Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
(Pictures from Fika’s café) How many times have you been craving for fresh baked rye bread or prinsesstårta, when abroad? Now you don’t have to go overseas anymore to satisfy …
New Swedish bakery to open in Singapore Read More
On Thursday morning 5 May H.M King Carl XVI Gustaf, Honorary Chairman of Global Child Forum, opened their first forum hosted in Southeast Asia. Global Child Forum was initiated by …
King and Queen of Sweden brings Global Child Forum to Asia Read More
From 29 April to 8 May the annual Europe on Screen festival will take place in Indonesia, and this year Finland will contribute with two award-winning films, one of them …
Samuel L. Jackson stars Finnish movie at film festival in Jakarta Read More
From 29 April to 8 May Indonesia will be the host country for the Europe on Screen festival, an annual event dedicated to showcasing the best and most entertaining new …
Norway contributes with two films to film festival in Indonesia Read More
Asian tourists trying to obtain a visa to Denmark are in Bangkok met with a sign at the VFS visa center counter saying that it is currently not possible to …
Visa to Denmark not possible until further notice Read More
Following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, the unique partner-led programme ‘Mangroves for the Future’ (MFF), was initiated to promote investment in coastal ecosystems for sustainable development. Breaking new ground …
Scandinavia supports resilient coastal communities via MFF Read More
On 5 May 2016 Kuala Lumpur is hosting the first Global Child Forum on Southeast Asia, with Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden and Malaysia’s …
Swedish King and Queen attends first Global Child Forum in Southeast Asia Read More
Cavite, Philippines, April 23: Newcomer Oscar Zetterwall became the first Swede to win on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) when he closed with a second consecutive four-under-par 68 to seal …
Bangkok-based Swede wins grand Asian Golf Tour Read More
Director General, Peter Holmgren of Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has been awarded the ’Golden Twig’ by the Swedish Forestry Association, on the occasion of International Day of Forests …
Cifor’s Peter Holmgren receives Swedish forestry award Read More
Massive pressure and prolonged protests have finally led to the state of Sarawak in Malaysia stopping the construction of a controversial hydropower project on the Baram River, reports Norway-based Rainforest …
Norwegian NGO contributes to Malaysia scrapping mega dam Read More
Phuket Gazette reports that a Swedish man, named as Johnny Daniel Soederstroem, 41, died in a motorcycle accident on his way across Thepkrasattri Bridge in Phuket on 14 April. The …
Swede first traffic death on Phuket in Songkran New Year Read More
The Swedish Sustainable Fashion Exhibition was held on 9-10 April 2016 at PMQ in Hong Kong where the Secretary for the Environment, the honorable WONG Kam Sing, joining in presenting …
Swedish Sustainable Fashion Event in Hong Kong Read More
Malaysian food sector is unbalanced, the key to stability might be Denmark, according to “ghost” columnist. Last year Malaysia’s import food bill stood at a critical 45 billions Malaysian Ringgits, as …
“Denmark is the key for ailing food sector in Malaysia” Read More
Police in Southern Jutland is looking for the couple on this photo. The photo comes from a camera, that was found among a huge amount of other stolen items during a …
Do you know this couple? Read More
Monaco-based Star Clippers is the brainchild of Swedish entrepreneur, Mikael Krafft, whose sailing cruises may not be that known in Southeast Asia yet. This is about to change as this …
Swedish luxury cruises sails Indonesia for the first time Read More
C More Entertainment has begun the shooting for a new Swedish thriller-series in Thailand. The series is called ‘Farang’, meaning foreigner in Thai, and famous Swedish actor, Ola Rapace, plays …
New Swedish series takes place in Thailand Read More
It was not for looking at the Little Mermaid or learning about Danish school system, when officials from the National Population and Talent Division went on a study trip to …
Denmark may solve Singapore’s baby problem Read More
Collaboration between Danish educational institutions and Vietnamese schools has reached a promising stage. The Danish embassy attended the International Education Fair at Vinschool in mid March 2016 to discuss opportunities …
Denmark International Education Fair Vietnam Read More
In mid March several Danish Higher Education institutions were represented at European Higher Education Fair in Kuala Lumpur, and the Embassy of Denmark hosted a networking event for Danish and …
Denmark at European Higher Education Fair Malaysia Read More
On 30 March Swedish Ultraman World Champion Jonas Colting commenced his ‘Swim Around Phuket’, an eight-day swim trek. He is swimming around the island of Phuket, with the start on …
Swedish Ultraman swims around Phuket Read More
Vietnamese students and game designers, in Hanoi, as well as in Ho Chi Minh, had the opportunity in March to meet with the hottest Swedish teachers in game design. In …
Swedish-Vietnamese game design workshops Read More
The follow-up to the Swedish Career Fair that was successfully organized for the first time in 2015, is taking place in April, held in Beijing and Shanghai. The inaugural fair …
Green Sweden theme at career fair in China Read More
Founded in 1986, the Danish Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, one of Scandinavia’s foremost architectural practices known for their award winning work in cultural and public projects, have recently won several …
Danish architects lands int. competitions in China Read More
Mr Martin Vercouter (b. 1988), who grew up in Belgian Namur but now lives in Stockholm, Sweden, has been awarded the 2016 Anders Wall Scholarship for a one-year internship at …
Anders Wall Shanghai scholarship 2016 Read More
To make the application process more convenient for the increasing numbers of Chinese travelers, Sweden will open new visa application centres in several cities in China. During the spring, ten …
Ten more Swedish visa application centres in China Read More
