Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport has implemented screening measures to help halt the transmission of monkeypox, reports The Bali Sun. The virus has not been detected in Bali, …
Bali airport implements monkeypox screening Read More
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Stockholm office welcomes the new director, Mrs. Orn Doungchan for the Nordic and Baltic countries. With her in-depth experience in the market and the tourism …
New head of Thailand’s tourism office in Stockholm Read More
The Norwegian company Opera is partnering on its Web3 plans with Vietnam-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Coin98. Susie Batt, Crypto Ecosystem Lead at Opera shared that, “The Web3 ecosystem is …
Norwegian web browser company chooses South East Asia to explore Web 3.0 Read More
The Embassy of Spain in Vietnam has resumed the acceptance of the new-style Vietnamese passports on Monday, 8 August 2022 after its one week suspension. The Spanish Embassy said that …
Spain now recognizes new-style Vietnamese passports Read More
The Singapore-Thai Chamber of Commerce is hosting a multi-chamber networking event Wednesday, August 17. The event is held in collaboration with among others, the Danish-Thai, Thai-Finnish, Thai-Norwegian and Thai-Swedish Chambers …
Upcoming multi-chamber networking event in Bangkok Read More
Mr. Narudome Oksue, a Ph.D. student of Tourism Management at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) is currently working on a research project about why elderly Nordic tourists choose …
Why do elderly Nordic tourists re-visit Thailand? Read More
The Premier of Malaysia’s largest state, Sarawak, Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg, stated in a speech Thursday that he has visited Norway, Singapore and the United Kingdom, and wants …
Sarawak premier eyes Norway, Singapore as models for funds management Read More
Vietnamese Lieutenant General To An Xo addressed on August 3 2022 the issue of the new-style Vietnamese passports, which have been rejected by three Schengen countries, including Germany, Spain, and …
Place of birth may be added to the new Vietnamese passports Read More
Nordic Film Festival 2022 kicks off next week. Don’t miss out on the curated selection of new Scandinavian films previously unreleased in Singapore. Schedule of events: A Taste Of Hunger, …
Nordic Film Festival in Singapore August 11-20 Read More
The Vietnamese Embassy in Denmark along with the Vietnam Trade Office in Nordic countries including Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Latvia published by 31 July 2022 a book on …
Embassy of Vietnam in Denmark published a book on Danish market Read More
Scandinavia stands united in its condemnation of the recent executions in Myanmar. On July 26, the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in Myanmar all published strong language opposing …
Scandinavian governments condemn executions in Myanmar Read More
If you’re eating snow crab in Vietnam, prawn or cod in China, or king crab in Hong Kong, there is a good chance it’s travelled all the way from Norway, …
Norwegian seafood on menus across Asia Read More
Due to substantial backlash, especially on social media, the Communications and Information Ministry has again allowed access within Indonesia to popular online platforms PayPal, Yahoo and online games provider Valve …
Indonesian government backtracks on PayPal ban Read More
The Czech Embassy in Vietnam announced on 2 August 2022 that the Czech Republic has stopped recognizing Vietnam’s new-style passports. “Vietnam’s new passport issued on July 1 does not meet …
Schengen countries reject Vietnam’s new passports Read More
PayPal users in Indonesia have been given only until Friday the 5th of August to withdraw their funds from their PayPal accounts and find other means of storing and transferring …
Indonesia grants a 5-day reprieve on PayPal ban Read More
Denmark will become a signatory to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting which will take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia …
Denmark to sign treaty on 3 August in Phnom Penh Read More
Nordic Film Festival returns this year to Singapore with films from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Exclusively showing at The Projector with a curated selection of new Scandinavian films previously …
Nordic Film Festival in Singapore 2022 Read More
Norway is going against the worldwide trend of allowing travellers to work remotely while traveling. Even if you are on vacation to Norway and need to do some work from …
Norway restricting digital nomads Read More
“I thought “now you will die”, recalls 24 year old Danish-Norwegian Sebastian Kronstad in an interview with Dagbladet in Norway about the accident back in the middle of June 2022 …
Danish-Norwegian recalls near-death experience in Thailand Read More
A earthquake measured to be of 7.1 strength happened in the early morning of Wednesday on the north of the Philippine island of Luzon, around 300 km north of the …
Strong earthquake 300 km north of Manilla Read More
Norwegian Ambassador to Singapore HE Eivind Homme, the President of the Norway Singapore Business Association Leonard Opitz Stornes and Norwegian Turid Solvang, Founder & CEO, FutureBoards, will be keynote speakers …
Norway supports more women board members in Singapore Read More
Pastor Helle Maria Wolstad has been selected to become the new daily leader and pastor at the Norwegian Church in Pattaya, informs the Church in a newsletter to the congregation. …
New Pastor and leader of the Norwegian Church in Pattaya Read More
Expat stress world wide has reached an all-time high. Almost all expats are having symptoms of burnout. These are some of the findings of a Global Well-Being Survey of 11.922 …
Most expats are ‘burnt out’ Read More
Asia’s biggest Viking Party is back! Skip the rest and book now! SKÅL: Viking Party Manila will take place on September 24, 2022 at the Harbor Garden Tent, Sofitel Manila. …
SKÅL: Viking Party in Manila Read More
The Thai Nordic Association in collaboration with the Nordic Chambers, SWEA, and the Danish Women’s Network, cordially invites you to join the Crayfish Party 2022 on Saturday, 24 September 2022 …
Crayfish Party in Bangkok Read More
