New Lego store in Malaysia
The Embassy of Denmark in Kuala Lumpur congratulated the Danish toy company LEGO that on 8 March 2017 opened yet another store in Malaysia! The new Lego flagship store is …
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Danish exhibition and book launched in Malaysia
On 7 March 2017 the Embassy of Denmark, Kuala Lumpur celebrated the launch of the Danish exhibition at Serdang Galeri, UPM and the book ‘Cerita laman kehidupan dari] or ‘Stories …
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Malaysian Danish Business Council hosted Transparency International
On 28 February 2017 the Malaysian Danish Business Council (MDBC) had the pleasure of hosting yet another Breakfast Dialogue at the Danish Residence. Dr Mohan, Secretary General of Transparency International …
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No more driving license for Swedes in Asia
Swedes living in Asia ought to pay attention: Under a bill before the Riksdag, new rules will come into force that will affect people who are permanently resident abroad and …
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Survey: Thailand the Asian country with least increase in corruption
In your opinion, over the past year, has the level of corruption in this country increased or decreased or stayed the same? This was among questions asked to nearly 22,000 …
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Huone Singapore: Finnish innovative events concept arrives
On Thursday 23 February Finnish-owned Huone Singapore was inaugurated, with H.E. Finland’s Ambassador to Singapore Paula Parviainen in attendance. This international expansion is based on Huone Events Hotel from Helsinki …
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Lifestyle Asia joins Burda International
When telling the story to ScandAsia about Lifestyle Asia co-founder Richard Nilsson indicated that they would not be independent forever. After celebrating 10 years in business in 2016 the announcement …
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Danish architecture exhibit at Malaysian Gallery
“Architecture with People” is the name of the Danish exhibition that opened on Monday 20 February 2017 at the Galeri Serdang, which is part of the Faculty of Design and …
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Malaysian trade minister meets Swedish companies
On 12 January Malaysia’s Minister of International Trade and Industry, met with 17 Swedish companies active in Malaysia for discussions on various topics. Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamad was accompanied …
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Swe embassy, Volvo Trucks Malaysia visit students
On 20 January, the Embassy of Sweden, Kuala Lumpur and Volvo Trucks Malaysia visited Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) for an interactive session with about 120 students. The students were …
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Norwegian Ambassador on Malaysian strengths
H.E. Hans Ola Urstad encourages Norwegian companies to look outside Kuala Lumpur H.E. Hans Ola Urstad was appointed the Norwegian Ambassador in Malaysia in 2012. Before coming to Malaysia, Hans …
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Danish energy efficiency achievements in Melaka
Danish Energy Efficiency Partners Sdn Bhd. (DEEP) has received the prestigious Melaka Green Awards 2016 and a milestone has been reached in January 2016 as the retrofitting of three out …
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23rd Carlsberg Golf Classic concluded
After six months of great sportsmanship and golf moves amongst 3,000 amateur golfers at 31 golf clubs nationwide, the 23rd instalment of the largest and longest running amateur golf series …
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Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland – and Singapore – least corrupt countries
The Nordic counrtries together with New Zealand and Singapore in the Asia Pacific are this year once again on the top of the list of the World’s least corrupt countries. …
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Carlsberg Malaysia’s foundation continues elephant conservation
The J.C. Jacobsen Foundation, a philanthropic arm of Carlsberg Malaysia, in January 2017 pledged its support towards elephant conservation by continuing to adopt three Pahang-born elephants at the Zoo Negara. …
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Spotify: Leading digital music streaming provider conquers Asia
Spotify, the digital music service that is conquering the world, is growing fast especially since its launch on the Asian market in 2013, along with rapid expansion of Internet streaming. …
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Balut – a fun dice game for intelligent people
Every Danish expat in Asia – and all over the globe – would know of or have heard of the game of Balut, which under its present structure and …
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Sweden continues Mekong River Commission support
On 25 November Sweden signed an agreement on continued support to Mekong River Commission (MRC) for more sustainable development of the Mekong basin. Sweden emphasized the importance of gender integration …
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Danish jazz group comes to Penang
As part of the 2016 edition of Penang Island Jazz Festival, Mathias Heise Quadrillion from Denmark will perform on Sunday 4 December, supported by The Embassy of Denmark, Danish Art …
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True start-ups, TechGrind, Southeast Asia’s first tech incubator
In 2016 the start-up hype in Southeast Asia (SEA) has reached new heights. But there are different perceptions of what ‘start-up’ really comprises. Join ScandAsia for a lesson by Bangkok-based …
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Sunquick Malaysia’s manufacturing success
Denmark is legendary for its dairy products and beer brands, but also other beverages such as fruit juices. And from the island of Penang island comes Sunquick. But what most …
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Sunquick introduces ready-to-drink fruit beverage
Sunquick of Denmark, the trusted fruit beverage brand, on 11 October 2016 announced a refreshing addition to its product range with the Sunquick Fruit Drink. Specially crafted to be enjoyed …
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Business Sweden speaks at Biomass Conference Malaysia
As the International Biomass Conference Malaysia, IBCM 2016, was held in Kuala Lumpur on 11 October, Business Sweden’s Trade Commissioner Carl Malmqvist attended a panel discussion on ‘Policy Direction Nurturing …
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Swedish Waste to Energy Malaysia seminar, workshops
At the 2016 edition of International Green Technology Conference (IGEM) the Embassy of Sweden in Malaysia arranged a seminar titled ‘Waste to Energy’ for 130 participants, in partnership with the …
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Multicultural IT teams is Malaysia’s unique strength
Danish-owned Vedel IT offers IT offshore software development from Malaysia, where the opportunity to recruit globally and build multicultural teams form a unique and attractive combination. Scandinavian companies so far …
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Riku Mäkelä is Team Finland’s extra resource for SEA
As part of enhanced efficiency and coordination within the ‘Team Finland’ umbrella, Asia can now benefit from an extra resource: one of six persons spread out globally is placed in …
