Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
It is safe to say the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) has been revamped recently, with a new competent Board that is now giving this Chamber a needed injection, and …
Finns in Thailand back in the game Read More
Viking Wheelers – the Scandinavian bicycle gang in Bangkok – would like to hear from all readers, if they would like to try out a trip from Sathu Pradit, across …
Bicycle trip around Bangkachao? Read MoreA 41-year-old Norwegian man was found hanged inside a hotel room in Udon Thani’s Muang district late Wednesday night. The body of the Norwegian national, whose name is being withheld, …
Norwegian man found hanged in Udon Thani Read MoreCan Denmark maintain and develop the strong diplomatic relation with China without compromising on democracy and human rights? Danish Ambassador to China Friis Arne Petersen gives his answer in this …
Five questions for the Danish Ambassador to China Read More
ScandAsia is the proud media partner for an upcoming ‘early summer’ evening dinner and party, arranged by the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok, and held in the ballroom of …
Exciting Swedish national day dinner party in Bangkok announced Read More
For a second time Indonesia has extended the forest moratorium for another two years through The moratorium aims to combat rapid deforestation in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, preventing new clearing …
Indonesia’s forestry moratorium extended again despite loopholes Read More
It is not every day that Nordic individuals over here in Asia get to meet with the CEO of any of the big Nordic banks! And certainly not in connection …
Successful jungle morning run with Nordea’s CEO Read More
Handcuffing a tourist who believed he was Jesus, bringing back injured trekkers from the wilds or handling a tsunami. Michael Schulz has been dealing with a variety of emergencies in …
Danish SOS agent meets challenges every day Read More
The Telenor executive Mr Morten Sørby has been appointed as the new Head of Region Asia in Telenor Group, effective 1 June 2015. Mr Sørby replaces Mr Sigve Brekke, who …
New Norwegian to head Telenor Group in Asia: Morten Sørby Read More
Telenor Group announced recently that Mr Sigve Brekke, the former CEO of DTAC, currently the Executive Vice President and Head of Telenor Group’s Asia operations, has been appointed as its …
Sigve Brekke new Telenor Group CEO Read More
Team Finland is eyeing China as a huge market for food export expansion. Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Lenita Toivakka made a Team Finland export promotion trip to …
Finnish food for China Read More
On 12th May 2015, Tuesday the Malaysian-Swedish Business Association, MASBA, conducted a company visit to SKF Bearing Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd located in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. “It was a great …
MASBA made corporate visit to SKF Bearing, Malaysia Read More
For the Asia-Pacific market SkillPixels of Finland has joined forces with Fingerprint – a global mobile technology company to distribute SkillPixels educational games such as math learning game SmartKid™ on …
Finnish edu-games company SkillPixels jointly expands in Asia with Fingerprint Read More
The strike warning issued by the Finnish Aviation Union for 19-20 May 2015 has been averted. The strike would have impacted also Finnair and its subcontractors as well as other …
Finnish union strike averted – Finnair’s flights not threatened Read More In April, 2015 Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg visited Indonesia and Vietnam. During the trip the Prime Minister, accompanied by fellow members of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s MDG Advocacy Group, …
Norway PM Erna Solberg’s open letter on sustainable development Read More
The Global Sushi Challenge kicks off on 17th of May, including among the select countries Singapore to search for a top sushi chef who will join the inaugural 2015 challenge …
Global Sushi Challenge is open in Singapore Read More
In nod to the international café culture, and with some key Swedish flavours added to the menu – including bakery temptations such as Swedish cinnamon bun, chocolate balls and the …
Sapparot Group’s Swedish baker Jeff Oberg Read More
Sapparot Group, looking to strengthen its team of skilled bartenders, as the owners increasingly have to manage, and let go of their favourite function of being hands-on cocktail shakers, has …
Sapparot Group’s Swedish bartender team reinforced with Sebastian De la Cruz Read More
[sliderpro id=”20″] Sapparot Group could very well be the name of a producer and exporter of Thailand’s tropical fruit pineapple. But no, we are talking restaurateurs, where the three Swedes …
Swedish bar trio brings international café culture to Bangkok Read More
Experience Norway through gastronomic delights, exclaims the Royal Norwegian Embassy in the Philippines! ‘Norwegian Gastronomic Delights’ brings the premium cuisine and dining experience of Norway to Manila from 18-23 May …
Norwegian Gastronomic Delights available in Manila 18-23 May Read More
On 11 May 2015 state leaders from Denmark and China celebrated the 65th anniversary of establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations with a gala dinner and agriculture and sustainability-themed seminar at …
Denmark and China 65 years diplomatic relations anniversary gala dinner Read More
The celebrations continue between China and the respective Nordic countries that established diplomatic relations there 65 years ago. In May 2015 the Royal Danish Consulate General in Shanghai organized a …
Danish Consulate Shanghai’s food event highlights the 65 Years diplomatic relations anniversary Read More On May 11, 2015, China’s Premier Li Keqiang exchanged congratulatory messages with Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of Denmark, celebrating the 65th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Denmark. …
China’s Premier and Prime Minister of Denmark exchange congratulatory messages on 65 years of diplomatic relations Read MoreThe Danish painter Morten Lassen is having his second solo exhibition in Singapore. This time the theme is the digital traces we constantly leave behind There’s a heavy scent of …
Danish artist paints our traces Read More
A 35-year-old Finnish tourist has been sentenced to four weeks in jail after acting violently against policemen in Singapore, as he was reported to be naked and looking drunk in …
