Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
For some Singaporeans living abroad, the thing they miss most isn’t family or friends. It’s food. To show how this could be turned into a good business, ChannelNewsAsia interviewed Jasni …
Selling Singaporean food in Finland Read More
If you’re planning on flying from Stockholm to Phuket or vice versa with Thai Airways during your Christmas or Winter vacation you’ll have to find an alternative route. The airline …
Thai Airways cancels flights between Stockholm and Phuket Read More
While Danish people send ladybirds to heaven so they can ask God for good weather, a Chinese PhD student at University of Copenhagen is now asking them to eat all …
Student wants ladybirds to turn China organic Read More
Since Swedish Greta Thunberg called for more ambitious climate action in Sweden by skipping school last year, many have felt inspired by the teen. Among them, a group of about …
Singapore Climate Rally inspired by Swedish activist Read More
Where better to relive the French Indochina era than with some nostalgia at a few of Saigon’s (Ho Chi Minh City) most prominent hotels – one of them being a …
Discover French Indochina – Saigon lifestyle update Read More
As of 6 August 2019 Vietnamese visa applications for Norway will no longer be handled in Vietnam. The same changes apply for Philippine applicants as of 5 August 2019. Instead, …
Changes in Norwegian visa process: Higher price and longer wait Read More
IKEA Singapore apologised for an administrative error on 1 August 2019 that revealed the e-mails of 410 people in the CC-field of a promotional e-mail. When IKEA Singapore initially attempted …
IKEA leaks personal data: Messes up apology Read More
Scania Malaysia nurtures future leaders in sustainability with support to Penang school’s “No-Single-Use-Plastic” Programme Scania Malaysia distributed on Wednesday 31 July 2019 reusable lunch boxes and water bottles to students, …
Scania supports sustainability program at Penang school Read More
Eight of the ten migrant workers from Thailand, who were injured on Tuesday in a car crash in Finland have been released from Seinäjoki Central Hospital, where they were treated …
Eight of ten Thais in car crash in Finland back to picking berries Read More
Do you have a Volvo model S60, S80, S90, V40, V60, V70, V90, XC60 or XC90 with a 2-litre or 4-cylinder diesel engine produced between 2014 and 2019? Then you …
Volvo identifies faulty engine part Read More
Two Thai berry pickers who had just arrived this Monday 22 July 2019 to Finland, are in critical condition, and several other Thai berry pickers are seriously injured, after an …
Thai berry pickers victims of drunk driver in Finland Read More
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven received on Friday 19 July a call from President Donald Trump requesting a release of an American music star, A$AP ROCKY, the stage name of …
Sweden refuses Trump request for release of US rapper Read More
H&M – Hennes & Mauritz – the global Swedish fashion giant with stores in all the countries in Asia and production in several of them, is gradually phasing out the …
H&M phasing out plastic bags – phasing in paper bags Read More
British inventor and engineer Sir James Dyson, Britain’s richest person, is the new owner of the most expensive home in Singapore. Dyson, 72, and his wife, Deirdre, bought one of …
Singapore’s most expensive residence named after Danish botanist Read More
On June 26, Thailand’s Immigration police together with the International Affairs Officer for the Nordic countries and other involved officers arrested a Finnish man Aki Petri Johannes Vartiainen, 39, who …
Finnish man arrested in Thailand over selling hormone Read More
While the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) was taking place in Helsinki the Embassy of Finland Bangkok co-organised ‘Finland towards the circular economy’ seminar, held at the Asean Sustainable Energy …
Finland’s circular economy initiative presented to ASEAN Read More
On June 18, Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson, a Swedish man aged 44 was arrested by Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau police for multi-million dollar fraud on the Island of Koh Chang, Thailand. …
Swedish man arrested in Thailand over bitcoin fraud Read More
Five passengers are injured and one of them is Norwegian man who reportedly has sustained serious injuries after a van collided with a gas truck on Saraburi-Lomsak Road (Highway 21) …
Norwegian man seriously injured in van crash Read More
On June 14, 2019, investigative team from Pattaya Police Station together with Chonburi province’s immigration police led by tourist police in Pattaya have arrested a Laotian ladyboy accused of stealing …
Laotian ladyboy stole Finnish tourist’s bag in Pattaya Read More
Working smart not hard is the new trend in business as generations strive for coherency and work life balance With the shift of consumer preference towards personalization and everything customizable, …
IWG: The shift towards flexible workspaces for all generations Read More
According to the case of Thai ex-con arrested for raping Norwegian tourist, the convict named Raewat Harnsuwan or known in the local media as “Ai Moss” has been handed an …
Thai man got 8 years for raping Norwegian tourist Read More
A 77-year-old Swedish man was found floating face-down in the water near Saikhao Beach, Koh Chang, Trat, Thailand on the evening of May 23, 2019. Head of Marine Safety Center …
Swedish man, 77, died of heart attack on beach in Trat Read More The police arrested a-33-year-old man who is a suspect for raping a Norwegian tourist at Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand during the weekend’s Half Moon Party on Sunday, May 12 2019. …
Former prisoner arrested for raping Norwegian tourist Read More
https://www.instagram.com/p/Boi8ITsHaiY/ A Norwegian woman aged 24 years old died by rabies after she was bit by a rescue puppy during her vacation in Philippines. In February 2019, Birgitte Kallestad was …
Norwegian woman died by rabid dog in Philippines Read More
Police in China have exposed a gang accused of manufacturing and selling $30million (£23million) worth of fake LEGO. According to the police’s statement on April 26, police raided the buildings …
Chinese police busted $30million fake LEGO factory Read More
The Kuala Lumpur hotel and bar scene has turned really hot recently. Any doubts you may have about that will be gone after reading this! Many of the global five-star …
