Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
“Halløjsa, allesammen!” A smiling, little Danish boy has just entered the café at NIST International School in Bangkok. He is here for a language playgroup, and soon, he will walk …
A learning haven for Danish children Read More
The Danish government has provided DKK 10 million (USD 1.4 million) to the Myanmar Humanitarian Fund managed by United Nations OCHA Myanmar. The new Danish contribution will assist people affected …
New humanitarian aid to Myanmar Read More
Michael Andersen is looking forward to start his new job as Secretary-General for the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC). 18 December That day was the first workday for Michael Andersen. …
New leader wants to strengthen the Danish business community in Thailand Read More
The Danish architect firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) has won a two stage international competition to design the new city library for Shanghai, China. The 110,000 square metre library will …
Danish architects to design new library in Shanghai Read More
Danish-founded Executives Global Network (EGN) is an independent and unique knowledge-sharing Peer Group Network currently expanding to more countries in Southeast Asia to widen its reach further. It’s lonely at …
Knowledge-sharing via Executives’ Global Network, Singapore Read More
On 15 December H.E. Dorte Bech Vizard, Danish Ambassador to Singapore met with Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. It was an opportunity to re-confirm the close ties between Singapore and …
Danish Ambassador meets Singapore’s Foreign Minister Read More
Niels Gunnar Søndergaard, the founder of Thai-Danish Dairy Farm in Muak Lek, Saraburi in Thailand passed away on 20 December 2016. Gunnar Søndergaard turned 90 years in May earlier this year. …
Dr. Niels Gunnar Søndergaard has passed away Read More
Swedish Vicar in Bangkok Lars Ryderstad and Scandinavian Society Siam had this Christmas once again joined forced and offered a real Nordic Juleaftens Gudstjeneste in Christ Church in Bangkok. Different …
Traditional Scandinavian Christmas in Bangkok Read More
Just in time for Christmas Singapore Airlines has handed the Scandinavians a nice gift: come May 2017 the airline will open its new route to Stockholm via Moscow, adding its …
Singapore Airlines launches Stockholm route in 2017 Read More
Beijing’s City Council has selected Copenhagen to co-host Beijing Design Week 2018, ahead of New York City. “This is a unique chance to show off Danish design in front of …
Copenhagen to co-host Beijing Design Week Read More
12 December was the International Day at Bangkok Patana School, with lots of Danes in attendance! Every year Bangkok Patana International school arranges International Day for the currently 61 nationalities …
Danes attend Bangkok Patana School’s International Day Read More
On 15 December the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce held a ‘Glögg Networking’ in the spirit of Christmas celebrations at the Royal Danish Embassy in downtown Bangkok. The event was made …
DTCC Glögg Networking Read More
The first ever China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum (CDRCF) was held from 5 to 6 of December in Beijing, where local governments and businesses from both countries were provided …
China Denmark Regions and Cities Forum, Beijing Read More
The 3rd Danish Food and Fashion Show 2016 was held in Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. The event that took place on 5 November, hosted by the Royal Danish Consulate General …
Danish Food and Fashion return to Chongqing Read More
On Tuesday 6 December 2016 at 12.00 hrs, the Danish Royal Guard Music Band performed a special song, “Marsch Siamese”, during the ceremony of the changing of guards at the …
Marsch Siamese at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen Read More
On Friday 9 December 2016, the Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar and the Ministry of Electricity and Energy co-hosted an energy management workshop in co-operation with World Wildlife Fund and …
Energy management workshop in Myanmar Read More
In 2016, SOS Children’s Villages in Sønderborg, Denmark, have sent 62,000 DKK to children in Laos and Cambodia. A Christmas raffle at a market in Cathrinesminde gave a surplus of 20,000 …
62,000 DKK from Sønderborg to Laos and Cambodia Read More
In August 2007, diplomat Charlotte Laursen ended her position in Vietnam as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Denmark in Hanoi. Since 20 August 2015, she is however …
Denmark – Vietnam 45 Years of relationship: from aid to trade Read More
During 21 – 25 November 2016 Danish toy company Lego’s top management visited China in order to open factories, participate in innovation seminars, meeting several Chinese government official and signing …
Lego’s top management visited China Read More
Focusing on young people creativity, gender equality and vocational education the Danish Minister for Children, Education and Gender Equality Ellen Trane Nørby visited Beijing from 23 to 24 of November …
Danish education minister visited Beijing Read More
On Wednesday 7 December 2016, Sam Serey, the Denmark-based leader of anti-government Khmer National Liberation Front (KNFL), was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. …
Denmark-based KNFL leader sentenced to prison Read More
At a conference held by the Danish Embassy in Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade in Vietnam, Hoang Quoc Vuong, said that Vietnam is more than capable of developing …
Denmark shares wind power expertise with Vietnam Read More
On 27 November the Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Ambassadors to Beijing had the opportunity to promote tourism to the Nordic countries. The event, hosted by the tourism organization Scandinavian …
Nordic tourism promotion in Beijing with Chinese Baidu Map Read More
On 30 November 2016, the board of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce announced that a new Secretary General had been appointed. This was written in an announcement by the President of …
New DTCC Secretary General Read More
“Your Majesty, On the occasion of your proclamation as His Majesty the King of Thailand, please accept my sincere congratulations as well as my best wishes for yourself and for …
