Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Since the current priest notified his resignation, the Danish Seamen’s Church has been searching for a new. After a long process regarding two qualifications rounds, the Church committee were all in …
Meet the new priest of Danish Seamen’s Church in Hong Kong Read More
During three days from November the 6th to November the 8th seven Danish design studios were a part of a Danish pavilion exhibiting at the Shenzhen International Industrial Design Fair …
Danish industrial design pavilion presented in Shenzhen Read More
The Danish Ministry of Environment and Food Eva Kjer Hansen visited China in November. In Shanghai, the Minister witnessed the signing of an agreement on forging ground water partnership with …
Danish Environment and Food Minister China visit Read More
On 30 October to 8 November the Nordic Consulates General in Shanghai presented the Nordic Design and Innovation Week (NDIW) 2015. This was the third year the Nordic countries came …
Nordic Design and Innovation week 2015 held in Shanghai Read More
In late November a ceremony was held in Hanoi to award the winners of the Writing for Children Campaign. The reward of innovative writers and illustrators of children’s books is part …
Danish children’s books awards in Vietnam Read More
An important national programme for the improved well-being of the Vietnamese rural people on water supply and sanitation was successfully completed with a workshop on November 27. Under this programme, …
Denmark-supported water supply and sanitation Vietnam programme completed Read More
Tuesday last week the The Delegation of the European Union to Singapore and seven European embassies (Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, Norway, Sweden and the UK) hosted a joint event as …
A joint prelude in Singapore before the COP21 conference Read More
In 1971 Vietnam and Denmark established diplomatic relations. The 44th anniversary was celebrated on 28 November 2015 with the social Danish event: Danish Footprints. For the first time in Vietnam, the Danish …
First Danish Footprints event held in Vietnam Read More
It is no secret that the Danish fairy tale father, Hans Christian Andersen, has fans from all over the world. He conquered our hearts with his books, and maybe he will …
Can Hans Christian Andersen conquer the Chinese film market? Read More
When the temperature reaches over 30 degrees in Thailand, the song “do they know it’s Christmas time at all?” gets a new meaning. But for the Danes in Bangkok, on …
Danish Christmas Lunch in 34 degrees Read More
Yesterday Duba-B8 opened their new amazing showroom in Singapore – an old townhouse converted into a combined showroom and workplace, truly capturing a cozy Danish and Scandinavian vibe. The Danish …
Danish company Duba-B8 opens showroom in Singapore Read More
On Tuesday 27 October famous Danish Comedian & Entertainer Amin Jensen visited Mariners Club in Hong Kong. After having enjoyed the Danish Smoerrebroed, Amin made a world class performance for …
Comedian Amin Jensen on Hong Kong visit Read More
Due to an easy learning style in Grundbog i thai, the demand has been high for the educational Thai-Danish book. Now the English version is released: The Thai Handbook. “On …
Popular Danish-Thai learning book now available in English Read More
When you play futsal without air condition in Thailand, well, it can be a little hot,” 12 Danish ladies agree. The Thai humidity seems to be a mere trifle in …
Danish National Team in the World Deaf Futsal Cup in Bangkok Read More
In early November 2015 Singapore’s incumbent Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, hosted an introductory lunch to meet the European Heads of Missions in Singapore – one of them …
Singapore foreign ministry luncheon for Europe Read More
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
On 17 November DABS – Danish Business Association Singapore, Nordea Markets in Singapore and the Danish Embassy hosted a joint lunch event at Singapore Management University on the global economic …
Joint lunch event on the global economic outlook Read More
The Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore held their annual Christmas Bazaar this weekend from 11 am to 4 pm on both Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November 2015, with the …
Christmas Bazaar at the Danish Seamen’s Church 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
Every Tuesday evening a conference room at Mermaid Hotel in Bangkok is turned into a classroom where excited Thais challenge themselves to pronounce the Danish letters ”Æ, Ø, Å”. Rød..Rød …
Editor in Chief brings back Danish language lessons to Bangkok 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
Pork, potatoes and parsley. The dish “stegt flæsk med persillesovs” (=fried pork with parsley sauce) is as Danish as can be. Last year on 20 November 2014 Denmark elected the …
Official day of the National Dish of Denmark will be celebrated in Thailand Read More
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen visited China in later October. Among other things on the agenda included a meeting with the Chinese counterpart, the signing of Danish participation in AIIB, …
