Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Bjørn Ivar Oliver Larsen, a 65 year old Norwegian tourist, has been missing since 28 December 2011. His family has made a request for anyone who has information about his current …
Norwegian Man Missing in Thailand Read MoreThe suspect detained in Bangkok on suspicion of planning to blow up Israeli targets in Thailand has been identified as 47-year-old Hussein Atris, an Lebanese man holding a Swedish passport, …
Bangkok threat: Terrorist’s Swedish connection Read MoreHM Queen Margrethe 2nd of Denmark was proclaimed Queen on 15 January 1972, the day after her father King Frederik IX died. In Denmark, her 40 year jubilee as reign …
HM Queen Margrethe 2nd of Denmark’s 40th Jubilee as Reign Read MoreThe Danish agronomist, Mr. Gunnar Søndergaard was January 11 2012 honored at the National Dairy Fair held at at the Dairy Farming Promotion Organization of Thailand´s headquarters in Muak Lek …
A Proud Moment for the Father of Thailand´s Dairy Industry Read MoreStyle:Nordic has announce that thye will be relocating on 31 January 2012 from their current location at Delfi to a new unit at Palais Renaissance, around 200 meters down the road from …
Style:Nordic to Relocate Read MoreThe American Embassy in Bangkok published on 13 January a warning that a terror attack might happen in Bangkok in the near future. “Foreign terrorists may be currently looking to …
US Embassy in Bangkok Warns of Terror Attack Read MoreSingapore Airlines and Scandinavian airline SAS are to deepen their cooperation on flights between Scandinavia and Singapore as they aim to make gains in the key Europe-Asia market, according to …
Singapore Airlines and SAS to Deepen Alliance Read MoreScandinavian Airlines and Singapore Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of entering into a joint venture agreement to introduce a jointly operated non-stop route between Stockholm …
SAS and Singapore Airlines to start joint non-stop flight to Stockholm Read MoreAfter having a triumphant debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Osmo Vänska in 2010, Henning Kraggerud, a Norwegian violinist, has been invited to re-join the conductor at the New …
Violinist Henning Kraggerud at Hong Kong Music Festival Read MoreMikael H. Winther, Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand and his wife Ratanawadee H. Winther played in each their way a significant role at an event on 11 January to promote …
Danish Support for Motorcycle Helmet Campaign in Thailand Read MoreSince the end of 2011 Norway and Denmark are the only countries left in the Scandinavian Tourist Board as Sweden pulled out of the collaboration. Scandinavian Tourist Board (STB) will …
Scandinavian Tourist Board without Sweden Read MoreMedema Production Export Manager Jan Bill Henschke on on 9 January 2012 donated a mini crosser motorized wheel chair to China Foundation for Disabled Persons (CFDP) Vice Chair-person Ms. Tang …
Medema Donates Mini Crosser to Chinese Rehabilitation Centre Read MoreSome Danish companies offshoring production are now turning back to Denmark, according to the online paper cphpost.dk. With rising Chinese wages, many manufacturing jobs are likely to be brought back …
Danish Companies Bring Production Jobs Back Home Read MoreSome 500,000 Year One (seven-year-old) pupils in Malaysia will benefit from fee-free education with the start of the semester on 4 January 2012. The recently announced free education policy, which …
Malaysia Initiates Free Education, Similar to Nordic Countries Read MoreEltek is suing a Chinese company for illegally copying their products. Eltek emphasises that the reason they are pursuing this case is a matter of principle, as the economic losses …
Eltek Suing Chinese companies Read MoreTHE Danish navy says it has captured a suspected pirate mothership off the Horn of Africa and rescued 14 people who were being held hostage on it. The navy says …
Danish navy captures ‘pirate mothership’ Read MoreDenmark vs. Norway on Sunday 15 January 2012 will be the first time ever that the Danish national league football team will meet the Norwegian national football team on a stadium …
Denmark vs Norway Football Match in Bangkok Read More
When Denmark finds its participant for the Eurovision Contest 2012, one of the possible winners is half Asian. The ten participants in the national final were announced January 5, and …
Malaysian in Denmark’s Eurovision Song Contest Read MoreThe Danish documentary Bag Facaden, aired on Thursday 5 January 2012 a programme about a Dane, Michael Larsen, who has been cheating people in Denmark from his residence in Thailand. …
A Swindler Called Michael Larsen Read MoreDenmark’s Foreign Ministry said on 5 December 2012 that a group of top Chinese investors has picked Denmark as one of three European countries to expand their European operations. The …
Chinese Investors Choose Denmark as European Expansion Hub Read MoreFinland’s Nokia Corporation is moving its Asia-Pacific headquarters from Singapore to Beijing as part of plans to raise business efficiencies and meet savings targets. A Nokia spokesperson said in an …
Nokia Asia-Pacific Headquarters Move to Beijing Read MoreRenewable Energy Corp. ASA (REC), the Norwegian solar-parts maker that halted factories last year, will further reduce wafer production as prices extend declines. The Sandvika-based company said in a statement …
REC Reduces Wafer Production Read MoreThailand is set to experience a full pace of 3G network expansion, along with a few planned 4G pilot projects, in 2012, said the Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson to …
Ericsson: First taste of 4G likely in 2012 Read MoreThe Danish furniture chain BoConcept has opened a new shop in the trendy 112 Katong shopping center in 112 East Coast Road in Singapore. “We had been looking for a space …
BoConcept Opened New Store in Singapore Read MoreThe founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, celebrated Christmas at Topas Ecolodge, a resort founded by a Danida project between Danish Topas Travel and a Vietnamese partner.Topas Ecolodge is situated in the northern Vietnamese mountains near the town of Sapa. Topas Travel informs that the world-renowned entrepreneur is on a long vacation inVietnam and that he chose Topas Ecolodge, because here the focus is on peace …
