Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Norwegian Film Institute has awarded six international film productions with a monetary award, amongst which two of the projects are Southeast Asian; one from Vietnam and one from Myanmar. …
Norwegian Film Institute awards two SEA film-projects Read More
The children of Futuraskolan International, which is a Network of several international in the county of Stockholm, are determined to help the poor and vulnerable impacted by the novel coronavirus. …
Children in the Philippines receive help from a Swedish school Read More
I meet Lasse Stålung in front of his company KB Plus. He had gone out himself to buy soft drinks for our meeting. We don’t shake hands for the sake …
Lasse Stålung: “I never planned to stay” Read More
The KidsRights Foundation has released their survey of children’s rights, covering 182 countries. Scandinavian countries are well-known for ranking high in surveys researching human rights – and this survey is …
Scandinavia and Thailand top children’s rights survey Read More
In a new political agreement between the government and the supporting parties it has been decided to send 37,5 million DKK ($5.5 million) to Indonesia with the purpose of starting …
Denmark to send $5.5 million to Indonesia Read More
Indonesia will receive a $56 million fund from Norway as a reward for the Southeast Asian country’s efforts and success in reducing deforestation and carbon emission, reports the Indonesian daily …
Indonesia to receive $56 million reward from Norway for reducing emission Read More
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church’s weekly event handing out food packages to Thai locals in Pattaya, distributed on 21 May 2020 a record breaking 3.000 packages. As each package contains produce …
Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya continues to give back to Thai locals Read More
“The way we network is changing now and it will probably be with us for the rest of our lives; it will be a different networking landscape when we come …
Swede Nick Jonsson and partners purchase EGN Singapore franchise Read More
The Danish embassy in Bangkok announced a special occasion of Pippi Longstocking turns 75 years today – on 22 May 2020. Happy birthday from the Royal Danish Embassy to Pippi …
Happy 75 birthday to Pippi Longstocking Read More
Denmatk, Norway and Sweden are part of a multi national donor group of countries that will resume dispersing relief to people affected by the current eruption of the Taal Vocano …
Scandinavian governments donate relief fund to Taal volcano eruption victims in the Philippines Read More
Denmark has donated 50,000 medical grade masks for the vulnerable community in Hlaing Tharyar Township, which is one of the most populated townships in Yangon Region with a large number …
Denmark donates 50,000 masks to Hlaing Tharyar community in Myanmar Read More
Danes, Swedes, Finns and Norwegians have rich opportunities in finding a little slice of their homeland while in Thailand through familiar and comforting cuisines. Several Nordic-focused restaurants and web-shops has …
Overview: Nordic food in Bangkok and Pattaya Read More
Swedes are participating and sharing to the ones in need, in the “Cupboard of Sharing” – ตู้ปันสุข’s movement in various parts of Thailand. The initiative of “Cupboard of sharing” started …
Scandinavians join ‘Cupboard of Sharing’ movements in Thailand Read More
The deteriorating bilateral ties between Sweden and China has resulted in closure of all Confucius Institutes in Sweden – making the Scandinavian country the first country in Europe to close …
Sweden has closed all Confucius Institutes and Classrooms Read More
On 5 May some 150 representatives of the various stakeholders and Danish businesses representatives attended a webinar hosted by the Confederation of Danish Industry
Representatives from the Danish missions in Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam outlined the situation in the respective countries on the topic: ‘Markets in the shadow of Covid-19’.
Covid-19 business impact on Southeast Asia: Danish business webinar report Read More
The government of Vietnam has announced 17 May their plans to bring back Vietnamese citizens stuck all over the globe, according to the Saigon-based Vietnamese daily Saigon Online. The Civil …
Vietnam to bring back Vietnamese citizens from Scandinavia and SEA-countries Read More
The Danish company Copenhagen Offshore Partners are opening an office in the Vietnamese capitol Hanoi. The Scandinavian company provides project development, construction and operational management services to offshore wind projects. …
Danish business to open office in Vietnam Read More
The Royal embassy of Norwegian in Singapore invites all Norwegians (and friends of Norway) celebrating Constitution day on 17 May to join a fun photo challenge. Since Singapore is currently …
Norwegian embassy Singapore invited all to share fun 17 May moment digitally Read More
Roland Tan Tong Meng has died in Denmark at the age of 72 – and has already been buried. The Singaporean man has been wanted since a murder in 1969, …
Singaporean gangster dies in Denmark after 51 years on the run Read More
The Danish Seamen’s Church in Hong Kong announced in its newsletter, that the Sunday service has been cancelled due to continuous restrictions of the coronavirus. “We were too optimistic and …
Danish Seamen’s Church in Hong Kong cancels Sunday service Read More
The bilateral ties between Sweden and China continue to grow more and more hostile, says a report by World Tribune. The report highlights a survey of 34 countries by the …
Hostility between China and Sweden at an all-time high Read More
The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) has announced that several national WISTA associations have come together in an initiative to support seafarers. WISTA Norway and WISTA Singapore are …
WISTA associations in Scandinavia and Asia start to collaborate Read More
The Swedish publishing firm Kaunitz-Olsson released a collection of 11 poems written by Gui Minhai, the Swedish-Hong Kong bookseller currently imprisoned in China after being convicted of providing illegal information …
Swedish publisher distributes prison-poems by Gui Minhai Read More
Three Taiwanese people living in Norway lost a lawsuit against the Norwegian government, where they accused the government of wrongly changing their nationality from “Taiwanese” to “Chinese” on their residency …
Three Taiwanese people lose nationality lawsuit against Norway Read More
The Foreign Ministry of Denmark has established a new information portal where Danes with businesses in foreign countries can get an overview of the potential aid, they can receive during …
Danish Foreign Ministry establish overview for COVID-19 aid to Danish businesses in China Read More
