Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
China will speed up the exploration of immigration policies this year to attract skilled foreign workers, a senior official said in January 2014. However, Zhang Jianguo, head of the State …
China to attract global talents with relaxed immigration rules Read More
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak thanked the Swedish government for its special consideration which has enabled four children of a Malaysian couple detained in Stockholm, to return to …
Malaysian PM thanks Sweden for children’s repatriation Read More
Agriculture Minister Sylvi Listhaug (FRP) said: “We have eaten pork in Norway for years. It is completely wrong to stop pork because Muslims has arrived to Norway. Anyone who has …
Norway’s minister wants more pork served at state institutions Read More
Friland A/S, Denmark’s largest specialist organic meats producer, plans to adopt a market entry strategy of “thinking big but starting small” in China, following the company gaining an important foothold …
Danish meat firm to tap China organic market Read More
Tomra Sorting Recycling has officially opened a test center in Xiamen, China, its first test center in China. The company officially opened the test center in December, 2013. In a …
Norway’s Tomra opens test center in China Read More
The nomination was made on 29 January 2014 by two Norwegian politicians, Snorre Valen and Bord Vegar Solhjell, who say Snowden made the world more safe by revealing the scope …
NSA whistleblower nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Read More
Telenor Group today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Union Government of Myanmar for a nationwide telecommunications license. The license includes spectrum in the 900MHz and 2.1GHz …
Telenor Group signs mobile license in Myanmar Read More
Novo Nordisk increased operating profit in local currencies by 15% in 2013. In China Region, sales increased by 13% (12% in Danish kroner). Sales in North America increased by 18% …
Novo Nordisk 2013 China sales up by 13% Read More
Statoil and the Thai exploration and production company PTTEP have signed an agreement to divide their respective interests in the Kai Kos Dehseh (KKD) oil sands project in Alberta, Canada. …
Statoil and PTTEP swap Canadian oil sands assets Read MoreA 25-year-old Danish man was hospitalized for stabbing wounds after he was attacked by two European men in South Pattaya in the early hours of 31 January 2014. According to …
Dane hospitalized after knife attack in Pattaya Read More
For nine excruciating days, the mother of an 8-month-old boy feared for the worse when her Swedish husband ran away with the baby. The disappearance of the husband, identified as …
Swede gone missing with toddler, reunites with wife Read More
The period of remand in Sweden has no limit and in some cases, it may take one to two months. This was revealed by Solna District Court chief judge, Mari …
Swedish judge explains judicial process of jailed Malaysian couple Read More
The IKEA Group net income increased by 3.1% to EUR 3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) for the financial year 2013; and market conditions continued to improve with strong growth in China, …
Growth in China, Russia and US contribute to IKEA profit hike Read More
Norway’s $817 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, has halved its exposure to coal producers, with most of its remaining interest in the sector in Chinese companies, its chief …
Norway’s sovereign fund halves coal exposure Read More
Chris Beaufait has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President of Vestas and President of Vestas Asia Pacific & China. Chris, who comes from a position as President and General …
Vestas appoints new Asia/China chief Read More
Captain of the Swedish national football team, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the star of Volvo’s latest campaign. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, his wife and their two sons were filmed in the north of …
Zlatan stars in new Volvo commercial Read More
Swedish chef Björn Frantzén will be a guest chef at Les Amis on Saturday February 22nd, serving luxurious Swedish food with an Asian twist. Björn Frantzén is a star in …
A taste of Swedish – with an Asian twist Read More
The Act of Killing’ may have won scores of film awards, but it has attracted criticism in Indonesia for being vulgar and insensitive. The Danish-produced documentary ’The Act of Killing’ …
Indonesian government blasts Danish documentary Read More
Denmark’s Climate and Energy Minister Martin Lidegaard, speaking to EurActiv in an interview, said his country “had no problem pursuing our present path towards a complete fossil fuel-free society and …
Denmark to pursue fossil fuel-free society at all costs Read More
Finland’s biggest retail groups say they are studying a report by the NGO Finnwatch alleging abuses at a juice factory in Thailand that supplies many Finnish stores. On 28 January …
Finnish grocery chain probes ‘abuses’ by Thai juice supplier Read More
A website that lets Swedes check each other’s criminal records has sparked concerns over the privacy of ex-convicts. Such databases are available in the United States, but aren’t common in …
Sweden’s online service identifies where ex-convicts live Read More
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, parent company of Volvo Car Corp and Geely Automobile Holding Ltd, is developing a new model at its new research and development center in Sweden. The …
Geely, Volvo start joint development of new sub-compact Read More
Vietnamese young people, including design students across the nation, have been invited to participate in Design Lab, a global design competition hosted by Swedish household and professional appliances manufacturer Electrolux. …
Electrolux launches global design contest in Vietnam Read More
Finnish Ambassador to China Jari Gustafson hosted a morning coffee meeting at the embassy on 16 January 2014. The aim was to strengthen cooperation among Finnish companies active in different …
Morning coffee to strategize Finnish businesses in China Read More
The Royal Danish Consulate General in Guangzhou together with Arla Foods China, Co-Ro Food (China) Ltd. and Kjeldsens Ltd. hosted the event “Happy Denmark, Hello Guangzhou” to promote Danish food …
A taste of Danish food and culture in Guangzhou Read More
