Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
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
Danish Health Tech Group, part of Danish Export Association, in cooperation with the Royal Danish Embassy is inviting companies to join the Pavilion of Denmark at Medical Fair Thailand, 6 …
Invitation to Danish Pavilion at Medical Fair 2017 Thailand Read More
At the annual EU-ASEAN ministerial consultations held in the Filipino capital of Manila on 10 March trade leaders from the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed …
EU and ASEAN: free trade talks possible Read More
Dancham – Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce – plans in 2017 to dig deep into its cash assets, where over 3 mill. Thai Baht have been accumulated over the years, …
Dancham plans for a big deficit in 2017 Read More
Dancham – Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce – experimented this year once again with the format of its Annual Meeting. The old, passive “the board talks – the members listen” format is history, …
New working format of the Dancham AGM 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
“What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child,” wrote British author George Bernard Shaw. For our children, learning …
A Child-Centred Setting for Early Years Education Read More
On March 23, 2017 the class of 2017 of KIS International School hosted an evening exhibition featuring outstanding works of art created by the IB Diploma Visual Arts students. The …
KIS Students exhibit their masterpieces at the “Journey” exhibition Read More
ScandAsia is once again open for applicants from media students from media schools and universities in Denmark for a half year of internship in Bangkok and Singapore. The applicants will …
ScandAsia media internship for Bangkok and Singapore Read More
Last week Nina Hvid Talvela, Minister Counsellor for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries from the Danish Embassy in Kula Lumpur, went to Bangkok to visit the VIV Asia exhibition in order to …
Denmark at VIV Asia in Bangkok 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
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
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
Even though Finnair is in no way a party in the dispute, an announced airport strike in Helsinki will considerably impact Finnair’s flights on Friday 17 March 2017. The strike …
Finnair cancels 90 flights due to airport strike in Helsinki Read More
Danish Womens Network – DWN – and Danes Worldwide are happy to announce their popular Sankt Hans campfire party to be held this year on Saturday 10 June starting at 17.00. The …
Sankt Hans party at Danish Embassy on 10 June 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
Jorgen and Tip Lundbaek celebrated on Saturday 11 March the 5 Year Anniversary of Hotel Mermaid Bangkok which was inaugurated in 2012 by HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark. “It is not …
Hotel Mermaid Bangkok celebrates 5th Anniversary 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
In your opinion, over the past year, has the level of corruption in this country increased or decreased or stayed the same? This was among questions asked to nearly 22,000 …
Survey: Thailand the Asian country with least increase in corruption 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
Princesses, pirates, superheroes and cats. There were many different costumes when Danish Women’s Network and Danes Worldwide Learning Center invited to the Danish holiday Fastelavn at Natural Park in Bangkok. On …
Fastelavn party in Bangkok exceeded all expectations 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
Pork roast, fillet of plaice, roasted duck, risalamande and much more. All of the classic Danish Christmas foods were served at the garden of the Danish Embassy, Bangkok when the …
Plenty of Christmas food at Danish New Year Luncheon Read More
On 9 – 12 March 2017 it is once again time for one of the year’s happy highlights – where the bonds between people, and between people and elephants are …
Swedes to compete at Anantara’s Elephant Polo 2017 tournament Read More
A Swedish frequent tourist to Thailand, Annika Owenmark, was so happy with new form of beach chairs on Kamala Beach, Phuket, that she took a picture and send a message …
Swede likes sand chairs on Phuket beach Read More
Scandinavian Society Siam regrets to inform you that the annual Garden Party in the garden of the Residence of the Danish Ambassador has been postponed from 11 March to now …
Scandinavian Garden Party postponed to 25 March Read More
“You will have a Danish Christmas in Bangkok this year,” promised the new Secretary General of the Danish Church Abroad Mrs Pia Sundbøll at a meeting yesterday 28 February 2017 …
