Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
On Saturday 7 November the Embassy of Denmark, Singapore participated in the 16th annual Ambassador’s Cup at Changi Sailing Club. “Carrying a bit of legacy from our last obtained result …
Denmark at Ambassador’s cup in Singapore Read More
October’s ITB Asia Travel Trade Show in Singapore attracted travel agencies and companies from all around the world. A networking reception for Finnish and Singaporean travel agency representatives and professionals …
Finnish travel promotion at ITB ASia Read More
For the first time in Singapore “Nobel Prize Series” visited Singapore for a two-day seminar with discussions about “Future of Learning”. ”Nobel Prize Series Singapore 2015” is produced by Nobel …
Nobel Prize Series debuts in Singapore Read More
Denmark is ranked second in the world at developing talent. This is according to the new World Talent Report 2015 published on November 2015. Denmark being one of the top …
Denmark beats China when it comes to generating new talents Read More
This year Pippi Longstocking, the strongest and kindest girl in the world, turns 70 years old! Pippi is one of the popular famous Swedish children’s book characters. Pippi is not …
Pippi Longstocking’s 70th Anniversary in Singapore Read More
As by tradition, the Embassy of Sweden in Singapore hosted a gathering for returning Singaporean students that have recently completed their exchange studies in Sweden. In mid November 2015 about …
Student dinner at the Swedish Residence Read More
On the 5th of November, 2015 – Pots and pans were put to heavy use, when the final contest between the three Danish top restaurants, Kiin Kiin, Dragsholm Slot and …
Danish team wins Singapore Airlines gourmet food competition Read More
More photos from the match here! Final score 6-4 to Thailand. After Thursday nights opening ceremony for the “2015 Deaf Futsal World Cup” the tournament started on Friday morning. The …
Deaf Thai women beat Swedish team in Deaf Futsal World Cup Read More
The Swedish jazz band Tolvan Big Band performs in Hanoi on 20 and 21 November as part of the European Music Festival 2015. The group also performed at the festival’s …
EU festival with Swedish jazz in Vietnam Read More
Swedish actor Kjell Bergqvist, who owns a second home in Huay Yang, Thailand and also have godchildren there is acting as Santa Claus for a good cause in 2015. As …
Swe actor Kjell Bergqvist is Santa Claus for good cause Read More
Anders Wall Foundation each year awards one scholarship of SEK 150,000 for the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai to educate a young, creative business talent within international trade and …
Scholarship for apprenticeship at Swedish Chamber of Commerce Shanghai Read More
After more than two months of choking haze, life has pretty much returned to normal for the people in Singapore. But it will all just repeat itself next year if …
Danes mobilizing against the haze in Singapore Read More
The Danish minister for Foreign Affairs, Kristian Jensen, has congratulated Myanmar on its successful general election last week. “I would like to congratulate Aung San Suu Kyi and her …
Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs makes statement on Myanmar’s election Read More
39 countries and 139 destinations. These numbers makes Norwegian airline Europe’s third largest low-cost airline, and after being granted a new operating licence the Nordic aircompany seems to get off …
New Norwegian UK subsidiary will open doors for new routes to Asia Read More
The Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia (SIMP) was launched in early November 2015 at the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi, attracting numerous industry leaders, business representatives and participants from associations and …
Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia (SIMP) invites Vietnamese managers Read More
The Embassy of Sweden, Hanoi hosted the ‘Study in Sweden’ event on Sunday 8 November 2015. At the event, held within the Embassy compound, prospect students and the graduates that …
Study in Sweden event held at Swedish embassy, Hanoi Read More
Norwegians know how seafood is best consumed: fresh! Therefore 1 tonne fresh seafood from the waters of Norway was flown in specially to celebrate the feast of Norwegian Seafood Gala …
1000 kilograms seafood sent by air to Kuala Lumpur for the Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner 2015 Read More
What seems to be the major reason for the haze story repeating itself each year, is agriculture fires on peatlands in the Indonesian archipelago. Much of the land is being …
A Swedish solution for Southeast Asia’s smog crisis Read More
In 2015 the thick smog blanketing much of Southeast Asia has been at the worst levels in a decade. Having persisted for months it has reached as north as the …
Scandinavians in Singapore speak up about life under the smog Read More
In late October a Visit Finland roadshow Beijing event gathered the key Chinese tour operators and Finnish tourism related businesses. Ambassador Marja Rislakki opened the event by noting that the …
Visit Finland roadshow Beijing Read More
Look out for the Danish music as well as art contribution to this year’s Penang Island Jazz Festival, 3-6 December, 2015. The Danish embassy in Kuala Lumpur will collaborate with …
Danish artist and expo at Penang Island Jazz Festival, Dec 2015 Read More
University of Architecture in Ho Chi Minh City and University College of Northern Denmark have signed the first Danish-Vietnamese contract ever to jointly offer a Danish Accredited Higher Education in …
First Danish higher education ever enters Vietnam Read More
On occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Danish composer Carl Nielsen the prestigious Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera on 9 October hosted a concert in …
150th anniversary of composer Carl Nielsen celebrated in Saigon Read More
Singapore has been named the world’s healthiest country, according to a list from Bloomberg Rankings, which ranks countries using data from the United Nations, the World Bank and the World …
Singapore is number one in health and business Read More
Yechiela Pojanamesbaanstit is tired of people thinking she is a prostitute just because she is Thai. In October 2015 she wrote her first article to the Danish newspaper Information. It …
“Just because I’m Thai doesn’t mean I’m a prostitute” Read More
