Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
I remembered growing up doing the same while enjoying different cultures at different diplomatic postings.Regarding the punctuality in this country has not frustrated me a bit…knock on wood for business …
My Jakarta: Erica Sauer, Wife of Finnish Ambassador Read MoreThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appointed the Finn Maunu von Lueders as Regional Vice President for Asia-Pacific based in Singapore. Asia-Pacific is the world’s largest aviation market. Its …
IATA Appoints Finnish Asia Pacific VP Read MoreBy Stephen Frost, Bangkok International Associates The rule that foreigners staying in Thailand must report their address to the Immigration Bureau every 90 days has been changed slightl. Reporting by …
90 Days Reporting Rule for Foreigners Changed Read MoreRatchasuwan Phaenprom was the luckiest participant who got the free Air Berlin ticket at Nordic Chamber Networking on 16th March 2011. She expressed her feeling: “My friend invites me to …
Won Free Air Berlin Ticket Read MoreMale foreigners who arrive in Cambodia will have to be under the age of 50 if they want to marry a Cambodian woman. Foreigners who earn less than $2,550 per …
Cambodia Sets Age Limit for Foreign Husbands Read MoreThe Embassy of Denmark is announcing three Danish delegations coming to Vietnam from 28th March to 2nd April. These include a business delegation of 11companies in the water industry, 20 …
Danish Business Week in Vietnam 28 March to 2 April Read MoreVietnam and Denmark have signed an agreement which will extend Danish support to a joint climate change research project through 2013. Up to three projects will be selected for funding …
Vietnam and Denmark Sign Research Agreement Read MoreSophie Paris, Asia’s leading direct selling Fashion Company which started operating in Vietnam in November 2010, has already taken the city’s fashion enthusiasts by storm. “We are thrilled to see …
Sophie Paris Takes Vietnam by Storm Read MoreMedical experts, practitioners and scientists of Vietnam and Sweden gathered at the National Hospital of Paediatrics in Hanoi on 16 March to recall the outstanding achievements recorded over the past …
National Hospital for Paediatrics – a Sustainable Result Read More“The role of planning is different in a market economy compared to central planning. There are key functions for the State also in a market economy like the Swedish one. …
Sweden Supports Institutional Visioning Process Read MoreBeing a passionate cyclist most likely means having endured the frustration of an ice-cold, snowy winter when the only thing you wanted to do was to pull out your bike …
Can Gaming Get You As Fit As Cycling? Read MoreIn a press release March 10 2011 Opera Software announces that it has reached an agreement to establish a joint venture with the Chinese mobile phone distributor Telling Telecom Development …
Joint Venture Between Opera and Telling Telecom Read MoreChinese regulators have approved Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s Victoza drug for treatment of type 2 diabetes, the company said on Tuesday. “Novo Nordisk expects to launch Victoza in China in …
Novo Nordisk Says China Approves its Victoza Drug Read MoreSaxo Capital Markets, the Asia Pacific subsidiary of a leading Copenhagen-headquartered online trading and investment specialist Saxo Bank A/S, today announced the launch of the firm’s fourth office in Asia, …
Saxo Capital Opens Office in Hong Kong Read MoreSweden’s Volvo Group, the world’s second biggest truckmaker, said Tuesday it was halting the operations of its Japanese subsidiary UD Trucks until next Monday amid growing fears of radiation from …
Radiation Fears Promt Volvo / UD Shut Down in Japan Read MoreAn Australian blogger with a passion for Saab cars who, in the words of Saab board chair Victor Muller “played a key role in saving Saab” has been rewarded with …
Saab Hires Aussie Who ‘saved’ the Car Read MoreIkea and H&M are among a slew of Nordic firms who on Wednesday offered to help their Japanese employees to leave Tokyo and relocate further south due to growing fears …
Swedish Firms Help Staff Leave Tokyo Read MoreAfter several years of scandals involving guest workers imported to Sweden to pick berries in the north of the country, the Swedish human rights and corporate social responsibility watchdog Swedwatch …
Berry Picker Plight Examined by Rights Group Read MoreAll Finnish citizens who were in Japan on Friday when the country was hit by a powerful earthquake and tsunami have been accounted for. A list maintained by the Ministry …
All Finns in Japan Accounted For Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in cooperation with the Malaysian-Swedish Business Association and Swedish Trade Council have the privilege to invite you to the Sweden Malaysia Nobel Gala Dinner The Nobel Gala …
Invitation to Sweden Malaysia Nobel Gala Dinner Read MoreCarlsberg has been announced as the only beer brand to win Gold at the 2011 Putra Awards. Euro RSCG Kuala Lumpur is the advertising agency behind the recent campaign, “Stories.” …
Carlsberg Gets Gold at Putra Awards Read MorePandora comes out of 2010 with a turnover of 6.666 million Danish kroner. which surprised the market. According to SME Direkt market expectation was 6.388 million Danish kroner. The profit …
Pandora Exceeds Market Expectations Read MorePolice in Indonesia are investigating the fatal shooting of a Norwegian national, who was visiting his home town in Aceh. Police are still searching for the shooter. Jakarta Globe reporting …
Norwegian National Gunned Down in Indonesia Read MoreThe founder of ØK, (EAC), Hans Niels Andersen (1852-1937) is a fascinating and impressive figure in Danish and Siamese shipping and industrial history, but I have been hesitant writing about him. …
H.N. Andersen: Myths & Realities Read More