Danish Christmas in Bangkok this year Read More
When telling the story to ScandAsia about Lifestyle Asia co-founder Richard Nilsson indicated that they would not be independent forever. After celebrating 10 years in business in 2016 the announcement …
Lifestyle Asia joins Burda International Read More
Head of Primary School Duncan Stonehouse receives the Eco-Schools certificate from representatives of WWF Thailand On Tuesday 21st February 2017, Bangkok International Preparatory and Secondary School (Bangkok Prep) became the first school in …
Bangkok Prep receives Eco-Schools Green Flag Award Read More
To the naked eye the stunning villas of The Royals Sands may look like any other luxurious 5-star resort but Thai Swedish-owned, Maxxi Factory, used a new and innovative approach …
A new and innovative approach to build a resort Read More
Tornum from Sweden is a developer and manufacturer of grain facilities that has evolved into a market-leading global supplier. The company has announced in February 2017 the establishing of a …
Swedish grain management company establishes Thailand subsidiary Read More
Kjetil Paulsen, Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia, met with newly appointed executive director of Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, ADPC, Hans Guttman, on Friday 17 February 2017. They discussed the …
Norwegian Ambassador meets Asian Disaster Preparedness Center Read MoreIn Celebration of International Women’s Day, Bumrungrad Hospital and Wanderlust Magazine are excited to bring you a full day of entertaining and informative activities centered around the topic of Optimizing …
The Passage of Time – Optimizing your Expat life in Bangkok Read More
To tighten the bonds between Thailand and Norway a 2,000-year-old Tipitaka has been presented to Thailand by the Conservation Institute of Schoyen from Norway. Kjetil Paulson, Norwegian Ambassador to Bangkok, as …
Norway presents 2000-year-old Tipitaka to Thailand Read More
In partnership with among other all the Nordic chambers of commerce organisations in Bangkok, EuroCham Cambodia organises the full-day seminar: ‘Cambodia Focus: Explore opportunities across the border on 14 March …
Cambodia Focus event in Bangkok Read More
2017 is a year of celebration for Finland. SF100, or Suomi Finland 100, is the celebration of the nation’s 100 years as an independent nation. The Embassy of Finland in …
Suomi Finland 100 years Bangkok events 2017 Read More
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
”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
OpenTeleHealth, a Danish company specialising in health monitoring, met with one of Thailand’s leading public hospitals, Siriraj Hospital on Wednesday 8 February 2017, accompanied by the Danish Embassy in …
Danish company discuss collaboration with Siriraj Hospital 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
A funny video for at serious cause. Help a Dane is a new campaign from the Danish Cancer Society and the Danish foundation Trygfonden asking locals in Thailand to help …
Danish Cancer Society ask Thailand for help Read More
On Wednesday, 8 February 2017, Halton Group, a Finnish company specialising in indoor climate and indoor environmental products, services and solutions, announced a new strategic alliance with Thai Welbilt Inc. …
Finnish Halton Group announce alliance with Thai company Read More
Yesterday, 8 February 2017, the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in Pattaya arranged a boat trip to the island of Koh Pai. The church often arranges boat trips to various ilands during …
Norwegian Seaman’s Church boat trip to Koh Pai Read More
Mikkeller, a Danish microbrewery, will be opening a new bar in Chiang Mai in Thailand. According to a press release from 3 February 2017 the new bar will be opening …
Danish Microbrewery Mikkeller to open in Chiang Mai Read More
Brighton College International School Bangkok, represented by Head Master, Mr. David Tongue, announces the partnership between the school and PlanToys®, Thailand’s innovative toy company. The two organisations have been working …
“Brighton College Bangkok” to partner with PlanToys® in fostering sustainable learning Read More
On Wednesday 22 February, Bangkok Prep is holding a welcome and information session for new families interested in their child joining Nursery or Reception. The event will begin at 8:00 …
Bangkok Prep Early Years Open Morning Read More
A Danish Church Abroad has long been requested by the many Danish residents in Thailand. The Danish Seamen’s Church and Church Abroad, DSUK, have been working with a group of people …
New hope for Danish Church in Thailand Read More