Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote in Norway, the Norwegian Consulate General in Guangzhou with its partner Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) organized a seminar on …
Seminar on gender equality in Guangzhou Read More
Delegates from the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture visit delegates from the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in Copenhagen on 29 June – 3 July 2013. It is the …
Chinese Ministry of Agriculture visits Denmark Read More
Swedish CENTEC Vietnam together with Swedish companies participated in the VietFish Fair held in Ho Chi Minh City on 25-27 June 2013. CENTEC is established as a project under the …
Swedish CENTEC Vietnam at VietFish Fair 2013 Read More
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana and Norway’s Seadrill have signed a $2.7 billion contract with Brazilian giant Petrobras for three flexible deep-water pipe-laying support vessels. The award was made to the duo’s 50/50 …
Seadrill, SapuraKencana gain $2.7bn order from Brazil giant Read More
Indonesian TV-channel MNCTV followed Norwegian Top Chef Adrian Løvold in his preparations for a Norwegian Seafood Dinner hosted by Ambassador Stig Traavik. Originally from Trondheim, Norwegian-born Chef Adrian Løvold was lured into …
Norwegian Top Chef Adrian Løvold on Indonesian TV Read More
Swedish manufacturer Electrolux, Australian airline Qantas and American Fortune 500 company Emerson are investigating claims that they bought headphones and other electrical appliances that were made by Chinese inmates in …
Electrolux questioned for having their electrical appliances made by Chinese forced labour Read More
Norway became the first contracting State to the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009. The Hong Kong Convention is aimed at ensuring …
Norway is first to accede to Hong Kong ship recycling treaty Read More
Finnish Ambassador to Indonesia Kai Sauer has encouraged Central Kalimantan to develop and use renewable energy because the province has abundant natural resources. “We are committed to helping Indonesia, particularly …
Finland encourages Central Kalimantan to use bio energy Read More
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said on 23 June 2013 in its annual report that China now has 250 nuclear warheads, compared to 240 in 2012, adding that …
China, India and Pakistan have increased their nuclear arsenals Read More
Thailand has been removed from a list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of countries that needed improvements to meet global standards on anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing …
Thailand withdrawn from money laundering list Read More