Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
On Friday June 25, the Norwegian pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai EXPO welcomed its visitor number one million.At first, the 48-year-old AC technician Zhu Xingwei from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, thought …
1 million visitors at Norwegian Pavilion at EXPO Read MoreIn the presence of a number of Danish officials, Chinese translator and Professor of Nordic Languages, Ms. Shi Qine, was announced to be Knight of the Order of Dannebrog by …
Chinese Professor to be Knight of the Order of Dannebrog Read MoreNext year, Finnair will resume its daily nonstop flights between Helsinki and Singapore with easy access from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Norrköping and Copenhagen. It will become one of the fastest connections …
Finnair Daily to Singapore from May Next Year Read MoreA Swedish national accused of having embezzled funds from an unnamed Swedish construction & real estate company has been apprehended in Pattaya on Friday. The arrest comes after a 2 …
Swede Arrested in Pattaya Over Bt46 Million Embezzlement Read MoreTourism numbers and visa procedure are linked, says Søren Leerskov, Managing Director for Asia/Pacific of the Scandinavian Tourist Board. This is not about Thailand, this is the case anywhere in …
Nice Visa Experience Gives More Tourists Read MoreRichard Järvinen places his mobile phone, a Nokia N900, on the table next to him. Two minutes later, a little tone indicates he has gotten a message. Soon after, he …
Richard Järvinen: Dialogue the Keyword Read MoreFrom 2010, Finland is very likely going to have an official Chamber of Commerce. The paperwork was submitted to the Chinese authorities in June 2009 by the already formed board …
Finland Wants Chamber of Commerce in China Read MoreKlaus Krogh was meant to follow in his father’s footsteps. His father was a blacksmith in Jutland in Denmark and Klaus was supposed to go into the metal working industry …
Klaus Krogh: Successful by Coincidence Read MoreDanish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Saturday that global container shipping rates were likely to return to pre-crisis levels by the peak season at the end of …
Maersk Sees Container Rates at Pre-crisis Level This Year Read MoreThe World Shipping Council (WSC), based in Washington and Brussels whose members are responsible for around 90 percent of the global liner ship capacity, over half of which is container …
Maersk: From Singapore to Washington Read MoreThailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwannakiri yesterday warned that locking in government subsidies for electricity, city buses and trains to assist low-income earners would prove too much of a burden …
Thai Deputy PM: We Don’t Want to be Like Sweden Read MoreOn June 17, 2010 the Hue University’s Institute of Resources, Environment and Biotechnology (IREB) organised a workshop to evaluate the first year of the project “Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change …
Workshop on Embassy Funded Climate Change Project Read MoreNorway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s second largest, will increase investments in Asia, as the region leads the global economic recovery, said Norges Bank Governor Svein Gjedrem, this reports Bloomberg …
Norway’s Pension Fund to Boost Investments in Asia Read MoreSuspected terrorists had planned to explode Royal Danish Embassy in Kuningan, South Jakarta, using a car-bomb, National Police chief Gen. Bambang Hendarso Danuri said on Thursday. Bambang said the embassy …
Terrorists Planned to Car-bomb Danish Embassy Read MoreAn unforgettable evening of opera arranged by Danish Chamber of Commerce at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Royal Danish Opera Singers, Pernille Bruun (Soprano), Mariann Amdisen (Mezzo Soprano), …
Danish Opera in Hong Kong Read MoreThe Finns in Hong Kong celebrated midsummer at the Bel-Air luxury yacht. The cruise was a night of dazzling scenery, fabulous Finnish festive food, sipping and socializing.FinnCham hosted the Midsummer Cruise in Hong Kong.More …
Finnish Midsummer Cruise in Hong Kong Read MoreIt was ranked third worldwide, coming in behind Geneva and Zurich in the Global Liveable Cities Index. Published by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities, the index looked at 64 cities …
Singapore is Most Liveable City in Asia Read MoreIn the middle of nowhere Swedish John Lundin and his Indonesian wife Lizza is designing and producing high speed boats for patrolling and to ambush pirates with the help of …
The Lundin’s on a Positive Wave in Indonesia Read MoreProminent Danish guests such as the Crown Prince of Denmark and Minister for Economics and Business Affairs, Brian Mikkelsen, were in Shanghai and took part in the celebration. This morning, …
Denmark Day at World EXPO Read MoreOne of Scandinavia’s most successful writers and cartoonists, Øyvind Sveen, 36, is doing fine combining private life with his Vietnamese wife and their seven months old daughter Annika, and a …
Norwegian Cartoonist in Vietnam Read MoreThe partnership between Danish Segmenta A/S and Vietnamese CMC Corporation receives the Danish Embassy’s support of DKK 3,310,000 to continue the development of the joint venture (JV) operating the largest …
Joint Venture set to Conquer SAP Market Read MoreThree months ago, at the Saab factory in southwestern Sweden, the lights were off, silence filled the air and the scoreboard keeping track of the day’s production posted a big …
Back from the Dead, Saab is Ready for its Revenge Read MoreMonday 28 June 2010, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark participated in a football tournament with Chinese children to kick off the “Take Charge: Change Your Lifestyle” project …
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark Promotes Healthy Living in Shanghai Read MoreScandinavian Society Siam (SSS) is in competition with many other organisations. When it was established, it was the only organisation available. But since the eighties and increasingly during the last …
Chairman Søren Wants Things to Move Ahead Read MoreThe Containership Company eyes first profits. For the year ending April 2011 the Scandinavian liner start-up said it expects to report earnings in the region of $6.5 million to $7.5 …
