The house on India Quay
Asia House was the first Head Quarters of East Asiatic Company in Denmark. The building remains an impressive statement to the solidity of the EAC. Sitting on a high …
The house on India Quay Read MoreST Engineering in Scandinavia to cut 300 jobs
Singapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) aerospace unit in Europe may cut 300 jobs as a result of a restructuring programme. In a media statement released on Friday, ST Engineering says …
ST Engineering in Scandinavia to cut 300 jobs Read MoreScandAsia Thailand September is now available online!
Among the interesting stories featured in this issue include a talk with a Danish camera man best-known as Action Man, experiences of three young Swedes as students in Thailand, interview …
ScandAsia Thailand September is now available online! Read MoreDanish invasion in China – by ministers
Denmark wants to strengthen trade partnership with China. After President Hu Jintao visit to Denmark June 2012, two Danish ministers has been visiting China and today Prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt arrives …
Danish invasion in China – by ministers Read MoreTrip to Denmark and Turkey waste of money
“Waste of money to go to Denmark and Turkey” sounds the critic from the Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency. Sunday 22 members of the House of Representatives’ Legislative Council flew …
Trip to Denmark and Turkey waste of money Read MoreFilipino filmmaker collaborates with Olafur Eliasson
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, recently collaborated with Filipino filmmaker Khavn de la Cruz, on a project entitled “Little Sun Lights,” which will premiere at Tate Modern in London on September …
Filipino filmmaker collaborates with Olafur Eliasson Read MoreSingapore and Scandinavia are Strong in Global Competitiveness
According to the Global Competiveness Report 2012-2013 recently released by World Economic Forum (WEF), Switzerland was ranked as the world’s most competitive economy in the annual rankings, followed by Singapore, …
Singapore and Scandinavia are Strong in Global Competitiveness Read MoreDanish Design and Chinese Electronics
China has one of the biggest electronic industries in the world, while Denmark is famous for its design solutions. These two merits could be combined to mutual benefit. A meeting …
Danish Design and Chinese Electronics Read MoreExport of Danish Nursing knowledge to China
The nursing home project D’care is aimed at establishing a sustainable nursing home operating under the same standards as the Danish model, in Western China. The idea behind the project …
Export of Danish Nursing knowledge to China Read MoreFood Safety Seminar at the Danish Embassy
On Monday 3 September the Danish Embassy in Beijing held a food safety seminar. The purpose was to enhance cooperation between Danish and Chinese authorities on food safety risk management …
Food Safety Seminar at the Danish Embassy Read MoreDanish Ambassador inaugurates Georg Jensen’s new building
Georg Jensen is expanding their existing facilities in Thailand with a new building. The building was inaugurated by the Ambassador on the 20th of August. With the new building Georg …
Danish Ambassador inaugurates Georg Jensen’s new building Read MoreCricket: Denmark to take on Singapore Thursday
The Danish national cricket team has had a successful start at the tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After first having beaten Tanzania and then USA next challenge will be Singapore. …
Cricket: Denmark to take on Singapore Thursday Read MoreArla Focuses on China
By investing DKK 1.75 billion in China the message is clear. Arla believes in the Chinese market. The investment is part of Arla’s strategy to fivefold its sale in China …
Arla Focuses on China Read MoreDenmark and Singapore Signs Memorandum on Maritime Relations
Ole Sohn, Minister of Business and Growth, Denmark, and Lui Tuck Yew, Minister for Transport, Singapore, Friday August 31. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen maritime co-operation and …
Denmark and Singapore Signs Memorandum on Maritime Relations Read MoreSuccessful CSR and Business Seminar Burma/Myanmar
On Tuesday, 28 August, the Danish Embassy in Bangkok hosted a four-day event with focus on CSR and business in Burma/Myanmar. The first day which was free of charge, served …
Successful CSR and Business Seminar Burma/Myanmar Read MoreDanish Man Robbed by Bar Girl in Chiang Mai
Danish man Ken Mortensen, 34, was robbed after taking a bar girl in Chiang Mai back to his room at Kalaethong Tower on 1 September 2012 at 1.30am. Chiang Mai …
Danish Man Robbed by Bar Girl in Chiang Mai Read MoreSino Danish Alumni get-together at the Embassy
On Friday 31 August the Danish Embassy in China had a small get together, in order to welcome the new Danish SDC (Sino-Danish Center) students to China. Danish Ambassador, Friis Arne …
Sino Danish Alumni get-together at the Embassy Read MoreHuge Turnout for Kick-off Party
