Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Singaporean fugitive Wilson Raj Perumal, linked to major match fixing in Finland, has been convicted of human trafficking. A Hungarian court sentenced him in May 2025 to 11 years’ jail, …
Singaporean man tied to crimes in Finland convicted of human trafficking in Hungary Read More
On 22 November 2025, Taiwan’s Executive Yuan announced new diplomatic appointments. Phoebe Yeh, currently Taiwan’s representative to Malaysia, will become the new representative to Sweden. Yeh previously served as director …
Taiwan appoints new representative to Sweden Read More
Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is exploring new funding to help Cambodia speed up mine and ERW clearance. Discussions were held with the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) in Phnom Penh …
Norwegian People’s Aid explores more funding for Cambodia’s mine free 2030 goal Read More
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg. The meeting focused on deepening cooperation between Norway and Vietnam, especially …
Vietnam and Norway discuss green partnership on sidelines of G20 summit Read More
Finnish company Nokia has been selected to upgrade the communications network at Taoyuan International Airport in Taiwan. The project covers Terminals 1 and 2 and focuses on security, reliability and …
Nokia chosen to upgrade communications network at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport Read More
Nordic businesses continue to show confidence in the Philippines despite ongoing corruption issues, said Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Secretary Ernesto Perez. At ARTA’s 2025 year-end conference, Perez said the country …
Nordic countries maintain investment confidence in the Philippines despite corruption scandals Read More
Nguyen Hoang Phuong grew up playing football with his friends. Growing up in a rural part of Vietnam, he and his friends didn’t have access to fancy equipment, so they …
Football For All in Vietnam with Norwegian help Read More
Norway is calling for more women in the global maritime workforce, where women currently make up only about 1.2% of seafarers. The message was highlighted at a recent event in …
Norway stears towards more Filipino women at sea Read More
Singapore’s National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) is updating its Job Security Council (JSC), which is directly inspired by Swedish job security councils. The model was adapted from Sweden to help …
Singapore updates Swedish-style job security council for new era of work Read More
Danish meat producer Danish Crown has reported a more than 21% drop in net profit to 788 million Danish crowns (about 122 million $) for its financial year ending 30 …
Danish pork profit hit by Chinese tariffs Read More