Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A modern library is to open at the Law University in Ho Chi Minh City on April 18 as part of the a project to strengthen legal education in Vietnam …
Sweden assists law and gender training in HCM City Read MoreAccording to phuketwan.com the latest statistics for guest arrivals on Phuket confirm that the second half of 2008 began exceptionally bad and has set very low expectations for the following …
Scandinavian tourists on Phuket decreases Read MoreThe two Swedish children Calle and Casja adventures on the Thai island of Koh Lanta are now available for Swedish children. The Swedish author Christer Pettersson has wrote a book …
New Swedish children’s book takes place in Koh Lanta Read MoreRepresentatives of Stockholm University and the Swedish group Bactiguard said they are eager to work with Vietnam on healthcare issues – including the son of olof Palme. Professor of Economics …
Olof Palme’s son combats hospital infections in Hanoi Read MoreCost-cutting may be the buzzword among companies these days. But the labour movement said companies should pay more attention to policies that promote work-life balance rather than scale back on …
Scandinavians promote work/life balance in Singapore Read MoreLegendary Philippine film actress Paraluman (real name Sigrid Sophia Agatha Von Giese) passed away Monday morning, an ANC report said. She was 85. Paraluman starred in over 60 movies from …
The Philippine Greta Garbo is dead Read MoreThough they may be geographically poles apart, Indonesia and Sweden are coming closer in at least one area: the promotion of human rights. “Both countries are committed to continuing the …
Indonesia and Sweden to boost human rights Read MoreThe vacation-expenses on the trip to Thailand have lowered a bit this spring. An official statement from the Thai immigration office states that “All foreigners who apply for Tourist Visa …
Free tourist visa to Thailand Read MoreAll passports issued to members of the European Union after July 2009 will contain fingerprints, as a method to identify the bearer of the passport. According to an official statement …
Fingerprints becomes part of Swedish, Finish and Danish passports Read MoreAmbassador of Sweden Ann Marie Bolin Pennegård completed her mission in the Republic of Indonesia April 10, 2009. Ann Marie Bolin Pennegård withdraws from her job as ambassador in the Republic of …
Swedish Ambassador to Indonesia withdraws Read MoreFor more than three decades now, Lumut has played host to the largest Malaysian naval base in the country Recognising the contributions of this town from a laidback fishing enclave, …
Lumut – The new Karlskrona Read MoreTwo Swedish men in their thirties have been arrested in the Philippines on charges of human trafficking. The accused, who are alleged to have forced women to perform sexual acts …
Swedes arested for running brothel in the Philippines Read MoreLars Lang, a partner at Thai Estate Scandinavia Company, said he regretted that a year of preparations had been undone by the recent unrest. “The global financial crisis has clearly …
Thai Estate Scandinavia Company regrets poor crises-preparation Read MoreA Swedish MP states, that a bodyguard of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe roughed him up in Singapore for taking a picture of the African leader. Mugabe is believed to be making …
Swedish MP Roughed up by Mugabe’s bodyguard In Singapore Read MoreBy Tobias JagdTo the soft tones of electronic music from Calle, a DJ famous in Sweden, the first night of networking and entertainment by Scandinavian Thai opened on Wednesday 22 …
Scandinavian Thai Mostly Swedish Read MoreA Swedish exchange student has been arrested along with his Singaporean girlfriend for taking a naked 15-minute walk trough the streets of Singapore. The naked couple were charged of walking …
Naked Swede arrested in Singapore Read MoreThe world famous musical sensation Mamma Mia! comes to Bangkok. This is the first time the musical is played in Thailand. The Bangkok production will be in English but subtitles …
ABBA comes to Bangkok Read MoreSwedish home furnishing company Ikea has set its sights on densely populated Cheras and Ampang in Kuala Lumpur for a new store. IKEA already runs an outlet in Mutiara Damansara, …
IKEA opens new store in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreThe political crisis in Thailand is not ScandAsia news. It is not about us as Scandinavians. If, however you are looking for goods news link to follow the developments. I …
ScandAsia and the Political Crisis in Thailand Read MoreAround forty Swedes joined the special service in Christ Church to welcome Lovisa Möller, their new priest at the Church of Sweden in Bangkok on Sunday 5 April, 2009. Among …
Lovisa Möller Installation Read MoreTwo Swedish women, Linda Bjornered and Gunilla Orwen, have established their own online recruitment company at in Kuala Lumpur with a special focus on assisting Scandinavian job seekers and Scandinavian …
Calling All Vikings Overseas Read MoreAs environmental awareness grows, reusable bags are finding their way into more and more shopping carts these days, and Malaysia is no exception. The Swedish graphic designer Nille Svensson is …
Swede Designs Malaysian Eco-bags Read MoreStudents at Singapore Management University is planning for a Business Study Mission to Scandinavia to provide students with the opportunity to learn firsthand about Scandinavian business culture and socio-political environment.Through …
Singaporean Master in Scandinavia Read More‘Good girls go to heaven – Bad girls go to Pattaya’. T-shits with this and similar catchphrases fill up the unstable shelves of the small open-air clothing stalls along the …
Rolf builds ’The new Pattaya’ Read MoreA hundred thousand people in Cambodia have been forced to move from their land. Sweden drew attention to the humanitarian situation of the homeless in the first dialogue meeting between …
The right to land in dialogue between Sweden and Cambodia Read MoreAccording to Avionnews a Singaporean Jumbo-jet is now turned into a hotel in Stockholm.In the Arlanda airport, a B-747/200 has been parked and turned in an hotel. Seats have been …
