Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The number of both foreign and Thai tourists traveling to Chiang Mai province, Thailand, have significantly increased during the Thai’s Loi Krathong or Yipeng Festival, which will be held from …
Foreign tourists flood Chiang Mai during Yipeng Festival Read More
Anyone interested in bettering their European languages skills and exploring more on European cultures should not miss the upcoming event, “European Languages Cafe.” As the event is to be on …
Join European Languages Cafe 2022 Read More
Thailand’s energy company, Bangchak Group has continued its investment in the Norewgian OKEA ASA since the beginning of November 2022 by acquiring three more petroleum fields, including the Brage field, …
Bangchak invests more in Norway OKEA Read More
Expatriates in the UAE now have the incentive to send money back home as the currencies of Pakistan, Philippines, and India have hit an all-time low. Recent reports say that …
UAE expats rushing to send money to Pakistan, Philippines, India as currencies plunge to all-time low Read More
The illustrated book “Farang Affairs” by Stephff captures details of internationals’ life who live in Thailand into the original cartoons many foreigners (“Farang”) and local Thais can relate to. Some …
Dive in “Farang Affairs” book to explore truths via political cartoons Read More
A 30 year-old man, Mr. Dan – mistakenly first reported as Danish but in fact Norwegian – crashed his white sedan into Chiang Mai moat in Chiang Mai province in …
Norwegian man crashes car into Chiang Mai moat causing one dead Read More
North Korea fired not less than 23 missiles Wednesday and one of them came down very close to the South Korean coastline. The missile landed 57 kilometers east of the …
North Korea fires 23 missiles escalating tensions with USA and South Korea Read More
Anders Widén, a Swedish businessman who lived several periods of his interesting life in South East Asia, has published his life story in Swedish with the title “Möten i Monsun och …
Memoirs of Anders Widén published Read More
The employment rate for immigrants from Thailand and other non-western origins lived in Denmark has been on a rise in recent years. According to Danmarks Statistik, the non-western group’s employment …
Increasing employment rate for Thai immigrants in Denmark Read More
One Norwegian citizen was confirmed to have died in the tragic Halloween party in Itaewon, South Korea last Saturday, 29 October 2022. Though, no details of age or identity of …
One Norwegian case confirmed among losses of life in South Korea Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Singapore announced to have concluded Nordic Green 2022 featuring the Nordic Green Talks – the virtual live-stream event “Green Transition and Energy Resilience”. The …
Nordic Embassies and ASEAN Nations discussed carbon neutral ambitions at Nordic Green 2022 Read More
The death toll at a Halloween party in Itaewon, South Korea happened on Saturday, 29 October 2022 causing at least 151 people dead and 82 injured. Yonhap News Agency reported …
More than 100 died in tragic Halloween party in South Korea Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) is to organize the event, “GAC Company Visit and Networking Lunch” on 3 November 2022 at GAC Thoresen Logistics (GTL) Amata from 10:00 AM …
SweCham members invited to join “GAC Company Visit and Networking Lunch” Read More
The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) is to organize “FinlandTalk:100 Social Innovations from Finland” on 10 November 2022 from 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM (BKK Time). The seminar will feature …
Join FinlandTalks on 100 Social Innovations from Finland Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (TSCC) invites all interested attendees to join the event, “BCCT/Nordic Chambers Business Networking” to be held on 9 November 2022, from 6 PM to 9 …
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The leading Norwegian telecom firm, Telenor called Thailand’s telecommunications regulators on Wednesday, 26 OCtober 2022 to seek more clarification on the DTAC-True merger’s conditions. Mr. Sigve Brekke, Telenor’s Chief Executive, …
Norwegian Telenor seeks clarification on DTAC-True merger conditions Read More
Growth numbers for the Asian markets are the driving force of Danish brewer Carlsberg’s sales numbers for the quarterly financial accounts. Conversably, the brewer’s growth numbers for Western Europe will …
