Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä visited Shanghai and Beijing on 15-18 May, promoting Finnish food and wood exports and Finnish-Chinese water cooperation. In Shanghai Minister Leppä visited the …
Finnish agriculture minister Jari Leppä visited China Read More
All businesses, including SMEs, are obliged to follow in particular the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Companies, when it comes to human rights and corporate social responsibility, or responsible business conduct. …
Responsible Business Conduct expert Gunelie Winum Read More
On May 15th, 2018, Bjarne Kjersner lost a brief, yet fiercely brave battle against cancer at age 48, leaving only his wife Eig and no children. The funeral ceremony will …
Bjarne Kjersner passed away Read More
QuizRR is a Swedish-founded start-up (in Hong Kong and Stockholm) that has come up with a successful method to assist brands and suppliers concerning, in particular, rights and responsibilities and …
QuizRR: digital tools to safeguard rights & responsibilities and worker engagement Read More
A Danish delegation headed by The Danish Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Brian Mikkelsen has visited the Philippines. Along the minister, the Confederation of Danish Industry, Healthcare Denmark, …
Danish business minister Brian Mikkelsen, delegation visited the Philippines Read More
Finnish start-up, House of Learning, will be presenting “A Finnish start-up disrupting global education” on Saturday, 19 May from 11:15 – 11:45 at the Fast Future Stage of Startup Thailand …
Finnish global education disruption to Startup Thailand Read More
Today marks the annual Norwegian Consitutional Day – the day marking Norway’s independence from Denmark after the Napoleon Wars in 1814. So all around the world, Norwegian expats, tourists or …
Happy Norwegian Constitutional Day! Read More
The critically acclaimed Danish String Quartet will soon be making a Hong Kong debut. The quartet debuted in 2002 at the Copenhagen Summer Festival and has since been touring with …
Danish String Quartet to play in Hong Kong Read More
The Danish immigration authority has denied a Filipino mother permission to stay in Denmark with her husband and their newborn daughter, according to Ekstra Bladet. The 25 year old came …
Denmark deports Filipino mother of newborn Danish child Read More
EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EUMCCI), with Malaysian-Finnish Business Council among its partners organised the ‘Future of Healthcare 2018: ASEAN-EU trends and opportunities’ conference during 14 – 16 May. …
Finnish partner in Future of Healthcare 2018 conference Read More
The Norwegian salmon producer Marine Harvest has announced plans to open a new plant in China this year. The company already has six plants spread across Asia, but as the …
Norwegian salmon firm to build plant in China Read More
On the 8th of May, a Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CCCD) finally opened in Denmark, with 16 founding members to cut the ribbon and promote trade between the two countries. …
Chinese Chamber of Commerce launches in Copenhagen Read More
The Finnish company Startup Commons, will run a workshop ‘Digital Side of Startup Ecosystem Development‘ on Friday, 18 May from 10.00 – 12.00 at Workshop Room 1 at the StartupThailand …
Startup Commons invites to Startup Thailand Read More
In his most recent role with IKEA Mr Lars Svensson is on a mission to make sure his current sustainability role will no longer be needed once his task is …
Building IKEA Southeast Asia’s integrated sustainability efforts: Lars Svensson Read More
Anna Ratala, Head of Slush Singapore (Finnish start-up conference) is invited as keynote speaker at the 2018 Bangkok edition of Startup Thailand. On Saturday, 19 May from 10.00 – 10.40 …
Slush’s Singapore head invited speaker at Startup Thailand Read More
In February ScandAsia launched its new destination theme format, with comprehensive coverage about the Malaysian state of Penang as the first destination to be featured. This new theme concept portrays, …
ScandAsia premiered new destination theme Read More
The annual Swedish Career Fair was held in China in April, arranged by the Young Professionals of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce China. The fair took place in Shanghai on …
Swedish employer branding in China Read More
The coundown has started! Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok, along with ScandAsia as media partner, has announced a World Cup Football bonanza for June 2018! The Nordic teams in the tournament kick …
Nordic World Cup Football Nights Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok announced Read More
When Telenor’s Thai mobile operator dtac arranged a talk (arranged on 21 March) around the data science breakthroughs with artificial intelligence and machine learning, two prominent speakers represented Norway. Andrew …
Norwegians presented breakthroughs at dtac’s AI, machine learning seminar Read More
The Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk will provide free treatment to Myanmar children suffering from type 1 diabetis. The treatment will include medicating the children with Novo Nordisk’s products but …
Novo Nordisk to offer diabetis treatment to Myanmar children Read More
Today is a very special day for Swedes or really just every chocolate loving person out there. In Sweden, they have dedicated May 11th to chocolate balls – “Chokladbollens Dag”. …
Chokladbollens Dag – a story on true passion for Swedish chocolate balls Read More
If you drive 70 miles east of Udon Thani on the highway, you will see a small bridge leading away from the road. Crossing that bridge will lead you down …
The only farang in town Read More
Half a thousand people showed up for the Danish Design Fair at the Danish Seamen’s Church. The event included delicate Danish Design at advantageous prices, smørrebrød and special brewed Danish …
Danish Design Fair in the Danish Seamen’s Church Read More
One of Sweden’s most famous musicians suddenly passed away recently only 28 years sold: Avicii. His music was played all over the world. In Hanoi the Embassy of Sweden reports …
Sweden in Hanoi honoured artist Avicii Read More
A Norwegian citizen has been arrested by Thai police, charged with possession of child pornography. On Thursday the 3rd of May, Thai police and soldiers raided the Norwegians house and …
