Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
[wzslider] Cartoon Network’s first ever fully branded waterpark was recently launched south of Pattaya, located in Bang Saray. The unique and impressive Cartoon Network Amazone development comprises 10 themed entertainment …
Fans fly in to world’s first cartoon waterpark with a smile Read More
Barely a few months into its Asia launch, the new range of Volvo Trucks so impressed customers that key agreements have been inked to supply regional hauliers. Pak Nam Po …
New Volvo truck range gains traction in SE Asia Read More
An argument about money turned nasty for two Norwegian expats in Pattaya late at night between Thursday the 18th and Friday the 19th December, according to local newsmedia Pattaya One. …
Norwegian stabs Norwegian in Pattaya Read MoreThe Danish parliament voted on December 18 to allow dual citizenship. The Danish parliament passed a law that will allow expats living in Denmark to become naturalised Danish citizens while …
Denmark officially recognizes dual citizenship Read More
The Development Cooperation Section at the Embassy has today agreed with UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) to support the programme; “Improving State Capacity to More Effectively Prevent, …
New Swedish support to combat corruption in the region Read MoreIn 2013 Denmark exported 131.000 tonnes of pork to Russia, but the summer 2014 Russia banned the all import of European pork. Now Russia they are trying to fill the …
Thailand starts exporting pork to Russia Read More
The Swedish church and Royal family have taken initiative to host a memorial service 10 years after the Tsunami struck Southeast Asia. SVT will broadcast the second day of Christmas …
Tsunami memorial live on Swedish television Read More
On December 16 Ambassador Mikael Hemniti Winther and Deputy Head of Mission Sandra Jensen Landi met with the President of the National Legislative Assembly of Thailand, Mr. Pornpetch Wichitcholchai. They …
Danish envoy meets head of Thai provisional legislative assembly Read More
Swedish police has launched a new website that vacationing Swedes can report to upon suspicion of individuals of sexual activities involving minors. Tuesday the 16th December a new website that targets Swedish child-sex-tourists …
Swedish website to fight pedophile sex-tourism Read More
All Danish Embassies and Consulates General and Visa Application Centres (VAC) will be closed from end of working hours on 23 December 2014 and onwards during the Christmas and New …
Danish representations closed during Christmas and New Year Read More
A lack of demand in Finland has led to Finnish travel agents to cut the number of package holiday deals they offer during the winter months. Over the years, package …
Finnish agencies cut back on winter package tours to Thailand Read More
A survey of 2000 Danes shows that Thailand is the second most popular destination for Danes fleeing the cold weather and fatty Christmas food. After Gran Canaria – Thailand is …
Thailand is the second most popular Christmas destination among Danes Read More
The new Thai-headquarter is the latest sign of Volvo Group’s multibillion baht investments in Thailand. The opening was visited by the Thai Minister of Transport and the Swedish Ambassador to …
Volvo Group opens new headquarter in Bangkok Read More
The deadline for the submission of tenders to supply Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) with a new fleet of 3,183 buses, was finally scheduled for January 2015. Conspicuously absent from …
Bangkok’s bus fleet procurement: why Scania, Volvo opt out Read More
Danish tour operator Apollo stops 11 out of 17 elephant tours in Thailand and India with immediate effect. The sudden halt is the result of Apollo’s cooperation with two animal welfare NGO’s. …
Danish tour operator halts 11 out of 17 elephant tours Read MoreThursday the 11th December a 65 year old Swedish tourist died at a beach in Rayong Southeast of Pattaya, local media Pattaya One reports. The man was first seen to go …
Swede died in the gulf of Thailand Read More
Robert Kronberg, a high-profile Danish resident in Thailand since June 2002, has decided to put his current business in Thailand on hold and move to Denmark at least for the …
Robert Kronberg puts Piro Consulting on hold Read More
The Development Cooperation Section at the Swedish Embassy in Thailand has today agreed with UNDP to support the programme; “Being LGBT in Asia phase 2: Supporting LGBT inclusive development in …
Sweden supports LGBT rights in E, SE Asia Read More
A Norwegian in his sixties were found dead on Cha-am beach north of Hua Hin, Norwegian news site Thai Nytt reports. In the afternoon Tuesday the 9th of December the …
Norwegian found dead at beach in Thailand Read More
Erik Steenberg-Roos the new Swedish priest based in Phuket is a former welder, a lover of rock’n’roll and he knows how it feels to lose faith. Erik and his wife …
Church on wheels Read More
8 months ago a group of 4 Swedes went out on an epic bike trip 1800 miles long through 18 countries to raise money for an orphanage. 6th December four …
Cycling Swedes collects THB 1,6 million for orphanage Read More
Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha told some 800 foreign businessmen, on Wednesday 3 December 2014 about what he thinks should be improved in a range of areas. The businessmen were all …
Thai Prime Minister met with foreign business community Read More
Swedish national Stig Johan Kristian Hammarsten was found dead on Friday 5 December on the 43 floor of an abandoned construction site for Satorn Unit Tower in Bangkok. Mr. Hammarsten …
Swede found after suicide in empty building Read More
Denmark is ranked number one as the least corrupt country in the world, according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2014. The index, which covers 175 countries or territories, ranks …
Denmark is the world’s least corrupt country Read More
IKEA is launching its biggest “Soft Toys for Education” CSR campaign in Thailand to reach out and support more children than ever before. “We are delighted to launch the third …
IKEA Launches “Soft Toys For Education” Charity Campaign Read More
Thai-Danish Club had invited members for a tasty and fun afternoon at Dexter, the new hip place on Sathorn Soi 8, on Saturday 29 November 2014. As always when it …