Asian markets to prompt Carlsberg’s sales growth Read More
The leading Norwegian plastics research and development company, Norner, together with Thai chemical innovation firm, SCG Chemicals (SCGC) and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) recently organized a seminar, …
Norwegian Norner and Thai SCGC held “Circular Packaging For Real” seminar Read More
The Thai-Norwegian actress, Urassaya Sperbund, also known as “Yaya” shared her perspectives on growing up with the Thai and Norwegian culture on a show, “Student of The World (กลิ่นความเจริญ)” of …
Thai-Norwegian actress Urassaya shares “appreciation of family” is what both countries have in common Read More
Thai Bangchark Corporation Plc (BCP) aims to learn from Norwegian’s Okea how to control carbon dioxide emissions for reducing its carbon footprint. Mr. Chaiwat Kovavisarach, chief executive of BCP and …
Thai energy firm Bangchak learns to manage CO2 emissions from Norway Read More
Early Monday morning local time, South Korean military fired warning shots against a North Korean vessel at an inter-Korean maritime border – the Northern Borderline – separating the two countries. …
South Korea fires warning against North Korean sea vessel on maritime border Read More
The popular Danish Christmas Bazaar in Bangkok is back on Friday 2nd December 2022 from 12:00-20:00 at beautiful Gaysorn Urban Resort. Don’t miss i. Last year, in 2021, the bazaaar was …
Christmas Bazaar in Bangkok is back! Read More
The Bank of Thailand is to adjust the process of money depositing via CDM machines which requires individuals to verify their identity with a debit card, ATM card or credit …
Bank of Thailand adjusts the process of money depositing via CDM machines Read More
The fourth International Guitar Festival and Competition is to be organized at the Kim Dong Theater in Hanoi, Vietnam from 18 to 20 November 2022. According to Radio the Voice …
International Guitar Festival of 2022 to be held in Vietnam Read More
The Swedish fashion retailer, H&M, announced its partnership with Shopee to launch the first “H&M Thailand Official Store” on Shopee Mall online platform in the aim of making customers’ shopping …
H&M collabs with Shopee to expand in Thai e-commerce Read More
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC), in collaboration with the European Chamber of Commerce Thailand (EABC), will organize the event “EABC 2nd Joint European Networking Cocktail” on Tuesday, 29 November …
Expand your connection in EABC 2nd Joint European Networking Cocktail Read More
Thailand’s telecommunication regulator decided to “acknowledged” and approved the merger between True Corp. and Telenor’s Total Access Communication (DTAC), but with conditions attached. The conditions to be applied to the …
No voices can stop major True-DTAC deal Read More
There are many reasons to dive into the world of Forex as a new investor, such as the fact that it’s accessible, fast-paced, and offers the possibility of making quick …
Best Forex Brokers for Beginners in Hong Kong Read More
On Tuesday October 18th, the Finnish ambassador H.E. Mr.Jyri Järviaho opened the door to his beautiful residence for the media. He was joined by the other four Nordic ambassadors, H.E. …
All about happiness, equality and human rights – Nordic Film Festival 2022 Read More
The 14th CFA Institute Global Pension Index, conducted by the American asset management firm Mercer, was recently revealed that Thailand has the worst pension system in the world. The survey …
Thailand is ranked as having the worst pension system in the world Read More
As North Korea is determined to develop its missile technology, missiles continue to sporadically fly about causing great disturbance to the neighboring countries. According to Danish public media DR, the …
North Korea tests warplanes and fires another missile Read More
The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) invites any interested participants to join the “KIS Halloween Hangout” that will be hosted on Saturday, 29 October 2022, from 10 AM to 1 …
Celebrate Halloween at “KIS Halloween Hangout” Read More
Mr. Thórir Ibsen, the Icelandic Ambassador designated to the Embassy of Iceland in Beijing, China visited Phuket Province, Thailand yesterday, 12 October 2022. The Ambassador discussed tourism and the opening …
Iceland discusses opening consulate in Phuket Read More