As a result of co-operation between the cities of Helsinki and Beijing, the event Moi Helsinki will be arranged in Beijing on 13–15 May 2016. The event marks the ten-year …
Moi Helsinki cultural event in Beijing Read More
In over 35 years sugar tax has existed in Norway. It was introduced prior to fiscal reasons, but also due to public health, especially to tackle obesity. Since media recently …
Will Singapore copycat Norwegian sugar tax? Read More
Finland’s visa services in China will expand throughout the country with 13 new visa centers to be opened in spring 2016. Furthermore, services for Chinese visitors will be further improved …
13 new Finnish visa centres in China Read More
Swedish global household appliance flagship, Electrolux, presents a new line of products to the Thai market under new “Electrolux Turn Delight Up” Campaign. This introduces a green approach to the …
Electrolux Thailand new products campaign Read More
A Swedish man drowned in the southern beach town Vung Tau on 14 March, in the evening after he was caught in a rip current, reports thanhniennews.com. Sjogard Peter Larks …
Swedish tourist drowns in Vietnamese beach town Read More
26 year-old Dane and professional football player with a desire to travel, Phillip Lund, has settled in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with hopes of a breakthrough in the world of Asian …
Danish footballer fights for breakthrough in Malaysia Read More
On 9 March 2016 The Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai hosted 27 attendees, representing 23 Chinese travel agencies, to learn more about Danish visa application procedures. Mogens Pedersen, the …
Danish Consulate General Shanghai meets tourist agencies Read More
On 9 – 12 March 2016 the ‘Modern Danish’ pavilion opened its doors to Chinese trade visitors during the four day long Design Shanghai fair – offering Chinese audience a …
‘Modern Danish’ at Design Shanghai 2016 fair Read More
In connection to the International Women’s Day the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi, on 3 March, inaugurated a photo exhibition on gender equality; ’Swedish Dads’ by Swedish photographer Johan Bävman. …
Swedish Dads embassy exhibition in Hanoi Read More
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES (ITP) 2016 Indonesian citizens are eligible to apply to these programmes: Local Political Leaders – Capacitating Women in Politics Deadline: 31 January 2016 http://www.icld.se/…/Brochure_Local_Political_Leaders_4_201… “International Training Programmes …
2016 International Training Programmes for Indonesian citizens Read MoreOn Friday 11 March 2016 the sky will be filled with beautiful lights from the biennial “i Light Marina Bay” light art festival 2016. One of them will be the …
Sustainable Norwegian art will light up Marina Bay waterfront Read More
On 25 February Denmark’s Ambassador Charlotte Laursen in Vietnam visited Kim Lan Village and awarded two ceramic enterprises for their successful investment in new gas firing kilns, which enable them …
Danish Energy Saving Award presented in Vietnam Read More
On the nineteenth edition of Malaysia Tourism Awards ceremony, held on 17 February in the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, the Danish tour operator Selected Tours / Malaysia …
Danish tour operator Malaysia Tourism Awards winner Read More
When visitor figures for 2015 for the southern Swedish city of Malmö were published recently, the result showed that the number of overnight stays increased by 17% compared to 2014. …
Swedish city Malmö taps into Chinese market Read More
The masterpiece about the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, will have some few changes when it will stage Singapore in the spring 2016. Last year, a group of artists at the Vietnam …
Vietnamese version of Danish tragedy to stage in Singapore Read More
The Danish film “Look of Silence” wins Independent Spirit Award in Hollywood on 27 February 2016. The movie was also nominated for “the real” Oscar, but the people behind the …
Danish documentary about Indonesia wins ‘Little Oscar’ Read More
In mid February 2016 a delegation from the Knowledge Centre for Housing Economics, Copenhagen visited Singapore to learn about the Singaporean way of housing its population, reports Embassy of Denmark, …
Danish housing delegation visits Singapore Read More
30-year old Swede, Marcus Millberg, is hospitalized in Thailand with brain injury due to a motorcycle accident on Koh Phangan. The respirator is keeping Marcus Millberg alive, but soon his family …
Young Swede stuck in Thai hospital with serious brain injury Read More
If you are a holding a passport from either Singapore or Denmark, you can brag about having most travel freedom in the world. To be more specific, a person with …
Top 5 in travel freedom: Singapore and Denmark Read More
Norwegian Arne Corneliussen’s has been fined $2,000 after retrial, reports news.asiaone.com, based on a charge of causing hurt by wrapping his arm around the neck of a cab driver. This …
Jailed Norwegian fined after retrial Read More
Finnish Consulting Group’s Board of Directors recently visited the Embassy of Finland in Singapore in late February 2016, coinciding with the establishing of FCG’s new Asia hub. Finnish Consulting Group …
Finnish Consulting Group establishes Asia hub in Singapore Read More
On 12 February 2016, Copenhagen Zoo and Department of Wildlife and National Parks Jabatan Perhilitan Semenanjung Malaysia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen and further develop their collaboration …
Copenhagen Zoo and Malaysia strengthens collaboration further Read More
On 18 February 2016 Ikano and Central Pattana representatives broke ground at the site for Thailand’s second IKEA second store in West Bangkok. The site is in Bangyai, to be …
Construction of second Bangkok Ikea store starts Read More
HeForShe is a solidarity campaign for gender equality initiated by UN Women. Its goal is to engage men and boys as agents of change for the achievement of gender equality …
Volvo Car Thailand joins the HeForShe campaign Read More
In March 2016, Chef Jesper Koch, one of Denmark’s most highly-rated and regarded chefs visits Six Senes Yao Noi, outside Phuket, for three exclusive culinary events. This exclusive and secluded …
Danish celebrity guest chef hosts Six Senses gourmet events in Phuket Read More