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Singapore Airlines and Scandinavian airline SAS are to deepen their cooperation on flights between Scandinavia and Singapore as they aim to make gains in the key Europe-Asia market, according to …
Singapore Airlines and SAS to Deepen Alliance Read MoreScandinavian Airlines and Singapore Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of entering into a joint venture agreement to introduce a jointly operated non-stop route between Stockholm …
SAS and Singapore Airlines to start joint non-stop flight to Stockholm Read MoreSince the end of 2011 Norway and Denmark are the only countries left in the Scandinavian Tourist Board as Sweden pulled out of the collaboration. Scandinavian Tourist Board (STB) will …
Scandinavian Tourist Board without Sweden Read MoreSome 500,000 Year One (seven-year-old) pupils in Malaysia will benefit from fee-free education with the start of the semester on 4 January 2012. The recently announced free education policy, which …
Malaysia Initiates Free Education, Similar to Nordic Countries Read MoreThailand is set to experience a full pace of 3G network expansion, along with a few planned 4G pilot projects, in 2012, said the Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson to …
Ericsson: First taste of 4G likely in 2012 Read MoreScandAsia wishes all readers a spectacular and prosperous Year of The Dragon. Your ScandAsia News Team
Happy New Year! Read MoreA Swedish court sentenced a man to five years prison on 27 December 2011 for a series of sex crimes against children, including a rape, in the Philippines and possession of more …
Man jailed in Sweden for child rape in Philippines Read MoreWhat must be described as an intensified Sweden PR showcase is going on in Singapore, courtesy the Embassy of Sweden, where the focus so far has been on food products …
Embassy Showcasing a Smorgasboard of Sweden Read MoreThe Norwegian Seamen’s Church and Swedish Church in Singapore celebrated Christmas this year by having fun with all those who were present. It was a truly a time of fun …
Christmas Celebration at the Norwegian and Swedish Churches in Singapore Read MoreThe Vietnamese police force are finalising paperwork to extradite a Swedish couple to their home country after they were arrested in southern Vietnam on a wanted warrant by Interpol. Senior Lieutenant …
Wanted Swedish Couple Nabbed in Vietnam Read MoreSpennare, the Swedish global market leader and manufacturer of portable display systems, has inked an exclusive deal with Display Asia, part of the People ‘n Rich Group of Companies, to …
Swedish Spennare teams up with Malaysian Display Asia Read MoreChrist Church on Convent Road in Bangkok was filled with Scandinavians and the sound of Nordic hymns filled the Church on 24 December 2011 when the Swedish vicar Lovisa Moller …
Danish Church Minister Christmas Service in Bangkok Read MoreSingapore’s Jurong Shipyard has awarded,Gothenburg Sweden headquartered GVA, a contract for the design of a GVA 3000E Accommodation Unit. The new unit, to be installed in the North Sea Norwegian …
GVA to Design Harsh Environment Accommodation Rig for Jurong Read MoreEltek has signed a contract with Volvo Car Corporation on deliveries of on-board chargers for a hybrid electrical vehicle program. Under the agreement, Eltek will supply EV Powercharger 3000 water-cooled …
Eltek awarded contract with Volvo Car Corporation Read MoreVolvo IT, a fully owned Volvo company, will by the end of 2012 take over handling the data centre of ICA’s logistics systems. The ICA Group is one of Northern …
Volvo IT to take over the ICA’s data centre Read MoreA Swedish man in his 50s from northern Cebu, Philippines has died after a motorcycle accident. The victim lived in Cebu with his Filipino wife. The Swedish foreign ministry confirmed …
Swede in Cebu Dies After Motorcycle Accident Read MoreA Swedish tourist was found burned to death at a hotel room in Kuta, Bali, on Friday, reports The Jakarta Globe. A hotel staffer found the body of the 20-year-old named …
Swede found dead in hotel room in Kuta, Bali Read MoreThe SSS Golf Cup was re-instated in the Scandinavian Society Siam’s Golf Section on Saturday 10 December 2011 after the trophy has been lost between two recipients. A new trophy …
SSS Golf Cup Trophy Re-instated Read MoreThe interest in Stockholm’s environmental expertise is increasing in China as its government and companies struggle to reduce their carbon footprint and cut energy costs. In October, six Stockholm-based companies …
China seeks Swedish cleantech expertise Read MoreOn 21 December 2011, for the first time in three years, the Nordic Chambers arranged a field trip for their members and friends to tour the new IKEA Bangna. Several …
Nordic Chambers Visit IKEA Bangna Read MoreThe Indonesian Embassy said in a statement that dozens of Balinese Hindus and Swedish Hindu converts commemorated the last day of the 10-day-long Galungan festival (also known as Kuningan Day) …
Balinese in Stockholm celebrate Galungan Read More
The Swedish serial entrepreneur Johan Staël von Holstein has made Singapore his new home since a few years back. He hopes he will be able to stay on, now seeing …
Johan Staël von Holstein in Singapore: We Are Enslaved by 2.0 Technologies! Read MoreAccording to the Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) as reported in Bernama, Langkawi is anticipating the arrival of more than 3,380 tourists from the Scandinavian countries between now, December 2011 and …
Over 3,000 Scandinavian Tourists to Visit Langkawi Read MoreAB Volvo of Sweden has officially taken over the UD truck business in Thailand, ending a two-year legal dispute with Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International. Tan Chong, licensed by Nissan …
Volvo takes over UD truck operations in Thailand Read MoreNo Passport Applications during 26 December 2011 – 2 January 2012 on the Embassy of Sweden in Singapore. From Monday December 26, 2011 to Monday January 2, 2012, the Embassy …
