Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
One of the worlds front figures in beer brewing, Danish Carlsberg, opened a new canning line in Hue, Vietnam in January 2016. Carlsberg Vietnam’s (CBVN) Hue Brewery is located in …
Carlsberg inaugurates new canning line in Hue Read MoreOn Friday 11 March 2016 the sky will be filled with beautiful lights from the biennial “i Light Marina Bay” light art festival 2016. One of them will be the …
Sustainable Norwegian art will light up Marina Bay waterfront Read More
On 25 February Denmark’s Ambassador Charlotte Laursen in Vietnam visited Kim Lan Village and awarded two ceramic enterprises for their successful investment in new gas firing kilns, which enable them …
Danish Energy Saving Award presented in Vietnam Read More
‘Norwegian Joy’ is the name for the cruise ship that will pioneer Internationally-acclaimed Norwegian Cruise Line’s (NCL) expansion into the ‘world’s fastest growing cruise market.’ NCL unveiled in February 2016 …
Norwegian launches upscale cruise liner for Chinese market Read More
The global leader in environmental and industrial measurement Vaisala, of Finland, has signed a new, more comprehensive contract with National Hydro-Meteorological Service of Vietnam, valued at EUR 20 million. The …
Vaisala wins Vietnam meteorological infrastructure contract Read More
On 3 March the Nordic House in Yangon, the natural focal point for anything Scandinavian, opened its doors for visitors, marking the move to new premises. The Nordic House houses …
The Nordic House in Yangon – A promising perspective Read More
World famous Danish Brewery Company, Carlsberg, has gotten in trouble over copyright dispute. When launching Tuborg Beer, their third product to the Myanmar market, they decorated the label with a …
Carlsberg in Myanmar may face lawsuit Read More
On the nineteenth edition of Malaysia Tourism Awards ceremony, held on 17 February in the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur, the Danish tour operator Selected Tours / Malaysia …
Danish tour operator Malaysia Tourism Awards winner Read More
Following on Capital Airports Holding Company’s (CAH) MOU with Helsinki Airport on 7 January 2016, a similar deal was signed on 24 February with Swedavia, Swedish airport operator, on the …
Beijing and Stockholm enter sister airport relationship Read More
When visitor figures for 2015 for the southern Swedish city of Malmö were published recently, the result showed that the number of overnight stays increased by 17% compared to 2014. …
Swedish city Malmö taps into Chinese market Read More
Three public hospitals reports of million baht expenses from unpaid hospital bills by foreigners. ScandAsia have gotten insight in Vachira Hospital in Phuket’s outstanding balance on unpaid bills by foreigners …
Uninsured foreigners burdens Thai public hospitals Read More
Export Credit Norway (Eksportkreditt) has established a local presence in three new countries, including Singapore, where Jeffrey Lai will be representing Norwegian businesses. Export Credit Norway will run a local …
Export Credit Norway appoints Singapore representative Read More
With new Vietnam-Danish activities ready a Joint Action Plan was signed on 23 February by Director General of Europe Department Le Dung and Denmark’s Ambassador Charlotte Laursen. This action plans …
Denmark and Vietnam inks Joint Action Plan 2016 Read More
On 3 March 50 companies within Vietnam and Denmark business relations attended a networking meeting in Ho Chi Minh City with executive director from Tommy Thomsen from the Danish Investment …
Danish Investment Fund introduces assistance for business in Vietnam Read More
Vietnamese pig production took a step into hi tech production methods with the new partnership between Danish Farm Concept and Rural Technology Development JSC signed on 26 February 2016. Danish …
Vietnamese agreement with Danish Farm Concept signed Read More
– best kept secret in town… The annual Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar in Siam Paragon in Bangkok is a great opportunity to do some fabulous shopping among items from all …
Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar in Bangkok Read More
Kalmar announced in February 2016 plans to reorganise its operations in Tampere, Finland, and deepen cooperation with the joint venture Rainbow Cargotec Industries (RCI) in China. The plan is to …
