quarantine free travel scheme a few days before Christmas due to fears over Omicron, Swedes in the country say the situation …
Following Thailand’s tightened entry restrictions – the situation remains calm in the country Read More
The 32-year-old Swedish influencer and Youtuber Lisa Anckarman was recently hospitalized in Thailand after she suddenly experienced mysterious symptoms almost like those of a stroke, Aftonbladet writes. Lisa Anckarman who is currently …
Swedish Youtuber hospitalized in Thailand – believes it’s stress-related Read More
Vaccine certificates from five new countries including Thailand and Taiwan will be recognized and accepted throughout the European Union from January, Thai Examiner reports. Last week, Deputy Chief of Mission of the …
European Union to accept Thai and Taiwanese vaccine certificates Read More
27-year-old Lenny Nguyen received a bachelor’s degree in graphic design this summer, but shortly afterward he started on a culinary project, which opened last week in the Danish town of …
Vietnamese Lenny: Vietnamese food should also be available in smaller Danish cities Read More
Because of the rising number of covid cases Denmark has from the 27 December implemented new requirements when travelling into Denmark. From now on, travelers without permanent residency …
Denmark has implemented new procedures for entering the country Read More
Some might wonder if it’s possible to get the Nordic Christmas atmosphere on a tropical island in Thailand? The answer is, according to about 200 Swedes, yes! True to tradition, …
Swedish community in Phuket celebrated Christmas: “Is absolutely incredible” Read More
The travel agency Tui in Denmark got very busy following Thailand’s announcement of suspending its so-called ‘Test and go’ quarantine free entry scheme last week. Not only does it …
Danish travel agency Tui will rebook or refund travelers to Thailand Read More
The retired police officer Øyvind Olsen, who played an important role in the murder case of Norwegian Nerid Høiness, believes that the Norwegian police lack the experience required in an …
Retired police officer believes Norwegian police efforts in Laos murder case shows inexperience Read More
A Danish family has been placed in isolation in Thailand after their 18-year-old daughter tested positive for covid-19 upon arrival in the country. According to BT, the family departed for Thailand …
Danish family placed in isolation in Thailand after daughter test positive for covid-19 Read More
The Japanese man who is accused of killing Norwegian Nerid Høiness in Laos last year has, according to a press release from the police in Laos, been found and arrested …
Japanese man wanted for the murder of Norwegian in Laos has been found and arrested Read More
Another 5 host families are needed to volunteer to take in 2 Danish young athletes visiting Bangkok second week of January 2022. You will pick up your athletes on Friday …
Danish Gymnastics team need host families in Bangkok Read More
The Hong Kong government ruled that the statue violated a new security law, but ignored the Danish artist Jens Galschiøt’s desire to bring the statue home. Now workers have begun …
Danish artist shocked as Hong Kong authorities remove his iconic ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue Read More
“I am furious.” That is how Danish Journalist and Chief Editor of Danish media “Ekstra Bladet”, Henrik Qvortrup, describes his mood after it has been decided that he and his …
Covid-positive Danish journalist Henrik Qvortrup forcibly admitted at Thai hospital Read More
Danish citizen Carl Drewsen who went missing in Phuket in December 2015 is now no longer missing. The joint office of the Nordic police forces in Bangkok informs ScandAsia that …
Danish man missing since 2015 found alive and well Read More
A Swedish woman called Veronica Lin where found murdered in 2003 in the Swedish town Högsbo. Her husband, a Chinese billionaire named You Lin, was initially convicted for having ordered …
Chinese millionaire involved in Swedish murder mystery – full documentary available now Read More
A couple of years ago the famous Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist decided to replace the freezing winter of Sweden with the heat of Thailand. The actor, who is known for …
Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist’s second home is in Thailand Read More
The progress of the Omicron variant is spreading concern in Thailand and yesterday on 21 December, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that Thailand would stop approving new applications at …
Thailand suspend ‘Test & go” strategy – complicates Nordic travelers holiday plans Read More
Noting the outcome of the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong which took place on 19 December 2021, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United …
G7 Foreign Ministers and EU express concern following the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong Read More
Indonesian Senior Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said on 20 December that the two Nordic countries of Norway and Denmark have been added to the list of countries banned from entering …
Indonesia adds Norway and Denmark to travel ban list Read More Carl Drewsen a Danish citizen and Phuket resident has been missing for about 6 years. Ever since the day he disappeared in December 2015, neither family, friends nor colleagues have …
Danish man missing in Thailand since 2015 Read More
Norway has established a new defense commission which job will be to assess the contemporary national thread situation. One of the main threads that the commission will try to work …
New Norwegian defense commission will prepare against Chinese cyber-attacks Read More
A system update delayed over the weekend some people’s PCR test results which ended up costing a Danish family a small fortune as they were departing for Thailand, media TV2 reports. The …
SSI System update cost Danish family a small fortune on PCR test before departing for Thailand Read More
The Norwegian football manager and former player Jörn Andersen were recently named as the new manager of Hong Kong’s football team in a statement by Hong Kong Football Association. Jörn Andersen is …
Norwegian football manager and former player to lead Hong Kong’s footballers Read More
The regional government of Southeastern Finland offers Hongkonger and Japanese professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs on green technology the opportunity to live and work for 90 days in the happiest country …
Finland invites green investors from Hong Kong and Japan to settle in “world’s happiest country” Read More
