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On 2 – 5 February 2016 Norway’s new Minister for Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen visited Indonesia and with among others with President Joko Widodo and Indonesia’s counterpart; Minister of …
Indonesia agrees with Norway on peat restoration plan Read More
The Danish film “Look of Silence” wins Independent Spirit Award in Hollywood on 27 February 2016. The movie was also nominated for “the real” Oscar, but the people behind the …
Danish documentary about Indonesia wins ‘Little Oscar’ Read More
Indonesia is set to lead the giant Swedish clothing brand. H&M global production head Helena Helmersson welcomed the cooperation set between the company and the Indonesian government to boost the …
Indonesia to lead H&M global production Read More
Starting in Malaysia, Danish Energy Efficiency Partners Sdn. Bhd. (DEEP), which is a partnership between Danish Management Group A/S and Danish Climate Investment Fund (managed by IFU) as partner is …
Danish Energy Efficiency Partners out to retrofit Southeast Asia Read More
It is a big job to have responsibility to promote educational, scientific and technological development of aquaculture in Asia. Luckily, the new elected President to The World Aquaculture Society (WAS) …
Great Dane is new President to World Aquaculture Society Asia Read More
IKEA can not use its own trademark in Indonesia. Instead, Surabaya-based furniture company Ratania Khatulistiwa with the acronym Intan Khatulistiwa Esa Abadi has the rights to use Ikea as their …
IKEA loses brand name battle in Indonesia Read More
At 11 am on January the 14th, several bombs exploded around the Sarinah shopping center in central Jakarta. Several gunmen also shot at civilians in the area. The police were quickly on the …
The Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta informs travellers of terror Read More
The New York Times has done an interactive list of the 52 places to visit in 2016. Among the many interesting places that ranges from the Mediterranean to Mozambique is …
Scandinavia, China and Indonesia on list of places to go in 2016 Read More
Previously ScandAsia told of Joshua Oppenheimer’s ‘The Look of Silence’ being shortlisted together with 14 other films for the 2015 Academy Awards best documentary feature. The film has now made it …
Two Danish films nominated for an Oscar Read More
To increase the retention of women following childbirth or adoption, the Maersk Group is from 4 April 2016 implementing a new maternity policy that improves benefits during and after maternity …
Maersk Group introduces improved maternity benefits worldwide Read More
Indosat Ooredoo (Indosat), one of Indonesia’s largest telecommunication networks and services providers, has selected Nokia Networks to power its LTE-Advanced network. As part of the contract (announced in Decembr 2015), …
Nokia Networks powers Indosat Ooredoo with LTE base stations Read More
Norwegian State Secretary Morten Høglund was present during the official opening of Norway’s ASEAN-Norway Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AN-JSCC) in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday 11 December. ‘This opens new possibilities …
Joint Sectoral ASEAN-Norway Committee opened Read More Joshua Oppenheimer’s ‘The Look of Silence’ is among 15 films competing for the 2015 Academy Awards best documentary feature. Produced in by Final Cut for Real in Denmark, The film is …
Danish documentary shortlisted for the Oscars Read More
On 17-19 November 2015, Swedish Minister for Strategic Development, Future Issues and Nordic Cooperation Kristina Persson will visit Jakarta to progress, deepen and strengthen the already forged relationship between Indonesia …
Swedish Minister Kristina Persson is visiting Jakarta 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
What seems to be the major reason for the haze story repeating itself each year, is agriculture fires on peatlands in the Indonesian archipelago. Much of the land is being …
A Swedish solution for Southeast Asia’s smog crisis Read More
Swedish telecommunications and services provider Ericsson has signed deals with major two Indonesian telecommunications firms to help them with their network infrastructure and roll out their 4G/LTE connections in different parts …
Ericsson signs two deals with Indonesian telecom firms Read More
Finland’s President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio has been on a state visit to Indonesia on 2 – 4 November 2015. President Niinistö held bilateral talks …
Finland’s President on State Visit to Indonesia Read More
Suppliers, manufacturers and retailers in Sweden have joined together in an initiative enabling a long-term switch to more sustainably produced, certified and traceable palm oil in both cosmetics and hygiene …
Swedish initiative for sustainable palm oil in chemical products 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 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
3 billion dollars. Maersk has shown his interest to enter domestic shipping in Indonesia, but Indonesian foreign-ownership laws has put the huge amount of money from the Danish shipping giant …
Indonesian foreign-ownership law may avert $3 billions from Maersk Read More
Bahasa Indonesia is to be offered as one of the optional foreign language courses in the University of Turku in Finland starting in August 2016. Bahasa Indonesia is the official …
University in Finland to teach Bahasa Indonesia Read More
At the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Uppsala University researchers have in an international collaboration with Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in …
Swedish research may save Indonesian buffaloes Read MoreDenmark is one of the biggest forerunners in developing commercial wind power, which means that a great amount of todays wind turbines is produced by Danish manufacturers such as Vestas …
Denmark to build wind-powered electricity generator in Sulawesi Read More
IFU – the Danish Investment Fund for Developing countries – has developed a new strategy that makes it easier than ever to qualify to be an IFU supported company or …
New strategy makes Danish IFU an attractive investment partner Read More