Queen of Denmark congratulates the new King of Thailand Read More
The Danish Demining Group (DDG) has provided USD 1,3 million for the second phase of a search for unexploded devices in the central Quang Nam province. More than 15 million …
Danish organisation to help demining Vietnam Read More
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction and the Danish Embassy in Vietnam held a workshop together on 2 December in Hanoi. The goal was to attract experts, business representatives and authorities and …
Denmark-Vietnam green workshop in Hanoi Read More
On Thursday 1 December 2016, Danish Ambassador to Myanmar, Peter Hansen, and Deputy Minister of Planning and Finance in Myanmar, U Maung Maung Win, signed a bilateral agreement on USD …
Denmark-Myanmar bilateral agreement on USD 70 million Read More
Chief of the National Counter-terroism Agency in Indonesia, General Suhardi Alius, held a meeting with Denmark’s ambassador to Indonesia, Casper Klynge on 25 November. The purpose of the meeting was …
Denmark and Indonesia join forces against terrorism Read More
A surge in prices for beer from Vietnam’s Hanoi Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp. (Habeco) has been caused by speculative buying on very thin volume, claims Tayfun Uner, CEO of Carlsberg Vietnam. …
Surge in Vietnamese beer prices causes Carlsberg to hesitate Read More
On 18 November Denmark’s Ambassador to Thailand, Uffe Wolffhechel participated in the opening of the 63rd Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) charity bazaar. At the opening Uffe Wolffhechel presented a …
Denmark at YWCA bazaar in Bangkok Read More
In mid-November Denmark’s new Ambassador to Thailand, Uffe Wolffhechel; Head of Trade Peter Sand; and Trade Advisor Phannaporn Churuphant visited the two Danish companies ECCO Shoes and Royal Copenhagen. At …
Embassy visits Danish companies in Bangkok Read More
Vietnam and Denmark celebrated 45 years of diplomatic ties on 25 November. This happened with a gathering in Ho Chi Minh City organised by The Royal Danish Embassy. For more …
Denmark and Vietnam celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ties Read More
Indonesia’s Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, has encouraged firms from Denmark and Norway to join forces in building a sustainable marine infrastructure in Indonesia. On 28 November, Budi Karya Sumadi …
Indonesia wants Denmark and Norway to develop Malacca Strait Read More
One of the many initiatives by Denmark within elderly welfare is ‘Cycling Without Age’, a project that takes elders on bike rides in trishaws as a way of getting them …
Cycling Without Age – a right to wind in your hair Read More
The maritime conference organised by Copenhagen Business School (CBS) Executive MBA in Shipping & Logistics (Blue MBA) and ShippingWatch is coming to Singapore on 25 November from 8:30 am to …
Blue MBA / ShippingWatch conference Singapore Read More
On 13 November 2016, the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam and Vietnam’s Ministry of Health co-organised a ceremony at Ly Thai To Park and Hoan Kiem Lake in connection with …
World Diabetes Day in Vietnam Read More
The Ministry of Industry and Trade in Vietnam has not yet completed talks to sell its ownership in the Hà Nội Beer, Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Habeco) to the Danish …
Habeco Carlsberg deal not yet finalised Read More
The Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore held their annual Christmas Bazar on Saturday 19 November and Sunday 20 November. During the weekend thousands of people stopped by to shop for …
Gallery: Christmas Bazar at the Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore Read More
Danish-owned PlayLab is a mobile games company based in and focusing on Southeast Asia as future growth market, with a global success landed with their ‘Juice Cubes’. As their third …
Danish game company grows in Southeast Asia Read More
On 15 November an event arranged by the Royal Danish Embassy took place at ParkRoyal hotel in Singapore.The focus of the meeting was elderly care and welfare initiatives for Singapore …
Elderly Friendly Societies by Design Read More
Phuket expat Allan Birger Bruun, 41, from Denmark, died after suffering a deep cut to his arm inflicted when he smashed the glass on his front door to enter his …
Danish Phuket expat found dead Read More
A lot of people choose to move to Thailand to spend their last years abroad. And who can blame them? How festive is November in Denmark, when you in Thailand …
A guide for aging Danes in Thailand Read More
Thailand attracts a lot of Scandinavian tourists, visitors and residents. The reasons are obvious: The climate, the beautiful scenery of Thailand’s mainland and the islands with bounty beaches, the low …
Preschooling for Scandinavians in Thailand Read More
This year, Denmark and Vietnam celebrate their 45 years of bilateral diplomatic relations. As a part of this celebration, different Danish films will be screened to Vietnamese audience during the Danish …
Danish Film Weeks in Vietnam Read More
Stable Lodge is offering its rich, traditional Christmas Lunch buffet every Saturday and Sunday from Saturday 26 November and until Christmas Eve itself. Christmas Eve itself, Saturday 24 December, come …
Christmas Lunch Season at Stable Lodge Read More
The DTCC annual Christmas Lunch has been postponed from 25 November 2016 until 27 January 2017. In a statement, DTCC and The Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok write that this …
DTCC Christmas Lunch has been postponed Read More
On 12 November 2016, the Norwegian Church Abroad in Pattaya will organise their 7th cycling tour. This trip will be 675 km with hilly terrain in the north of Thailand. …
Scandinavian biking trip to the Golden Triangle Read More
Kolmården in Sweden, the largest zoo in the Nordics, has (on 14 October 2016) announced with great pleasure that King Karl XVI Gustaf’s Bua elephant cow is pregnant. The father …
Royal elephants expecting a baby Read More
On Monday 7 November people were gathered in the Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore. The theme of there gathering were Danish expats abroad, specifically in Asia. Pastor Kirsten Eistrup welcomed the guest, and soon …
An informal night about Danish expats in South East Asia Read More