Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
The shared history between Denmark and Thailand has seen strong diplomatic collaboration which continues to this day and last week Ambassador Jon Thorgaard hosted a meeting with a delegation from …
The shared history between Denmark and Thailand has seen strong diplomatic collaboration Read More
Join the Nordic Ambassadors’ Forum organized by the Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines on 9 December. The theme this year is health. More about the event: Publicly financed …
The theme for Nordcham Philippines Nordic Ambassadors’ Forum is health Read More
Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring Material Technology have been investigating and negotiating the possibility to establish a CAM plant in Kotka, Finland with the initial capacity of 50,000 t/a …
Finnish Minerals Group and Beijing Easpring cathode materials plant proceeding as planned Read More
This year’s China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai has seen a record-high number of Danish companies present and according to Rasmus Prehn, Denmark’s minister for food, agriculture, and fisheries, …
CIIE helps provide a shop window for more Danish exports to China Read More
On 8 November, one year after parliamentary elections were held in Myanmar both the Embassy of Sweden in Yangon and the Norwegian Embassy in Yangon reiterated their support to the …
Sweden and Norway supports the democratic commitment of the people of Myanmar Read More
The Danish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong invites you to join their Christmas Party & 25th Anniversary Celebration on 4 December. More about the event: DCC’s annual Christmas Party …
DCC Hong Kong invites to Christmas Party & 25th Anniversary Celebration Read More
In an exclusive interview with the People’s Daily web publication, Finland’s newly appointed Ambassador to China Leena-Kaisa Mikkola answered questions about the relations between Finland and China and the upcoming Beijing …
Finnish Ambassador: Cooperation on winter sports boosts Chinese-Finnish bilateral ties Read More
In the first week of Thailand’s reopening to quarantine free travelers, the country welcomed over 20.000 international travelers including 724 Swedish travelers. According to the Department of Disease Control, most …
Thailand welcomed 724 Swedish travelers in the first week of the country’s reopening Read More
The Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce invites you to the Crisis Management Webinar Series on 11 November and 25 November. More about the event series: The Great Resignation Trend is affecting …
Invitation: Thai-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce’s Crisis Management Webinar Series Read More
The Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam and Vietnam Social Security (VSS) successfully hosted a webinar on Cost-Effective Management of Diabetes on 6 November. According to the Embassy of Denmark, more than …
Denmark and VSS hosted webinar on Cost-Effective Management of Diabetes Read More
Singapore will add new vaccinated travel lanes (VTLs) between Singapore, Sweden, and Finland which means that vaccinated travelers can enjoy quarantine-free holidays from 29 November 2021, the government has announced. …
Singapore launches new VTLs with Finland and Sweden Read More
In a declaration released on 8 November by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the situation in Myanmar, the EU strongly condemns the grave human rights …
EU condemns grave human rights violations by the Myanmar armed forces since the coup Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh recently visited the Arbitration Council Foundation in Cambodia, to learn more about their important tasks and how ACF is working to solve labor disputes in …
Swedish ACF support can improve labor rights and labor dispute resolution frameworks in Cambodia Read More
As the Covid-19 pandemic is coming under control across Malaysia, an increasing number of employees are faced with the choice of whether to return to the office. Employers will eventually …
Malaysian Danish Business Council host webinar on Flexibility the Post-Pandemic Work Read More
Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture in cooperation with Finnish universities and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are preparing its own guidelines for the university and science community due to …
Finish universities prepare guidelines on potential challenges when cooperating with China Read More
The Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce invites you to join their co-branded event on Labor Trends: Why you should be recruiting right now that is organized by CanCham on 17 November. …
Learn more about labor trends and why you should be recruiting right now Read More
