Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A Church Council for the Danish Church in Thailand was on Wednesday 19 April 2017 established at a meeting at the Royal Danish Embassy. With this Church Council in place, …
Danish Church Council established in Bangkok Read More
ScandAsia had the pleasure of sitting down with Mindfulness expert Ms. Gift Nisanart Dharmakeisirattana. Ms. Gift serves as the Co-chair of Communications and Development for the International Schools Association of …
Mindfulness Specialist Ms. Gift Nisanart Dharmakeisirattana Read More
Indonesia’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has highlighted the country’s ambition to develop into an international maritime hub and modernize its fisheries in 2017. Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia were happy to …
Denmark discuss modernization of Indonesia’s fisheries Read More
On 17 April Denmark’s Ambassador Casper Klynge to Indonesia, along with Development Officer Emil visited the Asean Secretariat to meet with its Deputy Secretary General Mr Vongthep. The key focus …
Danish Embassy Indonesia seeks ways for further environmental efforts with Asean Read More
[sliderpro id=”27″] On Monday 3rd April 2017, Bangkok Prep proudly held its very first TEDx event, which was entitled ‘TEDx Youth@BangkokPrep Presents Evolutionary Ideas’. The event featured seven talks by …
TEDx event at Bangkok Prep provides evening of inspiration Read More
Two Swedes are currently deeply involved in conceptualising the ingredients that are to form pillars of hospitality excellence for a Thai-owned luxury boutique brand in Thailand. The man steering and …
Swedes in Thai hospitality: Building pillars of excellence Read More
On 4 April 2017, the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai together with Study in Sweden participated in Chinese International Education Exhibition Tour (CIEET) in Jiangsu province. It was the …
Study in Sweden joined Jiangsu international education exhibition Read More
As per 1 April 2017 Mr Ida Bagus Vedanta Wijaya has been appointed a new Honorary Consul of Finland in Bali. The Balinese businessman who studied in the US looks …
New Honorary Consul of Finland appointed in Bali Read More
On 21 March Pak Tom Lembong, Chairman of the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board, is visiting Denmark. The purpose of the visit is to promote trade and investment between Indonesia and …
Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board visited Denmark Read More
The Dane Jan Mandrup works as Senior Digital Program Manager with IBM Asia, where he is also involved in developing IBM’s Agile Project Management competencies and certifying the company’s senior …
Jan Mandrup, IBM: transforming businesses across Asia Read More
The Finnish xEdu acceleration program alumni companies are starting pilots with 24 schools in Hong Kong at the beginning of April with the support of HKEdCity platform. This is the …
Finnish xEdu acceleration program begins Hong Kong start-up piloting Read More
From March 29th to March 31st 2017 Denmark’s Ambassador to China, H.E. A. Carsten Damsgaard visited Suzhou and Nanjing (in Jiangsu Province) to meet with provincial political leadership and facilitate …
Danish China Ambassador’s Jiangsu Province visit Read More
You are invited to come and experience Finnish business and culture in Hong Kong at the Finland 100 Expo on Wednesday 10 May! This is FinnCham’s (Finnish Chamber of Commerce …
Finland 100 years’ independence Hong Kong celebrations Read More
The School of Business and Economics of Universitas Prasetiya Mulya (UPM-SBE), in collaboration with the Embassy of Finland, Jakarta has launched iGLOOS, a multi-function temporary shelter as a solution for …
Indonesian-Finnish igloos for emergencies introduced Read More
Mr. Poul Anker Nielsen, owner and CEO of Howard Alatpertanian Sdn Bhd passed away peacefully on Tuesday 11 April at 11.30 at University Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) due to heart …
Anker Nielsen passed away Read More
Both Finland And Sweden representatives, as key stakeholders, attended a Hong Kong networking luncheon on 10 March with the theme ‘Global Trend of Green Innovations’. Secretary for the Environment, Mr. …
Hong Kong presentation highlighted Green-tech and innovations Read More
Mr Fredrik Lager has joined the Nordic bank Nordea as Head of Nordea Bank S.A, Singapore Branch. “After 11 years with SEB, I decided the time was right to take …
Fredrik Lager joins Nordea Singapore Read More
On 24 March, China’s Energy Minister Nur Bekri visited Preem‘s refinery in Gothenburg. Preem is Sweden’s largest oil company. The visit took place jointly with a delegation from the Energy …
Chinese minister-led energy delegation visited Preem, Gothenburg Read More
Kone, the Finnish global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to supply 76 elevators and escalators to Indonesia1, a premium integrated mixed-use development located in …
Kone to supply Jakarta’s Indonesia1 with elevators and escalators Read More
The century-old producer of Swedish knives, Morakniv, in 2016 saw record sales growth by 20 per cent paving the way for further investments. It was a successful year for Morakniv, …
Swedish knife producer Morakniv bets on Asian export Read More
Kone Thailand has appointed Anthony Tan, Managing Director of Thailand, also Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, as of 1 April 2017. Anthony Tan succeeds Balaz Branislav (Brano), who will be relocating …
Kone Thailand appoints new MD Read More
Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen visited China from 11 – 13 March, during which he had several meetings with high-level officials in China, including with his Chinese counterparts on foreign …
Denmark’s Foreign Minister’s visit strengthens China partnership Read More
Footies for Smiles has a goal of bringing joy and smiles to children in the Philippines by collecting used football equipment and donating it to the Philippines. Malou Søndergaard from …
Malou wants to bring joy of football to kids in Philippines Read More
A little Scandinavian oasis in Krabi, known for its home made Danish and Scandinavian food, is closing after 26 and a half years of bringing people together, travellers as well …
Café Europa in Krabi closing after nearly 27 years Read More
On 27 February the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi hosted a gathering together with Vietnamese journalists, celebrating a very special Swedish occasion. Swedish Ambassador Mr Pereric Högberg and former Ambassador …