Singapore-Buildt Airplane Turned Into Swedish Hotel Read MoreCurrent Ambassador to Stockholm, Apichart Chinwanno, becomes deputy permanent secretary at MFA, one of several such DPS. He is to be replaced in Stockholm by Tanarat Tanaputti, the current Ambassador …
New Thai Ambassador in Stockholm Read MoreTwenty-seven ladies from various Nordic women’s networks in Bangkok on 19 March planted 70 trees in a government-owned semi-jungle setting in Samut Prakan. The initiative was organized by Scandinavian Airlines …
Scandinavian Airlines Plants Trees in Samut Prakan Read MoreThe Volvo Assembly factory in Samut-Prakarn outside Bangkok is possibly about to close due to bad sales figures. Volvo Car Thailand, who is responsible for the national marketing and sale …
Volvo Assembly Factory in Thailand Closed Down Read MoreThe Nordic countries continue to be the most “networked” economies in the world, but the US and Singapore are close behind, according to the latest rankings by the World Economic …
Scandinavia and Singapore: The most Networked Economies in the World Read MoreDespite financial crises Swedish tourist remain loyal to their long time favourite destination for their Holiday. Thailand is still among the Swedes most preferred countries. Along with respectively Grand Canaria …
Thailand Remains a Swedish Favourite Destination Read MoreAt the annual general meeting of the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commence, Belgium-born Roby Jansens of Atlas Copco Ltd. was unanimously elected as the new president for the board of governors.“With …
Belgian New President for TSCC Read MoreIt is not so often you see the old Nordic Vikings so far away from the Arctic Circle, but on March 14, 2009 they arrived in Saigon! Suddenly the Vietnamese …
Lively VIKING FEST 2009 in Saigon Read MoreA new report by the Swedish-based International Foundation for Science (IFS) finds that Vietnamese scientists require additional funding and improved research environments to meet national development and conservation goals. Young …
Vietnamese Scientists Need Funding Read MoreLess than half a year ago the Swedish Association in Hua Hin was founded at a meeting in November at “Sweden Retaurang” with 52 participants. Today, the Association has over …
Fast Growing Swedish Association in Hua Hin Read MoreFilipino children literature author Albert Gamos have been nominated in Sweden’s prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest prize for children and young adult literature according to the consulate …
Filipino Author Nominated to Astrid Lindgren Award Read MoreA proposal to build an express railway between Vietnam’s two biggest cities has been submitted to the Vietnamese Government for approval. Sweden’s SkeriNova Holding Group outlined the proposed …
SkeriNova Plans Vietnamese Express Train Read MoreA 15 year-old Vietnamese student, Tran Le Hong Lien, has defeated 50 other candidates to win first prize in the Swedish Secondary School Mathematics Competition, according to the …
Vietnamese Wins Swedish Mathematics Competition Read MoreAccording to a new docu-soap from Sweden, diplomats have not leaned anything from their criticized handling of the many dead Swedes in Phuket during the Tsunami-catastrophe. Besides they are spoiled …
Swedish Reality Show on Post-Tsunami Diplomacy: Spoiled and Hasn’t Leaned Anything Read MoreVietnam and Laos signed a cooperative agreement on culture and art in the 2009-2012 period in Hanoi on March 5. Signatories to the document were the Vietnamese Minister of Culture, …
SIDA supports Vietnamese/Lao Cultural Cooperation Read MoreSwedish Telecommunication Company Ericsson and Indonesian mobile operator Telekomunikasi Seluar Indonesia (Telkomsel) have extended their existing business partnerships with the clinching of three-year agreement, wherein the former will supply, deploy …
Ericsson signs three-year GSM contract with Indonesian Telkomsel Read MoreThe Philippines should take advantages on the increasing interest from Scandinavian youngsters and focus on youth tourism and intra-Asian travel programs according to ASEAN, tourism Undersecretary of Oscar Palabyab said …
ASEAN Requests Philippines to Focus on Youth Travel Read MoreSingapore offers the world’s lowest rates for making mobile phone calls and surfing the Web, according to a new study by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Released Monday, the report …
ITU: Singapore Mobile Net is the World’s Cheapest Read MoreHuman right activist Khin Ohnmar of Burma, who last year was awarded the Anna Lindh Human Right Prize were – along with Cambodian fellow-activist Pen Somory – denied access to …
Burmese Anna Lindh-Prize Recipient Barred from ASEAN Summit Read MoreThe Embassy of Sweden has denied, that a Swedish company was involved in the controversial Novotel Hanoi On The Park hotel project in Hanoi. Since construction of the four-star hotel …
Sweden Denies SAS Hotel Project Partnership in Vietnam Read MoreThe fusion between the Danish and the Swedish shipping giants will lead to major structural adjustment in the two concerns, for example in Singapore where the local Broström office is …
Mærsk-Broström Fusion Causes Singaporean Layoffs Read MoreMost Swedes does not think that religious matters have any effect on their daily life, According to a survey made by Gallup Sweden ranks number two on the list of …
Atheistic Swedes and Religious Indonesians Read MoreThe Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) has invited urban planners from various parts of the world, including Africa and Latin America, to the capital of Indonesia to participate in the …
SIDA Teams Up with Urban Planners to Fight Manilan Slum Read MoreSwedish ventilation company Systemair is investing further in Asia by opening up two new assembly plants in India and Malaysia. Systemair Malaysia is now a logistic centre for distribution of …
Systemair Opens Assembly Plant in Malaysia Read MoreSweden invites anyone who can write in Vietnamese to participate in a writing contest with the theme of travelling. The contest called Mot Chuyen Di (A Journey) is being organised …
Sweden Launches Writing Contest in Vietnam Read More