Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) reported that imports from China, Vietnam, and Thailand have grown in the first seven months of 2023 as these three …
Cambodia imports from neighboring countries grow Read More
Indonesia has launched its first locally-made and organic cheese this week, as a result of an international project involving the Danish dairy cooperation, Arla Foods. Artisanal manufacturer Mazaraat Artisan Cheese …
Indonesia in a ‘cheesy’ launch supported by Arla Foods Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore, SwedCham, together with its new gold sponsor DBS invites members and members of partnering chambers to a morning seminar that will help participants …
SwedCham Singapore and DBS invites to digital transformation event Read More
Have you ever felt as a Nordic expat, that you need more sleep than your Asian colleagues? Then you are actually correct! Scientists from Oura Health Oy in Finland in …
Nordic people sleep more and better than Asians Read More
Light was shed on the Danish designer Cecilie Bahnsen as Vogue Singapore released their feature on unconventional bridal dresses on 28 August, and one of her designs appeared. Wedding dresses …
Danish designer noticed by Vogue Singapore Read More
Hyper Island, a Swedish digital creative business school, is expanding in Asia. From Singapore – it’s first location in Asia – Hyper Island earlier this year, 2023, launched their programs …
Swedish digital school expands to Indonesia Read More
Internations have released in July 2023 its annual Expat Insider report, ranking countries in order to find out which country is the best one – and worst one – to …
The best and worst countries for expats to live in Read More
Nordic Film Festival returns in 2023 with movies from Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland. The event will take place at The Projector in Singapore from 7-16 September 2023. The …
Nordic Film Festival in Singapore 2023 Read More
The new Cambodia’s government led by Prime Minister Hun Manet was predicted to prioritize the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in its foreign policy. According to The Khmer Times, …
Cambodia to prioritize ASEAN in foreign policy Read More
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has detected gluten in a pack of oats from the Finnish brand, Honest to Goodness’ – despite the packaging claiming the opposite. Singapore’s food regulations …
Singaporean food agency calls out Finnish brand Read More
It’s late summer – and that means discounts at Finnair, if you’re flying from or by Finland. For instance a roundtrip to Singapore is offered from as little as €663. …
Finnair launches their summer sale Read More
While tigers remain an endangered species on a global level, the Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary in the western mountains of central Thailand holds the largest population of protected tigers …
How Thailand rescues tigers and saves the ecosystem at the same time Read More
In the complex and dynamic landscape of diplomacy, some individuals possess a strong ability to build bridges between nations. One such diplomat is Ambassador Joachim Bergström. His journey has been …
Ambassador Bergström – Building bridges between Sweden and Malaysia Read More
When ScandAsia first met Camilla Bailey and Casper Gustafsen it was back in 2020. This was before COVID-19 had truly taken its toll and many things were different back then. …
Mad Wine Bar & Eatery: A Danish couple’s culinary journey in Vietnam Read More
Singaporean workers are the world’s fastest when it comes to adopting artificial intelligence skills, according to the latest Future of Work report by LinkedIn. The report measured data from 25 …
Singaporeans are the world’s fastest to adopt AI skills Read More
H.E. Sandra Jensen Landi, the Ambassador of Denmark to Singapore and Brunei, presented her credentials to His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, at a ceremony on Saturday, August 19, …
Ambassador Landi hands over credentials to Sultan of Brunei Read More
DSV Air & Sea Singapore has signed an agreement with Volvo Truck to purchase its first electric truck – a Volvo FL. The truck is set to be delivered in …
Electric Volvo truck is coming to Singapore Read More
A piece of cardboard behind a 7-Eleven in Klong Toey harbor is the home of Jane Sorensen, the daughter of the Danish Boatswain Villy Sorensen, who through the years from …
My name is Jane Sorensen Read More
The Embassy of Malaysia in Stockholm, Sweden issued new advisory for traveling in Sweden on their Facebook page. This is due to Sweden having elevated the terror threat level, as …
Malaysian Embassy in Sweden issues travel advisory Read More
A new variant of corona, now named BA.2.86, was found in Denmark this week, according to Statens Serum Institut (SSI). The variant was detected in three cases, all from different …
New corona variant found in Denmark Read More
Have you ever heard about SWEA? If not, I will give you an introduction to this quite unique, huge women organization. A SWEA, can be described as a female Viking. …
SWEOR, the female Vikings! Read More
This upcoming winter, more flights between Helsinki and Bangkok will be available. As a response to an increase in the demand for travels to Thailand, Finnair will be adding more …
Finnair adds more flights to Thailand Read More
Volvo Trucks will be delivering its first electric truck in Singapore to DSV Global Transport and Logistics. The order is set to take place on August 17th, 2023. This regional …
Volvo Trucks to deliver first electric truck to Singapore Read More
The Swedish retail giant, H&M, will roll out a new home décor section at its flagship store in Singapore. H&M Home will take up a section of the first floor …
H&M Home to launch at Singapore flagship store Read More
Thai Vietjet encourages travelers to embark on family holidays by offering bargain deals during its ‘Family Fun Month’, until August 17. The promotion presents special fares starting from THB1,688 (including …
Vietjet offers family fun fares Read More
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will add more flights to Northern destinations for the Summer 2024 operating season (31 March 2024 to 26 October 2024). This is to support the strong demand …
Singapore Airlines to boost services for 2024 northern summer season Read More
