Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Vietnam and Thailand replaced Denmark as top buyers of China’s rare earth permanent magnets (HS code 85051110) in 2020. According to new reports, higher demand in Vietnam and Thailand increased …
Denmark is replaced by Vietnam and Thailand as top buyers of China’s rare earth permanent magnets Read More
26 January, the four winning teams of the 2020 ASEAN-wide Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge (EPPIC) were announced at a ceremony in Hanoi. The competition aimed at finding solutions to …
2020 ASEAN-wide Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge winners announced Read More
Viking Line, a Finnish shipping company launched on 26 January its new cruise ship built in China. The new Finnish Baltic cruise “Viking Glory” is build Built by China’s Xiamen …
Finnish Viking Line launch new Chinese build cruise ship Read More
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a Dane was amongst more than 100 people arrested on 26 January for violating the country’s Covid-19 restrictions, at a bar …
Dane arrested for partying at bar in Thailand Read MoreThe Chinese-backed Finnish venture of building the world’s longest undersea rail tunnel from Helsinki to Tallinn was rejected by the Estonian government last year, but now talks are back on …
Chinese-backed Finnish venture of world’s longest undersea rail tunnel back on agenda Read More
Kongsberg Maritime, Norwegian technology enterprise, has signed a Letter of Intent with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore, Chinese shipbuilder, to deliver a large technology package for the BT-220IU Wind Turbine Installation …
Norway’s Kongsberg to deliver Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Unit to China Read More
Uighur human rights fighters in China are in the process of launching a campaign in countries like Norway and Finland to expose and encourage Airbnb to withdraw its support for …
Uighur rights campaigners in China plan to expose Airbnb in Norway and globally Read More
At IKEA’s latest planning studio in Singapore, customers can scan a QR code in any room using their smartphone or the iPads’ provided and design the room as they wish. …
IKEA offers virtual room decoration with Livespace in Singapore Read More
The ethnic peace process in Myanmar, which the Norwegian government initiated in 2012 between the Karen nationals and the Myanmar army “Tatmadaw” has definitively broken down. According to Frontier Myanmar, …
Norway’s peace initiative in Myanmar broken down Read More
Falling in love with a non-EU citizen comes with a very high price tag for Danes wanting to settle down with their spouses or partners in Denmark. Family reunification in …
The expensive and long process of settling down in Denmark with a non-EU national spouse Read More
Swedish Trelleborg, a global engineering group focused on polymer technology, will under a contract awarded by Torgy LNG, provide 190 integrated cable protection systems for Jiangsu Qidong offshore wind project …
Swedish Trelleborg provides cable protection for Chinese Offshore Wind Farm Read More
Wang Yi, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister said during a phone conversation with Jeppe Kofod, Danish Foreign Minister, that China welcomes the expansion of two-way trade and investment with …
China welcomes expansion of two-way trade and investment with Denmark Read More
Two Danish Pension companies, PKA Pension, and PFA Pension are being criticized for each having invested approx. DKK 25 million into the co-owners of a Chinese gold mine where 22 …
Danish Pension funds criticised for investing in Chinese gold producer after miners were trapped Read More
Finnish Huhtamaki, a global food packaging specialist is investing EUR 10 million in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Malaysia, the company sates in a press release. The new site …
Finnish Huhtamaki invests in new manufacturing unit in Malaysia Read More
Half Malaysian on his father’s side, half Finnish on his mother’s side, 18-year-old Nooa Laine is expected to make his Finnish football top-tier debut this year with his move to …
Finnish-Malaysian Nooa Laine moves up the football tier in Finland Read More
After several rounds of negotiation, it’s been agreed that Finland will provide $ 100 million for public sector investment in Vietnam. Signed by Tran Xuan Ha, Deputy Minister of Finance, …
Finland provides Vietnam with $ 100 million for public sector investment Read More
Gao Feng, a spokesman for the Chinese ministry of commerce said at a regular press conference that China will take all necessary measures in response to Sweden’s decision to ban …
Sweden faces potential Chinese retaliation over Huawei 5G ban Read More
Severe weather conditions in the pacific ocean resulted in up to 750 containers going overboard on a containership operated by Danish integrated shipping company Maersk, WK Webster said in a …
Maersk container ship spills 750 containers into the Pacific Ocean Read More
Volvo Cars Thailand opens three new retailers in and around Bangkok to remain on a steady path to stable business growth. Volvo Cars remain popular amongst the Thai population and …
Volvo Cars Thailand opens 3 new retailers Read More
Danish badminton player Viktor Axelsen is the first Danish player to win the Thailand Open in men’s singles. The title also comes with a prize check of $ 70,000. Victor …
Danish triumph: Victor Axelsen wins Thailand Open Read More
Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod (S) recently had a conversation with China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi. It is the first time in over two years that Foreign ministers from each …
Danish and Chinese Foreign Ministers talk human rights in China Read More
Norwegian airlines has announced that the government of Norway is ready to help the airline financially under certain conditions. The government of Norway has agreed to help Norwegian by granting …
Norway finally ready to help Norwegian airline avoid bankruptcy Read More
A 51-year-old Danish man, John Finn Ørsted Meyer Jensen, a long time resident of Pattaya, was according to Pattaya News arrested on Saturday 23 January 2021 on charges of selling …
Dane arrested for selling drugs in Pattaya Read More
Thailand-born, army veteran Akke Songcharoen is honouring his Thai origins with his new business ventures of Thai fusion food at The Fat Chili. He has turned the little traditional Bagel …
Akke from The Fat Chili in Denmark makes Thai inspired ‘easy2cook’ dishes Read More
When we started Seven Peaks in 2014, we did not have any big plans on building a big company. Our focus was on building a good development team to support …