Zuckerberg Stayed at Danish Resort in Vietnam Read MoreVisit Finland is one of ten Clipper Yachts in the 2011-2012 Round the World Yacht Race. Visit Finland was the winner of the latest stretch to the Australian Gold Coast. …
Visit Finland on Its Way to Singapore Read MoreThe Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ has now moved to a new website for China. The new site, www.kina.um.dk is now online and the Embassy invites its regular visitors to try it …
Denmark Moves to New China Website Read MoreScandAsia wishes all readers a spectacular and prosperous Year of The Dragon. Your ScandAsia News Team
Happy New Year! Read MoreThis Wednesday 4 January 2011 the first episode in the Norwegian TV Seriens “Langt hjemmefra” (“Far away from home”) will be screened at the Norwegian Church in Pattaya. The TV …
Premiere on TV Series About Norwegians Living Abroad Read MoreA Swedish court sentenced a man to five years prison on 27 December 2011 for a series of sex crimes against children, including a rape, in the Philippines and possession of more …
Man jailed in Sweden for child rape in Philippines Read MoreWhat must be described as an intensified Sweden PR showcase is going on in Singapore, courtesy the Embassy of Sweden, where the focus so far has been on food products …
Embassy Showcasing a Smorgasboard of Sweden Read MoreThe Norwegian Seamen’s Church and Swedish Church in Singapore celebrated Christmas this year by having fun with all those who were present. It was a truly a time of fun …
Christmas Celebration at the Norwegian and Swedish Churches in Singapore Read MoreAn exhibition of colours will be taking place at the Equatorial Hotel in Kuala Lumpur during the Chinese New Year period, from 5 January 2011 to 6 February 2012, with a solo …
Colours of Life Exhibition Read MoreThe Vietnamese police force are finalising paperwork to extradite a Swedish couple to their home country after they were arrested in southern Vietnam on a wanted warrant by Interpol. Senior Lieutenant …
Wanted Swedish Couple Nabbed in Vietnam Read MoreSpennare, the Swedish global market leader and manufacturer of portable display systems, has inked an exclusive deal with Display Asia, part of the People ‘n Rich Group of Companies, to …
Swedish Spennare teams up with Malaysian Display Asia Read MoreChrist Church on Convent Road in Bangkok was filled with Scandinavians and the sound of Nordic hymns filled the Church on 24 December 2011 when the Swedish vicar Lovisa Moller …
Danish Church Minister Christmas Service in Bangkok Read MoreSingapore’s Jurong Shipyard has awarded,Gothenburg Sweden headquartered GVA, a contract for the design of a GVA 3000E Accommodation Unit. The new unit, to be installed in the North Sea Norwegian …
GVA to Design Harsh Environment Accommodation Rig for Jurong Read MoreEltek has signed a contract with Volvo Car Corporation on deliveries of on-board chargers for a hybrid electrical vehicle program. Under the agreement, Eltek will supply EV Powercharger 3000 water-cooled …
Eltek awarded contract with Volvo Car Corporation Read MoreThe Norwegian Embassy is presenting a night of Norwegian award winning animated films that show Norwegian fairytales and stories on 18 January 2012 at the UCC Theatre of the National …
Norwegian Animation Night Read MoreVolvo IT, a fully owned Volvo company, will by the end of 2012 take over handling the data centre of ICA’s logistics systems. The ICA Group is one of Northern …
Volvo IT to take over the ICA’s data centre Read MoreA Swedish man in his 50s from northern Cebu, Philippines has died after a motorcycle accident. The victim lived in Cebu with his Filipino wife. The Swedish foreign ministry confirmed …
Swede in Cebu Dies After Motorcycle Accident Read MoreA Swedish tourist was found burned to death at a hotel room in Kuta, Bali, on Friday, reports The Jakarta Globe. A hotel staffer found the body of the 20-year-old named …
Swede found dead in hotel room in Kuta, Bali Read MoreThe SSS Golf Cup was re-instated in the Scandinavian Society Siam’s Golf Section on Saturday 10 December 2011 after the trophy has been lost between two recipients. A new trophy …
SSS Golf Cup Trophy Re-instated Read MoreThe Norwegian government is planning to tighten rules on who can become an Au pair in Norway. Among others, those with children be banned from getting these jobs.The tighter rules …
Norway To Tighten Rules on Au Pairs Read MoreMichael Metz Morch, 64, has been appointed new Chairman of Danes Worldwide. He succeeds Christopher Bo Bramsen, who passed away in November. Michael Metz Morch, a former Ambassador, is currently director of …
Michael Metz Morch new Chairman of Danes Worlwide Read MoreThe interest in Stockholm’s environmental expertise is increasing in China as its government and companies struggle to reduce their carbon footprint and cut energy costs. In October, six Stockholm-based companies …
China seeks Swedish cleantech expertise Read MoreFinland will introduce biometric residence permit cards at the beginning of 2012. They will replace the residence permit stickers for travel documents.The amendments to the Aliens Act will enter into …
Fingerprints to be introduced to residence permits early next year Read MoreOn 21 December 2011, for the first time in three years, the Nordic Chambers arranged a field trip for their members and friends to tour the new IKEA Bangna. Several …
Nordic Chambers Visit IKEA Bangna Read MoreThe tropical storm Washi has left a trail of death and destruction in the Philippines as a result of floodings. Denmark has decided to donate DKK 300,000 for an immediate …
Denmark sends emergency aid to disaster areas in the Philippines Read MoreThe Indonesian Embassy said in a statement that dozens of Balinese Hindus and Swedish Hindu converts commemorated the last day of the 10-day-long Galungan festival (also known as Kuningan Day) …
Balinese in Stockholm celebrate Galungan Read More