Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
Vietnamese-Swedish artist Maj Trang Olson’s new exhibition opens at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on 2 October and runs until 7 October. Titled Maj Trang Olson: Continuing …
Vietnamese-Swedish artist Maj Trang Olson opens exhibition in Hanoi Read More
Vietnamese President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm will visit Denmark from 19–21 October, with green solutions, health, food and trade among the main themes. He and his wife, …
Vietnamese President Tô Lâm to make state visit to Denmark Read More
Danish pump company Grundfos and Denmark’s embassy in Singapore have brought together industry leaders and researchers to discuss seawater cooling. The discussion explored its potential to help meet the cooling …
Grundfos explores seawater cooling for Singapore’s data centres Read More
Sweden and the Philippines discussed closer cooperation on defence technology, logistics and research at a joint committee meeting on 30 September. The two countries held their third Joint Committee Meeting …
Sweden and Philippines discuss closer defence industry cooperation Read More
Danish company Denico Food Ingredients plans to acquire Indonesian flavourings and seasonings producer PT Sinar Aroma Sentosa. The producer is almost wholly owned by PT Sinergi Multi Lestarindo, a company …
Danish Denico plans to acquire Indonesian ingredients producer Read More
Denmark’s ambassador to Vietnam, Lina Gandløse Hansen, raised challenges facing Danish companies during a meeting on 29 September. She met Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai. According …
Danish ambassador raises business obstacles with Vietnam Read More
Vietnam’s shift towards larger farms is creating opportunities for Danish agricultural technology, according to Mathias Sandholt Knauf of the Danish Agriculture & Food Council. He outlined the potential at an …
Danish firms eye Vietnam’s shift to larger farms Read More
Swedes in Thailand have until today, 30 September, to apply for an income certificate from the Swedish embassy or honorary consulates. The service ends on 1 October 2026. The certificates …
Last day to apply for Swedish income certificates in Thailand Read More
Finnish development financier Finnfund has signed a $15 million loan agreement with Vietnam’s EVF General Finance JSC. Announced on 29 September, the financing will support small and medium-sized businesses, particularly …
Finnfund lends $15 million to Vietnam’s EVF Read More
INTERPOL’s Christian Heggen will open a discussion on emerging cyber threats in Asia at an event in Singapore on Wednesday, 30 September. The Norwegian Business Association Singapore is bringing together …
INTERPOL’s Christian Heggen to discuss AI cyber threats in Singapore Read More
Danish company Danfoss is showcasing cooling and power technology at Data Centre World Asia in Singapore on 29–30 September. The company says its solutions can help data centres use less …
Danfoss brings data centre cooling technology to Singapore Read More
Floodwaters began to recede in Bangkok on Monday, 28 September, after days of heavy rain, but several roads and neighbourhoods remained submerged. Around 329,000 households, representing roughly 700,000 people, have …
Bangkok floodwaters ease after affecting 700,000 people Read More
Thai Nordic Folk Festival will bring musicians from Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Thailand to Speakerbox Livehouse in Bangkok on 24 October. The event poster lists Danish songwriter Constantine Noble, Finnish …
Thai Nordic Folk Festival brings Nordic and Thai acts to Bangkok Read More
Nguyen Doan Anh visited Norway from 25 to 27 September. He called for closer cooperation with Norwegian companies DNV and TOMRA. Anh is a vice chairman of Vietnam’s National …
Nguyễn Doãn Anh urges DNV and TOMRA to expand work in Vietnam Read More
Finland’s Neea Kerttula won gold in Retail Sales at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. Danish competitor Linnea Lind Lehner and Norway’s Henrik Solberg Bølgenhaugen also reached the podium as the competition ended …
Neea Kerttula wins WorldSkills gold as Denmark and Norway take bronze Read More
Chinese ambassador to Norway, Zhou Jingxing, warned against growing divisions between countries as he addressed graduates at BI Norwegian Business School, a business university in Oslo, on 24 September. Speaking …
Chinese ambassador warns against division at Norway–China graduation Read More
Swedish industrialist Marcus Wallenberg has toured the AstraZeneca Health Innovation Hub at De La Salle University’s KIST Park in Laguna, according to the Swedish Embassy in Manila. Wallenberg, who sits …
