Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) invites all interested to an anti-corruption seminar in the Thai capital, Bangkok. At the seminar, information on corruption prevention and corruption …
Anti-corruption seminar in Bangkok Read More
On Tuesday 6 September 2016 Norwegians Worldwide invites Norwegians in Thailand to an evening in a relaxed atmosphere in Bangkok. The evening will feature a classic Norwegian menu of boiled …
Norwegians Worldwide hosts cod evening in Bangkok Read More-Annual travel fair NATAS Holidays 2016 is held at Singapore Expo Hall 3 from 12 to 14 August. At the fair you may find different options the local travel agencies …
Finland at Singapore travel fair Read More
On 18 June H.E. Petri Puhakka was able to present his credentials to His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia at the King´s palace. He is thus the officially accredited …
Petri Puhakka accredited Finnish Ambassador to Malaysia Read More
There are signs that the Philippines is the up and coming travel destination for Danes during the cold winter months. More and more Danes have become aware of the archipelago …
The Philippines as new winter destination Read More
The Scandinavian Society Siam in Thailand has revealed the date of 2016’s Crayfish Party. This year’s party will be held on 24 September 2016 and is the 36th Crayfish Party …
Scandinavian Society Siam Crayfish Party 2016 Read More
The committee of Scandinavian Golf Thailand is getting the last details in place before kicking off the golf season of 2016/2017. The opening of this year’s season will, once again, …
Scandinavian Golf season 16/17 opens with BBQ and golfing Read More
Singapore plans to reduce the role of cash and checks in its economy by encouraging banks to switch to digital payments, according to the head of the country’s central bank. …
Singapore Smart Nation: Sweden benchmark for cashless society Read More
Denmark, Finland, Singapore and Sweden are among the top ten countries in the most recent Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2016, with Switzerland retaining the top position for the 6th …
Global Innovation Index: Fourth Industrial Revolution coming Read More
Mr. Jarrod Leak has been appointed as Managing Director, Alfa Laval South East Asia effective 15 August 2016. He is currently Managing Director for Alfa Laval Oceania, combining his new …
Jarrod Leak appointed to lead Alfa Laval South-east Asia Read More
Volvo Cars, the Swedish premium carmaker, and Uber, the world’s leading ride-sharing company, are to join forces to develop next generation autonomous driving cars. The two companies have signed an …
Volvo Cars and Uber start joint autonomous driving cars project Read More
For those Scandinavians who may have read the intriguing book ‘Money Logging: On the Trail of the Asian Timber Mafia’ a Norwegian named Datuk Torstein Dale Sjøtveit will be familiar …
Criticised Norwegian leaves Sarawak’s world of logging and environmental crime Read More
At Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur guests from the Nordic countries can not only take the pleasure in glass panorama views overlooking the Malaysian capital’s building landmark Petronas Towers and the …
Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur: Swedish chef’s afternoon tea Read More
Bangkok welcomes hundreds of visitors and new residents every day, all undoubtedly hoping to get the most out of living in this unique and exciting city. When trying to make …
Living in Bangkok 2016 Read More
The Swedish Embassy in Bangkok is for the fifth time hosting a Swedish Film Festival in Bangkok. From 7-11 September 2016 Swedish, as well as non Swedish people can watch …
Swedish Film Festival in Bangkok 2016 Read More
On an airplane, you often see a myriad of small or large trucks that service the aircraft before departure or after arrival. Some of the trucks fill up the plane’s …
Bright future for manufacturer GSEs Vestergaard Thailand Read More
Katrine May Hansen is a go-getting Danish woman, famous in Indonesia for her writings. She now travels around Malaysia and Indonesia on her Identity Tour 2016, where she will conduct workshops on women rights, so-called women’s’ circles, and …
Danish artist Kathrine May Hansen tours Indonesia Read More
Three men from Stavanger and Sandnes will sell fresh Norwegian mountain air to China, according to the daily newspaper Aftenposten. Three engineers collect air in large containers along the 42 …
Fresh Norwegian mountain air on export to China Read More
The Swedish world-leading provider in solutions for digital writing, Anoto, on 11 August 2016 signed a contract to sell 120 000 pens to TStudy China for the education market. The …
Anoto signs agreement on 120,000 pens in China Read More
Quickly evolving and fast-growing Vietnamese markets can offer exciting opportunities in several business fields. To support these openings to materialize, Tekes BEAM programme and the Ministry of Science and Technology …
Finnish Tekes’ next SME project funding round in Vietnam Read More
On 9 August 2016, Ekokem in Kumla was visited by a group of Chinese scientists from Tongji University in Shanghai. They are involved in a project that looks at chemical …
Chinese learns from Swedes about hazardous waste management Read More
The Swedish synthpop group, Kite, and the Danish pop band, Saveus, are both to perform at the upcoming Monsoon Music Festival 2016 in Hanoi, Vietnam, this October Kite, composed by …
Vietnam: Danish and Swedish bands to perform at Monsoon Music Festival 2016 Read More
As people are returning from their annual leave, Scandinavian Business Seating (SBS) – a designer and producer of Scandinavian designed office chairs – highlights the extraordinary HÅG Capisco chair from …
Scandinavian Business Seating highlights Håg Capisco Read More
The Finnish government has appointed Satu Suikkari-Kleven as the new ambassador in Bangkok, Thailand. With this new title, Mrs. Suikkari-Kleven will be the new Ambassador to both Thailand, Cambodia and …
Satu Suikkari-Kleven new Finnish Ambassador to Bangkok Read More
Thailand saw multiple bombing blasts and arson attacks during the evening on Thursday 11 August and in the early morning on 12 August, Her Majesty the Queen’s birthday and Mother’s …
Bombing blasts put Hua Hin in temporary lockdown Read More
