Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Nordic Aqua Partners A/S is about to establish China’s first land based salmon farm. The Nordic countries had land based salmon and trout farms long before it became an option to …
Nordic Aqua Partners to establish China’s first salmon farming facility Read More
Sara Eggesvik, half Filipino half Norwegian has made a name for herself in the world of women’s football. Sara Eggesvik was born in Bodo, Norway and at 23 years old …
Pinoy sporting excellence football player Sara Eggesvik from Norway Read More
New studies from the University of Copenhagen (KU) suggests that Chinese people experience the bitter flavor more strongly than Danish people and bitter flavors such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and …
Broccoli reportedly tastes differently, all depending on whether you are Chinese or Danish Read More
Less than 2 hours after the Danish parliament expressed its criticism over China’s security law in Hong Kong, the Chinese embassy in Denmark, issued a statement criticizing the Danish Parliament …
China criticized the Danish Parliament’s criticism of China Read More
December 22, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto discussed ways to boost Vietnam-Finland relations during a phone conversation. Pekka Haavisto …
Foreign Ministers talk ways to boost Vietnam-Finland relations Read More
A total of 116 civil society organizations in Cambodia have urged the Swedish government to reverse the decision made in November to move its embassy to Thailand. The groups of …
Civil Society Groups Ask Sweden not to abandon Cambodia Amid Democratic Decline Read More
Sweden will go ahead building its 5G network without the Chinese company Huawei despite protests from the company and the Chinese Government. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said …
Sweden upholds 5G ban on Chinese firms Read More
Three Nordic nations, Denmark, Finland and Norway, are placed well as countries with a robust economic safety in new report ‘The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report Special Edition 2020’. …
Denmark, Finland and Norway praised for having robust economic safety nets during the pandemic Read More
Norwegian drilling solutions provider MHWirth, has secured an order valued at about USD 80 million to deliver a drilling equipment package for a Chinese drillship. MHWirth is part of Asastor, …
Norwegian MHWirth to deliver $80M Drilling Equipment Package for Chinese Drillship Read More
The Guangzhou-based company Xpeng Motors will directly deliver 100 G3 SUVs to individual buyers in Norway. It’s the first time the company delivers the Chinese-made smart EVs directly to individual …
China’s Xpeng delivers first batch of smart electric cars to Norway Read More
Causes Week 2020 runs this year from Dec 20 to 25. It shines a light on various individuals and groups in Singapore, and shows how they are making a difference …
New focus on Danish charity ‘Cycling Without Age’ in Singapore Read More
Pornkanok Kiattichaikorn (Polla) from Thailand has combined her dream of cooking with the desire to meet people with her new food truck ‘Kao Thai by Chef Polla’ that drives around …
The food truck Kao Thai by Chef Polla brings Thai food to you in Denmark Read More
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beijing and China’s online music entertainment platform, Tencent Music Entertainment Group, has partnered up to launch a collaborative cross-border music album called ‘Norwegian Special: Northern …
Norwegian Embassy in Beijing and Tencent Music launch collaborative cross-border album Read More
Danish Communication Manager for the Chinese telecom giant Huawei Tommy Zwicky has announced on Twitter that he has resigned his position. The announcement comes after it was revealed in The …
Huawei’s Danish Communication Manager quits his job after revelations regarding face recognition of Uighurs Read More
The Church of Sweden in Bangkok invites together with the Church of Denmark in Thailand to the annual traditional Scandinavian Christmas service in Bangkok. The Scandinavian Christmas service will consists …
Scandinavian Christmas service in Bangkok on Christmas Eve Read More
Tang Contemporary Art at River City Bangkok presents these days the “Duo Solo Exhibition Of Michael Kvium & Christian Lemmerz”. It is the first art show in Thailand by the …
First Exhibition by Danish artist Michael Kvium in Thailand Read More
As a new initiative, The Norwegian School in Singapore (Norskeskolen i Singapore) now offers classes in Norwegian to young children from the age of 3 years old. Their target group …
The Norwegian School in Singapore now offers learning to children from the age of 3 years old Read More
According to a new report recently released by Finnwatch, a Finnish civic organization focused on global corporate responsibility, logging related to harvesting cinnamon threatens Indonesian biodiversity. Finnwatch examined the origin …
Finnwatch calls out Finnish firms for “unsustainable” cinnamon sourcing in Indonesia Read More
The Danish Transport Authority has reported ten airlines to the police for withholding customers refunds for canceled flights during the corona outbreak. A statement on the website of the organization …
Norwegian and Thai airways reported to the Danish police for withholding customers refunds Read More
In May, health ministers called upon WHO to identify the origins of the virus and how it crossed the species barrier. That came months after China announced the first cases …
Danish researcher part of WHO-led team expected in China in January to examine COVID-19 origins Read More
Sten Sønderhousen decided to place his first order of fabric masks from Thailand, after the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced, that it would be mandatory to wear masks in …
Danish Sten Sønderhousen sells fabric masks to help a friend in Thailand Read More
The Danish service group ISS, which is responsible for everything from cleaning to canteen operations and on-call service, is preparing to sell contracts worth DKK four billion a year. Stated …
The Danish service group ISS plans to sell its activities in Taiwan Read MoreVolvo Cars Thailand Company Limited, led by Mr.Pattarapong Achapalasiri, Head of Commercial Operations, Volvo Cars (Thailand) Co., Ltd. received, with great pride, the “Top European Brand For Safety Innovation Award” …
Volvo Cars Thailand wins “Top European Brand For Safety Innovation Award” Read More
With the help of students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade at the primary school Aabenraa Friskole in Aabenraa in the South of Denmark, the organization Innerwheel has succeeded in …
71 kg of aluminium can rings going to Thailand Read More
Mattias Tesfaye (S), minister of Foreign Affairs and Integration in Denmark wants to ensure a more informed and honest basis for the integration debate with a completely new survey of …
Immigration from Thailand, China is not the problem in Denmark Read More
Thailand is known to most as “the land of smiles”, but beneath the surface exists a divided society that not many people think about. The Danish author and trained journalist …
Danish journalist writes thriller novel about Thailand’s dark side Read More
The Department of Energy Technology (IFE) at the Norwegian town of Kjeller have been producing and exporting approximately 400,000 doses of the cancer drug Xofigo in the last seven years. …
Norway exports cancer medicine to China Read More
China closely followed the revelation of Hong Kong activist and ex-opposition lawmaker Ted Huis escape to Denmark. However during his visit, Ted Hui did not obtain any support from the …
China praises Danish Governments standpoint in Ted Hui self-exile case Read More
Frederiksborg Gymnasium & HF gives their 1st year and 2nd year students a different school day with the purpose of strengthening students’ global outlook and continuing to raise funds …
Danish students donate a day of work worth DKK 194.680 to school in Hanoi Read More
Swedish Kim Eriksson Sirawan, 39, is no longer just known for having been sentenced to death for drug offenses in Thailand. Nowadays he can also call himself a writer. Kim …
Swedish inmate sentenced to death in Thailand turns writer Read More
A 34 year old Swedish man is accused of arranging to buy 83 firearms through a marketplace on the so-called ‘Dark web’. The dark web is a part of the …
Swedish part time resident of Cambodia accused of illegal international gun trade Read More
Ted Hui’s name went around the world when he, as part of the Hong Kong uprising in May 2020, threw a stink bomb in the Hong Kong Parliament Hall in …
Hong Kong activist Ted Hui has gone into exile after traveling to Denmark Read More
To decide on something as important as your child’s education and well-being in a foreign country might be the toughest part about moving abroad. Choosing a new school, pre-school, …
How to choose the right school for your child in Asia? Read More