The Nordic Young Professionals Kick-off Party was a success as usual. It was fantastic to see such a large number of people interested in this event as there were more …
Huge Turnout for Kick-off Party Read MoreDanish ISS shared their Story with Members of DCC
Claus Madsen, Regional Director of ISS Greater China, welcomed members of the Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCC) in Hong Kong at ISS’s office in Quarry Bay on 28 August, 2012 …
Danish ISS shared their Story with Members of DCC Read MoreChinese-Danish Cooperation on Heating Solutions
On 31st August, 2012, the Minister Counselor at the Danish Embassy in Beijing, Mr. Søren Jacobsen, opened the Denmark-Heilongjiang Projects Exchange Seminar on Heating Solutions in cooperation with Heilongjiang Provincial …
Chinese-Danish Cooperation on Heating Solutions Read MoreDanish Minister held Seminar for Members of DCCC
Ole Sohn’s, Danish Minister of Business & Growth, recent trip to China was focused primarily on maritime affairs and tourism. On Wednesday 29th August, 2012, the members of the Danish …
Danish Minister held Seminar for Members of DCCC Read MoreDanish Princess to Visit Aid Projects in Cambodia
When Danish Princess Marie visits Cambodia from 9 to 12 October, it will be her first trip as patroness of DanChurchAid. She will be accompanied be Secretary General Henrik Stubkjaer. …
Danish Princess to Visit Aid Projects in Cambodia Read MoreVietnamese Politicians Visit Denmark
As part of the collaboration between the Danish and Vietnamese parliaments initiated in 2009, members of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) made a visit to the Danish Parliament. A visit by the Danish MPs …
Vietnamese Politicians Visit Denmark Read MoreDanish Diving Instructor Surfaces and Dies
44-year-old Henrik Kent Jensen died on the morning of 28 August while diving with two friends. He was a trained diving instructor who owned a hotel, Celagi Pisang Villa, on Lembongan Island, together with …
Danish Diving Instructor Surfaces and Dies Read MoreMembers of DCCC gained insight on Chinese Law
The Danish Chamber of Commerce(DCCC) in Shanghai launched the Autumn season of 2012 on August 28th with the event Personal Encounter with the Law. The speaker was Lars-Aake Severin. He …
Members of DCCC gained insight on Chinese Law Read MoreUnpleasant record for Andersen’s of Denmark ice cream
Shanghai’s consumer protection commission has been cheeking ice cream and the result isn’t pleasant for ice cream lovers. Worst was Dairy Queen. Their Blizzard ice cream exceeded the allowed limit …
Unpleasant record for Andersen’s of Denmark ice cream Read MoreDanish aid makes Vietnamese farmers able to produce civet coffee
Civet coffee is one of the most expensive coffees, original only produced in Sumatra, Indonesia, where it is known as Kopi Luvak. Now Kien Cuong Co. Ltd, with support from …
Danish aid makes Vietnamese farmers able to produce civet coffee Read MoreMaersk CEO warns of Chinese challenges
Upsets in the global economy contribute to lowering China’s export growth outlook. This slowdown could very well precede a fundamental change in Chinese exports, writes Wall Street Journal on the …
Maersk CEO warns of Chinese challenges Read MoreChinese company plans to take over Vestas
The ailing Danish wind giant Vestas is target for a take over by the much smaller Chinese Ming Yang. It is the Danish tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet who breaks the …
Chinese company plans to take over Vestas Read MoreDane fights fire in Dauis alone
Danish Kasper Christiansen was the first to respond, when a fire burn down two houses in Dauis, Bohol, Philippines. While fighting the fire alone he sustained minor wounds. According to …
Dane fights fire in Dauis alone Read MoreLarge Danish health IT delegation coming to China
The first ever Danish health IT delegation to China will give Danish companies, universities and hospitals the opportunity to play a part in the development of future health IT solutions …
Large Danish health IT delegation coming to China Read MoreDanish students as Entrepreneurs in Shanghai
This week three students from Danish universities came to Shanghai to participate in a 12 week programme installing them at some of the leading science parks in Shanghai. Here the …
Danish students as Entrepreneurs in Shanghai Read MoreContemporary Vietnamese art at the Danish embassy
The Danish embassy in Hanoi invites local contemporary artists to exhibit at the embassy. A total of 15 paintings will be selected and hung in the reception areas, the Ambassador’s …
Contemporary Vietnamese art at the Danish embassy Read MoreNang Boon Sri and Nai Rasmus Havmoeller in Siam and Ebeltoft
On 29th August 1926 Rasmus Havmoeller wrote in his diary about his first tiger (in my translation): “We followed the tracks of the buffalo and after some time we realized …
Nang Boon Sri and Nai Rasmus Havmoeller in Siam and Ebeltoft Read MoreDanish Minister Visits China to Develop Tourism
