Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Suffering from any chronic pain? Being aware of too high workload, with stress-related pain as a result, but not really doing anything about it? And what about the all too …
Paying holistic attention to pain – Else Vistisen Therapy Read More
Many Nordic companies and solutions exhibited (among 100 of the world’s leading airport equipment suppliers) at the Inter Airport South East Asia trade show at Singapore EXPO from 15 – …
Scandinavian solutions at airport tradeshow Singapore Read More
On Thursday 23 February Finnish-owned Huone Singapore was inaugurated, with H.E. Finland’s Ambassador to Singapore Paula Parviainen in attendance. This international expansion is based on Huone Events Hotel from Helsinki …
Huone Singapore: Finnish innovative events concept arrives Read More
FinlandCare together with Suomi100 Singapore and the Finnish Embassy in Singapore will take part in the Ageing Asia Innovation Forum held in Singapore on 25 – 27 April 2017. Finland’s …
Finland at Singapore International Ageing Asia Innovation Forum 2017 Read More
When telling the story to ScandAsia about Lifestyle Asia co-founder Richard Nilsson indicated that they would not be independent forever. After celebrating 10 years in business in 2016 the announcement …
Lifestyle Asia joins Burda International Read More
The deadline for buying tickets for the DABS Gala Ball on 4 March 2017 is this Friday, 24 February 2017. To register, members should kindly send an email including the names of …
Last call to buy your ticket for the DABS Gala Ball Read More
On Friday 20 January 2017 the international science and technology community was invited to take part in the Millennium Technology Prize Introduction Reception at the Ambassador of Finland, HE Paula …
Singapore introduction of Finnish Millennium Technology Prize Read More
On 24 January 2017 the Embassy of Finland in Singapore invited to the Finnish Exchange Students Event. It was an evening of “playful contests, making new friends and most of …
Exchange students event highlighted Finland centenary Read More
The Swedish film festival in Singapore is taking place during 16-19 February 2017. On Friday 17 of February at 8pm ‘We are the Best‘, a film by Lucas Moodysson will …
Swedish film festival Singapore Read More
On 13-14 February Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs’ representative Madeleine Harby Samuelsson, visited Singapore. The main purpose of the State Secretary’s visit was to gain a deeper understanding …
Swedish Health Ministry’s Singapore visit Read More
At least nine companies and solution are exhibiting as over 100 of the world’s leading airport equipment suppliers from over 27 different countries get together for the Inter Airport South …
Nordic solutions at Inter Airport Singapore Read More
18 years and having worked under seven ambassadors at the Embassy of Sweden in Singapore, 22 years with Swedish Business Association Singapore (SBAS), and residing in Asia since the early …
Gunilla Daintry at the heart of Sweden-Singapore relations Read More
The official opening of the exclusive Pressalit Care showroom took place in Singapore on 9 January 2017, where the Embassy of Denmark in Singapore congratulated Pressalit and its appointed local …
Active Aging and Pressalit open Singapore showroom Read More
It is sometimes interesting to get a slightly longer, historic perspective, in this ever-increasingly digital world, and Axis Communications, a Swedish IT company, represents this well. The example concerns ‘Internet …
32 years of Internet of Things: Axis Communications Read More
On 25 January 2017 the Embassy of Denmark, Singapore reported of a visit to the world’s largest container vessel, Triple-E type Margrethe Maersk calling Singapore’s port. Ambassador Dorte Bech Vizard …
Ambassadors visit Maersk’s MS Margrethe in Singapore Read More
Denmark’s Ambassador H.E. Dorte Bech Vizard met with Singapore Prime Minister’s Office Minister Mr Chan Chun Sing in January 2017. “It was a good opportunity to discuss mutual challenges of …
Danish ambassador, Singapore PM Office meet Read More
If you are Norwegian and new in town in Singapore, the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Singapore will host a welcoming event on Saturday 4 February. Come along for useful tips, …
Welcoming event at Norwegian Seamen’s Church Read More
The Nordic counrtries together with New Zealand and Singapore in the Asia Pacific are this year once again on the top of the list of the World’s least corrupt countries. …
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland – and Singapore – least corrupt countries Read More
On Thursday 12 January 2017 the year’s arrival of Swedish students from Jönköping University (JU) to its ‘Campus South-East Asia’ was welcomed by the community at the Thai Swedish Chamber …
2017 Jönköping University students welcomed to Thailand Read More
As Indoor Ag-Con (indoor agriculture) returns to Asia for their second annual event on January 24-25, 2017, in Singapore, Norwegian entrepreneur Per Aage Lysaa from Intravision Group is among the …
Norwegian photobiology, Led lights company at Ag-Con Asia Read More
Business Sweden in Southeast Asia kicks off 2017 by inviting companies to participate in an executive 4-day program within healthcare and innovation. A Swedish delegation will during 13-16 February visit …
Swedish healthcare delegation to Singapore, Hong Kong Read More
Tetra Pak, the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company has announced it will expand it regional manufacturing footprint in the Asia-Pacific with a US$110 million factory in Vietnam. …
Tetra Pak builds new factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Read More
If you are interested in a look into Google’s corporate culture and hearing about the next big trends in APAC, here is your chance. For the price of SGD 45 …
DABS invites you to meet Google Read More
Danish-founded Executives Global Network (EGN) is an independent and unique knowledge-sharing Peer Group Network currently expanding to more countries in Southeast Asia to widen its reach further. It’s lonely at …
Knowledge-sharing via Executives’ Global Network, Singapore Read More
On 15 December H.E. Dorte Bech Vizard, Danish Ambassador to Singapore met with Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. It was an opportunity to re-confirm the close ties between Singapore and …
Danish Ambassador meets Singapore’s Foreign Minister Read More
