Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The 2 February 2017 networking by the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) was held at the familiar venue Huntsman’s Pub, Landmark Hotel, where the sponsor and member company in focus …
Nishaville resort promoted at Thai-Swedish Bangkok event Read More
On 12 January Malaysia’s Minister of International Trade and Industry, met with 17 Swedish companies active in Malaysia for discussions on various topics. Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamad was accompanied …
Malaysian trade minister meets Swedish companies Read More
Accompanied by 15 Swedish companies working with clean energy solutions, Ibrahim Baylan, Swedish Minister for Policy Coordination and Energy, visited Jakarta from 15 to 17 February 2017 to work towards an …
Swedish Energy Minister visits Indonesia 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
On 20 January, the Embassy of Sweden, Kuala Lumpur and Volvo Trucks Malaysia visited Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) for an interactive session with about 120 students. The students were …
Swe embassy, Volvo Trucks Malaysia visit students Read More
”Thailand is the land of smiles, but we, the media, are not smiling,” said Thepchai Yong, the President of the Confederation of Thai Journalists, on Wednesday 15 February 2017 as …
Thai media admires Finland at Press Freedom debate 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
After 20 years in business The Cabinet (equally representing a Hua Hin-based furniture store, a kitchen and interior designer etc.) have achieved more than even those who think they know …
Much more than cabinets – Thai-Swedish business celebrates 20 Read More
Johanna Brismar Skoog, Swedish Ambassador to Jarkarta, visited the inauguration of Water4All in Cisalam on Wednesday, 8 February 2017. Water4All is a Corporate Social Responsibility project from PT Atlas Copco …
Swedish Ambassador at clean water project inauguration 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
Spots of snow were at the ground outside Swedish East Asian Museum, Östasiatiska Museet in Swedish, as colourful Chinese dragons last week were dancing on top of people dressed warmly …
Chinese New Year in Stockholm Read More
On Wednesday 1 February 2017 the Vietnamese government launched their new e-visa to let tourists skip visiting a local embassy or wait in line at the airport for visa on …
Easier visa for Scandinavian tourists to Vietnam Read More
NordCham Philippines held its Annual General Membership meeting (AGM) on January 31, 2017 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati. The AGM elected the members of the 2017 NordCham Board …
NordCham Philippines AGM appoints new board Read More
In November 2016 the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok and Business Sweden brought a manufacturing delegation of Swedish companies to Thailand for the second year in a row. This included, …
Swedish business solutions for Thai manufacturing towards Industry 4.0 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
The first ever Sino-Swedish Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum took place in 2016 at Hangxing Science Park in Beijing on 21 November, organized by alumni organization Sweden Alumni Network in China …
Sino-Swedish innovation forum, Beijing Read More
In the context of the Team Sweden in Hong Kong collaboration, the Consulate General of Sweden, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Business Sweden had a joint team building …
Team Sweden in Hong Kong get together Read More
ScandAsia met up in southern Thailand with Mr Conny Andersson, who can appropriately be seen as a ‘travelling chef’, having been on assignments as a cook to far-flung corners of …
Chef Conny Andersson enhances Six Senses’ healthy concept Read More
Telenor will be the first operator in Sweden to abolish roaming taxes on surfing the internet in countries outside Europe. From 26 January 2017, Swedes with Telenor’s subscription ‘Telenor Frihet’ …
Telenor to abolish roaming taxes in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia Read More
Bangkok’s riverfront Millennium Hilton Bangkok invites the public to Swedish jazz –‘A night with Ulf & Eric Wakenius’, up at the panorama venue Threesixty Jazz Lounge. The Swedes will perform …
Swedish jazz in Thailand to perform late King’s songs 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 Saturday 21 January 2017, the Royal Thai Embassy in Stockholm held a Buddhist Ceremony marking the 100th day of the passing of H.M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The ceremony was attended by …
Buddhist ceremony in Stockholm Read More
On Monday 23 January 2017, a tour boat caught fire and sank to the bottom of the ocean on its way to Koh Rok in the Ko Lanta district of …