The Swedish region of Skåne is forced to pay SEK 155.000 in customs duties after importing face masks from China which has shown to be declared and classified with an …
Swedish region must pay customs duty after importing face masks from China Read More
Many Swedes encounter problems when they have to prove that they have taken all their vaccine doses to be able to travel outside the EU and for Swedish comedian Måns …
Sweden’s vaccine certificate makes applying for Thailand Pass difficult Read More
The Evergrande liquidity crisis is, as of now, an unresolved financial crisis centered around the financial difficulties of Chinese property developer Evergrande Group. For a long time, a possible bankruptcy …
Analyst: Danes do not have to fear for their pensions even if Chinese Evergrande goes bankrupt Read More
Jens Dao’s mother was pregnant with him when his family came to Denmark as boat refugees from Vietnam over 30 years ago. Today he is a hardworking individual and he …
Vietnamese Jens Dao in Denmark: I have taken the best of two cultures with me Read More
Another European covid-19 vaccine donation recently arrived in the Philippines with 3,789,600 doses of the Janssen vaccine from Sweden, Austria, and the Netherlands, GOV.PH reports The shipment arrived on 14 December and …
Sweden and other EU nations donate nearly 3.8M vaccine doses to the Philippines Read More
Danish students from grade three to five at “Aabenraa Friskole” in Aabenraa have together with members from the Innerwheel NGO collected 52 kg. soda can tabs that they have handed …
Danish school children have collected soda can tabs for leg prostheses in Thailand Read More
Norwegian Professor Øystein Tunsjø at the Norwegian Defense College is worried about how the growing great power rivalry between China and the United States could ruin the climate goals. In …
Norwegian Professor concerned about how the conflict between China and the US can ruin climate goals Read More
In an arranged hearing focusing on “Swedish citizens imprisoned abroad” which took place in the Swedish national assembly “Riksdagen” the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs were criticized for the way …
Swedish government criticized for its handling of Gui Minhai’s Chinese imprisonment Read More
The students at Denmark’s Frederiksborg Gymnasium & HF have for the third year in a row raised money to renovate a school in Vietnam, and this year the amount is …
Danish High school students raise nearly DKK 400,000 for Vietnam Read More
20-year-old Katrine Lund from Denmark is to celebrate Christmas on a boat in Indonesia. She has traveled around Mexico and Central America since September on her own to experience freedom, …
Danish Katrine swaps traditional Christmas in Denmark with a boat in Indonesia Read More
There is still no answer as to how the pandemic began, but there have been many hypotheses. Some hypotheses are that the virus originated from a bat. Others claim that …
Danish researcher met Patient 0 in Wuhan – she has a preliminary theory Read More
On 10 December, Maria Ressa from the Philippines was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize during a pomp-filled ceremony in Oslo, Norway. She was awarded the prize together with Russian Dmitry …
Filipino journalist receives Nobel Peace Prize, just as the number of imprisoned journalists is breaking records Read More
The Royal baby elephant Prince has died at the Swedish Kolmården’s zoo after becoming ill last Friday, Aftonbladet writes. Prince’s mother is Bua, which Carl XVI Gustaf received as a gift from …
Thai Baby elephant owned by Queen of Denmark and King of Sweden dies Read More
Norwegian author Jo Nesbø is known primarily for his crime novels featuring Inspector Harry Hole. In a recent interview with local media VG, he reveals that he is working on …
Jo Nesbø reveals new Harry Hole book which he plans to write in Thailand Read More
Nine Swedish multinational companies in Singapore, including pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca and clothing retailer H&M, have pledged to double their paid paternity leave benefits from two to four weeks starting next …
9 Swedish firms join SwedCham pledge for double paid paternity leave for employees in Singapore Read More
A Swedish man was recently hit on the head while waiting for a dolphin show to start at Safari World in Bangkok, The Thaiger reports. According to a Facebook post by the …
Swedish man hit in the head at Bangkok zoo reportedly for taking his mask off to eat Read More
Denmark should follow the United States and implement a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China, according to several political parties in the Danish parliament (Folketinget), media NordJyske reports. Other Danish …
Several political parties want a Danish diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in China Read More
Three months ago, 10-year-old Wasuthon Guide Nielsen was told he had to travel back to Thailand because the family’s application for a residence permit for him had been rejected …
Agency of Family Law formally launch Wasuthon’s Danish adoption case Read More
In 1991, Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize – 30 years later she has been indicted by those she has dedicated her life to …
Norwegian Nobel chair: Myanmar’s process against Suu Kyi has low credibility Read More
During a democracy forum on 5 December, an associate professor at the Department of Ethnology of Saxo Institute at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, Niels Jul Nielsen, spoke highly …
Danish Expert: Chinese system of democracy is successful Read More
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod took to Twitter to condemn the Myanmar Military’s actions after security forces on the morning of 5 December drove a car into anti-junta protesters in Myanmar. …
Danish Foreign Minister condemns Myanmar military after protest turns deadly in Yangon Read More
In a new book titled ”G som i gärningsman” (P as in perpetrator) the now 75-year-old Swedish director and writer Staffan Hildebrand admits to having sexually abused two younger boys …
Director admits to sexually abusing young boys and forging documents to take Thai boy to Sweden Read More
In a ruling on 3 December the Philippine court of appeals granted Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa’s request to travel to Norway to accept her Nobel Peace Prize in person …
Philippines court allow Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa to go to Norway Read More
On 28 November, the travel company TUI sent its first charter flight from Copenhagen to Phuket in 21 months, JydskeVestkysten writes. TUI operates in many countries and not only was the flight …
The first Danish charter flight in 21 months arrive in Phuket Read More