Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Foreign companies operating in Thailand are loosing their patience with Thailands inability allow the implementation of new technology that is readily available in other parts of the world and even …
Foreign Companies Tired of Thai Telecom Mess Read MorePeople can become VIPs at the Finland Expo pavilion by taking part in lucky draws to be held on the Expo Online website every week from early next month, Expo …
Your Chance to Visit Like a VIP Read MoreFinland pavilion Kirnu (Giant’s Kettle in English) is one of the most innovative pavilions at the Shanghai World Expo 2010. Internet surfers may now get a closer look at the …
Finland Upgrades the Expo Online Read MorePress release: In honour of the Shanghai World Expo, Finnair will serve traditional crayfish on Helsinki-Shanghai flights. The crayfish service in Business Class starts on August 6 and continues until …
Crayfish Season on Finnair’s Shanghai Flights Read MoreVietnam and Finland are determined to reach their potential in bilateral trade and investment by a number of means. Leading Finnish enterprises and research organisations have begun to look at …
Determined to Reach Their Potential Read MoreA party thrown at the Finland Pavilion on Sunday has solidified the belief that a new era of dating has arrived in China. Golden Bachelor Matchmakers, which organized the event …
Hitting the Jackpot in Hunt for Love Read MoreNokia plans to launch its first office in Cambodia today in a bid to ‘bring it closer’ to the domestic population after seeing regional sales decline in the second quarter, …
Nokia launches in Cambodia Read MoreFrom 16-20 July, the Global Youth Congress International (GYCI) hosted the first ever EU Youth Forum (EUYF) in Singapore. The aim was to enhance the knowledge and understanding and educate …
European Union Youth Forum in Singapore Read More(22.7.2010) Fantastic finale of Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race ended as Team Finland finished in second place. After facing various challenges since departing Singapore in February, Team Finland …
Finnish Second Place in World Race Read MoreScandinavian food and Nordic flavours in Hong Kong. At FINDS you can enjoy both fine dining and night-life. ScandAsia visited FINDS Friday night before dinner rush at eight, the outdoor …
The Finnish Jamie Oliver in Hong Kong Read MoreThe MOU will encompass staff exchanges, degree partnership programmes, student exchanges as well as collaboration in teaching, research, development, and consultancy studies. The signing ceremony was hosted by the Ambassador …
A new Collaboration Agreement Signed Read MoreNa Duong power plant in Vietnam is a good example of what can be done with new Finnish clean technologies. To further introduce the Finnish know-how on clean techonologies to …
Finnish Clean Technology is Coming to Vietnam Read MoreNewly built roads, village meeting halls, dams and water systems. These are justsome of the material results generated by a community development project that Coalition for Environment and Development (CED), …
Village Democracy in Lao Ho Read MoreOneworld alliance partners, Finnair and Japan Airlines (JAL), will expand their cooperation network in Europe starting from August 1, 2010. “Finnair is very happy to serve European and Japanese customers …
Finnair and Japan Airlines Expand Cooperation Read More“Hello everybody, my name is Pekka.”“My name is Mauri.”“And we are here to tell you about a wonderful country called Finland…”“My name is Mauri!” Sound like a bad country promo …
The Daily Ape Show Presents Finland Read MoreIn the next five days, hundreds of workers will be flying to Finland to take up the job of picking blueberries.The first batch of workers will depart on Saturday, while …
Thai Workers Head for Blueberry Fields in Finland Read MoreFinnair will increase direct flights to Hong Kong. Instead of the previous seven flights, Finnair will fly to Hong Kong with a frequency of 12 flights per week from June …
More Finnair Flights to Hong Kong from June 2011 Read MoreChinese authorities plan to give Nokia a license to provide online mapping services in China, making it the first foreign firm to get such approval. The announcement may open doors …
Nokia to Be Awarded Online Map License Read MoreThe first batch of workers will depart on Saturday, while the second will leave next Tuesday. Most of the workers, 232 in these two batches, come from the Northeast. The …
Thais Head for Blueberry Fields in Finland Read MoreLifted by robust demand on the India sector, Nordic carrier Finnair has reported a 26 percent growth in Asian traffic this summer.“The demand for Asian traffic is growing noticeably. We …
Finnair Reports Strong Asian Growth Read MoreFINDS, Hong Kong’s iconic Nordic restaurant and bar, vacates its home in Lan Kwai Fong in September 2010 in a series of moves to solidify its reputation as a premiere …
FINDS Announces Expansion Plans Read MoreThe Finnish elevator company KONE celebrates its 100 years anniversary in the world this year. In Southeast Asia, KONE has been active for over 30 years. A big anniversary happens …
Finnish KONE Keeps Lifting Asia Read MoreA new joint venture between Fudan University and 25 Nordic universities facilitates opportunities for Sino-Nordic student networking and research cooperation. A pleasant surprise awaits Nordic students who come to Shanghai …
New Meeting Place for Students Read MoreAmbassador Pekka Hyvönen approved in June a new support agreement of the amount of 245,125 euros, for Transparency International (TI) and its contact in Vietnam, Towards Transparency (TT), to conduct …
Finland Committed to Anti-corruption Read MoreThe Scandinavian countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland are all important source markets for visitors to Thailand. Together, they generate over 800,000 visitors each year. In the period prior …
TAT Stockholm – is Rushing to Regain Thailand’s Share Read MoreThe Finns in Hong Kong celebrated midsummer at the Bel-Air luxury yacht. The cruise was a night of dazzling scenery, fabulous Finnish festive food, sipping and socializing.FinnCham hosted the Midsummer Cruise in Hong Kong.More …
