Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A new concept to blend authentic Scandinavian vintage and antique furniture with modern, forms the basis for ‘Möbler’, a collection of hand-picked and restored pieces available in a dedicated web-shop …
Scandinavian vintage craft arrives to Singapore: ‘Möbler’ Read More
Today, Southeast Asia is experiencing a boom in number of retirees, raising the demand for retirement homes and additional smart solutions in eldercare and related sectors. The UN estimates that …
Southeast Asia’s ageing population: new markets for Scandinavian companies Read More
Finnair has partnered with Slush, Europe’s leading start-up event from Finland, to speed up innovation within and advance digitalisation inside the airline. Together with Slush, the Finnish airline will seek …
Finnair and Slush become partners to drive innovation Read More
As the global start-up movement Slush debuts in Singapore on 20 September 2016 the full agenda, with the overarching themes, has been released. The themes intend to show what the …
Themes and Nordic components at Slush Singapore Read More
Since the start of 2016, Thailand has found 97 new cases of the Zika virus, Singapore has found 2075, while Malaysia has reported their first three cases of Zika, one …
New cases of Zika virus in Southeast Asia Read More
Mr Andreas Ehn and Ms Lisa Enckell are the Singapore-based Swedish angel investors and consultants invited to partake in a session at the upcoming Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit 21–22 of September …
Start-up, entrepreneurship session at Sweden-SEA Business Summit Read More
The Norwegian chamber orchestra 1B1 will be performing at the Singaporean Festival on the 14th of October. 1B1 will be performing “The Seasons”, a repertoire that intersperses Holberg Suite by famous …
Norwegian orchestra to perform at The Singapore International Festival of Music Read More
The 15th of September NBAS and The Norwegian Seamen’s Church will have a seminar about insurance and pension for Norwegians living abroad. The seminar will take place at Sjømannskirken, 300 Pasir …
NBAS Singapore invites you to talk about insurance and pension Read More
Foto: Mark Cheong, Straits Times At an age of four, Australian-Vietnamese Yen Siow fled from South Vietnam in a crowded boat over the South China Sea due to the invasion …
Former Vietnamese refugee looking for her Norwegian rescuers Read More
The previous China manager Tobias Glitterstam has been appointed to lead Business Sweden for the Asia Pacific, from 1 September 2016. Glitterstam will report to CEO Ylva Berg and be …
Business Sweden appoints Tobias Glitterstam to head Asia Pacific Read More
When Slush for the first time entered China and Beijing in 2015 to encourage Chinese entrepreneurs the Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä attended. That speaks volumes about this grassroots event …
Finnish ‘Slush’ front runner event debuts in Singapore Read More
Humans are built to move throughout the day, performing various tasks at various loads. We are not designed to sit still or be stagnant. Therefore, being stuck all day at …
Ergonomic Scandinavia seating solutions gains footing in SEA Read More
The Danish and Swedish Business Association (DABS and SBAS respectively) invites you to the annual Nordic Golf Tournament as warm up for the upcoming Singapore F1 Grand Prix. The event will …
Last chance to grab your tickets for DABS and SBAS golf tournament Read More
As the first ever, and very timely ‘Sweden–Southeast Asia Business Summit’ is around the corner (21–22 of September 2016), Team Sweden presents the details for the two days in Singapore …
Sweden gears up for SEA business summit Singapore Read More
Many university students today take a part of their degree abroad. If you ask the students, the reasons are many: to compliment your degree, improve your CV, learn a language, form an international …
Study abroad: Edu Danmark sends 100 students per year to Asia Read More
Norwegian Business Association (Singapore) has announced (on 15 August 2016) that Ms Hilde Nafstad has relocated to Norway to take up new challenges in Statoil. NBAS wishes her the best …
Leonard O. Stornes steps in as Acting NBAS President Read More
On 17 August Fika Swedish Café and Bistro celebrated its 8th birthday, with invited guests and VIPs in attendance, including the Swedish Ambassador couple, Ambassador Håkan Jevrell and his wife …
Fika celebrates eight years, announces seasonal menus Read More
Denmark’s next Ambassador in Singapore as well as the the new Consul and Deputy Head of Mission will be welcomed by the community in Singapore with an evening dinner event on …
Denmark embassy team Singapore welcome dinner Read More-Annual travel fair NATAS Holidays 2016 is held at Singapore Expo Hall 3 from 12 to 14 August. At the fair you may find different options the local travel agencies …
Finland at Singapore travel fair Read More
Singapore plans to reduce the role of cash and checks in its economy by encouraging banks to switch to digital payments, according to the head of the country’s central bank. …
Singapore Smart Nation: Sweden benchmark for cashless society Read More
Denmark, Finland, Singapore and Sweden are among the top ten countries in the most recent Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2016, with Switzerland retaining the top position for the 6th …
Global Innovation Index: Fourth Industrial Revolution coming Read More
Mr. Jarrod Leak has been appointed as Managing Director, Alfa Laval South East Asia effective 15 August 2016. He is currently Managing Director for Alfa Laval Oceania, combining his new …
Jarrod Leak appointed to lead Alfa Laval South-east Asia Read More
As people are returning from their annual leave, Scandinavian Business Seating (SBS) – a designer and producer of Scandinavian designed office chairs – highlights the extraordinary HÅG Capisco chair from …
Scandinavian Business Seating highlights Håg Capisco Read More
In many ways female entrepreneur and founder of Creative2, Marija Avdic, reminds of the little mermaid from the famous Danish fairy tale: a beautiful and passionate woman, determined to follow …
Marija Avdic lights up Singaporean homes Read More
What made the Scandinavians Vikings world famous was their successful raids, and while the old Norse seafarers went outside Nordic borders and conquered most of the European land, today’s Viking, …