Jørgen Schmidt, the founder of the dz group of companies, passed away in the early hours of Thursday 11 August 2016. Jørgen’s many friends and business associates will have an …
Jørgen Schmidt passed away Read More
Mats Öberg from the little Swedish town Eslöv is, in early August 2016, caught in a hospital in Thailand. His family cannot afford to take him home, and their insurance …
Big donations for Swede Mats Öberg in Thai hospital Read More
In many ways female entrepreneur and founder of Creative2, Marija Avdic, reminds of the little mermaid from the famous Danish fairy tale: a beautiful and passionate woman, determined to follow …
Marija Avdic lights up Singaporean homes Read More
What made the Scandinavians Vikings world famous was their successful raids, and while the old Norse seafarers went outside Nordic borders and conquered most of the European land, today’s Viking, …
Ken Ilsø – Danish football hero in Singapore Read MoreThe Thai people voted ‘yes’ for a new constitution, on the referendum held on the 7 Ausgust 2016. Peter Sand, Trade Counselor at the Danish Embassy in Bangkok, is certain that the result will …
Danish Trade Counsellor, Thailand: Referendum no impact on Danish businesses Read More
Rossukol Phansung, or khun “Rossi”, is taking advantage of having learned the Norwegian culture and language by offering guided tours in Thailand for Norwegians. Having previously lived in Norway for …
Norwegian’s dedicated Thai tour guide Read More
From Beijing to New Dehli, then home to Denmark for six years and now back again; the region of Asia is not an unfamiliar place to Peter Sand, the new Trade …
Peter Sand: new Trade Counsellor Danish Embassy Thailand Read More
DHI (the Danish water consultancy) has, at the request of Vietnam, studied the water in the Mekong Delta for nutrients. The test concluded that vital vitamens and minerals crucial for …
DHI predicts grim future for fish and rice production in Vietnam Read More
Meik Wiking, the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute based in Denmark, recently returned to Malaysia. Last time he visited Southeast Asia, he toured the Danish embassies in Bangkok, Singapore and …
Meik Wiking: Mr. Happiness visits Malaysia again Read More
NBAS (Norwegian Business Association) has arranged a beach party in Singapore. The event is made in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore and will take place Friday the …
NBAS to host beach party in Singapore Read More
The European Union has issued a statement on the conviction of four Chinese lawyers and human rights activists accused of state subversion in China. The sentences ranged from suspended prison terms to …
EU addresses the conviction of human rights activists in China Read More
Due to a drop of pork meat production in China, Danish pork farmers are ready to double their exports to the country. As ScandAsia recently reported, a growing demand for pork meat, especially from …
Danish pork exports to China boomed in 2016 Read More
In the Philippines the 2016 edition of the Nordic Crayfish Party will take place on 24 September at Marriott Grand Ballroom in Manila. The traditional is a one-of-a-kind experience, a …
Nordic Crayfish Party Manila on 24 Sep Read More
Starting on 13 August (15:00) and running until 18 September 2016 (Tuesday to Sunday 10.00-18.00) two new exhibitions are held at the Danish Cultural Center in Beijing, China. Exhibition titles …
New photos expo Danish Cultural Center Beijing Read More
Magine AB, the Swedish streaming plaftorm, have signed a deal with a Chinese TV operator to establish and operate a video streaming system for the Chinese market. The streaming platform will provide …
Swedish streaming platform signs deal in China Read More
“I will miss Cambodia a lot; there is something with Cambodia that gets to you. So, definitely, I will try to return and visit once a year or so. It …
Swedish Ambassador on Cambodia’s potential Read More
An incubation centre for technological and mechanical businesses opened in Ho Chi Minh City on 4 August. The centre was initiated through the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP). The centre is open …
Finnish-Viet IPP-incubation centre launched in HCM City Read More
Chen Feng from Singapore debuted in the Olympic Games with a clash against the Finnish Benedek Olah. The game was played in the category “men’s single” and ended with a crushing …
Finland eases past Singapore in Olympic’s table tennis Read More
The Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong has announced the date for the Annual Crayfish Party. Taking place on Friday 23 September 2016 Finncham Hong Kong is taking the …
Finncham Hong Kong Crayfish Party 2016 Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China has announced the dates for the annual chamber tradition by inviting to the Crayfish Party in both Beijing and Shanghai. All guests are …
Swedish Crayfish parties China 2016 Read More
On 23 July the Swedish Embassy in Beijing hosted the First Swedish-Chinese Linguistic Forum. Twenty-eight guests, including specialists and linguists from Beijing International Studies University, People’s Education Press and Beijing …
Swedish-Chinese forum on language education Read More
Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende; Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipilä, and Denmark’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Kristian Jensen all participated in the ASEM Summit held in in Ulanbaatar, Mongolia on …
Nordic ministers partake in Mongolia ASEM summit Read More
Swedish singer-songwriter Sophie Zelmani is returning to China for performances in August 2016. As her Going Home tour visits China on 17-28 August she will perform in Wuhan, Changsha, Nanjing, …
Sweden’s Sophie Zelmani touring Asia Read More
As ScandAsia has previously reported, the Finnish tourism industry are making continuous efforts to draw Chinese tourist to the country. The latest initiative is Chinese speaking guides that greet Chinese passengers at Helsinki …
Chinese guide service at Helsinki Airport Read More
The annual FBCB Autumn Kick-off Event, arranged by the Finnish Business Council in Beijing, will take place on Tuesday 23 August 2016. This kick-off for members is held at the …
Finns Beijing kicks off with sauna, swimming Read More