Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Sweden’s international development agency, Sida, hosted on 10-12 November national programme officers, programme managers, policy advisors and policy specialists working with Environment and Climate Change issues, at the Embassies and …
Sida hosts global networking on climate change in Bangkok Read More
Thailand and Norway have agreed to step up trade and tourism cooperation as a way to strengthen bilateral relations which will turn 110 years old in 2015. The cooperation was …
Norway, Thailand to boost bilateral ties Read More
Unboxing and disposing of piles of packaging material is deemed a necessary evil of online shopping. But not anymore, a Finnish startup thinks it has the solution. Every year over …
Finnish innovation creates trash-free deliveries Read More
Finnair is offering new scheduled flights to popular holiday destinations for next winter season, including Ho Chi Minh City, Eilat, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and Madeira. Several of these destinations have previously …
Finnair adds Vietnam’s HCMC to next winter’s scheduled flights Read More
Japan, the United States, Denmark and Myanmar as well as the International Labor Organization announced an initiative November 14 aimed at improving the labor environment and removing obstacles to foreign …
Denmark, US, Japan to raise Myanmar’s labor standard Read More
Swedish company PT Volvo Indonesia has made a US$10-million investment for establishing a heavy machinery components warehouse in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. “We store all types of components for Volvo heavy …
Volvo sets up heavy machinery warehouse in Indonesia Read More
VISIT Finland is courting the Chinese market with its new Meaningful Encounters campaign launched this year, the first time the NTO is investing in an image campaign for China. This …
Finland all out to woo Chinese tourists Read More
On the heels of announcing Angry Birds Stella’s move into China, Rovio Entertainment is continuing to slingshot its IP into the country. The Finnish developer is partnering with China’s Guogou …
Angry Birds to build theme parks in China Read More
Police investigation into the November 1 fatal assault of the Thai wife of a Danish expat in the central province of Uthai Thani has apparently been fast-tracked after the Danish …
Two face manslaughter charge for death of Dane’s Thai wife Read More
Sweden granted 28,000,000 Swedish Krona (approx. US$3.8 million) on November 14 to support an initiative implemented by the United Nations Development Programme to help Cambodia improve its capacity to respond …
Sweden renews funding to help Cambodia adapt to climate change Read More