Thai-Danish Club Christmas games at Dexter Read More
Dancham – Thai-Danish Chamber of Commerce – held one of its most popular events of the year, the Christmas Lunch, at the Royal Danish Embassy on Friday 30 November 2014. …
Special Dancham Christmas Lunch 2014 Read More
A project to standardize the taste of Thai food has spent THB 30 million to create a robot that can taste whether or not a Thai-dish is cooked according to …
Committee claims that robot can tell “real” Thai-food from imitations Read More
[wzslider] The Swedish music artists José González and Little Dragon are among the headlines for a brand new music and lifestyle festival Wonderfruit taking place nearby a golf course outside …
Swedish acts lead the pack at new outdoor festival Read More
Despite the high costs of transportation and administration Asians are taking over unpopular jobs in Greenland’s service sector. As Greenland struggles with an unemployment rate of about 10 percent, Asian …
Asians find work in Greenland despite high unemployment rate Read More
The Norwegian company Solstadt offshore has been hired by Chevron Offshore Thailand for their 2015 offshore campaign. The campaign includes installing fourteen wellhead platforms in the Gulf of Thailand, according …
Norwegian company to install offshore platforms in the Gulf of Thailand Read More
Vets forced to put down calf suffering from herpes virus which can prove deadly in young elephants Veterinarians at Copenhagen Zoo euthanised a two-year-old elephant name Khao Sok on November …
Copenhagen Zoo euthanises two-year-old Thai elephant Read MoreA Norwegian sold the racing horse Smedheim Solan, that was owned by a cooperative of 10 people, and went to Thailand with the NOK 1 million the new owner paid …
Norwegian sold a shared racing horse and went to Thailand with the money Read More
Carsten Jens Carlstedt is taking over as executive director of the Danish-Thai Chamber of Commerce (DTCC) after the former director Hanh Ngoc Nguyen who has her last day on November …
New Executive Director in Dan-Cham Read More
After the Consul-General Ib Thomsen passed away in October the Thai Embassy in Denmark has decided to close down the consulate in Hvide Sande. This makes the Thai Embassy located …
Thai Consulate in Hvide Sande has closed Read More
Starting 14 November 2014, the submission and processing of visa applications will be changed when VFS Global started receiving visa applications for persons travelling to Finland at the Visa Centre, …
New Finland’s visa centre opens for business in Bangkok Read More
[wzslider] A reliable “witness” the Danish Hotel Manager, Michael Gaarde-Nielsen at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket on Karon beach, had already informed ScandAsia earlier in the year that all of …
Unimaginable, new reality: clean, vendor-free Phuket beaches Read More
>Hamid Ijazm, Sales Manager at Alpine Sale in Thailand is challenging ambitious Danish talents in telemarketing to attend two “Boot Camps” that Alpine Sale is arranging in Thailand in January …
Wanted: Ambitious Danish telemarketers Read More
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) placed Thailand as 10th most dangerous place out of 162 countries surveyed in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). Among Southeast Asian countries, Thailand, …
Thailand ranked 10th on global terrorism index Read More
With the opening of a new branch in Aarhus, Alpine Sale located in Hua Hin, Thailand, is increasing its market share while optimizing the benefits of having offices in Thailand. …
Alpine Sale expands and opens office in Denmark Read More
Sweden’s international development agency, Sida, hosted on 10-12 November national programme officers, programme managers, policy advisors and policy specialists working with Environment and Climate Change issues, at the Embassies and …
Sida hosts global networking on climate change in Bangkok Read More
Denmark is well known for its dairy products, ‘Smørrebrød’ (open sandwich with toppings), and bread and pastries such as, in particular the ‘Danish’ (a Viennese bread usually topped with chocolate), …
Dane at Outrigger Phuket satisfies tourists’ insatiable appetite for bread Read More
Thailand and Norway have agreed to step up trade and tourism cooperation as a way to strengthen bilateral relations which will turn 110 years old in 2015. The cooperation was …
Norway, Thailand to boost bilateral ties Read More
Danish Consul to Thailand Birgit Sarah Carlstedt has a few recommendations and pieces of advice that will help the tourist to secure a smooth Thailand trip. Buy a travel insurance …
10 pieces of advice for the tourist Read More
Every year Scandinavians without health or travel insurance involuntarily end up putting family members in lifelong debts. Uninsured people who do not have relatives or other means of funding their …
The stakes are high when you gamble on health Read More
Police investigation into the November 1 fatal assault of the Thai wife of a Danish expat in the central province of Uthai Thani has apparently been fast-tracked after the Danish …
Two face manslaughter charge for death of Dane’s Thai wife Read More
One of the first outings that Norwegian Ambassador to Thailand Kjetil Paulsen went on was a visit to Klong Toey slum community, Thailand’s single biggest shanty town right in the …
Meet New Norwegian Ambassador Kjetil Paulsen Read More
Blogging has become the number #1 method that businesses and organizations are using to publish marketing content. But the process can be very time consuming and you never know if you will appear high enough in the result list when customers search for your products or services on Google, Bing or Yahoo. What you need is Mynewsdesk, represented in Thailand by Scandinavian Publishing Co., Ltd.
Content Marketing: Blogging to Promote Your Business! Read More
A Scandinavian Christmas Bazaar is this year organized by Kids Action for Kids (KAFK) and Scandinavian Ladies with their international friends in Nichada on Saturday, November 29th at Nichada Plaza. Kids …
Kids Action for Kids Nordic Christmas Bazaar Read More
The other day, I had a meeting with Mie and Björn Wennerström, a Swedish couple who just arrived a few months ago to Thailand, for a 2 years important mission. …
Mie and Björn on a 2 years mission to Thailand Read More