Finnish Midsummer Cruise in Hong Kong Read MoreNext year, Finnair will resume its daily nonstop flights between Helsinki and Singapore with easy access from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Norrköping and Copenhagen. It will become one of the fastest connections …
Finnair Daily to Singapore from May Next Year Read MoreRichard Järvinen places his mobile phone, a Nokia N900, on the table next to him. Two minutes later, a little tone indicates he has gotten a message. Soon after, he …
Richard Järvinen: Dialogue the Keyword Read MoreFrom 2010, Finland is very likely going to have an official Chamber of Commerce. The paperwork was submitted to the Chinese authorities in June 2009 by the already formed board …
Finland Wants Chamber of Commerce in China Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam (SSS) is in competition with many other organisations. When it was established, it was the only organisation available. But since the eighties and increasingly during the last …
Chairman Søren Wants Things to Move Ahead Read More
Many members of the four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand found their way to the networking sponsored by Finnair at Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok on Monday 28 June …
Finnair Nordic Networking Read MoreA Norwegian man, Thiyakaraja Sivakkolunthu, 49, from Groruddalen, Oslo in Norway, was among the injured and hospitalized, after two speedboats collided in Thailand. Marine Police on Koh Samui informs to Scandasia.com …
Norwegian the Only Scandinavian Hospitalized After Thai Boat Crash Read MoreTUI Nordic Chief Executive Christian Clemens announced that the charter operations to Thailand for the winter 2010 will increase the capacity by 30% from the previous year up to a …
TUI Nordic Increase Winter Capacity to Thailand With 30% Read MoreFinnair Plus frequent-flyer membership card or a recent Finnair boarding card entitles guests to enter the Finland pavilion via the Green Line. Green Line is a faster line also used …
Visit Finland at World Expo With a Finnair Plus Without Queuing Read MoreToday the Swedish pavilion at Expo 2010 welcomes distinguished guests and experts within clean energy and climate technologies, jointly hosting the Nordic-Chinese Energy & Climate Forum together with the neighbor …
Sweden Share Cases on Clean Tech and Environmental Solutions Read MoreFinnish higher education institutions and CIMO (Centre for International Mobility) organised recently a very successful meeting in Kirnu for Chinese students who once have studied in Finnish higher education institution. …
Finnish Expo Pavilion Kirnu Hosted a Successful Alumni Meeting Read MoreThe Nordic-Chinese Energy and Climate Day will take place on the 25th of June 2010 at the Shanghai World Expo, bringing together ministers, business leaders, researchers and other key stakeholders …
Nordic-Chinese Energy & Climate Day at World Expo in Shanghai Read MoreAt the Shanghai World EXPO 2010, one of the main messages from Finland comes in the form of six keywords: freedom, creativity, innovation, community spirit, health and nature. The main …
Finnish Eco-Furniture Read MoreMalaysia has passed the stage of being a developing nation and is in a transitional phase to become a full-fledged developed country, a Finnish expert in the knowledge economy said. …
Finnish Expert: Malaysia no Longer a Developing Country Read MoreThe Consultative Group mid-year meeting was this year held in Rach Gia, Kien Giang province in the Mekong-delta area. One of the main issues on the agenda in the meeting …
Donors and Government Discuss Development Goals in Vietnam Read MoreNo more trying to guess the specials of the day at a restaurant. No more asking the shop assistant to repeat the price of a dress again and again. No …
Pass English before Entering Singapore Service Sector Read MoreLess than two hours’ drive from the teeming tourist beaches of Pattaya in Thailand, a largely undeveloped hillside in Chounbri province conceals a very different site – a sacred place …
Buddhist Temple in Chonburi Built with Finnish Stainless Steel Read MoreA Finnish elementary school teacher Mika Vanhanen established the ENO (environment online) internet school in 2000 in the Eno municipality of Eastern Finland. Recently, the global school celebrated its international …
Indonesia World Leader in Finnish Environment Online Read MoreWith the support of funds from the Finnish Concessional Credit Programme the city of Hai Phong is not as vulnerable to early flooding as it used to be. Similarly the …
Finns Support Improments of Flood Prevention and Power Supply Read MoreSaturday 12 June 2010 was a great day for Victoria Karlsson, and one she had been looking forward to for a long time. After taking over STYLE:NORDIC from its previous …
New STYLE:NORDIC Opened Doors in Singapore Read MoreNew Nordic Landscapes was officially opened the 1st of June in Nordic Lighthouse by representatives from the Nordic Council of Ministers and partners.The exhibition is an outdoor exhibition that presents …
Nordic Landscapes in Shanghai Read MoreMany of the Scandinavian Ambassadors in Southeast Asia hope that Denmark, as the only Scandinavian team in the tournament, will win the gold trophy in the FIFA World Cup 2010. …
Ambassadors Predict World Cup Winner Read More“Finland has gained much bigger visibility in Shanghai than its geographic size would entitle it to”, was the common notion among the Finnish business and political elite gathered in Shanghai …
Get a Taxi Ride in Shanghai and Learn About Finland Read MoreThe Finland Pavilion welcomed its millionth guest yesterday afternoon. The lucky visitor, 16-year-old student Sun Zhaopeng from Shandong Province, received a Suunto Core wrist computer from Finnish commissioner general Pertti …
Finland Pavilion Receives One Million Visitors in 40 Days Read MoreOn Tuesday 25 May, President Halonen and her delegation attended a reception at the Ambassador’s residence to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Finland and …
Finnish President Visited Beijing Read More