FBC Luncheon with Konecranes
FBC Luncheon with Konecranes President and CEO Pekka Lundmark The President and CEO of Konecranes talked on May 7th at a FBC, Singapore, Luncheon on the topic “My two years …
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Finnair puts finishing touches to new Premium Lounge
Finnair is set to open a new Premium Lounge directly adjacent to the award-winning Finnair Lounge near Gate 36 in the non-Schengen area of Helsinki Airport. The Premium Lounge, designed …
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“Grundlovsfest” in the Danish Seamen’s Church. “Grundlovsdag” (Constitution Day) is an annual celebration of the introduction of the first Danish constitution in1849. As previous years the Danish seamen’s church marks this day with a fun filled summer party including …
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Annual Confirmations in Singapore
On Sundays, April 13 and May 4, the annual confirmations of Danish 7th graders were held at the Seamen´s Church in Singapore. Five young Danish confirmands received their Christian acknowledgement …
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Swedish officials observe Singapore’s education
A delegation led by Ms Anna Ekström, Director General, from the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) recently (1st-4th of April) visited Singapore. The visit to Singapore was aimed at …
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Free counseling for Danes abroad
Danes Worldwide, the organization for Danes abroad, has initiated 6 live chat sessions with their panel of experts (in Danish). First counselling session will take place Wednesday 7th May at …
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Singapore’s international football match fixer arrested again in Finland
Convicted match-fixer Wilson Raj Perumal is being held by Finnish police on an international arrest warrant, two years after the Singaporean was jailed in the Nordic country for bribing Finnish …
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KL Vikings geared-up for Viking Cup in Shanghai
The Season so far The Kuala Lumpur Vikings have been playing in a new league this season, the Weir Veterans Football League. So far, the team is reasonably on track, …
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EU supports entering Asia via Singapore
European Commission launches business support programme for EU companies looking to export to South East Asia via Singapore. The new EU Business Avenues programme will assist 40 selected EU companies, …
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Volvo Trucks aims to keep the lead in Asia-Oceania
Volvo Trucks, already leading the premium truck market in Asia Oceania, plans to up the ante even more. This was announced by Mr Christophe Martin, President of Volvo Group Trucks …
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Carlsberg acquires majority share in Singapore’s MayBev
Carlsberg has bought a 51% stake in MayBev, the exclusive distributor for Ashai in Singapore. The deal, confirmed today on 9 April by Carlsberg, will add Asahi’s namesake beer to …
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Danfoss celebration with Ambassador in Singapore
In March 2014 Danfoss celebrated the consolidation of its two separate offices in Singapore. Danish Ambassador to Singapore Berit Basse was happy to give a speech on green technology and …
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Maersk Drilling sees need for new rig fleets
Maersk Drilling Managing Director in Singapore Jan Holm said Thursday his company has set a goal of having 30 rigs in its fleet.
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Singapore’s maritime students leave for Norway
Maritime business students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) gathered at the Ambassador’s residence in March to sample some Norwegian food and get the chance to ask questions about their impending …
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Arctic symposium in equatorial Singapore
The first Norway – Singapore Arctic Symposium was held in March in Singapore. The symposium was the result of a collaboration between Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and …
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Norwegian seafood: raw, cured, smoked or marinated
Over 1000 guests of the Norwegian business community were treated to sumptuous seafood buffet and dishes specially created by Norwegian and Singaporean celebrity chefs. The annual event, now in its …
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DABS “War for talent” event
On Tuesday, May 6, Danish Business Association in Singapore, holds a networking event headlined “The War for talent – recruitment in Singapore”. The war for talent’ focusing on how companies …
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Lets all conceive in Asia!