Danish Foreign Minister on rollercoaster China Visit 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
It is not Danish beer who is quenching the thirst to Russian and Chinese people. A flat beer market in the big countries in the East has made Carlsberg suffer a huge …
Carlsberg cuts 2000 jobs after devaluation in China and Russia 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
Usually when 32-year old Michael Johansen travels from Denmark to Thailand it equals family visits and lazy days on the beach. On November 2015 he travelled to Ubon in Northern Thailand …
From Randers to Ubon: Michael flew directly to Thailand for a photo workshop Read More
On 9 November 2015 Danish Minister for Environment and Food Ms. Eva Kjer Hansen visited Vietnam where she lauded the strong Vietnam-Denmark partnership in the areas of food, environment and …
Denmark’s food minister visited Vietnam, MoUs signed Read More
Vestas Wind Systems A/S of Denmark has landed its largest China order for the year, with two projects for a combined 200 MW from China’s Hanas Group. The order is …
Vestas wins its largest order in China in 2015 Read More
The video which was produced by Steen Trolle and Jesper Nymann, DigitalCreative, is now available. The production is rare as the two volunteers shot and produced the whole video as a …
Video from Danes World Wide meeting Read More
“My task is to facilitate the Danish community in Shanghai and to make its members’ experience here more meaningful and inspiring.” Anneli Vilu is the Executive Director of the Danish …
Anneli Vilu, Executive Director DCCC: an Estonian woman in Danish environment, China Read More
When Claus Gundersen of Scandinavian Society Siam started planning for a walk through the old EAC legacy in Bangkok with Poul Weber as special guide, he had no idea that over …
Guided tour with Poul Weber in old Bangkok 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
On 31 October and 1 November an important and celebratory event was held when the Danish company DONG REnescience A/S and Malaysian Mercu Resolutions Sdn. Bhd. signed a MoU in …
Danish and Malaysian company enter MoU for waste treatment Read More
Yet another interesting breakfast dialogue at the Danish residence was held on 4 November 2015. The Malaysian Danish Business Council (MDBC) in collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark in Kuala …
Danish breakfast dialogue series in Malaysia continues: AEC 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
Following on the arrival to Singapore, the Vietnamese market is among those that are lined up to enter for the global furniture brand JYSK from Denmark. JYSK has entered into …
Vietnam next for Danish brand Jysk Read More
On 5 November, His Royal Highness the Prince Consort of Denmark Henrik paid a visit to the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam. He had a tour at the office and …
H.R.H. Prince Consort of Denmark visits Hanoi embassy 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
Imagine receiving a text message with the information about the ideal departure time for you to avoid heavy traffic on your commute. Imagine that the heating in your home is …
Smart City Dialogue hosted by Singapore Read More
24 Danish seniors living in Thailand have been caught red-handed for cheating with their pension valued for over two million Danish kroner. A single Danish senior in Thailand receives 13.000 Danish kroner …
Danish seniors caught in social fraud in Thailand Read More
China was pointed to in business media as the main reason as the Maersk Group reported on 23 October that it will adjust its expectation for the 2015 result from …
Lower 2015 result expected for Maersk – weakening China container market 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
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai hosted the 9th Business Person of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year award ceremony on 24 October 2015. While 3 Danes were …
Danes awarded with prestigeous titles at the DCCS Gala Ball 2015 in Shanghai Read More
‘Energy for The Future – Nordic Solutions’ was jointly organised by four Nordic embassies in Singapore as a full-day seminar on 29 October, as a part of the Singapore International …
Joint Nordic energy seminar held in Singapore Read More
The Danish government has revealed it will set aside 3 million Danish kroner to support mistreated and abused women in Indonesia. This statement was revealed by the Danish foreign minister, …
Denmark sets aside 3M to support mistreated women in Indonesia Read More
The Danish foreign minister Kristian Jensen signed the contract of membership of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on Sunday 25 October 2015. Signing up for a membership of Asian Infrastructure Investment …
Denmark officially joins the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Read More
So far, around 25 Scandinavians have signed up for the walk and boat ride on Sunday 1 November 2015 visiting the old EAC head quarters, the new Asiatique and the …
Historical EAC walk in downtown Bangkok Read More
The Danish State Visit to Indonesia is now over. In terms of media coverage as quietly as it began. It took place from 21 to 24 October 2015. If you …
Danish State Visit to Indonesia Read More