Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Today the two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, once again appear before the court in a case that has been internationally criticized as an attack …
Danish Ambassador Myanmar: Freedom of Press crucial to Myanmar’s development Read More
“WA LONE AND KYAW SOE OO WERE SET UP, RELEASE THEM NOW” This unusual statement comes from the Danish Embassy of Myanmar, who urges the Myanmar judicial system to release …
Danish Embassy of Myanmar: Reuters journalists were set up, release them now! Read More
Coronation Day, which falls on May 5th, is no longer a public holiday in Thailand, according to Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce. This means that people working for Thai companies will …
Thai cabinet cancels May 5th holiday, adds two new holidays Read More
After gaining success with innovation houses in Silicon Valley and New York, Nordic Innovation has decided to fund the establishing of an innovation house in Singapore. The house will be …
Nordic Innovation House opening in Singapore Read More
Although there certainly is a Danish community in Bangkok, it can be difficult for younger people to find like-minded and like-aged people in this enormous city. To solve that issue, …
The Danish Church in Thailand hosts first weekly youth café Read More
The Crown Prince of Denmark is set to open the Danish Exhibition at Beijing Design Week, which will run from the September 26th till October 5th. The theme of this …
Crown Prince Frederik to open Danish Exhibition at Beijing Design Week Read More
Thordur Adalsteinsson, elected in April 2013 as the first ever Icelandic Board Member of Scandinavian Society Siam, made history on Thursday 19 April 2018 when he was elected as the …
Thordur Adalsteinsson new Chairman Scandinavian Society Siam Read More
Ambassador Jesper Vahr was in late March very honoured to be received by Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj, the Sultan of Johor. “It demonstrates the longstanding ties …
Malaysia’s Sultan of Johor received Danish ambassador Read More
Denmark’s Minister of Health, Ellen Trane Nørby was on an official two-day visit to Vietnam during 10-11 April. Her visit aimed at enhancing the bilateral comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and …
Danish health minister visited Vietnam Read More
On 4 April the Embassy of Denmark in Kuala Lumpur hosted a class of Public Administration students from Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia (UiTM) for a presentation on Denmark and bilateral …
Danish embassy hosted Malaysian students Read More
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was celebrated on her 78th birthday in the Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore. Although Her Majesty herself spent the day in Denmark, the …
The Queen’s birthday was celebrated in the Danish Seamen’s Church Read More
The springtime in Denmark is probably the only time during the year that Danes abroad look envious back at their home country. After dwelling in the darkness of winter for …
Celebrate the coming of Spring with DCCC Shanghai Read More
From the renewable energy implementation in Denmark to Paris Agreement and climate change issues, more than one hundred and twenty students were very keen on learning more about those topics …
Danish Ambassor Kristensen visited Bali Read More
In March 2018 the embassies of Sweden, Finland and Denmark visited the easternmost province of Indonesia: Papua. The visit was a part of the embassies’ on-going efforts to visit various …
Nordic Indonesian embassies visited Papua Read More
On 17 April, the Danish Ambassador Rasmus Kristensen together with UNDP Country Director Christopher Bahuet visited the Juvenile Rehabilitation Center (LPKA) in Palembang. LPKA is applying cutting-edge approaches to restorative …
Denmark and UNDP’s support to restorative justice, Indonesia Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Kuala Lumpur congratulates to Honorary Consul at the Danish Consulate in Kota Kinabalu (Sabah, Borneo) Mr. Anders Møller on receiving the Order of Dannebrog. Denmark …
Denmark’s Kota Kinabalu consul awarded Order of Dannebrog Read More
It’s not easy starting a church up from scratch. There’s the administrative process, rooms to be found, furniture to be installed, raising funds, creating logos, building a website and setting …
Introducing the first Danish pastor in Thailand Read MoreBack in Denmark we often celebrate the weekends coming with a beer with the colleagues. Unfortunately this tradition isn’t necessarily fully adapted here in South East Asia (yet!). But this …
Feast on hot dogs and Carlsberg in Shanghai this Friday Read More
On May 10th to May 20th the 28th edition of the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) will show contemporary cinema from 24 European countries. And among those 24 countries, every …
Scandinavian films to screen at European Union Film Festival, Singapore Read More
Nearly 30 members showed up for the NordCham Vietnam networking event held on April 11th. Sponsor of the event, the Swedish software company Niteco, opened the night and afterwards Chairman …
Network event with NordCham Vietnam Read More
The future of Cambodian farmers is unknown. The country’s political situation is extremely unpredictable and so is the weather. Illegal logging of the forests contributes to climate changes and the …
What will happen to the next generation of Cambodian farmers? Read More
The water has slowly dried from the streets and people are returning to the cities after the yearly trip to their family in the country side (which also means that …
Scandinavian embassies wishes Thailand a happy Songkran Read More
According to The Copenhagen Post the Danish architecture company Dissing+Weitling has been commisioned to design a project in Xiamen in the south of China called ‘Xiamen Footpath’. The footpath will …
Famous Danish architects to design Chinese ‘footpath’ Read More
Corrected on the 18th of April at 10:50 a.m. See below In the beginning of March the Danish government launched a new tax bill with the purpose of ‘modernizing the …
Danes Worldwide critizes new restrictive tax bill meant for Danes abroad Read More
Today on April 12th it is the last chance to register for the members exclusive DABS event ‘Activity Based Working’ (ABW) at LEGO Singapore. The event will be held by …
