Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
It is not every day that a young woman conductor, who is also celebrated as one of the most compelling conductors of her generation, leads the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra! When …
MASBA – Fiesta Mexicana – Great Violin Concertos at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas Read More
Palsgaard, a Danish producer of dairy, confectionery and bakery ingredients, received a visit from Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr Dan Jørgensen, during a recent visit to Malaysia. …
Danish confectionery, bakery ingredients manufactured in Malaysia Read More
Yesterday, April 16, The Danish Queen Margrethe turned 74, and this was celebrated at a well-attended reception at the Danish residence in Malaysia. Photos: Denmark in Malaysia, Facebook.
KL Embassy wishes The Queen a happy birthday Read More
Sweden’s Saab Group, which makes the Gripen Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA), has proposed to lease its fighter jets to the Malaysian government with full warfare capabilities and no restriction. …
Saab pitches Gripen fighter jets to Malaysia Read More
On 8 April 2014 the Chief Minister of Penang, Mr. Lim Guang Eng, and Danish Ambassador in Malaysia, Nicolai Ruge, inaugurated the expansion of Barkath Co-Ro Manufacturing’s facility in Penang, …
Chief Minister of Penang and Danish Ambassador inaugurate Food factory Read More
The creative exhibition ‘The International Art of Table Setting’ shows beautiful and traditional table settings from 16 different countries worldwide. The Danish table represents design from Royal Copenhagen, Georg Jensen …
Danish art of table setting in KL Read More
A plan to make the country’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) a mainstream choice for students and on par with the system in developed nations is underway. Polytechnic …
Malaysia to introduce Finland-inspired vocational education model Read More
Malaysia’s Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, said on 7 April his country could learn from Denmark and utilize its modern technology as it was …
Malaysia looks to Denmark for agricultural sector upgrade Read More
The Norwegian-built Ocean Shield defence vessel of the Australian navy on 7 April detected three identical signals in the Indian Ocean consistent with transmissions from the black box flight recorder …
Norway-built ship detects Malaysia flight ‘signal’ Read More
Kemppi, the global manufacturer of arc welding equipment and welding software solutions, opened a new branch in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This allows the forward-looking company to improve and expand their …
Kemppi reinforces its presence in SE Asia Read More
Malaysians are beginning to acquire a taste for the flavourful pink salmon. We have even localised the fish and turned them into curry and asam pedas. As a result of …
Norwegian salmon imports to Malaysia look set to rise Read More
Do it for Denmark: The Danish travel agency, Spies Rejser, has launched a competition calling for Danes to have more sex to tackle declining birth rates, British media, The Independent, …
Lets all conceive in Asia! Read More
Tourism Malaysia director in Sweden, Azizul Raheem Awaluddin, and his wife Shalwati Norshal were sentenced on 29 March to jail and ordered to pay compensation to their children after they …
Swedish court sentences Malaysian couple to jail Read More
Kevin Magussen admitted that he was very disappointed with himself after his first-lap incident during the Malaysia Grand Prix. The Danish McLaren driver, who had finished on the podium in …
Kevin Magnussen disappointed with himself Read More
This year, the Annual pan-Asia Nordic Football tournament Viking Cup is set to take place in Shanghai from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th April 2014. The tournament which is fought …
Viking Cup Shanghai coming up Read More
KEMPPI, the world-leading Finnish manufacturer of welding equipment and provider of high-tech welding solutions, held a KEMPPI ASIA LAUNCH event at Subang Jaya Grand Dorsett on 27th March to celebrate …
Kemppi Asia Launch Read More
MASBA visited on 4 March 2014 the offices of Tetra Pak Malaysia, Singapore & Philippines in Kuala Lumpur, to learn how Tetra Pak through more than 60 years existence, became …
MASBA visits Tetra Pak Read More
OSLO — A Norwegian ship on 20 March reached the Indian Ocean area where possible debris of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane was spotted, shipping company Hoeeg Autoliners said. …
Norwegian ship searches for possible MH370 debris Read More
Norway expects to increase the volume of its salmon exports to Malaysia this year by 5% to 10% from 1,900 tonnes previously. Norwegian Seafood Council Regional Director South-East Asia, Christian …
Norway targets up to 10% rise in salmon exports to Malaysia Read More
On August 1, Denmark will reopen its Embassy in Manila, the Philippines, as part of the largest reform and modernisation of the Danish Foreign Service in many years. The plan …
Good timing for reopening of the Danish Embassy in Manila Read More
The Swedish court discussed the possibility of community service as an alternative to a prison sentence for the Malaysian couple accused of beating their children, should they be convicted. District …
Swedish court mulls community service for Malaysian couple Read More
LEGOLAND® Malaysia will launch the new LEGO® Legends of Chima fantasy cluster starting 12 March at Miniland. The fantasy world of LEGO Legends of Chima will be displayed in a …
Legoland Malaysia launches new attraction in Miniland Read More
Passports stolen from Finnish tourists have also been used for illegal travel, according to Kim Kuivalainen, Deputy Head of Passport and Visa Unit of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Illegal …
Stolen Finnish passports also used for illegal travel Read More
The IKEA Foundation has published its 2013 annual review, announcing a 21% increase in total giving to organisations that are improving life for children in some of the world’s poorest …
IKEA Foundation gave €101 million to help children in 2013 Read More
In the latest twist to the mystery surrounding the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, one of the two holders of stolen passports on board the jetliner was supposed to connect …
Fake passport holder aboard missing Flight 370 destined for Copenhagen Read More
