Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Volvo is lauding the success of its China organisational structure as the country became its number one market last month, posting rising sales up 49% compared to last year, just-auto.com …
Volvo cites China organisational structure for rising sales Read More
According to the Embassy of Denmark in Thailand, Denmark has launched the Red Carpet Program – the Fast Track Business Visa to Denmark. A program to make it easier for …
Denmark launches Fast Track business visa program Read More
The Danish ambassador to China, Mr. Friis Arne Petersen and Minister Counsellor, Ms. Marie Louise Flach de Neergaard, attended the Danish company Carlsberg’s ground breaking ceremony for a new brewery …
Danish Ambassador attends brewery opening ceremony in China Read More
It has been clear for a long time that Conservative leader Erna Solberg is to be Norway’s new Prime Minister, while Progress Party leader Siv Jensen will be the country’s …
Norway found new Foreign Minister Read More
On Friday, October 11, Sweden’s Ambassador to Thailand Klas Molin attended Plan International’s event “Because I am a Girl”, the Embassy wrote on its Facebook-page. The event celebrated the International …
Sweden’s ambassador to attend the International Day of the Girl Read More
Source: Mongabay.com Norway’s $760 billion pension fund has divested from two Malaysian forestry companies in Borneo due to ‘severe environmental damage’, Mongabay.com reported. On Saturday, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund …
Norway blacklists 2 Malaysian logging companies Read More
NYP invites their members to join a trip to Thai Wakepark, Phathumthani, on 2 November. To register, please follow this link. The day starts a 7.00 AM at Victory Monument …
Ready for water action with Nordic Young Professionals? Read More
Swedish-Indian lawyer and dive-instructor Aruna Singh protests a coal power plant on the tourist island Koh Lanta. The Island of Koh Lanta and the Krabi province, in Thailand, are battling …
Swedish-Indian lawyer to protests a coal power plant on Koh Lanta. Read More
Hennes & Mauritz AB of Sweden, the world’s second-biggest retailer, has firmed up plans to enter the Philippine retail market on its own to introduce the Swedish apparel brand in …
H&M firms up plans in The Philippines Read More
Nido Petroleum and Lundin Petroleum will in November 2013 start a highly anticipated two well drilling program in Indonesia targeting multi-million barrels of oil. Swedish listed Lundin, a A$7 billion …
Nido Petroleum, Lundin Petroleum to drill multi-million barrel oil targets offshore Indonesia Read MoreToday, there’s a high percentage of foreign immigrants in the most developed Countries of the world. Let’s think of the US. There, foreign immigrants represent over 60% of the total …
Emigration of Scandinavians to the US Read More
The Danish Christmas Bazaar is once again giving us a taste of the best Denmark has to offer at Christmas time. Mark your calendars the last weekend of November and come celebrate with …
Two days of Danish Christmas Bazaar in Singapore Read More
On Friday 11 October 2013 Ambassador Ewa Polano hosted a very special gathering with members of Alumni Swedia and Swedish Business Community in Indonesia, the Embassy said on its Facebook-page. …
Swedish Ambassador in Jakarta hosted education representatives Read More
After eight years in Shanghai the Norwegian Vidar Andersen is taking over the position as Head of Asia for DNB Bank based in Singapore. He replaces Erik Borgen, who has …
DNB Bank’s new head of Asia will continue the safe ride Read More
On Saturday 19 October the Thai-Danish company Designers Field opens a showroom in Panjit Tower in Thonglor, Bangkok. Designers Field develops Scandinavian interior design products. Describing them selves they write: We are …
Grand Opening of Designers Field Showroom Read More
Police were called to a Hotel in North Pattaya on Thursday Morning to investigate reports of an injured Tourist in the Hotel Lobby area, who was in considerable pain and …
Finnish Tourists in lovers’ spat in Pattaya Read More
A 46 year old Norwegian fell from a 6th floor apartment balcony at a South Pattaya Condominium on Wednesday Afternoon, Pattaya One News reported. The incident has been recorded as …
Norwegian dies after falling from Pattaya Condominium Read More
The 53 years-old Norwegian Mack London escaped from Thailand to Cambodia, because the Norwegian Embassy would not issue him with an emergency passport, newspaper Aftenposten reported. The Norwegian citizen Mack …
Norwegian escaped indictment in Thailand Read More
Danish rapper and top celebrity L.O.C is giving a rare concert in Thailand, when he this Saturday at Overtone Music Cave at RCA, Bangkok gets on stage and performs bangers from his …
Hurry up! L.O.C. Concert in Bangkok this Saturday! Read More
Norwegian company Norske Skog has agreed to sell a plant in Thailand valued 33 million dollars. It is a Thai industry group who has bought the plant, newspaper Aftenposten reported. …
Norske Skog sells plant in Thailand Read More
A set of twins separated at birth in Indonesia when they were put up for adoption and who found each other this year in Sweden have discovered they have another …
Indonesian twins in Sweden find new siblings Read More
The international festival of a cappella music is taking place in Singapore right now and throughout October month. The Danish group Basix has travelled all the way to perform at …
Danish a cappella group Basix to perform in Singapore Read More
Swedish budget fashion retailer H&M opened its first store in Indonesia at Gandaria City mall in South Jakarta on Saturday 5 October. H&M’s new store at Gandaria City offers a …
First H&M Opens in Jakarta Read More
When the first international mountain marathon in Vietnam took place in Sa Pa in the weekend, Denmark and Sweden dominated the top 3 time list. On 6 October Vietnam’s first …
Scandinavians among the fastest runners in mountain marathon Read More
On Tuesday 1 October around 110 businessmen, mainly from the Danish municipality Nyborg at Funen in Denmark, were gathered in Nyborg to learn more about the municipality’s large China venture, …
Danish Municipality to collaborate with Chinese company Read More