The Charity and Health Run Activity “Run for Love”, organized by BI Norwegian Business School and School of Management/Fudan University’s MBA Program, in partnership with the charity organization One Foundation, …
Norwegian consulate holds charity fun run in Shanghai Read More
Chinese guides demand thousands of kroner from luxury shops in exchange for bringing them wealthy Chinese tourists, Berlingske newspaper reports. Luxury shops told the newspaper how the guides refuse to …
Copenhagen shops pay Chinese guides kickbacks for rich tourists Read More
The Norwegian embassy’s yearly information meeting for Norwegian citizens was held at an Udon Thani hotel on 27 January 2014. Representatives of the Norwegian Embassy and NAV/HELFO informed Norwegian citizens …
Strong turnout of Norwegians at Udon meeting Read More
Linköping FC beat Thai Women National team 3-0 in a 25 January 2014 friendly at Duphatemi Stadium, Don Muang. The Swedish women led with 1-0 by the end of the …
Linköping FC beat Thai women national team 3-0 Read More
After visiting Tacloban City in Leyte, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden on 26 January 2014 pledged to donate US$100,000 (4 million peso) to the Typhoon Yolanda relief effort. The …
Swedish king calls for more typhoon reconstruction aid Read More
Finnish firms are scouting for investment opportunities in the country, encouraged largely by the Philippines’ rosy economic prospects and the slew of incentives being offered to foreign investors. Trade Undersecretary …
Finnish firms scout for Philippine projects Read MoreThe Phuket Gazette reported that Swedish national Johan Sebastian Ljung, 28, was sentenced on 24 January 2014 to life imprisonment for the stabbing murder of Maxim Schantz in Phuket two …
Swede sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of compatriot Read More
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed efficiency in the biomass supply and use for energy in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta as part of the Energy and Environment Partnership Programme …
VTT helps fasttracking bioenergy in Vietnam Read More
In the index, over 90 nations were ranked according to nine different factors including limited government powers, criminal justice and absence of corruption. To make it into the top 10, …
Denmark tops list of world’s most responsible governments Read More
Starting 24 January 2014, LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort will be holding its unique LEGO® building activity in conjunction with Chinese New Year. To celebrate the Year of the Horse, guests visiting …
Legoland Malaysia celebrates Chinese Year of Horse Read More
Denmark is the first country ever to generate more than 50% of its electricity from wind power over a whole month. According to new figures from Energinet.dk, the Danish national …
Wind turbines generate half of Denmark’s electricity need Read More
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in China has approved the establishment of a joint venture between the Volvo Group and Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited. Before completion of …
China approves Volvo-Dongfeng trucks joint venture Read More
KONE, a Finnish elevator and escalator manufacturer, will supply 162 elevators and escalators to enable smooth people flow at the Manila Bay Resorts complex, a new casino, hotel and retail …
Philippine resort orders over 100 KONE lifts, escalators Read MoreA Swedish man was killed after he crashed his motorbike on a curve on his way to the beach in Thalang, Phuket in the morning of 22 January 2014, according …
Swedish tourist dies in motorcycle crash Read More
Lingonberries almost completely prevented weight gain in mice fed a high-fat diet, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found – whereas the ‘super berry’ açai led to increased …
Scandinavian lingonberry a weight-loss superfood? Read More
The Swedish Embassy and the Swedish business community jointly held on 21 January 2014 a brainstorming session on ways to promote Swedish-Indonesian partnership in 2014. After a welcoming and a …
Kick-starting 2014 Swedish-Indonesian partnership Read More
The tourism plan offered up by Business Minister Henrik Sass Larsen (S) is designed to bring in more ‘quality tourists’ – those who spend a lot of money. It also …
Denmark’s tourism to move beyond Little Mermaid Read More
After conducting a thorough analysis to identify the owners of oil palm plantations, 11 companies were found to be in breach of Storebrands sustainability standards. – As a savings and …
Storebrand shuns most palm oil producers Read More
Two-way trade between Sweden and Vietnam exceeded one billion USD in 2013, according to Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Camilla Mellander, adding that over 60 Swedish companies have set up representative …
Sweden-Vietnam trade exceeds US$1 billion in 2013 Read More
Bangkok and Sweden’s city of Ostersund have formally signed an agreement to establish a sister cities relationship to promote trade, cultural exchange, tourism and sports. The agreement was signed by …
Ostersund, Bangkok become sister cities Read More
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf will visit Tacloban City, one of the areas hit hardest by super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), on 26 January 2014 to assess the damage caused by …
Swedish King to visit Philippines typhoon-ravaged areas Read MoreHanoi hosted a January 21 cultural and educational exchange programme between Vietnam and Sweden, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties and launching the latest Vietnam-Sweden Friendship …
Sweden, Vietnam deepen friendship, cultural ties Read More
A joint venture between Singapore-listed Rex International Holding and Malaysia’s Hibiscus Petroleum has won five new offshore licences in Norway, Rex said on Wednesday. Lime Norway was awarded the licences …
Singapore-Malaysian venture awarded Norway’s offshore licences Read More
Myanmar and Norway discussed cooperation on environmental conservation, official media reported on 21 January 2014. Myanmar Minister of Environmental Conservation and Forestry U Win Tun met with Norwegian Ambassador Ms …
Myanmar, Norway to cooperate on environmental conservation Read More
Danish Foreign Minister Holger K Nielsen was quoted by Copenhagen Post on 16 Jan 2014 the embassies in Switzerland, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Slovakia will be closed down. The ministry …
Denmark’s diplomatic mission reshuffles driven by trade Read More