Ai Weiwei has no time for dropping bricks after Danish toy giant LEGO recently denied to supply his latest art project with its products. In October 2015 Lego refused a bulk …
LEGO refuses to support Chinese art project Read More
Can you say ”how are you?” in Chinese? Maria Johnsen from Trondheim, Norway can. Actually, she manages to answer and turn the casual “how-are-you”-question into a deeper conversation in …
Norwegian woman learned Chinese in 3 months – now she speaks 18 languages Read More
The Royal Thai Pavilion in Utanede, Ragunda is amazingly unique: it is the only Royal Thai Pavilion of its kind outside Thailand. Nearly 100 years after the visit by the …
Destination Ragundadalen, Royal Thai Pavilion, calls for next step Read More
A new National Employment Policy drafted with the help of Sweden will improve Cambodia’s economy for the young generation, according to the International Labor Organization. According to the ILO statement …
Inspired by Sweden: Cambodia initiates first ever employment policy Read More
Hong Kong’s first Finnish design pop-up store serves design lovers at PMQ from 9 October to 8 November 2015. The shop offers beautiful collections of sleek tableware, fabulous jewellery and …
Finnish design pop-up store in Hong Kong Read More
On Monday 19 October 2015 His Royal Highness Prince Joachim opens the “Thai Artistry: The Living Heritage” Exhibition on 4th floor in ILLUM in Copenhagen. The Thai exhibition will from …
HRH Prince Joachim presides opening of “Thai Artistry: The Living Heritage” Exhibition Read More5 November 2015 will be an auspicious date for both Thais and Swedes in Thailand when KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) Alumni welcomes Sweden’s first and only astronaut Christer Fuglesang …
Sweden’ first astronaut Christer Fuglesang comes to Bangkok Read More
In mid-October 2015 the Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden all participated with booths to promote education at the ‘Study in Europe’ expo, held in Singapore. “The Swedish booth was …
Scandinavian countries promoted at ‘Study in Europe’, Singapore Read More
In September 2015 four people including a Norwegian man were kidnapped from a resort in Philippines. The Islamist group Abu Sayyaf has recently confirmed they were behind the kidnapping, and on …
Islamist kidnappers publish photo and video of Norwegian hostage Read More
During 28 September until 2 October 2015 a unique exhibition of its kind visited Hanoi in Vietnam, presented by the Swedish Institute, Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, Manzi and the …
Swedish climate art expo visited Vietnam Read More
On 8 October 2015 Amnesty International launched a new campaign to free prisoners of conscience in Myanmar (Burma). Myanmar’s authorities have been locking up and harassing scores of peaceful activists …
Amnesty: threats to journalists and prisoners of conscience ahead of election Read More
The New Hospital Nordsjælland in the Danish city Hillerød continues to get architectural recognition before it is even built. The hospital is nominated for two internationally renowned architecture awards – …
The New Hospital nominated for Singaporean architecture award Read More Earlier it was reported, that Singapore Airlines planned to expand its operations in Copenhagen by launching daily flights between the Danish capital and Singapore using the new Airbus aircraft. Now …
Danish restaurant to collaborate with Singapore Airlines Read More
Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki wins Wang Qiang 2-0 on Tuesday 6 October in the second round match in China Open 2015. Caroline Wozniacki is now qualified for the 3rd …
Wozniacki wins 2nd round in China Open Read More
At the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Uppsala University researchers have in an international collaboration with Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in …
Swedish research may save Indonesian buffaloes Read More
Amazingly, a Swedish bartender has won the global competition Heering Sling Awards 2015 as the legendary Singapore Sling celebrates its 100th anniversary this year! ‘Heering’ is of course Peter F. …
Swedish bartender wins international Heering Sling cocktail competition Read More
White-collar boxing is a form of boxing in which men and women in white-collar professions – mainly banking, legal, technology or media – train to fight at special events. Most …
White Collar Boxing in Singapore Read More
Denmark’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Nicolai Ruge, paid a visit to this year’s Summer School ‘Doing business in Malaysia’ by Business Academy Aarhus (BAAA), held in collaboration with the University of …
Danish business summer school in Kuala Lumpur Read More
In mid September, F1 driver Marcus Ericsson, in Singapore for Formula 1 driving for Team Sauber, met with Sweden’s Ambassador Håkan Jevrell and Ms Eva Walder, Director General for Trade …
Swedish Embassy Singapore visits F1 driver Marcus Ericsson Read More
Peder Madsen Jorgensen, who has been more closely involved with the lives of the poor rural people of Thailand than any other living Dane today, celebrates on Sunday 27 September the …
Peder Jorgensen celebrates 80 years Read More In HSBC’s newest Expat Explorer Survey Singapore wins first place as the best place overall for expats to enjoy an excellent quality of life, financial wellbeing and improved career prospects. …
Singapore takes the crown as the best place to live and work Read More
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church employees have set out to help daily Norwegians in small and large crises abroad. The organization has developed an app, “Nødnummer”, to make your stay abroad …
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church emergency app Read More
This weekend saw Singapore as the host of The Singapore Grand Prix 2015, which consisted of three days filled with both motor racing and muscial entertainment from artists such as …
The Singapore Grand Prix Read More
Surveying a target sector for the new PR and marketing service platform for Thailand, EuroThaiLink, the ScandAsia team came across a Swedish confectioner and baker at the Food & Hotel …
Swedish baker showcases cake creations in Bangkok Read More
Clean Energy Promotion in the Mekong Region will be supported via Finnish funding. The Energy and Environment Partnership Programme with the Mekong Region (EEP Mekong) has recently embarked on its …
Finnish-funded EEP Mekong calls for proposals Read More