Marcus Wallenberg visits AstraZeneca hub in the Philippines Read More
The Danish Business Association of Singapore (DABS) is making its After Work Drinks a monthly gathering at Kult Yard. The next event takes place on Wednesday, 30 September, from 6pm. …
DABS invites all to monthly after-work drinks in Singapore Read More
Vietnamese National Assembly Vice President Nguyen Doan Anh visited Finnish technology companies Nokia and ICEYE during a working trip to Finland from 21 to 23 September. According to the Vietnam …
Nguyen Doan Anh visits Nokia and ICEYE in Finland Read More
Swedish telecom company Ericsson and Indonesia’s Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (IOH) won the Customer Experience Award at FutureNet Asia in Singapore on 22 September. The award recognises an AI-enabled platform that …
Ericsson and Indosat win AI customer experience award in Singapore Read More
Ossi Ylinen, managing director of Finnish energy company Wärtsilä in Indonesia, says the country needs a power system that can adapt as AI data centres increase electricity demand and more …
Wärtsilä targets Indonesia’s data centre power demand Read More
Norwegian OComp brings ship battery fire training to Singapore Norwegian maritime training company OComp is holding a course in Singapore on 23 September on how to respond to lithium-ion battery …
Norwegian OComp brings ship battery fire training to Singapore Read More
Nearly 80 people in Vietnam signed contracts for seasonal berry-picking jobs at a Finnish fur farm that says it never offered them work, Svenska Yle reports. The owner discovered the …
Nearly 80 Vietnamese offered fake jobs at Finnish fur farm, Yle finds Read More
A Danish woman who moved to China after nearly two years of an online relationship features in the first episode of a new travel series from Danish public broadcaster DR. …
Danish woman’s move to China features in new DR travel series Read More
Swedish MEP Jörgen Warborn says a planned EU–Philippines trade deal could remove tariffs on goods where Swedish exporters are strong. He will also help guide the agreement through the European …
Jörgen Warborn sees Swedish export gains in EU–Philippines trade deal Read More
Danish EU official Ditte Juul Jørgensen led the European side of trade talks with ASEAN in Manila on Tuesday, 22 September. Jørgensen, Director-General for Trade and Economic Security at the …
Ditte Juul Jørgensen leads EU side in ASEAN trade talks Read More
Travellers from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden can now use automated passport-control gates when arriving at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. The four Nordic countries are among 33 nationalities displayed on new …
Nordic travellers gain access to Suvarnabhumi arrival e-gates Read More
The Danish Christmas Bazaar will return to Bangkok on Saturday, 5 December 2026. The annual event will take place at Gaysorn Urban Resort from 11:00 to 18:00, according to a …
Danish Christmas Bazaar announces 2026 date in Bangkok Read More
Finnish companies should play the leading role in turning Finland’s strategic partnership with Vietnam into concrete projects, investments and technology transfers, according to Jarno Syrjälä, Finland’s Deputy Minister for International …
Finnish companies should drive Vietnam partnership, Syrjälä says Read More
Norway and Iceland have joined ASEAN countries in adopting a new economic cooperation plan covering the period from 2026 to 2030. Norwegian Ambassador to ASEAN Mariann Ruud Hagen and Ragnar …
Mariann Ruud Hagen and Ragnar Thorvardarson adopt new ASEAN–EFTA work plan Read More
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has praised the Filipino community for its contribution to Greenlandic society. Nielsen made the remarks during a meeting with Philippine Ambassador Pablito A. Mendoza in …
Jens-Frederik Nielsen praises Filipino community’s role in Greenland Read More
Norwegian tourists generated more than 8.8 billion baht in revenue for Thailand in 2025, according to new figures released by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). More than 123,000 Norwegians …
Norwegian tourists generated 8.8 billion baht for Thailand in 2025 Read More
Finnish cargo-handling company Kalmar has secured an order for 12 hybrid straddle carriers in the Philippines. Philippine terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) ordered the machines for its …
Kalmar lands hybrid equipment order for new Philippine terminal Read More
Three Danish companies will present their technology in Jakarta as Indonesia seeks to expand local milk production and reduce its dependence on imports. Carsten Bo Pedersen from SKOV-SECCO, Vicentius Suyanto …
