Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
According to a statement from Finnish Nokia, telecom network equipment maker, the company has secured an order from Filipino company Globe Telecom to build a 5G network to the Philippines’ …
Finnish Nokia secures 5G order from Philippines’ Globe Telecom Read More
The Danish government has announced that the current COVID-related travel- and entry restrictions, set to expire on 28 February, will be extended to 5 April (included). This includes the test- …
Denmark extends all COVID related travel and entry restrictions until 5 April Read More
Filipina Christalline has recently lost her appeal on the Swedish Migration Court’s decision to deport her despite being married to her Swedish husband for five years and sharing two young …
Sweden to deport Filipina despite five years of marriage and two small children Read More
The Chinese Embassy in Denmark is pressuring the City of Copenhagen to remove a new eight-meter-high sculpture resembling the struggles that protesters in Hong Kong are facing. The Chinese Embassy …
China claims new statue in Copenhagen will damage Danish-Chinese relations and wants it removed Read More
Earlier this week, Danish daily Politiken cited Danish epidemiologist Thea Fischer saying that the coronavirus may have originated from bats in Thailand and questioning whether Chatuchak was indeed “the place …
Danish WHO researcher claims to be misquoted & Thailand rejects speculation Read More
A Swedish national has just purchased a Bugatti Chiron built entirely by hand using only scrap metals from Scrap Metal Art Thailand. Scrap Metal Art Thailand is located about two …
Swede buys Bugatti Chiron replica made from scrap metal in Thailand Read More
For a year, we have been told that coronavirus came from Wuhan in China. But now the WHO is questioning the narrative and has instead turned their eyes to Thailand. …
Danish WHO researcher: Coronavirus may have originated from bats in Thailand Read More
Norway looks forward to studying China’s new Five-Year Plan which will shape the country’s future social and economic development says Signe Brudeset, Norwegian Ambassador to China in a written interview …
Norway and China to enhance trade and climate cooperation Read More
Singapore is a wealthy Island city-state, once a British colonial trading post, today it is a thriving global financial hub, a multi-cultural food paradise, and a diverse society jammed with …
Norwegian Mette Visted: My Singaporean adventures Read More
His Majesty the King of Thailand yesterday sent a message to King Harald V of Norway to congratulate him on his 84th birthday. In the letter, His Majesty the King …
HM of Thailand extends birthday wishes to Norway’s king Read More
Tourism Authority of Thailand, TAT states that Denmark and Norway have just been added to the country list of citizens who can travel into Thailand. They still have to be …
Now Danes and Norwegians can play quarantine golf in Thailand Read More
As Sweden and China’s fight continues, the EU is not showing signs of unity in regards to China and Sweden has once again emerged as the EU member state adopting …
EU is divided as Sweden adopts the hardest stance against China and sides with the USA Read More
China was not joking when the country in 2018 pledged its athletes will participate in all 109 events at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games and has been sending them on …
China’s quest for gold medals sends Winter Olympics on intense training camps in Norway Read More
The Edge Malaysia Weekly recently published an opinion piece from Denmark’s Ambassador in Malaysia, Kirsten Rosenvold Geelan where she states the importance of protecting freshwater resources and how we find …
Ambassador Kirsten Rosenvold Geelan on water resources and water supply Read More
Business reporter Tim McDonald from BBC News, Singapore has explored the various vending machines in Singapore that seem to be on the rise and it’s not only Norwegian Salmon and …
Singapore vending machines now dispense Norwegian salmon, crab, and Wagyu beef Read More
The Government of Sweden recently supported the United Nations Development Programme’s event “Preparing for Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” in Indonesia. The event was a …
Sweden supports UNDP’s event on human rights in Indonesian business operations Read More
Bilateral relations between Indonesia and Norway have been developing dynamically for the past 71 years and were recently discussed during a virtual meeting between Puan Maharani, Indonesian House of Representatives …
Indonesia hopes for growing support from Norway Read More
The Danish Embassy in Bangkok takes us back in time with this historical fact about Denmark – Thailand trading relations. This week’s ‘DID YOU KNOW’ from the embassy reads: “DID …
Trade between Denmark and Thailand took off over 163 years ago Read More
Will IKEA sell Philippine-made products? According to Georg Platzer, IKEA’s Southeast Asia development manager, the products have “potential” to be sold at IKEA stores globally. Georg Platzer said to ABS-CBN …
Swedish IKEA sees potential in Philippine-made products Read More
Norway’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the country is freezing its NOK 65 million bilateral aid to Myanmar following the country’s military coup earlier this month. Norway’s aid to the …
Norway freezes NOK 65 million bilateral aid to Myanmar Read More
At least four leading Danish, Malaysian, Vietnamese, Singaporean, and US-based offshore contractors or consortia are said to be chasing a prized engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract tied to …
Danish and Asian companies compete for contract to build offshore wind project in Taiwan Read More
A total of 55 electric busses from the Chinese manufacturer Yutong have just been delivered via Kreolis multinational transportation company in Denmark. The e-busses will be used for two projects …
Chinese Yutong delivers 55 e-buses to Denmark Read More
Finland is amongst three countries that have recently expressed deep concern about China’s espionage and political influence in democracies. According to Axios, the concern was expressed through intelligence agencies in …
Finland issue warnings on China’s espionage Read More
According to a company statement, Atria Finland, which is the biggest among Atria Group’s four operations of meat producers, was the main source of profit in 2020. Atria Finland’s profit …
Finnish Atria reports profit gain partly due to increased exports to China Read More
According to New Straits Times, Danish tourists are amongst a group of 70 very wealthy foreign tourists traveling in a “bubble” arrangement to Thailand this coming Sunday. The group will, …
Rich Danish tourists to visit Thailand under bubble arrangement Read More
