Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
SKF in Malaysia hosted the ‘Meet the World‘ football tournament on 10th -11th April in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan. Teams from 12 schools, all district champions, participated to win a …
SKF Malaysia-hosted football tournament Read More
SKF is investing SEK 45 million (RM22 million) in expanding its spherical roller bearing (SRB) capacity in Nilai, Malaysia. This investment will further improve utilisation of the Group’s manufacturing capacity. …
SKF expands production capacity in Malaysia Read More
Four new members were elected to the board of the nearly 100 year old Scandinavian Society Siam at the AGM on Wednesday 3 May 2017 at Rembrandt Hotel, Bangkok. The three …
Young blood at Scandinavian Society Siam Read More
ScandAsia talks to Mr Eric Hallin, General Manager of the four-star Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok, and also the newly elected President of the Thai Swedish Chamber of Commerce. Bearing the same …
Swedish hotelier Eric Hallin at Bangkok’s Scandinavian oasis Read More
Sweden has in April 2017 initiated regional collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to promote decent working conditions in Asia. The Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok has signed a co-funding …
Sweden supports work environment initiative in Asia Read More
NordCham Philippines held the fourth edition of its Awards Night at the Fairmont Makati on March 23, 2017. The event is a gala night that recognizes prominent Nordic-affiliated companies who …
NordCham Awards Night 2017 Read More
On 27 April the University of KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Lund University, both Swedish, held an evening for Thai students considering to study at these universities in Sweden. …
Swedish universities held presentation to Thai students Read More
On 25 April 2017 the Embassy of Sweden, Bangkok held its annual Alumni event. Ambassador Staffan Herrström had the pleasure of inviting Swedish Alumni to an evening filled with creativity …
Alumni invited to Swedish residence in Bangkok Read More
On 24 April 2017 the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) together with the Norwegian Maritime Authority (Sjøfartsdirektoratet), and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore – MPA signed a Memorandum of Understanding. …
Danish, Norwegian and Singaporean maritime authorities agree on E-Certificates Read More
The Nordic Chambers in Bangkok, Axis Communications and Hotel Royal Bangkok Chinatown are jointly inviting to the spring of 2017’s first Nordic event, and one that is likely to be …
Nordic Bangkok community called to spring’s biggest event – in Chinatown! Read More
Two Swedes are currently deeply involved in conceptualising the ingredients that are to form pillars of hospitality excellence for a Thai-owned luxury boutique brand in Thailand. The man steering and …
Swedes in Thai hospitality: Building pillars of excellence Read More
On 4 April 2017, the Consulate General of Sweden in Shanghai together with Study in Sweden participated in Chinese International Education Exhibition Tour (CIEET) in Jiangsu province. It was the …
Study in Sweden joined Jiangsu international education exhibition Read More
Both Finland And Sweden representatives, as key stakeholders, attended a Hong Kong networking luncheon on 10 March with the theme ‘Global Trend of Green Innovations’. Secretary for the Environment, Mr. …
Hong Kong presentation highlighted Green-tech and innovations Read More
On 24 March, China’s Energy Minister Nur Bekri visited Preem‘s refinery in Gothenburg. Preem is Sweden’s largest oil company. The visit took place jointly with a delegation from the Energy …
Chinese minister-led energy delegation visited Preem, Gothenburg Read More
The century-old producer of Swedish knives, Morakniv, in 2016 saw record sales growth by 20 per cent paving the way for further investments. It was a successful year for Morakniv, …
Swedish knife producer Morakniv bets on Asian export Read More
On 27 February the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi hosted a gathering together with Vietnamese journalists, celebrating a very special Swedish occasion. Swedish Ambassador Mr Pereric Högberg and former Ambassador …
Sweden celebrated the Semla bun in Hanoi Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok together with WOCAN, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, launched a regional gender equality support function for development cooperation partners …
Sweden, Wocan launch regional gender equality support Read More
Among the 25 people injured after a tour bus ran into the back of a seven-seat SUV on Wednesday 5 April 2017 was a 72-year-old Swedish man. The accident happened …
Swede injured as bus runs into SUV Read More
Mr. Martin Vercouter, who is already know to many in the Chinese-Swedish business community, is as of 1 April 2017 the new General Manager for the Swedish Chamber of Commerce …
Belgian spearheads Swedish Chamber of Commerce China as its new General Manager Read More
Enviro, a Swedish company known for it’s sustainable solutions and progressive thinking in the environmental field, has made an agreement with Chinese Vanlead Group, Southern China’s biggest tyre manufacturer and …
Swedish Enviro to build tire recycling plant in China Read More
On March 16, the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur, Business Sweden and MATRADE (Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation) organised a joint workshop/seminar in Kuala Lumpur on the theme ‘Exploring …
Sweden Matrade Kula Lumpur seminar Read More
There are different approaches for companies to drive change and improve their performance. Business simulations and experiential learning (the process of learning through experience) is one established method, with objectives …
Learning journeys for businesses: Celemi Read More
Stena from Gothenburg, Sweden is a well-known international shipping business, in particular in Northern Europe for its Stena Line – one of the largest ferry operators in the world. Stena …
Stena Bulk Singapore: Asia very significant going forward Read More
On Thursday 2 March 2017 the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by Securitas, held its Monthly Networking event at the five-star hotel St. Regis on Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok. At …
TSCC Monthly Networking with Securitas Read More
Swedish hotelier Mr. Eric Hallin is the new President of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce following a brief meeting by the newly elected Board of Governors after the AGM on Thursday 30 …
