Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Denmark is ranked number one as the least corrupt country in the world, according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2014. The index, which covers 175 countries or territories, ranks …
Denmark is the world’s least corrupt country Read More
Love it or hate it, the Danish Christmas tradition stipulates one type of food must be present on the table, and that food is pickled herring. For a country whose …
Danes prefer Norwegian herring Read More
It was confirmed on December 2 that Denmark’s most famous architectural export, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), has been chosen to design Malaysia Square, a public space at the centre of …
BIG to design modernistic Malaysia Square in KL Read MoreThe European Union has announced that it will pledge 257 million euro (US$320.6 million) to Myanmar to fund rural development, political reform, peace initiatives and other issues for the next …
EU commits EUR257 million in development aid to Myanmar Read More
“The results achieved are impressive. More than 40 projects have been supported and nearly 30.000 jobs have been created. More than 60,000 people have been trained, income for the farmers …
Denmark’s aid to Vietnamese SMEs bears fruit Read More
Thai-Danish Club had invited members for a tasty and fun afternoon at Dexter, the new hip place on Sathorn Soi 8, on Saturday 29 November 2014. As always when it …
Thai-Danish Club Christmas games at Dexter Read More
Dancham – Thai-Danish Chamber of Commerce – held one of its most popular events of the year, the Christmas Lunch, at the Royal Danish Embassy on Friday 30 November 2014. …
Special Dancham Christmas Lunch 2014 Read More
Martin Roll swapped a thriving career in the Copenhagen advertising industry with an entirely new life in 2000, without a safety net on the other side of the world. Read …
Danish superstar in the business guru league Read More
Despite the high costs of transportation and administration Asians are taking over unpopular jobs in Greenland’s service sector. As Greenland struggles with an unemployment rate of about 10 percent, Asian …
Asians find work in Greenland despite high unemployment rate Read More
Vets forced to put down calf suffering from herpes virus which can prove deadly in young elephants Veterinarians at Copenhagen Zoo euthanised a two-year-old elephant name Khao Sok on November …
Copenhagen Zoo euthanises two-year-old Thai elephant Read More
Carsten Jens Carlstedt is taking over as executive director of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC) after the former director Hanh Ngoc Nguyen who has her last day on November …
New Executive Director in Dan-Cham Read More
After the Consul-General Ib Thomsen passed away in October the Thai Embassy in Denmark has decided to close down the consulate in Hvide Sande. This makes the Thai Embassy located …
Thai Consulate in Hvide Sande has closed Read More
Effective traffic solutions using data instead of huge infrastructural projects is one of the reasons Copenhagen received an award for being smart. The plan Copenhagen Connection that is a plan …
Copenhagen wins prestigious smart-city award Read More
Norwegian, Swedish and Danish embassy in Vietnam sold glögg, salmon pie and Christmas decorations at a Hanoi International Women’s Club. According to the Swedish Embassy, the crowd was so pleased …
Nordic Embassies sold Scandinavians goods for charity Read More
>Hamid Ijazm, Sales Manager at Alpine Sale in Thailand is challenging ambitious Danish talents in telemarketing to attend two “Boot Camps” that Alpine Sale is arranging in Thailand in January …
Wanted: Ambitious Danish telemarketers Read More
His Royal Highness Prince Joachim just finished a week long visit to Laos on November 19. The Prince is protector for Care Denmark and the focus of the visit was …
Prince Joachim visits Laos’ countryside Read More
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) placed Thailand as 10th most dangerous place out of 162 countries surveyed in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Among Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, …
Thailand ranked 10th on global terrorism index Read More
With the opening of a new branch in Aarhus, Alpine Sale located in Hua Hin, Thailand, is increasing its market share while optimizing the benefits of having offices in Thailand. …
Alpine Sale expands and opens office in Denmark Read More
Friday, 5 December 2014, the 16th Nordic Business Christmas Dinner hosted by Malaysian Danish Business Council Malaysian-Finnish Business Council Malaysia Norway Business Council Malaysian-Swedish Business Association takes place at Mayang Sari Grand Ballroom …
16th Nordic Business Christmas Dinner in KL Read More
CEO of now bankrupt OW Bunker’s subsidiary in Singapore claims to be innocent of fraud. Earlier Niels Henrik Jensen, chairman of former Danish marine oil giant OW Bunker, claimed that …
Fraud suspected CEO of OW bunker subsidiary claims to be innocent Read More
Stakeholders in what may be the first 2nd generation biomass factory in Southeast-Asia – located in Sarawak – gathered in the Danish residence on Monday. The event was honoured by …
Novozymes to further develop 2nd-gen biofuel in Malaysia Read More
Denmark is well known for its dairy products, ‘Smørrebrød’ (open sandwich with toppings), and bread and pastries such as, in particular the ‘Danish’ (a Viennese bread usually topped with chocolate), …
Dane at Outrigger Phuket satisfies tourists’ insatiable appetite for bread Read More
Danish Consul to Thailand Birgit Sarah Carlstedt has a few recommendations and pieces of advice that will help the tourist to secure a smooth Thailand trip. Buy a travel insurance …
10 pieces of advice for the tourist Read More
The article that ScandAsia published here has been taken down by request of one of the persons interviewed. It was telling the story of the transition which this young Danish couple made …
Meet a young and determined expat couple from Singapore Read More
There was a heavy Scandinavian presence at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore this October. Where the Scandinavian approach of including citizens in urban development and construction of both private …
Scandinavian architecture has large export potential in ASEAN Read More