Jeppe Kofod, Danish Foreign Minister, will cancel support for governmental projects in Myanmar following the military coup there two weeks ago and instead give the money to groups in Myanmar …
Denmark to introduces sanctions against Myanmar Read More
According to The Local, a 24-year-old Chinese graduate student, Bingzhi Zhu was in early January arrested by Danish police for overstaying her visa and spent time first in a regular …
Denmark imprisons Chinese International student at migrant facility after visa overstay Read More
The Danish trading company, RareWine has recently through a wine broker in Hong Kong, sold the world’s currently most expensive bottle of wine. The French Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, vintage …
Danish RareWine sells the world’s most expensive bottle of wine to Asian wine collector Read More
The development of Parkinson’s disease can be prevented or delayed with a drug usually applied for prostate cancer according to findings by a team of researchers from Denmark, China and …
American, Danish, and Chinese researchers link prostate drug to prevention of Parkinson’s disease Read More
According to the Financial Times, Norway’s Telenor has publicly denounced a cyber security bill that the country’s junta is attempting to introduce after seizing power in a coup. Sigve Brekke, …
Norway’s Telenor chief denounces cyber security bill in Myanmar Read More
According to an IKEA official, the construction of the Swedish furniture-makers outlet in the Philippines is going according to plan despite the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The IKEA …
World’s largest IKEA on track to open in the Philippines later this year Read More
Swedish Camfil Group, manufacturer of air-filtration has begun the construction of the company’s new state-of-the-art facility in Taicang city, Jiangsu province, China. The facility is Camfil Group’s first integrated factory …
Swedish Camfil Group to construct state-of-the-art facility in China Read More
Swedish Greencarrier AB recently announced that the company has ensured future voyages to Asia and China and created further opportunities for trade with Asia by overtaking ownership and all future …
Swedish Greencarrier ensures that ‘Götheborg’ continues on route to Asia Read More
Athletes and coaches from Denmark and the Philippines will be vaccinated before the Tokyo Olympic Games. The two countries are together with India and Lithuania the latest countries to state …
Denmark and The Philippines to vaccine athletes prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games Read More
The Nordic welfare states are often considered an exception to the phenomenon of exploitation of migrant workers in various industries across the world. According to Open Democracy, however, despite the …
Open Democracy: Asian migrant workers are exploited in Danish industries Read More
Singapore Norway Chamber of Commerce invites its members to the upcoming webinar “China first’ -‘ How will Bidens presidency affect the US’s relations to China on 17 February at 08.30-10.00 …
SNCC invites to “China first?” webinar 17 February Read More
According to an announcement from Rickard Jönsson, Head of department at Church of Sweden abroad (Svenska kyrkan), the church will not have a priest in Hong Kong and China during …
No priest on-site at the Church of Sweden in Hong Kong in spring 2021 Read More
Danish Nowocoat, high-tech manufacturer of sustainable and environmentally friendly coating for professional and industrial use has embarked on an expansion plan with a big investment to strengthen the company’s position …
Danish Nowocoat invests in Southeast Asia Read More
The Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok has in cooperation with the Royal Thai Embassy in Stockholm, launched a “Women’s empowerment photo challenge” to raise awareness of gender equality and emphasize …
Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok offers “Women’s empowerment photo challenge” Read More
Tetra Pak, the world-leading Swedish-Swiss processing and packaging solutions company, celebrates this year the 40-year anniversary of operations in Thailand. Since 1981 Tetra Pak has been supporting the development of …
Tetra Pak to celebrate 40 years in Thailand with ‘Go Nature. Go Carton.’ campaign Read More
IKEA’s new collection of LEGO brick sets and storage boxes is set to officially launch in Singapore on 18 February and online on 25 February The new BYGGLEK (Swedish for …
LEGO x IKEA launches BYGGLEK collection in Singapore Read More
According to a preliminary report released about the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500’s crash on 9 January, the engine control system’s malfunction was highlighted but investigators said it was too early …
Finnish University professor: Crashed Indonesian plane had known maintenance problems Read More
A 24-year-old crew member from the Philippines is missing after she allegedly fell off the Danish-flagged container ship Santa Clara in Germany. According to The Maritime Folks, the seafarer identified as Jerlyn …
Filipina seafarer missing after fall from Danish container ship Read More
PolyTech, Danish wind industry service provider, is expanding to meet market demands and to bring services closer to its customer base, by establishing a lightning test center in China. The …
Danish PolyTech to build lightning test center in China Read More
Amid the global pandemic, Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations worldwide looked different this year but they still conveyed the best wishes of people saying goodbye to the year of the …
Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations and wishes from Finland and Asia Read More
Thailand has come a very long way in regards to online shopping options available. Over the past few years, Thailand has seen a rise in online shopping options with major …
Thailand online shopping guide Read More
According to the annual report from Swedish AP2, the Public Pension Fund recorded a 3.5% return in 2020 despite the pandemic. The return was strengthened by exposure to Swedish and …
Swedish AP2 achieves 3.5% return driven by Swedish and Chinese equities Read More
As part of the celebration of Denmark – Thailand 400 year anniversary, the embassy of Denmark in Bangkok often takes a trip down memory lane and celebrates special historical days …
A trip down memory lane with the Danish Embassy in Bangkok Read More
For countries relying massively on tourism as an economic contributor and large source of employment, vaccine passports appear to be the potential fast track to opening borders and returning to …
Thailand not onboard with Nordic and EU vaccine passports yet Read More
Urban initiatives from Denmark, China, and Indonesia have been shortlisted to be in the top 15 of the prestigious 2020 Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation. The award aims to …
Danish, Chinese, and Indonesian projects make the Guangzhou Award shortlist Read More