Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Jukka Majanen had been a regular committee member of the Finnish Business Council in Singapore when in May he took over the highest position in the association. ScandAsia Magazine visited …
Jukka Majanen – Chairman of FBC in Singapore Read MoreThe almost 300 meter long container ship Maersk Kendal, which has space for 6,200 containers, was on its way westward in the international sea route to Singapore early Wednesday morning …
Maersk Container Ship Aground near Singapore Read MoreJon Ansten and Christian Bjørtuft Ellingsen are lawyers and directors of Vogt & Wiig Singapore Branch. Together with a third Nowegian lawyer, Pia Grude, they run the Singaporean department of …
Meet Two Norwegian Lawyers in Singapore Read MoreJan Tommy Fosse has tried a lot of different things even before he decided to be a priest. He grew up in Østfold south east of Oslo. He was trained …
New Norwegian Priest in Singapore Read MoreMrs Chloé Marchand has been appointed Air France KLM’s new Commercial Director for Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand. She succeeds Mr Olivier Benoit who will be relocating to Paris …
Air France KLM Appoints New Commercial Director Read MoreThe uncertainty over Saab’s future looks like it will soon be over. General Motors, which owns the Swedish marque, will according to The Business Times conclude a deal to sell …
Saab Come Back in Singapore after GM Sell Read MoreBy Kathrine Gravrok Butt Many women who come to Singapore with their spouses wish to find a job and continue their working career. However, finding suitable work is not always …
Finding a Career in Singapore Read MoreDABGO is an online networking targeting specifically Danish business people all over the world. In Singapore, there are currently 80 members, In Vietnam 29 and in Thailand 27 members.Jesper Løvendahl, …
DABGO Coming to Asia? Read MoreC2SATs Board has decided to establish its own subsidiary company, C2SAT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, based in Singapore, to enable a stronger focus on the rapidly growing South East Asian …
C2SAT Strengthens Position in South East Asia Read MoreFrederik Härén is the charismatic Swedish lecturer and author of the international bestseller “The Idea Book”, which aims to “entice out ideas” and help people develop their creativity. And now …
Singaporean Swede Launches Book in Manila Night Club Read MoreSingapore bus company SBS Transit has put a new large order in 200 Swedish buses. Since 2007, the Singaporean customer has now bought nothing less than 1100 Swedish buses.Bus company …
200 Swedish Buses to Singapore Read MoreJan Tommy Fosse – the new Norwegian Priest in Singapore, his wife Inger and their children Mathias, Daniel and Rebekka landed in Changi Airport in Singapore yesterday afternoon – and …
New Priest Came Straight from the Airport Read MoreThe European Union met with nations of the Asia-Pacific to discuss security policy in the region at the ASEAN regional forum on July 22-23 in Phuket, Thailand. On the agenda …
EU at ASEAN regional forum in Phuket Read MoreThe Malaysian unit of Danish brewer Carlsberg said on Tuesday it has offered to buy Carlsberg Singapore Pte Ltd for 370 million ringgit ($105.5 million) in cash. Carlsberg Malaysia expects …
Carlsberg Malaysia plans to buy Carlsberg Singapore Read MoreRotary Engineering Limited has signed two contracts totalling S$36 million with the Finnish company Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd to undertake works at Neste’s S$1.2 billion NExBTL Renewable Diesel Plant …
Rotary and Neste Oil, Singapore, signs $36 million contract Read MoreThe small university in the third biggest city of Denmark is among the few European Universities, who now will receive EU-support on around three million Euros to their Erasmus Mundus …
Aalborg University joins Erasmus exchange program with Asia Read MoreThe luxury Danish high-fi brand Bang and Olufsen, that manufactures audio products, television sets, and telephones, has appointed STC Associates as its public relations partner in Singapore to launch its …
Bang and Olufsen hires Singaporean PR-bureau Read MoreSingapore and Norway has signed a pact to facilitate the process of secondary listing of companies on each other’s exchange. The Memorandum of Understanding is signed by the Singapore Exchange …
Singapore Exchange Limited and Oslo Bors signs pact for capital market dual listings Read MoreAccording to several online music magazines, the Norwegian heavy metal band ‘The Allseeing I’ have inked a deal with Singapore’s Martyrdoom Records for the release of their debut album, “Holodemiurgia” …
Norwegian metal band lands Singaporean record deal Read MoreAccording to Reuters, Sweden’s largest hedge fund manager, Brummer & Partners, has set up an office in Singapore and is launching a long-short fund focusing on Asian ex-Japan equities, sources …
Brummer Opens Asia Office in Singapore Read MoreImprovements are needed for Denmark to be perceived as a forthcoming and advanced tourist destination, writes Lars Bernhard Jørgensen, Managing Director of Wonderful Copenhagen, the official tourism and congress organization …
Danish Tourism Organization: “Visa Improvements Needed” Read MoreThe World Bank has launched a programme to help cities in developing countries achieve economic growth and high quality living standards without damaging the environment using the experiences from Singapore …
World Bank: Singapore and Stockholm are good examples Read MoreAccording to the Finnish embassy in Singapore, fingerprints must be included in all Finnish passport from today, due to a EU-regulative. The aim is to improve security and the new passport will …
Fingerprints to be included in Finnish passports as from 29th of June Read MoreShipping giant AP Moller-Maersk wants to expand its share of the intra-Asia container trades six-fold to take full advantage of a sector that is already showing signs of recovery. The …
Maersk feeder arm targets big growth in intra-Asia trades Read MoreSingapore will hold an inaugural international education roundtable (IER) next month to discuss the education systems worldwide.Education ministers and senior government officials from Canada, China, Hong Kong, Sweden and the …