Savija Pannark, a Thai-Danish woman living in Laos, is one of many people affected by the restrictions imposed by governments to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Savija Pannark …
A victim of the coronavirus: Thai-Dane forced to shut down beloved restaurant in Laos Read More
ScandAsia reported previously in April that the Danida Business Programme Partnership in Indonesia had been suspended due to alleged fraud within the programme. Kasper Helmgaard Rask, political and economic advisor …
Danida Business Partnership programme in Indonesia: Two named partnerships suspended Read More
Sjømannskirken i Pattaya – the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya – has been giving away free basic food packages every Thursday since the closing of the city created economic hardship …
In sweltering heat: Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya gives back to the people of Pattaya Read More
For the third time in a row seasoned diplomat Ms. Ann Måwe has been awarded the job she applied for within the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This time the …
Ann Måwe – Sweden’s new Ambassador to Vietnam Read More
The Danish and Swedish staff of the airline company Norwegian were technically employed by three companies in Denmark and one in Sweden. These four companies have all filed for bankruptcy …
Norwegian’s cabin- and pilot crew companies file for bankruptcy in Sweden and Denmark Read More
The Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, To Anh Dung, presented on 17 April 2020 a token to symbolize the 100.000 antibacterial face masks Vietnam is giving Sweden for free …
Vietnam gives thousands of face masks to Sweden Read More
Denmark’s University of Copenhagen draws attention to recently published data which shows increased illegal logging within the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia, according to the Cambodian daily the Phnom …
University of Copenhagen warns illegal logging in Cambodia Read More
The first part of the gradual reopening of Denmark has been negotiated to open earlier than planned, announced the government of Denmark in a press release 17 April 2020. Liberal …
Danes can finally get their hair cut again Read More
The attorney of the Danish Foreign Ministry’s business department announced in a report released 15 April 2020 that the Danida Business Partnership Programme Project in Indonesia would meet an early …
Denmark to end partnership in Indonesia due to alleged fraud Read More
The Finnish airline company Finnair announced on 14 April 2020 in a press release that the airline company has signed a Letter of Intent to cooperate with the Shanghai-based airline …
Finnair to expand cooperation with Juneyao Air Read More
Successes and failures the norm in the world of start-ups This is the story about building a start-up and how things can go wrong, depending on how one goes about …
Scandinavian entrepreneur shares start-up insights Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce will together with FEI (Företagsekonomiska Institutet/The Institute of Business Administration) host a virtual webinar dubbed ‘The Impact of the Corona Crisis – Now and Beyond’ …
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce invites to corona-webinar Read More
The pastor of the Norwegian Seamen’s Church Abroad, Sjømannskirken, Father Annstein Lothe offered a helping hand to the citizens of Pattaya who has been affected by the consequences of the …
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Pattaya provides help to corona affected residents Read More
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has launched a three-year partnership programme with the government of Norway. The programme aims to address ‘gender biased sex selection and related harmful practices …
Norway to support Vietnam in Gender Equality programme Read More
Pregnancy is a beautiful thing, but it doesn’t always go hand in hand with making money. Morning sickness, an increased urge to pee, shifting moods and odd cravings are just …
From red to blue: All eyes on the pregnant Pandora employees Read More
Indonesia’s challenges relating to waste are immense, while this sector also constitutes very promising business opportunities – not least for the Nordic countries. There are huge needs for things to …
The Nordics, Waste4change mobilise to solve Indonesia’s waste crisis Read More
The Thai Repatriation- and Funeral Service AsiaOne has experienced their first dead Scandinavian client with COVID-19 as the cause of death. The nationality of the deceased Scandinavian is confidential information. …
AsiaOne is ready to take care of dead Scandinavians in Thailand Read More
The government of Myanmar pressed on 3 April 2020 criminal charges against three street artists. The artists were arrested and charged for painting a mural to raise awareness about the …
Three artists charged for corona street art in Myanmar Read More
To track the spread of the novel coronavirus in the Finnish population, the Finnish public health authority announced 7 April 2020 that Finland will start randomized antibody tests, according to …
Finland to begin randomized corona testing Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Manila announced a closure for national holidays on 6 April 2020. “The Embassy will be closed on the following days: 9 April 2020 – Day …
Embassy of Sweden Manila will be closed on 9-10 April 2020 Read More
Despite the announcement of a gradual re-opening of the Danish public sector after Easter 2020, the Danish Foreign Ministry has decided to continue advising against travelling outside of Denmark as …
The Danish Foreign Ministry extends its advice to avoid travelling outside of Denmark Read More
On the evening of 6 April 2020, the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced the first elements of the complicated plan that will allow Denmark to reopen – but ‘gradually, …
Danish PM announces schedule for the reopening of Denmark Read More
Despite the outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has halted most business’, the Danish wind energy giant Vestas continues to secure business partners. The Danish company Vestas announced on 31 …
Vestas continues to make business despite the outbreak of coronavirus Read More
The Malaysian business group Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) announced their plans to build a luxury hotel and apartment project in Nuuk, the capitol of Greenland, according to Edge Prop. According …
Malaysian business group to build a hotel and apartment complex in Greenland Read More
Asian countries are more scared to contract the novel coronavirus than Scandinavian countries, according to a new survey from YouGov based on the percentage of 27,000 participants from 26 countries …
Asian countries rank high in new corona-fear survey Read More