Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Smoking at work will soon be a thing of the past, lifestyle expert contends Over half of Danes (52 percent) believe that work time shouldn’t include smoking breaks, according to …
Danes: Smokers should pay for their smoking breaks Read More
A dark comedic online short film from the Higton Bros. production company in Norway satires how people present their lives on their Facebook page. The Youtube video attracted over 6 …
Norwegian short film satirising Facebook goes viral Read More
Triba Learning, an adaptive learning provider, has signed deals to roll its software out in Singapore and Indonesia. The Finnish company uses data to track users’ studying habits. These are …
Finnish e-learning firm wins contracts in Singapore, Indonesia Read More
The Philippine government on Sunday denied rumors that it is lobbying for President Benigno Aquino III’s nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize. “I definitely confirm that I am NOT lobbying …
Manila denies lobbying for Aquino’s Nobel Peace Prize Read More
The statement made by John Nielsen, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, at a conference in HCM City on June 27, to help Vietnamese companies promote corporate social responsibility (CSR). The ambassador …
Denmark invests in green energy in Vietnam Read More
A new survey by IPSOS for the Swedish branch of Amnesty International shows that of those asked, 52 percent of Swedes are against the country’s weapon exporting and 33 percent …
Majority of Swedes against weapon export: new poll Read More
Vaisala, the Finnish company producing technology for environmental and industrial measurement, has signed the first new distributor contracts to expand the company’s sales network for industrial instruments in Indonesia. Vaisala …
Vaisala appoints distributor in Indonesia Read More
Finland once again has proven to be the hold out among the Nordic countries, voting against same-sex marriage for the second time. The parliament’s legal affairs committee has rejected a …
Finland Marriage Equality Bill Rejected – Again Read More
Vietnam and Norway will increase exchange of delegations and studies on issues relating to their diplomatic policies, bilateral relations, as well as regional and global issues of mutual concern. A …
Vietnam, Norway ink MoU on diplomacy cooperation Read More
The fastest-growing groups of tourists to Sweden come from China, the United States and Germany, according to the official statistics agency Statistics Sweden. In April, the agency said that the …
Chinese among fastest-growing tourist groups in Sweden Read More