Almost in its entirety Mr Fredrik Härén’s fabulous speech as ’Inspirational speaker’ at the inaugural Sweden–Southeast Business Summit Asia 2016 in Singapore is shared with ScandAsia’s readers. The Swedish Singapore …
Inspirational speaker Fredrik Härén: ‘I feel like Swedish tonight’ Read More
On Friday 18 November the Suomi Finland 100 Singapore (SF100SG) programme kicked off at the residence of the Finnish Ambassador Paula Parviainen, with other Nordic ambassadors in attendance. Also media …
Finns kick off Suomi Finland 100 Singapore Read More
The Swedish Church in Singapore will be reducing their presence in the country from the beginning of 2017. For the past two years, the Swedish and the Norwegian Churches Abroad have …
Swedish Church to reduce their work in Singapore Read More
Banks, for instance, have an increasing need to hire talent with IT skills (the type of talent who does not traditionally view them as an attractive employer). And most companies …
Universum: Southeast Asia is in need of employer branding! Read More
Just in time for Christmas Singapore Airlines has handed the Scandinavians a nice gift: come May 2017 the airline will open its new route to Stockholm via Moscow, adding its …
Singapore Airlines launches Stockholm route in 2017 Read More
Once again, Embassy of Sweden, Singapore hosted the annual Nobel Prize dinner, held at the residence in early Deceber 2016. People from the academics including researchers and professors were invited …
Singapore’s Nobel Prize dinner Read More
Singaporean Alvin Tan has launched a design web shop that offers shipping of home accessories, furnishings and furniture items to customers in Southeast Asia, including a selection of Scandinavian brands. …
Design web shop brings Scandinavian brands to Southeast Asian market Read More
28-year-old Chef Neo Poh Boon from Jaan has emerged the winner of the 6th Otto Weibel & Norwegian Salmon Young Chefs Competition, which saw 15 young chefs from Singapore’s top …
Norway’s salmon Singapore young chefs competition 2016 Read More
The Government of Singapore, ASEAN CSR Network, ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations arranged a seminar 3-4 November in Singapore gathering over 100 participants from governments, …
Asean business CSR and human rights Singapore seminar Read More
Spotify, the digital music service that is conquering the world, is growing fast especially since its launch on the Asian market in 2013, along with rapid expansion of Internet streaming. …
Spotify: Leading digital music streaming provider conquers Asia Read More
On 22 November, Finland and Singapore signed an agreement that grants the countries access to each others resident – Finns in Singapore and vice versa. The agreement aims to reveal …
Singapore and Finland to fight tax evasion Read More On Friday 18 November the Suomi Finland 100 Singapore (SF100SG) programme kicked off at the residence of the Finnish Ambassador Paula Parviainen, with other Nordic ambassadors in attendance. Also media …
Suomi Finland 100 Singapore kicked off Read More
FinTech, or financial technology, was in focus for a minister-led Swedish delegation to Singapore in connection to the inaugural FinTech Festival 2016. The delegation that included 12 Swedish FinTech companies …
Singapore and Sweden sharing the same FinTech path Read More
Scandinavian Business Seating Asia brings colour into focus in 2016 as the rolling out of fresh new shades for HÅG’s all-purpose Capisco Puls has been announced. Think of Scandinavian design, …
Colour matters, new hues for Håg Capisco Puls Read More
In connection to holding the first ever Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit in Singapore in September, the Embassy of Sweden, Singapore presented the art exhibition ‘A fusion of Sweden and Singapore’ …
Art project: Singapore–Sweden 50 years of relations Read More
One of the many initiatives by Denmark within elderly welfare is ‘Cycling Without Age’, a project that takes elders on bike rides in trishaws as a way of getting them …
Cycling Without Age – a right to wind in your hair Read More
Magnus Berglund, Scandic’s Director of Accessibility, was invited to speak at the AccessAbility Perspective Seminar in Singapore on 22 November. The event was arranged by the Embassy of Sweden in …
Scandic introduces “Design For All” in Singapore Read More
The maritime conference organised by Copenhagen Business School (CBS) Executive MBA in Shipping & Logistics (Blue MBA) and ShippingWatch is coming to Singapore on 25 November from 8:30 am to …
Blue MBA / ShippingWatch conference Singapore Read More
The Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore held their annual Christmas Bazar on Saturday 19 November and Sunday 20 November. During the weekend thousands of people stopped by to shop for …
Gallery: Christmas Bazar at the Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore Read More
On 15 November an event arranged by the Royal Danish Embassy took place at ParkRoyal hotel in Singapore.The focus of the meeting was elderly care and welfare initiatives for Singapore …
Elderly Friendly Societies by Design Read More
Per Bolund, Minister for Financial Markets and Consumer Affairs, will lead a Swedish fintech delegation to Singapore in conjunction to the Fintech Festival during 14 Nov – 18 Nov 2016. …
Swedish Minister with fintech delegation to Singapore Read More
On Monday 7 November people were gathered in the Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore. The theme of there gathering were Danish expats abroad, specifically in Asia. Pastor Kirsten Eistrup welcomed the guest, and soon …
An informal night about Danish expats in South East Asia Read More
“It’s all about the people” As Regent Singapore, a Four Seasons Hotel receives both criticism and praise, be it a guest who had an odd issue with a cat brought …
Peter C. Draminsky, GM of Regent Singapore Read More
In 2016 the start-up hype in Southeast Asia (SEA) has reached new heights. But there are different perceptions of what ‘start-up’ really comprises. Join ScandAsia for a lesson by Bangkok-based …
True start-ups, TechGrind, Southeast Asia’s first tech incubator Read More
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) will be deepening its collaboration with Norway in the areas of renewable energy, electric transportation and smart grids. In addition to research, more NTU students …
NTU Singapore deepens collaboration with Norway Read More