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In only one year, searches to Bangkok from Denmark has fallen by 16 percent, recent numbers from Momondo show. Danes are reconsidering Bangkok, since the Thai Baht has increased, Managing Director at Momondo thinks. …
Less Danes Search for Travels to Bangkok Read MoreTonight on Danish national broadcast, DR1 ‘Horisont’ shows an episode about the military junta in Thailand. Danish Ambassador Mikael H. Winther is participating in the episode. “On the surface Thailand is a …
Danish TV program ‘Horisont’ Focus on Thailand Read More
Electrolux announced on February 5 it has entered into an agreement to acquire Shanghai Veetsan Commercial Machinery Co. Ltd.,, one of the largest manufacturers of professional dishwashers in China, as …
Electrolux to take over Chinese dishwasher manufacturer Read More
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office has kicked off its 2015 Chinese New Year celebrations in countries under its purview by holding events in Finland and Norway. The London …
HK trade office celebrates Chinese New Year in Oslo, Helsinki Read More
Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said on February 6 that she expects to further develop the strong relationship between Denmark and China not only economically, but also enhance people-to-people links. …
Danish PM expects deepening relations with China Read MoreThe multinational food packaging and processing company of Swedish origin has opened a new training centre in Rayong in Thailand, DairyReporter.com writes. It has cost around 40 millions to build. …
New Tetra Pak Training Centre in Thailand Read More
Participating in the imminent Thailand Classic, to be held at Black Mountain Golf Club in Hua Hin February 12-15, is the Swedish golf pro Rikard Karlberg, two-time Asian Tour winner. …
Sweden’s hope at inaugural Thailand Classic golf tournament Read More
After Swedish and global criticism of Norway’s plans for law designed to punish people who give money to homeless people, the country’s opposition Centre Party decided not to back the …
Norway halts anti-begging law after international outcry Read MoreThe Scandinavian Society Siam is back with the annual Garden Party in the garden of the Residence of the Danish Ambassador. It has been several years since the social club …
The Scandinavian Society Siam is back at the Danish Embassy Read More
The Asian Oasis, another Thai package tour operator, has announced that it will no longer provide elephant rides with all tour packages, citing its objection to cruel treatment animals in …
More Thai operators drop elephant rides from tour package Read MoreWhile a political counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Norway has been using big words about Norway after the expelling of a Chinese doctorate student, the Norwegian Embassy in Beijing avoids …
Diplomatic stalemate between China and Norway Read More
Norway urges sustained focus on peace process in the Philippines ‘I am saddened by the recent loss of lives in Mamasapano in the Philippines and would like to offer my …
Norway urges Philippine govt, rebels to renew peace process Read MoreSAS immediately stopped ticket sales to the new long distance route to Hong Kong. The airline does not have all the licenses. Only one week ago, SAS announced the opening …
SAS forced to stop sales to Hong Kong Read More
A growing number of European travel agencies have decided to exclude elephant rides from their package tour itineraries based on reports of widespread animal abuse. But one of Thailand’s leading …
Thai animal welfare activist urges gradual phase-out of elephant rides Read More
Large warm water prawns, often called tiger shrimp or tiger prawns, are one of the most popular frozen seafoods in Denmark. Some 5,000 tonnes of the tasty crustaceans were imported …
Danish supermarkets to drop unsustainable shrimps from Asia Read MoreOver the past five year, 99 Danish men have brought back a venereal disease after visiting Thailand. But Star Tour, one of the biggest travel agencies in Denmark, does not find …
Danish men bring venereal diseases home from Thailand Read MoreMyanmar’s Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, expect to receive 4.5 million tourists and US$2 billion in revenue in 2015. In 2014,an all-time high of over 3 million tourists entered Myanmar, …
With Norway’s help, Myanmar develops its tourism sector Read More
Bangkok shopping malls have stepped up security. The heightened security measures have come after bomb blasts in the capital on Sunday. All costumers will be checked thoroughly, the sign says. Security in …
More Security in Bangkok Shopping Malls after Bomb Blasts Sunday Read More
Karolinska Institutet is to set up its own research base in Hong Kong. This is made possible by a donation of USD 50 million, equivalent to SEK 400 million made …
Karolinska Institutet to set up research base in HK Read MoreTo improve young people’s access to HIV testing and other essential health services, UNThailand launches a new mobile application. The application is a guide to young people in Thailand to help …
Thailand launches New Mobile Application to end HIV/AIDS Read More
WWF rewarded five outstanding Chinese low-carbon enterprises for their innovative environmental technologies on Friday 23 January. The award, which is part of the Climate Solver Program, was launched by WWF …
Low-carbon Chinese enterprises awarded Swedish-inspired prizes Read MoreSki resorts are popular travel destinations for many Danes the next few weeks, but another and quite different destination is still a top tourist attraction in Denmark in the winter …
Bangkok remains Top Tourist Attraction in Denmark Read More
According to a fresh report, foreign-owned data centres could bring Finland tens of thousands of jobs and billions of euros in economic impact. Foreign companies’ server farms in Finland could …
Finland reaps windfall from foreign-owned data centres Read More
Nordea has the most valuable brand in Scandinavia, according to the annual Banking 500 report by Brand Finance. The Sweden-based bank has a brand value of about 44.1 billion kroner, …
Nordea has the best Nordic bank brand Read MoreJianshui Suntien Wind Power Energy Co., Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Hebei Construction & Investment Group Co., Ltd. has placed a 74 MW order for the Yunnan Jianshui Qikeshu …