Between now and when hotelier Jonas Sjöstedt first arrived to Phuket back in 1998 as a charter tour guide, the island’s tourism and overall development has been dramatic. Meanwhile the …
Hotelier Jonas: High Quality Puts Patong on the World Map Read MoreWhen it comes to new products and technology, this country is known as a remarkable test market because of its extraordinary openness, according to IBM’s Dagmar Fink, who is also …
Popping in Uninvited a Big No-no Read MoreThe 4 year old Niza Engdahl, who was abducted by her mother twelve days ago in Hua Hin, is now back with her father Henrik Engdahl. Niza’s mother, Surat Enmak, …
Niza Finally Re-united with Her Father Read MoreThe Norwegian Food and Consumer Fair 2011 will be held at the Empire Shopping Gallery in Subang Jaya, Malaysia from March 16 to March 20. The fair, organised by the …
Norwegian Food and Consumer Fair 2011 Read MoreThe Chinese company BYD – Build Your Dreams – will soon use Denmark as test marked for two newly developed electrical busses. BYD is a high-tech market leader, specialising in …
Chinese Electrical Busses to be Tested in Denmark Read MoreFour Danish nationals were among the hundreds of people missing after a powerful earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan, officials said Saturday. “There were six Danes in the area but the …
Four Danes Missing in Japan Read MoreMany Swedes in Japan are trying to leave the country following Friday’s earthquake and tsunami, while the Swedish foreign ministry reported on Saturday it had heard from all the Swedes …
Swedes Flee Japan Amid Quake’s Devastation Read MoreNorwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on Friday sent his condolences to his Japanese colleague Naoto Kan, following the major earthquake that struck Japan. “Our thoughts are with all those who …
Norway’s PM Sends Condolences to Japan Read MoreThe Finnish Foreign Ministry said Sunday that most of the around 800 Finns in Japan when Friday’s earthquake and tsunami stuck have been located. None of those contacted by Finnish …
Around 40 Finns Still Unaccounted For in Japan Read MoreA Swedish tourist is in police custody in Phuket for the alleged theft of 85 Nokia mobile phones from a delivery vehicle in Patong. Patong Police duty officer Weerapong Rakkittoo …
Swede Arrested For Major Mobile Phone Theft Read MoreIkea, the iconic Swedish homefurnishings company, plans to invest another Bt6 billion in Thailand to open its second and third stores in western and northern Bangkok in the near future.Both …
Ikea Plans Two More Stores in Bangkok Read MoreOn Friday evening, Pattaya Police Radio Center was called for assistance in the death of Mr. Ole Christian Nielesen, aged 46 from Denmark whom was found dead in his rented …
Danish Expat Found Dead in Pattaya Read MoreMr. John Svengren, currently the Executive Director of the TSCC, has been appointed the Director for the European ASEAN Business Centre (EABC) in Thailand as of 21 March 2011. A …
Svengren Director of EU Asean Business Centre Read MoreThis week, the European Affairs Committee of the Danish Parliament is visiting China. During their stay they will go to Beijing, Chongqing and Shanghai. From March 6th to 12th the …
Danish Parliament Committee Make Triple Visits Read MoreThe more than 11.000 employees in ISS Thailand will soon work for new owners as ISS will be listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange on March 18.According to ISS Thailand …
ISS Back on the Stock Exchange Read MoreDanish Lego is building their first Legoland Theme Park in South Malaysia. It is announced to open in 2012 and will be the 6. of its kind in the world. …
Legoland Theme Park To Asia Read MoreCafe Europa invites you to participate in the Krabi Hot Dog Championship on 19 March.This will be the ninth time the Hot Dog Championship will be held and no participants …
9th Krabi Hot Dog Championship Read MoreHenrik Engdahl is having a meeting with Niza’s mother Surat Enmak at the Embassy on Monday 14 March, he tells Scandasia Friday morning. The Embassy has set up the meeting …
Embassy In Dialog With Mother Read MoreThe Bankokian artist Elizabeth Rømhild once again participated in the Breast Friends campaign. For the second year in a row, Bruun Rasmussen was holding an online auction to raise money …
Sculpture Sends Money to Fight Breast Cancer Read MoreWhy not join the Danish Ambassador and jointly invite your best and most valuable friends and contacts for a special screening of Danish Oscar Award winning movie. The event is …
Danish Oscar Movie Night on March 23 Read MoreThe Thai Embassy in Vientiane, Laos, would no longer issue any 60-day tourist visa, single or double entry, to any applicant whose passport alreadybears three such visa stickers from the …
Policy on Thai Visa Tightened Read MoreA Finnish national yesterday jumped down from the 7th floor of the Cantavil villa block in Ho Chi Minh City’s district 2 and died on the spot – just one …
Finnish Wife Jumps to Dead – Husband Follows the Next Day Read MoreIt’s important that all jobs are regulated and controlled by a government organ which is specific to this goal. In the European Countries that are part of the EU, a …
New laws for Scandinavian locksmiths Read MoreLatest news: Niza Finally Re-united with Her Father ScandAsia met late last night, a calm and tired Henrik Engdahl in Bangkok. He had come to Bangkok to see the Swedish …
Abduction Case Has Top Priority Read MoreThailand boasts the greatest percentage of women in senior management (45%), followed by Georgia (40%), Russia (36%), Hong Kong and the Philippines (both 35%). The countries with the lowest percentages …
Nordic Companies Pull Thailand Down Read MoreSunday Scandinavian Society Siam and British Club held their annual Golf Turnament against each other on Sunday 06 March 2011. The trophy will stay one more year at the British …
British Club Keeps Trophy Read More