Do it for Denmark: The Danish travel agency, Spies Rejser, has launched a competition calling for Danes to have more sex to tackle declining birth rates, British media, The Independent, …
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Viking Cup Shanghai coming up
This year, the Annual pan-Asia Nordic Football tournament Viking Cup is set to take place in Shanghai from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th April 2014. The tournament which is fought …
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Relocation calls for professionalism and integrity
BluFox Relocation recently opened its doors for business, with offices in Bangkok and Singapore. A growing business in the Southeast Asian region, and one that calls for experience and integrity. …
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Change of guard at DABS
At the Danish Business Association Singapore Annual General Meeting, Henrik Ziegler stepped down as President and handed the mantle over to Nordea CEO Lars Kyvsgaard. Henrik Ziegler is staying put …
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Jhon Mortensen (62) will end of April 2014 retire from his positions as CEO of Nordea Bank S.A. His interesting career also brought him to Singapore, where he was head …
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Preserving the mother tongue
At the Norwegian Supplementary School in Singapore, children get a sense of their home country a few hours a week. They polish up on their mother tongue language, in a …
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Kick-starting breast cancer awareness campaign
Follow, Philip and Mikael, on The Long Ride as they journey 23,000km across 17 countries on their trusty motorcycles from Singapore to Sweden to: + Raise awareness about breast cancer …
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IKEA recalls children’s bed canopies for strangulation risk
IKEA recalls a bed canopy from IKEA intended to be draped around children’s cots/beds to stop using it with infants and small children and asks customers to bring it back …
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Sweden’s FundedByMe expands to crowd-lending
FundedByMe confirms today that its expansion into Asia through Singapore proves successful as investments from Asia into European companies are already happening on a regular basis. Others have claimed it …
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250 attend Sunday worship at Seamen’s Church
Seamen’s Church welcomed 250 visitors at its 16 March Sunday service. Worship with confirmations, seafood grills by top chefs and a chat with Arne Hjeltnes. Thanks to all who helped …
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Danish skincare brand now available in Singapore
Beauté Pacifique, a Danish skincare company, held an event at the Residence of the Danish Ambassador. The guests, many of whom are familiar with Beauté Pacifique, were delighted to know …
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Swedish companies visit Port of Singapore
Business Sweden recently led a business delegation compromising of Swedish companies focusing on material handling equipment, power equipment and transport solutions for ports. The delegation was part of a two-country …
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REC donates solar panels to 3 Thai schools
REC, a leading global provider of solar energy solutions, donated 64 REC Peak Energy Series panels to three schools in Thailand. The donation helped the schools – Prep School in …
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IKEA Foundation gave €101 million to help children in 2013
The IKEA Foundation has published its 2013 annual review, announcing a 21% increase in total giving to organisations that are improving life for children in some of the world’s poorest …
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DHI regional aquaculture hub moves to Singapore
The Danish counselling and science group for environmental and water solutions, DHI, Aquaculture Business Partnership (ABP) has transferred its regional hub from Malaysia to Singapore, where it recently developed regional Research …
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Sida-SEI call for sustainable development proposals
With support from Sweden, SEI will be funding events focused on sustainable development, gender equality and poverty reduction; organizations across Asia are invited to submit concept notes. The Regional Asia …
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Maersk Line to increase rates from Asia to Europe
Container shipping company Maersk Line, a unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk, plans to increase freight rates on main routes from ports in Asia to ports in northern Europe with effect from April 1. …
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Singapore is the most expensive city in the world
Singapore has topped 131 cities globally to become the world’s most expensive city to live in 2014, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit . The city’s strong currency combined with …
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DNV GL triples size of marine, offshore lab in Singapore
DNV GL has opened a new laboratory in Singapore to deliver innovative and integrated solutions for the marine and offshore industries. The laboratory located at Gul Circle demonstrates DNV GL’s …
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Time to apply for a Danish Summer University
Three Danish Universities – Copenhagen Business School, Technical University of Denmark and Aarhus University – have opened up for application to their summer university programs. Summer University at Copenhagen Business …
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Candidate for NABA Award announced
NBAS(Norwegian Business Association, Singapore) in cooperation with its sister organizations in Asia have established a Norway – Asia Business Award (NABA Award). The Award will be presented at Norway – …
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Greenland holds tourism promotion in Singapore
For the first time, Air Greenland exhibited at NATAS, Singapore’s key business-to-consumer travel fair, from 28 February to 2 March 2014. NATAS brings together travel specialists, tour operators and national …
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Delightful atmosphere at Scandinavian Sports Day in Singapore
The annual Scandinavian Sports Day in Singapore, held on Saturday, March 1, took place at Jurong West Stadium and turned out to be a great success with 263 participants. The …
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DNV GL opens new Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore
The Norwegian DNV GL, the world’s leading ship classification society and one of the world’s leading risk and sustainability service providers with more than 500 employees in Singapore, consolidates its …
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REC Solar to expand solar plant in Singapore
Norwegian group REC Solar has announced that it will expand its $2.5 billion integrated plant in Tuas to meet strong market demand, in a marked turnaround from having reduced its …
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ScandAsia Calendar crashed
The Calendar of events on ScandAsia crashed on Sunday 02 March 2014 after an advised update from the plugin developer Time.ly. The update reset all calendar entries to 1 January …
ScandAsia Calendar crashed Read MoreSwedish Olympic Games night at Swedish Church
The Swedish Church in Singapore, had the big screen up last night for a patriotic event, when the Swedish Winter Olympic Game contenders in Sochi, competed to add more gold …
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Keeping Norwegian business’ competitive
This year’s Norway-Asia Business Summit, held in Bangkok on the April 24, highlights opportunities and challenges for Norwegian businesses in this fast-growing region. Inspiring speakers deliver expert advice and insights …
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New coordinator at NBAS
Ms. Una Skram has recently been appointed the new coordinator at Norwegian Business Association Secretariat in Singapore. She is excited about her new job. “First of all, I would like …
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Swedish navy chief receives Singapore’s military honour
The Chief of Staff of the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) Rear-Admiral (RADM) Jan Thörnqvist was conferred Singapore’s prestigious military award, the Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera), or the Meritorious Service Medal …
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Universal Robots to transform Asian manufacturing
Asia, the hub of world manufacturing, has some rethinking to do. There are two elements that might potentially change the face of manufacturing worldwide. One is 3D printing which has …
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Mandarin Oriental’s Christian A. Hassing
[sliderpro id=”7″] The art of offering old-style luxury hospitality to travellers on a 24/7 hi-speed connected schedule with little time at hand. The hand fan, which symbolises the orient and olden times, dominates the …
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