Norwegian insurance company, Hydor AS, has acquired Singapore- and Rotterdam-based counterpart EF Marine and its subsidiary. The combined firm will be branded as Hydor, with a total team of 34 …
Norwegian marine insurer announces Singapore acquisition Read More
Indonesia, the largest archipelago in the world, is a tropical paradise that stretches across thousands of islands. From the stunning beaches of Bali to the ancient temples of Borobudur, this …
Indonesia Cruise Guide: What to Expect on an Indonesia Luxury Cruise Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for July-August 2023 is out now. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia July-August 2023 You can also read …
ScandAsia Magazine July-August 2023 Read More
Singapore-based food delivery apps Grab and Foodpanda are expanding into the dine-in space. This is as consumers look to eat out more post-pandemic. Grab has started testing its dine-in feature …
Food delivery apps Grab and Foodpanda expand into dine-in services Read More
Singapore’s central bank proposed on Monday, July 31, measures to tighten money laundering surveillance of family offices, that handle the financial affairs of the super-rich. The Monetary Authority of Singapore …
Singapore seeks to tighten money laundering audits Read More
Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday July 28. That was the country’s second hanging that week for drug trafficking. This is despite calls …
Singapore executes first woman in 19 years for trafficking 31 grams of heroin Read More
The Danish government condemns the burning of the Quran. Burning of holy texts and other religious symbols is a shameful act that disrespects the religion of others. The statement from …
The Danish government condemns burning of the Quran Read More
The British consulting firm Henley & Partners recently released the “Henley Passport Index,” ranking Singapore the most powerful passport globally with visa-exempt status for 192 countries. The Index ranks 199 …
Singapore passport ranked most powerful passport globally Read More
One of the most important responsibilities when starting a trucking company is reducing accidents and injuries. According to https://simplexgroup.net/how-to-start-a-trucking-company/, there are several ways in which you can reduce accidents and …
Trucking Safety: Strategies for Reducing Accidents and Injuries Read More
Thailand Expat Guide 2023 is now published. The book is the latest in a series of Thailand Expat Guides published by Scandinavian Publishing since 2013. If you want to buy …
Thailand Expat Guide 2023 is out Read More
Singapore has recorded its highest number of suicides since 2000. The figures indicate a rise in mental distress from factors including social pressure and economic uncertainty. This is according to …
Singapore suicides are the highest in over 20 years Read More
The Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) reported the latest Global Peace Index(GPI), showing that Iceland was ranked at the top of the list, followed by Denmark, Ireland, New …
Iceland ranked top of Global Peace Index, Singapore makes to highest in Asia Read More
Singapore shed a spot in the latest world competitiveness ranking published by the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). The IMD’s World Competitiveness Centre revealed that the city-state was placed …
Denmark in top three while Singapore falls one spot in 2023 global competitiveness index Read More
Danish energy trading house InCommodities on Friday, June 23, posted a record pre-tax profit for 2022 of 1.37 billion euros. Benefiting from gas and power market volatility the company is …
Danish trader InCommodities eyes Asia expansion Read More
Chinese exports of used cooking oil (UCO) to Singapore jumped to a record in May. This is most likely due to more demand from Finnish Neste’s renewable fuel factory. Shipments …
Singapore buys record amount of used cooking oil from China due to Finnish factory Read More
Maersk Tankers has moved its Singapore office from Harbour Front to OUE Downtown in the Central Business District. The move supports the company in providing its service to partners in …
Maersk Tankers installs new Singapore office Read More
Finnish fashion and lifestyle brand Marimekko is set to make its Singapore debut. The brand is to open its first store and cafe concept in the Ion Orchard shopping mall …
Finnish fashion brand Marimekko enters Singapore Read More
The Swiss-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) released the 2023 IMD World Competitiveness Ranking on Tuesday, 20 June 2023 showing that Taiwan rose up to the 6th most competitive …
Taiwan rises to 6th in IMD world competitiveness rankings Read More
Consumers in Singapore can now buy ice cream made with Solein. Solein is an animal-free protein grown from a single cell using hydrogen and carbon dioxide. A product developed by …
Ice cream made from Finnish Solar Foods’ Solein launched in Singapore Read More
It may have been meant as a joke, but the comedian’s words have caused a lot of anger and a diplomatic crisis between two countries. The joke was made during …
Comedian’s joke about plane disaster has created diplomatic crisis Read More
Norway’s Telenor Connexion and Farmpro, a pioneering start-up in IoT-based livestock farming solutions, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance global expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) livestock …
Telenor and Farmpro sign MoU to advance innovative health management solutions for livestock Read More
The recently launched Arctic Blue Laku wins the prestigious Double Gold Medal in its first competition at the esteemed Singapore World Spirits Competition (SWSC) 2023. SWSC belongs to the Tasting …
Finnish liqueur wins Double Gold at Singapore World Spirits Read More
SwedCham Singapore is hosting a community workshop at the newly launched Green Innovation Centre at Cosy Garden, Saturday, June 10 from 9-12 pm. The main topic of the workshop is …
SwedCham Singapore invites to workshop at newly launched Green Innovation Centre Read More
The first fully electric construction machines from Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) have been launched in Southeast Asia. Senior leaders from important construction companies, Volvo CE dealers from across Southeast …
Volvo CE launches first electric construction machines in Southeast Asia Read More