Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Today the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in Singapore is doing something a little different than their regular program. Something they call “Pilgrim Trekking with Tuesday Forum” is taking place in the …
Trekking at Singapore’s Botanic Gardens Read More
No more than 40 minutes outside the center of Singapore you will find three yards located side by side; Tuas, Benoi and Yellow. They are all owned by Keppel Shipyard, …
A day at Brage Viking Read More
Approximately 1500 Danes are living in Singapore, and a lot of them have been out of the country to enjoy the summer months. That is why the Danish Seaman’s Church …
Welcome back at the Danish Seaman’s Church Read More
Okko Kamu is a Finnish orchestral conductor and violinist with an impressive résumé that includes conducting almost all of the world’s leading orchestras. Among those is the Singapore Symphony Orchestra …
The experienced Finnish guest conductor at Singapore Symphony Orchestra Read MoreOn 28 August, the Danish Seaman’s Church held its annual event ‘Martha Evening’, where the church shows the old seaman’s movie ”Martha” on a big screen and serves what they …
Martha evening at The Danish Seaman’s Church Read More
The Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) reports that armed individuals targeted six ships travelling in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on …
Armed pirates targeted Danish ship near Singapore Read More
The global non-profit organization& network for Swedish and Swedish speaking women who are or have been resident abroad, SWEA, had their monthly coffee morning at the TCC Vivo City on …
First SWEA coffee morning after the summer break Read More
In September the Danish Business Association Singapore (DABS) hosts for its members a crash course named ‘Communicate with Impact’, which is a great opportunity for individuals and company leaders to …
DABS hosts soft skills development courses: ‘Communicate with Impact’ Read More
The Color Run – also known as the “Happiest 5k on the Planet” – took place in Singapore for a third year in a row this weekend on Sentosa …
The international event The Color Run came to Singapore Read More
The popular Danish chain, Joe & The Juice, is set to enter the Asian market, by opening two new cafes in Singapore in November. The chain has been introduced to …
Danish juice and coffee chain is coming to Singapore Read More
Danish Ambassador John Nielsen has met (end of June 2015) with Mr Lê Hoàng Quân, the Chairman of the People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City in connection with the …
Vietnam holds farewell ceremony for Danish Ambassador John Nielsen Read More
About 200 people gathered at the Polo Club to celebrate the Swedish National Day on the 6th of June. In his opening address, Ambassador Håkan Jevrell welcomed the Swedish community …
Swedish national day celebrated in Singapore Read More
Team Finland is eyeing China as a huge market for food export expansion. Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Lenita Toivakka made a Team Finland export promotion trip to …
Finnish food for China Read More
On 12th May 2015, Tuesday the Malaysian-Swedish Business Association, MASBA, conducted a company visit to SKF Bearing Industries (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd located in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan. “It was a great …
MASBA made corporate visit to SKF Bearing, Malaysia Read More
A 35-year-old Finnish tourist has been sentenced to four weeks in jail after acting violently against policemen in Singapore, as he was reported to be naked and looking drunk in …
Naked ,“drunk” Finn sentenced to jail in Singapore Read More
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Research Council of Norway (RCN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in the end of April 2015, renewing their …
Singapore and Norway renew maritime cooperation Read More
[wzslider] The Swedish Young Professionals in China (YP) organized their first Swedish Career Fair on Saturday the 18th of April in Shanghai and the following Saturday, April 25th in Beijing …
Inaugural Swedish Career Fair 2015 organised in China Read More
A Norwegian serving the community in Singapore through three decades has been awarded the Medal of St. Olav from H.M. King Harald of Norway. The award was decided on 16 …
The Medal of St. Olav awarded to Marianne S. Thorstensen in Singapore Read More
During the 2015 edition of Singapore Maritime Week the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore, along with sponsors hosted the inaugural Norway Night. Held at The Lantern, Fullerton Bay Hotel overlooking …
Inaugural Norway Night takes centre stage in Singapore Read More
The new Norway Visa Application Centre opened in Cebu on 7 May 2015, Thursday. The Norway Visa Application Centre in Cebu, in addition to Manila, is ready to accept visa …
New Nordic visa application centre in Cebu Read More
Connecting to the Shanghai Auto Show Volvo Cars also announced with confidence that its sales in China in 2015 is expected to grow faster than the overall market for premium …
Volvo Cars expects stronger sales than overall premium market in China Read More
‘It is deeply regrettable that Indonesia is once again carrying out executions. I urge the Indonesian Government to stop the planned executions and reintroduce the moratorium on the death penalty,’ …
Norway: Indonesia’s executions ”deeply regrettable” Read More
Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is leading a ‘SkillsFuture’ delegation to the European countries Switzerland and Sweden from 6 to 12 May 2015. SkillsFuture is a national movement to …
‘SkillsFuture’ Singapore education delegation visits Sweden Read More
As a first in Myanmar, the Chin State Administration revealed today its Local Social Plan to benefit children and women, supplementing the State’s Comprehensive 5-year Development Plan 2016-21. UNICEF supports …
Denmark-financed, UNICEF-supported Local Social Plan starts in Chin State, Myanmar Read More
The Swedish Chamber in Hong Kong, in celebration of the arrival of the summer, is inviting to a Meet & Greet Swedcham Cocktail event, at the 270 Degrees Rooftop Bar. …
Swedish Chamber in Hong Kong invites to rooftop bar meet & greet Read More