In order to achieve the best results, the Minister held a seminar with selected Chinese and Danish tourism-operators and a meeting with the National Tourism Administration (NTA) to exchange views …
Danish Minister Visits China to Develop Tourism Read MoreDown Memory Lane with SSS
Stories about Dr. Einar Ammundsen were numerous and flowed from the start to end of the Einar Ammundsen Evening on 26 August 2012 at Admiral Pub and Restaurant, to which the Scandinavian …
Down Memory Lane with SSS Read MoreSAS dismantles route to Bangkok
It is not official yet, but according to TakeOff.dk, the decision has been made. SAS will stop its route from Copenhagen to Bangkok in the end of March 2013. Fierce competition and small percentage …
SAS dismantles route to Bangkok Read MoreDenmark National Cricket Team to Play for Tournament in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia will be hosting the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division Four in a tournament in Kuala Lumpur from 3 to 10 September 2012. There, Denmark’s national cricket team will …
Denmark National Cricket Team to Play for Tournament in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreVoting for Favourite National Icon Built from Lego Contest, Begins
After a whole month of building creatively with Lego bricks, fifteen teams in total from schools across Singapore and Malaysia have been selected as finalists in the second round of …
Voting for Favourite National Icon Built from Lego Contest, Begins Read MoreCarlsberg for Better Beer Promoter Working Conditions in Cambodia
Women sales promoters working in bars in Cambodia are occasionally exposed to harassment by customers varying from being coerced into drinking and in some cases, being subjected to sexual abuse. …
Carlsberg for Better Beer Promoter Working Conditions in Cambodia Read MoreGrowth in Nordic participation on OSEA 2012
Norway, Finland and Denmark all participates with national group pavilions on OSEA 2012, the 19th International Oil and Gas Industry Exhibition. 27-30 November at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. Norway, the …
Growth in Nordic participation on OSEA 2012 Read MoreCambodia / China / Denmark / Finland / Indonesia / Laos / Malaysia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Sweden / Thailand / Vietnam
ScandAsia August available online
Together with the latest addition to the ScandAsia family, ScandAsia IndoChina, all five of the August issues are available online on issuu. Some of the interesting stories featured in these issues include, pole dancing …
ScandAsia August available online Read MoreDanish technology for Chinese challenges
Over the next 10 years China is planning to invest RMB 4000 billion (DKK 3770 billion) in water technology and know-how. A series of water events in the autumn will …
Danish technology for Chinese challenges Read MoreThai Couple Deported from Denmark
A 43-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, both from Thailand, have been sentenced to two and half years jail, and deportation from Denmark for life after being found guilty for human trafficking …
Thai Couple Deported from Denmark Read MoreEuropean Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City
Food lovers are in for a treat when EuroCham invites to the 6’th annual European Food Festival in HCMC, featuring an all new format with a gourmet European buffet and …
European Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City Read MoreOutsourcing young Danes to Thailand
A new trend has emerged in Denmark. Many young entrepreneurs left Denmark to do a business in Asia, particularly in Thailand. And they bring other young Danes as employees. When …
Outsourcing young Danes to Thailand Read MoreDanish Prime Minister Invited to China
The Chinese government invited Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt to China from 10 to 13 September this year. The invitation followed President Hu Jintao’s visit to Denmark in June this year which …
Danish Prime Minister Invited to China Read MoreDanish MPs visit the National Assembly in Vietnam
Danish MPs are visiting Vietnams National Assembly September this year as part of the Good Governance and Public Administration Reform Programme. Their will exchange views with Vetnamese peers on constitutional …
Danish MPs visit the National Assembly in Vietnam Read MoreDanish Ambassador opens Seminar on Shipbuilding Innovation
On Monday 20 August, 2012, the Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen opened the China-Denmark Seminar on Shipbuilding Innovation. China and Denmark share the ambition of keeping the maritime sector in a …
Danish Ambassador opens Seminar on Shipbuilding Innovation Read MoreKasper Skårhøj keynote speaker at Cambodia’s first software conference
The first ever software conference in Cambodia was centred on a Danish open source content management system (CMS) named Typo 3. The conference was held this past weekend at the …
Kasper Skårhøj keynote speaker at Cambodia’s first software conference Read More