Last chance to register for ‘Activity Based Working’ DABS event Read More
History of consular affairs was made in Hong Kong on 10 April, as Finland was the first Schengen-area country to outsource the visa application reception to a VFS-operated centre. The …
Finland outsources Visa processing in Hong Kong Read More
As the flagship knowledge-sharing network EGN (Executive’s Global Network) keeps expanding in Southeast Asia Mr Nick Jonsson, who built up its presence also in Vietnam, is now the Managing Director …
Nick Jonsson spearheads knowledge-sharing network EGN’s Singapore expansion Read More
Singapore and Denmark are in the top 3 ranking of being the best countries to do business in in 2018, according to the World’s Bank Doing Business Report 2018. The …
Singapore, Denmark tops Ease of Doing Business report 2018 Read More
On May 19th the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce can celebrate the 25th anniversary in Thailand. On the occasion, the chamber will host a galla at the Amari Watergate Hotel in …
25th anniversary of DTCC coming up Read More
ScandAsia has released its annual big special them issue on “How to Choose an International School”. The April 2018 issue is 60 pages packed with school articles and advice – …
The big International School issue of ScandAsia is out Read More
Mads and Terry Rahbek are traveling around Thailand and Malaysia to re-discover the places that Mads’ adventurous Grandfather described in four books, which the couple is currently translating from Danish …
In his Danish Grandfather’s footstep Read More
Mr. Joachim Hviid Schalck and Mr. Jesper Riis-Antonsen continues as the President and Vice President for the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce. That’s the conclusion after an extraordinary board meeting was …
Extraordinary board meeting leads to no changes in DTCC top Read More
She has been praised for bringing Hans Christian Andersen to the children of Vietnam by extensive translations for the past 20 years. And on Tuesday the 4th of April, ms. …
Danish Minister of Cultural Affairs delivers award to Vietnamese translator Read More
The telecompany Global Telecom of the Philippines has tasked the Swedish data centre manufacturer Flexenclosure to deploy a prefabricated data center on the southern island of Mindanao. And apparently such …
Swedish company to build data center in the Philippines Read More
The Danish dairy company Arla Foods has just signed a contract to attend China International Import Expo 2018 (CIIE), which makes it one amongst the 600 companies to attend the …
Arla to attend China International Import Expo Read More
The consumption of palm oil is on the rise and this adds a serious threat to the climate and many endangered species. Palm oil is found in almost half of …
Palm oil industry needs sustainability, not boycotting Read More
Danish design is something most Danes takes pride in. Spanning from the architectural wonders of Jørn Utzon and Bjarke Ingels to the fashion designs of Mads Nørgaard and Stine Goya. …
Danish Design Fair in Singapore coming up Read More
On a flight from Germany to Vietnam, a Danish passenger stopped breathing. The doctor on board gave first aid, but the passenger needed to get to a hospital fast. According …
Vietnamese plane makes emergency landing to rescue Dane Read More
If you’ve managed to either start a succesful company or expand a company from your home country to SE Asia, chances are that the next logical step is to continue …
DABS invites to roundtable about the Philippines Read More The Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC) is looking for a new media assistant intern. The intern will be working in the fields of promotion, event managing and adminstration, and marketing. …
DanCham looking for intern Read More
The Danish company Skiold has entered the Myanmar market. The company, which has its headquarters in the small Danish town of Sæby, specializes in providing equipment for full-line pig farms, …
Skiold enters Myanmar market Read More
Greenland has recently shortlisted a Chinese construction company to help expand three airports. This calls for concern from the Danish government. A government official told Reuters that Chinese involvement could …
Greenland eyes Chinese constructer – causes Danish concern Read More
With Danish support, the World Bank and Indonesia has provided, in a new report launched in late February, important recommendations on how to combat the issue of marine plastic debris …
Danish-supported new Indonesia marine plastic debris report Read More
Shengsheng Bi (Bibi) has joined Norwegian Business Association China as the new executive director. Bibi will report directly to the Board of Directors and is responsible for the daily operation …
New ED for Norwegian Business Association China Read More
“Great pleasure to meet excited and inquisitive students from SMU,” writes the Embassy of Denmark, Singapore. Denmark’s Ambassador to Singapore Dorte Bech Vizard, held a presentation in early March about …
Denmark’s ambassador met Singapore SMU students Read More
The Singapore Changi airport is for the sixth consecutive year the world’s best airport according to the yearly World Airport Awards. And Singapore Changi has certainly made its way into …
Singapore Changi airport awarded as world’s best Read More
Nordic Chamber of Commerce the Philippines congratulations to the winners and finalists at the NordCham Philippines Awards Night 2018, held at Fairmont Makati in Manila on 21 March. CSR Company …
NordCham Philippines Awards Night 2018 Read More
“We believe they have done nothing wrong and that the charges against them should be dropped immediately.” That’s the official statement from the Swedish Embassy in Myanmar marking the 100th …
Scandinavian embassies critical to Myanmar’s arrest of journalists Read More
On the occasion the Nordic Day Celebration on 23 March the Nordic Embassies in Hanoi (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) together with the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics …
Nordic Day Hanoi seminar Read More
On Nordic Day 23 March the respective Nordic embassies in Indonesia arranged a joint event. Collaboration between countries is key to achieve prosperous societies. The Nordic countries have collaborated for …
Nordic Day held in Jakarta Read More