New President in Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is now financially stable with money in the bank and a comfortable profit margin. “We are not here to create a profit, but we must …
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce financially stable Read More
On 21-22 March 2017 the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok hosted their annual workshop for regional development partner organizations; Co-reation for Transformation – Effective Delivery on SDGs through Enhanced Cross-Sectorial Interaction. …
Successful Co-creation workshop at Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read More
Uffe Wolffhechel, the Danish Ambassador to Thailand, welcomed the Scandinavian Society Siam to the garden of the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok for the yearly SSS Garden Party on 25 …
Danish Ambassador on Scandinavian Society Siam’s work in Bangkok Read More
Defence and security company Saab has appointed Dean Rosenfield as new head of Market Area Asia Pacific from 1 January 2018. Dean Rosenfield is today the Managing Director of Saab …
Saab Asia Pacific appoints new Head of market Read More
The Swedish Business Association of Singapore’s (SBAS) completed Annual General Meeting 2017 brought forward quite dramatic changes. Three big news are hereby announced via ScandAsia. When SBAS on 22 March …
An era comes to an end at SBAS Singapore Read More
Being a kid of expats you grow up dealing with many languages; the local language which you talk in the streets, the language you speak to your parents at home, …
Swedish teacher: Apps, audiobooks great for improving Swedish Read More
The Swedish Royal Court has announced that Their Majesties The King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia will pay a State Visit to Indonesia on 22–24 May 2017 at the …
Their Majesties of Sweden invited on State Visit to Indonesia Read More
Sigtunaskolan Humanistiska Läroverket(SSHL), a well-known boarding school in Sweden is holding a guest lecture at the Swedish Residence in Singapore on March 21, 5-7 pm. Dr. Margret Benedik, Director of …
Sigtunaskolan holds Singapore presentation Read More
dtac grows its accelerate success; aiming higher with Batch 5 The importance of start-ups for the business world is of such significance that an accelerator initiative by the Norwegian telecommunications …
dtac CEO Lars Norling: Accelerator programme very important Read More
Defence and security company Saab will exhibit at the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace exhibition (LIMA 2017), in Langkawi, Malaysia, from 21 to 25 March. The trade show is held …
Saab returns to Langkawi for LIMA 2017 Read More
Saab Group and Vestergaard Company, where also among the Nordic companies attending the Inter Airport South East Asia trade show, held in Singapore on 15 – 17 February 2017. Technology …
Saab Group, Vestergaard target Asian air traffic expansion Read More
The largest food and beverage exhibition in Asia (with more than 75,000 visitors), Sial China in Shanghai, will, in 2017 for the first time in Asia, include a Swedish Pavilion. …
Food trade show Sial China gets Finnish-Swedish Pavilion Read More
Tetra Pak has annouced to build a new plant at its Rayong site in Thailand, dedicated to producing closures for carton packaging. The €24 million investment, which will create around …
Tetra Pak builds new plant in Rayong, Thailand Read More
On 8 March 2017 the Swedish EU Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström visited Singapore and met with several of the country’s ministers. In her blog the EU Commissioner wrote that …
The EU and Singapore reiterate their free trade agreement Read More
“Many people just don’t even know what insurance is. So the very concept of insurance, it is something we have to explain a lot,” says Sebastian Morck, General Manager at …
Swedish BIMA brings security to uninsured Cambodians Read More
Paternity leave as a step towards gender equality in Thailand was promoted with an event held in Bangkok jointly by the Embassy of Sweden and IKEA Thailand, held in connection …
Embassy of Sweden and Ikea promote paternity leave in Thailand Read More
Swedes living in Asia ought to pay attention: Under a bill before the Riksdag, new rules will come into force that will affect people who are permanently resident abroad and …
No more driving license for Swedes in Asia Read More
Swedish branding consultants makes brands stay relevant in the digital world Fast increasing digitalisation and disruption are on everybody’s lips, with many businesses, based on yesterday’s models, struggling in this …
Branding consultants LynxEye ensures digital relevancy Read More
On Friday 10 March the Swedish flagship brand Scania bus was again occurring in Thai media for the wrong reason. Media reported that a double-decker coach had plunged into a …
False ‘Scania’ bus in yet another deadly Thailand traffic accident Read More
There has long been talk about an IKEA opening in the Philippines. At a roundtable media meeting, Harald Fries, Ambassador of Sweden to the Philippines, apparently confirmed that an IKEA …
Ambassador confirms Ikea coming to Philippines Read More
Pereric Hogberg, Ambassador of Sweden to Vietnam, launched a photo competition highlighting gender equality in Vietnam on Monday 6 March 2017. In connection to the International Women’s Day on March …
Sweden launches gender equality photo competition in Hanoi Read More
”H&M group is one of the leading fashion retailers globally when it comes to sustainability and have for many years put great efforts to improve working conditions and strengthen workers’ …
Angry workers damage H&M factory in Myanmar Read More
“Is it the Swedish Government’s intention that its citizens will profit from the Thai government, here in Thailand, while Thai citizens who want to work in Sweden, for example with …
Thailand Swedes’ health insurance campaign gains momentum Read More
A Thai Airways flight TG963 with 300 passengers on board was evacuated Thursday at Arlanda Airport in Sweden following a bomb threat. It has now safely arrived in Phuket airport on …
Thai flight arrives safely after bomb threat in Sweden Read More
On Wednesday 1 March 2017 a new chapter began in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. A new Nordic Chamber of Commerce had their very first meeting where they presented their ideas and …
NordCham Cambodia for better business and viking parties Read More