Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Ambassadors from Denmark, Sweden, the EU, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the US Embassies in Thailand have all expressed condolences for the family, friends and loved ones of the …
Nordic embassies express condolences to deceased activist Read More
Vietnam participated i the second fair to raise funds disabled children in Denmark hosted by the Ambassadors’ Spouses Group. The event took place in Copenhagen, and also had a focus …
Vietnam supports Danish children’s fund Read More
DanCham, SwedCham, Malaysian- Norwegian Business Council and Malaysian-Finnish business Council are joining together to organizing Nordic Business Forum. The event will have a seminar which will focus on the Nordic …
Nordic Day Business Forum in Kuala Lumpur Read More
Danes Worldwide and the Danish Women’s Network is hosting the Danish summer tradition “Sankt Hans” in cooperation with the Danish Embassy in Bangkok. The event will take place in Danish …
Sankt Hans at the Danish Embassy in Bangkok Read More
The Danish-Norwegian founded ICare foundation hosted their 10’th year scholarship award ceremony this weekend. The schedule was tight with more than 30 scholarships being awarded and dinner at the local …
ICare celebrating 10 years of progress in Thailand Read More
The exhibition called “Your curious Journey” began its travel last Friday, 10 May 2024. The exhibition is created by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. Some of Olafur Eliasson’s main themes …
Danish-Icelandic artist kicks off SE Asia tour Read More
“Vietnam – EU joining hands for a clean environment”, this was the theme of an event in Ha Long city Yesterday, 12 May 2024. The event was held to create …
EU and Vietnam joins hands for the environment Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in the Philippines warns against fraudulent eTravel websites, which charge registration fees for travelers wishing to go to the Philippines. The Embassy states, that the Philippine …
Danish Embassy Philippines warns against travel fee fraud Read More
Danes Worldwide invites Danish citizens in Hong Kong and China to part take in a free online information evening on May 30 2024 at 3PM local time. The meeting will …
Danes Worldwide Hong Kong and China invites to information meeting Read More
The two Danish entrepreneurs Nikolaj Astrup and Michelle Rødgaard Jessen has launched an experiment called “The Travelling Village”. It is a community of digital nomad living together abroad while moving …
Travelling villages inspired by a Danish trend Read More
The Danish brewery Carlsberg has partnered up with WWF to protect wetland in China and Laos. Carlsberg has its own brewing facilities in four wetland areas in China and Laos …
Carlsberg wants to protect wetlands Read More
Recently there has been a heightened focus on the living conditions for especially foreign sex-workers in Denmark. This focus is the aftermath of a documentary made by the Danish media …
Highlighted focus on foreign sex-workers in Denmark Read More
The Danish Minister for the Environment Magnus Heunicke has warned the Danes from buying from Chinese webshops such as Temu on 5 May 2024. He claimed many of the products …
Danish minister says not to buy from Chinese webshop Read More
The comment is a response to the China’s deputy envoy to the UN, Geng Shuang, who last week called for an international probe of the blast, which destroyed the Nord …
Sweden rejects China’s Nord Stream proposal Read More
The Danish Agriculture & Food Council (L&F) analysed the trade data and concluded, that all suppliers worldwide of fresh and frozen pork have felt the impact of the decline of …
Chinese pork import drops – Danish export suffers Read More
The Thai power company named Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited (GPSC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Danish company Seaborg Technologies. The agreement is about Thailand …
Thai company signs MoU with Danish Seaborg Read More
Phuket in Thailand has been selected to host the Global Sustainability Tourism Conference (GSTC) in 2026. The various tourism and sustainability organizations in Thailand feel honored to be a part …
Phuket selected to host GSTC Read More
Carlsberg reported a 4,4 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter of 2024. The revenue was especially boosted by the high sales of name brand beers. Sales of Carlsbergs …
Denmark’s Carlsberg reports revenue boost Read More
The European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) suddenly decided to reschedule the launch of their “PROTECT” project, which was set to be launched on May 3 2024 in Phnom …
EU and UN reschedule anti-trafficking project in Cambodia Read More
The fluctuating price of coffee on the global market stresses Vietnamese coffee farmers and increases their risk of psychological issues. This is the result of a new international study by …
Fluctuating coffee prices stress Vietnamese farmers Read More
The European sanctions against Russia have caused an unexpected consequence for the the Scandinavian airlines, known as SAS, as Chinese aviation companies have eyed a gap in the market. European …
Chinese aviation benefits from EU sanctions, outperforms SAS Read More
King’s College International School in Bangkok is hosting an Open Day themed: “Grow Together, Go Further” on 18 May 2024. The event is organized to give parents and their children …
King’s Bangkok hosts Open Day Read More
The official opening celebration for the new house of the Danish Church in Bangkok took place this Saturday, 27 April 2024. During the opening ceremony the Danish pastor, Christa Lund …
Danish Church in Bangkok is officially open Read More He furthermore criticized the decisions of both Denmark and Sweden to terminate their investigations of the incident. The two countries announced in February 2024, that they would end their individual …
China calls on UN to investigate Nord Stream explosion Read More
The Danish stonemason, Nikolaj Tymm-Andersen, has gotten attention due his eco-friendly headstones. Instead of using the traditional material, granite, which Denmark usually import from China and India, Nikolaj Tymm-Andersen is …