Norwegian arrested on child porn charges in Thailand Read More
“For anyone with true global business and career ambitions, China is no longer an elective course, it is core curriculum.” As written numerous times before, not only by ScandAsia but …
Dragon Slide: Learn about start-ups in China Read More
The two jailed Burmese journalists still causes uproar in the international society, including embassies based in Myanmar. And on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, the embassies and …
Scandinavian embassies call to release of jailed Burmese journalists Read More
Loneliness and solitude is often a bi-product of relocating to a strange city in a strange land with no prior connections and only the local knowledge found in a Lonely …
Danish Youth Café in Bangkok off to a steady start Read More
Southeast Asia is constantly increasing the amount of money spend on military expenditure, arming up like the rest of the world and signalling that maybe the peaceful times are soon …
SE Asia is arming up – and so is the world Read More
The Danish School in Bangkok is looking for an extra teacher for the year 2018-2019. The teacher the school is looking for is to have the sufficient educational level in …
Danish school in Bangkok seeks new teacher Read More
The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries, Per Sandberg, is due to pay a visit to China once again. “China is an important market for Norwegian seafood. Meanwhile it is an enormous …
Norwegian Minister of Fisheries to visit China once again Read More
China is one of today’s biggest and most profitable markets and a true Eldorado for anyone wishing to expand their product to a consumer group consisting of more than 1,3 …
A brief guide to making it big in China Read More
A Danish national has been convicted of “with ill intent, publishing fake news through a video on YouTube”. That makes him the first person in Malaysia to be convicted of …
Danish national first to be convicted of Malaysia fake news law Read More
Thailand has detained the leader of the Cambodian opposition party Khmer National Liberation Front, Sam Serey, who lives in Denmark. He was detained by Thai police on Thursday the 28th …
Thailand detains Cambodian opposition leader based in Denmark Read More
The recent imprisonment of two Myanmar journalists is only one of several incidents creating a general image of Southeast Asia as a region with little freedom of press. And in …
SE Asia low on freedom of press Read More
Building on the success of the Nordic Innovation Houses in Silicon Valley and New York government agencies from four Nordic countries have joined forces to open soft landing incubators in …
Nordic Innovation funds Hong Kong incubator Read More
The Finnish Business Council Beijing’s (FBCB) Annual General Meeting 2018 took place on 19 April at Beijing Grand Concordia Hotel. During the AGM the activities and achievements of the past …
FBCB AGM in Beijing Read More
On April 23, Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and its newly-established the Philippines-Sweden …
NordCham and Philippines-Sweden Business Council to collaborate Read More
Mr. The Chhun Hak, Deputy Director General, Gender Equality and Economic Development at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MoWA), was one of the two Cambodian participants attending the Stockholm Forum …
Cambodian participants in Stockholm Gender Equality forum Read More
On 22 March Aalborg-based AndersenB2B.com and Makati-based Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines announced their cooperation, which brings their respective memberships and networks closer together. The purpose of the …
AndersenB2B and Norcham Philippines starts cooperation Read More
Vietnamese students and alumni represent a vital link in the relations between Vietnam and Norway, states the Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi. In April the embassy hosted the BI Norwegian Business …
Norway-Vietnam student exchange Read More
During a few days in April the four Nordic embassies was on the road on Java Island to promote Nordic solutions on mobility, visiting Bandung, Jakarta, Surabaya and Yogyakarta. With …
Sustainable urban planning Nordic Java, Indonesia road show Read More
Global Technology Collaboration Conference was arranged in April to explore and maximise opportunities in the Greater Bay Area (expected to be the fastest growing region in the world). City of …
Helsinki co-hosted Global Technology Collaboration Conference Hong Kong Read More
On 23-24 April the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi welcomed a Swedish business delegation from Singapore to Vietnam. The delegation was led by the Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Mr. Pereric …
Singapore-Swedish business delegation in Vietnam Read More
For most Danes, the phrase “free flow of beer” is something that will attract them like flies to flourescent light. And the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce got that one pretty …
DTCC invites to Bangkok networking event Read More
The signs outside doesn’t necessarily give it away. Pale green background – a bit faded – with white letters that spell out Park & Pool Resort and may as well …
The Nong Khai oasis Read More
SwedCham Hong Kong is inviting members to join them on a field trip to Alba WEEE PARK. Although it may sound like a theme park filled with rollercoasters, WEEE PARK …
Swedcham Hong Kong field trip to treatment plant Read More
Citizens of the Philippines will still to wait a bit before they can shop the “do most of it yourself”-furniture in IKEA, according to Manila Times. The coming store is …
IKEA to open in the Philippines in “less than three years” Read More
Today the two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, once again appear before the court in a case that has been internationally criticized as an attack …
Danish Ambassador Myanmar: Freedom of Press crucial to Myanmar’s development Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in the Philippines has issued a warning against fake recruitment agencies in the hopes that fewer Filipinos will fall for their schemes. The embassy writes as …
Swedish Embassy warns against fake recruitment agencies Read More