Every year Scandinavians without health or travel insurance involuntarily end up putting family members in lifelong debts. Uninsured people who do not have relatives or other means of funding their …
The stakes are high when you gamble on health Read More
Japan, the United States, Denmark and Myanmar as well as the International Labor Organization announced an initiative November 14 aimed at improving the labor environment and removing obstacles to foreign …
Denmark, US, Japan to raise Myanmar’s labor standard Read More
Police investigation into the November 1 fatal assault of the Thai wife of a Danish expat in the central province of Uthai Thani has apparently been fast-tracked after the Danish …
Two face manslaughter charge for death of Dane’s Thai wife Read More
Exports to China increased by nearly 100 percent from 2008 to 2012, while the German export market decreased during the same period. Although Germany remains the country’s largest export market, …
Danish exports to China nearly double in four years Read More
One of Denmark’s largest companies, ship fuel supplier OW Bunker, on November 7 filed for bankruptcy after saying it had discovered a US$125 million (S$161 million or 100 million euros) …
Denmark’s OW Bunker goes bust in wake of $161 million fraud Read More
Adults in Denmark are the best non-native speakers of English in the world according to a report released by Education First (EF). The English Proficiency Index (EF EPI) is based …
Danes world’s most proficient non-native English speakers Read More
The Danish Embassy is present with a pavilion at the Vietwater 2014 Expo and Forum in Ho Chi Minh City, which brings together more than 300 companies from all over …
Danish firms seek greentech foothold in Vietnam Read More
The 53 year old Danish expat Palle Jensen and his Thai wife Pim were on Saturday 1. November 2014 attacked by members of her family while staying in the house …
Danish expat witnessed his wife’s murder Read More
The Danish furniture manufacturer ScanCom has been awarded for its focus on health, safety and environmental impact. Back in 1998 ScanCom was the first company in Vietnam to get a …
Danish furniture manufacturer in Vietnam awarded for Corporate Social Responsibility Read More
[wzslider] A new hotdog stand selling Danish hotdogs opened on Thonglor Friday the 7th November. It is the real deal with sausages, remoulade and roasted onions imported from Denmark. The newest …
Bangkok’s first Danish hotdog stand just opened Read More
Russian import ban of EU dairy products reason behind donation. Dairy co-operative Arla is donating 15 tonnes of cheese to non-profit organisation fødevareBanken. The company specialises in sourcing excess-food donations …
Arla gifts 15 tonnes of cheese to ‘poor’ Danes Read MoreNorwegian continued its rapid expansion with three new routes having been added during the course of last week. On 30 October, the LCC commenced its third route to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi …
Norwegian adds 3rd route out of Scandinavia: CPH-BKK Read More
Phuket Immigration Police arrested a 48 year old Dane on Thursday the 6th November. The man is wanted for tax fraud in Denmark, the alleged crime sums up to almost DKK …
Danish tax fraud suspect arrested in Thailand Read More
Danish maritime fuel company OW Bunker’s subsidiary, Dynamic Oil Traders, in Singapore has committed fraud for around USD 125 million. The fraud was committed by senior employees in Dynamic Oil …
Fraud in Singapore can cost Danish company USD 125 million Read More
Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck has doubled the sale of its anti-depressant Lexapro on the Chinese market in the last four years. Just this year Lundbeck has experienced a 20 pct …
More depressed Chinese are seeking happiness in Danish pharmaceuticals Read More
University of London and University of Edinburgh are jointly conducting a research project in ‘Cross-cultural leadership’ which will identify and analyze the challenges that foreign business leaders experience in leading …
Leading Thai subordinates – what are the challenges? Read More
Denmark pledged to continue to support Vietnam in developing high quality pig breeding, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen said in a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on October …
Denmark helps Vietnam upgrade pig breeding Read More
PANDORA has found its current, more than 7000 man strong, factory in Thailand too small. Even though the company is currently acquiring land for a new factory near Chiang Mai …
Danish jeweler PANDORA is ready to expand with a new factory in Thailand Read More
Danish Business Association in Singapore (DABS) was on a trip to see PANDORA’s factory in Thailand and network with their Thai counterpart, Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC) on Friday the …
DABS on a sparkling trip to Thailand Read More
Mads Søndergaard Løvig passed away in his apartment in Pattaya on 24 October 2014 only 54 years old following a sudden, fatal rupture of Aorta, the main blood vessel from …
Mads Søndergaard Løvig passed away Read More
Vice President Jejomar Binay called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine embassy in Denmark to investigate reported maltreatment of au pairs in the country. “In light …
Philippines urges protection of au pairs in Denmark Read More
Backed by their abundant experience on the domestic front, a number of Danish enterprises have set their sights on the huge market potential for water-supply efficiency projects in China, in …
Danish expertise to plug China’s water supply leakages Read More
Royal Danish Embassy to Vietnam has moved out of the historical buildings in Dien Bien Phu Street in Hanoi and into a new office tower together with the Dutch Embassy. …
Official opening of the new Danish Embassy in Vietnam Read More
The Danish national dish competition has reached its final stage. There are now just eight dishes left in the running following the regional votes. Almost 19,000 Danes voted for their …
Denmark’s national dish competition down to final eight Read More
In Singapore elderly citizens will triple to 900,000 by 2030. This was one of the main topics discussed during the visit of 4 Danish companies in collaboration with the Confederation …
Denmark offers Singapore ageing citizen care know-how Read More