Danish-Norwegian Containership Company Keeps it Simple and Profits Read MoreText Ulrika Kedjer Photos Stefan Friday the 25th of June was the annual Midsummer celebration at The Pool, a Swedish owned poolbar and restaurant in Central Pattaya. Three o’clock the hosts …
Swedish Midsummer in Pattaya Read More
Many members of the four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand found their way to the networking sponsored by Finnair at Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok on Monday 28 June …
Finnair Nordic Networking Read More
Two Australians, some Singaporeans, two Danes, some Finns, and big bunch of Swedes spent Saturday 26th June seated at blankets at the Botanical Gardens in Singapore. All they attended Young …
Swedish Midsummer Traditions for Everyone in Singapore Read MoreAarhus, the second biggest town in Denmark, has awarded the Vietnamese owned company ThiPak, whit its annual Integration Price ThiPak, a company providing packing and assembly solutions, is owned by the …
Vietnamese Migrant Receive Danish Integration Award Read MoreAriana Ariz Carstensen helps au pair women to better lives in Denmark. She awaits a 29-year-old woman from the Philippines at Bellevue Beach north of Copenhagen, but the appointment gets cancelled.The …
Au pair Worker in Denmark Fights the Abuse Read MoreIn Thailand, there is a saying: Good guys go to Heaven. Bad guys go to Pattaya. When walking through Walking Street, spotting hookers on every corner and dodgy ‘farangs’ drinking …
A Little Bit of God in Thailand’s Sin City Read MoreAlfa Laval has received two orders of record size for Alfa Laval PureBallast systems from two leading shipyards in South Korea. The systems will be installed onboard 14 vessels built …
Alfa Laval Has to Deliver Pure Ballast Systems Installed in 14 Maersk Vessels Read MoreLast year KA signed a strategically important contract with a Chinese truck producer for the delivery of clutch actuation systems to their new vehicle platform for heavy trucks. Due to …
Major Breakthrough for Norwegian KA in China Read MoreFor the past eight months, Cambodian police has been investigating the charges of paedophilia against the Danish man, but on Monday those charges were dropped. His lawyer, Michael Juul Eriksen, …
Jørgen K. Hansen Released From Cambodian Prison Read MoreWhen checking in at this little neat guesthouse north of Kanchanaburi, I was warmly greeted by Tok the cashier. She is a 51-year-old lady with lots of humor in her …
The Old Farangs Read MoreWhere in Bangkok do you go when you get a craving for a piece of Danish rye bread for lunch or fried slices of pork with parsley sauce for dinner? …
Steffen of The Stable Lodge Read MoreThere is an air of peace around the Norwegian church premises in Pattaya. Happy faces, friendly greetings, and warm welcomes and hand shakes are all around. From the moment one …
Songs and Sausages at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in Pattaya Read More
Already a couple of hours before kick-off are the first red and white football fans were ready on the benches at Bobby’s. A pub and German beer garden in a …
The Danish Football Down Trip in Singapore Read MoreBy Alexandra LeytonMore than 150 guests gathered on Saturday to celebrate the yearly Young Professionals Swedish midsummerfest. Among the guests were not only Swedes, but also other Scandinavians and Chinese. The …
Swedish Midsummer Party in Beijing Read MoreBy Torun ÖhmanThe midsummer garlands were tied, the schnapps on the tables and in true midsummer spirit, the rain was pouring down. But the rain didn’t bother the about 130 …
Swedish Young Professionals Midsummer Party in Shanghai Read More
The children have a special song book, and they sing for 20 minutes everyday. They do gymnastics and rhythmic training. And often they have special themes like “Living healthy” or …
Where Children Are Taught How to Play Read MoreThe new restaurant was opened on Wednesday last week for the Danish Skt. Hans Aften. At 6.30 pm, there was a well visited reception. Unfortunately, the weather gods did not …
Experience the New Pet Hot ScandiAsia Read MoreDenmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and the Danish Minister for Economics and Business Affairs Mr. Brian Mikkelsen will visit EXPO 2010 to celebrate “Denmark Day”, which brings together some of the …
Denmark’s Crown Prince Visits EXPO 2010 Read MoreUp to 70 passengers have been injured in a speedboat accident in the waters of Koh Samui in Thailand and authorities are working to see if any are missing. A Department …
70 injured in Thai resort boat collision – up to 10 are missing Read MoreA Norwegian man, Thiyakaraja Sivakkolunthu, 49, from Groruddalen, Oslo in Norway, was among the injured and hospitalized, after two speedboats collided in Thailand. Marine Police on Koh Samui informs to Scandasia.com …
Norwegian the Only Scandinavian Hospitalized After Thai Boat Crash Read MoreWednesday 23 June the Norwegians in Singapore celebrated St. Hansaften at the Norwegian Seamen’s Church. More than 50 young and older Norwegians enjoyed traditional Norwegian summer food, good company and …
Norwegian Shrimps and Korean Strawberries in Singapore Read MoreTUI Nordic Chief Executive Christian Clemens announced that the charter operations to Thailand for the winter 2010 will increase the capacity by 30% from the previous year up to a …
TUI Nordic Increase Winter Capacity to Thailand With 30% Read MoreIt is evident for Scandinavians that Knut Ngo, Swedish Trade Council’s man in Singapore, has a Scandinavian first name. But since he looks Asian new people meeting him there first …
Investment Advice from Knut Ngo, Swedish Trade Council’s Man in Singapore Read MoreThe Natural Resources and Environment Ministry (NREM) has announced that it is including 1,406 villages in 22 provinces as part of a National Earthquake Relief Plan. These villages, located …
Thailand Prepares for Earthquakes Read MoreThe National Police’s counterterrorism unit arrested two more suspects following successful raids in Central Java in which it netted three terror suspects, one of whom topped the authorities’ most-wanted list, …
Danish Embassy Plot: More Suspects Arrested in Terror Raids Read More