IKEA expands in Asia with new projects in Shanghai
Sep 13, 2024 · Swedish retail giant IKEA and its sister company Ingka Centres are ramping up their expansion in Asia with two major projects. This month, Ingka Centres, IKEA’s sister company, is opening Livat Shanghai, their largest mixed-use project in China. Livat Shanghai is a 4.6 million sq.ft. development with over 300 stores and a new IKEA anchor store.
Thai Air Force likely to choose Swedish gripen fighter jet
Aug 27, 2024 · The Royal Thai Air Force is expected to announce its selection of a new fighter jet this week, with the Swedish-made Gripen E-model emerging as the likely choice, according to Bangkok Post. The Royal Thai Air Force has been deciding between two jets: Sweden’s Gripen E and the US-made F-16 Block 70. Both companies—Saab AB, which makes the ...
Danish PM believes EU has been naive about China - Scandasia
Jul 11, 2024 · The Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, stated the following about the EU’s efforts in the Ukraine-Russia war: “We work and we move too slowly. I think we have been too naive on Russia, too naive on China. We have to speed up, scale up as Europeans,” she stated. She stated this at the NATO summit in Washington, which was held from ...
The Philippines sets ambitious 2024 tourism target after …
January 8, 2024 - by Miabell Mallikka - 2 Comments. In a new move to revitalize its tourism sector, the Philippines Department of Tourism (DOT) has set an ambitious target of 7.7 million international visitors for the year 2024. The goal is just shy of its pre-pandemic count of 8.2 million. Tourism Secretary, Christina Frasco, expressed the ...
Swedish elderly arrested in Thailand for serious crime
Photo: screen shot from Google maps. Sparse information has been shared by Swedish media about a Swedish man who last week – end of July – was arrested in Thailand for “serious crime”. According to SVT News, the man is around 65 years old. “The Foreign Ministry is aware that a Swedish citizen, a 65-year-old man from Norrland, was ...
China-linked hackers target Norwegian commercial vessel
May 17, 2024 · A China-linked hacking and espionage group called Mustang Panda have allegedly introduced malware in the last five months, which aims at targeting commercial shipping companies based in Norway, Greece and the Netherlands . The malware makes it possible to gain remote access to computer systems. The information was published by the Slovakia ...
Danish Embassy in Malaysia reopens today - Scandasia
August 15, 2024 - by Karoline Rosenkrantz Paasch - Leave a Comment. Today 15 august 2024 the Danish Embassy in Malaysia reopens. After more than three years, the Danish Embassy is returning to Kuala Lumpur, having been closed since June 2021 to finance a new Danish embassy in Iraq. The Embassy in Iraq was closed at the end of May this year.
ScandAsia - Nordic News and Business Promotion in Asia
Sep 23, 2024 · July 10, 2024July 11, 2024 - by News Desk - Leave a Comment. ScandAsia is the only news media that serves all the expats from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland living in Southeast Asia and China.
Norway enhances security at offshore energy event amid concerns …
Aug 27, 2024 · Security measures have been intensified at the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) energy conference in Stavanger, Norway, due to heightened concerns over potential espionage threats. The Norwegian Police Intelligence Service (PST) has flagged the event as a significant target for foreign intelligence activities, particularly from China and Russia.
Norwegian listed Hafnia ship on fire near Singapore - Scandasia
Photo shows the fire on “Hafnia Nile” on 19. July 2024. On Friday 19 July 2024, two tankers collided in the South China Sea near Singapore. One of them is owned by Oslo Stock Exchange-listed Hafnia, the product tanker “Hafnia Nile”. The ship, which started to burn, had 22 people on board and all have now been accounted for and are ...