Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Svenska tennisforbundet has come to an agreement with Lidkopings council, to play the important play-off match in Fed Cup against Thailand, on April 19-20, at the Sparbanken Lidkoping Arena. Two …
First ever Thailand vs Sweden female tennis game Read More
DNV GL has opened a new laboratory in Singapore to deliver innovative and integrated solutions for the marine and offshore industries. The laboratory located at Gul Circle demonstrates DNV GL’s …
DNV GL triples size of marine, offshore lab in Singapore Read More
Five hundred Husqvarna chainsaws have just arrived in the Philippines in early February. The donation is done to support UNHCR’s relief efforts in the aftermath of the Typhoon Haiyan that …
Husqvarna donates chainsaws to UNHCR’s Philippine relief efforts Read More
Three Danish Universities – Copenhagen Business School, Technical University of Denmark and Aarhus University – have opened up for application to their summer university programs. Summer University at Copenhagen Business …
Time to apply for a Danish Summer University Read More
The Swedish oil and gas exploration company, Lundin Petroleum AB, announced in a press release on March 4, that the exploration drilling of the Balqis prospect in the Baronang PSC, …
Lundin Petroleum completes exploration in Indonesia Read More
NBAS(Norwegian Business Association, Singapore) in cooperation with its sister organizations in Asia have established a Norway – Asia Business Award (NABA Award). The Award will be presented at Norway – …
Candidate for NABA Award announced Read More
According to a new energy index, Denmark is currently the best country in the world for renewable energy investment and is taking the lead over countries such as China and …
Denmark tops world’s renewable energy investment Read More
[wzslider] Keen on a Scandinavian classic? Something that is, for Scandinavians in particular, exotic over in tropical Thailand? In Bangkok, on-going until March 16 to celebrate the Fat Tuesday (this …
A First for Bangkok: Scandinavian ‘Semla’ Pastry Read More
The Semla Day is celebrated in Sweden today, March 4. Today almost all Swedes are eating cardamon buns (semla) filled with thick almond paste and whipped cream to celebrate the …
“Semla Day” at the Swedish Embassy Read More
Thailand was Saab’s largest export destination, recording sales worth USD511 million. The ISP notes that this was attributable to the provision of Saab JAS 39 Gripen combat aircraft and the …
Thailand is Saab’s biggest customer in 2013 Read More
Volvo Car Group’s vehicle sales in February were up 4.6 percent on a year ago, the Sweden-based company said on Monday, the eighth consecutive month of growth for the Chinese-owned …
Volvo Car Group’s car sales up 4.6 percent last month Read More
The Swedish Ambassador in Cambodia, Anna Maj Hulgaard, gave a speech at The Norton University in Phnom Penh on February 28. The talk centered around the importance of freedom on …
Ambassador discusses Internet-freedom in Phnom Penh Read More
For the first time, Air Greenland exhibited at NATAS, Singapore’s key business-to-consumer travel fair, from 28 February to 2 March 2014. NATAS brings together travel specialists, tour operators and national …
Greenland holds tourism promotion in Singapore Read More
This weekend, the 1-2 of March, the 47th Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar took place in one of Asia’s largest shopping malls, Siam Paragon. The bazaar is an annual joint collaboration …
Denmark Represented at Thai Red Cross Bazaar Read More
The Danish Ambassador in Vietnam, John Nielsen, talked about education in the latest edition of “Sharing Vietnam” on February 25. VTC10 channel focused on the job fair that the Ambassador …
Danish Ambassador talks education on Vietnamese TV Read More
A 25-year-old Dane was robbed at knifepoint by a Tuk-Tuk driver and two accomplices in a dark alleyway between Sukhumvit Soi 25 and Soi 55 in the early hours of …
Young Dane robbed at knifepoint by Tuk-Tuk scammers Read More
The Rongchang People’s Government and the Royal Danish Embassy signed a Memorandom of Understanding in Chongqing the 27th of February regarding Economic and Technical Cooperation on Pig Production. The MoU …
Danish-Chinese “Memorandum of Understanding” on pig production Read More
The norwegian rapper Xiao Ou aka Eirik Okkenhaug is going on an Asian spring tour kicking off on the 12th of March in Shanghai. The tour will end on the …
Xiao Ou tours Asia Read More
The annual Scandinavian Sports Day in Singapore, held on Saturday, March 1, took place at Jurong West Stadium and turned out to be a great success with 263 participants. The …
Delightful atmosphere at Scandinavian Sports Day in Singapore Read MoreTommy Viktor Söderlund from Sweden was sentenced to life in prison this morning, March 3, for his part in the August 1, 2011, killing of Russian-born Swede Maxim Schantz. Read …
Swede gets life in prison Read More
The Norwegian DNV GL, the world’s leading ship classification society and one of the world’s leading risk and sustainability service providers with more than 500 employees in Singapore, consolidates its …
DNV GL opens new Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore Read More
The Norwegian rock band Young Dreams will be playing at the MAO Livehouse in Beijing on the 12th and at the JUE Music Festival in Shanghai on the 13th of …
China to experience Young Dreams Read More
Norwegian group REC Solar has announced that it will expand its $2.5 billion integrated plant in Tuas to meet strong market demand, in a marked turnaround from having reduced its …
REC Solar to expand solar plant in Singapore Read More
HELSINKI, Feb. 27 — Speaking highly on bilateral relationship with China, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Thursday expected more cooperation with the Asian country. Niinisto told Yu Qingtai, the new …
Finland deepens cooperation with China Read More
This weekend, two Swedish bands have played at the 10th annual Java Jazz Festival, Asia’s biggest jazz festival. Magnus Lindgren, an Indonesia regular, performed for the the second consecutive year …
Swedish bands at Java Jazz Festival Read More
Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation, Mogens Jensen, visited China from the 24th of the 27th of February. The Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation, Mr. Mogens Jensen …
Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation visits China Read More
A tour bus driver hit a Finnish man in the early hours of Sunday. According the driver the man threw himself under the bus and later died from his injuries. …
Bus kills Finnish man Read More
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce took place at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit in the evening on February 27, with on-going political protests right on the …
Thai-Swedish Chamber AGM Updated on Thailand’s Situation Read More
The Calendar of events on ScandAsia crashed on Sunday 02 March 2014 after an advised update from the plugin developer Time.ly. The update reset all calendar entries to 1 January …
ScandAsia Calendar crashed Read More
The 47th Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar will take place on March 1-2, on the fifth floor of Siam Paragon from 10 AM. The aim is to raise funds to support …
Visit Denmark section at Diplomatic Red Cross Bazaar Read More
Despite Thailand’s ongoing political unrest that continues to make headline news around the world, the beautiful beaches, unspoiled islands of Krabi continue to attract planeloads of visitors from everyday, according …
Scandinavians, foreign tourists flock to peaceful Krabi Read More
Today, February 28, was the day of goodbye to Danish Ambassador of Indonesia, Martin Bille Hermann, who is going back to Denmark. Earlier today Martin was biking to work with …
Farewell to Danish Ambassador in Jakarta Read More
Yesterday The Swedish Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, arranged a lunch beat and it turned out to be a great success. If you want to participate the next event well then …
Lunch beat at Swedish Embassy in Hanoi Read More
[icopyright horizontal toolbar]Thomas Nyborg was elected new Dancham President at a quick board meeting after the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 27 February 2014. The Annual General Meeting of the …
Thomas Nyborg new Dancham President Read More
Danish Ambassador in Vietnam, John Nielsen, opened his home on February 27, to host a job fair for Vietnamese students finishing a four-year Bachelor of Science in Finance offered jointly …
Embassy job fair in Vietnam Read More
On February 25, 2014, Foreign Minister Wang Yi met in Beijing with visiting Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, who was attending “Stockholm China Forum” in China. Wang Yi said that …
Swedish FM meets Chinese counterpart in Beijing Read More
The joint venture of Aboitiz Power Corp and Norway’s Statkraft Norfund Power Invest AS is set to develop its string of greenfield power projects in the Philippines. In a media …
AboitizPower, Norwegian venture to install Luzon hydropower plant Read More
Smog in Chinese cities is providing unexpected momentum for a global deal on trade in environmental goods because China urgently needs access to cheaper, cleaner energy, Denmark’s trade minister said …
China’s smog has silver lining for green trade, says Danish Trade Minister Read MoreSEB and The Nordic Chambers, Thailand, held a Seminar & Networking event on February 25, at St. Regis Hotel, Bangkok. About 40 guest attended, mainly members of the Swedish Chamber. …
Nice turnout for SEB Seminar event Read More
Toy colossus LEGO released its annual accounts today, revealing its tenth record-high profit in eleven years. Since bottoming out in 2003 with a 1.5 billion kroner loss, the company has …
LEGO profits soar on back of new products, China sales Read More
More Finnish citizens died overseas last year than ever before, statistics compiled by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs indicate. In 2013, the most deadly destinations for Finns according to the …
Finns dying overseas in record numbers Read More
European envoys, led by Norwegian Ambassador Katja Nordgaard, have expressed their hope to see peace between the Thai government and insurgents in the deep south of Thailand. They traveled to …
Norwegian envoy leads EU tour of Thailand’s restive South Read More
Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, has approved the second phase of the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme, which will be carried out during the 2014-2018 period by the Ministry of …
Finland, Vietnam extend innovation partnership Read More
Members of anti-Thai government protesters from Denmark and Sweden delivered THB140.000 in donation to the PDRC on the Pathumwan stage in Bangkok Wednesday night. ScandAsia has earlier reported the story …
Danish- and Swedish-Thais donate cash to anti-govt movement Read More
The airspace between Helsinki and Bangkok will be blue and white in the upcoming winter season. Finnair will offer 17 weekly flights from Finland to Bangkok making them the biggest …
Finnair; Europe’s leader to Bangkok Read More
The Danish jazz pianist, Søren Bebe, is performing at Java Jazz Festival, Jakarta, Indonesia, today on February 27. The concert will take place at Basuki Building, from 10-12 pm. The …
Experience Danish jazz pianist in Jakarta Read More
Norway’s REC Silicon will build a polysilicon and silane gas plant in China through a joint venture as the maker of materials used in solar panels seeks to take advantage …
With Chinese venture, REC Silicon enters world’s biggest solar market Read More
Real Future has completed the rollout of 4G/LTE in Central, Western, Northern and Southern Thailand. Users will enjoy an improved smartphone experience, with faster web browsing and downloads and better …
Real Future launches LTE with Ericsson in Thailand’s cities Read More
The Norwegian owned, U.K. Based, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ flagship, Balmoral, has celebrated calling at Yangon, the capital of Myanmar. The 1,350-guest ship stayed for two nights in the city, …
Norwegian Cruise liner makes maiden call at Myanmar Read More
Residents in Pattaya and the Eastern Seaboard can now store their luggage, motorcycles or other personal belongings at a Self Storage facility for instance during the summer holidays, moving house …
Self Storage in Pattaya Read More