Swedes in boat drama in southern Thailand Read More
It is that time of the year again, when the sun begins to rise higher and higher in the sky, step by step and day by day, up in the …
Semla seduction at Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok 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
A 35-year-old Swedish man has been arrested in Chiang Mai for falsely claiming that he had been robbed. The Swede told the police that he had been approached by a gang …
Swede arrested in Chiang Mai Read More
The 2016 Nordic Design and Innovation Week, which was held on 4-13 November 2016, was arrange for the fourth time. The event is a platform to showcase the Nordic concept …
Nordic Design and Innovation Week 2016 Read More
In 2017 there will for the first time in Asia be a Nordic exhibition space at Hofex in Hong Kong, the region’s leading food & hospitality tradeshow. A Swedish Pavilion …
Nordic exhibition at Hofex 2017 Hong Kong 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
Sweden’s Ambassador to Thailand, Mr Staffan Herrström is on a visit to the northern town of Chiang Mai. On 18 January the Ambassador met with Swedes in Chiang Mai. “Easy …
Ambassor visits Swedes and Diakonia in Chiang mai Read More
A 24-year-old Swedish man was found dead in the swimmingpool of a hotel on Koh Chang at 5 am on Saturday 14 January 2017. The Swede was not a guest …
Swede found dead in pool at Koh Chang Read More
In cooperation with the Swedish company EF, the Consulate General of Sweden Shanghai arranged a Study in Sweden Seminar at EF International Language Centers on 7 January 2017. Around 40 …
Study in Sweden Seminar at EF Shanghai Read More
On 20 December 2016 Sweden’s Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist visited Indonesia to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of defence. Peter Hultqvist and his Indonesian counterpart …
Sweden and Indonesia signs defence MoU Read More
A Swedish Gripen 39C fighter jet crashed during a Children’s Day air show in south Thailand on Saturday 14 January. The air show took place at 56 Wing air base, …
Saab Gripen crashes in south Thailand Read More
The Tourism Ministry in Indonesia aims to attract more tourists from Nordic countries in Northern Europe during the Nordic Travel Fair next week in Helsinki, Finland, where it will showcase …
Indonesia to promote tourism in Nordic countries Read More
Sweden’s Minister of Policy Coordination and Energy, Mr Ibrahim Baylan is leading an energy delegation to Jakarta, Indonesia on 14-17 February 2017. Business Sweden, the Swedish Energy Agency and Embassy …
Swedish Energy Minister delegation to Indonesia Read More
Vasaloppet is the oldest and largest cross country ski race in the world. The race is held every year in Dalarna, Sweden. In 2003, Vasaloppet was first introduced in China. …
Vasaloppet held in Changchun, China 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
At last, ScandAsia has caught hold of a Trade Commissioner to learn more about Business Sweden (since the organisation was changed and renamed) and their activities, scope of work, clients …
Business Sweden in Southeast Asia busier than ever Read More
Using no rule books, no conventions and no traditions a new Chinese-Swedish next-gen vehicle concept is born to cater to the Millennials. The brand new global car brand LYNK & …
Volvo Cars’ owner launches new brand Lynk & Co 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
A six-year-old Thai girl was named as one of the 10 winners of a global soft toy design competition held by IKEA, the home furnishing retailer from Sweden. The drawings …
Thai girl named as IKEA design competition winner Read More
Finnish sells without pretties [sliderpro id=”18″] Three boats of the Finnish boat brand Axopar had arrived by ship all the way from Poland, via Singapore, just in time for Ocean …
Axopar debuts Pattaya boat show Read More
For the second year in a row, you can kick off the new year at the New Nordic Music Festival with three weeks of concerts by world famous artists from …
New Nordic Music Festival returns in 2017 Read More
Swedish Vicar in Bangkok Lars Ryderstad and Scandinavian Society Siam had this Christmas once again joined forced and offered a real Nordic Juleaftens Gudstjeneste in Christ Church in Bangkok. Different …
Traditional Scandinavian Christmas in Bangkok 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
On Thursday 15 December 2016, Ms. Martina Fors Mohlin, First Secretary at the Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh, participated in the National Conference on Business Integrity organised annually by …
National Conference on Business Integrity in Phnom Penh 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