Telenor expands its presence in Singapore to capture regional opportunities. – The strengthened team at our Singapore headquarters will add value to our operations and safeguard our interests in the …
Catching opportunities: Telenor to strengthen Singapore operations Read More
AirAsia Thailand recently announced launching flights from Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport (DMK) to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and Lucknow city in northern India. According to Travel News Asia, the …
Thai AirAsia launches flights from Bangkok to capital of Bangladesh and city in northern India Read More
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce (TNCC) is to organize the “TNCC Meets the Norwegian Ambassador” along with Team Norway in Bangkok to formally welcome H.E. Ambassador Mrs Astrid Emilie Helle, …
Meet the Norwegian Ambassador to Bangkok Read More
IKEA has recently launched the collection, “OBEGRÄNSAD” in collaboration with the electronic music artists, Swedish House Mafia this month, October 2022. The “OBEGRÄNSAD” or “unlimited” in Swedish is built on …
New collection of IKEA and Swedish House Mafia is launched Read More
The Ambassadors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in Thailand welcome you to the press conference of the Nordic Film Festival 2022. The event will take place at the …
Nordic Film Festival 2022 in Bangkok – Press Conference Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for October 2022 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia October 2022 You can also read …
ScandAsia Magazine October 2022 Read More
The mass shooting incident in Thailand, happened previously this week, at the Child Development Center Uthaisawan in Nong Bua Lamphu Province resulted in the deaths of 37 people, including 13 …
Mass shooting in Thailand results deadly losses and what Thai laws lack Read More
The secretary-general of the Thailand Consumers Council (TCC), Ms. Saree Aongsomwang expressed concerns over Thai media quality at a public seminar, “Quality Content and Opportunities for Growth in Rating” on …
Critiques over Thai media and its quality Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Bangkok recently organized an event, “Urbanization and Obesity” in collaboration with the Diabetes Association of Thailand and Novo Nordisk Pharma (Thailand) Ltd. The event was …
Denmark and Thailand work together for better health of urban citizens Read More
The Thai lawyer, Mr. Somboon Boonyapirom petitioned for the cancellation of the merger between Telenor’s DTAC and True Corporation via the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok on Thursday, 6 October 2022. …
Thai lawyer petition Telenor should call off the merger with True Corp. Read More
Thursday morning local time, North Korea fired two short-ranged ballistic missiles from its capitol, Pyongyang. According to Danish newspaper Politiken, this was reported by South Korean officers to South Korean …
North Korea fires seventh missile upon joint South Korean-American counteract Read More
The Embassy of Finland invites all interested attendees to join the Finland Talks “Life Changing Finnish Design: How Finland Influenced Me as a Designer?” on 12 October 2022 from 3.00 …
Join Finland Talks: Life Changing Finnish Design Read More
Thai firm, Chai Watana Tannery Group Public Company Limited (CWT) has launched the waste management project, “Refuse Derived Fuel” (RDF) in Nakhon Sawan province, Thailand. As the project is invested …
Thai project “Refuse Derived Fuel” benefits from Finnish technology Read More
“Revenge traveling” was the term which the tourism industry invented to describe the boom in traveling activity that shot up as soon as all the Covid related traveling restrictions were …
Revenge partying Read More
The CEO of Finnish berry company Polarica, Jukka Kristo, has been detained on the suspicion of human trafficking. The company has already brought around 1.000 berry pickers from Thailand to …
CEO of Finnish berry firm suspected of human trafficking Read More
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is able to confirm that a Danish citizen has passed in a prison in Thailand.” This was endorsed by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs …
Danish inmate has died in Klong Prem prison in Bangkok Read More
A 47-year-old Swedish man, Christoffer Mattias Hans Ottoson was safely helped out of his burning car after a car crash accident on Pasak Soi 1 road, Choeng Thale district, Bangkok …
Swedish man safely rescued from burning car in Bangkok Read More