The surprising success of Seven Peaks Software Read More
Clean transport transition is well underway and sales of plug-in electric cars have increased significantly in 2020 in the world’s two biggest markets, Europe and China. Europe is led by …
EV cars in Norway account for more than half of the entire auto market Read More
According to Khairy Jamaluddin, Minister of science, technology, and innovation, the Malaysian government has no plans of making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory. Malaysia has been placed under a nationwide emergency until …
Covid-19 vaccine is not mandatory in Malaysia Read More
Thailand still imports Norwegian seafood despite the pandemic with Norwegian Salmon at the top of the list. A new report from the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) shows that the export …
Import of Norwegian seafood remains solid in Thailand Read More
According to a YouGov survey released in December 2020, suffering from mental health problems including depression and anxiety differentiates according to the country of residence. This is something businesses with …
Latest global mental health statistic is a warning to workers abroad Read More
Paedagogernes Pension (PBU), a Danish pension fund for teaching staff in child institutions, is supporting women’s independence and rights in Asia by becoming the main investor in a newly established …
Danish pension fund becomes main investor in new SE Asia-focused Women’s Fund Read More
Swedish Kim Eriksson Sirawan has previously tried to have his prison sentence shortened, but lost his appeal in the Supreme Administrative Court. According to Aftonbladet, he is now appealing to the …
Swedish Kim Eriksson Sirawan’s appeal: Release or send me back to Thailand Read More
The Danish pension fund AkademikerPension, formerly known as MP Pension, announced in the third quarter of 2020 that the fund would no longer invest in the Chinese state after the …
First Danish pension fund blacklists China Read More
China is the only major world economy that managed to grow during 2020, the year of Covid-19. But according to Allan Sørensen, chief economist at Dansk Industri (DI), the growth …
Danish chief economist on Chinas economical growth in 2020 Read More
Both China and the World Health Organization (WHO) could have responded more quickly to prevent a disaster when the Covid-19 outbreak was in its initial stages. That is the conclusion …
Experts: WHO and China could have reacted to Covid-19 faster Read More
According to Danfoss China, the Danish manufacturer is to build a new global refrigeration R&D and testing center in China. The new 7,000m2 center will be dedicated to research and …
Danfoss to build $7.7m refrigeration R&D center in China Read More
Swedish IKEA in Singapore has acknowledged a misprint mistake on their reusable bags candidly with an “alamak…” (“Oh, no!”) and sells them anyway – discounted as a limited edition. A …
IKEA turns mistake into marketing pitch in Singapore Read More
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Singapore has, amongst others, joined in celebrating Singapore’s so-called ‘Hawker Culture’ of unique cultural dishes from around the world. By bringing together Swedish multinational …
Sweden join in raising the profile of street food vendors in Singapore Read More
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg and the first Asian-born princess in the history of the European Royal family gives viewers a whole new and honest insight into her life as a …
Danish princes Nikolai and Felix and their mother Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg in Chinese documentary Read More
Cambodia and the EU met virtually recently to consult on development priorities between Cambodia and The EU. Present at the meeting was Chhieng Yanara, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister …
EU and Cambodia discuss development priorities Read More
Norwegian Air has announced that the airline will halt its long-haul business in an aim to survive the pandemic. The low-cost airline continues to struggle to survive the financial effects …
Norwegian Air drops flying to Thailand Read More
Singapore-based Danish Lars Hornsleth who already has a long career in Asia has taken on a new role as Director for institutional business development for Jump Trading in the Asia-Pacific …
FX veteran Danish Lars Hornsleth joins Jump Trading in Singapore Read More
There is an unpredictable shortage of shipping containers in Asia and it has never been more expensive to transport a container of goods from Asia to other parts of the …
Asia in container crisis as world’s demand for medical equipment increase Read More
One in four Finns plans to travel abroad as soon as Covid-19 restrictions allow it and next winter’s bookings to Thailand have already reached a record high. According to a …
Finns holiday bookings to Thailand are at a record high Read More
Sjømannskirken in Pattaya has announced its reopened with strict infection control rules in place at the church. The announcement read as follows: Sjømannskirken is open again! Sjømannskirken will be open …
Sjømannskirken i Pattaya is open again Read More
According to AirlinesRatings.com, an airline safety and review website, Singaporean Airlines, SAS, and Finnair are amongst the safest airlines to fly with in 2021. Singapore Airlines ranked 4th on the …
Singapore Airline, SAS and Finnair among safest airlines in the world Read More
The myth that Norwegian Air is Chinese-owned can finally be put to rest once and for all. Recent figures from Norwegian Air shows that nearly two out of three Norwegian …
99 percent of Norwegian Air shareholders are Nordic Read More
A majority of the Danish parliament, not including the government, has proposed that Taiwan should be allowed to return to the WHO despite strong Chinese opposition. According to Jyllands-Posten, Danish …
Danish parliament wants Taiwan to rejoin WHO – China opposes Read More
Danes Worldwide invites its members to the launch of the new career network ‘Young Global Danes’. The event is the first for young Danes abroad aged 18-26 and will be …
Danes Worldwide to host Young Global Danes’ first webinar on 3 February Read More
A total of 22 Danish badminton players who are playing at the YONEX Thailand Open Super tournament these days are struggling with Thailand’s strict Covid-19 restrictions. In an interview with …
Danish badminton players suffer under strict Covid-19 restrictions in Thailand Read More
The global travel website Big 7 Travel has recently published a list of the best cities to work remotely from in 2021. The fast-growing communities of Digital nomads who are …
Top Asian places for remote working in 2021 Read More