Mexico (1st), Indonesia (2nd), and Taiwan (3rd) are the overall three best countries for expats to live and work abroad, according to a newly released Expat Insider survey for 2022. …
New 2022 survey: Best countries to live and work abroad – and the worst Read More
The Norwegian Embassy in Thailand paid a visit to Chef Christian André Pettersen to chat to him about his promotion of Norwegian fjord trout in Thailand at Goji Kitchen + …
Chef promotes fjord trout in Thailand Read More
Xpeng, the Chinese EV maker has already got 18 dealerships in Norway, and another three in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. The EV maker wants to be one of the …
Chinese Xpeng EVs show Scandinavian buyers vehicle of the future Read More
Last week, Ambassador Grete Løchen attended a Workshop on Offshore Wind Development co-organized by Norwegian Equinor and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) under the Ministry of Industry and …
Workshop held for Norwegian and Vietnamese players in wind energy sector Read More
Nio is hailed as China’s Tesla. With its first steps into the European market being Norway, it sped ahead in the EV market and garnered 500 total deliveries in Norway …
EV manufacturer Nio streaks ahead in Norway Read More
As reported by ScandAsia in June, the 108-year-old three-masted training barque, Statsraad Lehmkuhl, from Norway is headed for the Philippines in October as part of its ocean expedition to highlight …
Norway and Philippines ‘Creating Currents Together’ this October Read More
According to a local Thailand news report, a Norwegian man cut open his own stomach in Pattaya, Thailand. He was found after midnight on June 30 wounded in his hotel room …
Weed blamed for Norwegian’s self-inflicted wounds in Pattaya, Thailand Read More
Norwegian ferry company Norled has recently accepted delivery of its second newly built zero-emission battery powered Ropax ferry from Singapore, said various news reports. Said Port News on 5 July …
Singapore hands over battery-operated “Ropax” ferries to Norwegian operator Read More
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC) cordially invites you to join the Leadership for a Sustainable Future: Moving Beyond ESG to Create Real Value program offered by the Sasin School …
ESG with Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy’s website in Malaysia today said that they had visited the offices of Digi, the third-largest mobile operator in Malaysia which is partially owned by Telenor, the …
Royal Norwegian Embassy visits Digi in Kuala Lumpur Read More
After a friendly but fierce competition between the Nordic communities in Singapore, Norway could call themselves winners of the Nordic Green Run for the second year in a row. By …
SGD 25,272 collected for the marine environment through this year’s Nordic Green Run! Read More
ScandAsia sells books of interest to Nordic expats in Asia or Scandinavia. Our prices are excluding VAT but including mailing as a parcel in Thailand. Some have been published by …
Time to read something about Scandinavian history in Thailand Read More
As reported on 24 June 2022 on the Norwegian Embassy Bangkok’s website, the four EFTA (European Free Trade Association) countries being Norway, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Iceland will be entering a …
Norway and Iceland, along with other EFTA countries, talking free-trade agreement with Thailand Read More
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) recently reported that Bangkok was ranked the second-best city in the world for digital nomads and the best Asian city for digital nomads to …
Bangkok, best city in Asia for digital nomads Read More
It may be some people’s opinion that divine justice was meted out by the universe when the leader of an extremist Norwegian anti-Islamic group was involved in a collision on …
Divine justice for anti-Islamic Quran burning Norwegian perhaps? Read More
Cover Thailand Expat Guide 2022 By ScandAsia ScandAsia has published its guidebook “Thailand Expat Guide” since 2013. Thailand Expat Guide is intended as a help for both newcomers and longer …
Thailand Expat Guide 2022 – now available Read More
The communications regulator in Malaysia approved a merger between mobile operations of Axiata Group Bhd (AXIA.KL) and Norway’s Telenor ASA (TEL.OL), forming the biggest business of this sector for Southeast …
Celcom-Digi to move forward with merger in Malaysia Read More
You can now travel to two Scandinavian countries, being Norway and Denmark, and Thailand without needing to show results of a PCR test, as reported in the media. There are …
No PCR test required for Norway, Denmark or Thailand Read More
Singapore appears set to become the first Asian country to impose a ban on the sale of new fossil fuel vehicles, said a statistical report by an Indonesian news outlet …
Scandinavian and Asian countries final fossil fuel vehicles dates Read More
There is a drastic increase in consumer intention to travel. Overall, 69% of Thais intend to travel from June to September, which represents a 25 points increase compared to 2021 …
Thailand hit by travel fever Read More
In its efforts to support the development of strong, strategic platforms for research and innovation, a partnership was formed between Nordic and Chinese universities where the Nordic Centre launched planning …
Sino-Nordic research and seed funding to improve research and innovation Read More
At the beginning of June 2022 Nordcham welcomed around 300 participants to their Work The Nordic Way 2022 HCMC, at InterContinental Hotels & Resorts. The agenda explored different aspects of …
‘Work the Nordic Way’ Vietnam Read More
After dropping its 2022/23 Asia season, Norwegian Cruise Line plans to return to the region in 2023/24 with the Norwegian Jewel, although it will be docking in Thailand in the …
Popular Norwegian ship to return to Asian waters in the 2023/24 season Read More
Fast-melting sea ice has opened a potential new Arctic shipping lane across the North Pole, which will give powerful nations easier access to the frozen zone’s vast riches — but …
China claiming “near Arctic” status like the Scandinavian countries Read More
Skål International Bangkok members packed the house with future Thailand PM hopeful Korn Chatikavanich speaking candidly on a wide range of tourism related topics. The event took place on 14th …
Former Finance Minister speaks at Skal Bangkok Business Lunch Read More