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Marcus Wallenberg: We can do more in Southeast Asia
The first ever Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit contained a number of prominent business representatives, not least Mr Marcus Wallenberg, Chairman of the Board, SEB, SAAB Group & Foundation Asset Management, …
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Jan Djerf, SBAS, at summit: Swe businesses ought to work in tandem
At the inaugural Sweden–Southeast Asia Business Summit, held in Singapore on 21 – 22 September the numerous attendants from Sweden as well as the region were welcomed by Sweden’s Ambassador …
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Monitor ERP System improves manufacturing in Malaysia, Southeast Asia
A Swedish enterprise resource planning system and company from Sweden called Monitor ERP System has rapidly gained customers and foothold in Southeast-Asia. ScandAsia highlights this story from late 2014, which describes …
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The Lifestyle Asia journey: ten years and still evolving
When learning all about how Lifestyle Asia came into being and grew into the recognised online platform for luxurious lifestyle it is today one can only nod in approval to …
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Denmark in Malaysia hosts Copenhagen solutions conference
A five-day conference ended on 8 September in Penang on Copenhagen Solutions for sustainability, which took place in Melaka, Selangor and Penang. The Embassy of Denmark in Kuala Lumpur expressed …
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Denmark and Malaysia signs agriculture deal
On 22 September Minister for Agriculture & Agro-based Industries, Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek and his Danish counterpart, Minister Esben Lunde Larsen, finally signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MuO) on …
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Malaysia’s Minister for Agriculture visits Denmark
Ending on 23 September, Malaysia’s Minister for Agriculture & Agro-based Industries, Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, visited Denmark to meet his Danish counterpart Minister Esben Lunde Larsen and sign the …
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Swedish-SEA business summit: Ambassador announces continuation
Day 2 of the Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit continued with a highly insightful session on CSR, followed by more ‘Success stories – perspectives from the ground’, where the Swedish …
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Minister Damberg: Singapore summit a starting point for increased presence
After the inaugural Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit’s first day of sessions, Mrs Ylva Berg, CEO of Business Sweden and Mr Mikael Damberg, Sweden’s Minister of Enterprise & Innovation hosted the …
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Malaysian brings Finnish success to Singapore
At Slush Singapore, an anchor event under the inaugural Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology (SWITCH), also various entrepreneurs and start-up stakeholders share insights as part of the programme. One …
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Sweden, Singapore ministers open inaugural Sweden-SEA business summit
As Mr Mikael Damberg, Sweden’s Minister of Enterprise & Innovation, and Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry held their insightful opening speeches the very first Sweden-Southeast …
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Southeast Asia’s ageing population: new markets for Scandinavian companies
Today, Southeast Asia is experiencing a boom in number of retirees, raising the demand for retirement homes and additional smart solutions in eldercare and related sectors. The UN estimates that …
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New cases of Zika virus in Southeast Asia
Since the start of 2016, Thailand has found 97 new cases of the Zika virus, Singapore has found 2075, while Malaysia has reported their first three cases of Zika, one …
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New Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur Volvo Cars showroom
On 1 September 2016 Volvo Car Malaysia and Federal Auto Holdings Berhad launched their new showroom in Menara MBMR, replacing the iconic Volvo showroom located along Federal Highway. This showroom …
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Business Sweden appoints Tobias Glitterstam to head Asia Pacific
The previous China manager Tobias Glitterstam has been appointed to lead Business Sweden for the Asia Pacific, from 1 September 2016. Glitterstam will report to CEO Ylva Berg and be …
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Sweden gears up for SEA business summit Singapore
As the first ever, and very timely ‘Sweden–Southeast Asia Business Summit’ is around the corner (21–22 of September 2016), Team Sweden presents the details for the two days in Singapore …
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Study abroad: Edu Danmark sends 100 students per year to Asia
Many university students today take a part of their degree abroad. If you ask the students, the reasons are many: to compliment your degree, improve your CV, learn a language, form an international …
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Petri Puhakka accredited Finnish Ambassador to Malaysia
On 18 June H.E. Petri Puhakka was able to present his credentials to His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia at the King´s palace. He is thus the officially accredited …
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Global Innovation Index: Fourth Industrial Revolution coming
Denmark, Finland, Singapore and Sweden are among the top ten countries in the most recent Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2016, with Switzerland retaining the top position for the 6th …
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Criticised Norwegian leaves Sarawak’s world of logging and environmental crime
For those Scandinavians who may have read the intriguing book ‘Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia’ a Norwegian named Datuk Torstein Dale Sjøtveit will be familiar …
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Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur: Swedish chef’s afternoon tea
At Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur guests from the Nordic countries can not only take the pleasure in glass panorama views overlooking the Malaysian capital’s building landmark Petronas Towers and the …
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Danish artist Kathrine May Hansen tours Indonesia
Katrine May Hansen is a go-getting Danish woman, famous in Indonesia for her writings. She now travels around Malaysia and Indonesia on her Identity Tour 2016, where she will conduct workshops on women rights, so-called women’s’ circles, and …
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Meik Wiking: Mr. Happiness visits Malaysia again
Meik Wiking, the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute based in Denmark, recently returned to Malaysia. Last time he visited Southeast Asia, he toured the Danish embassies in Bangkok, Singapore and …
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Swedish Divers busts shark hunters off Borneo
On 22 July, the Swedish couple Roland Neander and Ewa Hansen was on a diving trip in the Ribbon Valley reef off the Semporna region in Sabah, Malaysia. After emerging from the waters, …
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