Sweden celebrated the Semla bun in Hanoi Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok together with WOCAN, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, launched a regional gender equality support function for development cooperation partners …
Sweden, Wocan launch regional gender equality support Read More
27 March – 6 April 2017 the Embassy of Denmark, Kuala Lumpur arranged the ‘Cattle trip – or the Market Study Visit: Dairy Production’. The purpose of the trip was …
Danish market study visit dairy production Malaysia Read More
The head of Thai immigration announced the arrest of five foreign nationals this week in what he called a nationwide pre-Songkran crackdown to help boost the security of Thais and foreign tourists. …
Norwegian sex offender arrested in pre-Songkran security crackdown Read More
Among the 25 people injured after a tour bus ran into the back of a seven-seat SUV on Wednesday 5 April 2017 was a 72-year-old Swedish man. The accident happened …
Swede injured as bus runs into SUV Read More
Danish physiotherapists Mie Jensen and Nanna Riis Madsen have spent the past three months doing what many of their colleagues back home in Denmark may dream of, but few actually …
Danish Physiotherapists Volunteer at Raindrop Foundation in Sakon Nakhon Read More
Prime Minister Erna Solberg is during 7 to 10 April leading a Norwegian delegation on an official visit to China. The main purpose of the visit is to meet Chinese …
Huge Norwegian Prime Minister-lead delegation visits China Read More
Mr. Martin Vercouter, who is already know to many in the Chinese-Swedish business community, is as of 1 April 2017 the new General Manager for the Swedish Chamber of Commerce …
Belgian spearheads Swedish Chamber of Commerce China as its new General Manager Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Thailand and Finnish Women Abroad, FINWA, co-hosted a networking event at the Finland Pavilion of the Bangkok International Book Fair in Queen Sirikit National Convention …
Finwa and SF100 networking event at Finnish Pavillion Read More
Moussa Diallo, a half Danish, half Malian musician, shard his music and experience Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. On Thursday 30 March 2017, he visited the Danish Embassy where he did a …
Danish Embassy brings African music to Malaysia Read More
Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China will pay a state visit to Finland, accompanied by his spouse, Mrs Peng Liyuan. On Wednesday 5 April 2017, President of …
President of China to visit Finland Read More
On Wednesday 29 March 2017 the Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore welcomed Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore’s Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport, to a visit at the beautiful …
Singapore Minister visits little Denmark at Mount Faber Read More
Enviro, a Swedish company known for it’s sustainable solutions and progressive thinking in the environmental field, has made an agreement with Chinese Vanlead Group, Southern China’s biggest tyre manufacturer and …
Swedish Enviro to build tire recycling plant in China Read More The thick ice between China and Norway seems to slowly be melting. After a six-year long dispute between the two countries, Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, announce that she …
Norwegian PM going to China to resume work on trade agreement Read More
On Thursday night, 30 March 2017, a Dane and a Thai woman were killed in a car accident in Udon Thani. Four other people, including two children, were also injured …
Dane killed in head collision in Udon Thani Read More
As the month changed to April, Danish kitchen company Kvik also changed their Master Franchisee in Asia. On Friday 31 March 2017 Kvik threw a launch party at their Kvik Thonglor Store in …
New Master Franchisee to Kvik Asia Read More
On March 16, the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur, Business Sweden and MATRADE (Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation) organised a joint workshop/seminar in Kuala Lumpur on the theme ‘Exploring …
Sweden Matrade Kula Lumpur seminar Read More
There are different approaches for companies to drive change and improve their performance. Business simulations and experiential learning (the process of learning through experience) is one established method, with objectives …
Learning journeys for businesses: Celemi Read More
Stena from Gothenburg, Sweden is a well-known international shipping business, in particular in Northern Europe for its Stena Line – one of the largest ferry operators in the world. Stena …
Stena Bulk Singapore: Asia very significant going forward Read More
The Danish Business Association Singapore (DABS) awarded Lars K. Nielsen of Denjet Marine ‘Business Man of the Year’ 2017 coinciding with the annual Gala Dinner. ”This is the first year …
DABS Business Man of the Year 2017: Lars K Nielsen Read More
On Thursday 2 March 2017 the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by Securitas, held its Monthly Networking event at the five-star hotel St. Regis on Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok. At …
TSCC Monthly Networking with Securitas Read More
Swedish hotelier Mr. Eric Hallin is the new President of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce following a brief meeting by the newly elected Board of Governors after the AGM on Thursday 30 …
New President in Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is now financially stable with money in the bank and a comfortable profit margin. “We are not here to create a profit, but we must …
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce financially stable Read More
A flight company must be prepared for crew getting sick before flights. That is what one of Denmark’s two High Courts, Østre Landsret, decided yesterday, on Thursday 30 March 2017. …
Dane compensated after ill Finnair pilot causes delay in Bangkok Read More
“A humble appeal to the generous Sandaun Government who promised us funding so that we could continue ‘The Worlds First Circumnavigation of the Island of New Guinea in a Traditional …
Danish Adventurer stranded in Indonesia after trouble with sponsor Read More
Embassy of Denmark in Beijing and Save the Children held a panel discussion on education and innovation in China with Helle Thorning-Schmidt, CEO of Save the Children International and former …
Denmark and Save the Children discuss education in China Read More