Denmark supports efforts to maintain peace and stability in Indonesia through cooperation with law enforcement agencies and last week, the Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia opened a series of courses on …
Denmark supports efforts to maintain peace and stability in Indonesia through local cooperation Read More
A Swedish scholar has won an early-career research achievement award from Taiwan’s top research institute, the Academia Sinica, for his study of the Manchu language, Focus Taiwan writes. Manchu is a critically …
Swedish scholar wins Academia Sinica award for Manchu language research Read More
Ørsted Group has proposed an offshore wind power plant in the northern Vietnamese port city of Hai Phong with an estimated investment of between 11.9 billion USD to 13.6 billion …
Ørsted Group to invest up to 13.6 billion USD in offshore wind farm in Hai Phong Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Phnom Penh recently joined Cambodia’s Minister of Education, Youth, and Sport (MoEYS) together with the partners in Capacity Development Partnership Fund (CDPF) in a field …
Sweden support quality education throughout Cambodia’s Covid-19 recovery Read More
The Nordic Embassies including the Embassy of Finland, the Embassy of Denmark, the Embassy of Sweden, and the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam affirm the Nordic Regions’ commitment to equal rights …
Nordic Embassies in Vietnam celebrate equal rights in connection with Hanoi Pride Read More
Ørsted Taiwan awarded on 4 November winners of the 2021 Green Energy Scholarship Programme (GESP) in recognition of their outstanding dedication to green studies in an award ceremony and reception, …
Ørsted awards 2021 Green Energy Scholarship, cultivating future talents to support Taiwan’s energy transition Read More
Finland’s second-largest zoo, Ähtäri Zoo has run into financial difficulties and due to the high maintenance cost of one million euros per year for the zoo’s two Chinese Pandas, they …
Finnish zoo may have to return Chinese Pandas due to financial difficulties Read More
The Myanmar military has since September laid landmines at telecommunications towers owned by or leased to mobile operators including Norway’s Telenor, media Myanmar Now writes in a recent article. According to Myanmar …
Myanmar military lays landmines around Telenor’s telecom towers Read More
Denmark will donate DKK 100 million to the Climate Investment Fund’s (CIF) new Accelerating Coal Transition program, Devdiscourse reports. CIF’s new program is a first-ever effort to advance a just transition from …
Denmark to donate DKK 100 million in new energy sources in Indonesia and the Philippines Read More
A spokesperson with the Embassy of China in Denmark has in a statement condemned NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s speech on China after he warned of challenges posed by China to …
Embassy of China in Denmark condemn NATO Secretary’s speech on China Read More
Vestas, the Danish leading manufacturer of wind turbines will consolidate its two regions China (CHI) and the Asia Pacific (ASP) into one business region covering the Greater Asia region named …
Vestas creates business region for Greater Asia Read More
The Fourth China International Import Expo (CIIE) will be held in Shanghai between 5 to 10 November and in a recent interview with Global Times, Consul General of Sweden in …
Swedish and Norwegian diplomats take on the 4th China International Import Expo Read More
Team Norway in Singapore can offer a great Norwegian-Singaporean work environment, engaged colleagues, close collaboration with both the Norwegian business community, diplomatic corps, and government, and of course their Singaporean …
Two job openings at Team Norway in Singapore Read More
In this month’s update on the Royal Danish Consulate in China from the Danish Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber shares that Consul General Jakob Linulf was in October invited to …
October update on the Royal Danish Consulate in China from DCCC Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong has appointed Gabriella Augustsson as General Manager of the Chamber and she will be taking on her position in January 2022. According to the Chamber, …
SwedCham HK appoints Gabriella Augustsson as General Manager of the Chamber Read More
On 29 October, the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (NordCham) announced the winners of the 2021 Nordic Business Awards. The results were revealed during an online event gathering together 70 Danish, …
Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam announces 2021 Business Award Winners Read More
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA has officially opened its online store in the Philippines which will operate 24/7 starting 3 November, ABS-CBN News reports. IKEA Philippines started a test run of the …