On March 5, the Malaysian Danish Business Council hosted another Breakfast Dialogue at the Danish residence. Deputy Chief Executive of ISIS (Institute of Strategic and International Studies), Mr. Steven …
Economic outlook dialogue in Kuala Lumpur Read More
With support from Sweden, SEI will be funding events focused on sustainable development, gender equality and poverty reduction; organizations across Asia are invited to submit concept notes. The Regional Asia …
Sida-SEI call for sustainable development proposals Read More
Container shipping company Maersk Line, a unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk, plans to increase freight rates on main routes from ports in Asia to ports in northern Europe with effect from April 1. …
Maersk Line to increase rates from Asia to Europe Read More
Three Danish Universities – Copenhagen Business School, Technical University of Denmark and Aarhus University – have opened up for application to their summer university programs. Summer University at Copenhagen Business …
Time to apply for a Danish Summer University Read More
The Calendar of events on ScandAsia crashed on Sunday 02 March 2014 after an advised update from the plugin developer Time.ly. The update reset all calendar entries to 1 January …
ScandAsia Calendar crashed Read More
The Malaysian unit of Norwegian telecom firm Telenor reported sales and core earnings slightly above average forecasts for the fourth quarter and expects sales to grow by four to six …
Telenor’s Malaysia unit beats Q4 earnings forecasts Read More
A federal lawmaker urged Putrajaya today to set up a special oil fund for Malaysians like Norway’s pension fund, which recently ballooned to US$828.66 billion (RM2.7 trillion) and turned every …
Malaysian lawmaker wants Norway-style oil fund Read More
This year’s Norway-Asia Business Summit, held in Bangkok on the April 24, highlights opportunities and challenges for Norwegian businesses in this fast-growing region. Inspiring speakers deliver expert advice and insights …
Keeping Norwegian business’ competitive Read More
Malaysia’s proposed purchase of fighter jets has switched from a procurement competition to a leasing competition due to affordability issues, according to industry executives. “Saab has put an offer on …
Saab to propose Gripen lease to cash-strapped Malaysia Read More
The Malaysia-European Union Free Trade Agreement (MEUFTA), which is expected to come to fruition in 2014, will grant trade opportunities between Finland and Malaysia, said Finland’s Ambassador to Malaysia Matti …
Finland, Malaysia expect to reap free trade windfall Read MoreThe ScandAsia magazine for Thailand has been distributed by email to all recipients, who have signed up for this distribution form. The email presented the magazine as shown below. The …
ScandAsia for Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos distributed by email Read More
February 11 was the global ‘Safer Internet Day’ and in celebration of the occasion, DiGi Telecommunications Sdn. Bhd. and Telenor Group (Norwegian telecommunications group with 49% stake on DiGi) are …
Telenor/DiGi updates CyberSAFE in Malaysian schools Read More
Asia, the hub of world manufacturing, has some rethinking to do. There are two elements that might potentially change the face of manufacturing worldwide. One is 3D printing which has …
Universal Robots to transform Asian manufacturing Read More
The Lord Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Seri Ahmad Phesal, and Ambassador Nicolai Ruge launched the exhibition “Copenhagen Solutions” at the City Hall (DBKL) on 10 February 2014. The exhibition …
Denmark showcases ‘Copenhagen Solutions’ in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreSweden’s leading medical university Karolinska Institutet is going to offer online MOOCs (massive open online courses) to students worldwide, regardless of background or qualifications, said the university in a statement …
Sweden’s prestigious medical university to offer online courses Read More
A Malaysian couple accused of hitting their children in Sweden for not performing their prayers, have been formally indicted in a case that has caused outrage back in Malaysia. If …
Malaysians formally charged in Sweden’s court for hitting kids Read More
Deltamarin strengthens its position in the offshore oil and gas industry by signing a contract with Bumi Armada, for the basic design of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) …
Deltamarin awarded $4.9M design contract for Bumi Armada Read More
Countries praised by the European Commission for experiencing little or no corruption at home are failing to stop their own companies paying bribes overseas, raising concerns that the squeaky-clean reputations …
Least corrupt Scandinavians fail to police bribery abroad Read More
KONE has been awarded four 2013 GOOD DESIGN awards for its design offering, functional elevator signalization series and sleek new elevator car design. This is the third time KONE has …
KONE wins prestigious GOOD DESIGN awards Read More
The application period for Swedish Institute scholarships is now open! SI scholarships cover tuition fees and living costs for master’s programmes in Sweden. Visit http://www.studyinsweden.se/Scholarships/ for eligibility guidelines and to …
Swedish Institute scholarships open for applications Read More
Nokia Normandy aka Nokia X, the Finnish company’s first alleged Android-powered smartphone, is in news again as the device has been listed on certification database of Indonesia and Malaysia. Read …
Nokia X appears on Malaysian, Indonesian certification database Read More
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak thanked the Swedish government for its special consideration which has enabled four children of a Malaysian couple detained in Stockholm, to return to …
Malaysian PM thanks Sweden for children’s repatriation Read More
The period of remand in Sweden has no limit and in some cases, it may take one to two months. This was revealed by Solna District Court chief judge, Mari …
Swedish judge explains judicial process of jailed Malaysian couple Read More
Chris Beaufait has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President of Vestas and President of Vestas Asia Pacific & China. Chris, who comes from a position as President and General …
Vestas appoints new Asia/China chief Read More
Captain of the Swedish national football team, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the star of Volvo’s latest campaign. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, his wife and their two sons were filmed in the north of …
Zlatan stars in new Volvo commercial Read More