Ken Ilsø – Danish football hero in Singapore Read More
NBAS (Norwegian Business Association) has arranged a beach party in Singapore. The event is made in cooperation with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore and will take place Friday the …
NBAS to host beach party in Singapore Read More
Chen Feng from Singapore debuted in the Olympic Games with a clash against the Finnish Benedek Olah. The game was played in the category “men’s single” and ended with a crushing …
Finland eases past Singapore in Olympic’s table tennis Read More
The Swedish tech-giant Ericsson is working together with Singtel (Singapore Telecommunications), South-East Asia’s biggest company of its kind. The goal is to connect all of Singapore with a state of …
Ericsson teams up with Singtel in 5G-venture Read More
The Neon Lights 2016 in Singapore have added two Swedish artists to the music festival’s lineup. José González, the Swedish alternative folk singer, have been announced to play at festival, where the singer/songwriter, …
Singapore: Swedish artists in Neon Lights 2016 lineup Read More
The Danish Marine Engineers Society based in Singapore is looking for new members across Southeast Asia. The society was established in 2012 and is a branch of the Danish Association for Marine …
Danish Marine Engineers Society looking for members Read More Slush, the global start-up movement based in Helsinki, will make its debut in Southeast Asia in Singapore on the 20 September 2016 during the inaugural Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology …
Slush arrives to Singapore in 2016 Read More
Esben Holmboe Bang, the Norwegian star Chef, have been announced as the guest chef for the third edition of ‘Art at Curate’ dining series from the 16th to 25th September 2016 at Curate restaurant located …
Art Curate, Singapore: Norwegian star as Guest Chef Read More
Leading smart city experts and officials have come together to exchange ideas and insights, paving the way for export and collaboration through a Singapore-Denmark Living Lab. A seminar was held …
Singapore, Denmark partner on smart city development Read More
Embassy of Sweden, Singapore highlights an upcoming change in Singaporean law, which will affect the Scandinavian’s who consumer smokeless tobacco, or so called ‘snus’: The import of snuff to Singapore …
Singapore prohibits moist snuff Read More
Danish Minister of Food and the Environment, Esben Lunde Larsen visited Singapore to attend the Singapore International Water Week, along with Danish and international companies and global decisions makers. The …
Danish environment and food minister’s Singapore visit Read More
“Thank you for 4 good years of deepening DK-SG relations”. In the first week of July Denmark’s Ambassador to Singapore, Berit Basse, has paid visits to Singapore Ministers to say …
Berit Basse bids Singapore officials farewell Read More
When Sweden’s National Day 2016 was celebrated in Singapore, 200 people gathered at the Swiss Club. In his opening address, Ambassador Håkan Jevrell welcomed the Swedish community and Angelica Lundberg, …
Swedish National Day Singapore celebration Read More Singapore is the best prepared country in the world for the new digital economy. On Wednesday 6 July 2016 the World Economic Forum published its Networked Readiness Index and for …
Singapore is number one in digital readiness, followed by Scandinavia Read More
Sommerferie, sommarlov, kesäloma. Summer is over us, and for many the month of July equals going away for summer holiday. But for those who will spend their summer in sunny Singapore, …
Enjoy summer at Scandinavian seamens’ churches in Singapore Read More
Ultra Singapore spares no expense, and this year 2016 the mega dance music festival has loaded their artist list with huge names from all over the world. Award-winning and hottest …
Singapore boosts festival with Scandinavian artists Read More
ScandAsia – the news media that has served Danes, Swedes, Norwegians and Finns living i Asia for free since 1993 – now appeals to its readers to buy a subscription…. …
ScandAsia appeals for people to subscribe Read More
With almost 30 years of experience in diplomacy and international relations, Susanne Rumohr Hækkerup can be described as a diplomatic powerhouse. From March 2016 she was appointed new Executive Director …
Susanne Rumohr Hækkerup: Asia House’s new Executive Director Read More
On 7 July 2016 the Danish Minister of Food and the Environment, Esben Lunde Larsen, travels to Singapore to participate in the Singapore International Water Week to share and co-create …
Danish Minister visits Singapore’s International Water Week to discuss Danish water technology Read More
Is it easier to be a hotel guest in Sweden? For people with disabilities, yes. According to Magnus Berglund, accessibility ambassador in Scandic, hotels should be accessible to everyone, and since …
What Singapore can learn from Scandic’s Magnus Berglund Read More
In the spring of 2015 Sweden’s Southeast Asia-based ambassadors jointly, and in partnership with Business Sweden, held seminars back in the home country in order to promote the various markets …
Inaugural Sweden-Southeast Asia Business Summit announced Read More
Premature deaths from outdoor air pollution are projected to rise from 3 million today to 4.5 million by 2040, concentrated mainly in developing Asia, International Energy Agency writes in a …
Deaths from air pollution expected to explode in Asia Read More
Dynasty Travel has a new itinerary to Norway and Sweden so travellers can chase the Northern Lights this winter. The 12-day, nine-night package takes guests from Oslo to Stockholm, stopping …
New trip from Singapore to Scandinavia Read More
Monday is typically associated with a lot of coffee, but women from Scandinavian Women’s Association in Singapore have found a healthier way to kickstart a new week: the answer is …
Scandinavian women’s way to kickstart Monday: football! Read More
A list comparing 54 countries on their innovation potential in biotech includes Singapore and Denmark in its top five. At its simplest, biotechnology is technology based on biology – biotechnologyharnesses …
Denmark and Singapore tops biotech innovation list Read More
S’pore being the second country in the world with most incidents of diabetes, the Health Promotion Board of Singapore aims to boost the public health in Singapore. After studying Denmark’s …
Singapore to boost public health with help from Denmark Read More