Finnish layoffs and increased Chinese cooperation for Kalmar Read More
Kalmar, provider of the widest range of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals etc., has introduced their new Kalmar K-Motion technology for reachstackers to the Asian market in …
Kalmar introduces K-Motion technology in the Asia-Pacific region Read More
The masterpiece about the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, will have some few changes when it will stage Singapore in the spring 2016. Last year, a group of artists at the Vietnam …
Vietnamese version of Danish tragedy to stage in Singapore Read More
The first ever Sweden Indonesia Business Guide was launched on Monday 29 February by Swedish ambassador Johanna Brismar Skog. The event took place at the Swedish resident in Jakarta, which …
Successful launching of first ever Sweden-Indonesia Business Guide Read More
Fingerprint Cards, a Swedish high-tech, listed company which develops, produces and markets biometric technology, has reported on the full year results for January to December 2015. Revenues amounted to SEK …
Fingerprint Cards reports record year Read More
On 2 – 5 February 2016 Norway’s new Minister for Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen visited Indonesia and with among others with President Joko Widodo and Indonesia’s counterpart; Minister of …
Indonesia agrees with Norway on peat restoration plan Read More
Volvo Car Group has reported an all-time sales record of 503,127 cars in 2015, the first time it has sold more than half a million cars in its 89-year history, …
All-time sales record for Volvo Cars in 2015 Read More
The eagerly-awaited Volvo V90 was revealed in Stockholm, Sweden on 18 February 2016. The stylish and versatile V90 is the latest in the premium car maker’s top-of-the-line 90 series sitting …
V90 estate revealed in Sweden by Volvo Cars Read More
71-year old Danish author, Ib Michael, has visited Phuket in Thailand as an exile to write for more than twenty years. He doesn’t want to give up the exact address …
Danish author in writing exile: Why I prefer Phuket Read More
The Danish film “Look of Silence” wins Independent Spirit Award in Hollywood on 27 February 2016. The movie was also nominated for “the real” Oscar, but the people behind the …
Danish documentary about Indonesia wins ‘Little Oscar’ Read More
Singtel and Ericsson will achieve nationwide deployment in Singapore of a 4G LTE network on 900MHz spectrum band by end March 2016. This enhancement means that Singtel customers will experience …
Singtel upgrade from Ericsson enables nationwide 4G LTE network Read More
Telecom giant Ericsson has reported on the results for 2015, including the full year, where they had good progress in all our targeted growth areas and we continued to invest …
China growth in Ericsson’s 2015 fourth quarter and full year results Read More
Friday the 26th of February, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand presided at the inaugural ceremony of the Knowledge Exchange Center (KX) Building in Bangkok; a new …
Thai Princess visited Danish Design Studio in Bangkok Read More
A Finnish Innovation Event was arranged in Singapore on 24 February with the companies with Silverskin, AirGo, Management Events and PlayGain in session at the Aalto Executive Education Academy. Opening …
Finnish Innovation Event held in Singapore Read More
The State Secretary for Sweden’s Minister of Defence Mr Jan Salestrand attended the biggest airshow in Asia on 16 – 21 February. The state secretary also had a number of …
Sweden’s Defence Ministry attends Singapore Airshow 2016 Read More
In mid February 2016 a delegation from the Knowledge Centre for Housing Economics, Copenhagen visited Singapore to learn about the Singaporean way of housing its population, reports Embassy of Denmark, …
Danish housing delegation visits Singapore Read More
30-year old Swede, Marcus Millberg, is hospitalized in Thailand with brain injury due to a motorcycle accident on Koh Phangan. The respirator is keeping Marcus Millberg alive, but soon his family …
Young Swede stuck in Thai hospital with serious brain injury Read More
There’s a blowing potential in the West Philippine Sea. The wind ressources that is. Filipino businessman and former Senator, Juan Miguel Zubiri, suggest that the Filipino administration should take advantage …