Cool Kuala Lumpur’s new lifestyle attractions Read More
Travel, explore, make friends and even find a date – Swedish-made travel application Gayze makes navigating Southeast Asian cities like Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta safe and fun for LGBTQ …
SE Asia soon safer for LGBTQ-people with Swedish travel app Read More
The Heads of Mission of the European Union Delegation, EU Member States accredited to Myanmar, Canada and Norway released the statement on “the further escalation of violence in Rakhine State” …
EU latest statement on violence in Rakhine State Read More
A Finnish man aged between 50-55 years old was found on the chopper, a type of custom motorcycle, near Boonnakanjanaram Temple in Patttaya on March 12, 2019. The photos form …
Finnish man found dead on chopper, Pattaya Read More
Scania, a leading Swedish heavy trucks and buses manufacturer, established a new factory in Thailand to serve as a new hub for strengthening its market in Thailand and Asia. With …
Scania makes Thailand its new hub in Asia Read More
Two Finnish men were killed in the Tuk-Tuk crash on Saturday, 2 March 2019 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The accident happened in the early morning when a Lexus car slammed into …
Two Finns killed in Phnom Penh crash Read More
A-5-years old Finnish boy, Eemi Nikula, was mauled by several stray dogs at Ao Nang Beach, in Krabi province, Thailand in the evening of 20th February 2019. According to the …
Finnish boy attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Krabi, Thailand Read More
A 28-year-old Swedish man, Kenneth Tobias Christoffer Moberg who is wanted in his home country for scam and swindling cases, has been arrested in Iloilo, Philippines on 11 February 2019. …
Swedish man arrested in Philippines for scam Read More
A Swedish man, aged 57, attempted to kill himself by dashing in front of the cars driving on Thepkasatree road, the main road in Phuket, Thailand at 2.30 a.m. of …
Swedish man attempted suicide by jumping in front of a car in Thailand Read More
Where to start? Lifestyle in Singapore these days is exciting, vibrant, history-rich, multi-facetted, impressive, opulent – and transformed! The city state has been undergoing a sea change in its upgrade …
Lifestyle galore! Singapore! Read More
Jari Sinkari, Finnish Ambassador to Indonesia visited an exchange student’s orientation organized by a Finnish company, Asia Exchange at Udayana University, Indonesia on 1 February 2019. At the ceremony, the …
Finnish Ambassador attends exchange student’s orientation in Indonesia Read More
Swedish Embassy joined in the alumni seminar “The Swedish-funded International Training Program: Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA)” on Thursday, 7 February 2019 in Yangon, Myanmar. Among the attendees were Johan Hallenborg, …
Swedish Embassy supports Myanmar’s environmental assessment Read More
Swedish Film Institute in collaboration with Thai Film Archive will bring “The Seventh Seal” one of the Swedish world’s best classical movie to be on screen once again on Sunday, …
The Seventh Seal will be screened in Thailand Read More
Finnish Business Council in Singapore bears witness to that the city state is very much a hub for Southeast Asia, with a strong influx from Finland in recent years, including …
Finnish Business Council Singapore is seeing stronger influx Read More
‘Infrastructure Asia’ (IA) is one of the Singapore Government’s most recent and very important initiatives (launched during its presidency of ASEAN in 2018, at the 8th Asia-Singapore Infrastructure Roundtable) – …
Denmark takes pole position as Singapore initiates ‘Infrastructure Asia’ Read More
Two Huawei employees have been expelled from Denmark by Danish authorities after a work permit inspection. According to the police, four of Huawei’s staff failed to comply with laws covering residence …
Two Huawei employees expelled from Denmark Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Manila together with Swedish fashion brands, H&M Philippines, BabyBjorn and Houdini Sportswear, has launched a three-month long fashion exhibition named “Fashion Revolution: The Future of …
Visit Swedish Fashion exhibition in Manila Read More
The Embassy of Sweden to Myanmar cooperates with H&M, a well-known Swedish clothing-retail company, to join in the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s event, which took place on 31 January 2019 …
H&M together with Swedish Embassy support ILO in Myanmar Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Singapore gave a warm welcome to Head of Borgholm Health center, Dr. Åke Åkesson who came to visit Singaporean health organizations around 28-31 January 2019. …
Swedish Embassy welcomes Head of Borgholm Health center to Singapore Read More
The Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) appoints Asbjorn Warvik Rortveit as a new envoy to represent the country’s seafood interests in Southeast Asia. Asbjorn Warvik Rortveit will replace Jon Erik Steenslid, …
Norway’s seafood council appoints new envoy to SE Asia Read More
LEGO, the world leading Danish toy-maker, has announced its plan to open more 80 shops up from 60 shops at present across 30 different Chinese cities at the end of the …
LEGO plans to have 140 shops in China this year Read More
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce representatives led by two of their board members, Anders Lundqvist and Nicklas Moberg joined in the opening ceremony of Fitness24Seven third branch in Bangkok on Wednesday, …
TSCC joins in Fitness24Seven’s 3rd branch opening in Bangkok Read More
NIRAS, a leading Scandinavian consulting engineering company, held an official open ceremony of its new office in Manila, Philippines on 17 January 2019. Among the attendees, there were H.E. Mr. …
NIRAS opens its new office in Manila Read More
The Danish Climate Envelope funds a Five-year plan of mangrove reforestation on the Rakhine State. The plan will take action in the degraded mangrove forests in Myebon, Rambre, Tanintharyi’s Myeik …
Denmark funds mangrove reforestation in Rakhine Read More
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, as the Representative of His Majesty the King of Thailand, conferred on Thursday 31 January 2019 the Prince Mahidol Award 2018 in the …
Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn confers the Prince Mahidol Award 2018 on Swedish Professor Read More