Danish stonemason quits Chinese materials Read More
The Denmark-based shipping company named MH Simonsen has ordered eight hybrid methanol dual-fuel tankers at China’s Jiangxi New Jiangzhou Shipbuilding. Besides being hybrid methanol fueled the tankers will also have …
Danish company orders eight Chinese tankers Read More
The annual great shuffle of Danish ambassadors have fallen into place with several ambassador posts in Asia being affected, reports Altinget.dk In Malaysia, Kirstine Vangkilde Berner will as of 1 …
Danish Ambassador shuffle 2024 Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China, and the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in China will co-host a webinar titled: China’s Economic Outlook …
Nordic webinar in China Read More
Danish high-end electronics producer Bang & Olufsen experiences a decline in turnover for the second consecutive quarter in 2024. The company’s main markets are China and Europe and macroeconomic tendencies …
Decline in B&O sales in China and Europe Read More
The Danish government has decided to make a law issuing that the different social media platforms need the parent consent before children under the age of 15 can create a …
TikTok doesn’t follow Danish law Read More
Malaysian airlines introduce a carbon levy collection, which will come into effect when the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) gives their final approval. According to the Malaysian minister of Transport Anthony …
Malaysian airlines to introduce carbon levy Read More
The two Chinese pandas, that is on loan from China to Denmark, has had difficulty mating the last four times Copenhagen Zoo has tried. This year they have decided to …
Chinese pandas mating in Copenhagen Read More
In Denmark she went through three doctors as she was giving birth. In Thailand her doctor stayed with her through the entire experience. This is Charlotte Christensen’s story of the …
Giving Birth in Thailand: A differently build system Read More
The Cambodian Ministry of Environment will move into phase four of the Cambodia Climate Change Alliance (CCCA) following the success of the first, second and third phase, which aim at …
Cambodian environment ministry moves to next phase of CCCA Read More
The first “Invest in China” event of 2024 was held in Denmark and hosted by China’s Ministry of Commerce. Peter Glinvad chair member of the North Board of Danish Chamber …
“Invest in China” event to push collaboration with Denmark Read More
Malaysian swimmers are gaining valuable insights from training with Danish stars, Rasmus Nickelsen and Thea Blomsterberg, after the new Malaysian national coach and former Danish national coach, Eric Anderson, arranged …
Danish swimmers to inspire Malaysian swimmers Read More
Three experts from Copenhagen University warn Denmark not to recruit foreign nurses from India and the Philippines, as it can result in more diseases and ultimately higher mortality rates …
Experts warn Denmark against recruiting Filipino, Indian nurses Read More
The Swedish film titled “sons” received the Best Film Prize in the World category at the 48’th Hong Kong International Film Festival. The film is by the Swedish director Gustav …
Swedish film wins prize at Hong Kong International Film Festival Read More
Swedes will be amused by the sight of the name, since its meaning is ’cutting area’ in Swedish, while Danes will get excited; encouraged by the prospect of possibly have …
A ’hygge’ in Penang, Malaysia fusing cuisines Read More
Villy Christian Sørensen, the father of the Danish-Thai woman Jane Sørensen previously interviewed by ScandAsia, has now been positively identified with the help of the Danish Maritime Authority (Søfartsstyrelsen) and …
Jane Sørensen’s father now found Read More
A Chinese delegation led by Ling Ji, the Vice Minister of Commerce, visits Copenhagen with the goal of attracting more foreign businesses. The delegation visited Denmark’s largest business organization, Dansk …
Chinese vice minister visits Copenhagen to attract companies Read More
A Chinese drugmaker applied for approval on 3 April 2024 to sell their biosimilar Ozempic drug in China. This potentially challenges the expansion plans of Novo Nordisk in China, who …
Chinese drugmaker seeks approval of Ozempic-like drug Read More
Generally foreign businesses have been very interested in the green transaction China has been making recently. However, especially the Danish technology and engineering conglomerate Danfoss has put a big focus …
Danfoss embrace new green opportunities in China Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce (DCCC) plan to host a Pentecost luncheon on 19 May 2024. This will be held as a traditional Danish “Pinse Frokost”. The event will take …
DCCC will host a Pentecost lunch Read More
The North Zealand International School (NIS) in Hørsholm is building a new school, which aims to further unify the International and Danish pupils. The project has been eight years in …
North Zealand International School’s new building to unite Danish and international pupils Read More
This morning, 3 April 2024, at around 8 am the biggest earthquake in 25 years rocked Taiwan. So far seven people have been reported dead while more than 700 have …
Earthquake in Taiwan the strongest in 25 years Read More
Danish representatives in Hanoi, Vietnam, presented awards to the local winners of the “Denmark in your eyes” painting contest. 65 prizes were granted to both individuals and groups who had …
Awards handed out to Vietnamese pupils for Danish painting competition Read More
The famous Angkor Archeological Park in Cambodia has received more than 385,000 foreign tourists within the first three months of 2024. Yesterday, 1 April 2024, Angkor Enterprise published a rapport …
Angkor Wat booming with tourists Read More
The Vietnamese music piece Tieng Rung or “The Sound of the Jungle” in English will be performed in Faroe Islands, Denmark at the International Society for Contemporary Music’s (ISCM) World …
Vietnamese music to be played at Faroe Islands festival Read More
During a conference between Denmark and Vietnam it was stated that it would be relatively easy for workers in the oil and gas industry to transfer to the off-shore wind …
Many jobs in Vietnamese wind project Read More