Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Travel, explore, make friends and even find a date – Swedish-made travel application Gayze makes navigating Southeast Asian cities like Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta safe and fun for LGBTQ …
SE Asia soon safer for LGBTQ-people with Swedish travel app Read More
In Vietnam the aid organisation Norwegian People’s Aid clears the land of explosives after the Vietnam War. The organization has established their very first all-female team of local Vietnamese women. …
Explosive girl power in Vietnam Read More
At the Norwegian Seamen’s Church in Singapore, a new adventure has started for the newly appointed priest and his family. His vision is to give Norwegian expats with a changeable …
Norwegian Church in Singapore: Young dynamic priest-family takes over Read More
He has worked in over 50 different countries, doing transactions, and his career has spanned 40 years in the banking business. Now, after five years as the head of the …
Head of the largest Nordic bank branch in Asia, Jan Stjernström, is retiring after 40 years in the business Read More
The Danish Seamen’s Church in Singapore held a very successful Christmas Bazaar this Weekend with almost 2000 guests. The priest of the church, Kirsten Eistrup, empathizes that it would not …
Danish Christmas Bazaar with a record high amount of guests Read More
In November, Ranum Efterskole College took a charm offensive in Singapore and other Asian countries to promote their ‘efterskole’. A boarding school that combines the professionalism of a full international …
A unique Danish school helpful for Danish youngsters living abroad Read More
Four Finns were arrested Tuesday on the holiday island of Langkawi in Muslim-majority Malaysia for allegedly distributing pamphlets about Christianity. The authorities detained the two men and two women after …
Finns arrested in Malaysia for distributing Christian Pamphlets Read More
During this fall and after new year, DABS makes a range of Business Lectures useful for their members in Singapore. In a language understandable for most people and engaging lectures …
Danish Business Association Singapore makes valuable member Business Lectures Read More
The Danish plantation brothers, Bek-Nielsen, from Holstebro buys land in Malaysia to expand their Malaysian palm oil company. The DKK 640 million deal will be the company’s biggest acquisition of …
United Plantions makes their biggest acquisition so far Read More
With the visit of the Danish Minister of Business, last week, new partnerships entered between Danish and Singaporean universities focusing on Clean Technology and Board Leadership. ”Reduce, Reuse, Recycle”. Looking …
Singaporean, Danish universities entered partnerships helped by Danish Ministry of Business Read More
Bilateral partnerships signed between two countries that are much alike in many areas. Danish companies thrilled about new possibilities in Singapore. Last week, the Danish Minister for Industry, Business and …
Danish Business Minister signed big fintech, maritime sector deals with Singapore Read More
Major deals were signed when the Danish Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov visited Singapore this week on his first international visit. The prime focus was Maritime Innovation and Fintech. During the …
Danish Business Minister visited Singapore Read More
Three major outbreaks of African swine fever have hit China. This can have a positive effect for Danish pork industry as this may cause a boom in export, according to experts. …
African swine fever in China may be good for Danish pork export Read More Danish pig producers are facing a record low turnover due to the draught and an increasing production of pigs in China and in the US. The export price for Danish …
Tougher conditions for Danish pig industry Read More
The dream about China as a Mecca for export is something that perhaps need adjustment according to Børsen. The story of China as a country with a rapid growth in the …
Danish export to China is decreasing more and more Read More
To avoid the increased US tariffs on goods from China, Volvo has withdrawn the production of the ‘XC60-SUV’ from China and started producing it in Sweden instead. The Swedish car …
Volvo moves part of its production away from China Read More