Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
After a consistent period of growth, Malaysia’s garment imports from Vietnam decreased in the first quarter of 2023. The inbound shipments totaled $42.631 million from January to March 2023. This …
Malaysia’s garment imports from Vietnam fall to $42.6 million Read More
Malaysia will take action against U.S. tech giant Meta over its refusal to comply with the country’s rules. The country’s communications regulator said Friday, June 23. Despite requests for cooperation, …
Malaysia to act against Meta Read More
Beijing has been experiencing temperatures above 40 degrees three days in a row. On Thursday, June 22, the barometer reached 41.1 degrees Celsius in the Chinese capital. It is the …
Extreme heat ravages Beijing Read More
The Swedish parliament officially abandoned its 100% renewable energy target to meet net-zero by 2045 this week. Instead, the country is now looking to build more nuclear reactors. “We need …
Sweden abandons 100% renewable energy goal Read More
This year’s Global gender gap index shows that Thailand has significantly improved on gender equality in the category of educational attainment. The country is ranked 61st, which is up from …
Global gender gap index reports progress in Thailand and the Philippines Read More
The launching ceremony of the “electric scooters as motorcycle-taxi” project of the United Nations Environment Program was held in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, June 23. TAILG of China donated electric …
Chinese EV manufacturer supports Thailand to promote electric scooters Read More
Danish energy trading house InCommodities on Friday, June 23, posted a record pre-tax profit for 2022 of 1.37 billion euros. Benefiting from gas and power market volatility the company is …
Danish trader InCommodities eyes Asia expansion Read More
Vietnam-focused private equity firm PENM Partners is understood to be tapping family offices to raise capital for its fifth investment vehicle. The Danish firm has previously secured commitments predominantly from …
Danish private equity company focuses on Vietnam Read More
Chinese exports of used cooking oil (UCO) to Singapore jumped to a record in May. This is most likely due to more demand from Finnish Neste’s renewable fuel factory. Shipments …
Singapore buys record amount of used cooking oil from China due to Finnish factory Read More
Swedish arms are still being exported to Myanmar’s military regime via Indian arms sales. This is according to Justice for Myanmar (JFM). An investigation by JFM discovered that the Indian …
Swedish Arms Exported to Myanmar Read More