Singapore and Sweden meet in International Education Roundtable Read MoreThe Government of Singapore, with the agreement of Norway, has appointed Otto Gregard Tidemand as Singapore’s Honorary Consul-General in Oslo.56-year-old Otto Gregaard Tidemand is the owner and Managing Director of …
Otto Gregaard Tideman is the new Singaporean consul in Oslo Read MoreA Vaastergotland-class submarine acquired by Singapore in 2005 from Sweden is now comprehensively upgraded, to include air-independent propulsion. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean officiated at …
Swedish-Singaporean submarine ready to dive Read MoreNokia, the world’s biggest phone maker has stated, that thau intends to stay ahead of its rivals in Asia with a new range of handsets aimed at the region’s increasingly …
Nokia eyes Asia’s untapped markets Read MoreSingapore’s Media Development Authority (MDA) and Sweden’s Business Region Gotenborg, represented by its Center of Visualization has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on interactive digital media (IDM). The MOU aims …
Singapore and Sweden sign agreement on Interactive Digital Media Read MoreThere is a growing consensus that the worst is over for Asia and the rest of the world, but many risks remain, said leaders at the 18th World Economic Forum …
WEForum: Worst of economic crisis over, but Asia still facing risks Read MoreKongsberg Norcontrol IT has signed a contract with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) for the future maritime surveillance system that will cover the Singapore Strait and the …
Kongsberg lands Singapore contract Read MoreAn international business survey ranked Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Sweden among the top 10 countries in the world to be able to survive the global financial crisis the best.The Servcorp …
Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Sweden: Best at beating global crisis Read MoreA delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway visited the ASEAN Secretariat on 4 June 2009. Led by the Director General covering Asia and Oceania, Mrs. Aud Marit …
Norwegian delegation discuss cooperation with ASEAN Read MoreA lethal cocktail of war, natural disasters and economic volatility led the international Red Cross to paint a picture of rising global instability Wednesday as it announced record annual expenditure. …
Red Cross Reports Record Outlay Read MoreASEAN and the European Union (EU) have temporarily halted negotiations for a planned free trade agreement after two years of talks, Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Monday. The decision …
ASEAN and EU suspend free trade talks Read MoreCarlsberg, the Danish brewer, is planning further expansion in Asia to help reduce its substantial exposure to the volatile Russian beer market. “We do see Asia as being a place …
Carlsberg seeks to extend reach in Asia Read MoreFinland has eclipsed Singapore as the world’s most business-friendly place – but the environment for doing business will worsen in many places because of the crisis, a new survey shows. …
Singapore loses top spot for business-friendliness to Finland Read MoreFriday the 30th of May is the last chance for Southeast Asian based Greenlanders to vote for the upcoming election for the local parliament (Landsting) in Nuuk. Every Danish embassy …
Friday last Chance for Greenlandic Voting on the Danish Embassies Read MoreOn June 7, 2009, Denmark elects its members to the European Parliament and a referendum on changes to the constitution regarding succession to the throne. Danes abroad can participate in …
Constitution and EU-parliament election on the Danish Embassies until June the 4th Read MoreNorwegian oil giant StatoilHydro opened a new office, as its Asia Pacific headquarters, in Singapore last Monday. Its latest move reflects the importance of Asia for the firm’s growth, said its …
StatoilHydro opens office in Singapore Read MoreEuropean and Asian foreign ministers meet in Vietnam from Monday with the global financial crisis top of the agenda–but with differences over Burma threatening to steal the headlines. The two-day …
Burma main subject at Europe-Asia meeting Read MoreNorway has been elected as a member of the UN Human Rights Council together with the US. “I am pleased that Norway has now been elected as a member of …
Norway elected to UN Human Rights Council Read MoreDenmark-based CO2 technology company Union Engineering has revealed it is to open a new service centre in Singapore, to better support the company’s large installed base in the South-East Asia …
Union Engineering opens Singapore service centre Read MoreNominated MP Siew Kum Hong has made a police report against netizens posting defamatory comments about him. He revealed this in his blog. He has also requested forums which hosted …
Singaporean MP accused for illegitimate Swedish funding Read MoreThe economic decline is particularly hard on the tourist industry, but also quite advantageous for the tourists who now can enjoy massive fall in prices and discounts – especially in …
Singaporean hotel-prices drops by 35 percent Read MoreWhen it comes to infrastructure the Danish capital and the Southeast Asian City-state provides world-class service – at least according to the analyst at the US HR-company Mercer. On their …
Copenhagen and Singapore has the worlds best infrastructure Read MoreAccording to The Jakata Post, at the annual meeting at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Bali, the members from developed countries, primary the scandinavian group, have asked the bank to channel …
Scandinavia wants’ climate and clean energy while Southeast Asia wants’ development funds Read MoreThe Singapore Symphony Orchestra performed on 2 May 2009 Berlioz’ “La damnation de Faust” with the 36-year old Danish tenor Sune Hjerrild as the leading character. Besides the Danish tenor as Faust, Estonian …
Danish Tenor Sune Hjerrild Performed Faust in Singapore Read MoreMoney does not grow on trees but the Singaporian Government hopes a green economy will pay off by creating 18,000 more jobs and adding $3.4 billion to the Republic’s gross …
Vestas and Neste Oil Make Singaporean Economy Greener Read MoreSingapore-based KS Energy Services has successfully completed the installation of the first wind turbines at the Gunfleet Sands windmill park be operated by Danish company DONG Energy. The project is located …
Singapore-Company Installs Turbines at DONG-Operated Wind Farm Read More