Danish companies target Indonesia’s growing dairy sector Read More
Singapore’s President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will bring representatives from the country’s government and business sector on a state visit to Sweden from 19 to 21 October 2026. Sweden’s King Carl XVI …
Tharman Shanmugaratnam to bring Singapore business delegation to Sweden Read More
Åshild Nakken, Southeast Asia Director at the Norwegian Seafood Council, says exports of fresh Norwegian salmon to Vietnam have fallen sharply in 2026. Export volume has dropped by 16 percent, …
Åshild Nakken: Norwegian salmon loses ground in Vietnam Read More
Team Norway’s pavilion has won the Best International Pavilion award at Gastech 2026 in Bangkok. The award was announced after four days of company presentations, meetings and networking at the …
Team Norway pavilion wins international award at Gastech Read More
Finland’s Ambassador to Vietnam, Pekka Voutilainen, has met three Finnish education providers to discuss recruiting Vietnamese students. Voutilainen and Deputy Head of Mission Riikka Seppälä met representatives from RAB Academy, …
Pekka Voutilainen discusses Finnish student recruitment in Vietnam Read More
Stockholm Environment Institute Asia will present a regional adaptation investment facility at a climate-finance forum in Bangkok on 8 October 2026. The Swedish Embassy-supported event will examine how vulnerable communities …
SEI Asia to present regional climate investment facility in Bangkok Read More
Norwegian Ambassador Kristian Netland has placed Filipino seafarers and maritime cooperation high on his agenda in the Philippines. More than 25,000 Filipino seafarers work aboard Norwegian or Norwegian-controlled vessels, Netland …
Kristian Netland puts 25,000 Filipino seafarers high on Norway’s agenda Read More
The Danish Business Association Singapore, DABS, is inviting members of Singapore’s Danish community to present their business ideas at its first Start-up Pitch Night. DABS will select three founders for …
DABS seeks three founders for first Singapore start-up pitch night Read More
King Carl XVI Gustaf has honoured Thailand’s outgoing ambassador to Sweden, Arunrung Phothong Humphreys. The King gave her the Royal Order of the Polar Star during a farewell audience on …
Arunrung Phothong Humphreys receives Swedish royal order Read More
Danish Consul General Jens Alsbirk joined the opening of Tempur’s new flagship store in Shanghai on 5 September. The store sits in the central Huaihai Road shopping district. Alsbirk attended …
Jens Alsbirk opens Tempur flagship as brand targets 360 China stores Read More
Danish Minister Counsellor Jonas Bruntse Dahl Nielsen highlighted a Carlsberg intellectual property case during an international enforcement conference in Changsha, China, on 10–11 September. The case, handled through cooperation between …
Jonas Bruntse highlights Carlsberg nomination at China IP conference Read More
Team Finland is inviting Finnish food and agricultural technology companies to join a trade mission to Vietnam from 10–13 November 2026. The mission will focus on opportunities within food processing, …
Finnish foodtech companies invited to join Vietnam trade mission Read More
Finnish companies and business organisations will explore opportunities in Southeast Asia’s emerging markets at an event in Kuopio on 22 September 2026. The fully booked event will cover business prospects …
Finnish business event targets growth opportunities in Southeast Asia Read More
Norway has brought 14 companies and organisations to Bangkok for Gastech 2026, one of the world’s largest exhibitions and conferences for the energy industry. The Norwegian delegation is gathered at …
Norway brings 14 energy companies to Gastech in Bangkok Read More
Thailand’s new 30-day visa-free limit took effect on 15 September 2026, reducing the permitted stay from the previous 60 days. The revised scheme applies to holders of ordinary passports travelling …
Thailand’s 30-day visa-free limit takes effect for Nordic travellers Read More
Finland has announced more than 20 trade and investment framework agreements at the China International Fair for Investment and Trade, also known as CIFIT. According to the Embassy of Finland …
Finland announces over 20 agreements at major China investment fair Read More
Eight Danish healthtech companies are showcasing their products at Medical Fair Asia in Singapore. The trade fair opened at Marina Bay Sands on Wednesday, 9 September. The companies have joined …
Eight Danish healthtech companies showcase solutions in Singapore Read More