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church employees have set out to help daily Norwegians in small and large crises abroad. The organization has developed an app, “Nødnummer”, to make your stay abroad …
The Norwegian Seamen’s Church emergency app Read More
Are you ready to travel? With the new app from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs you will be. The travel app ”UM Rejseklar” (=ready to go) will make you …
Denmark releases new worldwide travel app Read More
Last year Denmark passed a dual citizenship bill. On 1st September 2015 the law became effective and it is now possible for foreign nationals living in Denmark to become naturalized citizens …
A guide to dual citizenship Read More
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ScandAsia now on Instagram! Read More
A working visit to Norway took place in August by Susi Pudjiastuti, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia, in order to improve the quality …
Indonesian Norway visit aiming to improve fisheries cooperation Read More
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of the Kingdom of Denmark and His Royal Highness the Prince Consort will travel on a State Visit to Indonesia in October. Amid the comprehensive …
65 years of Indo-Danish diplomatic ties, State Visit brings opportunity for increased cooperation Read More
On 30 July 2015 the Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta hosted a pre-departure gathering with new students going to Sweden, Alumni Swedia and PPI Swedia. Alumni and students of Swedish …
Jakarta gathering: 60 students getting ready to study in Sweden Read More
In 2015 a new auspicious occasion has arrived for Queen Margrethe II of the Kingdom of Denmark to head east. Following on 2014’s state visit to China Her Majesty the …
Denmark’s State Visit to Indonesia Oct 2015, with business delegation announced Read MoreDefence and security company Saab and the Indonesian defence university Unhan have recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding academic collaboration in Innovation, R&D and knowledge exchange. During a …
Saab and Indonesian Defence University Unhan in Academic Collaboration Read MoreDanes Worldwide, a global association working to assist and improve rights for Danes living abroad, celebrates the dual citizenship law coming into force September 1st. On the same occasion this years ‘Dane …
Danes Worldwide celebrates dual citizenship Read More
Bjarne Wildau Nielsen, a veteran Danish journalist in Asia, celebrated on Saturday 13 June 2015 his 25 year anniversary as an Asia reporter. Bjarne Wildau highlights some of the many changes …
Danish veteran journalist celebrates 25 years in Asia Read More
Gauthiers’ has announced the acquisition of an equity share of Modex, a leading international manufacturer of DNV-certified offshore equipment from Norway. Modex operates in Norway, China, Indonesia, Malaysia and China, …
Gauthiers’ merges with Modex (Norway) to form world’s third-largest offshore container fleet Read More
On 4 June 2015 the Nordic Embassies in Jakarta came together for a first joint Nordic Midsummer Party. 4 Nordic Embassies; Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden celebrated their annual national …
First joint Nordic Midsummer Party held in Jakarta Read More Connecting to the Nordic midsummer celebrations in Jakarta Denmark’s Ambassador to Indonesia, Casper Klynge, has told reporters that a state visit from Denmark to Indonesia is due for the end …
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II due to visit Indonesia in October Read More
Norway is finally caving in to its critics, as the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) is facing a likely ban on its coal investments by the country’s parliament. On …
Norwegian Parliament due to ban government’s coal investments Read More
On 26 May, a high-profile international conference was held at the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Voksenaasen, designed to bring the Norwegian and EU publics closer to the reality of the …
High-profile conference held in Norway on Myanmar’s Persecution of Rohingyas Read More
For a second time Indonesia has extended the forest moratorium for another two years through The moratorium aims to combat rapid deforestation in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, preventing new clearing …
Indonesia’s forestry moratorium extended again despite loopholes Read More In April, 2015 Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg visited Indonesia and Vietnam. During the trip the Prime Minister, accompanied by fellow members of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s MDG Advocacy Group, …
Norway PM Erna Solberg’s open letter on sustainable development Read More
Monday the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand will screen the Danish film ‘The Look of Silence’, a riveting, award winning documentary about an Indonesian optometrist, still tortured by the loss …
Danish documentary film in Bangkok Read MoreMay 9 it is the official Europe Day. EU institutions open their doors to the public and EU Delegations around the world organize activities on the theme of Europe in the World. “Europe …
Asian countries celebrate Europe Day 2015 Read More
‘It is deeply regrettable that Indonesia is once again carrying out executions. I urge the Indonesian Government to stop the planned executions and reintroduce the moratorium on the death penalty,’ …
Norway: Indonesia’s executions ”deeply regrettable” Read More
While Southeast Asia is eagerly awaiting the XC90’s arrival, Volvo Cars has unveiled “the most luxurious vehicle ever built by the Swedish company in its 88 year history” at the …
Asia launch: XC90 ‘Excellence’ – Volvo’s most luxurious car model ever Read MoreThe dream of living an easy life away from the cold North can become a nightmare, if you get sick and do not have a health insurance. ‘There is no financial …
Trading Danish health care for a carefree life in Thailand Read More
Norway and Indonesia agree to work as quickly as possible towards a platform for extending their climate and forest partnership. Norway expresses concerns over Indonesia’s resumption of the use of …
Norway’s Prime Minister Solberg and Indonesia’s President meet in Jakarta Read More