Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Globally, health and wellbeing statistics are very different for men compared to women. For overseas employees, the contrast may be even more stark, with different host countries having different attitudes …
Overseas employers should care more about men’s health 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
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants award has for the second year in a row crowned a less known restaurant than the famous Noma restaurant in Copenhagen as the best place …
Danish restaurant tops list again – no, not Noma Read More
Janthana Kaenprakhamroy came from Thailand to Sweden when she was 13 and finished her school education there. Later, she moved to London to study. Here, in 2016, she co-founded a …
Gig economy CEO is a Thai-Swede 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
A new survey from Swedes Worldwide, which has just been released, shows that almost 700,000 Swedes are estimated to live abroad. The exact number is just over 685,000 Swedes. This …
700.000 Swedes live abroad Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for July-August 2022 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia 22070800 You can also read the …
ScandAsia Magazine July-August 2022 Read More
HEI Schools, the Finnish award winning pre-school system that opened in Bangkok in September 2021, recently arranged an activity that shows very well, how the concept works. The students participated …
HEI School went to the moon the Finnish way Read More
Caroline Moreau has been promoted to the position as General Manager for Carlsberg Singapore. Caroline has for the past three and a half year been Marketing Director for Carlsberg in …
Carlsberg Malaysia’s Marketing Director promoted to head of Carlsberg Singapore 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
The Danish singer-songwriter, Maximillian, will perform for the first time in Manila, said a news report. “The shows will mark the singer’s first performances in the country. “Danish singer-songwriter Maximillian …
Danish singer-songwriter to visit the Philippines Read More
The Facebook page for the Consulate General of Finland in Shanghai – Shanghain pääkonsulaatti last Friday, 8 July announced the appointment of Anu Vuori-Kiikeri to serve as Head of Mission …
Finland’s new Head of Mission in Shanghai Read More
Polestar’s sales rose sharply by 125% to about 21 000 in the first six months of the year, said a news report by Yahoo!Finance. “Sales at the Swedish EV maker, …
Swedish EV maker founded by China’s Geely reports high vehicle delivery figure Read More
The Facebook page of the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok announced that “The Swedish Embassy, Business Sweden and the Thai-Sweden Chamber of Commerce are proud and honoured to present the …
Swedish company Atlas-Copco signs paternity leave pledge in Thailand Read More
The third edition ‘EU at Your School’ has rolled out in Singapore and last week Swedish Ambassador, Kent Härstedt visited the independent Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore, according to the Facebook …
Swedish Ambassador to Singapore gives presentation at Anglo-Chinese School Read More
The Swedish retail giant, Hennes & Mauritz AB (H&M) became the biggest target in the Xinjiang-related boycott wave last year, an opinion piece in the Straits Times said. While many …
Swedish retail giant may have been targeted in China boycotts Read More
The Finnish telecom giant, Nokia, recently won two patent lawsuits in Germany that banned the Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and OnePlus from being sold in Germany. With the loss of …
Oppo loses to Nokia Read More
Torbjørn C. ‘Thor’ Pedersen is a Danish traveller whose goal it is to visit every country in the world without the use of air travel, tells of his adventure in …
Danish globetrotter happily stranded in Hong Kong during pandemic Read More
According to a news story, a SE Asian airline misplaced the luggage of a teenager with cerebral palsy a few days ago. When the boy arrived with his family in …
Airline misplaces sick child’s luggage enroute to Copenhagen Read More
The Swedish-Swiss multinational food packaging and processing company, Tetra Pak, has announced a partnership with Eco Friendly Thai, in which they will work together to recycle used beverage cartons. Please …
Tetra Pak and Eco Friendly Thai in recycling drive 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
On 27 June, the Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar outlined its help thus far in supporting small and medium businesses in the country. The Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar’s …
Denmark’s support in Myanmar garment industry 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
Denmark was one of 27 EU member countries to be notified that Lucky Me! pancit canton noodles produced in Thailand were found to contain traces of pesticide. According to a …
Denmark recalls Thai noodle products from store shelves 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
Denmark has voiced its concern about yet another climate change activist who was jailed for tax evasion in Vietnam on 17 June 2022. News reports said that “a Vietnamese court …
Denmark concerned about climate change activist’s jailing in Vietnam Read More
Early in June the Danish embassy and Vietnam enjoyed celebrating ‘We Cycle Week 2022’ together, where hundreds of people gathered in Hue City, Vietnam, to accompany the Danish Embassy, HueIDS …
We Cycle week in Vietnam with Danish embassy 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
The Covid-29 lockdowns in China have continued to affect the delivery of Volvo’s electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles during the third quarter, it was reported. “The Swedish carmaker pointed to …
Lockdowns in China affecting Volvo sales 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
The Danish Ambassador to the Philippines, Grete Sillasen, recently hosted both the top executives of Connovate Aps and their potential clients at her house, newspaper report said. An article by …
Danish embassy hosts dinner for housing developers in Philippines Read More
The Swedish embassy in Vietnam and Business Sweden, in partnership with Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, jointly host a 2-day event …
Swedish groups pioneer innovation in Vietnam 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
It’s been five months since Finnair has been able to wing its way with passengers to Hong Kong, Travel Weekly said in a news report yesterday. “Finnair is poised to …
Airline to fly from Finland to Hong Kong again 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 Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Højlund Christensen was awarded an insignia of friendship on 4 July for “peace and friendship among nations”. The president of the Vietnam Union of …
Vietnam bestows Danish ambassador with Friendship Insignia 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
In their efforts to promote green solutions in the building industry in Vietnam, the Finnish Embassy in Hanoi and Business Finland joined hands to support the signing of the agreement …
Vietnam to start building with Finnish approved low-carbon cement 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
The Nordic Green Run is awaited in anticipation by many expats each year, where they get a chance to compete in a friendly race against one another. According to the …
Team Finland on the Nordic Green Run 2022 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
Last week, a Swedish tourist, Tobbe Dahl, was browsing around Kuala Lumpur when he discovered five motherless puppies at a construction site, said a Petaling Jaya news report. Said the …
Swedish man from Thailand rescues five pups in KL 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
ScandAsia has published the 2022 edition of “Thailand Expat Guide”. Read the book online here: ScandAsia Magazine June 2022 This book is intended as a help for both newcomers and …
New book: Thailand Expat Guide 2022 now out! Read More