No Passport Applications During Christmas Holiday Read MoreBy NIST Student Mathilda Strobel with help from the DWBI team The Mercy Centre is a foundation set up in 1973, devoted to the children of Bangkok’s slums. One of …
Making Christmas Dreams Come True Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in China organised a Christmas Reception on 14 December 2011 for Chinese studying the Swedish language at the Beijing Foreign Studies University as well as the China …
Christmas Reception for Swedish and Chinese language students Read MoreWhen the Malaysia Sweden Business Association celebrated its 25 years anniversary with a bonanza on October 13th 2011 it did so without any representatives from the Embassy of Sweden, Kuala …
MASBA Celebrating 25 With Back to the 80’s Read MoreThe Swedish Embassy in Bangkok invited members of the Thai media, PR representative, Consultants, Communication Strategists, and Embassy colleagues on 14 December 2011 to show how they can be active …
Swedish Embassy Media Event Read MoreAs of 3 January 2012, the Danish Embassy in Singapore, Hanoi and Hong Kong will be part of the Danish Visa Self Service website (VSS). Through the website, applicants for Schengen visa can …
Self-Service for Schengen Visa Read MoreSingapore’s first Archer-class submarine, the RSS Archer, entered on Friday 9 December active service. Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen officiated at a commissioning ceremony at the Changi Naval Base together …
Submarine Commissioning Ceremony Read More“Sweden is a leading IT-country and the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok is right up front, too, when it comes to applying digital means of serving its clients.” That was the …
Sweden – digitally yours Read MoreAround a hundred invited guests recently took part in the festive celebration of Lucia at the Swedish Residence. Ambassador Ingemar Dolfe warmly welcomed all friends of Sweden and described how …
Lucia Celebration at the Singapore Swedish Residence Read MoreHilton Hotel Singapore is set to serve an authentic Nordic cuisine at Checkers Brasserie come this Christmas season. The hotel will be collaborating with the well-known FINDS restaurant in Hong …
Hilton Singapore Celebrates Christmas with Nordic Flair Read MoreClarke Quay invites you to its most anticipated and extravagant “I Love New Year” countdown party come Saturday, 31 December 2011, from 22:00 at Central Fountain Square, Clarke Quay. The …
New Year’s Countdown Party at Clarke Quay Read MoreAmong the most appealing and interesting technical jobs you can find in the world, locksmiths are without any doubt among the top number 1 jobs. Locksmiths, as you might know …
Role of Swedish locksmiths in Europe Read MoreIt will be the month of the 80s hit-makers as Roxette and Duran Duran are set to perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium within days of each other in March.First in …
Roxette to Perform in Singapore March 2012 Read MoreFor a few years now MalaysiaSpecialisten have been promoting Malaysia to Scandinavians as a tourist country and also its Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme targeting foreign investors. The former …
Portensis Strongly Believing in Malaysia Investment Read MoreDJ Stonebridge is throwing a huge New Years Eve Countdown Party on 31 December 2011 in Singapoe from 8PM right up to 5AM along with ADTagTeam and New Asia’s Chris …
New Years Countdown Singapore Party with DJ Stonebridge and Friends Read More
Text and photo by Swedish Chamber of Commerce in China – Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s most popular events just took place, the Christmas party in Beijing was held on December …
Big Christmas Party in Beijing and Shanghai Read MoreScandinavian Airlines’ long-haul premium economy offering, Economy Extra, has been named the world’s best in a new survey by Global Traveler. Over 36,000 frequent travelers participated, of which almost all …
SAS Economy Extra Named the World’s Best Read MoreOn December 6th 2011, thirty months after the actual beginning of the project Mandala in Bang Tao, it was finally recognised by the Thanachart Bank Thailand Property Awards for its …
Swede Wins Property Award in Thailand Read MoreNordcham HCMC’s Christmas Party on Friday 2 December 2011 was yet another great event. The guests were served glögg on arrival until everybody had arrived. Then followed a traditional Nordic …
Great Nordcham HCMC Christmas Party Read MoreA 27 year old Swedish man from Tumba, who shared a house with a katoey ladyboy in Phuket, has been accused of stealing her belongings when he moved out. The …
Thai Ladyboy Claims Swede Stole Her Valuables Read MoreSerenity’s X’mas & New Year Platters, available from 13 December 2011 to 1 January 2012, comes with a portion of Spanish style Suckling Pig, Carvings of Herbal Roasted Turkey, Premium …
Serenity Spanish Bar & Restaurant’s Festive Season Platters Read MoreThe United Nations human rights office on Friday 9 December called on Thai authorities to reform laws that jail people convicted of insulting senior members of the country’s royal family, …
UN Concerned with Thai Lese Majeste Laws Read MoreHua Hin has for a number of years attracted Scandinavian tourists in general and Sweeds in particular. Apart from the traditional charter tourism in Hua Hin an established part of …
New Swedish School to Open in Hua Hin During 2012 Read MoreLundin Petroleum has “spudded” an appraisal well offshore Malaysia. In oil drilling “spudding” means the very start of drilling on a new well. The new well is at the PM307 …
Lundin Starts Drilling Malaysian Offshore Well Read MoreIndonesian company North Sea Boats (NSB) established by the Swedish boat builder John Lundin has secured a deal with Composites Technology Research Malaysia Composites Engineering (CTRM CE) to build and …
Malaysia-Indonesia Co-operation Buys Swedish Boats Read MoreBy June 2011 the Swedish Chef de Cuisine had been over seven years at the helm of Senses, Hilton Kuala Lumpur. And in December the previous year he launched his …
Cook Australian and Swedish Dishes By Chef Michael Elfwing Read More