Naked ,“drunk” Finn sentenced to jail in Singapore Read More
Monday the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand will screen the Danish film ‘The Look of Silence’, a riveting, award winning documentary about an Indonesian optometrist, still tortured by the loss …
Danish documentary film in Bangkok Read More
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Research Council of Norway (RCN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in the end of April 2015, renewing their …
Singapore and Norway renew maritime cooperation Read MoreThe Danes in Pattaya met the Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther with lots of questions, when he visited Café Kronborg yesterday. The meeting comes after the decision to close the Danish …
Pattaya welcomed the Ambassador and said goodbye to their Consul Read More
[wzslider] The Swedish Young Professionals in China (YP) organized their first Swedish Career Fair on Saturday the 18th of April in Shanghai and the following Saturday, April 25th in Beijing …
Inaugural Swedish Career Fair 2015 organised in China Read More
A Norwegian serving the community in Singapore through three decades has been awarded the Medal of St. Olav from H.M. King Harald of Norway. The award was decided on 16 …
The Medal of St. Olav awarded to Marianne S. Thorstensen in Singapore Read More
During the 2015 edition of Singapore Maritime Week the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore, along with sponsors hosted the inaugural Norway Night. Held at The Lantern, Fullerton Bay Hotel overlooking …
Inaugural Norway Night takes centre stage in Singapore Read More
Singaporean student Priscilla Seah was given an opportunity of a lifetime to meet a prince. As a member of the Danish Youth Goodwill Ambassador Corps – shared with Prince Joachim …
Singaporean Youth Goodwill Ambassador meets Danish Prince Joachim Read More
The new Norway Visa Application Centre opened in Cebu on 7 May 2015, Thursday. The Norway Visa Application Centre in Cebu, in addition to Manila, is ready to accept visa …
New Nordic visa application centre in Cebu Read More
The Swedish Embassy, Beijing, in collaboration with CSR Asia in China has released a comprehensive CSR study, showing an increased awareness for CSR, and that weak enforcement of legislation is …
Swedish Embassy Beijing and CSR Asia China study looks at the development for CSR Read More
Connecting to the Shanghai Auto Show Volvo Cars also announced with confidence that its sales in China in 2015 is expected to grow faster than the overall market for premium …
Volvo Cars expects stronger sales than overall premium market in China Read MoreMay 7 the third ScandBizBar of the year took place. Scandinavian entrepreneurs, bankers and other with skyscraper offices met for a beer and some networking By Søren Engelbrecht Bartenders are …
ScandBizBar: Casual networking and some cold beers Read MoreYANGON – Experts of Myanmar and Norway are jointly conducting fishery survey in Myanmar waters and exclusive economic zone, aimed at creating a long-term vision for the establishment of a …
Myanmar: Norway jointly conduct fishery survey Read MoreFinnish PKC Group made its way into the top10 ranking as the third largest EMS-provider in Europe this year. In March, PKC concluded a frame agreement on the establishment of …
Finnish PKC establishes joint venture with Chinese company Read MoreMay 9 it is the official Europe Day. EU institutions open their doors to the public and EU Delegations around the world organize activities on the theme of Europe in the World. “Europe …
Asian countries celebrate Europe Day 2015 Read More
‘It is deeply regrettable that Indonesia is once again carrying out executions. I urge the Indonesian Government to stop the planned executions and reintroduce the moratorium on the death penalty,’ …
Norway: Indonesia’s executions ”deeply regrettable” Read More
Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is leading a ‘SkillsFuture’ delegation to the European countries Switzerland and Sweden from 6 to 12 May 2015. SkillsFuture is a national movement to …
‘SkillsFuture’ Singapore education delegation visits Sweden Read More
As a first in Myanmar, the Chin State Administration revealed today its Local Social Plan to benefit children and women, supplementing the State’s Comprehensive 5-year Development Plan 2016-21. UNICEF supports …
Denmark-financed, UNICEF-supported Local Social Plan starts in Chin State, Myanmar Read More
The Swedish Chamber in Hong Kong, in celebration of the arrival of the summer, is inviting to a Meet & Greet Swedcham Cocktail event, at the 270 Degrees Rooftop Bar. …
Swedish Chamber in Hong Kong invites to rooftop bar meet & greet Read More
After five years as Denmark’s Ambassador to China the Danish Chamber of Commerce will bid farewell to H.E. Friis Arne Petersen with a dinner party on 22 May in Beijing. …
Danish Chamber China invites to farewell dinner for Ambassador Read More
How foreign companies will be affected by proposed amendments to the Foreign Investment Law is the topic for a seminar, taking place on 21 May in Hong Hong and hosted …
Hong Kong seminar on proposed new foreign investment law Read More
2015 began with a recording-breaking first quarter for Norwegian seafood export, worth NOK 17.4 billion. Compared to the first quarter of 2014 this was an increase of 3 per cent …
Record first quarter for Norwegian seafood export in 2015 Read More
Global ICT solutions provider Huawei has launched the 2015 Global Connectivity Index (GCI) where the US leads followed by Sweden and Singapore. Denmark ranks seven and Norway ten. The United …
Sweden and Singapore, second and third in 2015 Global Connectivity Index Read More
Salmon exports to China can continue after the Norwegian and Chinese authorities have arrived at a solution for the wording of the certificate notably concerning the diseases ISA and PD. …
Norway and China agrees on continued salmon exports Read More
The Danish pop (‘soft rock’) group Michael Learns To Rock is coming to Singapore on July 24th 2015 for their very first show there as part of the greatest hits …
Michael Learns To Rock tour reaches Singapore in July Read More
On 21 April The Malaysian-Swedish Business Association (MASBA), together with the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur, had the honour of listening to a prominent guest speaker on the topic …
MASBA hosted human rights seminar Read More