IKEA Philippines online store to operate 24/7 Read More
The ScandAsia magazine for November 2021 is now distributed. You can download the issue as a pdf file by right-clicking on the link: ScandAsia Magazine November 2021
ScandAsia Magazine November 2021 Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce invites its members to join the SwedCham 35th Anniversary Dinner at Madame Fu in Hong Kong on 27 November. More about the event: On the …
Join SwedCham 35th Anniversary Dinner at Madame Fu in Hong Kong Read More
The Finnish software company SSH and a leading Financial Services Institution in Singapore has entered into a three-year Tectia and Tectia Quantum license agreement. According to this company statement, the …
SSH enters in a three-year Tectia and Tectia Quantum license agreement with leading FSI in Singapore Read More
Tonkla school in Chiang Mai is looking for teachers from Finland to be part of their team to assist in adapting the Finnish education approach to their school. Tonkla School …
Tonkla school in Chiang Mai is looking for teachers from Finland Read More
EKF Denmark’s Export Credit Agency has appointed Jørgen Bollesen as the new Co-Head of Origination covering Asia & Pacific. EKF helps Danish companies make it possible and attractive for customers …
Jørgen Bollesen appointed as EKF’s new Co-Head of Origination covering Asia & Pacific Read More
A group of young climate activists, including Swedish Greta Thunberg and Philippines’ Mitzi Jonelle Tan together with Vanessa Nakate from Uganda and Dominika Lasota from Poland, have appealed to world …
Swedish and Filipino youth activists appeal to world leaders to save planet Earth Read More
In a recent post, the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok spoke to Pongsatorn Chanwong who is currently working as a Consultant at Business Sweden Thailand, including Myanmar, Cambodia & Lao PDR. Pongsatorn …
Pongsatorn Chanwong on his current role as Consultant at Business Sweden Thailand Read More
It is always a good idea to do some research before deciding where to retire as different countries have completely different retirement systems. One place to look might be the …
Iceland and Thailand’s retirement systems are the best and worst in Global Rankings Read More
On 29 October, Mr. Jan Erik Støa, Country Director of Norwegian People’s Aid Vietnam (NPA), and Mr. Tran Trung Hoa, the Director-General of Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) …
Norway and Vietnam to continue assistance and cooperation in Mine Action in Vietnam Read More
On 1 November, the Danish Climate Ambassador Mr. Tomas Anker and the Director-General of the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority of Vietnam Mr. Hoang Tien Dung opened the highlight event …
Denmark and Vietnam jointly presented Pathway to net-zero emissions at COP26 Read More
Novo Nordisk Taiwan was recently awarded the title “Outstanding Foreign Business” at the 75th Golden Marchant Award Ceremony in Taiwan, The Trade Council of Denmark, Taipei reports. With 95 years …
Novo Nordisk Taiwan received Golden Merchant Award Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong invites you to sign up for their upcoming webinar entitled “Unleashing technologies for a Sustainable Future with ABB” on 16 November. More …
SwedCham Webinar: Unleashing technologies for a Sustainable Future with ABB Read More
Last week, Norway’s telecom giant Telenor posted the company’s third-quarter report which showed flat organic subscription and traffic revenues, a 2 percent decline in organic EBITDA, and a strong cash flow of …
Telenor’s third-quarter results are impacted by the prevailing covid-19 situation in Asia Read More
Denmark will be represented by a record-high number of companies at the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China between 5-10 November 2021. Soren Falck, head of the …
Record high number of Danish companies to take part in 4th China International Import Expo Read More
It’s time for the Finland Talks again! The Embassy of Finland in Thailand and the Thai-Finnish Chamber of Commerce invite you to join the Finland Talks –webinar on November 16 …
Join Finland Talks: Finnair Cargo moving towards carbon neutrality Read More
On 2 November, at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Koen Doens, Director-General for International Partnerships at the European Commission, highlighted the crucial role of programs such …
Team Europe mobilizes € 783 million for green infrastructure to boost economic recovery in ASEAN Read More
All four Nordic Embassies in Myanmar including the Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar, the Embassy of Sweden in Yangon, the Norwegian Embassy in Yangon, and the Embassy of Finland in Yangon have called for immediate …
Nordic Embassies calls for immediate humanitarian access to be granted for Thantlang Read More