Vestas receives a 74 MW order for low-wind site in China Read More
President Joko Widodo has disbanded Indonesia’s BP REDD+ agency, which was established in 2013 to help the country meet greenhouse gas emission targets from deforestation, and merged it with Ministry …
Norway-funded Emissions Agency now part of Indonesia’s Forestry Ministry Read More
Grundfos has opened a new operation in Manila in the Philippines that will host internal IT activities for the group. The new IT centre, which is located in the Ortigas …
Grundfos opens IT centre in the Philippines Read More
Alfa Laval celebrated the opening of its new Compabloc factory in Jiangyin, China on January 18. The factory will produce welded plate heat exchangers for the Asian countries (China, Korea, …
Alfa Laval opens a new Compabloc factory in China Read More
Former German and Finnish joint-venture ETSI Technologies. popularly known as “ETSI”, the is now completely taken over by Filipino investors. For 33 years and still progressing, ETSI boasts one of …
Philippine investors take over Finnish-German telecom venture Read More
Metso will supply automation technology for PT Cikarang Listrindo’s two power boilers under construction in Babelan outside Jakarta in Indonesia. With advanced automation solutions, the company will be able to …
Metso supplies automation for Indonesian power plant Read More
The Danish biscuit producer Kelsen has launched a case against a competitor for copying its Danish butter cookies and selling them on the Chinese market. Indonesian consumer goods giant Mayora’s …
‘Fake’ Danish biscuits made in Indonesia sold in China Read More
Join a ScandAsia reporter for an art hunt in historic Georgetown. Ever since Penang’s Municipal County started a collaboration with a Lithuanian artist, Georgetown’s street art have been booming and …
Treasure hunting in gorgeous Georgetown Read More
After a Danish trade seminar and bilateral talks between the Danish and Philippine Trade ministers, the Danish Minister expressed confidence that Danish companies will gain a larger share of …
Trade Minister expects larger Danish market share in the Philippines Read More
Singapore’s Singtel and Sweden’s Ericsson on January 27 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on testing technologies for future 5G network deployments. The MoU covers the exploration of …
Ericsson, Singtel agree to test 5G in Singapore Read More
The last 5 years more Swedes and Norwegians have died in Thailand, while the death of Danes seems to be somewhat constant. A rising number of deaths do not seem …
More Scandinavians die in Thailand Read More
Greenwave Systems, the global Internet of Things (IoT) software and managed services leader, on January 27 announced it is opening a new Research & Development Center in Singapore to further …
Greenwave Systems sets up R&D center in Singapore Read More
A group of MASBA members, took the time off and made a very informative morning visit to Invest KL in Menara SSM @ Sentral Kuala Lumpur. InvestKL helps to set up …
MASBA visit to InvestKL Read More
A Swedish Business Delegation comprising high-level representatives from twelve companies, largely based in Singapore, visited Jakarta on 25-27 January 2015. The event was organized by the Embassies of Sweden in …
Singapore-based Swedish firms visit Indonesia Read More
The new Danish Ambassador to the Philippines has exchanged armored vehicles and amplified prayers from minarets as the Ambassador to Lebanon, with an eclectic view of Manila slum and …
New Danish Ambassador sees big opportunities in the Philippines Read More
Singapore’s Minister of State in The Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry Of Culture, Community and Youth, Sam Tan visited Norway during 18 to 22 January 2015. Minister of State in …
Norway, Singapore seek closer ties on Arctic affairs Read MorePolice investigators have gathered more evidence against a 54-year-old Danish man who was arrested earlier in January on charges of sex with minors. The man charged with rape could face …
Danish man charged with sex with minors in Philippines Read More
The Danish and Norwegian embassies are starting a new bi-monthly bicycle trip to promote cycling and Scandinavian cycling culture in Indonesia. The first Viking Biking trip will be in Jakarta …
Embassy launches “Viking Biking” trips Read More
The Nordic Embassies have learned from the 2004 Tsunami. In Phuket, the area in Thailand with the most Scandinavian tourists, a Nordic Emergency Group was created in the wake of …
Nordic disaster relief collaboration Read MoreHavyard Group ASA has a strong brand name in Asia and has delivered design and equipment packages to shipping companies and shipyards in Singapore, India and China, in addition to …
Havyard shifts focus to Asia Read More
HW Trading Co., Ltd., Thailand’s exclusive distributor of Denmark’s iconic audiovisual electronic brand, Bang & Olufsen, unveiled its flagship store at Gaysorn Plaza at a grand opening in the evening …
Bang & Olufsen opens flagship store at Gaysorn Plaza Read More
By Gerard O’Dwyer, in Helsinki, 23-Jan-2015 Leading Danish meat processing companies, including Danish Crown, Hanegal and Skare Meat Packers, are attracting renewed acquisitive interest from industrial groups in China. Read …
Chinese investors cast eyes on Denmark meat sector Read MoreA group of businessmen from Denmark is exploring the Philippines for investment opportunities in the food, energy and healthcare sectors. Denmark’s Trade Minister Morgens Jensen led a business delegation from …
Danish firms eye Philippine investment opportunities Read MoreA Danish woman was waiting at the door to her hotel in Hanoi at midnight on January 22 when a man ran by and snatched her bag. Ulla Merete Schmidt …
Danish tourist robbed by snatch-and-run thieves in Hanoi Read More
Pattaya police arrested a 46-year-old Norwegian national for allegedly causing damage to an automated cash machine in Banglamung area on January 24. Pol Lt Kwanchai Namkanisorn said the man, identified …
Norwegian nabbed for vandalizing cash machine in Pattaya Read More
[wzslider exclude=”https://scandasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/P1220644.jpg, “] After a 13 year blackout, a new Danish Embassy officially opened in Manila Thursday the 22nd January. Attending the opening were a trade delegation consisting of 18 …
New Danish Embassy in the Philippines Read More