[wzslider] The annual Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner in Kuala Lumpur took place on Friday 4 October and was hosted by the Norwegian Ambassador to Malaysia, Hans Ola Urstad, the Malaysian …
Norwegian seafood celebrated in Kuala Lumpur Read More
A couple in Oslo has been accused of having abused two Filipino women and forcing them to work up to 14 hours a day. After the work in the house …
Norwegian couple abuses au-pair women Read More
REUTERS: The boss of Lego Group carries two business cards – one the usual kind and the other a Lego mini-figure in his likeness, complete with beard and glasses, with contact details …
Asia’s rising wealth means more business for Lego Read More
The Department of Employment in Thailand is to work with Finland and Sweden to set quotas for the number of Thai berry pickers permitted to enter both countries next year, …
Quotas for berry pickers sought Read More
Scandinavian Society Siam’s Crayfish Party 2013 is going on as I write these lines. Below you will find images taken during the night as the evening progressed and uploaded right away. …
Scandinavian Society Siam’s Crayfish Party 2013 Read More
C. Ponciano Manalo Jr. , Undersecretary for Trade and Investment Promotion in the Philippines is visiting Sweden on the invitation of MultiMind, a Swedish company established in the Philippines in the spring …
Philippines’ Government Official visiting Sweden Read More
Matti Myrberg was appointed Finland’s first ever Honorary Consul of Finland to Laos in August last year. ScandAsia has visited Matti, who resides in a huge villa of his own …
If you can’t find anyone better, I accept Read More
Despite being a Thai national who has never been to Denmark, Keerati Thanomsatsana loves the country and speaks Danish fluently. On the way to see a client one afternoon on …
Love for Denmark Read More
Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen and internet celebrity Arsenal fan “Running Man” Vu Xuan Tien will both compete in the 21km Vietnam Mountain Marathon through Sa Pa’s picturesque mountain …
Danish Ambassador to join Mountain Marathon in Vietnam Read More
Finnish researchers will design and develop an advanced wireless network for PSA Singapore Terminals to help the shipping centre integrate unmanned systems, Engineering and Technology Magazine reported. The VTT Technical Research …
World’s largest shipping hub to integrate unmanned systems Read More
Beyond a sleek minimalist look, Danish design encompasses a mindset, a philosophy which adds new dimensions to the general perception of design worldwide. With its distinctive Danish design, SKAGEN DENMARK …
SKAGEN DENMARK – Boosting Danish Design in Asia Read More
Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce held its monthly networking night at Huntsman’s Pub in the basement of Landmark Hotel on Thursday 3 October 2013. Members and friends of members shared views …
Huntsman Networking Read More
Finland’s VTT to install advanced wireless network for world’s largest transshipment hub in Singapore. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) has been selected to test and develop an advanced …
Singapore port installs Finnish network Read More
More Chinese students than ever are applying to study in Norway, not least at business school NHH in Bergen. The increase comes despite chilly relations between Norway and China since …
Norway attracts more Chinese students Read More
On 30 September Telenor, Schibsted Media Group and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) announced that they are teaming up to create two joint ventures in online classifieds. The companies will provide high-quality …
Telenor, Schibsted and Singapore Press Holdings team up in online classifieds Read More
Norway’s Seamen’s Church in Singapore has been blessed with four new staff members. Meet them below. Steinar Dale Wessman is as the new kitchen leader. Except from having the main …
New staff to the Norwegian Church in Singapore Read More
DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (DiGi) today launched a competition calling youths aged 18 to 25 to submit ideas that use mobile technology to create social and economic change for Malaysians. …
Two youths to represent Malaysia at summit in Oslo Read More
Danish-based TC Group has appointed Owen Xing as managing director of its Chinese division, TC Group China, onscreenasia.com reported. Xing, 34, has held managing positions in the music and audio …
TC Group appoints new MD for China division Read More
In 2008 Swedish based Mynewsdesk became part of the reputable NHST Media Group Asia based in Singapore. Mynewsdesk has turned out to be the energetic and fast growing little sister, …
”Mynewsdesk helps us understand the future” Read MoreAn inspection team from the Danish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food found that approximately every fifth piece of imported fruit or vegetables from countries outside the European Union exceeded …
Too high levels of pesticide in imported fruits and vegetables from Asia Read More
He has been around the world several times, but the memories from the cities happen to be from the large number of hotel rooms more than from the actual destinations. …
Swedish tennis player Robert Lindstedt dreams of seeing Thailand from a tourist’s point of view Read More
Air France and KLM’s new Commercial Director, Mr. Matthieu Tetaud, has recently moved to Singapore. He shares with ScandAsia the airline’s vision and talks about its expansion in Scandinavia. AIR …
Air France and KLM’s new Commercial Director – Aiming for the best Read More
During the last week of September, AnnaMaria Oltorp and Ulrika Åkesson from the Development Cooperation Section at the Embassy in Bangkok visited the Yunnan Province in China to follow-up – …
Sweden’s Embassy in Bangkok went on field trip to Yunnan Read More
Vietnam encourages Swedish businesses to invest in public transport, renewable energy, green technology and environmental pollution treatment, Voice of Vietnam reported. Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai made the proposal …
Vietnam welcomes Swedish investors Read More
Telenor, the Nordic region’s largest phone company and one of two operators selected to build Myanmar’s telecommunications network, expects the license to be issued formally by the end of the …
Telenor eyes Myanmar wireless surge Read More