Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The Scandinavian Society Malaysia (SSM) hosted their annual Crayfish Party on September 15, 2012 at Tropicana Golf & Country Club in Malaysia. Approximately 104 Scandinavians and their friends enjoyed each …
SSM celebrated Crayfish Party Read MoreThe four Nordic Embassies were among the 11 European states represented at the Study in Europe Fair 2012 Singapore which was held at the Hilton Hotel on September 15, 2012. …
Nordic Embassies participated in Europe Fair 2012 Read MoreThe Norwegian International Programme for Petroleum Management and Administration ( PETRAD) organized a seminar on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) which was held in Bali from 12-14 September, 2012. The …
PETRAD held seminar on Carbon Capture and Storage Read MoreOn the 14th of September, the Finnish Business Council in Shanghai (FBCS) invited Ms. Leena Luckas (Sinologist) to share her insights into the Finnish leadership behavior from the Chinese perspective. …
Sinologist talks about Finnish leadership behavior from Chinese perspective Read MoreNorwegian furniture brand Stressless, famous for their comfortable reclining chairs, presented their latest model, Voyager, at the 18th China Furniture Expo on 12-15 September 2012 in Shanghai. Siri Borgen, Consul …
Stressless at the 18th China Furniture Expo Read MoreOn Friday 14 September 2012, the Swedish Consulate in Hua Hin officially opened at the Dusit Thani Hua Hin in the presence of Swedish Ambassador Mr. Klas Molin, Petchaburi Governor Khun …
Swedish Consulate officially opens in Hua Hin Read More
The Danish company Skov Asia Ltd. expands in Thailand and elsewhere in the region as farmers need new technology to boost profits on the rapidly growing consumption of meat all …
Danish company hopes for meaty profits Read MorePresident of SKF China, Erik Nelander, was awarded with the prestigious Magnolia award at the ceremony of the Magnolia Award on September 14. The award was presented to him by …
Magnolia Award for SKF President Erik Nelander Read MoreMembers of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai participated in the annual Welcome Back Barbecue at Paustians Showroom and Anken Green Roof terrace near Suzhou Creek in Shanghai on …
Danish BBQ Party on the Rooftop Read MoreManagers and experts both at home and abroad on September 12 gathered at a seminar in Hanoi to discuss the implementation of the Vietnam-Finland Innovation Partnership Programme (IPP). The programme …
Necessary to expand Vietnam-Finland innovation programme Read MoreA Swedish man has been ordered held on remand on suspicions of instigating child rape. The man, reported as being in his fifties, is suspected of having paid Filipino women …
Swede held for ‘ordering’ child rape online Read MoreMost Swedes are finally back from their summer break and on September 13th, 2012, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Thailand kick started the season with their first networking evening. …
Swedish Networking at Huntsman’s Pub Read MoreWith projects in nine provinces in the northern and central regions of Vietnam, the Norwegian aid organisation Plan reaches 142 communities and 226 000 households with their Early Childhood Care …
Norwegian project reaches the poor and vulnerable children in Vietnam Read MoreGunilla Carlsson, Minister for Development Cooperation, met Wednesday with Cambodian Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng. Sar Kheng is visiting Sweden to study the Swedish experience with decentralization …
Decentralization export from Sweden to Cambodia Read MoreOn September 11, 2012, the Swedish Embassy in Thailand together with the Thai Ministry of Industry and the Thai National Food Institute (NFI) held a seminar on the theme Food …
Food Safety Standards and Traceability seminar Read MoreSingapore operator M1 Limited (M1) has awarded a contract to Swedish equipment maker Ericsson for the supply of its mobile backhaul network. Ericsson will be responsible for upgrading the carrier’sTDM-based …
Ericsson to deliver mobile backhaul to M1 Read MoreSwedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Chinese Tsinghua University launch a new cloud based internet service making it possible for students to attend lectures anytime at both universities no …
Sweden and China launch new education and science cooperation Read More“People of the forest” or Orang Rimba living in the lowland forest of Sumatra are one of several examples used by Rainforest Foundation Norway to prove that recognizing the rights …
Rights-based rainforest protection most efficient Read MoreDanish Minister for trade and investment Pia Olsen Dyhr wants to open doors and create contacts to local businesses in Myanmar. In early December she will visit the country together …
Pia Olsen Dyhr will head a business delegation to Myanmar Read MoreBefore the Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday, she met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Premier Wen welcomed Thorning-Schmidt to Tianjin. Thorning-Schmidt emphasized the importance …
Danish PM met with Wen Jiabao Read MoreThe Danish Team Christina Watches-Onfone won first stage,a team time trial, of Tour of China . German Stefan Schumacher winning the stage with team leader Michael Rasmussen second both Team …
Martin Pedersen in yellow jersey in Tour of China Read MoreHRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was guided by Erik Svedahl, Minister Counsellor, and Axel Blom, Innovation Norway, when she visited the Norwegian pavilion at Thailand’s National Science Week at BITEC …
HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visits the Norwegian pavilion Read MorePolice have arrested a Thai-Danish man called Dennis, 34, and seized 39,400 methamphetamine tablets during a drug delivery on Sunday 9 September 2012 on Sukhapiban Soi 3 after they learned …
Thai-Danish man arrested for drug dealing Read MoreWhen Danish Prime Minister, Mrs. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, arrived in Beijing Monday 10 September, 2012, she held an opening speech for the new students at Sino-Danish Center (SDC), joined several bilateral …