Former Filipino Senator pleads for Danish help in wind industry Read More
If you are a holding a passport from either Singapore or Denmark, you can brag about having most travel freedom in the world. To be more specific, a person with …
Top 5 in travel freedom: Singapore and Denmark Read More
Indonesia is set to lead the giant Swedish clothing brand. H&M global production head Helena Helmersson welcomed the cooperation set between the company and the Indonesian government to boost the …
Indonesia to lead H&M global production Read More
Culture bearer and 18 times attendee at the Bay Regatta, Niels Degenkolw, is rather unsatisfied with this years competition. On 17th-21st February the annual boat race was touring around the …
Experienced Danish Skipper criticizes the Bay Regatta Read More
iSURVEY Pte Ltd, Singapore, has been awarded a marine construction support contract by Solstad Offshore Asia Pacific to provide positioning and survey support for its 2016 pipeline and platform installation …
Norwegian companies iSurvey and Solstad Offshore enter contract Read More
Norwegian Arne Corneliussen’s has been fined $2,000 after retrial, reports news.asiaone.com, based on a charge of causing hurt by wrapping his arm around the neck of a cab driver. This …
Jailed Norwegian fined after retrial Read More
Finnish Consulting Group’s Board of Directors recently visited the Embassy of Finland in Singapore in late February 2016, coinciding with the establishing of FCG’s new Asia hub. Finnish Consulting Group …
Finnish Consulting Group establishes Asia hub in Singapore Read More
Anyone with a innovative, creative, or simply just curious mind, now it’s time to shine. For the first time Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore will host the creative event Spring …
Danish Seamen’s Church supports creativity with Spring Fair Market Read More
87 guests including four princesses and a Spiderman, buns with frosting and most important a lot of happy faces. This summarizes the two Fat Tuesdays, that the Danish Seamans Church …
Fat Tuesday for Kids and Adults gathers Danes in Hong Kong Read More
Many Swedes living in Thailand have a hard time getting a proper health insurance. Cases and stories a different, but common is that they either deselect insurance or face unmanageable …
Swedes in Thailand are battling for health insurance Read More
The investment company Pegroco Invest has announced the sales of its holdings in Bangkok-headquartered Diakrit International Ltd to the media group News Corp. Australia in a cash sale. Pegroco has …
Sweden’s Diakrit gets News Corp as co-owner in a landmark deal Read More
He was a craftsman with ambitions to become a world famous rock-musician, then he became a priest. Erik Stenberg Roos, Swedish Priest of Phuket, talks about priesthood in Phuket and …
Swedish Priest in Phuket and his unexpected path to priesthood Read More
They arrived to Thailand in early 2012 with savings earmarked for some months of fun and travel. Four years later, in January 2016 they cashed in big by serving almost …
From adventure seeking backpackers to franchise entrepreneurs Read More
On 16 February, the Danish residence was again the venue for a Malaysian Danish Business Council (MDBC) breakfast dialogue. Invited speaker was Rafael Moreno, Senior Economist at the World Bank’s …
Malaysian Danish breakfast with World Bank speaker Read More
On 12 February 2016, Copenhagen Zoo and Department of Wildlife and National Parks Jabatan Perhilitan Semenanjung Malaysia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen and further develop their collaboration …
Copenhagen Zoo and Malaysia strengthens collaboration further Read More
During 27 February until 4 March 2016 Finland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Health Ms. Hanna Mäntylä will visit Malaysia and Singapore in Feb-March 2016. Finpro has invited Finnish …
Finnish healthcare minister delegation to visit Malaysia and Singapore Read More
Hosted by Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok and the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with also the other three Nordic chambers of commerce in Bangkok, the ‘Ciao Bello, Ciao Bella!’ …
Classy Nordic networking held at Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok Read More