Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A little Scandinavian oasis in Krabi, known for its home made Danish and Scandinavian food, is closing after 26 and a half years of bringing people together, travellers as well …
Café Europa in Krabi closing after nearly 27 years Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok together with WOCAN, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, launched a regional gender equality support function for development cooperation partners …
Sweden, Wocan launch regional gender equality support Read More
The head of Thai immigration announced the arrest of five foreign nationals this week in what he called a nationwide pre-Songkran crackdown to help boost the security of Thais and foreign tourists. …
Norwegian sex offender arrested in pre-Songkran security crackdown Read More
Among the 25 people injured after a tour bus ran into the back of a seven-seat SUV on Wednesday 5 April 2017 was a 72-year-old Swedish man. The accident happened …
Swede injured as bus runs into SUV Read More
Danish physiotherapists Mie Jensen and Nanna Riis Madsen have spent the past three months doing what many of their colleagues back home in Denmark may dream of, but few actually …
Danish Physiotherapists Volunteer at Raindrop Foundation in Sakon Nakhon Read More
The Embassy of Finland in Thailand and Finnish Women Abroad, FINWA, co-hosted a networking event at the Finland Pavilion of the Bangkok International Book Fair in Queen Sirikit National Convention …
Finwa and SF100 networking event at Finnish Pavillion Read More
On Thursday night, 30 March 2017, a Dane and a Thai woman were killed in a car accident in Udon Thani. Four other people, including two children, were also injured …
Dane killed in head collision in Udon Thani Read More
As the month changed to April, Danish kitchen company Kvik also changed their Master Franchisee in Asia. On Friday 31 March 2017 Kvik threw a launch party at their Kvik Thonglor Store in …
New Master Franchisee to Kvik Asia Read More
On Thursday 2 March 2017 the Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by Securitas, held its Monthly Networking event at the five-star hotel St. Regis on Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok. At …
TSCC Monthly Networking with Securitas Read More
Swedish hotelier Mr. Eric Hallin is the new President of Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce following a brief meeting by the newly elected Board of Governors after the AGM on Thursday 30 …
New President in Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Read More
The Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is now financially stable with money in the bank and a comfortable profit margin. “We are not here to create a profit, but we must …
Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce financially stable Read More
A flight company must be prepared for crew getting sick before flights. That is what one of Denmark’s two High Courts, Østre Landsret, decided yesterday, on Thursday 30 March 2017. …
Dane compensated after ill Finnair pilot causes delay in Bangkok Read More
The Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok and the Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce co-hosted an event at DTAC Accelerate, joining together the Thai-Norwegian network for exchange students and the Norwegian-owned company DTAC. …
Norway and DTAC host startup event for Thai-Norwegian exchange students Read More
On 21-22 March 2017 the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok hosted their annual workshop for regional development partner organizations; Co-reation for Transformation – Effective Delivery on SDGs through Enhanced Cross-Sectorial Interaction. …
Successful Co-creation workshop at Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read More
Wednesday 22 March 2017 was a big day for the Danish jewellery company Pandora, as they opened their new, highly modernised and green crafting facility in Lamphun near Chiang Mai …
Pandora opens new green crafting facility in Thailand Read More
Kjetil Paulson, Ambassador of Norway to Thailand, met with representatives of the Thai Ministry of Energy as they stopped by the Norwegian Embassy on Friday 24 March 2017 The representatives …
Norway meets with Thai Ministry of Energy Read More
Uffe Wolffhechel, the Danish Ambassador to Thailand, welcomed the Scandinavian Society Siam to the garden of the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok for the yearly SSS Garden Party on 25 …
Danish Ambassador on Scandinavian Society Siam’s work in Bangkok Read More
The Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok hosted Saturday 25 March 2017 the annual Garden Party organised by Scandinavian Society Siam. Around 80 SSS members and their friends had a great …
Danish Embassy Bangkok hosted a great Garden Party Read More
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