After five years as Denmark’s Ambassador to China the Danish Chamber of Commerce will bid farewell to H.E. Friis Arne Petersen with a dinner party on 22 May in Beijing. …
Danish Chamber China invites to farewell dinner for Ambassador Read More
How foreign companies will be affected by proposed amendments to the Foreign Investment Law is the topic for a seminar, taking place on 21 May in Hong Hong and hosted …
Hong Kong seminar on proposed new foreign investment law Read More
2015 began with a recording-breaking first quarter for Norwegian seafood export, worth NOK 17.4 billion. Compared to the first quarter of 2014 this was an increase of 3 per cent …
Record first quarter for Norwegian seafood export in 2015 Read More
Global ICT solutions provider Huawei has launched the 2015 Global Connectivity Index (GCI) where the US leads followed by Sweden and Singapore. Denmark ranks seven and Norway ten. The United …
Sweden and Singapore, second and third in 2015 Global Connectivity Index Read More
Salmon exports to China can continue after the Norwegian and Chinese authorities have arrived at a solution for the wording of the certificate notably concerning the diseases ISA and PD. …
Norway and China agrees on continued salmon exports Read More
The Danish pop (‘soft rock’) group Michael Learns To Rock is coming to Singapore on July 24th 2015 for their very first show there as part of the greatest hits …
Michael Learns To Rock tour reaches Singapore in July Read More
On 21 April The Malaysian-Swedish Business Association (MASBA), together with the Embassy of Sweden in Kuala Lumpur, had the honour of listening to a prominent guest speaker on the topic …
MASBA hosted human rights seminar Read More
The BioMar Group, from Aarhus in Denmark, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Tongwei Co. Ltd to establish a Joint Venture dedicated to producing and selling …
Aquafeed suppliers BioMar, Denmark and Tongwei, China, start joint venture Read More
The members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai respectively had the unique opportunity of hearing a personal perspective on China from a Swede going …
Göran Leijonhufvud looks back at 50 years of covering China Read More
In December 2014 Finland and Vietnam launched the second phase of their Innovation Partnership Program (IPP), designed to target positive socio-economic impact and long-term benefits for the Vietnamese innovation system. …
Innovation Partnership Program between Finland and Vietnam continues Read More
On 20 April the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok hosted a meet and greet with KTH, The Royal Institute of Technology and its KTH Bangkok alumni where about twenty new …
Former and new KTH students meet at alumni event with Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Read More
The embassy of Sweden in Singapore has a tradition of regularly inviting Singaporeans who have previously studied in Sweden to meet-and-greet events at its residence. This time around, on April …
Swedish Embassy hosts KTH student alumni event Read More
Singapore Maritime Week (SMW), is the leading maritime event in Singapore, was held on 19 – 24 April with several senior executives speaking at key events during the packed programme. …
Thome Group attended Singapore Maritime Week 2015 Read More
Swedish furniture retail store IKEA has come under criticism in Singapore due to promoting a magic show that features pastor Lawrence Khong of Faith Community Baptist Church, who is known …
IKEA Singapore responds to criticism over anti-gay pastor support Read More
Singapore-listed offshore vessel-builder Vard Holdings has announced the incorporation of a new subsidiary, Vard Contracting AS, in Norway. Vard Contracting AS is owned 100% by Vard Group AS, which is …
Vard Holdings incorporates new subsidiary in Norway Read More
On 14 April 2015 Danish-Chinese Business Forum held its Annual Meeting to review the Forum’s activities and the highlights of Danish-Chinese relations of 2014. Prominent speakers including Prime Minister Helle …
PM speaks at Danish-Chinese Business Forum: “Relations at an all-time high” Read More
A kind of business class/luxury suite for cars is here! Volvo Cars has unveiled a new concept at the Shanghai Auto Show 2015 that takes executive in-car luxury to a …
Volvo Cars unveils Lounge Console solution in Shanghai Read More
The world-leading pump manufacturer Grundfos has appointed Mr Hasan Avci to head its Strategy, Commercial Excellence and Marketing functions in the Asia Pacific region. This paves the way for the …
New Asia Regional Director for Strategy, Commercial Excellence and Marketing at Grundfos Read More
While the Philippines has been cleared the European Commission decided on 21 April to put Thailand on formal notice for not taking sufficient measures in the international fight against illegal …
European Commission issues Yellow card to Thailand, approves the Philippines Read More
A new action plan in the field of health was signed on 21 April by Sweden’s Public Health, Medical and Sports Minister Gabriel Wikstrom, and China’s Health Minister Li Bin. …
New action plan for the Swedish-Chinese cooperation on health Read More
Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway met with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi on April 17, 2015 where they discussed the two countries’ cooperation in the future …
Norway and Vietnam’s Prime Ministers held talks in Hanoi Read More
The 2015 Annual General meeting of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in China Shanghai (DCCC Shanghai) was held on Banyan Tree on the Bund on 19th March 2015 where 33 individual …
DCCC Shanghai Annual General Meeting Read More
New findings show that as many as 91.6% of employees working at a Swedish company in China are likely to recommend working for a Swedish company to someone else. Swedish …
Research: Swedish companies in China popular among employees Read MoreSwedish newspaper Expressen has reported on a Swede’s new information, which she also tried to bring to the attention of the Malaysian Transport Ministry: the discovery on a beach on …
Witnesses and Swede’s mysterious beach discovery links to MH370 disappearance Read More
On 10 April the Danish clothing and accessories company Bestseller held its donation day, GIVE-A-DAY, where their consumers’ spending contribute to giving back to communities, including in China and the …
Danish clothing company Bestseller’s mega donation day Read More