Danish Prime Minister visits SDC and Carlsberg in China Read MoreOn Friday 17th August 2012, New International School of Thailand (NIST) kicked of its 20th year with a grand birthday celebration. As a School of 1,500 students it is quite …
NIST’s 20th Anniversary Celebration Read MoreChina Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. said Monday it is raising around HK$10.395 billion ($1.34 billion) in a H-share private placement. The three subscribers to the private placement offering are Singapore’s …
The Central Bank of Norway to invest in China Pacific Insurance Read MoreFisker Karma, a car designed by Danish Henrik Fisker, must be the sexist electric and environmental friendly car in the world. After a successful introduction of the car at the …
Fisker Karma to enter the Chinese market Read MoreWhen Swedes goes on holiday they go to Thailand. That’s the conclusion on a new website named Flygbarometern, which will make a statistic on sold tickets every month. First month …
Swedes prefers Thailand as holiday destination Read MoreThe Danish marketing expert, Martin Lindstrom visited Singapore for a one-day Brandwash Symposium on September 10, 2012. Martin Lindstrom advice top brands as McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Microsoft, The …
Singapore is sitting on vastly untapped potential Read MoreMore than 100 representatives of Thai exporting companies took part in a seminar on the Norwegian GSP scheme (Generalized System of Preferences), organised by the Thai Ministry of Commerce in …
Norwegian GSP Scheme Seminar Read MoreAsia House was the first Head Quarters of East Asiatic Company in Denmark. The building remains an impressive statement to the solidity of the EAC. Sitting on a high …
The house on India Quay Read MoreSingapore Technologies Engineering’s (ST Engineering) aerospace unit in Europe may cut 300 jobs as a result of a restructuring programme. In a media statement released on Friday, ST Engineering says …
ST Engineering in Scandinavia to cut 300 jobs Read MoreAmong the interesting stories featured in this issue include a talk with a Danish camera man best-known as Action Man, experiences of three young Swedes as students in Thailand, interview …
ScandAsia Thailand September is now available online! Read MoreWhen Pirate Bay founder Gottfried Svartholm was arrested 30. August in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh it was expected that the arrest was made because of Gottfried Svartholm’s had failed …
Pirate Bay founder suspect in hack against Swedish tax authorities Read MoreDenmark wants to strengthen trade partnership with China. After President Hu Jintao visit to Denmark June 2012, two Danish ministers has been visiting China and today Prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt arrives …
Danish invasion in China – by ministers Read MoreOn Friday 7 September, 2012, the Finnish Business Council in Shanghai (FBCS) hosted the annual golf tournament at Lakes Course, Binhai Golf Club in Nanhui. This year, they had 23 …
FBCS Annual Golf Tournament Read More“Waste of money to go to Denmark and Turkey” sounds the critic from the Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency. Sunday 22 members of the House of Representatives’ Legislative Council flew …
Trip to Denmark and Turkey waste of money Read MoreDanish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, recently collaborated with Filipino filmmaker Khavn de la Cruz, on a project entitled “Little Sun Lights,” which will premiere at Tate Modern in London on September …
Filipino filmmaker collaborates with Olafur Eliasson Read More“They all love each other and they all love the customers. And all the customers are perfect too. And they’re all the same. Just like the bosses; the same”. “Team …
Norwegian Satire in Chinese language Read MoreVolvo Car Group’s operating profit for first half year shrinks from SEK 1.529 billion in 2011 to just SEK 239 million in 2012. Volvo lost market shares on all markets …
Volvo profit plunge Read MoreAccording to the Global Competiveness Report 2012-2013 recently released by World Economic Forum (WEF), Switzerland was ranked as the world’s most competitive economy in the annual rankings, followed by Singapore, …
Singapore and Scandinavia are Strong in Global Competitiveness Read More“A favor for a favor” rumours have been circulating since the arrest of Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm in Cambodia. And now they appear to have been confirmed, according to TorrentFreak. The website wrote on Wednesday, …
Cambodia Gets $59M Aid from Sweden after Pirate Bay Founder’s Arrest Read MoreThe signing on 5 September of an Agreement on Development Cooperation between Sweden and Cambodia has been considered proof by some of a “favor for favor” deal between Sweden and …
Sweden’s $59M aid to Cambodia is a continuation of 33 years Aid. Read MoreNorway’s environment minister recently urges Indonesia to avoid backtracking on its own policies to protect tropical forests, saying up to $1 billion in aid promised by Oslo in exchange for …
Indonesia to update its map for a deforestation moratorium Read MoreChina has one of the biggest electronic industries in the world, while Denmark is famous for its design solutions. These two merits could be combined to mutual benefit. A meeting …
Danish Design and Chinese Electronics Read MoreThe nursing home project D’care is aimed at establishing a sustainable nursing home operating under the same standards as the Danish model, in Western China. The idea behind the project …
Export of Danish Nursing knowledge to China Read MoreOn Monday 3 September the Danish Embassy in Beijing held a food safety seminar. The purpose was to enhance cooperation between Danish and Chinese authorities on food safety risk management …
Food Safety Seminar at the Danish Embassy Read MoreThe Philippines are closing their embassies in Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland the 31 October, leaving their embassy in Oslo, Norway as their solve Nordic embassy. The embassy in Oslo …
Philippines Closing Embassies in Sweden and Finland Read MoreGeorg Jensen is expanding their existing facilities in Thailand with a new building. The building was inaugurated by the Ambassador on the 20th of August. With the new building Georg …
Danish Ambassador inaugurates Georg Jensen’s new building Read More