Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
A new regional partnership between Norway and ASEAN aims to reshape how Southeast Asia uses its oceans, with a focus on fishing, food production and long-term sustainability, Antara News reports. …
Norway launches major ocean partnership with ASEAN in Jakarta Read More
Norwegian Ambassador to ASEAN, Mariann Ruud Hagen, has described ASEAN as an important pillar of stability in an increasingly uncertain world marked by geopolitical tensions, conflict, and economic challenges. In …
Norwegian ambassador highlights ASEAN’s role in regional stability Read More
Children in displacement camps in Myanmar are receiving new support through child-friendly spaces opened by the Myanmar Red Cross Society in Rakhine State, The Global New Light of Myanmar reports. …
Danish Red Cross supports new child-friendly spaces for displaced children in Myanmar Read More
Finland has allocated 2.3 million USD in additional funding to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. The funding comes as humanitarian …
Finland allocates 2.3 million to support Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh Read More
Researchers from the University of Oulu have helped identify a 100-million-year-old insect fossil preserved in amber from Myanmar’s Kachin region. The fossil, discovered in ancient amber dating back to the …
Finnish researchers identifies ancient crab-clawed bug in Myanmar Read More
A giant mural celebrating migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia will be inaugurated this Saturday in Bangkok’s wealthy Thonglor district, Khaosad English reports. The artwork, titled “Together We Build,” highlights …
Norwegian People’s Aid supports Bangkok mural honoring migrant workers Read More
A single welfare claim could now cost a foreign student their right to stay in Finland. That is the direction of a new bill that would sharply tighten the rules …
Asian students in Finland face stricter residency rules under new bill Read More
International students in Finland could lose their residence permits after applying for welfare support just once under proposed new rules from the Finnish government. Under the proposal, foreign students who …
Finland may kick out foreign students who receive welfare support Read More
Finnish education company HEI Schools will open its first preschool in Yangon in June 2026. The launch marks the company’s entry into Myanmar. The school, HEI Schools Yangon, will be …
Finnish HEI Schools to open first preschool in Myanmar Read More
Sweden will allocate 2.7 billion SEK in humanitarian aid this year to support people in 25 conflict-affected countries, including Myanmar, Sverigesradio reports. The funding will go toward basic needs such …
Despite cuts, Sweden sends humanitarian aid to Myanmar Read More